MIAMI (AP) -A former Kansas City Chief and University of Florida football player has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for a health care fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked the federal government out of about $20 million.
Grow- photo courtesy Pinellas Co. Sheriff
Federal court records show that 46-year-old Monty Grow was sentenced Monday and ordered to pay about $18 million in restitution.
Grow was convicted earlier this year on 17 counts of health care fraud and money laundering in a kickback scheme from Patient Care America, a South Florida compounding pharmacy.
Prosecutors say Grow got millions in illegal payments for recruiting patients who were covered by the Tricare health insurance program for the U.S. Department of Defense, which services veterans.
Grow played the 1994 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs, competing in 15 games and tallying one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and seven tackles. He also played one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and continue the search for a suspect.
Custer had a previous conviction for burglary in Kingman County and for aggravated battery in Sedgwick County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections
On Tuesday afternoon, police responded to a home in the 3800 Block of S. Meridian in Wichita, according to Lt. Todd Ojile. A neighbor crawled through a window in the home and found 39-year-old Trenton Custer dead.
He had been shot several times sometime during the weekend, according to Ojile.
Neighbors told police there was some type of disturbance late Friday or early Saturday and gunshots were heard.
Police are looking for two or three people who lived at the home with Custer, according to Ojile.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan State football player facing a May trial for an alleged sexual assault has been arrested in Kansas.
Robertson-photo Finney Co.
Auston Robertson was arrested Tuesday by Garden City, Kansas, police who are investigating marijuana crimes and other offenses. The disclosure was made Thursday by a prosecutor in Lansing, Michigan.
In response, a judge revoked Robertson’s bond in the assault case. He’s charged with raping a woman at an apartment near Michigan State a year ago.
Robertson, a defensive end, was kicked off the Michigan State team but played last fall at Garden City Community College in Kansas. He had 73 tackles.
His Michigan lawyer, Brent Leder, declined to comment on the new arrest. Robertson remains in custody in Finney County, Kansas.
Guy E. Stewart, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on October 31, 1939 in Grigston, Kansas the son of Tom & Mildred Payton Stewart. Guy was a lifetime Scott City resident and was a retired printer and worked for USD 466 as a janitor in Shallow Water, Kansas for 20 years and was currently a School Bus Driver.
On October 26, 1958 he married Valarie Harp in Friend, Kansas. She survives.
Survivors include his Wife – Valarie Stewart of Scott City, Kansas, One Son – Edward G. Stewart of Scott City, Kansas, Two Daughters – Carolyn D. Rowland of Scott City, Kansas, Melissa R. & Norman Tedford of Garden City, Kansas, Seven Grandchildren – Levi M. Heinrich of Holcomb, Kansas, Tia Heinrich of Scott City, Kansas, Kayla Stewart of Moberly, Missouri, Kelly LaMasters of Meade, Kansas, Evin Tedford of Garden City, Kansas, Josh Tedford of Garden City, Kansas, Courtney Gravett of Mexico, Missouri and Nine Great Grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his Parents, Three Brothers and Three Sisters and One Great Grandson.
Memorial Funeral Services will be at the Shallow Water School in Shallow Water, Kansas at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 with Don Williams presiding.
Memorials can be made to the Pence Community Church in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.
SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for alleged felony animal cruelty.
Matthew Fullen
After a report from a concerned citizen, sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant Wednesday for a pasture near Woodward Road and Lapsley Road and an adjacent home in the 5000 Block of Country Club Drive southeast of Salina, according to Sheriff Roger Soldan.
Deputies found neglected cattle and horses on the property. There were 30 horses and 96 cows reported in poor health, according to Soldan. Some had died.
In addition to the animals in the pasture, deputies seized 24 dogs, cats and rabbits and 39 additional animals from the residential property, according to Soldan.
They also arrested Beverly Fullen, 66, and Matthew Fullen, 40, on requested felony charges of cruelty to animals and 165 counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals.
Beverly Fullen-photo Saline Co.
The Salina Animal Shelter and the Saline County Sheriffs Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad helped round up and place the animals with ranchers in the area who could help, according to Soldan.
The next steps in the legal requirements for upcoming construction of the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center, Vine Street and 43rd Street, will be reviewed by Hays city commissioners tonight during their work session.
