MANHATTAN – Chase Werth hit a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday lifting the TMP-Marian Monarchs to a 5-2 win over Wellsville in the first round of the 3A State Baseball Tournament in Manhattan.
Dusty Washburn post-game interview
The Monarchs took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Luke Ruder drew a bases loaded walk.
After the Monarchs took the early lead both starting pitchers really settled making runs hard to come by.
Monarch starter Cole Zimmerman was able to work out of a couple of early jams until the fourth inning when Wellsville’s Jackson Showalter delivered a two-run triple in the top of the fourth giving the Eagles a 2-1 lead.
TMP got the run back in the bottom of the sixth inning on an infield single by Adam Gottschalk.
It appeared that the Monarchs took the lead back when the next batter, pitch-hitter Eston Brown lined a pitch all the way to the wall in left-center that scored a pitch runner from first. But Wellsville appealed to first, claiming that Brown failed to touch first. He was called out and the run was disallowed.
With the game still tied at two in the bottom of the seventh the Monarchs got a leadoff single from Creighton Renz, who was 3-for-3 in the game. Then after a sacrifice bunt and Gavin Schumacher was hit by a pitch and Wellsville was forced to bring in a reliever to face Werth.
The Senior delivered with a three-run homerun sending the Monarchs to the 5-2 win a Friday’s state semifinals.
Fellow Senior Cole Zimmerman allowed just two runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and walked two as he improved to 8-1 on the season.
Game highlights
The Monarchs will play the winner of No. 4 Riley County and No. 5 Humboldt at 1:15 p.m. Friday.
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Police in the southeast Kansas community of Pittsburg are investigating the alleged assault of a disabled man in one of the city’s parks.
Pittsburg police Maj. Brent Narges says police were notified Monday that two videos were circulating on social media that showed a man being slapped and choked in Schlanger Park last week.
Narges says the victim is a dependent adult and the suspect is a 15-year-old boy.
The juvenile was arrested. Investigators have recommended charges of aggravated battery.
The videos prompted at least six complaints to Pittsburg police.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Pittsburg City Manager Daron Hall thanked those who notified police of the video, which he said shocked and sickened him.
Crawford County Attorney Michael Gayoso said he expects to file formal charges shortly.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A second man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a suburban Kansas City sheriff’s deputy.
Luth and Newman-Caddell
Twenty-three-year-old Brady Allen Newman-Caddell entered the plea Thursday to aggravated kidnapping, two rape counts and aggravated criminal sodomy.
Another man, William Luth, was sentenced previously to more than 41 years in prison for abducting the deputy in October 2016 from the parking lot of a detention center in Olathe, Kansas, as she arrived at work. She wasn’t in her uniform. She was released in the Missouri suburb of Lee’s Summit two hours later.
Newman-Caddell and Luth are both from suburbs on the Missouri side.
MCPHERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged school shooting threat and have filed a juvenile complaint, according to County Attorney Greg Benefiel.
On Tuesday, the Moundridge Police Department received report of a text message sent to to the High School of an impending school shooting that day, according to USD 423. An investigation that included the FBI and McPherson County Sheriff determined the threat a hoax, according to Benefiel.
The McPherson County Attorney’s office has filed a juvenile complaint charging the person who sent the text message.
Based on the investigation, authorities don’t believe any threat of violence ever existed, according to Benefiel.
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MCPHERSON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities and school district officials are investigating an alleged school threat Tuesday morning, according to a statement from USD 423 Superintendent George Leary.
“An anonymous threat was made referencing a possible shooting at Moundridge High School this morning, ” according to Leary.
Just after 11:30a.m., the USD 423 reported the McPherson County Sheriff’s office and Moundridge Police Department were continuing their investigation and following up on several leads.
The district also informed parents if they had picked up and student from school, they are not to return to school at any time Tuesday, according to Leary.
Any students who has any tips or information related to this case, please contact the Moundridge Police Department at (620) 345-2777, the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 245-
1267, CRIMESTOPPERS at (620) 241-1122 or the USD 423 District Office at (620) 345-5500.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) this week joined a group of colleagues to introduce the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely (TLAAS) Act.
Currently, overly-strict trucking regulations from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) require mandatory rest time that put livestock at risk, especially during summer and winter months. This bipartisan legislation would give American agriculture the flexibility it needs to safely transport livestock.
