February 2015 – Page 36 – Great Bend Post Archive

Great Bend is excited to introduce the finalist for next police chief

Posted on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

The City of Great Bend is getting closer to finding their next Police Chief.

The interview committee interviewed three candidates for police chief on February 5. The committee is now ready to bring the finalist back to the community for a final interview and a time to tour the city, meet with members of the police department, and hold a meet and greet with the public.

City Administrator and acting Police Chief Howard Partington says they have two scheduled dates this week to meet the potential replacement.

Howard Partington Audio

The first public open meeting to talk with the candidate will be tomorrow at the city offices from 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. The second public meeting will be this Friday at the city offices from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

If hired, the candidate will take over for Dean Akings whom retired at the end of 2014 after serving as the police chief for 31 years.

Kansas lawmakers settle dispute over rules, bill bundling

Posted on February 17, 2015

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved rules limiting a common practice used to rush legislation to passage.

The House voted 83-38 on Tuesday to approve rules governing interactions between the two chambers. The Senate approved the rules on a 27-7 vote Monday.

The Senate was not scheduling debates on bills until the joint rules were settled.

The two chambers disagreed over limiting the bundling of separate bills into the final version of a single measure on a broad topic such as insurance or agriculture. Critics say the practice leads to sloppy lawmaking.

The joint rules will allow up to five bills to be bundled, with an exception for tax measures.

The House had wanted to allow only two bills to be bundled, while the Senate initially sought no limit.

Kansas officials call immigration ruling ‘victory’

Posted on February 17, 2015February 18, 2015

Irene Caubillo, president of advocacy group El Centro

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says that a federal court ruling that blocks an executive order on immigration vindicates his efforts.

A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked executive orders Tuesday that would have protected as many as 5 million people who entered the U.S. illegally from deportation.

Kansas is one of 26 states that have challenged the orders as unconstitutional. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday called the ruling a preliminary victory in the case.

Kobach said the ruling will boost his state-level efforts to deny benefits to people in the U.S. illegally.

Irene Caubillo, president of advocacy group El Centro, said she expected the ruling to be appealed and her organization would continue to aid those in the country illegally to gain legal status.

Area students named to Barton’s President List

Posted on February 17, 2015

Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., has named 225 students to the President’s List for the fall 2014 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or “A” letter scale.

Albert
Coryell Deege

Bushton
Ty Heitschmidt

Claflin
Evan Liebl
Randall Martin

Ellinwood
Adam Birzer
Colton Churchill
Kristen Hathcock
Andrea Klepper
Jared Oelke
Brooke Panning
Abby Petz
Rachel Schloctermeier
Tanner Swank
Amanda Tucker

Ellsworth
Annie Hysong

Great Bend
Brigette Barker
Haylee Blake
Anthony Broeder
Rex Cruse
Kennedie Dixon
Rickkii Engert
Mari Erb
Michael Gauby
Brooke Henning
Veronica Higgins
Josh Holuska
Aaron LeRoy
Ashley Lockwood
Hannah Middleton
Lucinda Milsap
Stephanie Morrison
Hannah Mosier
Kaitlin Otter
Devani Prieto
Dania Rodriguez
Keaton Schneider
David Simmons
Kenzie Sinclair
Alexander Smith
Heather Tedrow
Nicole Tracy
Kristia Zeretzke

Hoisington
Chance Demel
Jennifer Fercking
Daniel Klima
Matraca Ochs
Mykela Riedl
Abigayle Rziha
Trent Schremmer

Kinsley
Camelle Deege
Carley Deege

La Crosse
Brittany Wilson

Larned
Gary Hartman
Denton Johnson
Rebekah Thomas
Carolyn Zook

St. John
Sara Steinman

Timken
Katie Tammen

Kan. woman charged after leaving injured child to purchase liquor

Posted on February 17, 2015

SALINA – Salina police are investigating a case of aggravated endangerment of a child.

Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney said officers were sent to the parking lot of the Dillon’s on Planet Ave on Friday evening after a report of a child injured while riding a City Go Bus.

Sweeney said a13-month-old child, who had been wandering around on the bus, fell and suffered a cut on the back of the head when the bus turned into the store parking lot.

The child’s mother, Kathy Johnson, 29, left the bus and returned 15 minutes later. She had gone to make a purchase at a nearby liquor store.

While riding in the ambulance with her child to Salina Regional Health Center, EMS personnel noticed Johnson was drinking some type of liquor from a bottle.

Johnson was arrested at the hospital and has been charged with aggravated endangering a child.

