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Orlena Marie

News - Monday July 27, 2009 - Columbus Daily Advocate

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Inspection of the corners around the square by ADA plaintiff Rick Knight, city superintendent Jim Burton, Dewayne January all facing city contract engineer Bruce Ramsburg. They are discussing the way flumes will have to be constructed to carry rain water under the crosswalk to allow someone with a walking disability or in a wheel chair to cross smoothly. The flumes for the four courthouse corners will cost approximately $48,000.

City, plaintiffs meet on plans

Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:08 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

There are a lot of mixed feelings about the court cases of the City of Columbus and Southeast Kansas Independent Living (SKIL).

When three handicapped citizens and SKIL sued the city because they thought the city was not taking seriously the American Disabilities Act (ADA). Council members and city officers resented the suit forcing them to use money to make the ADA improvements that was also needed for other projects.

While the plaintiff's felt the ADA regulations would be put on the back burner if action were not forced. The matter has been in court, keeping things in an upheaval.

Tuesday one of the plaintiff's, Rick Knight, sat down with city executives and the city's engineer over the drawings for the ADA project and toured the square. The other two plaintiffs were Wanda L. Phillips, now deceased and Edward Reynolds, formerly of Columbus.

The act makes it mandatory on all agencies of government to make their buildings, facilities including sidewalks accessible to people with disabilities. This includes those using crutches, walkers, wheel chairs or just struggling with walking unassisted.

Since the passage of the act Columbus has been struggling to have the financial means to bring the city into compliance.

Two years ago the city thought they had reached an agreement, a transition that would allow them until 2016 to make the necessary changes to bring them into compliance. They began budgeting $55,000 every year into an ADA reserve, to pay for the project. However the time seemed to long for the plaintiffs. They contended their everyday struggle with the problems of access to the sidewalks, could not wait another seven years.

City sidewalks must meet certain standards including no more that a two-percent grade from side to side and no more than a five percent grade the length of the sidewalk.

Every corner must have the curb cut for wheelchair or walker access to the sidewalk. Every handicap parking space must have a curb cut and ramp if fronted by a curb.

Though the city has spent thousands in an attempt to come into compliance as, the court ordered, their efforts have been in vain.

At their last arbitration the arbitrator took no action against the city. They presumed this to mean the transition plan was acceptable. Shortly thereafter the suit was refilled and the city was back in court explaining why they are still not in compliance with the court order.

Several months ago the city contract engineer, Bruce Ramsburg, was directed to draw plans that would bring the city into compliance.

After the plans were drawn Jim Burton, City Superintendent invited plaintiff Rick Knight and SKIL representative Dewayne January to look at the plans and make suggested changes before the contract is let for construction.

After discussing the plans, both the plaintiff's and the defendants toured the sidewalks around the square to see if the plans answered the problems faced by the disabled.

According to the engineer the project will require milling down the streets on all four sides of the square, making 32 curb cuts and ramp tiles.

The sidewalks around the courthouse are not exactly to ADA standards so at each corner the city will have to make their new corners meet the existing sidewalks. Which will mean certain areas will not be exactly to the requirements.

"Whatever is done it is with the understanding that it is not perfect," said Knight. "I don't see any reason to make the city do everything absolutely perfect."

However, some members of city management and the council are concerned about completing the project and having another suit because the old sidewalks do not quite match the requirements.

The curb cuts, handicap ramps and cement work to bring each of the 16 corners into compliance will cost just over $150,000 according to the engineers estimate. The engineering cost another $20,000.

Milling the streets down four inches will cost approximately $38,000 and relaying the asphalt will cost $60,000.

Bringing the square into compliance with federal ADA regulations would cost a total cost of $268,000.

During the past two years the city has built a capital reserve fund of $164,000 for the ADA project. The 2009 budget will add another $55,000 from the ADA fund and $80,000 will be taken from the 2009 street budget.

Because of this project and the cost of the work at the corner of Maple and East Avenue there will be little other street work accomplished this year in the city.

