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Year: 2019

Scott Alan Stein

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Scott Alan Stein, 32, passed away August 7, 2019, at the University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend Campus. He was born January 4, 1987, in Dodge City to Alan & Tracey (Ward) Stein. He married Tara Ruiz on December 1, 2018, in Great Bend. She survives.

Coming from Dodge City in 1995, Scott was a Great Bend resident. He worked for Blackhawk Sandblasting & Coating as a painter. He served in the Army for 12 years, and was honorably discharged in January 2019 at the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served 3 tours in Iraq, Cuba and Afghanistan. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Lake Barton Golf Club. He also was an Ahearn donor and a ticket holder at K-State. He loved golf, bowling, and softball and was also an avid Chiefs and Royals fan.

Survivors include, his wife, Tara of the home; his future son, due on Christmas Eve, Cohen Scott Stein; his yorkie, Calvin; his father, Alan Stein and stepmother Cindy; mother-in-law, Chris Goodpasture of Great Bend; father-in-law, John Ruiz and stepmother-in-law Valerie of Great Bend; brothers, Cody Smith and wife Heather of Dodge City; sisters, Lindsey Ferguson and Mariah Stein, both of Great Bend; brother-in-law, Eric Ruiz of Great Bend; sister-in-laws, Jordan Vsetecka and Shaylee Ruiz, both of Great Bend; grandmother, Norma Ward of Dodge City; nieces, Sierra Ferguson, Jordyn Rains and Kylee Rains; nephews, Bowen Smith, Davan Smith, Easton Smith, and Dylan Ferguson; many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Tracey Ward.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home, with Vigil Service and Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend, with Father Don Bedore presiding. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery North, with Military Rites conducted by the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to the Great Bend American Legion or Knights of Columbus, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Georgina Jacobs

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Georgina Jacobs, age 92, of Gorham, Kansas died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

She was born May 8, 1927 on the family farm at Hyacinth, Kansas to Zacheus and Monica (Rupp) Fisher. She married Louis G. Jacobs on May 25, 1948, at Hays, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 10, 2011.

She was a homemaker, and a farmer’s wife. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella both of Gorham, Kansas. She was a volunteer for the St Mary’s Funeral Dinners, and enjoyed cooking, canning, sewing and Tri-Chem painting, flower and vegetable gardening. She grew up on the farm in Hyacinth and attended a country school.

Survivors include one son, Louis G. Jacobs and wife, Velinda “Vicki”, Sublette, KS; two daughters, Ruth Resley and husband, Paul, Garden City, KS; JoAnn Bender and husband, Daniel, Russell, KS; three brothers, Victor Fisher and wife, Lillian; Francis Fisher and wife, Josie; Cyril Fisher and wife, Alice; all of Hays, KS; one sister, Delores Pfannenstiel and husband, Virgil, Munjor, KS; one sister-in-law, Diana Fisher, Hays, KS;
14 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three brothers, Edwin, Alvin ,her twin, Ralph Fisher; two sisters, Agnes Waldschmidt and Rita Mae Giebler.

Services are 9:30 A.M. Saturday, August 10, 2019, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery Gorham, Kansas.

A vigil service, and a Gorham Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Friday, and from 8:30 to 9:30 A.M. Saturday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

The family Suggests memorial to masses.

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com

The Latest: Man armed with 100 rounds of ammunition stopped at Walmart in Missouri

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Dmitriy Andreychenko photo Greene Co.

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect identifies as 20-year-old Dmitriy Andreychenko who was armed and wearing body armor and military-style clothing outside a Walmart in Springfield, Mo.

Just after 4 p.m. Thursday, Springfield police officers were dispatched to 3150 W. Republic Road, a Walmart Neighborhood Market, according to a media release.

An armed white male in his 20s was detained by an armed off-duty fireman until officers arrived on scene and took the suspect into custody.

No injuries were reported, and no shots were fired.

Suspect in the incident at the Springfield Walmart photo courtesy KYTV

Lt. Mike Lucas said that the man walked inside the Walmart carrying a “tactical rifle” and another gun. Lucas said the man had more than 100 rounds of ammunition.

“His intent obviously was to cause chaos here, and he did that,” Lucas said.

Andreychenko is being held on requested charges of first-degree terrorist threat, according to online jail records.

— The AP contributed to this report.

