MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is saving energy costs and becoming greener by using one of Kansas’ most abundant resources: wind.
According to a media release, the new university agreement with Westar Energy will provide approximately 50 percent of the energy needs for the university’s main Manhattan campus from a wind farm in Nemaha County and save the university nearly $200,000 annually.
The agreement is part of Westar Energy’s new Renewables Direct program, which provides large customers access to renewable energy at set long-term prices. The program involves the 300-megawatt Soldier Creek Wind Energy Center, which is a wind farm that will be built in Nemaha County and is estimated to be on line in 2020. Kansas State University is one of 14 Kansas organizations that will receive electricity from the wind farm.
“We are excited about this innovative approach to use renewable energy to help Kansas State University become more sustainable and save energy costs,” said Cindy Bontrager, the university’s vice president for administration and finance. “Sustainability planning is one of the key components of our K-State 2025 plan to become a top 50 public research university by 2025. As a public land-grant university, K-State has a role to address the sustainability challenges of our time and this agreement is a step in the right direction. Our facilities power plant utilities staff actively seeks ways for the university to save costs and I appreciate their initiative and hard work in getting that done.”
As part of a 20-year agreement, the wind farm will provide Kansas State University with 14 megawatts of power, which is approximately 50 percent of the current load of the university’s Manhattan campus, said Gary Weishaar, university manager of energy and controls. The anticipated savings for the university will be approximately $180,000 to $200,000 annually.
The savings will come from a reduction in the retail energy cost adjustment, also known as fuel factor costs, Weishaar said. Under the Renewables Direct program, the price of electricity provided from Soldier Creek Wind Energy Center will be fixed for 20 years at 1.8 cents per kilowatt-hour and replaces the fuel factor cost, which is currently 2.3 cents per kilowatt-hour. The university’s average annual consumption for the Manhattan campus for the last five years has been 113 million kilowatt-hours per year. The university also will receive renewable energy credits associated with the agreement.
“We are constantly evaluating the potential of providing renewable energy for the university,” Weishaar said. “We feel this program is a good way to not only positively affect K-State financially, but to also take advantage of one of our most abundant natural resources.”
Westar Energy’s Renewables Direct program is designed to provide large customers a path toward their sustainability goals with Kansas’ abundant, affordable renewable energy. Participating customers are able to claim a portion of the energy generated by the wind farm as their own, retain all of the renewable attributes and lock in a portion of their electricity prices for 20 years. The program is structured to add projects in the future to keep up with the demand for renewable sources.
“We applaud K-State’s commitment to sustainable energy solutions,” said Chuck Caisley, senior vice president, public affairs and marketing and chief customer officer, Westar Energy. “Renewables Direct provides cost-effective access to Kansas’ excellent wind energy resources. We appreciate K-State’s role in making the introduction of Westar’s new program a success.”
Peter Werth (standing) and Dr. Mark Bannister (right)
By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN FHSU University Relations and Marketing
It’s not every day someone after whom a college is named visits that university.
Fort Hays State University had the pleasure of hosting Peter J. Werth last week.
Werth – of the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics – was on campus as the featured speaker at Entrepreneur Direct, a speaker series conducted by Fort Hays State’s Center for Entrepreneurship.
Two years ago, Werth, a Hays native, and his wife, Pamela, pledged $6 million to Fort Hays State’s College of Science, Technology and Mathematics. The Kansas Board of Regents approved naming the college after Werth, an FHSU graduate.
Also returning to Hays for this year’s Entrepreneur Direct was Dr. Mark Bannister, who started the event back in 2012. Bannister, then dean of the College of Business and Leadership – which was later named after W.R. Robbins – has been a part of Entrepreneur Direct all seven years.
“We wanted to bring successful entrepreneurs to campus for students to learn from and to be inspired by and to help spark their own entrepreneurial spirits,” Bannister said.
This year, Bannister had further to travel than across campus to the Robbins Center from his office in McCartney Hall.
After 26 years at FHSU, Bannister accepted the position of interim dean of the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University in Idaho.
