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The certified public accounting firm of Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chartered (ABBB) is pleased to announce the addition of Jordan Krzycki to their professional team.

Krzycki joins ABBB as a human resources manager. Her primary focus will be on firm recruitment and benefit administration. Prior to joining ABBB, Krzycki spent three years as a professional recruiter in the healthcare industry.

“Jordan is a great addition to the ABBB team,” said Brian Staats, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of ABBB. “Her professionalism and knowledge of the field are great assets to both current staff members and new recruits to our firm.”

Krzycki earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Fort Hays State University in 2013, graduating cum laude. She also minored in business management and received her human resources certificate. Krzycki is a member of the Hays Area Young Professionals and enjoys playing volleyball, reading, listening to music, and spending time with her family.

On Saturday, May 5 at about 5:08 p.m. Barton County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Big Bend Recreational lake located in the 100 block of S. Washington Street, just south of the City of Great Bend. The initial call came to 911 Dispatch as a possible drowning.

Upon arrival Sheriff’s officers contacted Christina Chapman, age 35 of Great Bend, who stated while she was in the water swimming with her daughter, an unknown white male struck her, grabbed her three-year-old child and left in an unknown vehicle. Chapman repeatedly stated she had no idea who had taken her child.

Witnesses in the area stated they had not seen any other vehicles in the area nor had they seen a child with Chapman.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation was contacted as officers prepared to issue an Amber Alert. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks was also contacted in the event law enforcement needed equipment to search for a drowned child.

During the course the investigation Sheriff’s detectives contacted other family members to see if they had information as to who may have abducted the child. During the course that investigation it was discovered Chapman had voluntarily given her child to another family member several hours earlier. Evidently the entire incident was a hoax.

Christina Chapman was arrested for making a false report. She was transported to the Barton County Jail and booked on charges of interference with a law enforcement officer. Chapman was released on a $2,500 bond.

On Sunday, May 6 at about 1 a.m. Deputy Sheriff Richard Allen with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a 1995 Chevrolet Camaro in the 100 block of Southeast 20 Road for a speeding violation.

When the deputy turned around and attempted to stop the vehicle the suspect continued west at a high rate of speed. Sheriff’s deputies pursued the Camaro for approximately 10 miles before the suspect pulled into a rural residence in the southwestern part of Barton County. The suspect attempted to flee on foot and was captured by Sheriff’s deputies.

The driver was identified as James Skinner, age 51 of Great Bend.

Skinner was arrested and booked into the Barton County Jail for felony flee and elude, felony obstruction and numerous traffic violations. Skinner was released on $5,000 bond.

The Cottonwood Extension District invites the public to a retirement reception in honor of Linda Beech as she retires after 39 years of dedicated service as an Extension educator for K-State Research and Extension.

The reception will be held on Friday, May 18, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Commission Chambers in the lower level of the Ellis County Administrative Center, 718 Main Street in Hays.  Presentations will be given at 5:30 p.m.

Beech will retire at the end of May from the Cottonwood Extension District, having previously served as an Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Hodgeman, Stevens, Finney and Ellis Counties.  During her career, Beech has been recognized as a skilled teacher, an award-winning writer and a respected leader who has made a positive difference for Extension clientele in northwest and southwest Kansas.

Cards and letters in honor of Linda Beech’s retirement may be sent to the Cottonwood Extension District- Hays Office, 601 Main Street, Hays, 67601.

5/4

BOOKED: David Cannon of Ellinwood on an Ellinwood Municipal Court case for serve sentence.

RELEASED: Charles Gann to Homeland Security for transport to Federal Court.

RELEASED: Christy Contreras of Great Bend on Barton County District Court case for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after receiving a verbal order of release from ACA Doug Matthews.

RELEASED: Christy L. Contreras on Great Bend Municipal Court warrants with no conditions.

5/5

BOOKED: Shonda Washington on BTDC warrants for failure to appear with no bond.