According to a memo from Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty, The two percent CID (Community Improvement District) sales tax, the TIF Project Plan (Tax Increment Financing), and the Transient Guest Tax agreement have been previously discussed by the city commission.
There will be public hearings on the items at the April 26 commission meeting.
City staff has been working with bond counsel and the developer on a Development Agreement, the overall agreement governing the legal relationship between the developer and Hays, which will further define the project. Kevin Wempe, with Gilmore and Bell P.C., will be at tonight’s work session to explain the items in more detail.
Other agenda items include a request to replat Clubhouse Gardens II from two large lots into eight smaller lots, and bid award recommendations for waterline improvements at 2400 General Hays Road and replacement of the roof at the water plant and high service pump house.
Kansans that are new to vegetable gardening often have a hard time knowing how much of each variety to plant. Kansas State Research and Extension has a publication that might help you out with this problem.
The “Vegetable Garden Planting Guide” gives information on how much to plant of each veggie per person along with the average crop-yield expected per 100 feet.
Also included is a garden calendar highlighting recommended planting dates and expected harvest dates based on the average of seasonal temperatures. Information on specific crops is detailed including; days to germinate, plants or seeds needed per 10 feet of row, depth of planting, spacing within the row and spacing between rows.
Check out this publication online at: https://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/mf315.pdf, or you can find the publication at the Cottonwood Extension District’s office either in Great Bend or in Hays.
Another publication that is available and is a bit more in-depth, is titled the “Kansas Garden Guide.” This 77-page booklet covers much more detail, having sections on planning a garden, composting, improving soil, seeding and planting, garden care, watering, planting gardens for fall production, insect and disease control, container gardening, season extension and harvesting and storing. This is followed by an extensive section on how to grow specific vegetables and herbs.
You may order the print publication at https://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/Item.aspx?catId=534&pubId=8219 . This web page also provides a link to a free PDF copy of the same publication. These publications can also be quite helpful for the more experienced gardeners too.
Shifting gears here, I would like to discuss a bit on herbicides that address grass problems. So often one hears or reads information on herbicides that rid broad leaf weeds in turf areas, but rarely on how to attack unwanted grassy weeds that may be growing in your perennial garden, or areas around bushes and trees.
There are two major herbicide products that are used to kill grasses specifically that may have invaded your broadleaf plant area. Commercially, the trade names for these products are Fusilade and Poast.
Homeowner labeling is more diverse. Fusilade may be sold under the names of Ortho “Grass-B-Gon”, and Poast is sometimes sold to homeowners under the Poast label but it’s usually sold as “Bonide Grass Beater,” “Fertilome Over the Top II Grass Killer,” “Hi-Yield Grass Killer” and “Monterey Grass Getter.” Fortunately, you can identify these products by their common chemical names listed on the label. Fusilade’s common chemical name is fluazifop, and Poast’s is sethoxydim.
If you decide to use one of these products, read the label carefully. Remember, these chemicals are for killing grasses. Often, a surfactant (crop oil) must be added to the spray solution for the herbicide to work well. Please note; some grassy weeds such as bromegrass and sandbur are not controlled. Neither is mature tall fescue controlled, though seedling tall fescue is. Established Bermudagrass is knocked back but rarely killed.
Though both these products can be used over the top of numerous broadleaf plants (including iris), there are some differences in labeling. For example, if you need to control grasses in strawberries, choose Poast because it has a seven-day waiting period before harvest. Fusilade cannot be used within one year of harvest.
Rip Winkel is the Horticulture agent in the Cottonwood District (Barton and Ellis Counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact him by e-mail at [email protected] or calling either 785-682-9430, or 620-793-1910. This article is based on information from Ward Upham, Kansas State Research and Extension.
BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted suspect on new charges after an early morning traffic stop.
Bailey-photo KDOC
Just before 1a.m. Thursday police stopped a vehicle in the 1000 Block of Heizer in Great Bend, according to a media release from police chief David Bailey.
The driver made contact with the driver identified as 39-year-old Eugene Black. He was wanted on a number of arrest warrants, according to police.
Officers also deployed the police department’s K-9 Laser which helped officers find illegal drugs in the vehicle. Offices seized the drugs and weapons.
