BOOKED: Douglas Stape of Great Bend on BTDC warrant for giving a worthless check, bond set at $263 cash only.
BOOKED: Doris Stanley on BTDC warrant for FTA, bond is set in the amount of $190 cash only.
BOOKED: Dustin Beckham of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for serve sentence.
BOOKED: Brian Bunch on Great Bend Municipal Court case for serve sentence.
RELEASED: Douglas Stape of Great Bend posted $263 cash bond on BTDC warrant for giving a worthless check.
RELEASED: Tina Creamer of Great Bend for receiving $10,000 bond reinstatement per Barton County District Court.
RELEASED: Doris (Maddox) Stanley on BTDC warrant for FTA after posting a $190 cash bond.
RELEASED: Chelsea Purcell of Great Bend on BCDC case by order of the court. Released to probation.
RELEASED: Damaris Meeks on BCDC case for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, posting a $1,000 surety bond through Dynomite Bail Bonds.
RELEASED: Sebastian S. Smith on BCDC warrant to probation.
9/29
BOOKED: Johnny Espinosa of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for contempt of court with no bond, must serve 88 days.
RELEASED: Joel Munoz on BTDC warrant for serve sentence after receiving an order of release from BTDC.
RELEASED: Edgar Reyes on BCDC case for no driver’s license, no proof of insurance after posting a $1,000 surety bond and the same Great Bend Municipal Court case for failure to appear warrant after posting a $250 surety bond through B and K Bonding.
9/30
BOOKED: Keylin Phelps of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for battery DV, bond set at $1,000 C/S or 48-hour OR bond.
BOOKED: Devin Messersmith of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court cases for spinning tires, DUI, refusal to take breath test and no proof of insurance, bond set at $1,000 C/S.
BOOKED: David McMullen on Barton County District Court case for DUI and failure to maintain lane, bond set at $1,000 C/S.
BOOKED: Renata Tryon of Hays on Hoisington Municipal Court case for driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, and illegal tag with a bond set at $2,500 C/S.
BOOKED: Colin Welch of Macksville on Barton County District Court warrant for possession of controlled substance with a bond set at $1,000 C/S.
BOOKED: Milton Brown of Hoisington on Hoisington Municipal Court case for driving while suspended with a bond set at $2,500 C/S. No proof of insurance, possession of certain hallucinogenic, possession of drug paraphernalia.
RELEASED: Devin Messersmith of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court cases for spinning tires, DUI, refusal to take breath test and no proof of insurance after posting a surety bond of $1,000.
RELEASED: Keylin Phelps of Great Bend posted a $1,000 surety bond through A-1 Bail Bonding on GBMC case for battery DV.
RELEASED: Dusti R. Beckham on GBMC serve sentence.
RELEASED: Colin Welch of Macksville on BCDC warrant for possession of controlled substance after posting a $1,000 surety bond through Dynomite.
First, moisture conditions for planting compared to the last several years are much better. There is moisture, although a light rain or two wouldn’t be a bad thing. Harvest shouldn’t be delayed like last year so producers planting wheat after a summer crop shouldn’t be planting in November unless we receive heavy rains at the wrong time. The biggest problems in spots is controlling weeds and the volunteer wheat resulting from recent moisture as the area is now in the recommended start of planting based on the fly free date. Today, let’s discuss something we often don’t pay attention to since we can’t easily see them – roots.
Agronomists become excited at planting time about planting depth. For some crops they are worried about placing seed too deep while for other crops not deep enough. Naturally, producers want the seed in adequate moisture to become established and not too deep so the seedling can emerge. However, there is another reason – where the root system forms.
All crop seeds initially have a seed root termed the radical. This is the first structure to emerge from the germinating seed. In broadleaf crops such as soybeans, canola, and alfalfa, this radicle develops into the main root system – a tap root. This root system forms below the seed. From the taproot, lateral (horizontal) roots form with smaller roots and root hairs branching off from the tap root. For grass crops such as corn, wheat, grain sorghum, oats, etc., in addition to the radicle, seminal roots emerge from the seed tip. The radicle and seminal roots supply the developing seedling with water and nutrients, however, unlike in broadleaf crops, these roots don’t develop into the main root system. Instead after the seed leaf, cotyledon, emerges, the root system develops above the seed between the seed and seed leaf. This is termed an adventitious since it doesn’t arise from root tissue. Instead of a taproot with lateral branches, this root system is fibrous with many smaller roots. The broadleaf root system tends to have more roots deeper in the soil while the grasses have a shallower fibrous root system nearer the surface. As a side note, this is why our native grasses our better adapted to our climate where the average rain is 0.20” or less. Grasses are better able to take advantage of the moisture. So where does planting depth come into this?