With the plaintiff's agreement the project now goes to the City Council, they will decide whether to continue at this time with the project or face another round in court.

There seems no easy solution to meeting the courts order said Burton. "I'm glad it is the council's decision."


		Tragedy claims area child

Tragedy claims area child

Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:08 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

A tragic incident led to the death of an 11 month-old Scammon boy on Saturday.

The parents of Damian Poe brought the youngster to the Maude Norton Hospital about 9:30 Saturday morning from their Scammon home.

According to the Sheriff's Department initial report, the child was inside the house while parents, Jesse and Jaqueline Poe were outside doing yard work. He apparently made his way outside and went under the car. Mrs. Poe moved the car to mow underneath, exiting the car she found she had run over the youngster.

Following initial examination at Maude Norton Hospital the child was Lifeflighted to St. Johns in Joplin.

The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Department.


City, plaintiffs meet on plans		Jail report, court docket

Jail report, court docket

Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:08 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail report

Teresa Nimmo, 47, Galena, was arrested by Galena Police officers Sunday on Crawford County and Jasper County warrants.

Micheal Lehman, 43, Arma was released on bond following arrest Sunday on charges of driving under the influence by the Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies.

Matt Engroff, 26, Columbus, was released on bond following arrest Suaturday on charges of driving under the influence by the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Valerie Ruger, 49, Galena, was released on bond following arrest Friday on charges of driving under the influence by the Galena Police officers.

Scott Wilmoth, 31, Caney was arrested Sunday by Cherokee County deputies on fifth count of driving under the influence, driving while suspended and transporting an open container.

Richard Barnes, 37, Picher was arrested Friday by the Cherokee County Sheriff's department on two outstanding Cherokee County warrants.

Dustin Markley, 25, Columbus, was arrested Saturday, for driving while suspended, and a Cherokee County warrant.

Brandon Gaines, 27, Miami, was arrested by the Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies on a Cherokee County warrant.

Paula Becker, 40, Columbus was released on bond following arrest Wednesday by Columbus Police officers on charges of driving while suspeded and driving under the influence.

Lorel Bodily, 50, Quapaw, Okla. was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies on an outstanding bench warrant.

Cade Carden, 36, Frontenec, was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff's dupities on an outstanding Cherokee County warrant

Michael Coats, 22, Galena was arrested Thursday by Galena Police officers on two outstanding Baxter Springs warrants.

Court docket

Wednesday, July 29

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill Lyerla

9 a.m.

Laura Johnson vs. Mary Hutter

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Galen C. McCarty

11 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Anna E. Zwahlen

State of Kansas vs. Neyr E. Rice

District Court

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

State of Kansas vs. Larry G. Overman. Jury trial

Thursday, July 30

District Court

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

State of Kansas vs. Larry G. Overman. Jury trial continues.


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Orlena Marie

People - Monday July 27, 2009 - Columbus Daily Advocate

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Local heritage society meets

Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:18 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

The Pledge of Allegiance was first published in the Youth's Companion Magazine at Boston, Massachusetts in 1892 to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the discovery of America. It was first said in schools on October 12, 1892. To commemorate Columbus Day, but it did not receive official recognition until June 22, 1942.

The original version read 'my flag" instead of the flag of the United States" which was changed in 1923. The phrase "under God" was added to the pledge by a congressional act on June 14, 1954.

These and other facts about the United States flag were presented by Barbara Medler, on June 23, at the Cherokee County Genealogical-Historical Society meeting. She handed out a booklet titled "Our Flag" which can be obtained from the office of any United States Senator or Representative. There have been 63 visitors to the Genealogy library in the last month, some with very interesting questions. Two gentleman from Pittsburg wanted information about Stone City as they are going to start printing again the "Little Balkans Review."

One lady from Laurens, South Carolina asked about the two markers that stand next to the Crestline Post Office. A woman from Cedar Creek, Missouri was interested in the Faulkner and Oak Valley Schools.

