Memorial Day Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 20 mph.
Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 17 mph.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
WednesdaySunny, with a high near 69.
WICHITA, KAN. – A man who defrauded a Kansas non-profit medical clinic through an internet marketing scheme has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of deceptive commercial practice in Sedgwick County District Court, according to a media release from district attorney.
Daniel Fielding Glickman, 37 of Tigard, Oregon, created an online company called FQHC Healthcare LLC that purportedly specialized in finding medical professionals for non-profit medical clinics nationwide.
In January of 2018, Wichita-based GraceMed Health Clinic hired Glickman to find two candidates for medical positions for their multiple locations in Sedgwick County and around the state. GraceMed, 1122 N. Topeka in Wichita, paid Glickman a $10,000 fee –$5,000 for each position that it was seeking to fill.
The investigation showed that the job candidates produced by the Oregon company either did not exist or were real medical professionals who had no idea that their names were being submitted as job candidates in Wichita.
As part of his plea agreement, Glickman pleaded guilty to two counts of Deceptive Commercial Practice and refunded the $10,000 in fees that he had collected from GraceMed. Glickman also was ordered to serve a 30-day jail sentence, which had been completed as of Friday.
Glickman admitted in court documents that he used his business to “knowingly and falsely” promise to produce job candidates for GraceMed in return for the payment of the fee. A website for Glickman’s company was no longer available on the internet as of Friday.
Glickman was arrested on the Kansas charges earlier this year by Oregon authorities. He was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on April 10, 2019.
The District Attorney encourages businesses and non-profit agencies to fully investigate out-of-state companies before doing business with them. Online and telephone financialscams are one of the top reasons that consumers contact the District Attorney’s office tofile complaints.
The case was handled by the Investigations Division of the District Attorney’s office.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of Russell County Rural Water District No. 3 located in Russell, Barton and Rush counties. The Advisory is issued for all Russell RWD No. 3 customers located West of Galatia.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
The advisory took effect on May 26, and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
Regardless of whether the public water supplier or KDHE announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly has sent a request to President Donald Trump asking for emergency federal assistance to help address the widespread severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that have plagued Kansas in recent days.
Surveying the severe floods impacting KS communities and farmland with @KansasEmergency officials. We’re doing all we can to ensure Kansans are safe and have the resources they need. #kswx #ksleg pic.twitter.com/yhAYTHWgVV
— Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) May 26, 2019
The letter details the events leading up to the request and asks for Direct Federal Assistance for:
(1) Swift water rescue support;
(2) Shelter management support including short-term housing assistance;
(3) Mass care and human services support through commodities;
(4) Technical support and possible staffing for state logistics staging areas;
(5) Possible technical support regarding hazardous materials spills and orphan containers.
The request also anticipates the need for debris removal, which poses an immediate threat to lives, public health, and safety.
“Kansas is experiencing damage from severe weather and historic flooding due to extended heavy rain,” Kelly said. “Today I sent a request to President Donald Trump for emergency federal assistance for response and recovery. We are working with our local, state, and federal partners to ensure Kansans have the resources they need at this challenging time.”
Named in the request are the 46 Kansas counties listed in the state declaration originally signed by Kelly May 9 and later amended. These counties include Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Dickinson, Doniphan, Elk, Franklin, Geary, Greenwood, Harvey, Jefferson, Kingman, Lincoln, Lyon, Marion, McPherson, Meade, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pottawatomie, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Riley, Rush, Saline, Sumner, Wabaunsee, Wilson, and Woodson.
The request was made under the provisions of Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5208 (Stafford Act), and implemented by 44 CFR § 206.35. Also today, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management sent out a request through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact for an advanced team to assist with coordinating interstate resource requests, and geospatial information system specialists to assist with development of mapping products.
“In order to proactively expand our resources and ensure the Kansas Division of Emergency Management has everything it needs to assist local partners and keep people safe, we have requested through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact an advanced team to assist our personnel. As we work with impacted communities, I want to ensure that every resource is being brought to bear to assist local emergency personnel so we can keep people safe and limit damage to property.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whit Merrifield got a lucky hop on an RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 8-7 Sunday despite blowing a six-run lead.
Merrifield hit a sharp, two-out grounder toward third baseman Gio Urshela with speedster Billy Hamilton at second. The ball skipped over the head of Urshela — considered a strong defender at the hot corner — giving Hamilton time to race home. Hamilton had walked against Josh Holder (3-2) and stolen second to set up the play.