KZ Country Cheesy Joke of the Day 8/9/19

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khaz cheesy joke logo 20110802Fred’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk across the lake to the bar for their first legal drinks.  So when Fred’s 21st birthday came around, he rowed out to the middle of the lake, stpped out of the boat and nearly drowned.  Fred climbed back in and went to see his grandmother.

“Grandma,” he asked, “it’s my 21st birthday, so why can’t I walk across the lake like my father, his father, and his father before him?”

Granny looked kindly into Fred’s eyes and said, “Because they were all born in January and you were born in August.”

 

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Local fire chief graduates from prestigious national academy

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Ellis County Realizes Tangible Benefits in Preparedness

On July 19, Ellis County Director of Fire & Emergency Management Darin Myers completed the Executive Fire Officer Program and was recognized at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

United States Fire Administrator G. Keith Bryant, Chief Myers and National Fire Academy Superintendent Tonya Hoover

“On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners and all his fellow department heads at Ellis County, I want to congratulate Chief Myers for his achievement,” said County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes.

“Darin’s multi-year work to complete this program is more than simply a feather in his cap. The research projects he undertook as part of the Executive Program have had a direct benefit to Ellis County’s preparedness for wildland fires and other emergency situations.”

As part of his Executive Development coursework, Chief Myers negotiated an automatic aid agreement between Ellis County Fire District #1 and the City of Hays that resulted in improved fire insurance ratings for many areas of the county.

For his course in Community Risk Reduction, Chief Myers performed research on outdoor warning sirens that lead to implementation of new technology across multiple local jurisdictions. And in conjunction with his Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management, Chief Myers worked on improving training and disaster exercises for Ellis County staff.

Delicious bread and family fun go hand in hand at new Hays business

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By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

When the previous owner was ready to sell an established beer bread mix business, four Hays family members saw an opportunity to have fun and maybe even turn a little profit.

The owners, Shaun and Heather Musil, along with Shaun’s sister Tina Hansen and her husband Bruce, make the mix at The Paisley Pear, 1100 Main, after purchasing the business on June 21.

“Long story short, a young lady from Goodland started this when she was 11 years old,” Shaun said.

“If we had not bought this business, she would have closed up shop,” Bruce said.

“We were excited to keep it going,” Shaun said.

Musil is also connected to the area where the previous owner was located and had already sold the product.

“We grew up in that area,” he said. “Since we’ve been open, we’ve been buying the beer bread from her. My mother-in-law brought it down to me and I sell it at my market.”

When she was ready to sell, Shaun thought it would be a good opportunity to capture another local product to sell at The Paisley Pear, but also do something together as a family.

“We like to sell Kansas stuff, so on our days off we make beer bread,” Shaun said.

“This is crazy but we bought it for fun,” Heather said. “We hope to go on some adventures, the four of us.”

“We always have such a good time doing things together,” Tina said. “This is a good way to do it again.”

The mix is currently sold wholesale to a few area shops outside of The Paisley Pear, and Shaun hopes to expand the product’s reach.

“We’re trying to gain wholesalers and, in time, we will try and sell it online,” Shaun said. “But there’s a somewhat different process to that.”

Currently, the mix is also sold at Hideout Coffee in Osborne, Mr. K in Plainville, the Oasis Travel Shop and Kansas Country Store in Colby, and the Cowboy Corner in Goodland.

The mix is made in The Paisley Pear after hours by the group after they got some training from the previous owner.

“That was funny,” Heather said. “She was the one-man show. She did it all, and she would do 300 bags at a time — and we did 50 in four hours.”

Since then, they have figured out how to speed up the process.

“We’ve learned,” Musil said.

Their first production run filled 300 bags in about four hours and sold out.

So far, feedback on the product has been encouraging.

“It is a really good product,” Shaun said.

He also said the store staff is proud to offer something made right there in the shop.

“Everybody that we have given it to to try, or they have tried it, we have had nothing but good reports coming back that they think it is delicious,” Tina said.

While the venture is a way for the family to connect doing something they enjoy, it is a business and they hope to steer their investment in the right direction.

“It would be nice to show a little profit,” Bruce said.

“And grow distribution,” Shaun added.

As they work to find the right mix of distribution and sales, they said there is no difficulty in making the bread.

“We put all together in the pack, you mix it up with a can of beer or Sprite or pop and then you just bake it and it’s done,” Shaun said. “Forty-five minutes later and you’ve got a loaf of bread. I mean if I can do it, anybody can.”

More about the business can be found on their Facebook page here.

