WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A mother has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment after one of her 2-month-old twins died after a week of heavy drinking with the babies’ father at a Wichita hotel.
Rollings- photo Sedgwick CountyKempton-photo Sedgwick County
Christy Rollings, 39, entered the plea last week. Police said in the affidavit that Rollings told officers she awoke on Aug. 30 to find her son, Patrick Kempton, not moving or breathing while snuggled against the chest of his father, 34-year-old Kyle Kempton. Rollings told investigators that she heard Kempton say “I must’ve rolled over on him.” He’s also charged with manslaughter.
Police found the couple drunk two days earlier and took the twins to Rollings’ mother. But Rollings picked the babies up the next morning and returned to the hotel.
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and have released a description of the suspects.
Just after 3a.m. Wednesday, police responded to report of an armed robbery at a convenience store in the 700 Block of West 29th Street North in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
An 18-year-old female employee told police at the scene that two unknown suspects entered the business, pointed handguns at her and demanded money. The suspects took cash and fled the business on foot, according to Davidson. In addition to the employee, there were others in the business but no injuries.
One suspect is described as a 5-foot-9, thin build, black male. He wore a blue hooded sweatshirt, a skeleton mask, black and white gloves, black basketball shorts, white shoes and carried a black handgun.
The other suspect is described as an unknown race male, 6-foot tall, thin build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a skull bandana, black stocking cap, black sweats with white stripes, black gloves and carried a black backpack and silver handgun.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call police.
SALINE COUNTY — A Kansas teen was injured in an accidental shooting Tuesday in Saline County.
Just before 10p.m., Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy was cleaning a .22 caliber rifle at in the 300 Block of Anderson in Brookville, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
The boy didn’t know gun was loaded when it discharged into his abdomen and the bullet continued through his back, according to Soldan.
The boy was transported to Salina Regional Health Center and after surgery was in stable condition, according to Soldan.
written by: Rip Winkel – Horticulture Agent, Cottonwood Extension District
Last week we covered the fall planting of trees and shrubs that come in containers. If, however, you are transplanting a tree or shrub from one location in your yard to another, fall is also a great time to take on this project. The first thing to remember is to wait until the plants in question begin losing their leaves for winter, that is, if they’re deciduous. Below is a list of procedures, or a guide if you will, for transplanting procedures.
1) Before you begin, determine if the plant you are going to transplant will do well in the new location. Ask yourself if it will get too much sun or shade, will have enough space to grow as it matures, and how much water it is going to require. Also keep in mind whether or not there are local, city or state codes that would determine the location of the transplant.
2) Be sure to dig the new hole before you dig up the plant that will be relocated. Remember, be ready to get the plant out of the ground, and back in as soon as possible. The longer it is out of the ground, the less of a chance for its survival. Your tree will lose a significant amount of its root system during transplanting. So make sure it’s well-hydrated before the transplanting process begins.
3) When the digging commences, do not start right at the base of the tree or shrub. Rather, start digging about 3 feet out from the base, all along the perimeter. Get a feel for where the main mass of roots lies. Also think about what the weight of the plant, roots and soil clinging to roots will be. You might need some help to lift it. Tie up any low hanging branches to prevent damage to them while the tree/shrub is being dug. Use
a sharp shovel to make clean cuts in the root system to prevent further damage. One standard for the size of the root ball of a tree is to have at least 10 inches radius and depth of the root ball for every 1 inch of trunk diameter. Shrubs should have 10 inches out from the base of the plant for every 18 inches of height.
4) The width of the new hole should be twice that of the root-ball. The depth should be kept a bit shallower, to avoid puddling and consequent rotting (especially if your soil has a lot of clay in it). When you reach the bottom of the new hole, resist the temptation to break up the soil beneath, as this may cause the plant to sink deeper later on.
5) Once you have removed enough soil from around the sides of the plant, you will eventually be able to slip your shovel under it and begin to loosen the plant’s grip on the soil below it. After it is loose, spread a tarp on the ground nearby and gently move the tree or shrub onto the tarp.
6) Drag the plant over to the new hole using the tarp as a transporting medium. Carefully slide the plant into the hole, and then set it straight. Shovel the excavated soil back into the hole all around the root ball. Place the hose into the hole, and water it as you are back filling it. This will help to eliminate air pockets, and allow good contact between the root ball and the surrounding soil.
