WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Some Wichita citizens are joining in the search for a missing 5-year-old boy.
Citizens groups were out Monday at two Wichita parks where law enforcement officers have already searched for Lucas Hernandez. The boy has been missing since Feb. 17.
Hernandez’s stepmother, Emily Glass, was jailed last week on two counts of endangering a child involving Lucas and another child. She has not been formally charged.
One group is searching Chisholm Creek Park, while another is looking around Cessna West Park.
KAKE-TV reports Sheila Medlam, whose 5-year-old son, Mason, wandered away from their Colwich home in July 2010 and drowned in a nearby pool, is participating.
She says the groups have contacted Wichita police and will not disturb anything found in the park that might be connected to Lucas.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Police continue looking for a 5-year-old Kansas boy who has been missing for more than a week.
On Sunday, Police continued to ask the public to submit any tips about Lucas Hernandez’ whereabouts. He was reported missing on Feb. 17.
No arrests have been made in connection with the Wichita boy’s disappearance, but police have said Lucas’s father and stepmother had a volatile relationship in the past.
Police reports show that officers have been called to the family’s home in the past when the boy’s father and stepmother fought. In one incident in April 2016, police found both the father and stepmother with injuries.
Officer Paul Cruz confirmed Sunday there wasn’t any new information on the search.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY — After seven days, law enforcement authorities continue to investigating the circumstances surrounding a missing 5-year-old Kansas boy.
Hernandez- photo courtesy Wichita Police
On Friday, search teams walked Chisholm Creek Park in Wichita in an effort to find Lucas Hernandez or clues to his disappearance, according to officer Paul Cruz.
On Wednesday, police reported the missing child case was now a criminal investigation, according to Cruz.
Investigators arrested 26-year-old Emily Glass, according to the Sedgwick County Booking report. She is the boy’s step-mother.
Glass is being held on two counts of endangerment to a child. The charges are related to information revealed during the investigation of Lucas’ disappearance.
Officers and investigators have been working on this case nonstop for a week. Investigators continue to conduct interviews, follow-up on leads, and examine evidence. The department cannot go into further details at this time, because the case is an active criminal investigation.
Lucas was reported missing at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. Officers were dispatched to a lost juvenile call at a residence in the 600 block of South Edgemoor. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the boy’s 26-year-old stepmother. She reported she last saw Lucas in his bedroom at approximately 3 p.m. prior to her showering and falling asleep.
Anyone with information on the boy is asked to call Wichita Police.
Although the amount raised for the United Way of Ellis County (UWEC) 2017 campaign was short of its $450,000 goal, “we did reach $395,000, which does make an impact in Ellis County,” said UWEC Executive Director Sherry Dryden. The campaign concluded Jan. 31.
The goal for the past three years was $450,000. The past two years, $415,000 was raised during each campaign.
For 2017, the United Way opened up the application process and now has 15 partner agencies. For years, there was little change to the number of core groups supported by UWEC. A community survey found people “asking for more agencies to participate,” Dryden said, “so we opened up the application process.”
The volunteers who make up the CARE Council reviewed all the applications, conducted site visits, and made recommendations to the United Way board.
“Based on their recommendations, we did add a couple of agencies, which is exciting.” However, Dryden stressed “each agency must have community impact and we need to make sure we’re going in a direction that truly benefits our communities in Ellis County.”
The agencies have a level of accountability that must be met throughout the entire year.
“That also is a process of the CARE Council as well as the board of directors, seeing how and what the agencies are doing.”
Every United Way agency must follow United Way Worldwide guidelines. Flexibility is allowed to meet the needs of each specific region. “Guidelines for one part of the United States versus rural Kansas are going to be a little different,” Dryden pointed out.
The local United Way, like many other charitable organizations, is concerned about a potential drop in donations this year under the new federal tax plan.
The standard deduction for individuals and families is nearly doubled — $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for married couples. People who have routinely deducted their charitable contributions might stop giving if they no longer get a tax savings from the gifts.
On the other hand, most Americans are now getting a larger paycheck thanks to the tax plan approved by Congressman. “Why not donate that ‘extra’ money to the United Way?” suggested Dryden, adding that the strategy will play a role in the 2018 United Way campaign.
According to Dryden, less than 20 percent of the campaign fund is used for administrative costs.