The couple from El Paso, Texas researched the Conner family. A woman from Scammon was interested in finding out about her home and the people who once lived there. The gentleman from Baltimore, Maryland looked for information on the Watkins family which once lived in Weir.

A man from Fort Scott was interested in R.A. Long and the Long-Bell Lumber Company. A woman from Overland Park researched the Needham family. One local resident came in and looked through the packet on Park School. Cunningham and Dohogne were the surnames the man from Springfield, Missouri researched. Also a mother and her daughter from Springdale, Arkansas came to conduct research on several families.

Eric Anderson donated a beautiful book titled, "Skeletons in the Closet Mom Said I'd Find Some," wherein he tells about he Joseph P. Kelly family. Other families in Cherokee County that are included in the book are Sikes, Fagg, Bishop and Denham.

The new issue of the Relatively Seeking has just arrived from the printers. So all you members who live in Columbus, come in and get your book. There are some real interesting stories in this issue. By the way, the Genealogy Library still has free Christmas ornaments depicting three landmarks in Columbus to give away.

The next meeting of the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy Society will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Genealogy Library in Columbus on July 28. Marla Larison will present the program titled "An Unfinished Family History."

The Genealogy Library is located at 100 S. Tennessee and is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Researchers and visitors are welcome. Anyone wishing additional information may call 620-429-2992.


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Baxter woman wanted in apparent bogus murder claim

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Baxter woman wanted in apparent bogus murder claim

The Associated Press

Posted Jul 28, 2009 @ 11:12 AM

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Authorities in northwest Arkansas are searching for a Kansas woman who they say apparently made a bogus murder report.

Washington County sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Amanda Kay Shelby of Baxter, Kan., is wanted on a felony charge of filing a false police report.

An affidavit for an arrest warrant says Shelby told deputies she watched a man shoot another man twice during a drug deal and that she helped dump the body in Beaver Lake.

Deputies searched the home where the homicide reportedly occurred and arrested the resident on drug-related charges - but say they found no evidence of a homicide.

The man Shelby accused of murder denies shooting anyone and passed a polygraph test administered by the Sheriff's Office.

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Information from: Northwest Arkansas Times, http://www.nwanews.com/times/

Kansas woman wanted for filing bogus murder report with police

BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times

Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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A Kansas woman is wanted for giving police an apparently bogus report that she witnessed a drug-related murder and helped the killer dump the body in Beaver Lake.

Amanda Kay Shelby, 21, of Baxter, Kan., faces an arrest warrant filed Friday on felony charges of filing a false police report.

Shelby is accused on July 17 of telling Washington County sheriff 's deputies that she and a man traveled to a residence on War Eagle Blacktop Road to collect drugs and money.

She told deputies she witnessed the man shoot an unknown white male twice in the chest and that the victim fell dead on the floor, according to the affidavit for arrest warrant.

She also said the shooter and she returned six hours later to dispose of the body. She told deputies she helped tie the victim's hands and feet together and attached cement blocks.

She said they used a wheelbarrow to load the body into the vehicle and traveled to Beaver Lake, where they boarded a boat and sunk the body, according to the affidavit.

Deputies executed a search warrant at the War Eagle Blacktop Road residence and arrested the resident on drug-related charges but found no evidence of a homicide, according to the report.

The man Shelby accused of murder denied shooting anyone and passed a polygraph test administered by the Sheriff's Office.

BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times

Posted on: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in Northwest Arkansas Times

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Orlena Marie

News - Wednesday July 29, 2009 - Columbus Daily Advocate

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Telephone company issues warning about possible scam

Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Columbus residents have reported to the Columbus Telephone Company a possible telemarketing scam operating in the area.

The telemarketer states the customer has a past due cable TV bill and asks the customer to provide their Social Security and driver's license numbers.

Cable Television and telephone bills should be paid at the telephone office or by check through the mail, not to an anonymous caller. These two pieces of information can be used to aid fraudulent operators in identity theft schemes.