 

 

 

Blackmon building his future on a Tiger family tradition

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By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN
FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Attending Fort Hays State University is a family tradition for Isaiah Blackmon. So even when contemplating a change in majors, he knew he would continue his education at his hometown university.

Experience from summer construction jobs during high school led him down a different path than he had intended when he started college in 2016. Now a year and a half from graduation, Blackmon says that switching his major to construction management was life changing.

After just one year in the applied technology program, the Hays native landed a summer internship with McCownGordon Construction out of Kansas City, Mo. He had never even heard of the company before it participated in a career fair at FHSU’s Center for Applied Technology last fall.

He didn’t know much about the Department of Applied Technology at FHSU, either, before checking it out his sophomore year. While considering whether or not his current major (athletic training) was for him, Blackmon called on his experience in the construction field while looking at his options.

He spoke to professors in the Applied Technology Department, enrolled in some construction classes, and “after one semester, I was hooked,” he said.

Students taking classes in the applied technology building this past year witnessed firsthand the success of Fort Hays State graduates.

The general contractor for the art and design building across the street from the Center for Applied Technology is Paul-Wertenberger, a local construction company owned by two FHSU alumni, Steve Paul and Bob Wertenberger. Fort Hays State’s newest academic building – scheduled to open this fall – is the latest of several campus buildings that Paul-Wertenberger has either built or remodeled.

Paul and Wertenberger graduated in the late 1970s and started their own company soon afterward. The applied technology program has changed a lot from the days of industrial arts, and it has seen a significant growth in recent years – from 117 majors in 2012 to 190 last year.

A couple of reasons for that growth was the addition of the construction management emphasis in 2012 and the addition of the 58,000-square-foot, two story CAT facility, which opened in 2017.

The degree has several areas of study: construction technology, construction management, engineering design technology, manufacturing technology, and technology and engineering education.

“We give them the foundational skills, and they are the ones who go out and find their niche,” said Kris Munsch, assistant professor of applied technology.

The variety of curriculum and options for job opportunities was attractive to Blackmon.

After a summer of working as a project engineer intern for McCownGordon on a job in Topeka, Blackmon will return to campus with a lot of enthusiasm.

He is a member of the Tiger football team that has won back-to-back MIAA conference titles, and he will have a much better understanding about commercial construction.

“I had always done residential construction, so I didn’t know what commercial was like until this internship,” Blackmon said. “I like the big projects and the idea of being able to put a lot into something and watch it progress. Seeing what goes into estimating and scheduling really opened my eyes.”

Blackmon also will continue promoting Fort Hays State, much like his family before him. Numerous members of his family are FHSU alumni, dating back two generations.

“The environment at FHSU was just right for me, not too big, not too small,” he said. “Now that I found what I want to do, there are so many great opportunities here.”

Blackmon earned the internship after impressing McCownGordon representatives at the 2018 campus career fair. He interviewed with several companies at the fair and got the internship offer from McCownGordon just a few days later.

That came as no surprise to Munsch, Blackmon’s advisor.

Each semester, Munsch awards one of his students the “Hustle Award.” Blackmon won the award last spring.

“That’s the only verb you need to know when describing that award,” Munsch said, “and Isaiah fits that so well. He never wants to know what the minimum is of an assignment. He’s a hard worker, and he will apply that no matter where he goes.” ­

Kan. man who traveled to Philippines for child porn sentenced

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WASHINGTON – A Kansas man who traveled to the Philippines and had sex with minor females there was sentenced to over 84 years in prison today, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen R. McAllister.

Schultz photo Harvey Co.

Anthony Shultz was charged by complaint in July 2016 and pleaded guilty to three counts of producing child pornography in July 2018 before U.S. District Judge Eric F. Melgren of the District of Kansas.

According to admissions made in conjunction with the guilty plea, Shultz engaged in sex acts with minor females in the Philippines.  He videotaped his sexual encounters with two minors and transported the videos to his home in Kansas.  Shultz would also sell the videos online.  One of the girls was only 12 years old at the time; the other was 15 years old.  In one of the videos, Shultz is seen giving the 15-year-old money after having sex with her.  Shultz also produced child pornography of an 8-year-old girl in the Philppines by communicating on Skype with the child’s mother and directing the mother to expose the child’s genitals and live-stream it on web camera.

 

 

KRUG: Settling in to the school routine

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Donna Krug

Earlier this week, I was visiting with my daughter who has 3 school age kids. Her challenge of the day was to move the bedtime up as the first day of school approaches. That’s right folks, school bells will be ringing soon. Families with kids adapted to a summer schedule filled with ball games, camp, swimming lessons and 4-H activities and now the schedule is about to change again.