“In Kansas, our economy and ability to create jobs relies upon the success of our agriculture industry,” said Sen. Moran. “This bipartisan legislation provides a permanent solution that will give our livestock haulers flexibility to the hours-of-service rules that have threatened the ability of drivers to get safely to their destinations without causing unnecessary stress to the animals. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation that will make transportation easier on livestock, haulers and ranchers.”
Sen. Moran was joined by U.S. Senators Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) as sponsors of the legislation.
Background:
Sen. Moran has been a vocal advocate for a permanent solution to provide flexibility to hours-of-service rules that have a negative impact on Kansas livestock carriers while also leading efforts to delay implementation of the ELD mandate.
On December 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) required commercial vehicle drivers to install an electronic logging device (ELD) in their truck to track compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) rules. FMCSA exempted livestock haulers from this requirement until March 18, 2018 and a congressional delay has extended through September 30, 2018.
Currently, for livestock and insects, HOS rules require that haulers turn on their ELD after they cross a 150-air mile radius of the origin of their load (such as cattle). After crossing a 150-air mile radius, haulers must start tracking their on-duty time and can only drive 11 hours before taking a mandatory 10-hour rest time.
The inflexibility of these regulations will be costly for haulers and place the well-being and welfare of insects, cattle, hogs and other livestock at risk. The current law does not allow flexibility for livestock and insects to reach their destination given the vast geography of production and processing facilities, most often spanning from costal states to the Midwest. Extended stops for a hauler, which would be necessitated by these HOS regulations, are especially dangerous for livestock during summer or winter months; high humidity and winter temperatures with below freezing windchills cause significant stress on livestock.
The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely (TLAAS) Act addresses these problems and eases the burden of these far-reaching HOS and ELD regulations for haulers of livestock or insects.
Specifically, the TLAAS:
Provides that HOS and ELD requirements are inapplicable until after a driver travels more than 300-air miles from their source. Drive time for HOS purposes does not start until after 300-air mile threshold.
Exempts loading and unloading times from the HOS calculation of driving time.
Extends the HOS on-duty time maximum hour requirement from 11 hours to a minimum of 15 hours and a maximum of 18 hours of on-duty time.
Grants flexibility for drivers to rest at any point during their trip without counting against HOS time.
Allows drivers to complete their trip – regardless of HOS requirements – if they come within 150-air miles of their delivery point.
After the driver completes their delivery and the truck is unloaded, the driver will take a break for a period that is five hours less than the maximum on-duty time (10 hours if a 15-hour drive time).
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man involved in a fatal road rage incident has been sentenced to life in prison.
Rhoiney- photo Topeka Police
Shawnee County District Court Judge David Debenham on Thursday sentenced 23-year-old Andre Rhoiney Jr., for first-degree felony murder in the October 2016 road-rage shooting death of 28-year-old Michael Stadler He was sentenced to life plus 13 months.
Rhoiney was convicted in March after a mistrial was declared in an earlier trial.
A co-defendant, Daniel Askew, previously testified that Rhoiney fired two shots at a van Stadler was in after people in the two vehicles had exchanged words and rude gestures. Askew said Rhoiney meant to scare the people in the other car.
RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged drug distribution.
Rookstool-has a previous drug conviction, according to the Kan. Dept. of Corrections
Just after 2:30p.m. Wednesday, police arrested 48-year-old Samuel Rookstool, 48, of Clay Center, in the 4400 block of Kauffman Drive in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.
He was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for distribution of methamphetamine.
Rookstool is being held on $10,000.00 bond, according to the RCPD arrest report.
He has a previous drug conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating more than a dozen suspects following another sex trafficking sting.
On Wednesday, Vice Detectives, Patrol South officers and members of the Wichita Police Department Broadway Corridor team conducted a sex trafficking sting along south Broadway, according to officer Charley Davidson.
The sting targeted those who had gone to the area to purchase sexual relations.
During the assignment, officers made 15 arrests. This is the 9th sex trafficking assignment since August of 2017, according to Davidson. Police have made 85 arrests during that time including 15 women and 69 men, according to Davidson.
GARDEN CITY – High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) has filled the executive director position with an experienced leader who will be officially taking the reins in June.
Bob Davis is coming to HPPR from the Anniston Star, in Anniston, Alabama, where he worked for the past 12 years as editor and then publisher/editor.
In his role at the newspaper, Davis oversaw a news operation of more than two dozen employees in two newsrooms, where he helped the publication make its transition from print to digital, while developing the newspaper’s social media presence. He also played a part in the newspaper’s advertising, circulation, new product launches and other revenue generating initiatives.
He also served on the board of Consolidated Publishing Company, the Anniston Star’s parent corporation.
