FINNEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities and USD 457 officials are investigating a student involved in alleged knife attack.
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On Tuesday, the staff at Charles Stones Intermediate Center 401 N Jennie Barker Road in Garden City asked police to investigate rumors of a knife being brought to the school, according to Senior Master Patrol Officer Robert Scrivner.
Through the course of the investigation, police learned two students were involved in a physical altercation with one of the parties later making threats toward the other student.
Police also learned one of the students had posted on social media a threat involving a knife made towards the other student.
The Garden City Police Department will file an affidavit with the Finney County Attorney’s Office requesting charges of Criminal Threat on one of the students involved in the altercation.
Fifth and sixth grade students attend Stone Intermediate Center.
Police encouraged parents to remind children to report any information about any school safety-related incidents to administrators, staff at school and or the Garden City Police Department.
Longtime Goodland resident Loretta A. Boyington, 96, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Wichita, KS.
Loretta was born on March 3, 1923 in Howells, NE to Adolph and Bessie (Stecher) Evert. She was one of 10 children. In 1941, Loretta graduated from Sherman Community High School. On April 8, 1948, she married John W. Boyington in Burlington, CO. To this union, five children were born; Eldon, Patricia, Toni, John, and Georgia.
John and Loretta owned and operated the Boyington Motel and Café for many years. Following that, Loretta worked at the Goodland Regional Medical Center as a physical therapy aide until her retirement.
Loretta was a member of Our Lady Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, her children, and their families.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband John, infant daughter Patricia, 5 sisters; Delores, Wilma, Lorene, Dorothy, and Rita, and 3 brothers; LeRoy, Robert John, and Norval.
She is survived by her children Eldon (Joy) Boyington of Goodland, KS, Toni (Ed) Ackerman of Brewster, KS, John (Donna) Boyington of Phillipsburg, KS, and Georgia (Mike) Plant of Wichita, KS. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and her sister Norma Graham of Douglas, WY.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:00 AM MT at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Goodland with Father Norbert Dlabal and Father Andrew Rockers officiating. Burial will follow in the Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, KS.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM MT with a Vigil Service and Parish Rosary Service to begin at 7:00 PM MT at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
Memorials may be designated to the Goodland Regional Medical Center or to Harry Hynes Hospice in Wichita, KS and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, KS 67735.
Online condolences may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services have been entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland, KS.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses the University of Kansas Medical Center of discharging an employee who reported a department head’s age discrimination practices.
The lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas-based medical center was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
It alleges that in 2014, the medical center’s associate vice chancellor for information resources advised managers within that department to focus on hiring younger people over older applicants.
The lawsuit says information technology help desk supervisor Jeffrey Thomas reported his concerns. The EEOC says the vice chancellor then reorganized the department to eliminate Thomas’ position.
Medical Center spokeswoman Kay Hawes declined comment on the case but says the university seeks to foster an environment where employees “feel comfortable and protected when speaking up and reporting complaints of discrimination.”
Judith Ellen (Peterson) Driscoll, 77, of Russell, Kansas, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
Judith was born March 19, 1942 in York, Nebraska. She was one of four children born to Edward Theodore and Wreatha Irene (Talbot) Peterson. She grew up and attended schools in York, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Salina, Kansas and Manhattan, Kansas. She graduated from Manhattan High School and then attended Kansas State University.
Judith was united in marriage to Jerry Dean Driscoll in November of 1962. This union was blessed with a daughter, Debora. During their marriage Jerry and Judith lived in Salina, Pueblo, Colorado, Greensburg, Kansas, Salina, Colby, Dodge City, Salina and moved to Russell in 2003. Jerry preceded her in death on May 23, 2005.
Judith was a secretary and key punch operator for the Farm Management Company in Colby. Later she was a physical therapist at a nursing home in Colby. When she lived in Salina she worked for Hedges Neon and was a Home Health Aid. When living in Dodge City she worked with Youthville. When Debora was young, Judith was a devoted wife and homemaker for her family. She is a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and Women of the ELCA. She was also active with the church knitting group. In her spare time she enjoyed fishing, knitting and especially helping take care of the grandchildren.
