WICHITA—Kansas is a national leader in wind energy, but a new report shows the state lags in the adoption of other so-called green technologies.
Find out how Kansas compares to the rest of the country.
Wind
Kansas and other Plains states produce the majority of the nation’s wind energy. While that’s mostly because the area has the highest average sustained wind speeds, the leading wind states have put in place regulatory policy and tax incentives aimed at attracting wind developers.
In 2018, developers installed 543 megawatts of new wind generation in Kansas, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy study. That’s good enough for sixth in the country.
As far as overall capacity, Kansas ranks fifth.
And since 2009, the amount of wind-generated electricity produced in Kansas has grown sevenfold, the third most of any state during the same time period.
Solar
Like with wind, Kansas is in a great position to turn abundant solar radiation into electricity.
Unlike with wind, it hasn’t.
A report from the environmental advocacy group Environment America ranks Kansas 45th in solar energy growth from 2009 to 2018.
In 2018, only 36 gigawatt hours (GWh) were produced in the state. That’s compared to nearly 40,000 GWh coming from the nation’s top state, California.
Everything Else
Kansas has adopted other new green technologies slower than most of the country, too. Cumulative electric vehicle sales in Kansas through 2018 is only 2,621 vehicles — ranking 33rd among U.S. states.
Major electric utility companies in Kansas haven’t invested in any large-scale battery storage projects, either. That’s not unique — it’s a relatively new technology — but the Environment America report shows adoption in the rest of the country is growing quickly.
But thanks to Kansas’ quick adoption of wind energy and developers’ willingness to build here, the state still ranks high when it comes to the amount of renewable energy it produces in relation to how much energy it consumes.
In 2018, 47% of the electricity the state used came from wind or solar, the second- highest percentage in the country.
Brian Grimmett reports on the environment, energy and natural resources for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow him on Twitter @briangrimmett or email him at grimmett (at) kmuw (dot) org. The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio focused on the health and well-being of Kansans, their communities and civic life.
Students at Broken Arrow Elementary in the Shawnee Mission School District develop reading skills using iPads. Every student in the district receives an iPad or Macbook. (Photo by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service)
WICHITA — Smartboards have been replacing chalkboards in Kansas for more than a decade. Yet districts are still figuring out tech’s place in the classroom.
Arming each student with a tablet makes it easier to create individualized lesson plans, and schools and parents can better keep track of student progress and assignments. But without the proper barriers, technology can distract more than assist (for example, parents can’t as easily regulate their kids’ screen time).
Still, Kansas schools believe the slow adjustment to tech-heavy classrooms is worth the trouble considering growing demands for digital skills in the workforce.
“This is the reality you have to deal with,” said Mark Tallman, associate executive director of communications at the Kansas Association of School Boards, “but the districts are struggling to find a way to make sure they’re not a distraction.”
Counterprogramming Netflix
Many school districts in Kansas have been providing computers for each student for years, and in Shawnee Mission, students started getting a tablet or laptop in 2014.
It was a rollout Shawnee Mission East High School teacher Linda Sieck described as “fast and furious.” She said the first year was marked by trial and error as teachers figured out how screen-based education would work.
In the five years since, Shawnee Mission teachers have better adapted to the technology, but still worry about how distracting the devices can be.
The district controls what apps and websites students can use on the devices. Enterprising students, however, have found ways to play games during class or pull up an entertainment app like Netflix when a teacher’s back is turned, pitting teachers against Stranger Things and Thirteen Reasons Why for attention.
“You’d get a hallelujah from people if we would just block Netflix,” Sieck said.
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
Schools have less control over devices students bring in, namely cellphones. Some districts let students use cellphones in class, often only with permission by a teacher and restricted to high schoolers.
At Highland Park High School in Topeka, some classes require students to put their phones in special locked pouches. In Wichita, phones are allowed between class time at high schools, a change made in 2018 when the district’s strict ban on cellphones failed to stop students from using them.
But there’s no guarantee every student has a cellphone or that all the phones will work the same.
