JEWELL COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 6p.m. Wednesday in Jewell County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Silverado driven by Ronald A. Payne, 87, Formoso, was northbound on 260 Road and failed to yield at U.S. 36. An eastbound 2007 Kenworth semi driven by Mario Romero, 38, Plano, TX., struck the pickup and pushed it into the north ditch.
EMS transported Payne and a passenger Iva L. Payne, 84, Formoso, to the Lincoln County Hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. Romero was not injured.
Racing action returns to the speedway Saturday, August 10th with the five regular IMCA classes, modifieds, stocks, sportmods, hobby stocks and sport compacts plus the crazy cruisers trackside.
Thanks to race night sponsor, Pfeifer Dozer Service of St. Peter, all active duty, former or retired military, reservist or National Guard members will be admitted free to the grandstands.
Associate sponsor for this special event will be Dreiling Field Service of Hays.
Free general admission for children 12 and under with parent or guardian thanks to G & B Fireworks of Liebenthal.
General admission for adults 13 and up will be $10. Pit passes for adults 13 and up will be $25 and kids 12 and under with parent or guardian will be $10.
Pits open at 4 p.m., general admission at 5 p.m., hot laps at 6 p.m. with the green flag waving at 7 p.m.
Race fans are encouraged to wear their red, white and blue in support of our troops and to remember our veterans.
Thanks to Kansas Grateful Stitchers, Quilts of Valor will be awarded during intermission to an active service member or veteran.
For the latest race results, news and special events like RPM Speedway on facebook at rollingplainsmotor.speedway or find them on the web at rpmspeedway.net.
HUTCHINSON —A fire caused significant damage to Kansas home early Thursday,
Thursday morning fire photo Hutchinson Fire Department
Just before 1:30a.m. the Hutchinson Fire Department responded to 1422 Woodlawn for a structure fire, according to Division Chief Doug Hanen
First arriving fire unit found heavy fire showing from the rear of the structure. The fire was reported by the occupants. The fire began under a covered porch in the rear and quickly spread to the attic of the home prior to the fire fighter’s arrival. Fire damage to the home is significant, however fire fighters were able to contain the fire to the original structure as a home to the north located 20 feet away suffered moderate siding damage.
Fire fighters did locate one cat in the home, despite resuscitation efforts, the cat did not survive. The 2 adult occupants and a dog did escape without injury. Red Cross is assisting the family and a board up company was called to assisted in securing the property,
Hutchinson fire investigator has ruled the fire as careless smoking. Damage estimates have not been released.
Hutchinson Fire Department was assisted by Reno County EMS, Hutchison Police Department, Kansas Gas Service, and Westar.
NEW YORK (AP) — Henri Belolo, who co-founded Village People and co-wrote their classic hits “YMCA,” ”Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” has died. He was 82.
Scorpio Music, founded by Belolo, announced on Wednesday that Belolo died Saturday. No details about the death were provided.
Belolo was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on Nov. 27, 1936.
With Jacques Morali and lead singer Victor Willis, Belolo founded the six-member Village People. The group’s self-titled debut album was released in 1977.
In 1978, the group released two albums, “Macho Man” and “Cruisin'” — which featured the international hit “Y.M.C.A.,” co-written by Belolo. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart.
A year later, Village People released the album “Go West,” which included “In the Navy,” another song co-written by Belolo that peaked at No. 3 hit on the chart.
Arnold R. Keil, 88, passed away August 6, 2019, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. He was born April 30, 1931, at Russell to Siegmund & Ernestine (Becker) Keil. He married Arlene Evon Ludwig on June 24, 1951, at Great Bend. She survives.
A lifetime Russell and Barton county resident, Arnold was a leak specialist for KPL Gas Service until his retirement. He was a charter member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Post Commander of American Legion Post 180 in Great Bend, Past President of Fraternal Order of Eagles #646 and State President of Fraternal Order of Eagles from 1991-1992 and State Secretary of Fraternal Order of Eagles. He also held many other offices in Fraternal Order of Eagles. Arnold also served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean war.
