Tuesday, March 28th, 1939 – Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
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Month: September 2019
Bailey Ann Roth
Phillipsburg resident Bailey Ann Roth passed away Sept. 15, 2019, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 11. She was born November 18, 2007, in Holdrege, NE, the daughter of Jerod & Amber (Huenergarde) Roth. She was in the 6th grade at Phillipsburg Middle School.
Survivors include her parents, Jerod and Amber of the home in rural Phillipsburg; 2 sisters, Sierra & Abby of the home; paternal grandparents, Neal & Linda Roth of Phillipsburg; maternal grandparents, Allen & Connie Stapel of Phillipsburg & Jim Huenergarde of Liebenthal, KS & many aunts, uncles & cousins.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m. in the Huck Boyd Community Center with Pastor Jay Brandon officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Teens For Christ or the Ronald McDonald House.
Visitation will be from 9:00 to 9:00 Thursday & Friday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 Friday evening.
Online condolences: www.olliffboeve.com.
Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
The Latest: Jurors unable to reach verdict in sex crime trial of Kan. priest
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions.
A Wyandotte County jury announced Monday evening that it could not determine the guilt or innocence of the Rev. Scott Kallal, 37, who was charged with two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
He was accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl in 2015 at a Kansas City, Kansas, church gymnasium and again at a graduation party in Bonner Springs.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said in a statement that Kallal will remain on leave and it will resume its evaluation process after the legal process is completed.
“I continue to pray that truth is served and all those affected by this ordeal may find healing and peace,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann said in the statement.
The girl testified at a preliminary hearing in 2017 that Kallal twice tickled her breasts against her wishes. She said in one incident at a parish hall gymnasium, she ran into a girl’s restroom to escape Kallal but he came into the restroom, picked her up and carried her out, still tickling her.
The girl’s mother testified last week that she saw Kallal carrying her daughter during that incident and had to demand three times that he put her down because she said it was inappropriate. She said she didn’t witness the inappropriate touching that her daughter later reported.
“She was scared,” the woman said.
The incidents were not reported until the summer of 2017. The girl’s mother said she waited to make a police report because she didn’t think the church would do anything and she was raised to hold priests in high regard.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jurors have deadlocked in the trial of a suspended Kansas priest charged with molesting a child.
The Wyandotte County prosecutor’s office says jurors were unable to reach a verdict Monday in the case against the Rev. Scott Kallal. The 37-year-old was tried on two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He has pleaded not guilty.
He was accused of inappropriately touching a girl in 2015 at a Kansas City, Kansas, church and at a graduation party in Bonner Springs. The girl was 10 at the time.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said in a statement that Kallal will remain on leave and that it will resume its evaluation process after the legal process is completed. Prosecutors haven’t said whether they will retry him.
Kansas woman airlifted to hospital after bicycle, SUV accident
LYON COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident Monday in Lyon County.
Just after 9:30 a.m., EMS and police responded to the intersection of 12th Avenue and East Street in Emporia, according to police Sgt. Lisa Sage.
A bicycle ridden by a 21-year-old woman from Emporia was northbound on East Street and did not stop at a stop sign, according to witnesses. The bicycle collided with the rear driver’s side of a northbound SUV driven by a 56-year-old woman,
EMS transported the bicyclist who was unconscious to the hospital in Emporia, according to Sage. She was later air-lifted to another hospital. She was not wearing a helmet, according to Sage.
Police have not release names of those involved and late Tuesday afternoon were working to learn the condition of the bicycle rider, according to Sage.
Police: 3 brought to Kansas hospital after reported shooting
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and working to find a suspect.
Just after 2:30a.m. Tuesday, residents in the 300 block of SE Lime in Topeka reported hearing gunfire. Police were immediately dispatched to the area to investigate, according to Sgt. Steven Block.
A short time later, 3 victims arrived at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. They arrived by a private vehicle, according to Block.
Officers and detectives responded to the hospital to speak with the victims. Their injuries are considered non-life threatening. Police ask that anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.
UPDATE: KBI investigating Norton inmate’s death at job site
NORTON COUNTY — A Norton Correctional Facility Central Unit offender, Jeremy J. Palmer, died Monday, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Palmer, age 46, was transported from a Norton area job site by ambulance to the Norton County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:37 p.m. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
Per protocol, when an offender dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Palmer was serving a 97-month sentence for previous convictions in Barton, Ford and Thomas counties. In 2013, he was found guilty in Thomas County of possession of heroin and methamphetamine, with intent to distribute. In Barton and Ford counties in 2016, he was found guilty of distribution of opiates, fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, and was charged with interference of law enforcement.
The Norton Correctional Facility houses low-medium and minimum-custody male offenders, and has a population of 970.
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Neb. Farm Bureau: Farmers losing big in trade disputes
By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
An economic analysis of the impact of our current trade dispute with China indicates the losses could be huge for farmers.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau has issued a report which estimates producers in that state could lose $943 million due to retaliatory tariffs imposed by the U.S. on other countries.