“Many districts tried a BYOD approach — bring your own device,” said Boyd Adolfsson, vice president of technology for the education consulting group IDE Corp. “And that’s really what brought to the forefront the equity concerns.”
That’s part of the philosophy behind districts providing the computers: Giving every student the same device ideally would help even the education and technology playing field (though students without internet access at home are still at a disadvantage when it comes to tech-driven curriculums).
Workforce training
The main reason the Lansing School District in the Kansas City metro area started giving students computers was to better prepare them for the growing number of jobs that require computer skills.
Superintendents believe developing students’ computer expertise is worth the distractions.
“You’re not going to be able to segregate yourself from all things technology and still be a functional member of our society,” said Dan Wessel, the interim superintendent at the Lansing School District.
Levels Of Freedom
Teachers at Shawnee Mission found the computers gave them more options for assignments. Students could research beyond the topics printed in a textbook and tasks delivered through an app were less likely than a paper copy to get lost on the trek from school to home.
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School junior Kelly VandenBos said working on a Macbook made it easier to take control of what she was learning. But that flexibility is often undercut by technical issues. Connection problems with the district’s virtual private network frequently keep students from accessing homework assignments outside of school.
“It’s a daily occurrence,” VandenBos said. “I haven’t had as many issues but I know a lot of people in my classes that complain about how they’re not getting their problems taken care of.”
For parents, the reliance on devices means they have less control over their kids’ screen time.
In November, about a dozen parents in the district spoke out against Shawnee Mission’s tech policy during a school board meeting. They were concerned that the screens could be addictive and harm brain development, along with other issues.
So, Shawnee Mission created a task force to evaluate the policy, and in a report delivered in June, the panel recommended that the district’s tech be used with more care. It suggested better integrating tech into individualized plans for each student and balance with time away from screens.
Other school districts in Kansas have faced controversy over their tech policies too. The Wellington school district started using an online classroom tool called Summit Learning in 2018, but parents threatened to pull students out of the school over frustration with the program.
Wellington student Michaela Washington-Adkins said that while the tech-driven curriculum took some adjustment, she was able to use it to skip her junior year.
“The Summit platform was probably one of the reasons why I was able to graduate early because, as I was able to pace myself, a lot of my classes I finished before the year even ended,” Washington-Adkins said during a Kansas Leadership Center event on Kansas school redesigns last week.
The Shawnee Mission district sent a letter to its principals earlier this month recommending computers be put away during recess and special classes like art and music.
For Gretchen Shanahan, whose kids go to Shawnee Mission schools, this is a welcome step. But she is still not convinced about the value of having screens in the classroom.
“I’m not a Luddite,” Shanahan said. “But it is also about determining how is this beneficial.”
Stephan Bisaha reports on education and young adult life for the Kansas News Service. You can follow him on Twitter @SteveBisaha or email him at bisaha (at) kmuw (dot) org. The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public Radio focused on the health and well—being of Kansans, their communities and civic life.
Michael A. Smith is a Professor of Political Science at Emporia State University.What lessons does the success of Congresswoman Sharice Davids hold for the rest of Kansas?
Davids became Kansas’ only Democrat in Congress after defeating incumbent Kevin Yoder by nearly ten points in 2018. Democrats had taken notice after Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton narrowly won this district in 2016. The Kansas City-area third district includes all of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, and northern Miami County. In the 1990s and early 2000s, earlier versions of it were represented by moderate Democrat Dennis Moore.
Moore was a white, married, heterosexual male and a prominent local attorney. Davids is a self-described policy wonk, lesbian, Native American member of the Ho-Chunk nation, and former Mixed Martial Arts fighter. She defeated democratic socialist Brett Welder to win the Democratic nomination in 2018, then benefited from the anti-Trump sentiment that fed a nationwide “wave” election. Democrats, including many women, did particularly well in suburban districts, especially among college-educated female voters.
Since taking office, Davids has focused on quiet, policy-based leadership, a stark contrast with other newly-elected Democratic women like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Iihan Omar. Locally, she has been“shadowing” workers in her district to learn more about their jobs. Davids is cautious, refusing to sign policies such as the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, arguing that they may not be in the best interest of her constituents.
