JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A 36-year-old Kansas man remains hospitalized with a head injury he suffered three weeks ago when a Joplin police officer used a stun gun on him.
Police say James Wary, of Pittsburg, Kansas, was recently moved to a transitional care unit and is listed in stable condition at Freeman Hospital West.
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Wary fell July 9 and hit his head on pavement at a Walmart store after an officer used the stun gun to stop him from fleeing. Wary had previously been banned from the store.
Capt. Trevor Duncan said when Wary ran, officer Isaac Costley used his stun gun. Duncan Wary became unresponsive after falling and striking his head. He became unresponsive.
Duncan said an internal police review board cleared the officer of any wrongdoing.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Police say a 10-year- boy brought a gun to a science camp in Kansas and accidently discharged it.
No one was injured but the incident caused the evacuation Tuesday of the room at the New Century Fieldhouse in Johnson County where the camp was being held.
Capt. Rob Weber of the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department Police says about nine to 10 children were in the room.
Police say the boy brought the gun from home in his backpack to “show it around” at the camp. The child later thought better of that plan and kept the gun in the backpack. He accidently hit the gun’s trigger when he reached into the backpack to get something out. The single round shot into the floor.
SALINE COUNTY —The Rolling Hills Zoo has lost one of its more famous painters.
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According to information provided by the zoo, personnel are saddened by the loss of Frank, the mandrill, who passed away Monday.
Frank was a beloved member of the RHZ family and one of the zoo’s signature artists. He was the only one who created his art through finger painting. Frank enjoyed finger painting as an enrichment activity, often painting himself as well as the canvas, by rubbing the scented paint onto his chest and chin as an olfactory sensation.
Born October 14, 1996, Frank has called RHZ home since May 1999. He was one of the original mandrills when the zoo opened, along with his half-brothers Jesse and Doug, otherwise known as the James Gang. Doug, the oldest, left the zoo in 2008 on a breeding recommendation by the Species Survival Program (SSP), and Jesse, the youngest, left the following year. Mandrills, the largest and most colorful of all monkey species, reach full maturity as males based on their rank within the group. With the absence of his half-brothers, Frank came into full maturity with his beautiful facial colors of vibrant reds and blues.
Frank creates a painting. Photo courtesy Rolling Hills Zoo
His companion, Julie, now 24 years old, joined Frank at RHZ in March 2009. Due to reproductive issues of the pair, he never sired offspring, but they were a great match otherwise. Julie was very protective of Frank and often bobbed at staff if they focused too much attention on him.
“Frank was a good boy who liked attention and training, even though the keepers were not able to get him to present his feet for inspection,” said Lynne Rank, great ape keeper at RHZ. “He was a respectful mate with Julie, and when she would scold him he would run away from her. Even so, they were never found far apart.”
Frank, one of the zoo’s featured painters, will be greatly missed by RHZ staff, visitors, and those who loved his signature artwork.
Mandrills are listed as a Vulnerable species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Redlist.
TOPEKA –The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is reporting two cases of neuroinvasive West Nile virus (WNV) disease in individuals who reside in Johnson County, according to a media release.
Four regions of the state remain under a high-risk warning for WNV, including north central, south central, northwest, and southwest Kansas. Northeast and southeast regions are at moderate risk for WNV infections.
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WNV can be spread to people through mosquito bites, but it is not spread from person to person. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms. Roughly one out of 150 infected people develop the more severe version of the disease, neuroinvasive disease, which includes swelling of the brain or brain tissue and, in some cases, death. There are no vaccines or medications to treat WNV. People who have had WNV before are considered immune.
“Although for most people West Nile virus may not cause a great deal of concern, we encourage residents, especially our vulnerable populations, to take steps to prevent infection because of the potential for complications,” said Dr. Greg Lakin, Chief Medical Officer, KDHE.
KDHE recommends you know your risk of WNV and take action to prevent mosquito bites and protect yourself against WNV.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a $51,433 default judgment has been entered against the owner of a now defunct Wichita car dealership.
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Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett’s office said Tuesday in a news release that that the lawsuit brought against Lucky 7 Used Cars LLC alleged deceptive and unconscionable practices involving car sales to eight consumers.
The complaint alleged Lucky 7 failed to disclose safety recalls, provide titles to customers or honor warranties. The business also was not properly licensed.