He served as the facilitator for Thursday’s session, saying he was pleased that Werth could be part of this year’s event.
“Peter Werth embodies the Tiger spirit of western Kansas,” Bannister said.
Werth founded ChemWerth Inc., a privately held, Connecticut-based corporation in 1982. It is a full-service generic drug development and supply company providing high quality active pharmaceutical ingredients to regulated markets worldwide.
He graduated from Fort Hays State with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and received the Alumni Achievement Award in 2013.
Other panelists Thursday were Dr. Melissa Hunsicker Wilburn, interim dean of the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship; Dr. Arvin Cruz, chair of the Department of Chemistry; and Dr. David Snow, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Before answering questions about his successful business ventures, Werth highlighted numerous points for success, including:
• If it sounds too good to be true, don’t do it.
• Work smarter, not harder.
• Remember your organization will take on your personality.
• Say what you do, and do what you say.
• Have a life goal other than business.
One of Werth’s most noteworthy philosophies is inscribed on a conference room wall in the Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall: “Do good. Make a difference. Change the world.”
“Don’t be afraid to take chances,” Werth told the audience Thursday. “You learn from your mistakes.”
Werth also stressed to “never stop learning.”
He ended his talk like he said he often does.
“Customers come and go, but good friends are forever,” he said. “I consider you all my friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Steve Gilliland
Picture this; you’re a law enforcement officer in Kansas City, MO and you show up one morning at a home to evict the tenant, along with his belongings, only to find his “belongings” include a 7 foot alligator.
On Wednesday morning law enforcement officers arrived at the home of Sean Casey in southeast Kansas City, Missouri to evict him from the home he was renting, giving him just a short time to gather his possessions. They soon found his possessions included 3 python snakes, several domesticated dogs and cats, a rabbit named “Dinner” and a 7 foot alligator affectionately called “Katfish” found lounging in a hot tub at the home. The officers had to enlist the help of animal control officers and Dana Savorelli who operates Monkey Island, a local exotic wildlife rescue group. It took 4 men and Savorelli to remove the gator, and after a lengthy rodeo, Katfish was finally extracted from the hot tub and exiled to Monkey Island.
Casey got Katfish when he was only 15 to 18 inches long and now 4 years later he is 7 feet long and weights 200 ponds. Casey insists “Gators are not big and ferocious like people think. Katfish doesn’t seem to know he’s an alligator and thinks he’s a dog. He likes to come out and play and sit on my lap. Sometimes he gets kinda’ smelly but he wags his tail when I come home.” Casey said “I tell people I have an alligator that can’t swim and is afraid of the dark and thunderstorms.” Casey says he fed Katfish chicken nuggets, steak, deer and fish.
I personally think Casey is being really naïve. I have to think ole’ Katfish made secret nightly soirees out into the hood for snacks. I’ll bet if you only knew, that neighborhood is devoid of most anything else on 4 legs but Katfish, and is possibly missing a few occupants on 2 legs as well. Parts of Kansas City have a whitetail deer problem and that would be a novel “natural” solution.
Since Kansas deer have never seen the likes of a gator before, ole’ Katfish could probably waltz right up to grazing whitetails, wish them a good evening and invite them for dinner… his dinner that is. It looks like the house where he lived with Casey is very near a pond and not far from the Little Blue River, so after dinner a short waddle to either body of water would allow him to dispose of any remains and no one would be the wiser (at least for awhile.) Katfish must have had a special “Don’t Eat Us” contract with the rest of the pets and the rabbit named Dinner and with Casey too for that matter. After all, if Casey were to disappear, who would pay the electric bill to keep his hot tub warm? Casey told reporters he had made Katfish a ramp to get himself in and out of the hot tub and the house, so after his late night banquet he could just drag his fat and sassy carcass back up the ramp, plop back into his comfy warm hot tube sanctuary and life would be good; he’d be livin’ the dream!