The UWEC annual meeting will be held Thu., March 8, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the first floor conference room of the Hadley Center, 205 E. 7th. The public is invited to attend.
“The United Way of Ellis County is grateful for all the business and individual partners, both new and existing who gave this year,” Dryden said. “New events such as Power of the Purse, the Pumpkin Patch Roll and Fun Run, and a new format for Dine Out Days have been great for filling some of the shortfall areas experienced by the United Way.”
Another new opportunity for the United Way was formation of the Wonder Women League (WWL) affinity group, which has planned another Power of the Purse event on April 18. “This is the 65th year for the United Way of Ellis County and some exciting plans are in the works for fun events throughout the year.” More information is available on the United Way Facebook page and website www.liveunited.us.
See an extended interview with Sherry Dryden and UWEC 2017 Campaign Chair and WWL co-chair Nancy Jeter with Mike Cooper on Community Connection.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
The decision affecting “Dreamers” means the case will almost certainly have to work its way through the lower courts before any Supreme Court ruling is possible. And because that could take weeks or months, Monday’s decision also is likely to further reduce pressure on Congress to act quickly on the matter.
The ruling on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, wasn’t unexpected.
Justice Department spokesman Devin O’Malley acknowledged that the court “very rarely” hears a case before a lower appeals court has considered it, though he said the administration’s view was “it was warranted” in this case.
O’Malley said the administration would continue to defend the Homeland Security Department’s “lawful authority to wind down DACA in an orderly manner.”
DACA has provided protection from deportation and work permits for about 700,000 young people who came to the U.S. as children and stayed illegally.
Last fall, Trump argued that Obama had exceeded his executive powers when he created the program. Trump gave lawmakers until March 5 to send him legislation to renew the program.
But in recent weeks, federal judges in San Francisco and New York have made Trump’s deadline temporarily moot. They’ve issued injunctions ordering the Trump administration to keep DACA in place while courts consider legal challenges to Trump’s termination of the program.
The administration was fighting the judges’ rulings in its appeal to the Supreme Court. Yet it has not tried to block the injunctions that force it to continue operating the program.
Congress has struggled to find consensus on the issue. The Senate stalemated on the matter two weeks ago, leaving any further congressional action in doubt.
The Supreme Court rarely hears a case before a lower appeals court has considered it. The fight over whether President Richard Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes is one such example.
Richard L. Moore died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Citizens Medical Center.
He was born November 24, 1946 in Colby to Elmer and Ellen (White) Moore of Levant. He graduated in 1965 from Brewster High School and then went into the two year carpentry program at Goodland Vo-Tech, graduating in 1967.
On June 3, 1967, he married Maybelle Bieker at Sacred Heart Church in Colby. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2017.
Dick enjoyed keeping busy working with machinery, motorcycles, and playing music for 35 years for weddings, anniversaries, and singles dances. His career with D&M Trucking included 3 million miles over the road.
He was a member of the American Legion and Goldwing Riders of America.
Survivors include his wife; Maybelle of the home; Darren (Janet) Moore of Lawrence; Eric (Alicia) of Colby; and Shelly Alcock of Loveland; and his brother, Jim, of Levant: Nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, LeRoy and Bob; and a nephew, Jared.
A Memorial Mass will be held March 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Church in Colby at 10:30 with internment in the church’s cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart School – 585 N. French Ave – Colby 67701 or Central Care Cancer Center -100 E. College Dr. Ste 200 – Colby 67701-3702
Usually at this time of year, students start hearing that parent-teacher conferences will be starting and they need to tell their parents to come and talk to their teachers. But this year, the school is doing something different, student-led conferences.
Counselor Suellyn Stenger is on the committee that decided on this new set up.
“There’s going to be two days, March 6 and March 7, where students will invite their parents and schedule a time to meet with their seminar teacher,” Stenger said. “It will be a 15-minute conference with focus of it being the pre-enrollment that is being done in their course planner on career cruising.”
The conference will also focus on linking their classes they are selecting to their match-maker results and to their top two career clusters on career cruising.
“Administration presented the idea to the department chair people,” Stenger said. “And we decided to move forward on it.”
Stenger said student-led conferences have been done in many different schools.
“We are hoping attendance at parent-teacher conferences increases,” Stenger said. “We are making this a positive interaction for the parents.”