Davids is smart to stay active and connected. Wave elections like 2018 are often followed by self-correcting ones, when many of the newly-elected officials are culled and the districts return to their original party leaning. For example, in 2010, Republicans won back the U.S. House largely by defeating Democrats who had been elected in 2006 and 2008, which had been good years for Democrats. Of 52 Democrats defeated in 2010, 22 had been elected just two years earlier, 11 more in 2006, and one in a 2009 special election. Republicans also won most open seats, and President Obama suffered the biggest setback of his presidency.
Two Republican challengers have already filed, both women. Amanda Adkins is a corporate executive who served in the Brownback Administration. Sarah Hart Weir is the former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society.
These candidates may seek to differentiate themselves from national party leadership, but order to win the primary, they may still have promise tax cuts, criminalization of abortion, absolutist stances on gun rights and support for President Trump. This could help Davids, because issues like education, public health and “common sense gun legislation” now play better with many suburban voters than do the old Republican themes of “God, guns, and gays.”
If Davids survives 2020, her next big test will be redistricting after the 2020 Census. Presumably, the district will still center on Johnson County.
What does this mean for Kansas? First, Democrats are likely to retain their majority in the House, so it makes sense for the state to have representation there. Davids’ seat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee affects the trucking and aircraft industries so important to Kansas’ economy. Second, other urban and suburban districts in Kansas could eventually shift as well.
In 2018, Democrat Paul Davis nearly won in the 2nd district, winning its population centers of Topeka and Lawrence. In Wichita, the voters of Sedgwick County backed Sam Brownback in 2010 and 2014, but chose Laura Kelly over Kris Kobach last year. Most Kansans today live in metropolitan areas, and they are not immune from the political changes seen in similar communities around the country.
Michael A. Smith is a Professor of Political Science at Emporia State University.
SMITH CENTER – After a first quarter dominated by solid defense and mistakes on offense the Smith Center Redmen were able to wear down the TMP-Marian Monarchs and pick up a 34-0 win to open the season.
Jay Harris postgame interview
Game Highlights
Both teams defenses really shined in the opening quarter, TMP forced Smith Center into a pair of turnovers on downs deep inside TMP territory and both teams lost a fumble in that opening frame.
Smith Center was finally able to break the scoreless tie early in the second quarter when Colton Shoemaker capped off an eight-play 76-yard drive with a 31-yardtouchdown. It was the first of two first-half rushing touchdowns Shoemaker and Smith Center led 13-0 at the break.
TMP did threaten to score with inside a minute to play in that first-half after Kade Harris had a long kickoff return and a penalty set the Monarchs deep inside Smith Center territory but a desperate heave to the endzone by TMP quarterback Bryce Seib was picked off at the goal line to end the first half.
Smith Center found the endzone one more time in the third quarter on a 20-yard touchdown run by quarterback Trenton Colby to take a 20-0 lead. The Redmen added a pair of fourth quarter scores on their way to a 34-0 win.
Smith Center collected over 400 yards of total offense in the when while the Monarchs were held to under 140 yards.
The Monarchs turned it over five total times with two interceptions, a fumble and two turn over on downs. TMP also committed 12 penalties for 70 yards.
Kade Harris put up a team-high 50 yards rushing.
Smith Center’s Jaden Atwood rushed for 159 yards, 59 of those coming on a fourth quarter touchdown run. Shoemaker also crossed the century mark with 109 rushing yards.
Smith Center improves to 1-0 and will take on Norton next Friday night while TMP starts the season 0-1 and travels to Ellis.
KANSAS CITY – The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was authorized a deviation from the operating manual for cumulative releases from reservoirs in the Kansas River Basin.
This decision was made in consultation with the Missouri River Basin Water Management through a thorough impacts analysis that addresses the downstream impacts of increased release targets and upstream impacts of not evacuating all the stored flood waters in the reservoir projects. Retaining flood storage in the Kansas River reservoirs into the next flood year presents unacceptable risk to downstream life and property for all stakeholders below the lower Kansas River reservoirs.