The Columbus Telephone Company encourages customers to never send money or give out personal information, such as credit card numbers and expiration dates, bank account numbers, dates of birth, or social security numbers to unfamiliar companies or unknown persons.

Telemarketing fraud should be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Registering with the national Do Not Call Registry will limit the number of telemarketing calls you receive. Call 1-888-382-1222 from the number you wish to register. This registration is free.


		Local firefighters hold Kids Day

A car, after being cut into pieces by the fire fighters, resembled a convertible with no doors. The fire rescue team demonstrated that they can cut the car into this condition in a matter of minutes when working on a rescue.

Local firefighters hold Kids Day

Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Crashing cars, exploding cars, big fire trucks--nothing gives youngsters more pleasure than playing with toy cars and fire trucks. Give a child a couple of plastic cars, a miniature fire truck and a sand pile and they are occupied for hours.

Saturday area youngsters were given a special treat real fire trucks, real cars and real fun.

Knowing the lure fire trucks and fire fighters have to youngsters members of the Columbus Fire Department invited local youngsters to a "Kids Day." Giving the local kids the opportunity to climb on the real fire truck, get a fire hat and at the finale see the firemen use rescue equipment to dismantle a real car.

Teaching the youngsters about fire safety was the real plan and it was undoubtedly successful as the youngsters were taking home hands full of fire safety items as well as seeing the mobile burn demonstration unit in action.

Hundreds of youngsters attended the "Kids Day" event, which firefighters say will become an annual extravaganza.

The Columbus fire fighters, during the year give several demonstrations at local schools and other events, but on Saturday there was much "one-on-one" time with the kids, giving the fire fighters and youngsters a chance to talk about fire safety.

The emergency extrication equipment gave the kids an understanding of what is going on if one of the children are involved in an vehicle accident and the equipment is used.

In addition the firemen and their heavy coats, hats with masks become familiar to small children erasing a fear in case of fire.

Local residents are reminded of the following things you can do to protect yourself, your family, and your property in the event of a fire:

Install smoke alarms. Properly working smoke alarms decrease your chances of dying in a fire by half.

Place smoke alarms on every level of your residence. Place them outside bedrooms on the ceiling or high on the wall (4 to 12 inches from ceiling), at the top of open stairways, or at the bottom of enclosed stairs and near (but not in) the kitchen.

Test and clean smoke alarms once a month and replace batteries at least once a year. Replace smoke alarms once every 10 years.

Review escape routes with your family. Practice escaping from each room.

Make sure windows are not nailed or painted shut. Make sure security gratings on windows have a fire safety opening feature so they can be easily opened from the inside.

Consider escape ladders if your residence has more than one level, and ensure that burglar bars and other antitheft mechanisms that block outside window entry are easily opened from the inside.

Teach family members to stay low to the floor (where the air is safer in a fire) when escaping from a fire.

Clean out storage areas. Do not let trash, such as old newspapers and magazines, accumulate.

Never use gasoline, benzine, naptha, or similar flammable liquids indoors.

Store flammable liquids in approved containers in well-ventilated storage areas.

Never smoke near flammable liquids.

Discard all rags or materials that have been soaked in flammable liquids after you have used them. Safely discard them outdoors in a metal container.

Insulate chimneys and place spark arresters on top. The chimney should be at least three feet higher than the roof. Remove branches hanging above and around the chimney. It should be cleaned annually by a certified specialist.

Keep matches and lighters up high, away from children, and, if possible, in a locked cabinet.

Never smoke in bed or when drowsy or medicated. Provide smokers with deep, sturdy ashtrays. Douse cigarette and cigar butts with water before disposal.

Electrical Wiring

Have the electrical wiring in your residence checked by an electrician.

Inspect extension cords for frayed or exposed wires or loose plugs.

Make sure outlets have cover plates and no exposed wiring.

Make sure wiring does not run under rugs, over nails, or across high-traffic areas.