Students will communicate with their parents on what they are focused on classwise and what their interests are, to spark a conversation and to make sure everyone is on the same page.
At the end, they will talk about grades and attendance and how those go hand-in-hand together. If there is time, they will also speak about goals that the students set for themselves – both short and long-term goals. They will also speak on the learning styles.
“Student are going to be scheduling this time in seminar,” Stenger said. “They will be calling or emailing their parents to set up the time.”
Stenger said there will be a sign-up sheet so the administration knows what’s getting scheduled.
Stenger also said if a parent is unable to attend, then the student will lead a conference with another adult or a counselor or administrator that would need to take place during a seminar or GPS.
“Students will soon be learning more about it,” Stenger said. “They will get seminar time to practice their script that they will have”
Stenger doesn’t believe there are any downfalls with students leading the conferences. She said that with anything new, there are things that come.
She said the committee is moving forward with this and that they are feeling optimistic about it, and if they need to make changes for the next conferences they can do that.
“It is a great time for students to be able to share with their parents what they’ve been doing on career cruising,” said Stenger. “The program is so large and there’s so many opportunities for exploration.”
Stenger is hopeful this will spark conversations at home for students to be looking at what goals they are setting for themselves and what lies at for them in their future.
“I believe in the importance of setting goals for yourselves because that’s a lifelong skill and it’s a way to know whether you’ve been successful or not without getting anyone else’s feedback,” Stenger said. “You set a goal for yourself and you set little goals along the way to reach the big goal and once you reach that you know you are successful.”
RUSSELL – A legislative coffee will be held Tue., Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. in Russell at the Dream Theater, 629 N. Main.
Featured speakers are Rep. Troy Waymaster (R-Bunker Hill, 109th Dist.) and Sen. Elaine Bowers (R-Concordia, 36th Dist.). Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
Fort Hays State University’s Department of Music and Theatre will perform Noel Coward’s comic play “Present Laughter” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3. A matinee performance will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 4.
All shows will be in the Felten-Start Theatre in Malloy Hall on FHSU’s campus.
Set in 1938 in a London flat, this romantic comedy shows the popular and pampered actor Garry Essendine as he faces a mid-life crisis while dealing with his estranged wife, an obsessive playwright, his devoted secretary and his various female suitors.
Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for FHSU students and seniors 65 and over.
For more information, call the department at 785-628-4533 or Tomme Williams, instructor of music and theatre, at 785-628-4449 or [email protected].
The Kiwanis Club of Hays will help kids on National Pancake Day, Tue., Feb. 27, by accepting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Help kids by eating a free short stack of pancakes, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at IHOP, 4000 General Hays Rd, and make a donation that supports sick kids.
“It’s a great way to help kids – eat some pancakes and make a donation to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” said Todd Sandoval, president of the Kiwanis Club of Hays, in a news release. “Kids need Kiwanis, and CMN hospitals, too. Our club volunteers for this project, because who doesn’t want to help kids – and get some free pancakes.”
IHOP and CMN are Kiwanis International partners and join together on February 27, National Pancake Day, to raise money that helps kids who are hospitalized.
The donations made during to the Hays Kiwanis Club will go to Via Christi hospitals in Wichita. “I am sure that some of our kids from this and surrounding areas end up there in times of sickness that cannot be handled here in Hays,” Sandoval said.
The Kiwanis Club of Hays also supports local service organizations that help kids. Some of those fantastic service organization are the Boy’s and Girl Scouts, Hays Arts Council, First Call for Help, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Thursday marked a critical deadline known as “turnaround,” marking the official halfway point for the 2018 Legislative session. It was a busy week for the Senate, as we spent three full days debating and voting on bills ahead of the Turnaround deadline. After being on the floor all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the Legislature will break until February 28th to give clerical staff time to process the significant amount of paperwork resulting from this week. By “turnaround,” a bill, with few exceptions, must have passed its Chamber of origin in order to be considered by the other Chamber before session is over for the year. When the Senate returns on Wednesday, the focus will be to consider bills passed by the House Chamber and bills exempt from the Turnaround deadline.