The 2019 flood resulted in flood control storage at the Kansas City District lakes and reservoirs being filled through the spring and summer months to alleviate downstream flooding on the Missouri River. Record setting rainfall hasn’t stopped, as many localities again set rainfall records in the month of August. Missouri River stages remain high, which leads to decreased releases from reservoirs along the Kansas River – most notably Milford, Tuttle Creek, Perry, and Clinton.
Currently, there is more than two million acre-feet of stored flood waters within the Kansas River Basin projects. To evacuate this storage prior to this winter’s freeze, the Kansas City District has received a deviation which allows it to increase the Phase 1 target on the Missouri River at Waverly from 90,000 cubic feet per second to 140,000 cfs. This is necessary, as a 90,000 cfs target is not expected to allow for releases from the lower 50 percent of flood control storage in the Kansas Basin until November or December. We estimate that the 140,000 cfs target at Waverly will facilitate emptying the stored flood waters over a three month period. Continued wet weather may prolong the drawdown.
Throughout the flood event, the Corps has shared vital information regarding the Missouri River system, and that all operations have impacts on one another. Exact dates and amounts of releases from the Kansas basin will depend on releases from Gavins Point, inflows to the Kansas River basin, and tributary inflows. Gavins Point releases are anticipated to remain at 70,000 cfs into October and remain above 60,000 cfs through November.
It’s important that the public remains vigilant, as higher river levels will persist. While the drawdown is occurring, it is anticipated the flow in the Kansas River, outside of local rain events, will remain between 20,000 cfs and 30,000 cfs. This is well below action stage along the Kansas River. 140,000 cfs at the Waverly gage on the Missouri river is approximately two foot above flood stage. Missouri River gages downstream of Waverly will be below flood stage at a flow of 140,000 cfs, but rainfall could result in them going over flood stage.
It’s still summer, but it was the boys of fall that took center stage Friday night as high school football season kicked off in Kansas. With the start of football season begins the high school area game of the week.
The Trego Golden Eagles payed a visit to the Stockton Tigers for the this weeks match-up. Both squads had earned playoff spots last year, finishing 4th in their respective districts. Pat Haxtun has led the Trego squad for 7 years now, and felt good about this years squad. Phil Conyac is in his 5th year coaching the Stockton Tigers. The two teams meet annually and the stage was set for a fantastic game.
Trego received the ball first and the two teams exchanged punts before the Golden Eagles found pay dirt on a 40-yard TD pass from Junior Kobi Shubert to Senior Cooper Desormiers. The Golden Eagles found another TD to push the score to 12-0 by the end of the first The second quarter was all Trego County as well. The Golden Eagles put up two more touchdowns and the D-line, led by Senior Dillon Dunn, stifled all aspects of the Tiger offensive attack. The halftime score read: Trego 26 Stockton 0.
Stockton showed signs of life in the second half, driving into Trego territory, but they were stopped before they could cultivate points. Trego was able to ignite a rushing attack on the ensuing possession and beyond, as Senior Hunter price scored a pair of touchdowns to make it 38-0 by the end of the third. It was more of the same in the fourth as the Golden Eagles continued to pound the rock, ending the game by mercy rule at 50-0 with about 5 minutes left in the 4th on a James Kreigh rushing touchdown. Hunter Price finished the game with an astounding 256 yards on 20 carries with 3 touchdowns.
Other impressive individual performances included Kobi Shubbert passing for 117 yards and 4 touchdowns, 71 of which went to Senior Carter Minson. Stockton’s Rylan Bassart recorded 12 tackles, 2 for a loss. Junior Troy Rogers was able to manage 41 yards on 11 carries for the Tigers. Trego racked up 392 yards as a team while limiting the Tigers to 65 total yards.
Stockton hits the road next Friday to face Sylvan-Lucas, while Trego faces off against Hill City in Wakeeney.