7) Mound up the soil in a ring around the newly transplanted tree or shrub, forming a berm that will hold water like a basin. This will help keep the new transplant’s roots well-watered, until it becomes established.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police have released body camera footage of a Topeka police officer taking a man to the ground and breaking his jaw in a confrontation that has led to a federal lawsuit.
Timothy Harris -photo Shawnee County
The recording of 35-year-old Timothy Harris’ arrest was obtained through an open records request.
Harris alleges that constitutional rights were violated in January after the officer approached as he was sitting in his car. After Harris gets out of his car, the officer then is heard saying that he didn’t tell Harris to do so. The officer takes him to the ground moments later and tells Harris to stop trying to get up several times.
Harris was convicted of parallel parking too far away from the curb and interference with a law enforcement officer.
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CLASS 6A
Kansas City-Wyandotte (5A)
Leavenworth (5A)
Liberal (5A)
Olathe West (5A)
Shawnee-Mill Valley (5A)
CLASS 5A
Andover Central (4A)
Arkansas City (4A)
Basehor-Linwood (4A)
Bonner Springs (4A)
Hays (4A)
Kansas City-Sumner Academy (4A)
McPherson (4A)
Spring Hill (4A)
Wichita-Northwest (6A)
CLASS 4A
NONE
CLASS 3A
Baxter Springs (4A)
Burlington (4A)
Clay Center Community (4A)
Columbus (4A)
Concordia (4A)
Frontenac (4A)
Galena (4A)
Girard (4A)
Holcomb (4A)
Holton (4A)
Hugoton (4A)
Kansas City-Bishop Ward (4A)
LaCygne-Prairie View (4A)
Larned (4A)
Lindsborg-Smoky Valley (4A)
Marysville (4A)
Meriden-Jefferson West (4A)
Santa Fe Trail (4A)
St. George-Rock Creek (4A)
Wichita-Collegiate (4A)
CLASS 1A
Burden Central (2A)
Burlingame (2A)
Claflin-Central Plains (2A)
Elbing-Berean Academy (2A)
Greensburg-Kiowa County (2A)
Hill City (2A)
Jetmore-Hodgeman County (2A)
Kinsley (2A)
La Crosse (2A)
Lincoln (2A)
Little River (2A)
Macksville (2A)
Moundridge (2A)
Olpe (2A)
Oxford (2A)
Salina-St. John’s Military Academy (2A)
Sedan (2A)
Solomon (2A)
Spearville (2A)
Udall (2A)
Catch It Kansas will be filming the Great Bend High School Panther Marching Band during Friday night’s half-time show at the GBHS vs. Bishop Carroll football game. The footage is part of the Battle of the Bands and voting for the best band will open on Tuesday. Go to catchitkansas.com to cast your vote. Go Panthers!
CLASS 6A Member Schools: 36 Range: 2462-1320
Wichita-East 2462
Wichita-North 2260 Garden City 2052
Wichita-Southeast 2041
Derby 2035
Olathe South 2032
Olathe North 1965 Dodge City 1956
Topeka-Washburn Rural 1937
Olathe Northwest 1936
Olathe East 1899
Lawrence-Free State 1857
Shawnee Mission East 1788
Manhattan 1774
Topeka 1763
Wichita-South 1752
Wichita-Haysville Campus 1698
Shawnee Mission West 1657
Gardner-Edgerton 1643
Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest 1633
Overland Park-Blue Valley 1632
Shawnee Mission Northwest 1629
Overland Park-Blue Valley West 1620
Lawrence 1592
Overland Park-Blue Valley North 1525
Shawnee Mission South 1509
Shawnee Mission North 1497
Kansas City-Wyandotte 1474
Wichita-West 1450
Hutchinson 1447
Junction City 1427 Liberal 1401
Shawnee-Mill Valley 1371
Kansas City-JC Harmon 1337
Olathe West 1328
Leavenworth 1320
CLASS 5A Member Schools: 36 Range: 1313-748
Wichita-Heights 1313
Wichita-Northwest 1259
Maize 1231
Emporia 1216
Topeka-Seaman 1201
Wichita-Bishop Carroll 1171
Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest 1119
Topeka West 1105
Kansas City-Turner 1102
Kansas City-Washington 1092
Kansas City-FL Schlagle 1061
Salina-Central 1051
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights 1051
Newton 1038