BOOKED: Natosha Batzler of Dells, WI on BTDC case for transportation of open container, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, bond is set in lieu of $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Juan Martin Prieto on Barton County District Court warrants for failure to appear with no bond.

BOOKED: Curtis Rosas on GBPD case for driving while revoked and illegal tag, bond is set in the amount of $500 C/S.

BOOKED: Christina Chapman of Great Bend for BTDC case for obstruction, bond set at $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: Colby Hopkins of Great Bend on GBPD case for theft, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, obstruction, possession of opiates, and unlawful use of a driver’s license, bond set at $10,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Johnny Lee Wallace of Great Bend on GBMC case for domestic battery, bond is set at $1,000 C/S or 48-hour OR.

RELEASED: Natosha Batzler of Dells, WI on BTDC case for transportation of open container, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia after posting a $2,500 surety bond through Dynomite.

RELEASED: Tyrone Shewbart of Great Bend on BCDC warrant for probation violation for time served, released to mother to take to Oxford House.

RELEASED: Fellers on a BCDC warrant for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia with $5,000 bond posted through Dyn-O-Mite.

RELEASED: Aqeisa Koett of Great Bend on BCDC case for possession of stimulant, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia with $10,000 bond posted through Ace Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: Christina Chapman of Great Bend for BTDC case for obstruction with $2,500 bond posted through Dynomite.

5/6

BOOKED: Shonda Washington on BTDC warrants for failure to appear, no bond.

BOOKED: Kirk Zecha of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for domestic battery with a bond set at $1,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Manuel Espino of Salina on Great Bend Municipal Court case for battery of LEO and obstruction with a bond set at $2,500 C/S.

BOOKED: James Skinner of Great Bend on Barton County District Court case for felony flee and elude, felony obstruction, speeding, fail to stop at sign, left of center, fail to signal and drive against restriction with a bond set at $5,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Angel Armendariz-Galindo of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $250 C/S. GBMC case for obstruction with bond set at $500 C/S or 48-hour OR bond.

BOOKED: Jose Esquivel-Guerrero of Chase on Ellinwood Municipal case for no insurance and no driver’s license, bond set at $500 C/S.

RELEASED: Kirk Zecha of Great Bend on Great Bend Municipal Court case for domestic battery after posting a $1,000 surety bond through Dynomite.

RELEASED: Manuel Espino of Salina on GBMC case for battery LEO and obstruction after posting a $2,500 surety bond through Dynomite Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: James Skinner of Great Bend on BCDC case for felony flee and elude, felony obstruction, speeding, fail to stop at sign, left of center, fail to signal and drive against restriction after posting a $5,000 surety bond through Dynomite.

RELEASED: Angel Armandariz-Galindo on GBMC warrant with a $250 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonding and GBMC case with a $500 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: Jose Esquivel-Guerrero of Chase on Ellinwood Municipal case for no insurance and no driver’s license after he posted a $500 surety bond.

RELEASED: David Cannon of Ellinwood on an Ellinwood Municipal Court case for partial serve sentence.

Story by Micah Oelze-gobarton.com
Photo by Brandon Steinert

The annual Barton Community College Foundation Sporting Clay Shoot continues to grow every year with a record 197 shooters who turned out to support the cause and test their aim and reflexes with a shotgun on April 22 at Camp Aldrich. The Barton Foundation exceeded its fundraising goal for mini-grants that faculty can use to purchase equipment or enhance their classrooms.

In previous years, faculty have used the mini-grants for purchasing calculators for the math department, a Red Man suit to allow the Criminal Justice students to safely practice martial arts, music stands, Emergency Medical Technician equipment, easels for the art department and much more.

Foundation Director Coleen Cape said she’s excited to have had so many participants this year, both local and abroad, drawing from Lawrence, Manhattan, Colby, Goodland, Wichita and Nebraska.

