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Vernon L. Doonan Jr.

Posted on December 6, 2018

Vernon L. Doonan Jr., 69 passed away on December 3, 2018 after a long illness. He was born to Vernon L. Sr. and Doris (Cook) Doonan on November 16, 1949 in Great Bend, KS. Vernon graduated from Great Bend High School and attended Fort Hays State. After his schooling, he married Marcia Hiller and to this union a son was born. He moved to Colby in 1979 and took the job of night mechanic with UPS which he held for almost thirty years. He married Belinda Stickel on June 21, 1991 in Colby.

Vernon was an avid Mopar fan and loved attending Nationals, swap meets and car shows. He never met a stranger, and would help anyone and was just an all-around good man. This family and friends will greatly miss him.

Survivors in clude his wife Belinda, one brother Larry (Karen) Doonan of Rockport, TX, one sister Eileen(Gerald) Herrman of Great Bend, KS. son Brian (Nichole) Doonan, Step-son Michael Shannon, Step daughters Nicole Holub and Samantha Isenbar, 12 grandchildren and a host of other relatives.

Funeral Services are scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel – 745 S. Country Club Dr. – Colby, Kansas. with a luncheon following at the United Methodist – 950 S. Franklin Ave. – Colby, KS 67701.

Visitation: 4pm – 6pm, Sunday, December 9th at Kersenbrock Funeral Chapel – Colby, KS

Burial will be at Great Bend Cemetery – Great Bend, KS

Memorials are suggested to the Prairie Museum or Colby Health and Rehap , Colby, KS

Jim (James) Kasper

Posted on December 6, 2018

Jim (James) Kasper, 75, of Olathe passed away and left his loving family on December 1, 2018. He died at home, peacefully in his sleep.

He was born May 19, 1943 to James and Mary (Bouska) Kasper, who preceded him death. He grew up in Wilson, Kansas, graduated from Fort Hays State University and lived for over 20 years in Hays, Kansas. He lived his last several years in Olathe, Kansas.

Jim married Virginia L. Kasper (Waldschmidt) on April 19, 1969. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia, son Brian, daughter-in-law Rose (wife of Brian), daughter Brenda, son-in-law Patrick Vento (husband of Brenda) and his grandson Jacob Vento, age 4.

He was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Olathe. He was also preceded in death by his beloved brother, David Kasper.

The memorial mass is planned for 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson, Kansas. Inurnment to follow the service.

FHSU to light its Christmas tree Thursday

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

The FHSU Christmas tree lighting is Dec. 6.

FHSU University Relations

To kick off the holiday season, Fort Hays State University is inviting the public to the annual tree lighting ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, in front of Sheridan Hall on the FHSU campus.

The event will include hot cocoa, carols and cookies. Sleigh rides, Santa and other holiday fun activities will be available for families and students.

The event is sponsored by FHSU Greek life, the Office of the President, the International Student Services Office, campus intramurals, FHSU Athletics, the University Activities Board, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Excellence, and Wendy’s Restaurants.

The event is free and open to the public.

Esther Marie Walter Boehner

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

Esther Marie Walter Boehner was born December 29, 1921 to Alexander and Emma Sprenger Fobes at the family home just north of Solomon Rapids, Kansas. She departed this life on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Resident Care Center in Beloit, Kansas at the age of 96 (just 28 days from her 97th birthday). Affectionately called “the Caboose”, she was the youngest of seven siblings which included Joe, Charlie, Roy, Ruth, Glen and Helen.

Esther was a lifelong resident of the Beloit area. She lived the majority of her years on the family farm until it became necessary for her to move into the Resident Care Center at the Beloit Hospital in 2010. She also resided in Glen Elder from 1993 to 1999.

Esther attended Beulah District #60 and graduated from Beloit High School with the class of 1939. After graduation she worked for the County Extension Office and then the County Treasurer’s Office.

March 21, 1945 Esther eloped with her sweetheart, WWII veteran, D Edward Walter. To this union were born four children: Joan, Donna, Jim and Barbara. Shortly after their 45th wedding anniversary, Ed passed away. Esther found love again in 1993 and married Cecil Boehner. Cecil passed suddenly in December of 1999.

Traveling was a favored pastime for her and she was proud of the fact that she had visited 48 states, Canada and Mexico.

