October 6, 1925 – April 27, 2019
An obituary and services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home.
Author: Hays Post
Gladys Helen (Frese) Fischer
Gladys Helen (Frese) Fischer, 81, of Colby, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Citizens Medical Center, Colby. She was born November 13, 1937, in Trenton, NE, to Edgar and Augusta (Lampe) Frese.
Gladys married Ralph Fischer on November 1, 1969. Two sons, Thomas Charles and William Alan were born. She also became mother to Ralph’s sons Rick and Timothy, from a previous marriage.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Augusta and her brother, Arthur Frese.
She is survived by her husband Ralph, of Colby; sons, Tom Fischer, of Colby, Bill (Lisa) Fischer, of Wichita, KS, Rick (Carol) Fischer, Edmond, OK and Tim (Amy) Fischer, Oklahoma City, OK; sisters, Irma (Frese) Meyer, Overland Park, KS and Irene (Frese) Jenkins, Kenesaw, NE; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Colby. A private family burial will take place at Beulah Cemetery, Colby. Memorials are suggested to the Lutheran Hour, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS. For information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com
Drone shows damage from Sunday storm in Kansas
GREENWOOD COUNTY — Authorities are cleaning up damage from the Sunday night storm.
Wind damage from the storm this morning north of Eureka Airport #kswx pic.twitter.com/OrVarhRPTI
— Greenwood County Emergency Management (@gwcountyem) April 29, 2019
They used a drone camera to view P Road north of the Eureka airport where numerous power poles were damaged or down, according to Greenwood County Emergency Management.
While cleanup continues, P Road from 18th Street to 13th Street remained closed. The area also received over an inch of rain. There are no reports of injury from the storm.
Beyond Greenwood County, the National Weather Service reported large hail, 70-mile-per-hour winds and issued numerous Tornado watches and warnings.
Police: 14-year-old with a gun arrested in Manhattan
RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teenager on weapons charges after a Sunday night incident.
Just before 11p.m., police responded to a report of a suspect walking around carrying a gun near 17th and Poyntz in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.
Officers located and took into custody without incident a 14-year-old boy.
The juvenile was transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center on requested charges that include criminal possession of a weapon by a felon and criminal use of a weapon.
Police released no additional details early Monday.
Kenneth W. Gibson Jr.
January 16, 1952 – April 26, 2019
An obituary and arrangements are pending with Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin.
HPD Activity Log April 23 & 24
The Hays Police Department responded to 9 animal calls and conducted 7 traffic stops Tue., April 23, 2019, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Battery – simple–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 5:16 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–200 block W 16th St, Hays; 8:09 AM
MV Accident /DUI–4100 block Vine St, Hays; 8:17 AM; 8:50 AM
Drug Offenses–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:38 AM
Found/Lost Property–300 block W 3rd St, Hays; 12:19 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–2800 block Fort St, Hays; 12:35 PM
Animal At Large–2700 block Epworth St, Hays; 2:20 PM
Unattended Death–600 block E 7th St, Hays; 2:44 PM
Animal At Large–2700 block Epworth St, Hays; 2:59 PM
Found/Lost Property–Hays; 3:13 PM
Juvenile Complaint–300 block W 8th St, Hays; 4:29 PM
Suspicious Activity–1700 block Felten Dr, Hays; 4:45 AM; 4:50 AM
Stolen/Recovered Property–700 block Vine St, Hays; 4:47 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–2900 block Ash St, Hays; 4:57 PM
Animal At Large–500 block Ash St, Hays; 5:25 PM
Traffic/Driving Complaint–1100 block E 22nd St, Hays; 5:50 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–600 block E 5th St, Hays; 7:03 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–500 block E 20th St, Hays; 7:48 PM
Animal Call–300 block W 19th St, Hays; 7:52 PM
Theft (general)–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 3:45 PM; 6:30 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–3200 block Vine St, Hays; 10 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 10:25 PM
Drug Offenses–2600 block Vine St, Hays; 11:09 PM
The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 32 traffic stops Wed., April 24, 2019, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Wildlife Incident–4th and Oak St, Hays; 6:59 AM
Animal At Large–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 7:48 AM
Unwanted Person–500 block W 27th St, Hays; 9:12 AM
Drug Offenses–1200 block Milner St, Hays; 10:26 AM; 11:26 AM
Suicidal Subject–200 block W 34th St, Hays; 12:50 PM
Juvenile Complaint–300 block W 12th St, Hays; 1:49 PM
Found/Lost Property–200 block E 23rd St, Hays; 1:57 PM
Welfare Check–100 block W 12th, Hays; 2:03 PM
Welfare Check–1700 block Volga Dr, Hays; 4/23
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–13th and Hall St, Hays; 3:29 PM
Theft (general)–1300 block E 29th St, Hays; 4/23 7 PM; 4/24 4:30 PM
Animal Call–1300 block Agnes Dr, Hays; 4:38 PM
Found/Lost Property–100 block Main St, Hays; 8:09 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–400 block W 24th St, Hays; 10:05 PM
‘Lovely Bits & Pieces’ opens at Deines Cultural Center
DCC
RUSSELL – Join the Deines Cultural Center in celebrating spring at the opening of this multi-artist exhibition.