Survivors include, his wife Arlene of the home; one daughter, Kathy Price of Salina; one son, Kevin Keil and wife Donna of Topeka; one brother, Luther Keil of Great Bend; four grandchildren, Leslie Foos, Krista Lee, Andrea Thompson and Spencer Keil; and six great grandchildren, Daxton Foos, Lexi Foos, Emma Thompson, Tristan Thompson, Gavin Lee and Ava Lee. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Herbert Keil and Melvin Keil; and three sisters, Milda Hopper, Leona Crotty and Esther Kruckenberg.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, August 9, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home, with family present from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2019, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Great Bend, with Pastor Adam Wutka presiding and Pastor David Strommen assisting. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark Lutheran Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
Darryl L. Cooper, 80, of Oakley, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. He was born July 29, 1939, on a farmstead north of Grainfield, KS, to Frank and Pauline Cooper.
Frank and Pauline divorced in 1941. Darryl lived with his father’s grandparents for 3 years during this period. Frank then remarried to Elnora Sharp and Darryl went with them to live 8 miles southeast of Monument, KS. Darryl went to Monument School for 12 years, then to the University of Kansas for a couple of years, before joining the United States Army in 1959 and serving for 2 years. He married Brenda Thrasher in 1962 and they had two sons, Greg and Darin Cooper. They divorced in 1969. Darryl then married Connie Moorhous in 1970. They had a daughter, Sara Rhea. Connie passed away in 1996. In 2003, Darryl remarried his wife Brenda, in Las Vegas.
Darryl worked at Hughes Plumbing in Oakley from 1961-1969. He went on to work as a plumber in Pittsburgh, PA from 1970-1973. He then moved to Denver, CO, where he had his own Plumbing and Heating business for 25 years. When the economy went bad he moved to Phoenix, AZ, where Brenda had a home and worked there for 5 years. In 2009 he moved back to Oakley and ran his own plumbing business.
Darryl is survived by his wife Brenda Cooper, of the home; son, Darin (Brenda) Cooper, of Pasadena, CA and their sons, Davis and Elliot Cooper; son Greg (Lynda) Cooper, of Walnut, CA, and their sons, Austin, Quinn and Brock Cooper; daughter Sara Cooper (Hult) and her children; stepson, Kim Schertz and his daughter Kimberly and stepdaughter Corney Cohan; his mother Pauline Simpson, Phelan, CA; mother-in-law, Del Thrasher, Oakley; nieces, Mary Ann (Horace) Hunter, Richmond, VA, Linda (Tyler) Green, of Henrio, VA and their children, Amelia, Piper and Jane, Karen (Lawrence) Berndt, Richmond, VA and their sons Charlie and Cooper; nephew Michael Gryboski and brothers-in-law Tom Thrasher and Terry Thrasher.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Elnora Cooper and half sister Helen (Charlie) Gryboski.
Cremation was chosen and no services are scheduled. For information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Nelson has canceled his tour because of a “breathing problem.”
The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing “I need to have my doctor check out.” Nelson had just finished performing with Alison Krauss in Toledo, Ohio, and he was next scheduled to appear Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He wrote “I’ll be back.”
Nelson was due to perform at the Farm Aid concert with John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Neil Young and Bonnie Raitt on Sept. 21. His tour was scheduled to end on Nov. 29 in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Nelson canceled his appearance at the Outlaw Music Festival due to illness last summer. He also was forced to cancel several dates in 2018.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested twice in the same day last year has lost his license to be an officer.
Paredes -photo Sedgwick Co.
The Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training revoked the law enforcement certification of Raymond Paredes in July after he pleaded guilty in April to misdemeanor battery.
Paredes was arrested Oct. 31 after a domestic battery call at his home in Bel Aire. The sheriff’s department says Paredes was arrested later in the day after bonding out of jail and returning to the home, which violated a protection order.
The revocation order says Paredes put his hand on his wife’s neck and pushed her against a wall.His employment with the Sedgwick County sheriff’s office ended March 21.
The Auto World team takes the lead in their cardboard boat heat on Wednesday night.
By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post
The winning ducks are collected during the BBBS Duck Derby Wednesday night at the Hays Aquatic Park.
