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Month: June 2019

PHISHING SCAM: Ignore, delete email asking for PW information

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An email phishing scam circulating online should be avoided.

Some Eagle customers might have received a request for password information from sender Eaglecom Support (see screen shots below) with the subject line “One Time Confirmation.” The emails are an attempt at phishing, where scammers pretend to be a reputable company in an effort to trick the recipient into handing over information such as password or financial information.

Eagle Communications reminds its customers that we will never contact you for password information and any requests for that or other private information via email should be ignored or deleted.

City to recognize Kansas teen for water rescue of 12-year-old

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SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas teen who rescued a boy from raging flood water in May will be recognized as a hero.

Flooding photo courtesy city of Park City

Just before 3p.m. May 26, police responded to report of a submersion at Hap McLean Park in Park City, according to police Witnesses said a 12-year-old boy had ridden his bicycle around the closed gate at the low water bridge, near the park’s entrance at Hydraulic.

The rapid and deep water swept the boy away from his bicycle and down the swollen creek. Geffrey Lopez, 16, saw what happened, and ran to an overhanging limb some 100 yards downstream.

He was able to grab onto the boy and pull him from the water. EMS checked the boy and released him to a parent at the scene.

On June 25, the Park City Mayor and Police Chief will recognize his bravery at a city council meeting

Don Lode

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Don Lode, 72, passed away June 17, 2019 in Larned, KS. He was born January 25, 1947 in Great Bend, KS.

Don graduated high school in New Mexico and moved to Larned where he worked for his grandfather at the Don Do Café. Don eventually purchased the Don Do and built a new restaurant across the street in 1984. He volunteered on the Larned Fire Department and Rescue Squad. Don later moved to Colby and was the General Manager of Village Inn. Don had recently retired from the Village Inn in Colby, KS.

Don was a Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces.

Don was an avid golfer and will be missed by his golfing buddies. He often took his family to the lake and loved to camp and fish. Don was quick witted and loved to make people laugh. “Laughter lightens your load and lifts your heart into heavenly places.” (176, Jesus Calling – Sarah Young, June 17)

He is survived by his lifelong friend, Sam Lode; children, Scottie (Ken) Wilson, Kissamic, FL, Misti (Travis) Devine, Larned, KS, Desire-e (Chad) Wark, Rexford, KS, Shaly (Eddie) Niemeyer, Colby, KS; brother, Douglas Lode, California and nine grandchildren.

Private family inurnment will be at a later date.

Memorials may be given to the Pawnee County Humane Society in care of Beckwith Mortuary, Box 477 Larned, KS 67550.

Officer continues recovery after shot by prisoner during transport

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Jasmine Diab photo GoFundMe
Griffin photo Daviess-DeKalb Co. jail

GRUNDY COUNTY, MO— Friends have established an online fundraiser to assist a Trenton, Missouri police officer who was shot June 14 during a struggle over her gun while transporting a prisoner to St. Joseph.

Twenty-four-year-old officer Jasmine Diab is a single mother to a 5-year-old, according to the fundraiser. She remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Daviess County prosecutors charged the inmate identified as 38-year-old Jamey Griffin with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and shooting a weapon at or from a vehicle, according to online jail records.

Bernard L. Waldschmidt

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Bernard L. Waldschmidt, 85, formerly of Salina, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019. Mr. Waldschmidt was born Aug. 1, 1933, in Hays, to John G. and Hermenia (Younger) Waldschmidt. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He worked for the City of Salina retiring in June of 1995. He married Sylvia J. Leiker, Oct. 27, 1962, at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina.

He is survived by: daughters, Julie Kippes (Rick) of Lindsborg, Patti Slansky of Chanute, and Susan Gaughan of Kansas City, Mo.; sisters, Bernita Powell, and Janeth Burch; brother, John Waldschmidt; and grandchildren, Emily and Joshua Slansky, and Taylor and Jordan Gaughan.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; wife, Sylvia, in July of 2007; sister, Leveda Peters; and brother, Don Waldschmidt.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, with Rosary-Vigil service at 7 p.m. at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth, Salina.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Salina. Burial will follow in Mt . Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Police: Death of 36-year-old Kan. man investigated as a homicide

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SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are now investigating the suspicious death of a Kansas man and have identified the victim.

Crime scene tape in the yard of the home photo by Grant Stephens courtesy WIBW TV

Just before 10a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of SW Wayne in Topeka in reference to the discovery of the body of a man in the house, according to Lt. Andrew Beightel.

Officers located the body identified as 36-year-old John K. Waller and he was pronounced dead by medical personnel.

There were several suspicious circumstances witnessed by the responding officers so, the residence was secured and crime scene officers and detectives investigated the scene.

Through evidence found at the crime scene and information from the coroner’s office, police are  investigating this crime as a homicide

Wichita State has groundbreaking for student-athlete center

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State’s new center for student-athletes is one step closer to reality.

Breaking ground on the new Student-Athlete Success Center photo courtesy Wichita State Athletics

The school held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for its $13.8 million Student-Athlete Success Center close to where it will be constructed near Koch Arena.

The 36,000-square-foot, two-level center will include a 2,500-square-foot study hall, tutoring rooms and a large computer center.

The university’s track and field program will also have a dedicated space in the facility. The team is housed in Cessna Stadium, which athletes say has mice in the showers and rundown conditions in locker rooms and team rooms.

Currently, all student-athletes at Wichita State share the same academic center and weightlifting room and the areas are often overwhelmed by demand.

The new center is expected to be completed by July 2020.

William A. Smith

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William A. Smith, age 56, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in Goodland, Kansas.

Bill was a good person and a great friend; he always did his best to help everyone he knew, despite his disabilities from cerebral palsy. He loved building military replica model tanks, vehicles, and planes from the WWII era. He also enjoyed video games, reading sci-fi books and classics like Huckleberry Finn, White Fang and Treasure Island, fishing and visiting spending time with his friends.

He is survived by his sister, Anissa Perkins of Bend, Oregon; his aunt, Leslie Jean Robinson Peterson of Portland, Oregon; and his uncle, Ed Queen of Bend, Oregon.

He is preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

Memorials may be mailed to Bateman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 278, Goodland, KS 67735. Online condolences and information www.batemanfuneral.com

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