SALINE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10p.m. Tuesday in Saline County.

A 2017 Hyundai Sonata driven by Patricia Grove, 66, Ellsworth was eastbound on Kansas 140 and attempted to turn eastbound onto Crawford, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The driver missed the turn and struck a 2011 GMC Acadia driven by Careasa Griffith, 39, of Ellsworth, who was westbound on Crawford and had just pulled up to the stop sign at K-140.   The stop sign was also broken, according to Soldan.

EMS transported Grove to the hospital in Salina. Griffith was not injured.

Fog may have also played a factor in the accident, according to Soldan.

The threat of winter weather at the end of the week has resulted in schedule changes to the 2019 Hoisington Cardinal Winter Jam Basketball Tournament.

According to Hoisington Athletic Director Matthew Shultz, Friday’s games will be moved up two hours which means the first of the four contests will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Hoisington Activities Center.

At least for now, the Saturday schedule of games remains unchanged.

You can see the complete tournament schedule in both the Sports and Entertainment sections on the Post.

BOOKED: Gabriel Acosta of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for criminal restraint and battery with a bond set at $1,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Harold Mason of Great Bend on BTDC warrant for probation violation, bond set at $300 cash only. Booked on BTDC warrant for failure to appear, no bond. BTDC warrant for attempted theft, bond set at $1,000 C/S. BTDC warrant for criminal damage, criminal trespass, bond set at $1,000 C/S. BTDC warrant for failure to appear, no bond.

BOOKED: Stephen Mai of Solomon on Shawnee County District Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Melissa Sue Loveall on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for contempt of court, with a bond of $1,435 cash only.

RELEASED: Gabriel Acosta of Great Bend on GBMC case for criminal restraint and battery after posting $1,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: Cody Buckingham of Great Bend on RCDC warrant for failure to appear. BTDC case for possession of marijuana, no insurance, expired tag. Released to Rice County Sheriff’s Office on their warrant.

RELEASED: Melbra Orr on GBMC warrant with a $1,000 surety bond through A-1 Bail Bonds.

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Bill Faflick, Executive Director of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.

If you are the mother or father of a high school athlete here in Kansas, this message is primarily for you.

When you attend an athletic event that involves your son or daughter, cheer to your heart’s content, enjoy the camaraderie that high school sports offer and have fun. But when it comes to verbally criticizing game officials or coaches, cool it.

Make no mistake about it. Your passion is admired, and your support of the hometown team is needed. But so is your self-control. Yelling, screaming and berating the officials humiliates your child, annoys those sitting around you, embarrasses your child’s school and is the primary reason Kansas has an alarming shortage of high school officials.

It’s true. According to a recent survey by the National Association of Sports Officials, more than 75 percent of all high school officials say “adult behavior” is the primary reason they quit. And 80 percent of all young officials hang up their stripes after just two years of whistle blowing. Why? They don’t need your abuse.

Plus, there’s a ripple effect. There are more officials over 60 than under 30 in many areas. And as older, experienced officials retire, there aren’t enough younger ones to replace them. If there are no officials, there are no games. The shortage of licensed high school officials is severe enough in some areas that athletic events are being postponed or cancelled—especially at the freshman and junior varsity levels.

Research confirms that participation in high school sports and activities instills a sense of pride in school and community, teaches lifelong lessons like the value of teamwork and self-discipline and facilitates the physical and emotional development of those who participate. So, if the games go away because there aren’t enough men and women to officiate them, the loss will be infinitely greater than just an “L” on the scoreboard. It will be putting a dent in your community’s future.

If you would like to be a part of the solution to the shortage of high school officials, you can sign up to become a licensed official at HighSchoolOfficials.com. Otherwise, adult role models at high school athletic events here in Kansas are always welcome.

Cinnamon roll day comes around once a month for USD 428’s Central Kitchen in Great Bend. Along with the dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls are the only food item the kitchen makes completely from scratch with their own recipe. USD 428 Food Service Director Kristy Alvord says the day starts with a lot of dough rolling and frosting and takes more than three hours to get the rolls prepared. Roughly 3,000 cinnamon rolls are made on the day for the entire school district.

As the Central Kitchen brings rolls out of the ovens by the thousands, you might wonder how many of them are getting consumed and how many are ending up in the trash can.

Alvord says thanks to a sharing table at the five elementary schools, the district has reduced the amount of wasted food.

Kristy Alvord Audio

The shared table also allows students wanting seconds or additional food to grab the donated items.

Alvord says another helpful change to limit thrown away food is allowing the students to have more choices on what they eat that day. Instead of serving one planned out meal, the students can choose their meal as long they have a half cup of fruit or vegetable.

Barton County will have to foot the bill to replace one of two Sheriff patrol cars that were damaged during a high speed pursuit on January 2nd. That night officer’s identified a pickup that had been stolen and pursued the truck in speeds of near 100 miles per hour. When that chase entered the city of Great Bend in the early morning hours of January 2nd, Sheriff Brian Bellendir authorized deputies to get the vehicle stopped.

Brian Bellendir Audio

Which means the county will have to pay $21,145 to purchase a new patrol car. Bellendir asked Commissioners Monday to pay the bill out of the vehicle replacement fund and not out the Sheriff’s budget which they agreed to do. Bellendir was not pleased about the damaged car but says sometimes it’s the cost of doing business.

Brian Bellendir Audio

EMC Insurance will pay for damage to a second patrol car that was damaged when the suspects vehicle rammed it during the chase.

The driver of the vehicle was 19-year old Tanner Guyton of Great Bend. Two other Great Bend men who were also in the vehicle were also charged with various offenses. They included 20-year old Estaban Foster and 18-year old Jericho Riddle.

Barton County Road & Bridge will be working on the McKinley Street bridge on Thursday, January 17, 2019.  The road will be closed to through traffic from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. from the north Great Bend City limit to NW 20 Road.

Emergency vehicles will be able to pass, but should contact the crew via radio to get the road cleared.

Work should take all day and the road will be opened for the evening.  Repairs are being made to the guard rails due to numerous accidents.

Should you have questions call the Road & Bridge office at (620) 793-1816.

BUSINESS NEWS

Kyle Mauck is joining CenterPointe Wealth Management and Hiss Sherman Wealth Management as Financial Advisor.

Prior to joining the firm, Kyle was with American Century Investments for almost nine years.  His most recent role was Sr. DCIO Internal Sales Specialist covering NJ, PA, DE, and WV.  Over the past three years in this role, he consulted with advisors whose primary clients were 401(k)/retirement plans in helping them select the most appropriate fund options for their 401(k) plans and participants.  During his time at American Century, Kyle also worked with financial advisors in CT, NY, FL and high net worth individuals across the country.

Kyle earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and minor in Organizational Leadership from Mid America Nazarene University helping him establish strong work ethic and his foundation of faith.

Compassion, integrity, and a passion for sharing his multi-faceted perspective sets Kyle apart for his clients. He believes in more than quick investment advice. He enjoys visiting with and hearing each person’s unique story and is energized by the challenge of creating a plan for financial independence specifically for each person’s individual needs.

Kyle is happily married to his beautiful bride Sharaya and has two daughters.  He and his family have recently moved from Kansas City to Wichita where they are excited to integrate into the community through volunteering and church.  Away from business Kyle, a Great Bend native, enjoys spending time with family and friends, church, traveling, golfing, and watching sports.