Alligators are illegal to possess in Kansas City, so Katfish will remain for now at Monkey Island. Casey says he will fight to get Katfish back, but animal control says “That’s not going to happen.” When asked about Katfish’s new living situation, Savorelli told reporters his sanctuary was now full because he’s had to “rescue” 2 more alligators in the last couple months. Explaining that rescued alligators need separate pens, he said “You can’t just put these guys together, they’d be fighting like dinosaurs.” Wait, I thought Casey said “Gators are not big and ferocious like people think.” …I say isn’t there a Tony Lama
factory somewhere close??? Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.
Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].
WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced today that Reclamation has selected two projects in Kansas to receive $97,000 for small-scale water efficiency projects. The funding from Reclamation will assist the selected applicants with converting open ditch laterals into buried pipeline systems.
Kirwin Irrigation District No. 1, located in northwestern Kansas, will receive $34,000 for its conversion of Lateral 6.8 to buried pipeline. They will convert 3,696 feet of an open ditch lateral to polyvinyl chloride pipe, reducing seepage and evaporation. This project meets goals identified in the district’s Water Conservation Plan and District Operating Plan, and is part of Reclamation’s Pick-Sloan Solomon Division Kirwin Unit.
Webster Irrigation District No. 4, located in Gaylord, Kansas, will receive $63,000 for its conversion of the Osborne Lateral 14.9 into a 1.5-mile buried pipe system. The project will eliminate evaporation, seepage, and operational losses. This project aligns with the Webster Irrigation District’s Water Conservation Plan and the district’s Operating Plan.
Funding is provided to projects on a 50-percent cost-share. A complete list of the selected projects is available at: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/swep/.
Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects are part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program. The program aims to improve water conservation and reliability, helping water resource managers make sound decisions about water use. Learn more at https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/swep/.
Governor-elect Laura Kelly on election night -photo courtesy Kansas Dems
From New York to New Mexico, residents in a number of states can expect a leftward push for expanded health care coverage, gun control, education funding and legalized recreational marijuana as Democrats who gained new or stronger powers in the midterm elections seek to put their stamp on public policy.
While Republicans remain in charge in more states, Democrats nearly doubled the number of places where they will wield a trifecta of power over the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature. Democrats also broke up several Republican strongholds, forcing GOP lawmakers who have been cutting taxes and curbing union powers to deal with a new reality of a Democratic governor.
All told, Democrats gained seats in 62 of the 99 partisan state legislative chambers, according to data provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures (Nebraska is the lone state with a single, nonpartisan chamber). Democrats also added seven new governorships.
In Kansas, Democrat Laura Kelly’s election as governor immediately recasts the debate over several big fiscal issues.
She supports expanding the state’s Medicaid health coverage as encouraged by the Affordable Care Act. While bipartisan backing for that has grown, supporters had not achieved the legislative supermajorities that would have been needed to overcome the opposition of Republican Govs. Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer.
Kelly also is pledging to reinstate an executive order barring anti-LGBT bias in state hiring and employment decisions, something Brownback rescinded in 2015.
In New York, where a new Democratic-run Senate will provide the missing link in liberals’ political power, the expansive agenda could go beyond guns, pot and health care to also include more protections for abortions rights and higher taxes on millionaires.
“We will finally give New Yorkers the progressive leadership they have been demanding,” said Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who stands to lead the Senate when the new session begins in January.
The U.S. is a deeply divided nation politically, a fact reflected in a midterm vote that gave Democrats the U.S. House while adding to the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. But within states, the overall outcome of the 2018 elections was a continued trend of one-party control — Democrats in some places, Republicans in others.
For the first time since 1914, there will be only one state — Minnesota — with its two legislative chambers led by different parties.
If Republican gubernatorial candidates maintain their slim leads in Florida and Georgia, Republicans will hold full control over the governor’s office and legislative chambers in 22 states compared with 14 for Democrats. Just 13 states will have a split partisan control between the governor’s office and legislature, nearly matching the 60-year low point set in 2012.
There also has been a decrease in ticket-splitting between governors and state attorneys general, with the number of such divisions expected to decline from 12 to 10 as a result of Tuesday’s elections.