The judgment against owner Alonso Anderson requires he pay statutory civil penalties, restitution and costs and fees. Three former salesmen entered in to a consent judgment in February and a default judgment was entered against the business in March.
Jake Erickson and Mike Bliss, Service Division employees, install new Welcome to Hays banners on north Vine Street last week.
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The light poles on Vine Street from 27th to 48th Street will get special attention from the Hays Department of Public Works in the next few weeks as new welcome banners are installed.
Banners were purchased by the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), whose staff hopes they will do much more than welcome visitors.
“I want the banners to work harder than that,” said CVB Executive Director Melissa Dixon.
“Our goal is for these banners to welcome visitors, but also to inform them of unique Hays attractions, like our historic Fort and the Sternberg Museum of Natural History.”
Joe McKenna
The banner designs feature bold graphics and bright colors created by Joe McKenna, the CVB’s graphic design intern, who stayed on as a part-time employee after graduating from Fort Hays State University.
One particular design boasts Hays and Ellis County’s title of “The German Capital of Kansas” and features a dancing couple wearing traditional German dress.
When it became difficult to find imagery of dancers in authentic German attire, CVB staff called on a local couple for help.
Leo and Viola Dorzweiler, of the community of Catharine, are special friends of the CVB. Last fall, the couple accompanied CVB staff and Hays Mayor James Meier to Westport, a historic neighborhood in Kansas City, MO, to teach German polka dancing at the area’s first Oktoberfest celebration.
Viola and Leo Dorzweiler
The Dorzweilers, who have been married – and dance partners – for 64 years, obliged a CVB request to pose for pictures: Leo in his lederhosen and Viola in her dirndl. McKenna then used the photos, taken by CVB Marketing Manager Brandon Cooley, for the basis of the German banner design.
The result is an authentic representation that friends of the Dorzweilers recognize immediately.
“When visitors walked by printouts of the German banner design in our office, they’d point and say, ‘Oh, that’s Leo!’” said Dixon.
Previous welcome banners eventually became a casualty of strong Kansas winds. Public Works employees are working with the banner provider, Rupp Arts and Signs, to secure the banners with additional zip ties in order to provide extra reinforcement.
Last Friday morning, Service Division employees Jake Erickson and Mike Bliss were installing the new banners high atop light poles on the east side of Vine, just north of the Hays Welcome Center.
Phase two of the banner project involves a partnership with Fort Hays State to add gold Tiger banners on 8th Street as visitors enter the FHSU campus.
The CVB is funded entirely through Transient Guest Tax, a tax paid by guests on lodging rentals.
This light pole banner points the way to the Hays Welcome Center, 2700 Vine.
The Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau is located in the Hays Welcome Center at 2700 Vine Street.
For additional information on CVB efforts or community events, call 785-628-8202 or go to www.VisitHays.com.
The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 17 traffic stops Thu., July 26, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Unwanted Person–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:35 AM
Drug Offenses–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 2:12 AM
Found/Lost Property–1500 block US 183 Alt Hwy, Hays; 8:40 AM
Animal At Large–16th and Main St, Hays; 8:59 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:28 AM
Animal At Large–1300 block MacArthur Rd, Hays; 9:41 AM
Found/Lost Property–1200 block Vine St, Hays; 10:19 AM
Found/Lost Property–Hays; 10:48 AM
Theft (general)–1200 block Main St, Hays; 7/13 11:22 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:38 AM
Animal At Large–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 1:10 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 1:12 PM
Welfare Check–2000 block Patio Dr, Hays; 5:37 PM
Disturbance – General–200 block W 7th St, Hays; 6:34 PM
Civil Dispute–2500 block Gen Hancock Rd, Hays; 7:22 PM
Found/Lost Property–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 7:32 PM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–1100 block Drum Ave, Hays; 7:55 PM
Suspicious Activity–3100 block Thunderbird Dr, Hays; 9:43 PM
Theft (general)–2900 block Willow St, Hays; 7/22 9:30 PM; 7/23 1 AM ‘
The Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 56 traffic stops Fri., July 27, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:02 AM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:17 AM
Suspicious Vehicle–100 block Main, Hays; 2 AM
Theft of Vehicle–2800 block Vine St, Hays; 1:12 PM; 1:17 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–1200 block Motz Ave, Hays; 2:01 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–600 block E 13th St, Hays; 2:06 PM