Judith’s surviving family include her daughter, Debora D. Kreutzer (John Jay) of Russell, Kansas; sister, Verna Del Sullivan of Derby, Kansas; sister-in-law, Nancy Peterson of Maryville, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Michael Kreutzer, Kira Towery and Steven Kreutzer; and four great grandchildren, Maria, Cadence, Draco and Emma.
Judith was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jerry, and two brothers, Joe Peterson and Marvin Peterson.
Celebration of Judith’s Life will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at St. John Lutheran Church in Russell. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday at Crown Point Cemetery north of Salina. Family has selected cremation and no visitation will be held. Memorials have been established with St. John Lutheran Church or Russell County Food Pantry. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
McPHERSON— Law enforcement authorities and USD 418 officals are investigating alleged threats to students at McPherson High School.
On Thursday evening, McPherson Police received a report from McPherson USD 418 staff concerning a 15-year-old former student possibly threatening to commit violence at McPherson High School, according to a media release.
On Friday morning, McPherson High School administration reported to police that a 15-year-old student had threatened to commit violence at the school. Police have taken the student into custody for criminal threat.
SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted suspect after an inquiry about a stolen grocery store cart.
Bowman-Brooks-photo Saline Co
On Thursday, a police officer driving on Iron Avenue near Third Street in Salina noticed a Save A Lot grocery store cart at a nearby residence, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
When the officer stopped to ask the resident about it, he observed Anthony Bowman-Brooks, Jr., 29, of Salina.
The officer ran a check on Bowman-Brooks and learned that he had an active felony warrant from Jackson County, Mo., for failure to appear on a drug charge, Forrester said.
Bowman-Brooks left the residence in a vehicle, but the officer was able to stop the vehicle in the 1000 block of South Santa Fe Avenue.
Bowman-Brooks ran from the traffic stop, but was apprehended behind a residence in the 900 block of South Santa Fe Avenue and he had in his possession a metal business card holder that had what appeared to be methamphetamine in it, according to Forrester.
Bowman-Brooks was arrested on requested charges of Interference with a law enforcement officer, Possession of a stimulant and Possession of drug paraphernalia and the felony warrant out of Jackson County, Missouri.
Cecil M. Patton and Alice (Tholen) Patton of San Jose, California
Cecil, age 81, died April 1, 2001, and was born November 26, 1920, to Ernest B. and Sadie M. (Harrington) Patton.
Alice (Tholen), age 97, died March 9, 2019. She was born January 18, 1922, on the farm at Vincent, Kansas to Frederick U. and Clara G. (Dortland) Tholen.
Cecil and Alice were married September 12, 1943, in North Hollywood, California.
Cecil was a sales and marketing manager for Lockheed Corporation in California and retired after 40 years. They attended Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in San Jose, California.
Alice was raised in Vincent, attended Vincent Grade School, Hays High School and Fort Hays State College. She was a student teacher for a few weeks before moving to California. She lived in Burbank, Campbell, and San Jose. In 2012, she moved to Los Gatos, California where she died. Alice worked for Lockheed Corporation during WWII building planes as a riveter. Alice was a homemaker and worked for Macy’s for 30 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Holley-Nooteboom and her husband, Fred, Monte Sereno, CA; one son-in-law, Rodney Evans, Reno, NV; three grandchildren, William “Chip” Holley and wife, Cindi; Robert Lee Evans and wife, Lyndsay; David Cecil Evans; grand daughter-in-law, Dawn Holley; three great grandchildren, Brandyn Evans, Emmett Chipman Holley and Alyssa Evans; and many treasured nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cecil; their daughter, Patricia Ann Evans; grandson, Ian Patton Holley, and her parents. All of her siblings predeceased her. Two brothers, Edward Tholen and Ted Tholen; and her four sisters, Mary Truan, Oleeva Tholen, Mildred Mullen, and Esther Suttle.
Cecil was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert Patton; however, he predeceased his one sister, Jean Giberson.
A funeral mass will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 14, 2019, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Vincent, Kansas. Inurnment will be in St. Boniface Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, at St. Boniface Church. The family suggests memorials to St. Boniface Catholic Church, Vincent, Kansas.
Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, KS 67601.