“This is the most hyper-polarized, hyper-partisan time we’ve see in generations, and nobody can deny that,” said Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson, a Democrat who is president of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Illinois is one of a half-dozen states where Tuesday’s election put Democrats in control of the governor’s office and legislature.
Democrat J.B. Pritzker, who ousted Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, wants to legalize and tax recreational marijuana. He also has promised to push for a constitutional amendment to replace Illinois’ flat income tax system with a progressive one that requires the wealthy to pay a greater share.
Democrats also are planning aggressive agendas in other states where they expanded their political power:
— Nevada is expected to pass a ban on bump stocks on guns as the state Legislature meets for the first time since the October 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. Democrats also will be pushing to spend more on education, expand Medicaid coverage, raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick leave.
— In New Mexico, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth said minimum wage and teacher pay increases will be at the top of the agenda. Democrats also could overhaul the state’s approach to climate change, gun control and marijuana.
— In Colorado, Democrats are planning a renewed push to expand health coverage, adopt gun controls, boost public education funding and enhance environmental protections.
— In Maine, new Democratic Gov.-elect and Attorney General Janet Mills has vowed to finally expand Medicaid as voters demanded in a 2017 referendum but which has been slowed by her Republican predecessor.
The states shifting to Democratic dominance can look to New Jersey, which held its governor’s election in 2017 and replaced a Republican with a Democrat. With the Legislature already controlled by Democrats, the state promptly tightened gun regulations, passed a paid sick-leave requirement and restored funding to Planned Parenthood.
But it hasn’t been like Christmas every day for liberals. It took a last-day deal before the budget expired over the summer to avoid a state government shutdown as Democrats disagreed over which taxes to raise. Lawmakers have missed their own deadlines on legalizing marijuana for adults, and some advocates are upset the state has not moved faster to boost the minimum wage.
New Jersey state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, a Democrat who’s been in the legislature since 1992, said there’s a big difference in legislative debates when there’s one-party control.
“It is more about details than the broader principles,” she said.
Some states that became accustomed to Republican control over the past decade also will be making adjustments.
In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers have been privately discussing ways they could limit the rule-making powers of Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers, who narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said they are looking at reconstituting boards to make sure they have equal representation.
North Carolina’s Republican-led Legislature did something similar after Democrat Roy Cooper won the governor’s race in 2016. But Cooper successfully sued over a law weakening his influence over the state elections board.
In Michigan, Democratic Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer broke a Republican trifecta while campaigning to “fix the damn roads” and replace aging water pipes with a multibillion-dollar infrastructure plan. But tax increases or increased borrowing could be a tough sell in the Legislature, which remains under Republican control.
The next Senate majority leader, Republican Sen. Mike Shirkey, signaled that he would oppose raising Michigan’s corporate income tax and said he would fight any attempt to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work laws “with every ounce of my body.”
Republicans who control the Minnesota state Senate said they will fight Democratic Gov.-elect Tim Walz if he follows through with a proposal to raise the gas tax to pay for infrastructure improvements. A number of states have taken that step in recent years to fund road repairs. That includes states where Republicans control the legislature and governor’s office, including Indiana, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Split power at the Minnesota Legislature also could lead to gridlock on the top issue from the election — health care. Walz campaigned on expanding one of the state’s low-income health care programs to offer a public option, but Senate Republicans have shot that down as an unworkable government takeover of health care.
MIAMI COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 4a.m. Sunday in Miami County.
A 2016 Jeep Wrangler driven by Jacob Knapp, 29, was traveling south in the northbound lane of Highway 69 just north of 223rd Street, according to the Miami County Kansas Sheriff’s Department.
The Jeep struck a 2011 Chevy Malibu driven by Charlene Crabbe, 44. The Jeep then caught fire.
A passenger in the Malibu Joshua Alexander Kinsey, 25, Kansas City, Kansas, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s department.
Crabbe suffered critical injuries. She and Knapp were transported to local hospitals. The accident remains under investigation.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A former housekeeper has admitted stealing more than $500,000 in jewelry while working for a woman in Stillwell.
Garcia-Rivera -photo Johnson Co.