Broadleaf crops can be planted shallower if there is adequate moisture. This matters due to the way they emerge where the whole seed is pulled out of the soil which is more challenging than with grasses. So here you are concerned about planting too deep. However, since the grass root system forms above the seed and the seed stays in the soil, you are concerned about not planting deep enough, a minimum planting depth. You don’t want the root system too shallow for obvious reasons here in Kansas. And with heavy residue on the surface, the root system can actually form above the soil and below the residue. If/when conditions turn dry, it can kill the root system. Or in the case of winter wheat, freezing temperature can damage/kill the root system. That is the root of the matter.
For the first time in over 70 years, multiple B-29s were once again flying over the former Great Bend Army Air Field…
Fifi and Doc Flyover
That’s what it sounded like Sunday when the only two flying B-29s in the world flew side by side over the runway at the Great Bend Airport during the final day of the 2018 Airfest.
Fifi and Doc put on a show after being grounded for the first two days of the event do to weather but were part of the full two hour air show Sunday.
Great Bend Airport Manager Martin Miller says he was glad the weather got better Sunday putting the cap to a great Airfest weekend in Great Bend.
Martin Miller Audio
Miller won’t know the final numbers on how many people flocked to the airport for the three day event until later this week but says he was pleased with the turnout and the large number of people who attended Saturday night’s hanger dance.
Airfest was was on of three big events that made this weekend one of the biggest the city has experienced in several years. The Lucas Oil races at the SRCA Dragstrip and the Hahn Brothers Supercross Shootout also had large crowds attend those events.
Patchy drizzle before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Kansas wheat farmers have a unique opportunity to export wheat into African and Asian markets. Unfortunately for Australian wheat farmers, their crop has been plagued by drought and freeze. They won’t be able to meet the export demand for the white wheat they grow. This gives Kansas wheat farmers the chance to meet this international demand. Planting decisions made now will affect the supply that is available over the next year, while Australia’s exports lag.
While in Lagos, Nigeria, the 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa Board Team met with executives at Flour Mills of Nigeria at the company’s mill in Apapa area of Lagos.
Jay Armstrong, a Kansas wheat farmer who serves on the Kansas Wheat Commission and recently returned from a trade mission to Nigeria and South Africa, says wheat buyers in Sub-Saharan Africa are looking to the U.S. to help fill this void. The 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa Board Team trip was sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates, the U.S. wheat industry’s export market development organization.
Australia is the only competitor to the U.S. in the hard white wheat market. Australia recently lowered its production forecast by nearly 13 percent, cutting its exports to a 10-year low.
Countries such as Taiwan, Korea and Nigeria, who look to Australia to purchase the white wheat they need for their products, are looking to the U.S. to source hard white wheat in the wake of this forecast.
“Because Australia is not going to be able to meet demand for white wheat, buyers are coming to the U.S. for hard white wheat,” said Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. “We are, right now, in the beginning of a long window, where we can fill this demand by planting hard white wheat now for harvest next summer.”
Gilpin says this window continues through this marketing year and into next marketing year. Because of Australian production shortfalls, prices on Australian wheat are high.
“Farmers need to be considering hard white wheat as they are making planting decisions,” said Gilpin. “This demand will continue through next year’s harvest.”
The variety Joe, which was developed by the K-State breeding program, has good milling quality and also carries a gene for resistance to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus.
For farmers who are looking to plant hard white wheat this fall, there are a number of excellent varieties available. The variety Joe, which was developed by the K-State breeding program, has good milling quality and also carries a gene for resistance to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, which has caused wide-spread damage in western Kansas, where hard white wheat is best adapted.
The caution with planting hard white wheat remains what it has been for years – know where you will be delivering your wheat prior to planting. However, with hard white wheat acres increasing in recent years, more elevator locations are handling it at harvest time and beyond.
Eric Sperber, CEO of Cornerstone Ag in Colby, Kan., says they have sent many samples of hard white wheat to Nigeria for them to do bake tests and overall quality tests. The feedback has been positive.
