COWLEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new felony charges after an arrest.
Ian White -photo KDOC
Late Monday, police were dispatched to the 700 block of North Fifth Street in Arkansas City for a report of a person inside a garage. They did not immediately locate anyone suspicious, but contacted the reporting party, according to a media release.
Officers were then directed to a house and saw a man leaving the house, carrying several items. The suspect, later identified as Ian Brent White, 30, refused police commands to stop and walked toward the alley instead.
In the alley, another officer identified himself and instructed White to stop, but White allegedly began fleeing on foot. After a short foot pursuit, he was taken into custody without further incident.
White is being held on suspicion of felony theft of property or services with a value higher than $1,000 and interference with a law enforcement officer. He also was arrested on Cowley County District Court and Winfield Municipal Court warrants for failure to appear.
White was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $4,102 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City. There is no bond set for the district court warrant.
He has previous convictions for domestic battery and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Planning Commission voted 4-3 against recommending a conditional use permit for NextEra Wind Energy to build a wind farm in the southeast part of Reno County.
Spencer Jenkins of NextEra speaks to the planning commission.
The sticking point was over setback distance. Some ideas included a mile from the property line to 2,000 feet from the foundation of a non-participating landowner.
After the vote to deny recommending the conditional use permit, the planning commission voted 4-3 to send the recommendation to the Reno County Commission for consideration. The commission can go against this recommendation, agree with it and deny the conditional use permit, or send it back to the planning commission for further consideration or study.
The vote comes as NextEra officials said they were dropping five sites for wind turbines and bringing the total proposed to 83. The other five sites would be reserved as alternate sites.
The company wanted to begin construction this summer and be operational in December.
Whether that will happen now is up to the three Reno County commissioners.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Quiet weather expected through Thursday, but south winds pick up in speed Friday 15-30 mph. North winds will follow on Saturday #kswxpic.twitter.com/esHoj2HUcc
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is creating an advisory committee that aims to ensure every person in Kansas is counted in the 2020 Census.
The governor signed an executive order Tuesday that charged the committee with sparking public engagement in Kansas ahead of the official count.
This morning, through Executive Order, I launched an initiative to make every Kansan count. I established the Kansas Complete Count Committee (CCC) to ensure that every Kansan is represented in the 2020 Census. pic.twitter.com/ktdm7ZZAGd
The Census dictates the amount of federal funding for 55 federal programs in Kansas. It also determines the number of U.S. House members representing the state and the redrawing of boundaries for Kansas legislative districts.
Kelly appointed Brian McClendon, a University of Kansas professor and former executive at Google, to co-chair the committee along with Dodge City Commissioner Joyce Warshaw.
Kansas stands to lose about $1,539 in federal funds annually for 10 years for every person not counted in the Census.
HAYS – The TMP-Marian baseball team split a doubleheader with Russell/Victoria Tuesday in Hays.
Aaron Breit postgame interview
Game 1: Russell/Victoria 9, TMP 7
TMP committed eight errors and Monarchs pitchers combined to walk eight and the Russell/Victoria Broncos rallied for a four-run deficit as they earned a 9-7 win in game one.
The Broncos jumped out to an early lead scoring two runs in the top of the first inning but the Monarchs answered back with two of their own in the bottom of the first.
Brady Kreutzer’s RBI triple got the Monarchs on the board and then Kreutzer stole home after Carson Jacobs was picked off first to tie the game at two.
In the third inning TMP pushed across two more runs on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Eston Brown to take a 4-2 lead.
The Broncos tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth before the Monarchs plated three runs in their half of the inning.
TMP recorded three straight singles to load the bases and then Jace Wentling singled to give the Monarchs a 5-4 lead. Two batters later Carson Jacobs singled home the second run of the inning for TMP and Eston Brown added his second sacrifice fly of the game to put TMP up 7-4. But the lead wouldn’t last.
Russell/Victoria scored two runs in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-6 and the took the lead with two more in the sixth inning.
TMP outfielders committed back-to-back errors to open the frame and then Kirk Huser drove a double to center field that scored two runs to give the Broncos the 8-7 lead. They added one more in the seventh to pick up the 9-7 win.
Brendon Burhle earned the win in relief for Russell/Victoria. He allowed three runs over five innings while striking out two.
TMP’s Mason Robbins suffered the loss in relief. He allowed three runs, just one earned on four hits in two and a third innings.
The win for Russell/Victoria snapped a seven-game win streak by the Monarchs over the Broncos.
Game one highlights
Game 2: TMP 11, Russell/Victoria 1
In game two the Monarchs used a six-run inning and Colby Dreiling allowed just one unearned run as the Monarchs earned an 11-1 win in five innings.
Russell scored the game’s first run on an error by center fielder Carson Jacobs and threatened to put up a big number in the first quarter, recording three of their five hits in the first frame but Dreiling was able to work around traffic and limit the Broncos to just one run.
After a slow start TMP’s offense really got going in the second inning scoring two runs in the frame, taking advantage of three straight singles to open the inning and two straight Broncos errors that resulted in TMP runs.
TMP added two more in the third inning when Jace Wentling scored on an error by the center fielder Walker Braun and then three pitches Brady Kreutzer score the second run of the inning on a wild pitch.
The Monarchs blew the game wide open in the fourth inning, scoring six runs to take a 10-1 lead.
Ethan Atherton got the inning started with a leadoff single, after a balk and a wild pitch he would come in to scored on a throwing error by the left fielder Caden Oberle.
TMP would follow that up with three straight walks to load the bases for Kreutzer who singled in a pair of runs. An error by the third baseman Kaden Rome allowed Wentling, who walked to score and then two batters later Rome committed his second error of the inning that allowed Kreutzer to come in from third to put the Monarchs up 10-1.