With the start of school, it is the perfect time to call a family meeting and get everyone on board with the new routine.

Research shows that kids ages 3 to 6 need 10 to 12 hours of sleep each day. As youngsters begin pre-school or the early grades it is important to have a set bedtime with a routine that encourages success. Perhaps you want to target 8 p.m. as bedtime. If so you will want to begin the wind down process around 7. Perhaps a warm bath and bed time story would help your child to relax. Planning what will be worn the next day or eaten for breakfast also encourages a less hectic morning when the alarm goes off.

Whatever you want to adopt as a routine, now is a good time to start working toward your final goal. If the summer schedule has been lax, start moving the bedtime up a few minutes each day until your target is reached. That should help make the first day of school a success.

If you live close enough to school can your children safely walk or bike to school? Research shows that starting your day with some physical activity (i.e. walking to school) encourages better concentration and behavior in the classroom. If your schedule allows it, do a trial run with your child; either walking or biking on a safe route to the front door of the school.

Here’s hoping your school year gets off to a great start!

Donna Krug is the District Director and Family & Consumer Science Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. You may reach her at: (620)793-1910 or [email protected]

Lynch gets his revenge as Seahawks top Broncos

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SEATTLE (AP) – Paxton Lynch threw for one score and ran for another against his former team as part of an impressive second-half performance, leading the Seattle Seahawks to a 22-14 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.

Competing with Geno Smith for the backup job behind Russell Wilson, Lynch made up for some shaky moments during the first two weeks of training camp by leading Seattle on a trio of second-half scoring drives using both his arm and legs to move Seattle’s offense.

Lynch was 11 of 15 for 109 yards and added another 38 yard rushing. He hit 6-foot-5, undrafted free agent Jazz Ferguson on a 6-yard TD in the third quarter, and added a 9-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter by bulling through Denver defenders at the goal line.

Lynch was a former first-round pick of the Broncos in 2016, only to be released before the start of last season and spent the year out of football.

Joe Flacco made his Denver debut, although it was a brief appearance for the Broncos’ starting QB. Flacco played just one series and completed 3 of 4 passes for 19 yards before turning it over to backups Kevin Hogan and a lengthy look at rookie Drew Lock.

Lock struggled in his first outing last week against Atlanta in the Hall of Fame game, but was better against Seattle. Lock was 17 of 28 for 180 yards. He threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Devontae Jackson late in the fourth quarter, but was intercepted after being hit with 2:01 left.

Lynch and Smith split duties in the opener with Wilson spending the evening as a spectator. Smith was asked to face a good chunk of Denver’s starting defense initially, including Von Miller, but even against reserves the night was a struggle for the veteran as Seattle’s reserve offensive line couldn’t consistently give Smith time in the pocket.

Smith was 3 of 9 for 58 yards and a passer rating of 56.7, although he nearly had a 34-yard touchdown connection with DK Metcalf late in the first half only to see the pass tip off Metcalf’s outstretched fingers.

Lynch took over at halftime and led Seattle on a pair of third-quarter scoring drives, the first leading to a 43-yard field goal from Jason Myers and the second capped with his strike to Ferguson.

INJURIES

Denver lost rookie tight end Austin Fort to an apparent left knee injury after making a 29-yard catch in the fourth quarter. Fort immediately grabbed at his knee after planting his foot and had to be carted off the field.

Seattle picked up a pair of notable injuries to offensive tackle/tight end George Fant and running back Bo Scarbrough. Fant left in the first half with a right ankle injury after getting rolled up from behind while blocking downfield. Scarbrough, who was expected to get the bulk of carries in the second half, injured his hand in the third quarter. Neither returned.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Seahawks Duane Brown, Quinton Jefferson and Branden Jackson remained in the locker room during the national anthem, before joining their teammates on the sideline. It was a continuation of what the trio did during the anthem last season.

UP NEXT

Broncos: Denver will host San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 19.

Seahawks: Seattle travels to Minnesota on Sunday, Aug. 18.

Mercer’s game-ending homer gives Tigers win over Royals

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DETROIT (AP) – It took 864 major league games for Jordy Mercer to hit his first game-ending homer.

As he rounded the bases Thursday, one thought went through his mind.

“All I was really thinking was how cold the Gatorade bath was going to be,” he said. “I couldn’t wait to get to the plate, but they really got me.”