43-year-old Sabina Garcia-Rivera, of Olathe, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony theft and three counts of making a false writing.
She was charged in January with stealing the jewelry over two years before the thefts were discovered in 2017.
The false writing charges involve false statements Garcia-Rivera made while pawning some pieces of the jewelry.
Prosecutors say she pawned several pieces for far less than they were worth.
Under terms of the plea agreement, prosecutors will seek a sentence of three years and two months. The defense will ask for a two-year sentence. She will also be required to make restitution.
TOPEKA —The United State Marshal’s Service and FBI are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. Marshals, court officers or other law enforcement officials.
Anyone receiving the calls is asked to contact their local FBI office and file a consumer complaint with the Federal Trade Commission which has the ability to detect patterns of fraud from the information collected and share the information with law enforcement, according to a media release from the U.S. Marshals’ office in Kansas City.
During the calls, scammers attempt to collect a fine in lieu of arrest by purchasing a pre-paid debit card, green card or similar gift card and read the numbers over the phone to satisfy the fine.
Scammers use many tactics to sound credible. They use badge numbers, names of actual law enforcement officials, federal judges and court addresses. They also spoof their phone numbers to appear on Caller ID as though calling from court or a government agency.
The U.S. Marshals Service will never ask for credit/debit card numbers, wire transfers or bank routing numbers for any purpose.
Don’t divulge your personal or financial information to unknown callers. Report these calls to the FBI and the FTC.
TOPEKA – Since 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recognized a threat to antibiotic resistance and has begun working with many partners across the state and nation to safeguard the effectiveness of antibiotics. In an effort to promote awareness of this important initiative, Governor Jeff Colyer has designated Nov. 12-18 Use Antibiotics Wisely Week.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Chief Health Officer, Dr. Greg Lakin, says health professionals, patients and their loved ones need to be informed and only prescribe or use antibiotics when appropriate.
“The general public, health care providers, health care facility administrators, veterinarians, food producers and policy makers can all play a part in ensuring that antibiotics are only used when truly needed and likely to be effective,” Dr. Lakin said.
In Kansas, a broad range of individuals, professionals and organizations are working together to adopt best practices to help stem the inappropriate use of antibiotics. A statewide advisory group is assisting KDHE in spearheading this effort.
According to data from the CDC, the total number of antibiotic prescriptions written in Kansas ranked among the highest nationally. In 2015, more than 900 antibiotic prescriptions were written per 1,000 individuals statewide.
Antibiotic awareness does not mean stopping the use of antibiotics; it means changing the way antibiotics are prescribed and used today—when necessary and appropriate.
Since the 1940s, antibiotics have been used to treat patients who have bacterial infections, greatly reducing the number of related illnesses and deaths. But now, more than 75 years later, antibiotics have been overused and misused to the point that the infectious organisms the antibiotics are designed to kill have adapted to them, making the drugs less effective, according to the CDC.
The CDC finds that more than one-third of all antibiotics prescribed or otherwise used in the United States are either unnecessary or the antibiotic does not match the germ. Antibiotics are not needed for viruses, such as colds, most sore throats and many sinus infections.
Especially during the cold and flu season when viruses are prevalent, the public can do its part by recognizing that antibiotics are likely not the right medicine. Antibiotics can fight infections and save lives when used to fight the right germ, at the right time and for the right duration.
More than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics, and each year, at least 23,000 people die as a result. If drug-resistant germs keep growing, and if we lose the effectiveness of antibiotics, we may also lose our ability to treat patients who need them.
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Here are ways you can help:
Do not request that your doctor prescribe antibiotics.
Antibiotics may have side effects. When your doctor says that you do not need an antibiotic, taking one may do more harm than good.
Only take antibiotics that are prescribed for you and take the whole course as directed. Do not share or use leftover antibiotics. Antibiotics treat specific types of infections. Taking the wrong medicine may delay correct treatment and allow bacteria to multiply.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal health officials have reported the first death in an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey.
People infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Reading, by state of residence, as of November 5, 2018 (n=164) CDC Image
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the death was in California but didn’t have any immediate details. Since last November, the agency said 164 people have fallen ill in 35 states, with the most recent case being reported on Oct. 20.