Civil Dispute–1700 block Walnut St, Hays; 2:23 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 2:29 PM
Welfare Check–600 block E 7th St, Hays; 3:50 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–1000 block Fort St, Hays; 4:27 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–2200 block Haney Dr, Hays; 6:34 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 29 traffic stops Sat., July 28, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Disturbance – Noise–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 12:15 AM
Driving Under the Influence–400 block E 10th St, Hays; 2:28 AM
Animal Injured–8th St and College Dr, Hays; 7:49 AM
Animal At Large–1400 block W 44th St, Hays; 9:49 AM
Suspicious Activity–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 2:54 PM
Found/Lost Property–2000 block Vine St, Hays; 4:01 PM
MV Accident-Co Road/St Hwy–100 block W 11th St, Hays; 2 PM
Dead Animal Call–27th St and Broadway Ave, Hays; 5:02 PM
Theft (general)–400 block E 13th St, Hays; 10 PM; 7:08 PM
Suspicious Activity–300 block E 16th St, Hays; 7:30 PM
Driving Under the Influence–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:33 PM
MV Accident-Co Road/St Hwy–1300 block Canterbury, Hays; 4:46 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 15 traffic stops Sun., July 29, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Driving Under the Influence–1200 block Vine St, Hays; 1:02 AM
Driving Under the Influence–100 block Main St, Hays; 2 AM; 2:29 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–500 block W 20th St, Hays; 9:43 AM
Animal Bite Investigation–1700 block Ash St, Hays; 9:56 AM
Drug Offenses–600 block Oak St, Hays; 11:01 AM; 11:16 AM
Theft (general)–1500 block Marjorie Dr, Hays; 7/24 12 PM; 7/29 11:40 AM
Open Door/Window–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 3:57 PM
Found/Lost Property–1200 block E 27th St, Hays; 4:43 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 10 traffic stops Mon., July 30, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Criminal Damage to Property–500 block W 29th St, Hays; 8:26 AM
Welfare Check–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 9:36 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 10:46 AM
Welfare Check–1700 block Henry Dr, Hays; 10:53 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–2100 block Milner St, Hays; 11:36 AM
Theft (general)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 12:23 PM
Suspicious Activity–200 block W 15th St, Hays; 2:02 PM
Worthless Check–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7/11 6:25 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–500 block Main St, Hays; 3:52 PM
Theft (general)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 4:06 PM
Theft (general)–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 4:23 PM
Animal Call–1300 block Haney Dr, Hays; 4:40 PM
Burglary/residence–200 block E 4th St, Hays; 2 AM; 2:10 AM
Welfare Check–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 7:49 PM
Disturbance – General–400 block E 7th St, Hays; 8:11 PM
Shirley (Donn) Parnell, 74, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, KS surrounded by nieces and nephews. She was born on September 21, 1943 to Carsen and Freda (Duden) Donn in Colby, KS at St. Thomas Hospital.
Shirley attended Levant schools until its closure and transferred to Colby where she graduated in 1961. In her early years, she worked at Rexall drugstore and was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell.
Shirley married James “Dick” Parnell on May 2, 1973, and lived in Goodland, KS. They moved to Lincoln, NE in 1974 where she worked at her brother John’s bowling alley, and then moved to York, NE in 1979. While in York, Dick and Shirley were active members of the Elks, and Shirley was a member of the Elk Does where she served as president. She worked as a teller at York Bank and also owned a liquor store that she and Dick operated. In 1992, they moved back to Colby to take care of her elderly mother. She worked at Colby Public Schools, USO 315, as a bookkeeper in the Administration Office from 1994-2010.
Shirley was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She joined Sacred Heart Catholic Church in 1994 and served as a Eucharistic minister, server, hospitality, parish council, and was also on the Arts and Environment committee, decorating the church for several years.
Shirley’s hobbies included spending time with family, cooking, canning, making Christmas candies, and family genealogy. She enjoyed maintaining contact with high school classmates and hosting class reunions at her home. Traveling was something that she and Dick enjoyed doing through the years. Shirley also loved passing down traditions to her family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband “Dick”; brothers Vern, Jim (Eva), John, and sister Erma (Eugene); great-niece Ami Donn; great-nephews Mickey Jr. Donn and Jason Donn; and great-great niece Everly Graham.
