Press release from United Way of Central Kansas…

The 2018 United Way of Central Kansas Campaign was a close one in regards to reaching the goal of $275,000.

With 99% of the goal staying local, it was integral to reach this goal in order to guarantee funding for the 23 Community Partners that UWCK funds each year. The final push towards reaching that goal came from the generosity of CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions. With a donation to United Way of Central Kansas of $14,000, the goal was reached.

Without this generous donation from CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions, many of our Community Partners would have been impacted with a decrease in their annual funding. The United Way of Central Kansas and our 23 Community Partners are grateful for each and every donation that was received towards the 2018 Campaign and owe the final push over the finish line to CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions.

BUSINESS NEWS

written by: Randy Clinkscales of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice

My wife and I took a couple of weeks off in late August. We went to Colorado and over the two weeks, we had various family and friends come out to visit us. It was very relaxing with no television (and all the noise and anxiety that it creates).

I always find that when I go on vacation it gives me more of a chance to reflect on recent events and happenings. Sometimes, things pop up while on vacation that inspire me.

Just as we were about to leave for vacation, I received a very kind, though heartbreaking, letter from an older woman (in her 80’s). She told me how much she enjoyed my articles, but then went on to tell me about some family members (a child and a grandchild) who had “borrowed” money from her. When she ran low on money, they became angry, quit contacting her, and have now alienated themselves from her. She is both angry and heartbroken.

Unfortunately, there are scams everywhere. Sometimes, they are sophisticated scams by third parties. It could be giving out your Social Security number over the telephone, or learning that you have won $10 million if you only send $5,000 and your bank account number. The list goes on and on.

More insidious to me are those scams by family members. “Grandma, if you love me, will you loan me $50,000 to start my business?” “Mom, if you love me, just help me pay a few bills.”

Sometimes, it is the pity train: Poor little me, if I only had someone to help me. Then, mom, dad, or the grandparents step up.

I am a lawyer that started practicing in 1980. In the mid-80’s in Hays, we went through a terrible financial downturn, with a loss of a major manufacturer, collapsing oil prices, low crop prices, and spiraling interest rates. I had a front-row seat of watching parents and grandparents filing bankruptcy because they tried to save a child or a grandchild from financial ruin. One wealthy client bankrupt himself trying to save his son. He passed away a poor man.

Scams are not restricted to third parties on the telephone; or to internet scams. Scams can be your own family.

When I work with someone, and they tell me they are going to loan a child or a grandchild some money, I ask them just to think of it as a gift. Just assume it will never be paid back. If it does, it is manna from heaven.

I myself saw this affect my family. My grandmother would fall for every organization that said it was raising money for law enforcement (my grandfather had been a policeman). There were many evangelical TV ministers that she gave to, only to have them break her heart when they were caught in some scandal. But more hurtful was that my grandmother gave a “friend” over $30,000. Though I was helping my grandmother, I did not realize what was going on until the person that she was giving money to died. He had been helping her with her books. Only then did I realize what had occurred, the emotional impact that on my grandmother, and the risk it put her in financially.

If something smells funny, or too good to be true, please consult with an attorney. If you are a client of my firm, always feel free to pick up the phone and ask our advice if something feels like a scam. But more especially, be careful with those family loans. Scams come in many forms. It is not just strangers; it can be family and friends as well.

I know that many times, the emotional play is “if you love me.” But as the Beatles recognized long ago, “Money can’t buy you love.” As soon as the money is gone, so is the “love.”

Randy Clinkscales of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice, PA, Hays, Kansas, is an elder care attorney, practicing in western Kansas. To contact him, please send an email to randy@clinkscaleslaw.com. Disclaimer: The information in the column is for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Each case is different and outcomes depend on the fact of each case and the then applicable law. For specific questions, you should contact a qualified attorney.

The 2018 Great Bend Airfest is now just days away as the show promises to be one of the best airshows in the Midwest this year. With so many attractions including vintage warbirds that include the B-29 Bombers Fifi and Doc, static displays of military equipment along with the airshows, it might be easy to overlook what there is to see inside the historic World War II hanger. The Barton County Historical Society will once again display historic artifacts about the Great Bend Airbase and the men and women who served here preparing to train and defend their country. Karen Neuforth serves as the Historical Society’s Research Coordinator. She says to understand the significance of the airbase, one needs to stop by and investigate all the historical items that will be on display.

Karen Neuforth Audio

Neuforth has also served on the Airfest Committee that has been planning the big show for the past three years. She says putting on a show of this magnitude takes everyone in the community chipping in.