Maize South 1022
Salina-South 1022
De Soto 953
Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 949
Goddard-Eisenhower 936
Topeka-Highland Park 922
Lenexa-St. James Academy 902
Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 894
Valley Center 885 Great Bend 867
Lansing 852
Kansas City-Sumner Academy 846 Hays 837
Pittsburg 837
Andover 836
Goddard 825
Spring Hill 779
Arkansas City 773
Basehor-Linwood 756
McPherson 752
Bonner Springs 750
Andover Central 748
CLASS 4A Member Schools: 36 Range: 679-317
Ottawa 679
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege 679
Winfield 672
Augusta 649
Buhler 641
Tonganoxie 635
Paola 617
Fort Scott 596
Kansas City-Piper 596
Towanda-Circle 576
Independence 566
Chanute 558
El Dorado 546
Mulvane 533
Louisburg 530
Abilene 501
Eudora 498
Wellington 489
Coffeyville-Field Kindley 484
Altamont-Labette County 477
Atchison 474
Rose Hill 465
Baldwin 444
Topeka-Hayden 436
Ulysses 436
Wamego 428
Andale 388
Iola 366
Clearwater 363
Parsons 339 Pratt 336
Garnett-Anderson County 334
Chapman 322
Osawatomie 320
Nickerson 317
Wichita-Trinity Academy 317
CLASS 3A Member Schools_: 64 Range: 315-174
Holton 315
Clay Center Community 303
LaCygne-Prairie View 303
Concordia 298
Girard 295
Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail 293
Galena 289
Baxter Springs 288
Burlington 288
Hugoton 288
Columbus 285
Kansas City-Bishop Ward 281
Meriden-Jefferson West 279
Wichita Collegiate 277
Marysville 269
St. George-Rock Creek 268
Hiawatha 265
Lindsborg-Smoky Valley 265
Frontenac 263
Hesston 263
Perry-Lecompton 263 Larned 260 Russell 256
Caney Valley 255
Hoyt-Royal Valley 255
Scott Community 254
Colby 250
Holcomb 246
Sabetha 244
Goodland 239
Beloit 237
Halstead 232
Cheney 231
Easton-Pleasant Ridge 230
Haven 228
Wellsville 226
Riley County 224
Kingman 223
Fredonia 222
Osage City 220
Riverton 218
Douglass 215
Cimarron 214
Council Grove 214
Lyons 208
Anthony/Harper-Chaparral 207
Cherryvale 207
Silver Lake 206
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount
Academy 203
Neodesha 203
Norton Community 202
Seneca-Nemaha Central 202
St. Marys 201
Gypsum-Southeast of Saline 200 Hoisington 199
Hays-Thomas More Prep 187
Minneapolis 184
KismetSouthwestern
Heights 182
Eureka 181
Belle Plaine 180
Phillipsburg 180
Pomona-West Franklin 179
Wathena-Riverside 175
Erie 174
CLASS 2A Member Schools_: 64 Range: 172-105
Oskaloosa 172
Humboldt 171
McLouth 169
Mound City-Jayhawk Linn 168 Ellsworth 167
Conway Springs 166
Whitewater-Remington 166
Cherokee-Southeast 165
Effingham-Atchison Co
Community 164
Lakin 163
Rossville 163
Prairie Village-Kansas City
Christian 162
Eskridge-Mission Valley 161
Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic 160
Ellis 157
Garden Plain 156
Richmond-Central Heights 156
Wichita-The Independent 156
Hillsboro 153
Horton 152
Sterling 151
Alma-Wabaunsee 148
Belleville-Republic County 148
Syracuse 148
Arma-Northeast 146
Marion 145
Johnson-Stanton County 144
Leon-Bluestem 144
Sedgwick 143
Inman 142 Ellinwood 139
Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan 139
Uniontown 139
Lyndon 137
Winchester-Jefferson County
North 137
Herington 136
Brookville-Ell-Saline 134
Lawrence-Bishop Seabury
Academy 133
Olathe-Heritage Christian
Academy 133
Pleasanton 133
Smith Center 133
Bennington 132
Salina-Sacred Heart 129
Medicine Lodge 128
Oakley 125 Pratt-Skyline 125
Plainville 124
Yates Center 122
Holton-Jackson Heights 120
Shawnee-Maranatha
Christian Academy 120
Elkhart 117
Sublette 117 Ness City 116
Howard-West Elk 115
WaKeeney-Trego Comm. 115
Hoxie 114
Meade 114
Goessel 112
Allen-Northern Heights 110
Blue Rapids-Valley Heights 107
Canton-Galva 107
Oberlin-Decatur Comm. 106
Leoti-Wichita County 105
Oswego 105
CLASS 1A Member Schools: 117 Range: 105-14