In the fifth inning the Monarchs got the first two runners on and following a fielder’s choice Tyson Dinkel drop in the game ending run on a bloop single to center that gave the Monarchs the 11-1 win in five innings.
Dreiling allowed just one unearned run on five hits, while striking out one in five innings for the win.
Cooper Windholz allowed seven total runs, four earned, on five hits in three and a third innings of work and suffered the loss.
TMP is 9-3 on the season and will host Salina Sacred Heart on Monday.
Russll/Victoria is 6-6 and will travel to Ellinwood on Friday.
MCPHERSON — Police in McPherson arrested two men and took two children into protective custody Monday. The officers found the men traveling in a car with two young children, drugs and a firearm.
Officers stopped the car around 2 p.m. in the 300 block of West Euclid for illegal window tint. Officers identified the driver of the car as 27-year-old Nathaniel Beagle. The passenger was 31-year-old Aaron B. Anderson. Two children, ages 4 and 6, were also in the car. The McPherson Sheriff’s Office K-9 alerted officers to the existence of drugs in the car.
Officers searched the car and found over one pound of methamphetamine, 36 grams of marijuana, various narcotic pills and a handgun.
The two men face numerous charges, including possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school or day care.
RENO COUNTY — Five people were injured in an accident just after 4p.m. Tuesday in Reno County.
Photo courtesy Reno Co. Sheriff
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Dodge Ram driven by Brent David Crawley, 25, Newton, was westbound on U.S. 50 at Woodberry Road three miles west of Burrton.
The driver attempted to pass two vehicles and struck a 2005 Jeep Commander driven by Dimas-Martinez, Jose De Jesus Dimas-Martinez, 36, Newton, head-on
Crawley was transported to Wesley Medical Center. Dimas-Martinez and Jesus Aaron Felix-Alvarado, 51 and Carlos Arellano Diaz, 33, both of Newton were transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Crawley was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have made an arrest.
Shepherd -photo Sedgwick Co.
Just after 6a.m. Tuesday police responded to an alarm at Barney’s Discount Drug in the 3100 Block of West Central in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
At the scene, officers found forced entry into the building through a metal door. They also found property from the business stacked by the door. While police were investigating, a suspect later identified as Mark Shepherd, 40, Wichita, exited the business.
Police took him into custody without incident. He was booked into the Sedgwick County jail on requested charges of burglary, theft, criminal damage to property and drug violations, according to Davidson.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas government website designed to nab child support evaders has been taken down after it caught only one man in a year.
Image courtesy Kansas DCF
Kansas Department for Children and Families spokesman Mike Deines says the Child Support Evaders website “had little to no traffic and was not an effective tool.” He says it’s important not to make detection efforts public because that helps evaders.
Former Gov. Jeff Colyer announced the website in April 2018 as the state struggled to improve child support collections. It listed people who owed more than $5,000 in late child support and included the person’s name, mug shot, the amount owed and where they were last seen.
Similar online photo name-and-shame campaigns have been undertaken in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia.
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found.
Authorities on the scene near where skeletal remains were found -photo courtesy WIBW TV
On Monday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a wooded area north of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism regional office at 300 SW Wanamaker Road, according to Undersheriff Phil Blume
A citizen claimed to have found skeletal remains in the dense woods.
The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Coroner’s Office, was able to confirm that the skeletal remains are human, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. Authorities are currently working with the Washburn University Forensic Anthropology Recovery Unit to excavate the site.
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SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found.
On Monday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a wooded area north of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism regional office at 300 SW Wanamaker Road, according to Undersheriff Phil Blume
A citizen claimed to have found skeletal remains in the dense woods. The Sheriff’s Office responded and with the assistance of the Shawnee County Coroner’s Office, located and removed the skeletal remains in question. Due to darkness and heavy vegetation the search was postponed until daylight.
The property and immediate area in question is private property and access is being denied, according to Louderback
It is important for a thorough search of the area to be completed. Authorities don’t known how long that will take.
Darrin Willard Hearn, 33, passed away April 21, 2019, at his home in Great Bend. He was born February 12, 1986, to Dennis and Charlene (Bobeck) Hearn.
A lifetime Great Bend resident, Dennis was a vendor for 7 Up.
Survivors include, his stepfather, James Woods; his brother, Derrick W. Hearn; an aunt, Kathy Henry; and two cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis Hearn and Charlene Bobeck.
There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place.
Memorials are suggested to the Darrin Hearn Funeral Expense Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Henry Bloch, who helped found tax preparation giant H&R Block, died Tuesday at age 96, the company announced.
Bloch died of natural causes at St. Luke’s Hospice in Kansas City. He founded H&R Block in 1955 in the city with his brother, Richard, to take advantage of the vacuum left as the Internal Revenue Service stopped providing free income tax returns service. Richard Bloch died in 2004.
Henry Bloch retired as H&R Block’s chief executive officer in 1992 and as chairman of the board of directors in 2000.
“Through his honesty and integrity, Henry embodied the best of American business, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In so many ways, he was ahead of his time and a model for today’s entrepreneur,” said Jeff Jones, president and chief executive officer of H&R Block Inc. in a written statement. “His vision lives on through our H&R Block associates and the many philanthropic organizations that he supported.”
Bloch, who flew 32 combat missions over Germany as a navigator in World War II, also was a philanthropist and a foundation he started along with his wife, Marion, that supported numerous charitable causes in Kansas City, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital and the Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Marion Bloch died in 2013.
“This is an enormous loss to the community and to the Nelson-Atkins,” said Richard Green, chair of the museum’s Board of Trustees in a written statement. “Henry Bloch had an unfailing vision and enthusiasm that was borne of genuine gratitude.”
Bloch is survived by four children, 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