Karen Neuforth Audio

BOARD OF BARTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Agenda Meeting
Monday, September 24, 2018   9:00 a.m. Until Close

I. OPENING BUSINESS:
A. Call Meeting to Order.
B. Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. Consider Approval of the Agenda.
D. Consider Minutes of the September 17, 2018, Regular Meeting.
E. Any citizen wishing to make statements during the discussion of any item must first be recognized by the Commission Chair. After being recognized, that person should state their name and the name of any organization represented. Statements should be limited to five minutes.
F. Cell phones and other electronic devices, other than those used by the media and law enforcement, should be shut off.

II. OLD BUSINESS – Items tabled, or scheduled, from previous Commission Meetings, will be heard at this time.
-There is no Old Business at this time.

III. NEW BUSINESS – All new business to be considered by the Commission will be heard at this time.

A. 2018 TAX SALE: Update:
-The County recently took judgment on the parcels remaining on the 2018 Tax Sale. Owners are able to redeem parcels until noon, Monday, October 22, 2018. The sale will be held in the Courthouse at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 23, 2018. At this time, 65 parcels remain. Jim Jordan, County Treasurer, will report.

B. SOLID WASTE: Municipal Buyback – Bobcat T770:
-In October of 2016, the Landfill purchased a Bobcat T770 compact track loader for the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill to spread rock, mow ditches, recycle mattresses, snow removal, and various other tasks. Included in the purchase contract was a municipal buyback option that allows the Landfill to trade in the 2016 loader and receive a new 2018 loader at a cost of $8,000.00 every two years. Phil Hathcock, Solid Waste Director, will discuss details.

IV. ENDING BUSINESS – After new items are heard by the Commission, the following items, including announcements, will be heard.

A. ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Following the close of the Agenda Meeting, the Commission will consider the authorization of personnel changes for classified positions, sign any documentation approved during the agenda meeting or sign any other documentation required for regular County business. Similar action may take place throughout the day.
-The County Commission has been invited to the Southwest Kansas Treasurers Association meeting. Hosted by Barton County, the meeting will be held on Friday, September 28, 2018, in Room 101 of the Courthouse, 1400 Main, Great Bend, Kansas. Following a registration period, the meeting opens at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will conclude with a special showing at the 2018 Great Bend Airfest during the afternoon.
-The County Commission has been invited to attend the 2018 Great Bend Airfest celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Great Bend Army Airbase. The event will be held Friday, September 28, 2018 – Sunday, September 30, 2018. The Veterans Recognition Ceremony with Flyover will be from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 29, 2018. Airfest is held at the Great Bend Municipal Airport, 9047 – 6th Street, Great Bend, Kansas.

B. APPOINTMENTS:
9:15 a.m. or following the close of the agenda meeting – Fiscal Year 2018 Outcomes – Amy Boxberger, CKCC Director
9:30 a.m. – Reverse Scholarships – Christy Tustin, Golden Belt Community Foundation
10:00 a.m. – Program Update – Cottonwood Extension District
10:30 a.m. or following the close of the agenda meeting – Emergency Management Performance Grant – Amy Miller, Emergency Risk Manager
10:45 a.m. – Regular Business Discussion – Phil Hathcock, County Administrator, and Donna Zimmerman, County Clerk
THE COUNTY EDITION, KVGB-AM – Thursdays at 11:05 a.m. Pam Wornkey, Register of Deeds, is scheduled for September 27, 2018.

V. OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Discussion Items.
B. Citizens or organizations may present requests or proposals for initial consideration.
C. The Commissioners are available to the Public on Mondays during regular business hours.
D. The Commissioners may, individually, schedule personal appointments related to County business at their discretion.
E. The next Regular Meeting will be at 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2018.