Sedan 105 Macksville 104
Hill City 103
Moundridge 103
Cottonwood FallsChase
County 101
Lincoln 101 Little River 99
Solomon 99
Elbing-Berean Academy 98
Kinsley 97 Greensburg-Kiowa County 96
Udall 96
Valley Falls 96
Burlingame 95
Salina-St. John’s Military
Academy 95
Spearville 95
Troy 95 St. John-Hudson 94
Rosalia-Flinthills 93
Burden-Central 92
Oxford 92
Stockton 92
Clyde-Clifton Clyde 91
Olpe 89
Washington County 89
Coldwater-South Central 88 La Crosse 87
St. Francis 87
Centralia 86
Jetmore-Hodgeman County 86
Montezuma-South Gray 86 Victoria 86
Atwood-Rawlins County 85
Claflin-Central Plains 85
Peabody-Burns 85
Caldwell 81
Minneola 81
Wichita Classicial School 81
Moran-Marmaton Valley 80
Satanta 80
Kensington-Thunder Ridge 78
Langdon-Fairfield 78
Onaga 77
Wakefield 77
Downs-Lakeside 76
Highland-Doniphan West 76
Lebo 76
Norwich 76
Chetopa 73
Hutchinson-Central
Christian 73
Frankfort 72
Hanover 72
Osborne 72
Sylvan-Lucas Unified 72
Dighton 71
Madison 70
Pretty Prairie 69
St. Paul 69
Bucklin 68
Mankato-Rock Hills 68
Rexford-Golden Plains 68
Burrton 67
Lost Springs-Centre 66
McPherson-Elyria Christian 66
Quinter 66
Hartford 65 Stafford 63
Kiowa-South Barber 62
Sharon SpringsWallace
County 62
Ingalls 61
Leroy-Southern
Coffey County 61 Otis-Bison 61
Scandia-Pike Valley 61
Tribune-Greeley County 61
Ashland 60
Randolph-Blue Valley 59
Buffalo-Altoona Midway 58
Melvern-Marais Des
Cygnes Valley 56
Waverly 56
Colony-Crest 55
Almena-Northern Valley 54
Linn 54
Wetmore 54
South Haven 53
Dexter 52
Logan 51
Argonia 50
Attica 47
GrainfieldWheatland/Grinnell
47
Moscow 47
Tescott 47
Deerfield 46 Rozel-Pawnee Heights 46 Chase 43
Hope 43
Cunningham 42
Rolla 42
Axtell 41
Cedar Vale 41
Fowler 41
Beloit-St. John’s 39
White City 38
Brewster 36 Wilson 36
Bird City-Cheylin 35
Ransom-Western Plains 32
Glasco 31
Weskan 30
Miltonvale 28
Natoma 26
Palco 26
Hamilton 24
Junction City-St. Xavier 24
Winona-Triplains 24
Longton-Elk Valley 23
Tipton Catholic 20
Healy 14
GREAT BEND – Maynard “Max” McNett, 71, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Kansas City, on September 23, 2018. He was born December 5, 1946, to Maynard and Clara (Weber) McNett. He was married twice in his lifetime. In 1969, he married Barbara Burns in Great Bend. A son was born of the marriage. In 1980, he married Joann Norlund in Claremore, Oklahoma. A son and daughter were born of their marriage.
Having lived in the Great Bend and Larned areas for most of his life, Max served in the Vietnam war and was of the Catholic faith. He attended St. Rose Catholic School. He worked construction for Falcon, Marlette and Curry Homes and later owned his own company, M & M Construction. He also drove over the road for Jack B. Kelley and TransAm Trucking. While his children were young, he came off the road to serve as the custodian for the Methodist Church in Larned.
Survivors include, two sons, Doug McNett and wife Jennifer of Larned and Joshua McNett and companion Lacey Brewer of Tonkawa, Oklahoma; one daughter, Amanda Lamb and husband Matt of Olsburg; one brother, Sam McNett of Great Bend; five grandchildren, Ross McNett, Reed McNett, Ella McNett, Emma McNett and William Lamb; three nephews and multiple cousins. His parents preceded him in death.
Whether you knew him as Maynard or Max, his gentle demeanor and playful wit undeniably brought smiles to those around him.
There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Bryant Funeral Home with Father Don Bedore presiding. Inurnment will be in Golden Belt Memorial Park, Great Bend. Military Rites will be conducted by the United States Army. Memorials are suggested to the Prince of Peace Parrish, 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
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