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The K-State Research and Extension Cottonwood District office in Hays will be closed on Friday and Tuesday, due to no electricity in the building because of ongoing renovations and construction.
The office, located at 601 Main, Ste. A, will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5.
RILEY COUNTY— Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire early Wednesday in Manhattan.
Just after 2:15 a. m, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 2711 Amherst Avenue, the Living Word Church, for a report of an alarm sounding, according to a media release.
Upon arrival at the building which is directly adjacent to Firehouse 3, crews found a large one-story building with smoke showing. The fire was contained within 20 minutes, with ventilation taking several hours due to the size of the building.
The building is a one-story commercial building that contains the Living Word Church and Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The building was formerly a manufactured home factory. The church is currently undergoing an alteration. Loss is unknown at this time. The owner is listed as Living Word Fellowship Church Inc.
Dozens of descendants and re-enactors are assembling to make the Grand Reunion of Forsyth Scouts an historic event in itself. As sites in Kansas and Colorado partner in marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Beecher Island (The Fight Where Roman Nose Fell to the Cheyennes), people representing the scouts themselves and those who are the great and great-great grandchildren will walk in the footsteps of the U. S. Army officers and scouts and the Plains Tribes defending their homeland.
More than a year in planning, the events kicked off last weekend with a Friday evening reception for descendants at the Lincoln County Historical Museum, Lincoln, Kansas. Many of the original scouts came from this area and native son Mike Day presented the results of his searches of family histories including biographies of selected scouts.
On Saturday, August 25, the flag was raised over Fort Harker, Kanopolis, signaling the re-enactment of the men to sign on as scouts as their descendants are recognized. Historical presentations followed. Sunday morning featured a church service before the scouts ceremonially left for Fort Hays.
On September 1, the scouts will be adding to their ranks at Fort Hays State Historic Site. Reenactment, historians, entertainment, and educational programs will be held throughout the day. On Saturday evening, a Military and Citizens Hop (Dance) will be held to the music of Blackwolf. Period attire is welcome but not required. Sunday morning the scouts will “ride out” to Fort Wallace.
The third weekend of events will be held at the Fort Wallace Museum, Wallace, Kansas. Friday night’s activities will be a Guardians Only event open to the friends of the museum members. (To join, contact the museum.) Saturday morning events begin at 9 a.m. MDT with opening ceremonies including the unveiling of a lifelike sculpture of the Cheyenne warrior Roman Nose. Presentations will be offered throughout the day and the evening will feature Dave Zerfas in concert. Sunday morning a church service will be conducted by Chaplain Stan Copeland before the procession to the Fort Wallace Cemetery and services honoring the men who fell during the Battle of Beecher Island. For more information, call the museum at 785-891-3564.
The Beecher Island Battlefield, south of Wray, Colorado, will host events on September 15 and 16. Featuring re-enactments, entertainment, and vendors, the local community has kept the history of this site alive for decades. The story of the famed battle is also told in the Wray Museum, in downtown Wray. For more information, contact the City of Wray at 970-332-4431 or the Wray Museum at 970-332-5063.
In 1868, Gen. Phil Sheridan authorized the recruitment of civilian scouts to aid in the army’s campaign against hostile Plains Tribes. Men enlisted from northwestern Kansas and the commander was Maj. George “Sandy” Forsyth, with Lt. Fred Beecher, and Dr. John Mooers as surgeon. Forsyth was wounded and both Beecher and Mooers were killed in action as the command found itself pinned down on an island in the Arikaree River for nine days. Also killed was the Cheyenne warrior, Roman Nose. The relief column from Fort Wallace, comprised of the 10th US Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) found the men in a “dying state” subsisting on putrid horse and mule meat.
George Custer referred to this fight as the “greatest battle on the plains.”
Representatives from each site have been working for the past year to organize this collaborative event. Major sponsors include the TV Show Around Kansas, the Smoky Hill Trail Association, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism. Committee members are: Jim Gray, Greg Heller, Marla Matkin, Tatum Sprague-Kimzey, Mike Day, Ardith Hendrix, Jake Bauer, Jayne Pearce, J. D. Perry, Colby Terry, Tammy Younger, and Deb Goodrich.
For more information, find The Grand Reunion of Forsyth Scouts on Facebook.
Photo: Re-enactors kicked off the Grand Reunion of Forsyth Scouts at Fort Harker last weekend.
But, when it comes to voting, it takes a whole lotta thought to determine who’s really independent.
Ordinarily, the Kansas independent tradition of lettin’-em-alone and mindin’-your-own-business is an admirable trait. But this year’s gubernatorial race leaves no room for laissez-faire.
Like the guy dropped over the cliff, our original fall hurt not at all. Then came that Brownbackian sudden-stop, rude awakening at the bottom. The illusion of income-tax-free ,wild-west independence was revealed.
Now we’re wide awake, with a choice: Claw back up the cliff with Kelly, or drop into another Deep Ravine with the Raving, Ravenous Republican. A clear choice, right?
In a word, No. All this thanks to the “Independent” Oar-man, rowing us down the River, the so-called Independent, that is, the Independently Wealthy Businessman.
He’s Independent. You aren’t.
In Maine, people also have a reputation for independence. But Mainers have something we don’t. Ranked-choice voting. Under this system, they can vote for, say, a Green a Libertarian or an “Independent,” but without wasting their vote: if they don’t win, their ballot passes to whomever they marked second—in Kansas, say Laura Kelly. This opens up the system to a much wider range of views, while simultaneously encouraging people to be civil. Good deal.
But, while their system gives them a reasonable choice, ours doesn’t. So, are you listening, Independents?
The least independent (and responsible) thing you can do this November is vote for the “Independent” candidate.