Hunter Dozier and Jorge Soler homered on back-to-back pitches in the fifth inning and Martin Maldonado and Ryan O’Hearn also went long as Kansas City hit four home runs in a game for the first time this season. All four had multihit games, with Dozier matching a career high with four hits.
New York’s Aaron Hicks tied it in the ninth with a two-run single off Ian Kennedy as the Yankees scored three runs, all with two outs, to make it 7-7.
Kevin McCarthy (2-1) threw a scoreless 10th to earn the win.
Kansas City once again hit around Domingo Germán, who leads the majors with nine wins. Germán gave up a career-high seven runs on nine hits in five innings.
In 11 innings pitched against Kansas City this season, Germán has given up 10 runs and six homers, taking losses in both games. The 26-year-old has allowed 16 runs and three homers in 49 1/3 innings in his 10 other appearances, nine starts.
Danny Duffy pitched six innings, allowing four runs, one earned, and five hits. A throwing error by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi extended the Yankees’ sixth inning, and Gleyber Torres hit a three-run shot to center two batters later.
After the Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the second, Maldonado belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning. O’Hearn added a solo shot in the fourth.
Nestor Cortes Jr. threw four shutout innings in relief of Germán.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: LHP James Paxton (left knee inflammation) took pitcher’s fielding practice and threw long toss Sunday and is likely to return to the rotation this week. … SS Didi Gregorius was the designated hitter for Class A Tampa, getting two hits, including a homer. … Dellin Betances (right shoulder impingement) will resume throwing bullpens either Monday or Tuesday. … OF Aaron Judge (left oblique) told the YES Network he hopes to begin swinging a bat this week. … RHP Jake Barrett was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 23, with right elbow inflammation.
UP NEXT
Royals: Kansas City heads to Chicago for a three-game set with the White Sox. RHP Homer Bailey (4-5) starts Monday for the Royals against RHP Ivan Nova (3-4).
Yankees: New York returns home as the Padres travel to the Bronx. The Yankees haven’t announced a starter for the opener while LHP Matt Strahm (2-3) gets the ball for San Diego.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — One year after Kansas lawmakers agreed to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, the state has paid two claims, is negotiating one and is fighting two others.
Kansas agreed to pay $1.1 million to Richard Jones of Kansas City, who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a 2000 robbery that he says was committed by someone who looks just like him. This week the state agreed to pay $1.03 million to Floyd Bledsoe , who spent nearly 16 years behind bars for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl — a crime that his brother claimed in a suicide note.
Among the remaining claims is one seeking $1.52 million for Lamonte McIntyre , who spent 23 years in prison for a 1994 double murder in Kansas City, Kansas. A local district attorney later called the case an example of “manifest injustice.” No physical evidence was presented and the case was based on allegedly coerced testimony.
The Associated Press obtained records from the Attorney General’s office on the cases through a request under the Kansas Open Records Act and from court filings.
Jones, Bledsoe and McIntyre testified at the Legislature last year in support of a bill to compensate former inmates who have been wrongfully incarcerated. The law provides for $65,000 for each year a person spent behind bars along with health insurance benefits, financial assistance for higher education and various social services.
When signing the bill last year, then-Gov. Jeff Colyer publicly apologized to McIntyre, Bledsoe and Jones — saying “we will make it right.”
But the cases have taken time to wind through the system.
“The law moves slowly, from what I can tell you,” said Cheryl Pilate, one of the attorneys representing McIntyre. She said her dealings with the attorney general’s office have been cordial, adding there is no need to have “an adversarial” hearing in McIntyre’s case.
Sen. Molly Baumgardner, a Republican who helped write the law, said legislators wanted to make sure the process to pay claims was thorough and involved people outside the attorney general’s office.
The state is challenging two claims from former inmates.
Bobby Harper, who spent nearly two years in prison before his 1987 burglary conviction was reversed by the Kansas Supreme Court, is seeking $75,000 and other costs. The attorney general’s office asked a court to reject Harper’s claim because it says Harper cannot prove he’s “actually innocent,” as the compensation law requires. The state argued the statute was not intended to apply to people whose convictions were overturned by insufficient evidence or a legal technically, as in Harper’s case.