VI. ADJOURN.

Friday High School Football Scores
Altoona-Midway 38, Chetopa 14
Andale 65, Haven 0
Anderson County 42, Iola 6
Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 62, Wichita Independent 14
Ashland 67, Pawnee Heights 21
Atchison 48, KC Harmon 8
Axtell 54, Pike Valley 6
BV North 52, BV West 42
BV Southwest 35, BV Northwest 26
Baldwin 28, Eudora 6
Basehor-Linwood 50, Shawnee Heights 0
Belle Plaine 41, Cherryvale 40
Bishop Miege 45, St. James Academy 0
Burden Central 44, West Elk 36
Burlingame 72, Chase County 26
Burlington 34, Girard 12
Caldwell 32, Attica/Argonia 12
Caney Valley 24, Columbus 6
Canton-Galva 56, Bennington 32
Cedar Vale/Dexter 52, Flinthills 6
Central Heights 30, Oskaloosa 6
Central Plains 46, Little River 0
Centralia 20, Pittsburg Colgan 0
Centre 54, Hartford 6
Chanute 28, Ottawa 6
Chapman 20, Clay Center 0
Christ Preparatory Academy 20, Troy 19
Cimarron 58, Southwestern Hts. 12
Circle 20, Rose Hill 10
Clearwater 21, Cheney 7
Clifton-Clyde 64, Hill City 14
Coffeyville 62, Independence 13
Colby 39, Beloit 14
Columbine, Colo. 35, Olathe North 6
Concordia 42, Russell 20
Conway Springs 22, Hutchinson Trinity 8
DeSoto 34, Lansing 7
Derby 24, Wichita Bishop Carroll 6
Dighton 62, Greeley County 38
Doniphan West 58, Onaga 20
Douglass 60, Neodesha 14
Elkhart 54, Clayton, N.M. 0
Ell-Saline 27, Sedgwick 13
Ellis 44, La Crosse 34
Emporia 28, Topeka Seaman 6
Erie 44, Riverton 19
Fowler 61, Rolla 13
Frankfort 52, Wetmore 0
Fredonia 7, Eureka 0
Galena 47, Frontenac 0
Garden City 35, Hays 28
Garden Plain 42, Remington 12
Gardner-Edgerton 27, Olathe East 21
Goddard 12, Goddard-Eisenhower 3
Golden Plains 92, Cheylin 47
Great Bend 35, Dodge City 15
Halstead 52, Rock Creek 16
Hanover 39, BV Randolph 6
Hillsboro 45, Salina Sacred Heart 31
Hodgeman County 62, Kiowa County 12
Hoisington 42, Hays-TMP-Marian 0
Holton 54, Hiawatha 21
Hoxie 36, Wichita County 20
Hugoton 23, Kingman 17
Humboldt 73, Jayhawk Linn 0
Hutchinson Central Christian 42, Burrton 0
Ingalls 58, Bucklin 8
Inman 62, Marion 34
Jefferson North 38, Wabaunsee 6
Jefferson West 55, KC Bishop Ward 0
KC Schlagle 37, KC Wyandotte 0
KC Washington 41, KC Sumner 20
Kapaun Mount Carmel 33, Andover 26
Labette County 26, Winfield 20
Lakeside 58, Tescott 8
Lakin 47, Ellinwood 0
Lawrence Free State 35, SM West 14
Leavenworth 76, KC Turner 21
Lebo 62, Valley Falls 12
Logan/Palco 52, Wilson 6
Louisburg 28, KC Piper 21
Lyndon 42, Uniontown 14
Macksville 52, St. John 6
Madison/Hamilton 32, Maranatha Academy 22
Maize 45, Newton 0
Maize South 27, Arkansas City 17
Manhattan 44, Washburn Rural 7
McPherson 62, Abilene 6
Meade 48, Stanton County 0
Medicine Lodge 46, Oxford 0
Minneapolis 14, Ellsworth 13
Minneola 58, Norwich 20
Mission Valley 22, Council Grove 0
Moscow 44, Deerfield 0
Moundridge 26, Pratt Skyline 18
Mulvane 39, Buhler 29
Nemaha Central 62, Horton 26
Ness City 54, South Gray 18
Nickerson 27, Holcomb 7
Northern Heights 39, Yates Center 8
Oakley 22, Goodland 0
Olathe South 54, SM South 24
Olpe 20, Jackson Heights 18
Osage City 42, West Franklin 27
Osborne 60, Sylvan-Lucas 14
Otis-Bison 46, Satanta 0
Paola 35, Spring Hill 0
Parsons 49, Baxter Springs 0
Peabody-Burns 60, Herington 28
Perry-Lecompton 52, Wellsville 18
Phillipsburg 56, Norton 20
Pittsburg 17, Fort Scott 14
Pleasant Ridge 38, Atchison County 0
Pleasanton 46, Bluestem 6
Prairie View 55, Osawatomie 6
Pratt 55, Larned 0
Pretty Prairie 26, Fairfield-Cunningham 14
Riley County 40, Rossville 25
Rock Hills 54, Linn 8
Rockhurst, Mo. 42, Blue Valley 7
SM East 37, SM Northwest 7
SM North 35, Olathe West 34
Sabetha 36, Marysville 12
Salina Central 62, Hutchinson 20
Scott City 47, Ulysses 0
Sedan 38, Oswego 34
Shattuck, Okla. 60, Wichita Life Prep 14
Silver Lake 56, McLouth 6
Smith Center 21, Plainville 10
Smoky Valley 28, Hesston 0
Solomon 60, Goessel 14
South Barber 54, South Haven 8
South Central 36, Udall 0
Southeast 27, Northeast-Arma 6
Southeast Saline 35, St. Mary’s 0
Southern Coffey 50, Marmaton Valley 0
Spearville 60, Kinsley 14
St. Francis 50, Oberlin-Decatur 0
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 8
St. Paul 50, Crest 0
St. Thomas Aquinas 24, Mill Valley 13
Stafford 66, Chase 6
Sterling 55, Lyons 21
Stockton 56, Washington County 8
Syracuse 46, Sublette 14
Thunder Ridge 24, Northern Valley 14
Tonganoxie 28, Bonner Springs 26
Topeka 56, Junction City 28
Topeka Hayden 28, Santa Fe Trail 6
Topeka West 56, Highland Park 2
Trego 58, Rawlins County 12
Triplains-Brewster 36, Quinter 28
Valley Heights 60, Republic County 18
Veritas Christian 30, KC East Christian 6
Victoria 52, Lincoln 0
Wakefield 52, Rural Vista 6
Wallace County 50, Wheatland-Grinnell 0, 6OT
Wamego 45, Royal Valley 6
Wellington 35, Augusta 14
Weskan 75, Natoma 42
Wichita Campus 22, Salina South 7
Wichita Collegiate 56, Wichita Trinity 20
Wichita Home School 46, St. John’s Military 0
Wichita South 21, Wichita East 20
Wichita Southeast 14, Liberal 8
Wichita Sunrise 58, Cair Paravel 42

