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Month: September 2017

Joe J. Rocha

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GREAT BEND — Joe J. Rocha, 88, died Sept. 11, 2017, at his home in Great Bend. He was born June 16, 1929, at Ellinwood, the son of Antonio and Margaret (Sanchez) Rocha. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Rocha was a retired maintenance supervisor for U.S.D. 428. Mr. Rocha was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.

Mr. Rocha was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and American Legion Argonne Post 180, both of Great Bend.

Survivors two brothers, Tony Rocha of Great Bend, and Rufus Rocha of Great Bend; three sisters, Mary Ellen Shaw of Milwaukee, Wis., Rosemary Delgado of Hutchinson, and Patricia Rincon of Kinsley. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Leo Rocha, Vernon Rocha, Jessie Rocha, Frank Rocha and Peter Rocha, and one sister, Rita Rocha.

Vigil Service will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept 14, 2017 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery, with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials have been established with Holy Family School Endowment or Prince of Peace Parish, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net

                      Arrangements by    Bryant Funeral Home        

1425 Patton Road       Great Bend, Kansas         67530

Tickets still available for Sunflower Diversified pancake feed

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Tickets for the Sunflower Diversified Services pancake dinner and related raffle are still available from the non-profit agency. All proceeds will directly support infants, toddlers and adults with developmental disabilities and delays.

The annual dinner is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Prince of Peace Parish Center, 4100 Broadway, Great Bend. Cost is $5 per person for all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and a drink. Carry-out is available.

Chris Cakes will entertain the crowd with the flipping of the flapjacks, and FX Unlimited, a DJ, will provide background music.

“Our pancake feed has always been successful in raising money and awareness for Sunflower,” said Connie Oetken, director of development.

“Anyone who contributes to any Sunflower fundraiser can be assured that every cent we raise remains in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush and Stafford counties. It all stays right here at home.”

Sunflower does receive tax-revenue support but it doesn’t come close to filling all the needs, Oetken said. “Private donations help pay for health-care services and crucial adaptive equipment, for example. The people we serve depend on the generosity of their neighbors.”

For more information, contact Oetken by calling 620-792- 1325. Sunflower, a non-profit agency, has been serving central Kansas families for 51 years.

Trump’s voter commission, including Kansas Sec. of State, meet amid concerns

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission meeting in New Hampshire (all times local):

11a.m.

A meeting of President Donald Trump’s commission on election fraud opened with New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner defending his role and the panel’s existence.

 


Gardner has faced calls to resign from the commission since its vice chairman, Republican Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, alleged last week that thousands voted illegally in New Hampshire because they registered using out-of-state licenses, though state law allows college students and others to do so.

As the meeting got underway Tuesday, Kobach said he will address that issue further, as will Gardner.

The Democratic Gardner says New Hampshire citizens have a proud tradition of civic participation, and he isn’t about to turn away from that now.

Gardner says the group’s ability to reach consensus is threatened by the partisan reaction it has evoked.

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9:45 a.m.

California’s secretary of state says the meeting of President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission is just the latest insult in an ongoing quest to suppress voting rights.

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is meeting Tuesday in New Hampshire and has spurred controversy since it was established in May. Critics say the Republican president is using the commission to support his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud that cost him the popular vote during the 2016 election.

Democratic California Secretary of State Alex Padilla says he’s disappointed but not surprised that the panel won’t hear any testimony from women or people of color.

A spokesman for the commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Democrat Hillary Clinton got more than 60 percent of the vote in California.

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9:15 a.m.

Protesters holding “Vote Free or Die” signs are greeting members of President Donald Trump’s commission on voter fraud in New Hampshire.

The signs are a riff on New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” motto, and protesters from the New Hampshire Campaign for Voting Rights say the commission is a sham designed to promote voter suppression.

The panel is holding its second meeting Tuesday at Saint Anselm College to investigate the Republican president’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 elections.

Joining the protesters was former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, a Democrat and founder of Let America Vote. He says the commission was created to substantiate the biggest lie ever told by a sitting president and should be dismantled.

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12:35 a.m.

A commission created by President Donald Trump to investigate his allegations of voter fraud is scheduled to meet in New Hampshire.

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has spurred controversy since it was established in May. Critics say the Republican president is using the commission to support his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud that cost him the popular vote during the 2016 election.

There have been isolated cases of voter fraud in the U.S. But there’s no evidence of it being a widespread problem, as Trump suggests.

The New Hampshire chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP say they plan to call for the commission’s dismantling. Tuesday’s meeting is the commission’s second but its first outside Washington, D.C.

The vice chairman of the commission is Republican Kris Kobach, who’s Kansas’ secretary of state.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

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Cop Shop (9/11)

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Barton County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log (9/11)

Chest Pain

At 1:56 a.m. chest pain was reported at 520 Pawnee Avenue in Pawnee Rock.

Criminal Damage

At 8:50 a.m. criminal damage was reported at 36 Kiowa Road.

Burglary / Not in Progress

At 10:13 a.m. a burglary was reported at 355 SW 60 Avenue.

At 10:39 a.m. theft of tools was reported at NE 70 Avenue & NE 10 Road.

Breathing Problems

At 2:14 p.m. breathing problems were reported at 5540 2nd Street Lot C.

Fire

At 8:09 p.m. fire assistance was needed at 350 NE 30 Road.

Non-Injury Accident

At 9 p.m. an accident was reported at 330 E. US 56 Highway.

Great Bend Police Department Incident Log (9/11)

Sick Person

At 2:37 a.m. EMS assistance was needed at 1620 Odell Street.

Non-Injury Accident

At 7:48 a.m. an accident was reported at Adams Street & Broadway Avenue.