The 32-year-old Tigers shortstop didn’t mind, since his two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave Detroit a 10-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

“That’s an awesome feeling, especially since I had never hit one,” he said. “I have a lot of game-ending hits, but you always dream about hitting a walk-off homer. This isn’t the year we hoped for, but there are still good moments.”

The teams combined for eight homers on a rare night where the ball was flying at Comerica Park.

“We don’t get a lot of games like that here,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “It seemed like everything was going out.”

Travis Demeritte led off the ninth with his third walk of the game and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Rogers.

Mercer then hit a 2-1 fastball from Richard Lovelady (0-2) into the right-field stands for his sixth homer of the season.

“I wanted a fastball down and away and it stayed up,” Lovelady said. “Every time I tried to throw a fastball away, I couldn’t get it below the belt.”

The homer was Detroit’s fourth on a night in which both starters struggled.

Joe Jimenez (3-6) got the win with a scoreless ninth inning.

Tigers starter Matt Boyd gave up five runs on six hits, including three homers, and three walks in a season-worst 2 2/3 innings. Boyd entered the game fourth in the American League with 187 strikeouts, but only had one against the Royals.

“I knew right away I was out of sync, and that’s going to happen once in a while,” he said. “Usually, I can make an adjustment and get things back under control, but nothing worked tonight.”

Jorge Lopez, making his first start since May 25, only got four outs. He allowed five runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter.

Against a Tigers team with the American League’s worst on-base percentage, Kansas City pitchers walked nine batters.

“Walks early, walks in the middle and walks late,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “That’s not good for business. We’d been better lately at containing them, but we just couldn’t do it tonight.”

The Royals took a 2-0 lead in the first. Whit Merrifield led off the game with a double and scored on Hunter Dozier’s one-out homer to right.

Detroit, though, scored five runs on two hits in the second.

After a single and an error, Harold Castro’s three-run homer gave the Tigers the lead.

Lopez walked the next two hitters and, after a groundout, hit JaCoby Jones to load the bases. He then walked Niko Goodrum on four pitches to force in Detroit’s fourth run of the inning before being replaced by Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy walked Miguel Cabrera to make it 5-2 before getting out of the inning.

Dozier led off the third with his second homer of the game, and after Jorge Soler walked, Cheslor Cuthbert hit his eighth homer over the Royals bullpen in left-center field.

Boyd retired the next two batters but walked Nick Dini, bringing Matt Hall in from the bullpen.

Kyle Zimmer replaced McCarthy to start the third and walked the first three batters he faced. Mercer struck out, but Victor Reyes bounced into a run-scoring force at second to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead.

Cabrera led off the fourth with his 473rd career homer to make it 7-5, but Gordon hit a three-run homer over the scoreboard in right-center to put the Royals ahead 8-7 in the sixth.

Demeritte hit his first major league homer to tie it in the seventh.

JACKSON COMES BACK TO DETROIT

After the game, the Tigers optioned LHP Blaine Hardy to Triple-A Toledo and selected the contract of much-traveled RHP Edwin Jackson. Jackson, who has played for 14 major league teams, spent the 2009 season in Detroit and made his only All-Star team.

GORDON’S HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Gordon’s sixth-inning homer was his 15th at Comerica Park, the most by any active visiting player. He is tied with Joe Crede for fifth since the stadium opened in 2000. David Ortiz is the leader with 23 in 55 games.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Jones left the game after being hit on the left wrist in the second inning. X-rays were negative.

“We really got lucky, because our trainer was afraid on the field that it might be a fracture,” Gardenhire said. “Instead it is just a deep bruise.”

MEMORABLE DEBUT

Dini, making his major league debut, singled to left in the sixth inning. The catcher is the 10th Royal to play his first game in the majors in 2019.

STREAK FINALLY ENDS

Hall pitched a perfect fourth inning, ending a streak of 43 straight innings where Tigers pitchers had allowed at least one baserunner.

UP NEXT

The teams play the second of four games on Friday evening, with Kansas City’s Brad Keller (7-11, 3.95) facing Jackson (1-5, 11.12).

Police: Kansas teen arrested for alleged school threat

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FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged school threat and have made an arrest.

Just before 8a.m. Thursday, police received a call from a concerned parent with information about a possible threat of violence to the High School in Dodge City, according to a social media report.

Officers immediately responded and followed up on the information provided. After investigating the information, they arrested a 13-year-old high school student without incident.

Criminal threat charges will be filed with the Ford County Attorney’s Office, according to police.

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