While many United States veterans will be excited to see the historic warbirds at next weekend’s Great Bend Airfest, the three-day event is designed to interest those of all ages. The Great Bend Municipal Airport opens its gates at 9 a.m. Friday, September 28 and will welcome area schools and faculty in the morning as an elaborate field trip.

Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes says volunteers are still needed for anyone interested in guiding the students around the airport.

Christina Hayes Audio

Hayes initially expected 500 students to show up Friday morning, but as of earlier this week there were over 900 planning on coming. Contact City Hall if you are interested in volunteering at 620-793-4111.

For the rest of the public, general admission is $10 per person each day, or a three-day pass is available for $20. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free. Parking is free but is available on a first come, first served basis. On Saturday only, a continuous shuttle service will be running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from the Fuller Brush parking lot and Heartland Church parking lot, behind Playa Azul.

BUSINESS NEWS

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, the Reserves at Trail Ridge accepted the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation Ad Astra New Housing Development Award. The Ad Astra Awards, for Excellence in Housing and Community Development, are awarded annually by KHRC at the Kansas Housing Conference. The awards recognize outstanding housing advocates whose contributions make a positive impact on Kansas communities.

“One of Overland Property Group’s cornerstones is building quality housing for all Kansans,” provides Matt Gillam, Vice President of Development for Overland Property Group. “We stand firmly behind the philosophy that affordable, well-built, and maintained housing should be available to all Kansans.”

The Reserves at Trail Ridge offers apartment homes which are located on grounds within walking distance to shopping and restaurants. Other amenities included in the apartment homes are walk in closets, vinyl wood look flooring, ceiling fans, and much more.

“We welcome the community to visit us at 811 Grant Street for a tour of an apartment home,” says Vanessa Lewis, Community Manager. The majority of the units rented are income restricted. For more information regarding leasing an apartment home at The Reserves at Trail Ridge, please contact Vanessa Lewis at 620-603-0008 or trailridge@dalmarkgroup.com.

written by: Stacy Campbell – Cottonwood Extension District, Hays

What measures can producers take to prevent widespread occurrence of wheat streak mosaic virus, High Plains virus, and triticum mosaic virus in wheat this coming season?

There are several things producers can do: delay planting dates as long as feasible, control any significant stands of green foxtail and barnyard grass near fields that will be planted to wheat, and plant wheat varieties with resistance to wheat streak mosaic. However, getting good control of these virus diseases starts primarily with controlling volunteer wheat. Control volunteer wheat soon in order to protect the wheat crop planted this fall.

Volunteer wheat within a half-mile or more of a field that will be planted to wheat should be completely dead at least two weeks before wheat planting. This will help control wheat curl mites, Hessian fly, and wheat aphids (bird cherry oat aphids and greenbugs, etc.) in the fall.

