Alice Allen, of Hutchinson, 99, died April 9, 2018. She was a longtime resident of Graham County, Kansas.
She was the daughter of John and Sarah (Mackey) Kerr.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Allen, one son, a stepbrother and infant grandson. Survivors include: three daughters: Norma (Bill) Imel of Paola, Marie (Ed) Sharpe of Hill City and Linda Naiman of Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.
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Gaylyn Jean Andrews passed away on April 9, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita at the age of 81. She was born on the family farm near Codell, Kansas on December 10, 1936 to Everett Aaron Lamb and Eula Madeline (Winters) Lamb. On May 23, 1954 she married William Carroll Hutton in Codell, Kansas. They were blessed with 5 children: Vickie, Joleen, Janiece, Dawn, and Vawn. They later divorced and on June 12, 1965 she married Eldon Dean Andrews in Stockton, Kansas. They were blessed with a daughter: Tialisa.
Gaylyn attended school in Codell. She played basketball and the clarinet in the band. She started working when she was in 7th grade at Apple’s Café. Gaylyn graduated from Codell High School in 1954. While her children were young she was a homemaker and worked as an avid seller for Avon. She later worked for Smith’s Furniture in Stockton from 1984 until it closed. Gaylyn had a great sense of humor and loved to joke around. Her favorite day of the year was April Fools’ Day. Not too long ago she made cupcakes stuffed with cotton balls in the middle to share with many of her loved ones. She also loved Halloween, bowling in her earlier years, and her dog Coco.
Gaylyn is survived by her children Vickie St. Clair and husband Scott of Stockton, Joleen Hutton and husband Robert Lanham of Loveland, CO, Janiece Cook and husband Wes of Plainville, Dawn Palmer of Stockton, Vawn Hutton and wife Karen of Stockton, and Tialisa Muir and husband Patrick of Stockton; sisters Karolyn Eastep and husband Don of Sedalia, MO, Sharolyn Gramm and husband Don of Mountain Home, AR, Beverly Nelson of Lee-High, FL, and Jacquelyn Werner and husband Ron of Plainville; 18 grandchildren, Chad Hutton (Julia), Raelyn Holmes, Stefani Fitts, Zach Plante, Tyler Plante (Julie), Quintin Plante (Randi), Wayne Cook (Brooke), Lynn Finnesy, Jennifer Lucio, Krista Klingenberg, Robert Klingenberg, Heath Muir (Lacey), Monica Hutton, Tabitha Meier (Ryan), Nathan Palmer, and Shayla Palmer; and 35 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents Everett and Eula Lamb and infant son Everett Dean Hutton.
Gaylyn was a hardworking and fun-loving woman. She knew how to have fun and enjoy life along the way. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her, but the celebration of her life and memories will never be forgotten.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. at Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home in Stockton. Burial will follow in the Stockton Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
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TOPEKA – Whether you’re looking for a way to gain some volunteer hours or simply just feel like “giving back,” consider volunteering for the 2018 “Keep It Clean Kansas” state park cleanup event on April 21, 2018. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and Westar Energy, will host the special Earth Day event from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and volunteers of all ages are invited to participate.
Five Kansas state parks have been selected as cleanup sites this year – Webster State Park in Stockton, Wilson State Park in Sylvan Grove, Sand Hills State Park in Hutchinson, Eisenhower State Park in Osage City, and Prairie Spirit Rail Trail in Garnett.
Volunteers at each park will be served breakfast and given a commemorative event T-shirt. To register as a volunteer, visit www.kdheks.gov/waste/earthday.
For more information about Kansas state parks, visit www.ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks.
CITY OF HAYS
Please be advised that beginning Wednesday, April 11, 2018, diamond grinding work will begin on Canterbury Drive between 27th and 13th Streets.
Traffic control will be set in areas of work during working hours and moved off to the side at the end of the work day. Access to entrances will remain open to traffic.
This location of the 2018 Street Improvement Project is scheduled to be completed within two weeks.
The city of Hays regrets any inconvenience this may cause to the public.
If there are any questions, please call the Office of Project Management at 785-628-7350 or the contractor, Diamond Surface Inc., at 763-420-5009.
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LARNED – The Kansas Association of Court Services Officers (KACSO) named Shana O’Neill of Larned as the 2018 Outstanding Court Services Officer of the Year at its annual banquet April 5 in Wichita.
O’Neill has served as a court services officer (CSO) with the 24th Judicial District for the past 23 years. In addition to her traditional probation supervision role, she also serves as the judicial district’s primary mediator for child custody and visitation dispute resolution.
The 24th Judicial District is comprised of Pawnee, Edwards, Hodgeman, Lane, Ness and Rush Counties.