GOVERNOR COLYER’S FIRST BILL SIGNING
Senate Bill #262 was signed on Wednesday, February 21st, at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene. Citizens and staff of the library along with myself, Senator Hardy, Representative Barker and President Eisenhower’s family watched as Governor Colyer signed the first bill of his tenure as governor. Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, the great-grandson was also in attendance and participated in both the Senate and House hearings last month with the bill passing out of both Chambers unanimously. SB262 will allow a statue to be placed on the capitol grounds. It will be placed just off the horseshoe drive near the main public entrance on the north side of the building and was made with the same mold that created the statue of Eisenhower that stands in the US Capitol Statuary hall. The statue of Eisenhower made by Jim Brothers was based on a photograph taken while the general conversed with paratroopers on June 5, 1944, the day before the D-Day invasion. He was discussing fly fishing with the men. The Capitol Preservation Committee heard the bill originally in 2017 and recommended it for a full hearing in the 2018 session. This committee oversees the capitol grounds and approves additions and modifications to the grounds with legislative approval. The unveiling is scheduled for President Eisenhower’s birth date October 14, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION THIS WEEK
MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMITS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES: Senate Bill 391 prohibits emergency vehicles from operating if their gross weight exceeds 86,000 pounds.
UNLAWFUL PASSING OF A WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLE: Senate Bill 272 regulates the passing of a waste collection vehicle by requiring motorists to change lanes if possible or slow down when passing a stationary waste collection vehicle that is in the process of collecting waste.
EXTENDING HOURS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES: House Bill 2482 allows for the sale of alcohol to begin at 6:00 a.m. Currently, establishments may not sell drinks between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
SEATBELT USAGE ADMISSIBLE IN COURT: Senate Bill 296 allows for evidence of failure of seatbelt usage to be considered in court cases to determine any aspect of comparative negligence or mitigation of damages. Currently, the law now states that such evidence shall not be admissible.
ADDITION TO THE LIST OF DESIGNATED STATE PARKS: Senate Bill 331 adds to the list of designated state parks the Flint Hills Trail State Park located in Miami, Franklin, Osage, Lyon, Morris, and Dickinson counties, and Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park located in Logan County.
AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCUREMENT INDEPENDENT AUDITS: Senate Bill 260 would transfer the responsibility for procuring independent audits from the Legislative Division of Post Audit (LPA) to the audited agencies.
CREATION OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE MODERNIZATION FEE: House Bill 2362 would amend the liquor license fees by creating a $20 alcoholic beverage control (ABC) modernization fee to be charged on both initial and renewal liquor license applications. The bill would reduce the initial application fee for a liquor license from $50 to $30 plus the $20 modernization fee. The $20 modernization fee would also be added to the renewal application fee which would remain at $10.
AMENDING THE REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN AND THE NEWBORN INFANT PROTECTION ACT: Senate Bill 221 would delete the term “extended out of home placement” and replace it in various sections in the Code with the specific time frame of when a child has been in the custody of the Secretary for Children and Families.
TOWNSHIPS AND THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT FUND: Senate Bill 314 would add “township” to the definition of “municipality,” and would add “township board” to the definition of “governing body” to allow a township, as well as a city or county as in current law, to transfer funds into a special highway improvement fund.
ABOLISHING THE BOILER INSPECTION FEE FUND: Senate Bill 353 would abolish the Boiler Inspection Fee Fund and transfer all liabilities and any balance within this fund to the Fire Marshal Fee Fund of the Office of the State Fire Marshall.
AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF ESCAPE IN CRIMES OF ESCAPE AND AGGRAVATED ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY: Senate Bill 310 amends the law governing the crime of escape from custody. The bill would amend the definition of “escape” to include failure to return to custody following temporary leave lawfully granted by a custodial official authorized to grant such leave.
PROHIBITING THE OUTSOURCING OR PRIVATIZATION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: Senate Bill 328 would require prior legislative authorization for any state agency to enter into an agreement or take any action to outsource or privatize security operations of correctional or juvenile correctional facilities operated by a state agency.
LOBBYING TRANSPARENCY BILL: Senate Bill 394 would expand the definition of “lobbying” to include lobbying of the executive and judicial branches. SB 394 requires lobbyist registration of anyone attempting to influence a member of the executive or judicial branch. Currently, the law only requires registration for those attempting to influence legislative action. This bill passed the Senate 40-0.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY FOR EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS AND MEMBER POLICIES OF HEALTH PLANS: Senate Bill 348 would authorize a health benefit plan or nonprofit dental services corporation to utilize electronic delivery as the standard method of delivery for explanation of benefits and policy.