Florals and more abound in this vibrant show of paintings and ceramics. Featured artists include: Karen Shaner, Krystall Barnes, Mary Kottmann, Von Pounds, Bev Simonson, Carol Long, and Mark and Bambi Freemen.
The opening reception is Friday, May 3, 5-7 p.m. and the show will run through June 14, 2019.
The Deines Cultural Center is located at 820 N. Main Street in Russell. Admission to the galleries is always free, and everyone is welcome.
Call 785-483-3742 for further information or click HERE.
Kansas took over 22 struggling nursing homes in 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have tightened the financial requirements for a license to operate nursing homes after state regulators were forced to take over 22 struggling facilities last year.
Officials with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services reported they had no choice but to step in because nursing home managers had fallen behind on bills for basics like food and utilities, putting the health and safety of residents at risk.
CREDIT KANSAS NEWS SERVICE
The Republican-controlled Legislature passed a package of health care legislation this month requested by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration that will require much more financial information from people who apply for nursing home licenses.
“It gives us a better opportunity to maybe know in advance if somebody coming in is maybe in financial difficulties,” said Rep. Brenda Landwehr, a Wichita Republican who chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee.
Fifteen of the 22 homes the state had to take over last year were run by Skyline Health, a company owned by a family of investors and headquartered above a pizza parlor in New Jersey.
The Kansas City Star reported last year that when Kansas issued the 15 licenses to Skyline in 2016, the company had already missed payments to vendors for laundry, housekeeping and food for its facilities in other states. Skyline owed almost $2 million when it was granted its Kansas licenses, according to a lawsuit filed by one of the vendors.
At the time, the state required applicants to provide financial statements showing they had enough cash or equity to meet at least one month’s operating expenses.
Under the new law, nursing home applicants must furnish a detailed budget for the first 12 months of operation, which matches Missouri law. They must also document that they have enough working capital to carry out that budget, and they must provide a list of all other nursing homes in the U.S. or abroad where they have ever had an ownership stake.
It also streamlines the legal process for the state to take receivership of nursing homes, which requires a court order.
Mitzi McFatrich, the executive director of Kansas Advocates for Better Care, said she thinks the Kelly administration may seek more reforms in the future, but wanted to get a bill passed quickly this spring to address some of the problems that caused last year’s unprecedented situation.
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Bike Rodeo in WaKeeney June 1
🔹🔹🔹ATTENTION ALL BIKE RIDERS🔹🔹🔹 It’s that time of year again! June 1st, starting at 10 a.m. the Trego County courthouse square in WaKeeney will be painted and ready for all your little bike riders!
BBQ’s will be smoking for a free lunch for all and make plans to stick around for the HUGE bike give-away!
We have more great stuff in the works to make it one fun-filled Saturday! We can’t wait to see you all there!
Ellis PD reports counterfeit bills passed in Ellis and Hays
ELLIS — A business in Ellis reported receiving counterfeit currency this weekend.