Harper’s attorney has not yet responded in court to the state’s filing and could not immediately be reached for comment.
Kansas is also disputing the claim brought by Michael Mata, who as a juvenile in 2011 was incarcerated for less than a year before his conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child was overturned on appeal. Mata is seeking $40,246 in compensation.
The attorney general’s office has asked a court to dismiss Mata’s claim, arguing his adjudication as a “juvenile offender” and his relatively short time at a juvenile correctional facility do not satisfy the elements for recovery of damages under the law. Mata’s attorney, Lora Ingels, said in a court filing that the state was “basically saying a juvenile’s life and liberty is not as valuable as an adult’s life and liberty.”
Meanwhile, Jones, — whose wrongful conviction became known as the “doppleganger” case because of his mistaken identity — has new legal problems. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged Jones in a new five-count indictment on weapons and drug charges.
WICHITA – After weather delays in the first two days of the Kansas high school track and field the last few events were pushed to Sunday and the final day wouldn’t have been complete without one final weather delay. But after a brief lighting delay they were finally able to complete the last few events.
In the girls 2A 4×400 meter relay Ellis finished 6th as a team with a time of 4:18.14. Ness City was 12th.
In the 3A girls 4×4 Phillipsburg finished third with a time of 4:07.17 and TMP was 12th. The TMP boys finished seventh in the boys 4×4 with a time of 3:31.53.
The Osborne girls finished third as a team in class 1A while their boys were the highest area team in 1A in 12th place.
In class 2A the Smith Center boys finished fifth while the Ellis girls tied for fifth, Plainville was seventh.
The TMP girls finished in a tie for 12th. The TMP boys were tied for 13th.
In class 5A the Hays High girls finished 29th and the boys were 24th.
| Hays High results | |
| Boys 300 Hurdles (Class 5A) | Da’Vontai Robinson – 41.43 |
| Girls 300 Hurdles (Class 5A) | 7 – Brooklyn Schaffer – 47.07 |
| Girls 3200 (Class 5A) | 15 – Landri Dotts – 13:04.91 |
| Boys High Jump (Class 5A) | 11 – Roy Moroni – 5-10.00 |
| Boys Javelin Throw (Class 5A) | 3 – Gavin Meyers – 167-01 |
| Boys Pole Vault (Class 5A) | 6 – Tucker Veach – 13-00.00 |
| Girls Shot Put (Class 5A) | 11 – Logan Harris – 33-08.50 |
| Boys Triple Jump (Class 5A) | 15 – Kyler Beckman – 40-07.00 |
| TMP results | |
| Boys 200 Dash (Class 3A) | 5 – Ethan Lang 23.08 |
| Boys 400 Dash (Class 3A) | 3 – Ethan Lang 50.65 |
| Girls 800 (Class 3A) | 12 – Adell Riedel 2:29.14 |
| Boys 1600 (Class 3A) | 13 – Sheldon Weber 4:41.29 |
| Boys 3200 (Class 3A) | 9 – Sheldon Weber 10:23.49 |
| Boys High Jump (Class 3A) | 14 – Jared Mayers 5-08.00 |
| Girls High Jump (Class 3A) | 3 – Jenna Romme 5-00.00
4 – Kasside Yost J5-00.00 6 – Makinsey Schlautman J5-00.00 |
| Girls Long Jump (Class 3A) | 5 – Paris Wolf 16-01.00 |
| Girls Shot Put (Class 3A) | 13 – Sasha Wasinger 34-02.75 |
| Girls Triple Jump (Class 3A) | 9 – Abby Rueschhoff 34-08.25 |
| 3A Girls 4×400 Meter Relay | 12 – 4:14.68 |
| 3A Boys 4×400 Meter Relay | 7 – 3:31.53 |
| 3A Girls 4×800 Meter Relay | 7 – 10:16.76 |
| 3A Boys 4×800 Meter Relay | 4 – 8:20.51 |
.@ATFKansasCity Special Agent/ Bomb Technicians and Explosives Specialist are working with @KCKPDHQ and @KCKFDPIO to determine the cause of this morning’s car explosion. To early in the investigation to know cause. https://t.co/XSuSQOtwLq
— ATF Kansas City (@ATFKansasCity) May 26, 2019
The explosion happened Sunday morning and damaged the Chevrolet TrailBlazer. No one was in the vehicle or was hurt by the blast.