Black was jailed for possession of meth, marijuana and cocaine within 1000 feet of a school. He is also facing a weapons charge, according to police. Black is being held on a $100,000 Bond.
He has previous convictions for stalking, theft, battery, violation of a protection order, flee/attempt to elude and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say a fire that crossed the Kansas and Colorado state line burned about 75 square miles of grassland.
Crews working the fire early Wednesday-photo courtesy Steven Co. Emergency Services
Kansas Adjutant General’s Department spokeswoman Katie Horner says about one-third of the burned land is in Morton and Stanton counties in the western part of the state. The release says the wind-whipped fire that raged Tuesday and Wednesday also destroyed five Kansas homes and several outbuildings. Crews are monitoring hot spots, although the fire is largely extinguished.
Horner says another 26 fires burned Wednesday in Kansas and that five of them are responsible for consuming another 37 square miles.
The only injuries reported so far in Kansas are in Wallace County, where Sheriff Larry Townsend says three firefighters were treated Tuesday for smoke inhalation and heat exposure before being released.
HUTCHINSON— A 25-year-old Kansas man arrested in association with a serious domestic case is now formally charged.
Smith-photo Reno Co.
On Wednesday, the state charged Bryce A. Smith of Hutchinson with kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery and criminal damage.
On April 9, Smith came home just after 2 p.m. and allegedly found his girlfriend with another man, according to court testimony.
Smith then became angry, held the victim against her will, slapped and choked her. She told police that she became dizzy and believed if Smith had held her any longer she would have passed out.
Smith also caused damage to a wall inside the home during the altercation, according to testimony.
The victim managed to get away to a neighbor’s home and sought help.
Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen declined to lower Smith’s $75,000 bond. The case now moves to a waiver-status docket.
In celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center will host “The Great Migration Rally” from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the center.
The KWEC, 592 NE K-156 Highway, is at the southeast side of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, northeast of Great Bend.
Participants will begin their own migration adventure with several activities, including: a migration adventure contest, crafts, a Ukrainian egg display, FHSU’s MakerSpace van, games and a live bird display featuring Lurch the turkey vulture, hawks, owls and falcons presented by Pat Silovsky, Milford Nature Center director.
A demonstration and display of Ukrainian eggs will be provided by Christine Slechta, Wilson. In the MakerSpace van, children will be provided with the opportunity to make a sled kite. Participants will also be able to create an edible bird house, solve an egg match and get a bird tattoo.
After receiving a map, participants will drive through Cheyenne Bottoms, making two stops before making a stop at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Children will then arrive at Barton Community College’s Camp Aldrich. Participants will collect bird migration cards throughout the afternoon to earn points for prizes, including an action sport camera, tents, fishing poles, camping gear for kids and adults and local artwork.
“The concept is to provide information about the hazards birds face during migration with a fun and entertaining approach,” said Curtis Wolf, KWEC manager.
Supper will be served, followed by a “Birds of Prey Show” presentation by Silovsky, and several of her live program birds.
“We were very fortunate to have so many businesses, organizations and individuals donate prizes for this event,” said Wolf. “We also appreciate Barton Community College’s partnership, as well as sponsorships from the city of Great Bend, the Nature Conservancy, Friends of Cheyenne Bottoms and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.”
Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 through 12. Children under 5 get in free. Participants must register by April 23.
Dennis McLaughlin, 65, Schoenchen, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at his home.
He was born December 28, 1952 in Larned, Kansas the son of Boyd and Loretta M. (Vratil) McLaughlin. He was a carpenter and a truck driver. He enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing, and watching KU basketball and the Kansas City Chiefs.
He is survived by companion; Debbie Fuzzell of the home, and five brothers; Galen McLaughlin, Hays, Terry (Dana) Wilson, Parshall, ND, Craig (Chris) McLaughlin, Hays, Mark Wilson, Fountain, CO, and Monte Wilson, Hays.
He is preceded in death by his parents, step-father; Charles B. Wilson, and a step-brother, Randy Wilson.
Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2017 at Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, 29th and Indian Trail, Hays. Burial will follow in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Gorham. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to the Dennis McLaughlin memorial fund to help with expenses and checks can be written to Galen McLaughlin in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.