Thousands of rubber ducks raced around the Hays Aquatic Park’s lazy river vying for a Ford Focus on Wednesday night.
The annual fundraiser benefits Big Brother Big Sister of Ellis County. Troy Burkhart’s Xibit Customs was the winner of the car this year.
The car give away was sponsored by Car Zone, James Motor Co., Lewis Automotive, Hays Chevrolet, Auto World and Happy’s Auto. The Duck Derby race was sponsored by Paul Wertenberger Construction and Insurance Planning.
Auto World’s Man Overboard Challenge cardboard boat race, was won for the second year in a row by Auto World in a time of 42.13 seconds.
APAC took second, and Cloud Storage placed third. The Soroptimist Club won the Titanic Award. Great Clips won the Spirit Award. Cloud Storage won Best in Show with its NASA spaceship-themed boat.
This year’s presenting sponsor was Eagle Communications, which owns and operates the Hays Post.
Cloud Storage touches down during the boat race Wednesday night at the Hays Aquatic Park.
The APAC team won its heat and placed second overall in the cardboard boat race.
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department opted for a board instead of a boat for the boat race on Wednesday night.
The Hays Police Department competes in the cardboard boat race on Wednesday night.
The Hays Fire Department may have finished last in their heat, but they did it with a smile.
Ducks race down the lazy river during the Duck Derby Wednesday night at the Hays Aquatic Park.
Ducks for the children’s Duck Dash are collected Wednesday night.
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and are working to identify a suspect.
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation early Thursday photo courtesy WIBW TV
Just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to 106 Highway 24 on a report of a shooting, according to Lt. Manuel Munoz. Officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Police brought several witnesses to the Law Enforcement Center for interviews. They reported seeing a white male suspect who weighed approximately 170 pounds leave the scene in a gold colored Chevy Tahoe westbound on Highway 24. Police have not released the victim’s name or his condition.
BOSTON (AP) – The series finale between the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals was suspended by rain early Thursday morning with the score tied 4-4 in the top of the 10th inning.
The game will be picked up where it left off – with a 2-1 count on Meibrys Viloria – on a mutual off-day, Aug. 22, at 1:05 p.m.
After entering the series on an eight-game losing streak that all-but eliminated them from the postseason race, the Red Sox led 4-2 after five innings and were on the verge of taking two of three from Kansas City. But the Royals scored one in the sixth and one in the seventh to tie it.
Kansas City had lost nine of its last 11 games.
Rain started coming down in the eighth, though it stopped and started from there. It was coming down heavily in the ninth when J.D. Martinez came up with two outs and a runner on first.
The crowd seemed to relish the downpour, standing and cheering. But the Red Sox slugger, who had already homered once in the game, grounded out to send it to extra innings.
They only got three pitches into the top of the 10th when the grounds crew was called out at 10:47 p.m. The game was called at 12:36 a.m.
EARLY SCORING
The Royals took a 2-0 lead in the third on two, two-out walks and a two-run single by Viloria. Martinez tied it with a two-run homer in the fourth, his 25th.
Xander Bogaerts doubled in a pair of runs to give Boston a 4-2 lead in the fifth. But Billy Hamilton doubled and scored in the sixth and Lopez had an RBI double in the seventh to make it 4-4.
STARTERS’ LINES
Eduardo Rodriguez was deprived of his 14th win – one off the major league lead – when the bullpen blew its 21st save. That’s tied for the most in the majors with the A’s.
Rodriguez gave up two runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out one in five innings. Royals starter Glenn Sparkman was charged with four runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out five in 4 1/3.
INSTANT REPLAY REPLAY
Twice in the first four innings, Royals speedster Hamilton was called out at first base. Twice, he was ruled safe by a replay review.
In the second, Hamilton hit a comebacker to the mound to start what could have been a double play. But after he was called out, the Royals challenged and the replay showed Hamilton just beat the relay.
In the fourth, he narrowly legged out an infield single to the shortstop. He then stole second – the 295th stolen base of his career – but was thrown out trying to take third on a fly ball to center.