UPDATING CAPTIVE INSURANCE STATUTES: Senate Bill 410 would create the Captive Insurance Act under the Insurance Code by amending law and creating law related to captive insurance companies.
ENACTING THE KANSAS PHARMACY PATIENTS FAIR PRACTICES ACT: Senate Bill 351 would create the Kansas Pharmacy Patients Fair Practices Act. The bill would specify co-payments applied by a health carrier for a prescription drug may not exceed the total submitted charges by the network pharmacy. A pharmacy or pharmacist would have the right to provide a covered person with information regarding the amount of the covered person’s cost share for a prescription drug.
UPDATING EGG REPACKAGING REQUIREMENTS: Senate Bill 414 would repeal the limitations on egg repackaging set forth in the Kansas Egg Law. The bill would permit repackaged eggs to be graded Grade B or better under certain requirements. Those requirements would be if: undamaged eggs from damaged containers are placed only into containers with the same distributor and packer information; the container holding repackaged egg is not labeled with a declaration of enhanced quality or any other claim that did not appear on the original container; the eggs with undamaged shells are handled and repackaged using good manufacturing processes and under refrigerated conditions in accordance with Food and Drug Administration regulations; all damaged containers and packing materials identified with the United States Department of Agriculture grade shield are destroyed; all segregated inedible eggs are destroyed to prevent human consumption. This bill passed the Senate 39-0.
LOWERING REQUIREMENTS FOR A COSMETOLOGY SENIOR STATUS LICENSE: Senate Bill 398 would change the requirements for an individual to qualify for a senior status cosmetologist license by lowering the age and reducing the number of years required to practice.
ADDING RELATED EDUCATIONAL DEGREES TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR LICENSURE CRITERIA: Senate Bill 386 would amend the Professional Counselors Licensure Act. In continuing law, an individual applying to the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for licensure as a professional counselor is required, among other things, to have earned a graduate degree in counseling.
CREATING A PROGRAM TO RESEARCH THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP: Senate Bill 263 would enact the Alternative Crop Research Act, which would allow the Kansas Department of Agriculture, either alone or in coordination with a state institution of higher education, to grow and cultivate industrial hemp and promote research and development. Growers would include persons who are individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or other legal entities. Russell County in Senate district #36 was named the only test plot region for this bill.
INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: House Bill 2439 would amend the definition of the crime of involuntary manslaughter to include the killing of a human being from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
ADDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO THE LIST OF MANDATORY REPORTERS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION OF CERTAIN ADULTS: Senate Bill 311 adds an emergency medical services (EMS) attendant to the list of mandatory reporters of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or need of protective services as it pertains to a resident or certain adult.
EXPANDING EXPENSE DEDUCTION TO TAX FILERS IN ADDITION TO CORPORATE FILERS: Senate Bill 303 allows certain individual income taxpayers to claim the expensing deduction for the costs of placing certain tangible property and computer software into service in the state. The provisions of the bill would be retroactive to tax year 2017.
GAS SAFETY RELIABILITY SURCHARGE: Senate Bill 279 modifies the Gas Safety Reliability Policy Act. Specifically, the bill would make changes related to definitions used throughout the Act, cost recovery for infrastructure expenses, and gas safety reliability surcharges. The bill would also raise the cap on the gas safety reliability surcharges from $0.40 to $0.80 per residential customer of the base rates.
ACCOMMODATING VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM MEETING BALLOT SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS: Senate Bill 264 amends provisions in election law concerning signatures if the voter has a disability that prevents the individual from signing.
PROTECTION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS: Senate Bill 281 amends the Protection from Stalking or Sexual Assault Act to apply to victims of human trafficking. SB 281 would rename the Act the Protection from Stalking, Sexual Assault, or Human Trafficking Act.
AUTHORIZING UTILITY FRANCHISES FOR REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS WHICH ENCOMPASS A FEDERAL ENCLAVE: Senate Bill 185 allows the board of county commissioners of any county that has established a redevelopment district that includes property located within a federal enclave to authorize the installation, maintenance, and operation of utilities to serve the redevelopment district. Utilities would include water, sewer, electricity, gas, telecommunications, and rail services.