Esther could frequently be found sewing, quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She had a green thumb and was quick to show you her blooming African Violets and Christmas Cactus. She canned and baked and her Post Toastie cookies and raisin bars were, and still are, family favorites.

Esther enjoyed hosting and attending social clubs including Browns Creek, Sans Souci and the Glen Elder Library Club. Later in life, when the kids had all grown, she enjoyed a daily swim at the Wellness Center, and going for lunch at the Glen Elder Senior Center where she quilted with the ladies there.

Esther was a born caregiver. At different times, she cared for her aging mother, cousin, sister-in-law and niece so they were able to stay in their homes. Family was her first priority and she was always available to host family gatherings, attend band concerts and sports events, sew prom dresses and play costumes, or babysit any of her grandchildren or great grandchildren.

Left to mourn her passing are her children: Jim Walter of the home, Donna Morrell of Beloit, Joan Orr and husband Jerry of Clay Center and Barbara Agnew and husband Robert of Clay Center. Grandchildren: Rayleen Dreher and husband Dan of Clay Center; Chris Orr of Abilene; Jeffrey Morrell and wife Vicki of Salina; Stephanie Morrell of Columbia, MO; Timothy Morrell and wife Kristin of Lawrence; Natalie McBride and husband Kevin of Mission; Lyndsey Crisenbery and husband Derrick of Hays; Kasey Morrell of Lawrence; Whitney Morrell of Glen Elder; Madison Agnew of San Luis Obispo, CA; Payton Agnew of Missoula, MT. Cecil’s children: Nadine Railsback and husband Frank of Mankato, Norval Boehner and wife Karen of Oswego and their families. 16 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents, brothers and sisters and her son-in-law, Gary Morrell.

Funeral services will be at 2 PM Saturday, December 8 at the Roberts Family Funeral Home followed by burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-8 PM with family present from 6-8 PM Friday, December 7 at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Perdue House, Glen Elder Senior Center, or the NCK Wellness Center.

Presidential funeral train will be first since a trip to Kansas

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The locomotive was painted to resemble Air Force One, but George H.W. Bush joked that if it had been around during his presidency, he may have preferred to ride the rails rather than take to the skies.

“I might have left Air Force One behind,” Bush quipped during the 2005 unveiling of 4141, a blue and gray locomotive commissioned in honor of the 41st president and unveiled at Texas A&M University.

On Thursday, that same 4,300-horsepower machine will carry Bush’s casket, along with relatives and close friends, for around 70 miles. The journey through five small Texas towns was expected to take about two and a half hours. It will deliver the casket from suburban Houston to College Station.

There, a motorcade will take Bush to his presidential library at the university, where he will be laid to rest at a private ceremony next to his wife, Barbara, who died in April, and his daughter Robin, who died at age 3 in 1953.

The train’s sixth car, a converted baggage hauler called “Council Bluffs,” has been fitted with transparent sides to allow mourners lining the tracks on Thursday views of Bush’s flag draped coffin.

It will be the eighth funeral train in U.S. history and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower’s body traveled from the National Cathedral in Washington through seven states to his Kansas hometown of Abilene 49 years ago. Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train was the first, in 1865.

Robert F. Kennedy was never president, but he was running for the White House when he was assassinated in Los Angeles in 1968. His body was later transported to New York City for a funeral Mass and then taken by private train to Washington for burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Thousands of mourners lined the tracks for the 200-plus-mile journey.

Union Pacific originally commissioned the Bush locomotive for the opening of an exhibit at his presidential library titled “Trains: Tracks of the Iron Horse.” It was one of the few times the company has painted a locomotive any color other than its traditional yellow. After a brief training session during 4141’s unveiling 13 years ago, Bush took the engineer’s seat and helped take the locomotive for a 2-mile excursion.

“We just rode on the railroads all the time, and I’ve never forgotten it,” Bush said at the time, recalling how he took trains, and often slept on them, during trips as a child with his family. He also called the locomotive “the Air Force One of railroads.”

Bush, who died last week at his Houston home at age 94, was eulogized Wednesday at a funeral service at the National Cathedral. By evening, his casket was at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston.

The funeral train has been part of the official planning for his death for years, Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said.

Union Pacific was contacted by federal officials in early 2009 and asked, at Bush’s request, about providing a funeral train at some point, company spokesman Tom Lange said.