Surviving are nieces and nephews James “Ike” (Diane) Donn, Glenda Merideth, Greg Hein, Julie (Drew) Barnes, all of Colby; Carsen (Patti) Donn, Colorado; Roy Donn, Texas; David Donn, Mickey Donn, Gary {Cathy) Donn, Kenny (Pari) Donn, Jackie (Dennis Sr.) McGuire, and sister-inlaw Frances Donn, all of Florida; and sister-in-law Mary (Rob) Heninger and family. She also leaves behind many great nieces and nephews as well as great-great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 2:00-7:00pm on Thursday, August 2nd at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel with vigil services at 7:00pm. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am on Friday, August 3rd at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Colby. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery.
Memorials to the Church in care of the Funeral Chapel.
But specifics in state and local tax incentives remain to be settled. To help lure the project, officials have offered tax breaks they didn’t make public at a press conference about the expansion.
“There is a small amount of incentives that come from the state,” Gov. Jeff Colyer said. “Those are being finished up right now, we don’t have the final details. …We’re still in negotiation on that.”
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer joins Shamrock Trading Company CEO Bill Ryan as he announces his company will acquire vacant property at 95th and Metcalf, creating 1,000 new jobs. ANDREA TUDHOPE for Kansas News Service
Colyer said Overland Park has also put incentives into a package for Shamrock.
The $250 million project will redevelop the 30-acre property on the northeast corner of the major intersection, which housed a K-Mart before it closed in 2013. But the property was once known for the French Market, which Colyer said he and his family often traveled to visit from Hays, Kansas, when he was a kid.
“It was a shame to see it die and wilt right here,” Colyer said. “But now it has life, and it has life because of Shamrock. They are really showing what we can do.”
The 32-year-old family-owned transportation logistics and financial services business bought the two towers, then empty and rundown, on the northwest corner of 95th and Metcalf in 2012, bringing 700 jobs. As it expanded, CEO Bill Ryan said the company had a choice to either build a third tower, or expand across the street. Earlier this month, it purchased the 30-acre property across Metcalf.
Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach said the expansion is the sort of project imagined in ‘Vision Metcalf’ — a redevelopment plan adopted by Overland Park City Council in 2008 to revitalize the Metcalf corridor from Interstate 35 South to 123rd Street, which has seen $570 million of private investment, and an additional $270 million within five designated areas, including the 95th Street intersection.
“Other retail commercial development in this area are up for sale right now, so we’re going to see more redevelopment along Metcalf shortly,” Gerlach said. “That’s the spine of Johnson County — Metcalf Avenue.”
With unemployment rates in Kansas already at a low of 3.4 percent as of March, Colyer — who is running for a full term as governor — said he hopes these jobs will attract candidates residing outside of Kansas.
Ruth Irma Klitzke Daniels, age 97, passed away on July 2, 2018 at her home in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on April 15, 1921 in Ness County, Kansas, born to Charles & Elizabeth Jaehde Klitzke, she was the last survivor of 8 brothers and sisters. Ruth grew up on the family farm in Ness County, Kansas. She met her husband-to-be, Marvin Daniels in Ness City’s Five & Dime Store where he was the Manager.
They married in Rolla, Missouri in 1942 while Marvin was in the service. When he returned from his service in the Army, they moved to the Daniels Farm, into an adobe house built by his parents, Bill and Ida Daniels. They shared it with them and his brother Raymond and wife Neva Mae. When Ruth gave birth to Deanna, it was time for more space, so they built a house right next door and lived there until 1989, when they moved into Scott City.
Ruth was an outstanding Western Kansas Artist, and enjoyed displaying her work at many art, craft and antique shows.
She is survived by her two daughters and families. Deanna & Jerry Kerr and Gaye & Tom Fleming, Six Grandchildren and 8 Great Grandchildren. She loved spending time with her family.
Ruth was a dedicated wife, Mother and wonderful cook. A member of the Prairie View Church of the Brethren in Friend, Kansas, the Kansas Kolorful Art Association, Scott County VIP Center, The HGL Club, and sang at church and Park Lane.
She was always ready to travel, Kansas City to see family, Florida, Arizona, weekend trips to the lake with family and friends or VIP dances. Surely they are dancing now.
Ruth was a wonderful example with her kindness and strength. Most recently to the caregivers and hospice workers. We are thankful to all of them who showed genuine love and care for her.
Graveside Funeral Services will be held at the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 with Rev. Jon Tuttle presiding.
In Lieu Of Flowers, donations can be made to the Prairie View Church of the Brethren, Scott County CIP Center or St. Catherine Hospice.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2018 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City.