The child, who was kept overnight at the hospital, was placed in protective custody.

Kansas man hospitalized after semis collide

Posted on February 17, 2015

WICHITA – A Kansas truck driver was injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Kenworth semi driven by William A. Collier, 55, Wichita was southbound on Interstate 235 at Maple in Wichita. The vehicle struck a southbound 2007 Freightliner semi.

Collier was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

The driver of the Freightliner Steven L. Lane, 52, Wichita was not injured.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

GBRC – Imagination Playground

Posted on February 17, 2015

Bring your little ones to the Great Bend Activity Center and let their imagination run wild as they play with the Imagination Playground. The playground will be set up on Wednesday, February 18th, inside the Great Bend Activity Center located at 2715 18^th from 9:30 – 11:00 am, and again from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. This free drop in activity is recommended for children ages 2 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact the Recreation Commission office at 793-3755 ext. 2 or e-mail us at recreation@gbrc.kscoxmail.com.

Barton County Sheriff’s Booking Activity (2/13 – 2/16)

Posted on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

2/13

BOOKED: Jacqueline Urban of Great Bend on BTDC case for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond is set in lieu of $10,000.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Jamie Baldwin of Great Bend on a Barton County District case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Aaron Owen of Jamestown on a Great Bend Municipal Court case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Andrew Taylor of Great Bend on a Barton District Court Court case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Daniel Etim of Ellinwood on a Barton County charge of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, bond was set at $2,500.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Iceylene Edwards of Great Bend on Rice County District Court warrant for probation violation. Bond is $1,576.00 cash only.

BOOKED: Tyler Witten of Great Bend on a Barton County District Court case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Dennis Morrison of Great Bend on Barton County District warrant for failure to appear. Bond was set at $500.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Heather Crist of Great Bend on two Hoisington Municipal warrant for failure to appear, bond was set at $410.00 cash and $192.00 cash.

BOOKED: Cecila Garcia of Great Bend on GBMC case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Maria Lopez Gallegos of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal order for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Richard Janssens of Bison on RHDC case for sexual battery and criminal trespass, bond is set in lieu of $2,500.00 C/S.

RELEASED: Jacqueline Urban of Great Bend on BTDC case, $10,000.00 surety bond was posted through Ace Bonding.

RELEASED: Brian Franklin of Great Bend on a Barton County District Court case received an OR order from Barton District Court.

RELEASED: Charles Leon Washington Jr. of Hoisington on Barton County District Court case released per Barton County District Court.

RELEASED: Christopher Alonzo Santana of Great Bend on Barton County District Court case after posting a $10,000.00 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Richard Diehl of Halstead on a Barton County District Court case after receiving an OR bond and being reinstated to probation.

RELEASED: Daniel Etim of Ellinwood on a Barton County District Court case after posting a $2,500.00 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Pablo Nunez of Great Bend on a Great Bend Municipal case sentence served in full.

RELEASED: Dennis Morrison of Great Bend on Barton County District warrant after posting a $500.00 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Brian Jonas of Russell on BTDC case after posting a $10,000.00 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Heather Crist of Great Bend on two Hoisington Municipal warrants after posting a $410.00 cash and $192.00 cash bond.

2/14

BOOKED: Iceylene Edwards of Great Bend on Rice County District Court warrant for probation violation, bond is set in lieu of $1,576.00 cash only.

BOOKED: Michael Blackman of Great Bend on a Barton County District warrant for contempt of court, bond set at $206.00 cash. Reno County warrant for failure to appear, bond was set at $208.00 cash only.

BOOKED: Mark Miller of Great Bend on a Central Kansas Community Corrections serve sentence.

BOOKED: Kenneth Stapleton III of Dodge City on Great Bend Municipal Court case for driving while suspended, failure to stop at a stop sign, and unlawful use of a DL, his bond will be set at $500.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Anjelica Mendez of Great Bend on a Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Bond was set at $4,000.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Jessica Fisher of Great Bend on BTDC warrant for failure to appear, bond set in lieu of $200.00 cash only or 48 hour OR.

RELEASED: Joseph Hoffman of Rozel on Barton County District Court case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Richard Janssens of Bison on Rush County District Court case after posting a $2,500.00 surety bond through A-1.

RELEASED: Perry Figger of Stafford on Stafford County District Court case after serving sentence in full.

RELEASED: Michael Blackman of Great Bend on a Barton County District warrant after posting a $206.00 cash bond and a Reno County warrant after posting a $208.00 cash bond.