“Because Australia is having problems, we are getting some of this business,” he said.
High Plains Platinum hard white wheat is being loaded in western Kansas to meet this demand. The High Plains Platinum brand represents a high set of quality standards for hard white winter wheat. Learn more at https://highplainsplatinum.com/.
With the feedback he received from his trip, Armstrong predicts, “We will have a higher demand than what we can grow.”
ELLIS COUNTY —Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, 88, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., who resigned July 27 from the College of Cardinals after allegations he had sexually abused minors and adult seminarians, will be residing at the St. Fidelis Friary in Victoria.
According to a news release from the Salina Catholic diocese, the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. announced today that “Archbishop McCarrick will live a life of prayer and penance” and is “excluded from any public appearances and ministry.” The diocese of Salina is not incurring any costs during the arrangement.
McCarrick’s resignation was accepted July 28 by Pope Francis. McCarrick remains a priest pending the outcome of a Vatican trial.
Included in the news release is a letter from recently installed Salina diocese Bishop Gerald Vincke who explains “Why I said ‘Yes.’
Vincke’s letter is below.
By Most Reverend Gerald L. Vincke Bishop, Diocese of Salina
“The Church needs to be open, honest and transparent.
“On September 13, 2018, I received a phone call from His Eminence, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. After brief pleasantries, he got right to the point. He asked for my permission for Archbishop Theodore McCarrick to reside at the St. Fidelis Capuchin Friary in Victoria, Kansas, to live a life of prayer and penance. Archbishop McCarrick is 88 years old. Cardinal Wuerl already received permission for this arrangement from Father Christopher Popravek, the provincial of the Capuchin Friary in Denver. I said, ‘yes.’
Vincke
“I realize this decision will be offensive and hurtful to many people. Archbishop McCarrick is, in many ways, at the forefront of the recent firestorm in the Church. Many of us are confused and angry by what Archbishop McCarrick is alleged to have done several decades ago. The Holy See stated on July 28 that Pope Francis “accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has ordered his suspension from the exercise of any public ministry, together with the obligation to remain in a house yet to be indicated to him, for a life of prayer and penance until the accusations made against him are examined in a regular canonical trial.” Please know that I agreed to this arrangement with the understanding that Archbishop McCarrick is excluded from any public appearances and ministry. Our diocese is not incurring any cost in this arrangement.
“I believe in justice. Recently, the administrative committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops stated their support of a full investigation into the allegations surrounding Archbishop McCarrick. The committee has recommended that the investigation be done by lay experts in relevant fields, including law enforcement and social services. Currently, a timeline for that investigation is unknown.
“I also believe in mercy. In saying “yes,” I had to reconcile my own feelings of disappointment, anger and even resentment toward Archbishop McCarrick. I had to turn to Christ for guidance. Jesus is rich in mercy. He did not come to give us permission to sin, he came to forgive our sins. We know that Christ has compassion and mercy for all who repent of their sins. The cross is a place of love and mercy. It is not a place of retribution. If our actions do not have mercy, then how can it be of the Church?
“Jesus reminds us to “be merciful, just as our Father is merciful.” Many years ago, I received a relic of Saint Maria Goretti, who was canonized in 1950. When Maria was almost 12 years old, she was attacked by a 19-year-old man named Allesandro Serenilli. After she rebuffed his sexual advances, Allessandro stabbed her 14 times. On her deathbed, Maria’s last words were, “I forgive Alessandro Serenelli … and I want him with me in heaven forever.” She forgave her assailant. Yet, there was also justice. Allesandro spent a number of years in prison. During this time, he had a deep conversion and spent the rest of his life in a monastery. I have the relic of Saint Maria Goretti beside the tabernacle in my chapel with a prayer that I say often. The opening line is “Dear Saint Maria Goretti, your heart was so full of mercy that you gladly forgave your assassin and prayed that he might be saved.” I think Saint Maria Goretti is a saint today because she forgave Allesandro.
“Sometimes, it can take a long time to forgive.