Police Chief Terry Zeigler says his department has requested help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the investigation.
OFFICE OF U.S. ATTORNEY
WICHITA – Zoos in Topeka and Wichita are receiving tiger and lion pelts that federal agents seized from wildlife traffickers, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Friday.
McAllister said his office donated the pelts to the Topeka Zoo and the Sedgwick County Zoo. The pelts were seized by agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who were enforcing federal laws aimed at protecting endangered animals and disrupting the global black market for hides and other parts of protected wildlife.
“Poachers, wildlife smugglers and black market merchants are stealing our last chance to protect and preserve creatures of awesome strength and beauty,” McAllister said. “Once these animals go, they will be gone forever. They are a precious natural resource that the federal government protects, including by criminal prosecution of illegal traffickers.”
The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), together with United States Attorneys’ Offices across the country, is responsible for prosecuting international wildlife trafficking crimes, primarily under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Lacey Act, as well as crimes related to wildlife trafficking, such as smuggling, money laundering, and criminal conspiracy.
Wildlife items forfeited or abandoned to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are stored in a 22,000-square-foot office and warehouse located northeast of Denver that is called the National Wildlife Repository. Many of the items are donated to educational facilities and nonprofit organizations to aid in teaching about endangered species.
McAllister said the tiger pelts came from the wildlife depository.
Fish and Wildlife Service agents used some of them in a sting operation in Wichita in 2018. A Wichita man pleaded guilty to making a deal to pay $8,000 to have two tiger pelts delivered to him. Agents retrieved the tiger pelts and seized a lion pelt from his home when they arrested him.
McAllister said the Justice Department estimates the international illegal trade in wildlife generates as much as $23 billion annually.
In Kansas in recent years, federal agents have investigated wildlife trafficking cases including deer and elk that had been poached by guides and hunters, eagle feathers that were being unlawfully sold and Asian leopard cats unlawfully imported to Kansas. Federal prosecutors across the country also have pursued cases involving native turtles being exported to other countries.
For more information, see https://www.fws.gov/wildliferepository/ and https://www.justice.gov/enrd/wildlife-trafficking and https://www.fws.gov/eaglerepository/ .
By RON WILSON
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
Block22. That sounds like part of a play call in football. In this case, Block22 is the name of a redevelopment project which is helping transform a historic downtown in a key southeast Kansas community.
Heather Horton is an entrepreneur and owner of a small business located near the district known as Block22 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Heather grew up in the nearby rural community of Girard, population 2,789 people. Now, that’s rural.
In Girard, her high school sweetheart was Roger Horton whom she would later marry. Heather earned a bachelor’s degree in commercial art and a master’s degree in communications from Pittsburg State, while Roger studied at Fort Scott Community College.
“We would walk around downtown and enjoyed looking at the old buildings,” Heather said. However, as in many communities, the downtown area was suffering. In 2006, Heather co-founded the Pittsburg ArtWalk, a semiannual event which showcases local artists, musicians and more in downtown Pittsburg.
One downtown landmark, the historic Colonial Fox Theatre, was decaying and was likely headed for demolition in 2007. Local citizens, including Heather Horton and many others, rallied to save the old structure. The Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation, of which Heather was a founding member, was formed and is remodeling the building.
In 2017, a partnership developed between the city of Pittsburg, Pittsburg State University, and a private investor named the Vecino Group. The goal was to further improve the downtown while adding student housing. Together, these organizations created this remarkable project known as Block22.
Block22 takes its name from the city’s founding. According to the Pittsburg State website, the city’s forefathers originally platted Pittsburg into 51 blocks. Block number 22 included a historic opera house which is located in the area that was redeveloped.
Block22 now refers to the four historic buildings which are a part of this $18 million redevelopment project. These buildings now offer nearly 100 student residential units for Pittsburg State students, plus more than 16,000 square feet of innovation space. A shuttle service operates between downtown and the Pittsburg State campus.
“I think Block22 is going to be transformational for the community,” said Marty Beezley, chair of Pittsburg’s Economic Development Advisory Committee, as shown in a Pittsburg State video. The area is described as “a unique, mix-use, living-learning community in Downtown Pittsburg that features residential, commercial, dining, and entertainment spaces.”