“We said, ‘Of course and also we have this locomotive that we would want to have obviously be part of it,'” Lange said. He noted that trains were the mode of transportation that first carried Bush to his service as a naval aviator in World War II and back home again.

Eisenhower was the last president to travel by train regularly. A key reason was his wife, Mamie, who hated to fly. During the 1952 campaign, Eisenhower traveled more than 51,000 miles and made 252 stops. And while he often flew, his wife rode the train the whole time, Union Pacific said.

Still, when Bush beat Democrat Michael Dukakis and won the presidency in 1988, both candidates used trains to make some campaign stops. Bush also occasionally traveled by train in 1992, when he was defeated by Democrat Bill Clinton, including making Midwest stops aboard a train dubbed “The Spirit of America.”

Coleen I. Bilyew

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

Coleen I. Bilyew, 66, died December 4, 2018, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 10, 1952, in Hoisington, Kansas, the daughter of LaVerne and Gladys (Ehrlich) Nettleingham. Coleen graduated from Hoisington High School in 1970. She then received her AA in Secretarial Science from Barton County Community College.

On April 29, 1978, she married Steven D. Bilyew in Hoisington. A resident of Claflin since 1981 moving from Great Bend, Coleen was a medical records clerk. She worked at Clara Barton Hospital and Smith and Brozek Medical Park. Coleen also sold Avon for 15 years. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Hoisington.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Steven Bilyew; daughter, Cara Bilyew of Manhattan; son, Scott Bilyew and wife Jennifer of Ft. Worth, Texas; parents, LaVerne and Gladys Nettleingham of Galatia; two brothers, Kent Nettleingham and Kevin Nettleingham, both of Galatia; a sister, Colette Keeler and husband Ray of Great Bend; and three step grandchildren, Kaleb, Christopher, and Brianna Ramsey of Ft. Worth, Texas; and great granddaughter, Kalina Bilyew.

Friends may call 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 10, 2018, at Concordia Lutheran Church, with Pastor Gary Wolf presiding. Burial will follow in Hoisington Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Concordia Lutheran Church in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.

Shopko closing 39 stores including 6 in Kansas

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

Shopko announced Wednesday plans to close 39 stores across the country, including six in Kansas, according to a media release.

The Green Bay, Wis.-based retailer is closing the locations, most of them Shopko Hometown stores, after a liquidation sale.

The sale starts on Dec. 7. The stores are expected to close at the end of the February include locations in Russell, Phillipsburg, Larned, Clay Center, Lyons and Anthony.

HR group will focus on recruiting strategies at monthly meeting

Posted on December 6, 2018December 4, 2018

Western Kansas Human Resource Management Association will hold its monthly meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Robbins Center (Eagle Communication Hall), One Tiger Place.

Registration is from 11:15 to 11:30 a.m., with a short business meeting starting at 11:30 a.m. The program for the January meeting will be “Recruiting Strategies for Western Kansas” presented by Gina Riedel, Bandura+. The program will be submitted for HRCI and SHRM continuing education credits.

WKHRMA members can RSVP at wkhrma.shrm.org. The deadline to RSVP is noon on Jan. 4. WKHRMA is an affiliate chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), a local professional organization for persons engaged in personal or human resource management.

For more information on WKHRMA, visit wkhrma.shrm.org.

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HPD Activity Log Nov. 30, Dec. 1-4