According to the Ellis Police Department, the fake $100 bill had Chinese writing on the back.
The EPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect, who also reportedly passed counterfeit currency in Hays. See below for more.
John Kenneth Kruse
John Kenneth Kruse, 99, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Chateau Girardeau Health Center.
He was born January 8, 1920 in Nash, Oklahoma to Frank and Helen (Hutcheson) Kruse.
John was a veteran of World War II serving in the Southwest Pacific area.
He married Ora Mae Ditamore December 31, 1942 in Monterey, California. She passed away in Hutchinson, Kansas on January 15, 1968.
John then married Margaret Gillilan June 28, 1969 in Hutchinson, Kansas where they made their home until moving to Hays, Kansas in 1989. In August 2011 they moved to Jackson, Missouri to be near family.
He is survived by one sister, Kathleen Wayman of Nash, Oklahoma; daughter, Kim (Randy) Webster of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two granddaughters, Mollie (Bryan) Austin of Jackson, Missouri and Megan (Seth) Fortenberry of Waco, Texas; five great-grandchildren; two nephews of Nash, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ora Mae and second wife, Margaret, December 12, 2016.
John’s great joy was fishing and cheering for his granddaughters as they participated in sports. He was an active church member wherever they made their home.
There will be no services at this time.
Ellis senior headed to Yale University
ELLIS – Lane Fischer, a senior at Ellis High School, has been accepted to Yale University, one of the most competitive American universities, which accepted only 5.91 percent of first-round of applicants for the Class of 2023.
Yale, located in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of eight Ivy League colleges in the United States and is the third oldest college in the nation, established in 1701.
To current knowledge, Fischer will also be the first student from Ellis High School to attend Yale College.
Fischer took a chance on applying to this top college that seemed to fit his style and submitted his application under restricted early-action on October 2018 and received word on December 14th that he was just one of 794 students who were offered admissions into Yale during the first-round. In all, between the restricted early-action and regular decision rounds, a total of 36,843 students from the U.S. and around the world applied for admission to Yale’s class of 2023. Out of this record-breaking pool, the college has offered admissions to just 2,178 students.
Lane is the son of Brian and Melanie Fischer of rural Ellis. Fischer’s roots run deep in Ellis as both of his parents grew up there, whose own families go back more than five generations of settling and raising families in and around town.
At this time, Fischer’s educational interests include history, English, and political science. He will begin his collegiate studies this fall and will be in the graduating Yale Class of 2023.
Yale College is home to many notable and influential alumni, including both George H.W. and George W. Bush, Ben Carson, John Kerry, and more. Through the years, Yale has educated five presidents and eleven Supreme Court Justices, including four of the nine sitting Justices today – Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kavanaugh.
Walking on campus, students and visitors alike get the opportunity to experience Yale’s rich history. The campus’s Gothic architecture houses undergraduate students, distinguished arts programs and research facilities, and some of the largest and most comprehensive libraries in the world.
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Charles Raymond ‘Chuck’ Yowell
Charles Raymond “Chuck” Yowell, Delphos, died Thursday, April 25, 2019, his 62nd birthday, at his home. He was born April 25, 1957, in Hoxie to Raymond Miles Yowell Jr. and Billye J. Clark Yowell.
Farming was his passion and we worked in the oilfield in western Kansas.
Chuck is survived by his mother and step-father, Billye and Donald Yowell; sisters, Deb and Don Summers, Rhonda and Brian Newell; brother, Brad Yowell; step-brother, Glenn and Nancy Yowell; step-sisters, Ann Ballinger and Doni and Fred Michels; nephews, Derick and Dayna Summers, Kyle Summers, Brock and Stormy Newell, Jayce Newell, and Kolt Newell, and niece, Kali Newell; great-nephew, Braxton; great-nieces, Kinsley and Adley Summers; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father; and grandparents, Ray and Evelyn Yowell and John and Margaret Clark.
Cremation was chosen and no services will be held. Inurnment will be in the Hoxie Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice and left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 166, Minneapolis, KS 67467.