Condolences can be sent via e-mail [email protected] or can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com
Sec. of State Pompeo arrives in Manhattan Friday morning photo courtesy U.S. State Dept.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Friday lecture in Manhattan, Kansas (all times local):
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t address speculation that he will run for an open Senate seat next year during a college lecture he gave in his home state of Kansas.
Pompeo’s speech Friday at Kansas State University came with three Democrats and four Republicans already actively running. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is not seeking reelection.
Weeks after Pompeo said a run is “off the table,” though, he is still looming over the race, as only he has enough name recognition and support among Kansas conservatives to afford to wait until next June’s filing deadline to decide.
If he does run, Pompeo would enter the race as the favorite.
Pompeo’s speech didn’t touch on his political ambitions but instead focused on a pet project: refocusing American diplomacy on the promotion of core human rights.
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By JOHN HANNA
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Many attending U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s college lecture Friday in his home state of Kansas will be listening for clues about whether he might run for the Senate next year, though it could be many months before anyone finds out.
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo with North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un in May of 2018 -photo courtesy White House
Three Democrats and four Republicans are already actively running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, who isn’t seeking a fifth term, and several others are expected to join them. Weeks after Pompeo said a run is “off the table,” though, he is still creating a buzz and looming over the race, as only he has enough name recognition and support among Kansas conservatives to afford to wait until next June’s filing deadline to decide.
If he does run, Pompeo would enter the race as the favorite.
“It’s the Pompeo decision, and then everything else trickles down,” said Joe Kildea, a vice president for the conservative interest group Club for Growth.
Other candidates don’t have the luxury of waiting and the field is likely to grow even bigger, with GOP Rep. Roger Marshall of western Kansas expected to announce his candidacy Saturday at the state fair.
Pompeo isn’t expected to directly address the speculation about his interest in running during his speech Friday at Kansas State University, but that hasn’t stopped others from suggesting he’s the person for the job. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell identified Pompeo as his preferred candidate shortly after Roberts announced in January that he wasn’t seeking re-election.
The GOP hasn’t lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932, but many Republicans worry about a repeat of the governor’s race last year. Kris Kobach, a nationally known advocate of tough immigration policies, narrowly won a crowded primary, alienated moderates and lost to Democrat Laura Kelly. He launched his Senate campaign in July.
For Kobach’s GOP detractors, Pompeo would solve their perceived problems. His entry would likely clear most of the Republican field, and GOP leaders believe Pompeo would have no trouble winning in November 2020, making it easier for Republicans to retain their Senate majority.
And WDAF-TV reports that Kansas’ other senator, Republican Jerry Moran, told reporters Wednesday at a Kansas City-area event that he doesn’t know Pompeo’s current thinking, “but I wouldn’t be surprised if he entered that race.”
Fellow Republicans concede that Pompeo, a former congressman and CIA director, has reasons not to run, including the prestige that comes with being the nation’s top diplomat. He’s currently dealing with weighty issues such as new sanctions on Iran from the Trump administration, a tariff war with China and questions about whether hopes for nuclear talks with North Korea are fading.
“I think he can’t say that he’s wanting to run for Senate now,” said Tim Shallenburger, a former two-term state treasurer and Kansas Republican Party chairman. “He’s got to wait, and I think he can afford to wait.”
Kobach, who served as Kansas’ secretary of state but first built his national profile on immigration issues, has argued that as a Senate nominee, he’d benefit from the higher turnout that normally comes with a presidential election year and a greater focus on issues such as immigration. Some local Republican leaders agree and feel less anxious about Kobach possibly winning the nomination.
Other GOP candidates include Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, Dave Lindstrom, a Kansas City-area businessman and former Kansas City Chiefs player, and Bryan Pruitt, a conservative gay commentator. Also, Marshall has been flirting with running for months, and other potential Republican candidates include Alan Cobb, president and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, and Matt Schlapp, the American Conservative Union’s president.
The Democratic candidates with active campaigns are former federal prosecutor Barry Grissom, and former Rep. Nancy Boyda and Usha Reddi, a city commissioner in the northeast Kansas city of Manhattan.