CLARIFYING ANIMAL CONVERSION UNITS FOR POULTRY FACILITIES: Senate Bill 405 amends current law that establishes the number of animals permitted in a confined animal feeding facility (CAFO) for the purpose of determining permitting requirements for new construction or expansion of a CAFO. Currently, a CAFO is required to register with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment if the CAFO has an animal unit capacity of 300 or more. SB 405 would establish the animal unit conversion factor for chicken facilities that use a dry manure waste system calculation as the number. In addition, the bill would require confined chicken facilities to obtain a federal permit if the facility uses a dry manure system and if there are 125,000 or more broilers or 82,000 or more laying hens.
PROVIDING COMPENSATION FOR THOSE WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED: Senate Bill 336 would provide compensation, tuition assistance, and state health care benefit programs to individuals who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. Under this bill, those individuals would receive $50,000 for each year they were wrongfully imprisoned.
4-H in Topeka
Students from across the state participated in the 4-H Kansas Citizens in Action program where they voted on bills in both Chambers after a 4-H dinner with Legislators. They served us milk and cookies the next day and promoted 4-H in the Capitol. More than 300 students participated in this yearly event which I appreciate as a former 4-H’er.
Thank you for all of your calls, emails, and letters this week regarding tax policy. Constituent correspondence helps inform my decision-making process and is taken into great consideration when I cast my vote in the Kansas Senate. I hope you’ll continue to engage with me on the issues that matter most to you, your family, and our community. If you are on Twitter or Facebook, I encourage you to follow along with the #ksleg hashtag for real-time updates on legislative happenings in Topeka. It is easy to “get into the weed” on pieces of legislation that seem on the surface to have universal appeal, but for those who want to pursue a more in-depth analysis of the ones which did not have such agreement, go to www.kslegislature.org and pull up “Bills & Laws,” then Senate Bills,” before scrolling to the desired number and hitting “SN” (Supplemental Notes) for a general explanation which is written by the Legislative research and reviser staff.
GEARY COUNTY — A Kansas woman was sentenced Friday to 15-years in prison for her role in the January 2016 shooting death of a Manhattan man during a robbery.
Gabrielle “Gabby” Williams, 19, Junction City, will also have 36 months of supervised post release after the prison term has been served, according to Geary County Attorney Krista Blaissdell.
Acording to prosecutors, David Phillips, 23, Manhattan, was shot during a robbery at an apartment in the 800 Block of West 12 Street in Junction City. Williams was sentenced on one count of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder along with co-defendant 24-year-old Joseph Craig.
Earlier this month, a Geary County jury found Craig guilty of First Degree Felony Murder and five other charges in the case. His sentencing is scheduled for April.
Dr. Rose Helens-Hart
Assistant Professor of Business
Fort Hays State University
&
Bob Duffy, M.A.
Drug and Alcohol Wellness Network Coordinator
Kelly Center – Fort Hays State University
Longtime Goodland, KS, resident Albert “Bud” Enfield, 89, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS.
Bud was born on April 19, 1928 in Dundy County, KS to William H. and Leona (Thompson) Enfield. He was one of six children. He graduated from McDonald High School, McDonald, KS in 1944.
In September of 1949, Bud married Millie (Milda) Harris. To this union, two children Brent and Valorie were born. After Milda’s death in 2003, Bud married Jessie Owens in 2006. This marriage then brought three more children, Barbara, Bob and Scott as well as some extended family into Bud’s life.
Bud spent his life working as a farmer and raising cattle. Aside from working, Bud enjoyed fishing, splitting wood and playing cards with his friends. He also enjoyed spending time outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his two wives Millie and Jessie, 3 sisters, one of which was his twin and 2 brothers.
He is survived by his two children; Brent (Toni) Enfield of Derby, KS and Valorie (Reed) Rolfs of Scott City, KS. He is also survived by his two granddaughters Lisa (Alex) Tilma of Wichita, KS and Lora Enfield of Overland Park, KS; four great grandchildren Mason and Avery Tilma of Wichita, KS and Veronica and Evie Parker of Overland Park, KS; as well as numerous extended family and friends.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM MT at the Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland with Pastor Ed Sanderson officiating. Burial followed in the Goodland Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM MT at the funeral home.
Memorials are designated to the Goodland Senior Citizen’s Center or to Donor’s Choice and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.
Online condolences may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services were entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.