“This event just keeps getting bigger and better,” Cape said. “This year we had a record number of shooters and more positive comments than I can possibly share. I love this event – it is a fun-filled day with attendees truly enjoying what they are doing.”

Cape extended her gratitude to the many sponsors who helped make the event possible.

“We absolutely could not hold this event without the support of our many sponsors,” she said. “They help underwrite the event, and their generosity is the catalyst for the success of this event each and every year.”

Winners:
Top Man: Tim Murphy of Wichita
Top Woman: Eileen Duryee of Great Bend
Top Youth: Matt Huslig
Top Team: Tim Murphy, Mark Cassell and Scott Garrison of Wichita.

Major Sponsors:
Hammeke Electric
P & S Security

12 Gauge Sponsors:
Rob & Trisha Dove
M & M Equipment

20 Gauge Sponsors:
American State Bank & Trust Co
CUNA Mutual Retirement Solutions
Eldridge Fencing
First Kansas Bank
Great Bend Tribune
Murphy Family Enterprises
Wal-Mart

RICE COUNTY  — One person was injured in an accident just after 8p.m. Saturday in Rice County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy truck driven by Glenn M. Miller, 53, Lyons, was northbound on 22nd Road six miles east of Lyons. The truck crossed the center line into the southbound lane. It traveled  into the west ditch, struck a field entrance, continued north and came to a stop facing north.

Miller was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.  He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Several doctors at Larned and Osawatomie state hospitals and Kansas state prisons are working with special “institutional licenses” despite not having a full medical license, in part because the state has a severe shortage of psychiatrists, state officials said.

Nine of the 13 physicians at Larned and 10 of the 22 physicians at Osawatomie are currently on “institutional licenses,” according to Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. And at the state’s prisons, one of nine medical doctors and four of nine doctors who specialize in psychiatric medicine have the limited licenses, according to Corizon Health, the state’s corrections health care contractor, The Kansas City Star reported .

The practice is not new and it is necessary because the state doesn’t have enough psychiatrists, said Tim Keck, secretary of the aging and disability services.

“The agency appreciates our institutionally licensed doctors,” Keck said in an emailed statement. “They are dedicated and they work hard every day to provide good care to our patients.”

But Rick Cagan, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Kansas branch, said allowing institutional licenses at state facilities means Kansans who need the most help often are cared for by doctors who, at least on paper, are less qualified.

“I am concerned that the most acutely ill individuals are receiving treatment from physicians who do not meet the highest standards for practice,” Cagan said. “It’s counter-intuitive that those most seriously ill have access to physicians who are denied the ability to establish a community-based practice.”

Although the practice has occurred in Kansas and elsewhere for decades, Republican state Sen. Barbara Bollier, a retired physician from Mission Hills, said it might be time to discuss whether the practice should change.

“Why are we still doing this?” Bollier said. “That’s the biggest question. I don’t have an answer. … If that is good enough for (state hospitals), why aren’t these same things in place for the entire population of the state? Why do we have different standards?”

None of the doctors practicing on institutional licenses has been sanctioned for violating standards of care, according to Kathleen Lippert, the executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts.

Kansas and about 20 other states offer limited licenses to allow doctors who aren’t able to start a private practice to work in state mental institutions. After three years with institutional licenses, doctors also can practice at other public facilities like community mental health centers.

Kansas established the institutional medical license in 1969, when the nation began shifting away from long-term institutionalization for the mentally ill to community-based care. Larned and Osawatomie are the last state hospitals in Kansas and have about 300 beds between them.

Missouri, which employed a national-high 47 limited license physicians in its mental health program in 1990, has phased out the program.

Debra Walker, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said its seven state mental institutions recruit psychiatrists by working closely with medical school residency and fellowship programs. The department also allows flexible work schedules so its psychiatrists can work outside the state system for additional income.

Walker said the department currently employs 34 psychiatrists and has 6.5 openings, a vacancy rate of about 16 percent.