Don Alexander, a manufacturing firm owner who is the GOP chairman in Neosho County in southeastern Kansas, said it’s early to be trying to size up the race, almost 11 months before the August 2020 primary. He said he and other Republicans trust Pompeo to “know where he’s needed most.”
“I’m sure the president doesn’t want him to leave,” said Helen Van Etten, a Republican National Committee member from Topeka.
But Van Etten said comments from Pompeo that he’ll stay on as secretary of state as long as Trump will have him leave an “open door” for a Senate bid.
Some Republicans, such as Alexander, take Pompeo at his word that he won’t run. Others, including Shallenburger, read Pompeo’s statements as meaning he isn’t interested right now but that he may reconsider if he doesn’t like how the race develops.
“He can announce on the filing deadline and cause most of the people in there to get out,” Shallenburger said
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and searching for a suspect.
Just after 1:3 a.m. Friday, police were dispatched to a convenience store at 102 SE 37th Street in Topeka on a panic alarm, according to Police Lt. Manuel Munoz.
Officers arrived to find that the panic alarm was activated by the clerk due to an Aggravated Robbery to the business.
The clerk advised a black male wearing a ski mask, gray sweatpants, and dark hoodie came into the business, brandished a silver semi-auto handgun and demanded money.
The suspect left southbound from the business and then east through the houses with an undisclosed amount of money.
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Police are asking for the community’s assistance in identifying the robbery suspect and released security camera images.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — “Modern Family” star Eric Stonestreet plays the part of the bumbling younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid in a new spoof video that was released in advance of the first game of the regular season.
Stonestreet as Randy Reed
The video features Stonestreet as Randy, the owner of a California Jet Ski business who suffered a career-ending football injury as a 10-year-old. While getting his ankles taped alongside disinterested players, he explains, “Pop Warner. It’s no joke.”
Throughout the video, he offers players advice and discounts on personal watercraft. General Manager Brett Veach says, “He’s almost like having another coach out there, one that we don’t want or need.”
Tomorrow you will meet Randy Reid, younger brother of @chiefs head coach Andy Reid. Randy is kinda like a Kansas tornado. You know he’s coming but there is not a lot you can do to stop it. In the meantime, here’s a little taste.🍦#GiveRandyaRingpic.twitter.com/vrSGHX2BFG
TOPEKA – Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) received a $2,500 grant provided by the Taco Bell Foundation to support approximately 4,000 youth in 79 JAG-K programs across the state. The funding will go towards sponsoring the State Career Development Conference in Salina on April 15, 2020. More than 200 students will attend the annual event, which features competitions in categories that showcase skills and competencies learned in the JAG-K program.
“We are pleased to be a recipient of the Taco Bell Foundation’s investment in America’s youth,” said Chuck Knapp, President and CEO of JAG-K. “We appreciate Taco Bell Foundation’s commitment to education and empowering this nation’s next generation of leaders.”
JAG-K is one of more than 350 youth-serving organizations that will receive a portion of the nearly $6 million in grants being presented by the Taco Bell Foundation’s philanthropic arm this year. The awarded grants are an example of the Taco Bell Foundation’s goal to empower young people to channel their passions and go on to achieve their dreams.
“Young people have always been the heart and soul of our brand,” said Frank Tucker, Chief People Officer at Taco Bell and President of the Taco Bell Foundation. “Expanding our impact in this community is one of the best ways we can support the passions of young people and create opportunities that help them unlock and reach their potential.”
About JAG-K
JAG-K is a multi-year, in-school program for students in grades seven through 12 that offers tools to successfully transition students into post-secondary school, the military, or directly into the workforce with marketable skills. Participants in the program face multiple barriers to success that their JAG-K Career Specialist helps them overcome through a nationally accredited evidence-based model. In 2018, JAG-K students had a 98 percent graduation rate.
The 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization is one of 35 state affiliate organizations of Jobs for America’s Graduates and is primarily funded through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to the State of Kansas administered by DCF. In addition to school districts and DCF, JAG-K partners with the Kansas Department of Education. Other JAG-K funding sources include AT&T, John Deere, and Taco Bell.
To learn more about JAG-K, visit www.jagkansas.org, ‘Jobs for America’s Graduates- Kansas’ on Facebook, and on Twitter at @JAG_Kansas.