RELEASED: Sarah Smith-Orr of Wichita on Central Kansas Community Corrections case order for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Kenneth Stapleton III of Dodge City on Great Bend Municipal Court case after posting a $500.00 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: Jessica Fisher of Great Bend posted a $200.00 cash bond on Barton County District Court case.

RELEASED: Anjelica Mendez of Great Bend posted a $4,000.00 surety bond through A-1 Bail Bonding on a Great Bend Municipal Court case.

2/15

BOOKED: Maria Delacruz-Sanchez AKA Leticia Noriega of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for contempt of court, no bond. GBMC warrant for contempt of court, no bond. GBMC warrant for failure to appear, bond is set in lieu of $2,000.00 C/S and GBMC warrant for failure to appear with bond set in lieu of $2,500.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Colin Miller of Manhattan on GBMC case for DUI, ITOL, minor in consumption, liquor purchase by minor, bond is set in lieu of $1,000.00 C/S. Osage County District Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set in lieu of $1,000.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Michael Wheeler of Great Bend on Barton County District Court case for serve sentence.

BOOKED: Christopher Caro of Hudson on a Great Bend case for driving while habitual offender, expired tags, and illegal transport of alcohol. Bond was set at $1,000.00 C/S.

BOOKED: Ryan Bieberle of Hoisington on a Barton County District Court charge of driving while under the influence, leaving the scene of a non injury accident, fail to maintain roadway and left of center. Bond was set at $1,000.00 C/S.

RELEASED: Colin Miller of Manhattan after posting a $1,000.00 cash bond on GBMC case and posted a $1,000.00 cash bond on OSDC warrant.

RELEASED: Jamie Baldwin of Great Bend on a Barton County District case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Andrew Taylor of Great Bend on a Barton District County Court case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Christopher Caro of Hudson on a Great Bend case for driving while habitual offender, expired tags, and illegal transport of alcohol after posting a $1,000.00 surety bond through T&T Bonding.

RELEASED: Ryan Bieberle of Hoisington on a Barton County charge of driving while under the influence, leaving the scene of a non injury accident, fail to maintain roadway and left of center. Posted a $1,000.00 surety bond through A-1 Bail Bonds.

2/16

BOOKED: Jeffrey Raybern of Hoisington on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for contempt of court, no bond. Great Bend Municipal warrant for contempt of court, no bond.

BOOKED: Raven V. Kavanaugh of Great Bend on Barton County District Court warrant for aggravated assault x2, domestic battery, and criminal damage to property with a bond of $20,000.00 C/S. Great Bend Municipal case for felony obstruction with a bond of $5,000.00 C/S. Barton County District Court warrant for probation violation, no bond.

RELEASED: Cecila Garcia of Great Bend on GBMC case for serve sentence after serving partial sentence.

RELEASED: Maria Lopez-Gallego of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal order for partial serve sentence.

RELEASED: Aaroon Owen of Jamestown on a Great Bend Municipal Court case for serve sentence in full.

Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant burns to the ground

Posted on February 17, 2015

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City has burned to the ground.

Battalion Chief Mike Ditamore said an employee called firefighters about 1 a.m. Tuesday after seeing a fire around the exhaust system above a grill. The fire spread to the building’s attic and roof. No one was injured.

Investigators say the exact cause is still unclear. The building is total loss.

It was one of six Gates restaurants in the Kansas City area. It was popular with athletes, fans and celebrities who came from nearby Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium.

Founder Ollie Gates says it’s too early to say if he will rebuild at that location but he will definitely have another restaurant in Independence.

Sen. Moran on Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order

Posted on February 17, 2015

WASHINGTON – To U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security, released the following statement on President Obama’s executive order related to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity:

“Recent high-profile data breaches demonstrate the significant cyber threats that businesses and consumers face in our digital world,” Sen. Moran said. “The President’s actions today are not a complete solution, but do help prepare a policy foundation on which Congress can build a robust legislative strategy to solving the data security challenges American businesses face. I hope the President will keep his commitment to work with Congress to align incentives for American businesses to protect themselves and consumers. As Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Data Security, I will continue my efforts to provide solutions to these important issues.”

Sen. Moran chaired a hearing of the Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security entitled, “Getting it Right on Data Breach and Notification Legislation in the 114th Congress.” The hearing featured testimony from experts to inform committee efforts in crafting a federal data breach bill, and focused on issues including the consumer benefits of a uniform federal law in place of disparate state laws, the timeliness of notification to consumers, and how sensitive personally identifiable information should be defined.