Prior to working at the Anniston Star, Davis worked as a design editor and OpEd/Sunday editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas.
Davis has a national reputation and contacts in journalism and with journalism organizations, but has a strong understanding about issues facing rural communities.
When asked why he decided to change directions and pursue a position with a public radio station, he said he had been looking for the right opportunity for a couple of years and felt that HPPR fit the bill.
“I’ve had a lifelong fascination with radio and I worked in radio as a college student and I’m quite fond of the medium as a way to connect to people,” Davis said.
In talking with HPPR staff and board members, Davis said another thing that attracted him to the position was the idea of community interwoven throughout HPPR’s approach to regional programming, including news, information and music.
Davis believes in managing organizations so they “punch above their weight class” and believes HPPR can be such an organization.
“At all the news organizations I’ve worked for, we’ve always wanted to aim high,” he said, adding that it has always been his aim to go after stories that oftentimes no one else is going to report. “We’re going to be fair and we’re going to put things in the proper context. And we’re also going to be open to criticism and open to hearing both sides. And that idea fits in with the caliber of folks I’ve encountered at HPPR.”
He also believes that listeners should “hear themselves” in HPPR, through regional programming.
Davis replaces Deb Oyler, who left HPPR in December to take the director position at the Finney County United Way, after serving as HPPR’s executive director for nine years and being with HPPR for a total of 18 years. Oyler remains active as an HPPR volunteer.
Davis said it is Oyler’s legacy that he believes will help him and the rest of the staff take HPPR to the next level.
“She’s going to be a hard act to follow,” he said. “A lot of care and thought had been put into the operations and management of HPPR and that’s the recipe for success.”
He will arrive in Garden City in early June.
He is married to Lisa Davis, an award-winning newspaper columnist and former Alabama public radio commentator. They have two children, Libby, 19, and Hugh, 17. In his spare time, Davis enjoys reading, cycling, hiking and watching politics.
High Plains Public Radio began broadcasting in 1980 with a single station, KANZ-FM, serving southwest Kansas and studios in the former Pierceville, KS grade school. Since then, HPPR has incrementally expanded its service area through local initiatives and capital campaigns. HPPR currently operates 19 FM stations and translators serving 78 counties across a five state region of the High Plains.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent statement from North Korea.
A letter from the President to Chairman Kim Jong Un: “It is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.” pic.twitter.com/3dDIp55xu1
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo with North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un-photo courtesy White House
Trump says in a letter to Kim released Thursday by the White House that based on the statement, he felt it was “inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.”
The president says the North Koreans talk about their nuclear capabilities, “but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used.”
Harold Lester Heronemus, age 89, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas surrounded by his loving family.
Harold was born October 26, 1928 on the family farm at Nekoma, Kansas, the oldest son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Schwartz) Heronemus. He served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict from 1951 through 1953. Following his discharge, he moved to Wichita County, Kansas where he met the love of his life, Lorraine Appl. They were married an August 6, 1953 at Ness City, Kansas and they then began farming and raising cattle on the Appl homestead south of Leoti, Kansas.
Harold also worked for the Wichita County Road Dept, was an Assessor for Wichita County and had a disc rolling and blade sharpening business.
He enjoyed attending auctions and collecting guns, coins, antiques and other keepsakes. Most of all, he loved his wife and family and attending all events that his children and grandchildren were involved in.
Harold attended the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas. He was a member of the former V.F.W. in Leoti, Kansas and the American Legion in Garden City, Kansas.
Harold’s surviving family includes-
His wife of 64 years-
Lorraine Heronemus-Leoti, Kansas
Three sons-
Daniel & Cuma Heronemus-Wichita, Kansas
Timothy Heronemus-Leoti, Kansas
Randall & Marsha Heronemus-Leoti, Kansas
One daughter-
Lori Beth & Steven Crathorne-Victoria, Kansas
Three siblings-
Anna & J.R. Means-Phoenix, Arizona
Estelene & Roscoe Hoddy-Liberal, Kansas
Clarence & Lana Heronemus-Amarillo, Texas
Eight grandchildren, Eighteen Great Grandchildren
His parents, Two brothers, Alvin Heronemus and Lee Heronemus, and one sister, Evelyn Powell precede him in death.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, May 25, 2018 at Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas with Reverend Brad Kirk officiating and military honors provided by the Funeral Detail from Fort Riley, Kansas.
There will be no public visitation.
Memorials may be given to the Leoti E.M.T.’s in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.