Warrant Arrest

At 8:19 a.m. an officer arrested Annisia Houp at 1217 Williams on a Great Bend Municipal warrant.

Burglary / Not in Progress

At 9:20 a.m. report of someone damaging the door at 1106 Morphy Street 1 was made.

Non-Injury Accident

At 9:47 a.m. an accident was reported at 3907 Broadway Avenue.

Warrant Arrest

At 9:55 a.m. an officer arrested Joel Shelor on three parole violation warrants at 1806 12th Street.

At 10:37 a.m. an officer arrested Travis Watkins at 1217 William Street on a Great Bend warrant.

At 3:01 p.m. Alexa Trapp was arrested at 1217 Williams for a warrant.

Theft

At 4:58 p.m. P&S Security, 1705 NW K-96 Highway, reported a subject stealing a box of ammo.

Injury Accident

At 7:31 p.m. someone reported seeing an accident at 2337 Washington Street.

Burglary / Not in Progress

At 10:30 p.m. a report of a burglary at 5501 9th Street Lot 41 was made during the early morning hours on Sept. 10.

Domestic

At 10:30 p.m. Justin Smokes was arrested for DV battery.

Game Wardens work boat fire on Kansas lake

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Sunday night boat fire on Pomona Lake-photo courtesy KDW&P Game Wardens

OSAGE COUNTY —  Officials are investigating the cause of a weekend boat fire in Osage County.

On Sunday evening, Kansas Game Wardens responded to a boat fire on Pomona Reservoir, according to a social media report.

The two occupants avoided injury after putting on lifejackets and entering the water before the boat became fully engulfed in flames.

Kansas Game Wardens said the incident is an excellent reminder how important it is to keep your life jackets out and accessible if not worn while on the water.

The lake is located approximately 25-miles south of Topeka.

Barton County Sheriff’s Booking Activity (9/11)

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BOOKED: Justice Dent of Salina on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear with bond set at $1,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Annissia Houp of Great Bend on a Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for contempt of court, bond was set at $832.50 cash only.

BOOKED: Joel Shelor of Great Bend on Barton County District Court warrants for probation violations, bonds on each of three set at $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Travis Watkins of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $2,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Misty Salem of Stafford to be transported to KDOC by KDOC.

BOOKED: Barry Steen of Granada, CO on Barton County District Court case for DWS, no proof of insurance, expired registration and registration offense, bond set at $2,500. BCDC case for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, bond set at $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Alexa Trapp of Great Bend for Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set in lieu of $1,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Mary Claussen of Great Bend for Barton County District Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set in lieu of $200 cash or 48-hour OR.

BOOKED: Justin Smokes of Great  Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for battery DV with bond set at $1,000 C/S or 48-hour OR bond.

RELEASED: Alicia Hoeffner on Ellinwood Municipal Court case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Harold Norman of Hoisington on his Barton County District Court case for probation violation after being transferred to KDOC.

RELEASED: Joel Shelor of Great Bend on Barton County District Court warrants all for probation violations after posting a $2,500 surety bond on each of the three warrants.

RELEASED: Annissia Houp of Great Bend received order of release on a Great Bend Municipal Court case for contempt of court.

RELEASED: Lucas Webster of Hays received order of release on Great Bend Municipal Court case for contempt of court.

RELEASED: Travis Watkins of Great Bend on a Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear after posting a $2,000 surety bond through A-1 Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Alexa Trapp of Great Bend for GBMC warrant for failure to appear after posting a $1,000 cash bond.

RELEASED: Michael P. Graves on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant with no conditions.

RELEASED: Randy Baker on Barton County District Court warrant with a $10,000 OR bond.

RELEASED: Justin Smokes of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for battery DV after posting a $1,000 surety bond through TNT Bail Bonding.

Feedback from this year’s Hoisington Labor Day Celebration

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Over a week past Labor Day, Jessica Homolka is trying to recover from the 121st Hoisington Labor Day Celebration.

Homolka serves as the Executive Vice President of the Hoisington Chamber of Commerce and says speaking with volunteers and others at the parade last Monday, it seems like numbers were higher this year. Homolka says she is trying to lock in some numbers from this year’s event this week, but overall the four-day celebration went well.

Jessica Homolka Audio


Homolka and the Chamber of Commerce is now looking for feedback from anyone on ways to improve the event next year. A Labor Day survey can be filled out online at hoisingtonkansas.com.

Jessica Homolka Audio


Homolka says the street dance Sunday was one of the biggest successes outside of the parade, and the children’s activities went over well Saturday.

Planned Parenthood abortion services returning to Kansas City

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Planned Parenthood’s midtown Kansas City clinic-photo MATT HODAPP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The number of licensed abortion clinics  in the region is growing. A Kansas City area clinic is expected to begin taking appointments next week.

Planned Parenthood Great Plains received a license to book appointments for nonsurgical abortions at its Kansas City clinic and consultations are expected to begin Sept. 18. This is the first time the organization will offer the service in over five years.

The organization also is expected to receive a license for surgical and medication abortions at its Columbia, MO., clinic in the next few days.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the licenses after a judge halted a state law restricting the practice.

An agency spokeswoman says licenses for clinics in Springfield and Joplin are still going through the formal review process.

Panther soccer team takes down Hays 5-3

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Dani Franco scored three goals to held the Great Bend Panthers beat Hays 5-3 Monday at Cavanaugh Field.

Oscar Martinez had two assists and scored two goals himself as the Panthers improved to 3-3 on the season.

Great Bend held a 2-1 lead at halftime before outscoring the Indians 3-1 in the second half to gain the Western Athletic Conference victory.

The Panthers are now off until Tuesday, September 19th when they travel to Hays for a return match with the Indians.

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