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

The Hays Police Department responded to 8 animal calls and conducted 18 traffic stops Fri., Nov. 30, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–700 block Allen St, Hays; 12:37 AM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–600 block Park St, Hays; 11/30/2018 01:50:29 AM
Driving Under the Influence–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:59 AM
Credit Card Violations–Hays; 5:02 AM
Credit Card Violations–1300 block Vine St, Hays; 11/28 5:12 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–3100 block Hall St, Hays; 9:57 AM
Counterfeit currency/documents–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 11/29 5:54 PM; 5:56 PM
Civil Dispute–300 block E 16th St, Hays; 11:11 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–500 block E 16th St, Hays; 11:50 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–800 block Elm St, Hays; 12:20 PM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–4000 block Vine St, Hays; 1:55 PM; 1:56 PM
Criminal Threat–3500 block Vine St, Hays; 2 PM; 2:15 PM
Animal Call–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 4:14 PM
Welfare Check–2700 block Plaza Ave, Hays; 5:07 PM
Gunshots/Non-Injury Shooting–500 block W 33rd St, Hays; 5:57 PM
Suspicious Activity–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:57 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1100 block E 17th St, Hays; 6:26 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–1500 block 40 Bypass Hwy, Hays; 11/29 8 AM; 8:01 AM
Suspicious Person–200 block E 27th St, Hays; 8:20 PM
Domestic Disturbance–400 block E 6th St, Hays; 9:29 PM
Welfare Check–3100 block Hall St, Hays; 9:41 PM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:41 PM
Driving Under the Influence–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:58 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 3 animal calls and conducted 22 traffic stops Sat., Dec. 1, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Disturbance – Noise–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:12 AM
False/Altered ID–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:34 AM
Civil Dispute–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 12:53 AM
Drug Offenses–100 block E 8th St, Hays; 1:13 AM; 1:14 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–2100 block E 21st St, Hays; 11/30 4:35 PM; 12/1 1 AM
Battery – Domestic–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:25 AM; 1:35 AM
Suspicious Activity–400 block W 20th St, Hays; 1:58 AM
Civil Dispute–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 2:42 AM
Civil Dispute–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 3:06 AM
Animal Call–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 8:19 AM
Animal At Large–13th and Sunset Trl, Hays; 9 AM
Welfare Check–100 block E 15th St, Hays; 9:17 AM
Theft (general)–200 block E 29th St, Hays; 10:35 AM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–23rd and Walnut St, Hays; 11:29 AM; 11:30 AM
Welfare Check–1300 block E 21st St, Hays; 11:44 AM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–1800 block Walnut St, Hays; 12:57 PM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 5:34 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–2000 block E 21st St, Hays; 6:16 PM
Suspicious Activity–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 9:20 PM
Drug Offenses–700 block Ash St, Hays; 10:05 PM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:25 PM
Disturbance – General–1100 block Elm St, Hays; 11:52 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 2 animal calls and conducted 24 traffic stops Sun., Dec. 2, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Driving Under the Influence–700 block Elm St, Hays; 12:23 AM
Found/Lost Property–400 block Elm St, Hays; 1:23 AM
Drug Offenses/DUI–500 block Elm St, Hays; 1:41 AM; 2:05 AM
Rape–1400 block Oak St, Hays; 2:45 AM; 3:53 AM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 12:15 PM
Unattended Death–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 1:22 PM
Animal At Large–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 4:26 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–27800 block Barclay Dr, Hays; 6:33 PM
Found/Lost Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 10:35 PM
Drug Offenses–1300 block Lawrence Dr, Hays; 10:41 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 9 animal calls and conducted 10 traffic stops Mon., Dec. 3, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Drug Offenses/DUI–2800 block Grant Ave, Hays; 12:25 AM
Overdose–300 block W 9th St, Hays; 2:52 AM
Animal Call–1700 block Pine St, Hays; 9:44 AM
Parking Complaint–3000 block E 14th St, Hays; 9:48 AM
Parking Complaint–500 block W 20th St, Hays; 10:11 AM
Parking Complaint–1600 block E 28th Terr, Hays; 11:17 AM
Animal Injured–200 block W 29th St, Hays; 11:50 AM
Theft (general)–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:53 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–27th and Vine, Hays; 2:41 PM
Stalking–600 block E 5th St, Hays; 2:42 PM
Parking Complaint–200 block W 38th St, Hays; 3:38 PM
Battery – Domestic–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 3:44 PM
Animal Bite Investigation–1200 block E 33rd St, Hays; 11:30 AM; 12:30 PM
Suspicious Person–1000 block Vine, Hays; 4:29 PM
Civil Dispute–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 4:55 PM
Theft (general)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:12 PM
Found/Lost Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:35 PM
Found/Lost Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:20 PM
Domestic Disturbance–500 block W 37th St, Hays; 6:54 PM
Counterfeit currency/documents–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 12/2 9:45 PM
Burglary/vehicle–2700 block Hickory St, Hays; 10:18 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 17 traffic stops Tue., Dec. 4, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Intoxicated Subject–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 2:37 AM
Burglary/business–3300 block Hall St, Hays; 12/2 10 PM; 12/3 8:30 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 8:26 AM
Theft (general)–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 5/1 6 AM; 6/30 7 PM
Animal At Large–500 block E 20th St, Hays; 9:31 AM
Found/Lost Property–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 10:18 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–200 block W 22nd St, Hays; 12:39 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–4100 block Vine St, Hays; 12:50 PM; 12:57 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–900 block Commerce Pkwy, Hays; 2:08 PM
Theft (general)–1800 block of Fort St, Hays; 12/3 12 PM; 12/4 4:14 PM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–1300 block Eisenhower Rd, Hays; 8:30 PM
Mental Health Call–1900 block Longfellow Rd, Hays; 8:46 PM

Kan. teacher remains jailed on a $250K bond on drug allegations

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

SEWARD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas school teacher on drug charges.