Wheat streak mosaic virus

The most important threat from volunteer wheat is the wheat streak mosaic complex including wheat streak mosaic, High Plains mosaic, and Triticum mosaic. These diseases cause stunting and yellow streaking on the leaves. In most cases, infection can be traced to a nearby field of volunteer wheat, although there are other hosts, such as corn, millet, and many annual grasses, such as yellow foxtail and prairie cupgrass. Controlling volunteer is one of the most effective ways to lower the local risk of the wheat streak mosaic virus complex. Wheat streak mosaic can cause severe economic damage.

Wheat streak mosaic virus is carried from volunteer wheat to newly-planted wheat by the wheat curl mite. These tiny, white, cigar-shaped mites are too small to be seen with the naked eye. The curl mite is carried by wind to new hosts and can travel more than a mile from volunteer wheat. The wheat curl mite also carries the High Plains virus and triticum mosaic virus. When mite populations are large, the wheat curl mites can cause curling of leaf margins and head trapping.

Hessian fly

Hessian flies survive over the summer on wheat stubble. When the adults emerge, they can infest any volunteer wheat that may be present, which will keep the Hessian fly population alive and going through the upcoming crop season. We have found that Hessian flies have an adult emergence “flush” after moisture events all summer and even into November, depending upon temperatures. Therefore, it seems it is really more of a continuous potential for infestation, making it even more critical to destroy volunteer in a timely manner. If there is no volunteer around when these adults emerge, they will not be able to oviposit on a suitable host plant. If the volunteer is destroyed while the flies are still larvae, this will help to reduce potential problems.

Hessian flies can be problematic all across Kansas, varying in different locations and years depending upon weather conditions and the amount of volunteer wheat. Hessian fly larvae attack young wheat plants near the soil line. Tillers may be stunted and later may lodge. In heavy infestations, the whole stand may be lost.

Barley yellow dwarf virus

Volunteer wheat is a host of barley yellow dwarf virus, and the greenbugs and bird cherry oat aphids that carry it. So in that respect, destroying volunteer helps reduce the reservoir for the barley yellow dwarf viruses. The aphids have to pick up the BYD virus from an infected host plant first in order to become a carrier that can transmit the disease to wheat. Host plants that can carry the disease include volunteer wheat, corn, and others. However, destroying volunteer will have little effect on aphid populations in the fall and spring since the aphids migrate into the state from southern areas.

Russian wheat aphids may also live over the summer on volunteer wheat. While this insect has wings and can be wind borne for hundreds of miles, the vast majority of fall infestations in Kansas appear to originate from nearby infested volunteer.

Various other pests

A number of other pests are also associated with the presence of volunteer wheat, an example is the chinch bug. Occasionally, adult bugs will fly from maturing sorghum fields in late summer to nearby fields where volunteer wheat is growing. Where infested volunteer is allowed to grow right up until seedbed preparation just prior to planting, early-planted continuous wheat is likely to become infested. Similarly, volunteer that is allowed to grow through the fall and into the following spring may serve as an attractive chinch bug host.

Another reason to control volunteer is that volunteer and other weeds use up large amounts of soil moisture.

In summary, the most important reasons to control volunteer wheat are:

• Wheat curl mite/wheat streak mosaic virus
• Hessian fly
• Russian wheat aphid
• Take-all
• Bird cherry oat aphid/greenbug/barley yellow dwarf virus
• Banks grass mite
• Chinch bug
• Reduces moisture loss

BOOKED: Evan Markley of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $2,000 C/S. GBMC warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $2,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Randall Long on BTDC warrant for FTA, bond is set in the amount of $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Ethan Kilbourn of Great Bend on BTDC warrant for battery, bond set at $1,000 C/S.

RELEASED: BJ Corter to Russell County on their warrant.

RELEASED: Shannon Ybarra of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for failure to appear, posted bond through Ace Bail Bonding with $1,000.

RELEASED: Travis Watkins on GBMC warrant for FTA and GBMC warrant for contempt x2. Released by order of the Court through Judge Pike.

RELEASED: Bailey Fish of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for contempt of court x3, released by order of the court through Judge Pike

RELEASED: Christie Dawn Estabrook on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant by order of the court with no restrictions.

RELEASED: Syler L. Lohr on GBMC warrant by order of the Court and on GBMC case with a 48-hour OR bond.

RELEASED: Evan Markley of Great Bend on GBMC warrant for failure to appear after posting a $2,000 surety bond through Dynomite Bonding. Released on GBMC warrant for failure to appear after posting a $2,000 surety bond through Dynomite Bonding.