No products have been recalled, and the agency hasn’t recommended that people avoid turkey. But it said it believes the outbreak is widespread and ongoing, and it reminded people to properly cook and handle turkey with Thanksgiving approaching.
“We are still seeing new illnesses being reported on a weekly basis,” said Colin Basler, an epidemiologist with the CDC.
Basler noted there is a lag time between when a person gets sick and when the illness gets reported to health officials. The California Department of Public Health did not immediately respond to an email seeking additional details about the death.
A single supplier hasn’t been identified in connection with the outbreak. The rare salmonella strain was identified in live turkeys, as well as in ground turkey, turkey patties and raw turkey pet food.
The National Turkey Federation said in a statement that its members have reviewed their salmonella-control programs. The industry group said programs include vaccination and sanitation, such as wearing protective boots and clothing to reduce birds’ exposure to pathogens.
To limit risk, the CDC recommends cooking turkey to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees, and washing hands and counters that have touched uncooked meat.
Salmonella can be found in a variety of foods, including packaged foods. This week, Conagra Brands recalled 2.4 million boxes of Duncan Hines cake mix because of a link to salmonella.
The CDC estimates salmonella causes about 1.2 million illnesses a year. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps and can last up to seven days. Illnesses are more likely to be severe in the elderly and infants, according to the CDC.
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Court records say a man accused in a suburban Kansas City hit-and-run crash that left two people dead had been speeding and “jockeying back and forth” with one of the victim’s vehicles beforehand.
Woodworth -photo Johnson Co.
Prosecutors released the affidavit Thursday in the case against 45-year-old Bradley Woodworth, of Olathe. He is charged with leaving the scene of the Oct. 6 wreck that killed 18-year-old Matthew Bloskey and 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr.
Woodworth is accused of driving the minivan that was seen jockeying for position with Siebuhr’s car before the two vehicles made contact in Overland Park. Siebuhr’s car then spun out of control and went over the median, where it was struck and knocked sideways. It then was hit by the vehicle that Bloskey was driving.
Norma Hobson, the daughter of Clinton and Velma Leone (McKinney) Edwards, was born on July 28, 1935 on farm near Hardy, Nebraska in Jewell County Kansas. She passed away on November 6, 2018 at the Belleville Health Care Center at Belleville, Kansas at the age of 83 years, 3 months, 9 days.
Norma was one of twelve children. She graduated valedictorian from Hardy High School. She was united in marriage to Elvin “Spud” Hobson on October 10, 1954 in Edgar, Nebraska. This union was blessed with three children Scott, Tony and Ann.
Norma taught school for 1 year and was the bookkeeper for Lynn Motor Company which is presently Alexander Motors. She enjoyed reading, sewing, cooking, tending to her flower and vegetable gardens, and she collected tea pots. She was a 4-H leader and a member of the Union Church, where she taught Sunday School and Bible School and belonged to the WCU. She was a Harmonettes member and enjoyed playing pinochle.
Norma was preceded in death by her parents; husband Elvin “Spud” on August 21, 2017; 5 brothers Robert, George, Russell, Don and Bruce Edwards; and her sister Elsie Tallent.
She is survived by her sons Scott of Hastings, Nebraska and Tony (Becky) of Hays, Kansas and one daughter Ann Hobson of Superior, Nebraska. Seven grandchildren, Jason Hobson, Mandy Kamykowski, Mackenzie Oberst, Jordan Tuma, Shae Tuma, Samantha Hobson and Cash Hobson; nine great- grandchildren; brothers Paul Edwards of York, and Glenn (JoAnn) of Hardy and Kenny of Sabetha, Kansas; sisters Margaret Tomlinson of Lincoln and Donna (Jim) Miller of Superior; sisters-in-law Marilyn Edwards of Omaha, Lorelei Edwards of Geneva and Joan Edwards of Superior; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Services at: Union Church – Hardy, Nebraska
Time of Service: Monday, November 12, 2018 at 10:30 am