Melissa Abla photo Texas County Oklahoma

According to the Texas County, Oklahoma District Attorney, 37-year-old Melissa Abla is accused of aggravated trafficking of methamphetamine within 2,000 feet of a school or park, conspiracy to commit aggravated trafficking of methamphetamine within 2,000 feet of a school or park, possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a tax stamp, maintaining place for keeping / selling a controlled substance, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Abla, according to the school web site had worked as a teacher at Seymour Rogers Middle School in Liberal. She is now being held on a $250,000 Bond, according to the Texas County sheriff’s office booking report.

She is a resident of Tyrone, OK, approximately ten miles southwest of Liberal, according to the sheriff’s department.

The crimes occurred in Oklahoma between Nov. 17 and Nov. 20, according to the district attorney’s office.

Cold, windy Thursday

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

Today Partly sunny, with a high near 28. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind around 6 mph.

Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 19.

SundaySunny, with a high near 38.

Gov.-elect stunned with lack of psychiatric beds for Kan. children

Posted on December 6, 2018December 6, 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Incoming Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she is “stunned” by a state agency’s lack of response to a shortage of residential psychiatric beds for children needing care in the state.

During a meeting Tuesday of a task force studying the state’s child welfare system, Kelly suggested she wants significant changes after she takes office in January, The Wichita Eagle reported .

“I’m stunned, honestly, that your agency has not done anything concrete to deal with that issue,” Kelly told Susan Fout, deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

About 140 Kansas children are on waiting lists to receive care at the residential centers, which are known as PRTFs.

Fout acknowledged the agency is having difficulty finding available residential beds.

“We know we’re not doing the service we need to for the youngsters. … Kids are getting lost,” Fout said.

The psychiatric residential centers are privately owned and Fout said the agency can ask them to provide more beds but can’t force them to do so.

The number of centers, which can treat children for weeks or months, has dropped from 17 to 8 since 2011, with the number of beds reduced to 280 from 780.

Fout said the agency has requested funds for a 24-7 crisis hotline. But when Kelly asked specifically what the agency had done about the lack of treatment facilities, Fout said “the beds are another story.”

She said she couldn’t recall the agency’s budget request of the centers, which annoyed Kelly.

“That has been the topic of conversation for 18 months. We have known prior to that, but certainly 18 months ago, that PRTF beds were a very high priority, that the lack of them is probably what’s creating a lot of the kids in offices, kids in one-night stands — you know, we don’t have any place to put them. We need those PRTF beds,” Kelly said.

Other task force members echoed Kelly’s frustration.

Sen. Vicki Schmidt, a Topeka Republican who will become the state insurance commissioner in January, said the agency’s lack of action was “a failure of government.”

“You’re giving us the same statistics only with increased numbers, and you’re not offering any solutions to us,” she said.

Kelly has not said who she will choose as secretary of the agency and the current secretary, Gina Meier-Hummel, has declined to say whether she wants to remain in the position.

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Kansas man to stand trial in woman’s death by fire

Posted on December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who is accused of fatally burning a woman and injuring two police officers has been ordered to stand trial.

Harvey Raymond Ortberg -photo Cherokee Co.

The preliminary trial for 50-year-old Harvey Raymond Ortberg, of Baxter Springs, ended Tuesday with a judge finding sufficient evidence for him to be tried on a first-degree murder charge and six other felonies.

Body camera video showed two officers running inside 65-year-old Sharon Horn’ trailer, where Horn’s 15-year-old granddaughter was crying.

The officers entered the bathroom, where Ortberg was seen with a gas can and lighter in his hands. One officer wrestled with Ortberg, who then doused himself and the two officers with gasoline before flicking the lighter to start the fire.

Horn later died at a Springfield, Missouri, hospital.