“Our goal is to create a living, learning community that is an anchor for the growth that’s going to occur throughout this entire city, not just downtown,” said Dr. Shawn Nacarotto, chief strategic officer at Pittsburg State.
“The downtown is your heart,” Heather Horton said. “If your heart is not pumping correctly, the rest of your body is not going to function.” After graduation from Pittsburg State, Heather opened her own business downtown where she and Roger now live.
“When we decided to purchase our building in 2007, the heart of Pittsburg, downtown, was bare,” Heather said. “Fast forward 12 years and it’s more vibrant than ever, with tons of boutiques, two coffee shops, a bright night life and fun festivals. To see the hustle and bustle happening, people in this area walking around, watching the progress go on, that’s pretty cool.”
In 2017, Heather and Roger were recognized with the President’s Award from the Pittsburg Area Young Professionals. That same year the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce honored Heather as a Woman of Distinction for her work to preserve the arts as well as being a successful small business owner, and in 2018, named her business its Small Business of the Year.
For more information about the downtown district, see www.block22psu.com.
Block22. It’s not a football play, but a remarkable downtown redevelopment project in Pittsburg. We salute Heather and Roger Horton, Marty Beezley, Shawn Nacarotto, and all those who support this project for making a difference with an innovative approach to providing student housing and rebuilding downtown. They are part of the building blocks for their community.
And there’s more. What is Heather’s business? We’ll learn about that next week.
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcment authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have released the name of the victim.
Just before 9:30p.m. Saturday, police responded to 1235 SW Huntoon in Topeka for a report of a shooting, according to Lt. Aaron Jones.
Bystanders were attempting to treat a single shooting victim identified as 34-year-old Darton A. Fields II of Topeka.
EMS transported Fields to a local hospital where he died, according to Jones.
The Topeka Police Homicide Unit is reviewing all investigative leads and evidence. Jones encouraged anyone with information to contact the Topeka Police.
BATON ROUGE, La. — The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Kathay Johnson of Hays, was initiated at Fort Hays State University
Michael Musgrove of Hays, was initiated at Fort Hays State University
These residents are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”
More About Phi Kappa Phi
Since its founding, more than 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi. Some of the organization’s notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi awards nearly $1 million to outstanding students and members through graduate and dissertation fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, funding for post-baccalaureate development, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.phikappaphi.org.
To say that we have had a wet spring would be an understatement to say the least.
This can be a concern for homeowners and their landscapes. I found a few pieces of advice from Ward Upham, K-State Research and Extension’s horticulture department to share with you this week that address a few concerns you may have. As always, if you have any questions, you can call me at 620-793-1910.
Too Wet to Mow the Lawn
What do you do when the lawn can’t be cut because of constant rain?
The best thing to do is to set your mower as high as possible and bring
it down in steps. It is always best never to take more than one third of
the grass blade off at one time. If more is taken, the plant reacts by
using stored energy reserves to quickly send up new growth.
This reduces the amount of energy available for the plant to deal with stress or damage done by insects or disease. However, sometimes it is just not possible to keep the “one-third rule.” In such cases, cut as high as possible even though it may mean you are cutting off more than one third of the blade. Bring the height down gradually by cutting more often and at progressively lower heights until you reach the target height.
Trees in flood
Trees differ markedly in their ability to withstand flooding. Some
trees have mechanisms in place to provide oxygen to the roots of plants
with water saturated soils and others do not. However, most trees will
maintain health if flood waters recede in 7 days or less. It also helps
if water is flowing rather than stagnant. If the roots of sensitive
trees are flooded for long periods of time, damage will occur including
leaf drop, iron chlorosis, leaf curl, branch dieback, and in some cases,
tree death. Another danger of flooding is the deposition of sediment. An
additional layer of silt 3 inches or more can also restrict oxygen to
the roots. If possible, remove deep layers of sediment as soon as
conditions permit.
This is especially important for small or recently transplanted trees. Try to avoid any additional stress to the trees this growing season. Ironically, one of the most important practices is to water trees if the weather turns dry. Flooding damages roots and therefore the root system is less efficient in making use of available soil water. Timely waterings are vital to a tree’s recovery. Also be diligent in removing dead or dying branches that may serve as an entry point for disease organisms or insect pests.
Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact her by e-mail at [email protected] or calling 620-793-1910.