In presenting the award, Gail Antenen, Director of Court Services for the 24th Judicial District, shared with the crowd how O’Neill’s calm, easy-going “we’ll make it work” personality was indispensable while their agency recently transitioned through the retirements of its longtime director and another supervision officer with thirty plus years of experience.
O’Neill’s husband and daughter, along with her co-workers, were in attendance to show their support for the honor. She is married to Michael O’Neill. The couple have two adult children, Briana and Ty.
Those of you who know my family are not surprised that we are avid K-State fans, showing our purple pride every chance we get. Besides cheering the sports teams on, I appreciate the connection I have had for nearly 30 years working for K-State Research & Extension. It is exciting to be able to bring research based information to help improve your family’s quality of life.
Today, though, the power of purple I am referring to is purple foods. The more color you put on your plate, the better – especially when it is purple. Foods with a rich hue, such as blueberries, grapes, purple cabbage, or eggplant may health heart health, blood pressure, and obesity. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) shows that adults who eat purple and blue fruits and vegetables have reduced risk for both high blood pressure and low HDL cholesterol, which is the “good” kind. These adults were also less likely to be overweight.
So, what makes purple food so special? The magic is found in the compounds that give purple foods their color, called anthocyanins. They are antioxidants that help protect against cell damage and help reduce inflammation. Anthocyanins are believed to also prevent some cancers and diabetes, and can improve memory.
While the benefits of purple and blue foods are widely known, they make up only 3 percent of the average American’s fruit and vegetable intake. Here are a few tips to purple-up your diet.
Donna Krug is the Family & Consumer Science Agent and District Director for the Cottonwood Extension District – Great Bend Office. You may reach her at: (620)793-1910 or [email protected]
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing a bank in Bonner Springs, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
Timothy Karpovich, 39, Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. An affidavit filed in the case alleged that Karpovich robbed the KCB Bank at 13010 Commercial in Bonner Springs. He gave the teller a handwritten note and kept his right hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. He fled the bank on foot.
Police received a tip that the robber gambled regularly at Harrah’s Casino in North Kansas City, Mo. Casino employees identified Karpovich from a bank surveillance photo. He was arrested without incident at the casino.
Sentencing is set for July 2. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison
GEARY COUNTY — The K-18 bridge that carries Interstate 70 eastbound in Geary County over Clarks Creek is open again.
KDOT closed the bridge and detoured drivers after they found debris from a previous overlay that needed cleaned up and patched.
KDOT opened the bridge late Tuesday. There are no reports of any accidents or injuries.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University has named five finalists for its next chancellor.
The NMSU Board of Regents voted this week to approve a short list of candidates to lead the southern New Mexico college amid declining state funding. Kansas State University College of Agriculture Dean John Floros is listed as a finalist.
Barbara Damron is also listed as a finalist. She will leave her post as secretary of higher education when Gov. Susana Martinez leaves office at the end of the year.
The other finalists are Missouri University of Science and Technology Provost Robert Marley; former president of Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, Brian Stevenson; and U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory former president Dan Arvizu.
Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Red Flag Warning Today pic.twitter.com/oKEr4iqz17
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) April 11, 2018
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east in the evening.
ThursdaySunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 50. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight.
FridayA 40 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph.
Friday NightA chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Very windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
SaturdayMostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Very windy.
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan.-The Hays High Lady Indians their second straight game with a 2-0 shutout of Great Bend on Tuesday afternoon in Hays. It was another game where the Lady Indians controlled the ball much of the game. Despite that ball control the game remained scoreless at halftime.
The second half featured more Lady Indian control along with a couple of goals and some of the intensity you would expect from the two Western Athletic Conference rivals. Kallie Leiker drew first blood in the 54th minute to give the Lady Indians the 1-0 lead. Hays High was able to put the game away in the 73rd minute when Allison Shubert crossed the ball in front of the goal and connected with Cori Isbell who put the ball in the back of the net for the final score of the game.
The Lady Indians have won four out of their last five with a tie mixed in the middle of those four wins. Hays improves to 5-2-1 on the season and are now 2-0-1 in the WAC. They are off until April 16th when they host Garden City at 4pm.
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LINDWOOD, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas man is charged in the death of a woman who was reported missing last week.
Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson says 63-year-old Dan Flannagan was charged Friday with second-degree murder in the death of 61-year-old Constance Perryman.
A family member reported Perryman missing Thursday night. Her body was found on farm property south of Linwood.
Flannagan and Perryman lived on the property where her body was found.
Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley says Perryman apparently was shot.
Sherley say a disagreement at the home apparently led to the shooting but the investigation is continuing.