It’s not the first time one Royal has had two calls overturned in his favor in one game. Lorenzo Cain did it against Tampa Bay in 2017.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia had surgery on his troublesome left knee on Tuesday. Pedroia, the 2008 AL MVP, played only six games this season, all in April. The four-time All-Star was limited to three games last year.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Jorge Lopez (1-7, 6.19 ERA) gets the start Thursday night as the Royals open a four-game series at Detroit. LHP Matthew Boyd (6-8, 3.91) starts for the Tigers.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (5-11, 4.68) starts against Los Angeles Angels LHP Dillon Peters (2-0, 3.20). Sale has allowed 14 earned runs over nine innings while losing his last two starts.
Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.
By RON WILSON Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
Shopping in the produce aisle can take time, if one stops to look and study all the fruits and vegetables on display. If only those fruits and vegetables could be packaged together – maybe even with a recipe to help my family use them. Today we’ll learn about an innovative program which is simplifying healthy food access, using a local food store and community support. Thanks to JoEllyn Argabright of K-State Research and Extension for this story idea.
Last week, we learned about K-State Research and Extension’s Culture of Health initiative. Here is an example of a local initiative to support healthy eating.
Jerad Gooch is the owner of Leoti Foods in Leoti, Kansas. His family has deep roots in the grocery business. His grandfather Harold Gooch opened the store in Tribune in 1948. Harold’s son Dwight joined the business in 1972. Now the family owns three stores and Dwight’s three sons manage one each. Jerad has the store in Leoti.
In 2015, some people in Leoti started to participate in a produce basket purchasing program which utilized out-of-state goods. “I noticed these baskets coming into town and I wondered why we couldn’t do that with a local store,” Jerad said. That program ended after a few months, but Jerad met with people who were interested to see if his store could provide such produce baskets.
In early 2017, the group launched a program called Simply Produce. This program provides fruit and vegetable baskets to local customers through the Leoti Foods store.
Every three weeks, there is a sign-up period from Friday to Tuesday for people who want to get a produce basket. People order the basket and pre-pay, at the store or by phone.
On the following Friday morning, the produce is delivered to a distribution point at the fairgrounds. Volunteers then sort the produce into baskets, which customers can pick up at noon. Jerad also delivers baskets to the school and to the elderly.
Typically, the baskets would include 12 items: Six fruits and six vegetables. The baskets cost $15 each. Since the baskets might include up to 22 pounds of produce, this is a terrific value. Purchased separately, those items might amount to twice that in cost, not to mention the time spent shopping.
“We’ve had customers say, `Wow, I get all that?’” Jerad said. “Some of our elderly ladies even share baskets.” The store is now offering an additional mini-basket option.
Another popular option is the add-on baskets for an additional charge. For example, Leoti Foods recently offered an optional grill pack which includes ears of corn, sweet peppers, potatoes, squash, onions, mushrooms and more. All of these products would be great when prepared on my grill.
This makes shopping simple, which means that the name Simply Produce is especially appropriate. “This produce is delivered in the morning and is in the consumer’s hands by noon,” Jerad said. “To get fresh produce in the hands of people that quickly in western Kansas is remarkable.”
“Everything about this has been great,” Jerad said. Now their store in Tribune is using the same model. “We’re averaging about 45 participants each time,” Jerad said.
“It’s not about the business, it’s what’s good for the community and about getting produce into people’s hands,” Jared said. He also noted the importance of volunteers in assembling the baskets.
Aimee Baker, the family and consumer sciences agent for K-State Research and Extension – Wichita County, is one of his key volunteers. “She’s been with us since day one,” Jerad said. “She even makes a recipe card each time which correlates with the produce in the basket.”
This is an innovative, collaborative approach to help people get healthy produce while benefiting the local economy. It’s great to find in a rural community like Leoti, population 1,534 people. Now, that’s rural.
Shopping for produce can take time. We commend Jared Gooch of Leoti Foods, Aimee Baker, and all those involved with Simply Produce for making a difference with this project to help people utilize fruits and vegetables while utilizing their local store. I think it’s high time.
Racing action returns to the speedway Saturday, August 10th with the five regular IMCA classes, modifieds, stocks, sportmods, hobby stocks and sport compacts plus the crazy cruisers trackside.