Western Athletic Conference
*Junction City 48 Hays 30
*Andover 10 Great Bend 0
*Guymon (OK) 0 Liberal 69
*Dodge City 34 Haysville Campus 12
*Derby 48 Garden City 6
Mid-Continent League
TMP 0 Smith Center 34
Ellis 22 Phillipsburg 40 Plainville 29 Norton 22
*Oakley 31 Sublette 6 Trego 50 Stockton 0 Osborne 58 Hill City 20
Central Prairie League Victoria 42 Otis-Bison 12
Ellinwood 19 Lacrosse 63 Ness City 36 Central Plains 30
Northern Plains League
Lakeside Down 0 Thunder Ridge 50 Sylvan-Lucas 56 Chase 6 Wilson 50 Southern Cloud 0
*St. Johns/Tipton 46 Axtell 0
Tescott 0 Lincoln 50
*Rock Hills 78 Blue Valley Randolph 28
*Pike Valley 14 Hanover 42
Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 0 Decatur Community 42
Greeley Co. 0 Hoxie 1
*Dighton 6 Hodgeman County 54 St. Francis 46 Wallace County 0
*Hitchcock County (NE) 46 Rawlins County 0
Western Kansas Liberty League
Triplains/Brewster 22 Logan/Palco 52
*Wheatland/Grinnell 52 Fairfield 6
*Northern Valley 0 Alama (NE) 48
Central Kansas League Hoisington 37 Pratt 13
Smokey Valley 16 Larned 32
North Central Activates Association
Russell 16 Ellsworth 30
Sacred Heart 0 Southeast of Saline 54
*Beloit 36 Fairbury (NE) 27
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal beating in a Kansas grocery store parking lot and have made an arrest.
Just after 2a.m. Wednesday. Police responded to a disturbance in the Dillons parking lot in the 2200 Block of North Rock Road, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Speakman photo Sedgwick Co.
At the scene, officers located a man unconscious and with critical injuries. The victim identified as 33-year-old Haley Collins was transported to an area hospital.
Investigators have learned that Collins and a suspect identified as 35-year-old Steven Speakman were involved in a disagreement, according to Davidson. Speakman battered Collins during the dispute. On Thursday, Collins died.
Police arrested Speakman at the scene of the fight for aggravated battery. He is now being held without bond on a requested charge of first-degree murder.
This is the 21st criminal homicide this year in Wichita, according to Davidson.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph on Friday released a list of 19 clerics who Bishop James Johnston Jr. said had substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children against them.
Of the 19 clerics named, 13 have died, two have been removed from ministry, and four have been laicized, or removed from the clerical state. One of the laicized clerics, Shawn Ratigan, is serving 50 years in federal prison after being convicted in 2013 of producing or attempting to produce child pornography.
Johnston said in a statement that he hoped releasing the names would help the victims heal.
“The dreadful scourge of sexual abuse of minors has wounded our entire family of faith,” Johnston said. “As shepherd of our local church, I must do all in my power to eradicate this sin, heal those who have been harmed, and bring to justice those who have offended.”
The diocese also released the names of 11 clerics in other categories. Three had substantiated allegations while in the diocese but are now under the control of other dioceses; two religious-order priests have been removed from ministry; three former diocesan priests were found “unsuitable for ministry out of concern for the safety of our youth;” and three clergy are part of legal settlements but their cases have not been substantiated in court or by the church.
Johnston said the findings came after independent investigators with Fidelity Consultants reviewed the diocese’s records. With the exception of Ratigan, all of the allegations occurred before 1990 and the firm found no clerics currently serving in the diocese with substantiated allegations against them, he said.
The list has been turned over to the Missouri attorney general’s office, which is investigating clergy sex abuse in the state’s four dioceses.
David Clohessy, former director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said in a statement the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese had no excuse of hiding abusers’ names for any length of time.
“So while this may seem like a step forward, it is at best a partial disclosure forced on the Bishop by pressure from parents, parishioners and the public,” the statement said. “It is a way of feigning ‘openness’ trying to diffuse legitimate anger, and turn attention back on the perpetrator priests and away from complicit church officials who have minimized and hidden these cases.”
Johnston said any new information of clergy sexual abuse of minors will be updated if the allegations are substantiated.
“I renew my apology to any person who has been afflicted by acts of clergy sexual abuse, including family members,” the bishop wrote.
The Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese is the last of four dioceses in Missouri to release lists of accused clerics. The St. Louis Diocese named 61 clergy facing substantiated allegations in July. The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau identified three priests and the Diocese of Jefferson City listed 35 credibly accused priests or religious brothers.
Dioceses across the country began publicizing names of accused priests in the aftermath of a report issued in 2018 in Pennsylvania, which identified nearly 300 “predator priests” dating back seven decades and accused church leaders of covering up for the abusers.
TOPEKA, Kan. — In a decision published Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed Larry Laverne Toothman’s seven convictions in Saline County for committing sex crimes against his teenage niece.
Toothman photo KDOC
According to court documents, Toothman was charged with 11 sex crimes committed between 2010 and 2012, however, a Saline County jury found him guilty of only seven counts.
Court documents noted that “Shortly after his conviction, Toothman moved for a new trial. He argued the district court erred when it failed to instruct the jury that criminal sodomy is a lesser included offense of aggravated criminal sodomy. He also claimed his convictions were multiplicitous because, on each count, the jury convicted him of both the primary charge and the alternative charge for the same sexual act.
“At a hearing on the motion, the district court and parties agreed that Toothman should only be sentenced for the primary offense on each count. So the court ruled that Toothman would be sentenced for the crimes of aggravated criminal sodomy and rape, and it set aside his convictions for criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and aggravated incest. The court also ruled that any failure to give a lesser included offense instruction on criminal sodomy did not impact the outcome of trial.”
Court documents show that on the day he was sentenced, Toothman gave a letter to his attorney telling her that he wanted to fire her “because she did not subpoena unspecified letters in his property at jail that would have helped his case.” According to court documents, this letter was not sent to the court, however at the sentencing hearing, the defense attorney showed the letter to the court and told the court of Toothman’s request for a new attorney. Additionally, the defense attorney told the court she was not aware of the letters Toothman referred to in his letter.
According to court documents, the Saline County District Court “denied Toothman’s request for new counsel and sentenced him to 653
months’ imprisonment and lifetime postrelease supervision.”
Toothman appealed his convictions. According to information from Friday’s Kansas Supreme Court ruling, “The Court of Appeals reversed one conviction for rape and one for aggravated criminal sodomy and remanded the case with directions to resentence Toothman for aggravated incest, a less severe offense, in their place. The Court of Appeals believed Toothman should be sentenced for aggravated incest because it was a more specific crime than rape or aggravated criminal sodomy, due to his familial relationship with the victim.
“In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Caleb Stegall, the Supreme Court held the Court of Appeals erred when it reversed Toothman’s convictions for rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. The Supreme Court explained that aggravated incest criminalized ‘otherwise lawful sexual intercourse or sodomy’ with a specified relative, but aggravated criminal sodomy and rape could never be ‘otherwise lawful.’ Thus, the Supreme Court held that aggravated incest is not a more specific crime than aggravated criminal sodomy or rape and affirmed Toothman’s seven convictions.”
Daniel William Snell, age 51, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He was born on October 19, 1967 in Manhattan, Kansas, the son of Albert William and Betty June Moyer Snell. A resident of Claremore, Oklahoma for 10 years before moving from Bentley, Kansas, he was a Avionics Electrical Engineer for Boeing.
On May 21, 1988 he married Twilla Riedl in Manhattan, Kansas. She survives.
Survivors include his his Wife – Twilla Snell of Claremore, Oklahoma; One Son – Derrick William Snell of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Three Daughters – Kimberly Miller of Claremore, Oklahoma, Stefanie Harris of Edwardsville, Kansas, Cheyanne Snell of Claremore, Oklahoma; Two Sisters – Terri Belveal of Port Hueneme, California, Dorinda Haskins of Delavan, Kansas; Mother In Law – Ruth Riedl of Scott City, Kansas; One Brother In Law – Harold Riedl of Scott City, Kansas; and Five Grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his Parents, One Brother – Justin Snell, Sister In Law – Pearl Sue Riedl and Father In Law – Dean Riedl.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Scott City, Kansas with Rev. Rodney Hopper presiding.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.
Memorials can be made out to the Dan Snell Memorial Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