Let him rag and rage on about how we’re all so dissatisfied, and both parties have sold us down the river, and he’s the savvy salesman with all the answers. This guy, who has spent not one day of his life in public office. This guy, whose miserable Don Quixote vote total will deny Kansans the right to choose the governor they want.
Independents, don’t vote for the Independent. Our Independence. Depends. On you.
David Norlin is Chairman of the Salina Planning Commission, former President of Salina Access TV, and a former College Director of Broadcasting and English Department Chair. He has twice run for Kansas State Office.
RENO COUNTY — A Kansas man arrested for charges associated with sexual abuse of children was formally charged Tuesday.
Shawn Rosenberg, 45, is now facing three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, one of which falls under Jessica’s Law, meaning he could receive a life sentence on that count alone if convicted.
A 15-year-old girl was seeing a counselor at Horizons Mental Health in Hutchinson for depression. During a session she told about being sexually abused for some time by Rosenberg.
Also, a woman who is now 20 years old alleges she was sexually abused by Rosenberg. She says the abuse went back to when she was 13, according to the complaint.
Rosenberg is jailed on a $161,000 bond. He will be back in court Sept. 19.
DECATUR COUNTY — Residents in Oberlin called a Kansas game warden after finding a porcupine walking up and down Main Street early Tuesday.
According to a social media report, the game warden was able to herd the porcupine to the edge of town and capture it in a barrel.
The porcupine was safely released away from town.
Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Tonight A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 11 to 13 mph.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are recommending a review of the state’s privatized child welfare model to determine whether it’s in the state’s best interest.
The Child Welfare System Task Force received the request Monday from two working groups created to examine the system of programs operated within the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Kansas enacted the privatized model in 1996 as part of a settlement in a case that said the child welfare system at the time violated the constitutional rights of children in state custody.
The model directs the department to contract with outside nonprofits to manage placing children into homes. There are currently more than 7,000 children in the state’s foster care system waiting to be reunited with their families or placed with adoptive parents. Many have experienced abuse and neglect.
Some lawmakers have said privatization makes it difficult for the state to properly oversee the child welfare system, which has been scrutinized in recent years because of children who died in state custody.
Department Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel said the agency’s challenges aren’t due to privatization.
“I think what you see now is the result of a very stressed system that wasn’t built to handle the number of children we currently have in out-of-home care,” Meier-Hummel said. “And we haven’t been doing the prevention services that we need to be doing. So I think if we make wiser investments in the front to help preserve families, then the private system can do what it needs to do.”
It may be time to re-examine the privatized system, said Sen. Laura Kelly, a task force member and the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
“I think we need to take a look at it,” she said. “Clearly that’s a huge part of the child welfare system as we do it in Kansas today, and I assumed that would be part of how we would go forward.”
The task force is expected to make final recommendations to the Legislature at the end of the year.
HUTCHINSON — The Reno County Health Department is investigating a possible outbreak of pertussis or “whooping cough” as it is known.
According to a media release there are currently, five cases of pertussis that have been reported and are still under investigation. Other possible cases are also being investigated at this time.
Pertussis is a highly-contagious respiratory infection that often causes serious problems and can be fatal in infants less than one year of age. Symptoms in adults and older children can be less severe. Symptoms generally appear four to 21 days after exposure to pertussis. Pertussis usually starts out with cold or flu-like symptoms including a runny nose, sneezing, fever, and cough that last 1-2 weeks. Symptoms worsen over time and the cough generally gets more severe.
Coughing spells in the next stages of pertussis can be followed by the “whoop” sound that is made when trying to inhale during or after a severe coughing spell. Person’s lips may also turn blue or they may vomit after a coughing spell.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges individuals that suspect they have pertussis to limit contact with unvaccinated children and see a physician as soon as possible. Please make sure your family’s vaccinations are up to date.
Protection against pertussis from the childhood vaccine “DTaP” decreases over time. Older children and adults, including pregnant women, should get a pertussis booster shot called “Tdap” to protect themselves and infants near or around them. If you need the Tdap vaccine, contact your doctor or call the Reno County Health Department at 620-694-2900.
STAFFORD COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting death that occurred Tuesday morning in Seward, Kan.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance at approximately 9:55 a.m. on Aug. 28, and special agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded.
At approximately 9:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a shooting that occurred. Upon arriving at 519 Seward Ave. in Seward, Kan., authorities discovered a female with gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead, and a male with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The two were acquaintances of one another.
EMS transported the injured man to an area hospital. His name is not being released at this time. The deceased female was identified as 35-year-old Adrianne C. Martin, of Seward.
There is no indication of any threat to the public as a result of this incident. An autopsy will be conducted.
This investigation is ongoing. No further information will be released at this time.
NEOSHO COUNTY – On Monday morning, Aug. 27, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) assisted the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office with the processing and recovery of huma skeletal remains located near the intersection of Ford Road and 50th Road in Neosho County, Kan, according to a media release.
A farmer who was mowing in the area located the remains. The remains were taken to the Shawnee County Coroner’s office for examination. Identification of the remains is pending.
The investigation is being treated as a suspicious death and is currently ongoing. If you have any information, please contact the Neosho County Sheriff’s Office or call 1-800-KSCRIME.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Mexican citizen who has been deported four times, Jorge Carrillo-Hernandez, 36, was sentenced Monday to 57 months in federal prison for unlawfully returning to the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
Carrillo-Hernandez, was also sentenced to an additional term of 24 months in prison, to be served consecutively, because he was still on supervised release in another case when he unlawfully returned.
Records filed in court prior to his sentencing showed that between 2003 and 2013, he was convicted of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, domestic battery, three times for driving under the influence, and twice in federal court for unlawful re-entry following deportation subsequent to convictions for aggravated felonies.
In the present case, he came to the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after his fourth arrest for DUI in April 2017.