Nebraska Farm Bureau economist Jay Rempe says some producers will absorb a larger impact than others.
“Well, soybeans is the biggest one just because of the situation with China and our lost markets there, but then corn is another big one and pork, I think for a couple of different reasons, one is obviously China. They’re importing more pork right now, because of the African Swine Fever in that country. They’re trying to make up for those losses and we’re not able to participate in that,” Rempe tells St. Joseph Post.
The report considers the impact of all trade disputes, but concentrates heavily on the dispute with China. Rempe notes losses could be lessened with approval of the new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico as well as a new deal reached with Japan.
Rempe says the report issued by the Nebraska Farm Bureau doesn’t even take into account beef exports, because it’s harder to analyze losses to the beef industry.
“You saw China. We just opened the beef markets there,” Rempe says. “There was just a lot of potential there, because when you look at their per capita beef consumption in China it’s very low compared to most developed countries like the United States or Europe. So, there was a lot of potential there.”
The report does not consider farm payments pledged by the Trump Administration to farmers to offset the losses from the trade disputes. Pending trade deals with Canada and Mexico as a recently announced deal with Japan would help greatly, according to Rempe.
It does consider the overall impact on the state. Nebraska relies heavily, more so than other Midwestern states, on agriculture. The Farm Bureau analysis pegs the total income loss to the Nebraska economy at $1.16 billion.
Rempe says that during a recent trip to Washington he didn’t hear much optimism that the standoff with China would end anytime soon.
“Almost to a person, they don’t look for a quick turnaround or a quick resolution of the Chinese issue, because of the complexity some of the issues we’re trying to deal with on them and some of the politics involved.”
TMP-M announces 2019 Homecoming candidates
Thomas More Prep-Marian has announced 2019 Homecoming candidates.
The annual Homecoming parade is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, with the football game against Plainville set to kick off at 7 p.m. Friday. The Homecoming dance will be at 8 p.m. Saturday.
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Candidates are:
Dale Leroy Redmond
Dale Leroy Redmond was born November 2, 1931, to Fred and Edith (Reinecker) Redmond, in Quinter, Kansas. He graduated from Quinter High School in 1950.
Dale married Darlene Edwards on September 9, 1951 in the Quinter Church of the Brethren, where he remained an active member. Dale worked at Reinecker IGA and the United Telephone Company prior to going to the Army in 1953. He was stationed at Fort Riley, most of his service time, with brief stays at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Camp Polk, Louisiana. Dale and Darlene lived in Manhattan, Kansas, during that time. After Dale’s discharge, they moved to Oklahoma City, and Dale worked at Macklenburg and Duncan Manufacturing. He also attended night School at Oklahoma City University. In May 1958, they moved to Quinter, and he went to work for Central Kansas Power (Now Midwest Energy) in September of 1958 until December 1987. He was District Manager for Northwest Kansas the last number of years.
Dale coached Pee Wee baseball, taught Hunters Safely courses for young boys, was part of the Kiwanis group, devoted to Camp Colorado, took tickets at many ballgames, was a member of the National Rifle Association, and was a handyman for many projects at the church, for his family, and remodeled his Colorado cabin. He was also an avid reader and enjoyed westerns.
During his retirement, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling, with trips to Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina and the Bahamas. In 1992, they purchased a cabin in Beulah, Colorado, and enjoyed their time and friends there in the summers.
Darlene passed away Saturday March 31, 2018, after 66 years of marriage and he was just lost after that. His medical problems began in July 2018. He passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019.
He is survived by his daughters, Gina (Wendall) Hargitt, and Joni (Kurt) Kerns, both of Quinter; grandchildren, Shannon (Marlayna) Hargitt, Wakeeney, Patrick (Heather) Hargitt, Amber Hargitt, Brandon Kerns and Hailey Kerns, all of Quinter; great-grandchildren, Kale and Kinley Hargitt, Asher Rockhold, all of Quinter, Bo Schoenberger of Wakeeney; sister, Kay (Dwight) Kepferle, Billings, Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Edith; and brothers, Leslie and Wayne Redmond.
Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at Quinter Church of the Brethren. Burial will be in the Baker Township Cemetery, with military honors.
Visitation will be Thursday evening, from 5 to 7 o’clock at the funeral home in Quinter.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Quinter Church of the Brethren and Hospice. Donations to the organizations may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 South Main, Quinter, KS 67752.
HPD adds new weapon to arsenal; increases less-lethal options
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
Last week, the Hays Police Department completed training with a new weapon that soon will be deployed, expanding the department’s arsenal and helping increase the range of less-lethal weapons currently used by the department.
“Through the department’s history, we have evolved as needed,” said HPD Detective J.B. Burkholder. “We have seen the need for a larger tool belt and have more options as to how to solve a problem with the least amount of force possible. In doing that, we have slowly graduated and gotten pepper spray, obtained batons, which is an impact weapon, and we have obtained Tasers. That has assisted us in solving problems without having to use a lot of force, and hopefully not lethal force.”
The weapons give officers another option in using less-lethal force with increased range and accuracy over existing options.