“At this time, I would like to take the opportunity to say how deeply sorry I am to all the victims of abuse. My heart aches for you and your families. I am unable to comprehend the extent of your suffering. Sadly, many times the victims did not receive an adequate response from the Church regarding the abuse they endured and the life-long pain and suffering that accompanies such evil. As a Church, we are extremely sorry and ask for forgiveness. Because of the courage and perseverance of the victims who came forward, they have become the source of much needed change in our Church and our culture. I pray that this may bring about greater purification and healing for our world.
“This is a difficult time for the Church. This purification of the Church by God is painful, but much needed. We need the eyes of faith as we suffer through this. “Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey (Lumen Fidei #57).” Jesus is with us as light in the midst of darkness.
“We trust that God will bring good out of this situation. Please join me in praying for Archbishop McCarrick as he now leads a life of prayer and penance. Most of all, let us pray for all victims of abuse so they may experience the healing presence of Jesus and the tenderness and compassion of our Blessed Mother.”
The news release also offered information for abuse victims.
“The Salina Diocese adheres to Safe Environment procedures; anyone harmed by Church personnel should immediately report the matter to the Salina Diocesan Office of Safety and Security Hotline at (785) 825-0865 or reportabuse@salinadiocese.org, so that the diocese can
offer assistance with healing and reconciliation.”
OKARK COUNTY, MO. — A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 3:30p.m. Saturday in Ozark County, Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Ford Focus driven by Walter A. Wilder, 37, Garfield, Kansas, was southbound on Highway 5 five miles north of Gainsville.
The vehicle traveled off the road, struck a rock bluff and overturned. Wilder was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.
Acting enthusiasts are welcome to audition for the upcoming Barton Theatre student production of “Drugs Are Bad” by Jonathan Rand. Auditions are scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. October 9 and 10 in the Barton Fine Arts Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building. The play requires two male actors and one female.
Barton freshman Megan Rimmel said the main character is Brad, who comes home from school one day to find his parents waiting for him, deeply concerned. They have found a secret that Brad stashed away in his underwear drawer: an algebra book, instead of following his parents’ strict insistence on sex, drugs, and rock and roll. What unfolds is a parody of all those insufferable after school specials that made us who we are today.
No preparations are necessary. Contact Dr. Rick Abel for more information at abelr@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9333.
A pending decision regarding the method of providing additional water to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge has irrigators along with economic development officials on edge. The refuge which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, filed a claim in 2013 to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, that the water flowing into the Refuge from Rattlesnake Creek has been negatively been impacted by irrigation. It was determined by the Chief Engineer of the KDWR, that indeed the water flow has been impaired. By Kansas law,
the Service’s surface water right is senior to the ground water rights of most irrigators. Therefore, more surface water must be provided to the refuge which could affect the amount of water irrigators would be able to use for their crops. Carolyn Dunn is the Economic Development Director for Stafford County.
Carolyn Dunn Audio
The issue now being deliberated is how much water must be provided and how that will be accomplished. The Chief Engineer has determined that augmentation, which would involve drilling new wells to provide additional water, is an acceptable method for providing the additional water the Service is entitled to under his ruling. The question is how that augmentation will occur, where the wells will be drilled, where the water is delivered, and if additional reductions in irrigation will also be required.
Carolyn Dunn Audio
In a letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke with the Department of Interior, a letter that has been signed off on by Stafford County Commissioners, the USD 350 Board of Education and Stafford County Economic Development, officials urge the secretary to seek a balanced approach to managing wildlife and private property concerns.
There is no time line for a decision to be made.
Even though Stafford County is in the center of the debate, irrigators in Barton, Edwards, Pratt, Rice, Kiowa, Reno and Pawnee Counties will also be affected by the final ruling.
Barton County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log (9/28)
First, moisture conditions for planting compared to the last several years are much better. There is moisture, although a light rain or two wouldn’t be a bad thing. Harvest shouldn’t be delayed like last year so producers planting wheat after a summer crop shouldn’t be planting in November unless we receive heavy rains at the wrong time. The biggest problems in spots is controlling weeds and the volunteer wheat resulting from recent moisture as the area is now in the recommended start of planting based on the fly free date. Today, let’s discuss something we often don’t pay attention to since we can’t easily see them – roots.
That’s what it sounded like Sunday when the only two flying B-29s in the world flew side by side over the runway at the Great Bend Airport during the final day of the 2018 Airfest.
Monday
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Ford Focus driven by Walter A. Wilder, 37, Garfield, Kansas, was southbound on Highway 5 five miles north of Gainsville.