“It’s just something else in that ladder if you want to call it that, from where we can try these different things if we have time and the situation dictates, that we can try to solve the problem without causing injury to people,” Burkholder said. “So the 40 mm program came into play.”
The Special Situational Response Team has used a 37mm launcher for a number of years, but the new weapon has considerably improved accuracy, mostly due to the rifling in the barrel.
“Once you start using rifling, the accuracy improves dramatically,” Burkholder said. “With the 40 mm, we are able to deliver an impact munition at a greater range, which allows officers to keep distance from a threat, keeping ourselves and others safe.”
The effective range of the weapon is 5 to 131 feet, where the currently available bean bag round is only 20 to 75 feet Burkholder said.
“That distance is what we are looking for,” he said.
The goal of the weapon is to create a moment of pause in action when dealing with a subject trying to do harm to others.
“We want that person to have to think about, the pain stimulus, where they get hit with that impact projectile and they have to pause and decide whether or not they want to continue with the fight or if they want to start complying with the officers’ orders,” Burkholder said.
That pause allows officers to move in for an arrest safely.
Two types of ammunition will be deployed with the weapon for regular patrols that are intended for use on a subject – a softer foam round designed to create a pain response, and a slightly harder round that includes an OC component, more commonly known as pepper spray.
Both rounds are designed to be aimed away from the head or upper chest and do minimal damage to a subject, unlike a traditional firearm where the goal is to hit a target center mass.
“It allows the officer to hit the subject in a large muscle mass, where the injury is hopefully going to be limited to bruising or they may have small cuts and lacerations,” Burkholder said.
The foam rounds absorb energy from the impact, causing pain, with injuries generally limited to bruising at the impact site.
The OC rounds add another level of pain after the initial impact, giving an even greater chance the subject will comply.
“Once that round impacts the target, you will have that pain compliance and then they will also have to deal with the effects of the OC,” Burkholder said.
The OC affects respiration and causes inflation of the mucous membranes and skin irritation.
While the weapon increases the range of the department’s less-lethal options, Burkholder warns, if necessary the weapon can inflict lethal damage if an officer is forced to use the weapon differently than designed.
“With all of these weapons, When you start talking about less-lethal impact rounds … it’s not non-lethal, it’s less-lethal,” he said.
With training being completed last week, the weapon will be put into service in the near future.
“I don’t have an exact date, but it will be available to officers sooner rather than later,” Burkholder said.
The main goal of the weapon, Burkholder said, is increased safety and gives another option to officers before the use of deadly force.
“Our hope is that it is never used. Our hope is that we never have a situation where we need to use this, but it is another weapon in our tool belt where we can come up with a solution to a problem before using our firearm.”
Police: Wanted felon jailed for fatal shooting of SW Kan. restaurant owner
FINNEY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting believed to be in connection with a robbery and have a suspect in custody.
Just before 11p.m. September 10, police responded to the area of Buffalo Jones Avenue and Bancroft Street in Garden City for a reported person down, according to Captain Randy Ralston.
Upon the arrival of first responders, they located a man later identified as Ernest Ortiz, 69, Garden City lying on the east parking lot entrance to the El Conquistador Restaurant with gunshot wounds.
EMS transported him to St. Catherine Hospital where he later died. Ortiz is the owner of the El Conquistador Restaurant and the preliminary investigation revealed that this could be a possible robbery.
Just after 4:30a.m. Monday, police arrested 31-year-old Marcus William Road a transient in the 300 Block of Hillside Avenue in Garden City, according to Sergeant Lana Urteaga. He is being held in the Finney County Jail on requested charges of first-degree murder, according to Urteaga.
Roady was was wanted on a Kansas Department of Corrections warrant and was on parole for convictions that include criminal damage to property and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Michael Don ‘Mike’ Clark Jr.
Michael Don “Mike” Clark Jr., 62, passed away September 16, 2019 at his home in Larned.
He was born December 20, 1956 in Larned to Michael Don and Kitty Ann Shepherd Clark Sr.
A longtime area resident he worked at Larned State Hospital as a LMHT and was a member of the Escue Chapel, CME Church, Larned. He served in the United States Army. He owned his own sanitation service for several years and also enjoyed cooking for the residents of Diversicare of Larned.
On August 12, 1977 he married Rene Shaver at Colorado Springs, Colorado, she survives.
Other survivors include; his mother, Kitty Clark; two sons, Tyrone Clark and Lamont Clark, Larned; daughter, Jene (Jason) Humphrey, Larned; four sisters, Denise Shellman, Houston, Texas, Lois Cephus, Dodge City, Brenda (Steve) Tyler, Wichita, Linda Upshaw, Tacoma, Washington; brother, Cecil (Bernadine) Clark, Lakeview Terrace, California; fifteen grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Michael “Mike” Clark Sr.
Funeral service 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Escue Chapel, CME Church, Larned with Reverend Cameron Moore presiding. Visitation 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2019, Beckwith Mortuary, Larned.
Memorials may be given to the Mike D. Clark Jr. Memorial Fund in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, KS 67550.