Do not overload extension cords or outlets. If you need to plug in two or three appliances, get a UL-approved unit with built-in circuit breakers to prevent sparks and short circuits.

Make sure insulation does not touch bare electrical wiring.

Other

Sleep with your door closed.

Install A-B-C-type fire extinguishers in your residence and teach family members how to use them.

Consider installing an automatic fire sprinkler system in your residence.

Ask your local fire department to inspect your residence for fire safety and prevention.


Telephone company issues warning about possible scam		Baxter Springs woman wanted

Baxter Springs woman wanted

Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Authorities in northwest Arkansas are searching for a Baxter Springs woman who they say apparently made a bogus murder report.

Washington County sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Amanda Kay Shelby, is wanted on a felony charge of filing a false police report.

An affidavit for an arrest warrant says Shelby told deputies she watched a man shoot another man twice during a drug deal and that she helped dump the body in Beaver Lake. Deputies searched the home where the homicide reportedly occurred and arrested the resident on drug-related charges - but say they found no evidence of a homicide.

The man Shelby accused of murder denies shooting anyone and passed a polygraph test administered by the Sheriff's Office.


Local firefighters hold Kids Day		Jail report, district court, court docket

Jail report, district court, court docket

Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail report

Amanda Selby 21, Baxter Springs was arrested by Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies Tuesday on a Washington County Warrant.

Christopher Hunt, 25, Joplin, on three Baxter Springs warrants by the Baxter Springs Police officers.

Juanita Lan, 25, Greenfield was arrested Tuesday by Galena Police officers on an outstanding Galena warrant.

Perry Curnow, 48, Galena was arrested on Tuesday by Galena Police officers on a Galena warrant and a Cherokee County warrant.

Jesse Collins, 20, Columbus was released on bond following arrest Monday on a Montgomery County warrant.

Phillip Huyddleston, 25, Baxter Springs was arrested Monday on charges of criminal damage, criminal threat and theft by Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies.

District court

James Kirk Allen pleaded guilty to possession of depressant, stimulants and hallucinogenics, possession of simulated controlled substances or drug paraphernalia, unlawful registration and faulure to wear seatbelt. Paid fines and fees of $513.

James A. Barton pleaded guilty to failure to use child passenger safety restraining systems and seat belts. Paid fines and fees of $135.

James A. Beatty pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

William R. Burke pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $186.

David E. Cobel pleaded guilty to two counts of violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $275.

Stacey Reneee Cossairt pleaded guilty to vilation of child passenger safety restraining systems and seat belts. Paid fines and fees of $146.

Philip M. Crosby pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $116.

Terry A. Cross pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Jeremy C. Davis pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $361.

Jamie L. Delmont pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $158.

C.J. Freeman pleaded guilty to failure to wear seatbelt. Paid fines and fees of $60.

Zane K. Grant pleaded guilty to general violations of wildlife, parks and recreation. Paid fines and fees of $136.

Jerry R. Hall pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limit. Paid fines and fees of $165.

Michael D. Haynes pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Steven L. Hodge pleaded guilty to general violations of wildlife, parks and recreation. Paid fines and fees of $136.

Donley D. Humphrey pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Clifford J. Jarrett pleaded guilty to improper stop lamp or turn signal and failure to wear seat belt. Paid fines and fees $146.

Michael R. Jerenson pleaded guilty violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Archie A. Johnson accepted deferred adjudication on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Paid fines and fees of $836.

Court docket

Thursday, July 30

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill Lyerla

11:30 a.m.

In the matter of Blaze A. Swank. Juvenile.

1 p.m.

In the matter of Ricky Earl Santo Mayberry. Juvenile.

2 p.m.

In the matter of Craig Cameron Miller. Bench trial.

2:45 p.m.

In the matter of Atikson Fine.

Friday, July 31

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill Lyerla

State of Kansas vs. Bazil V. Hudson.


Baxter Springs woman wanted		Cherokee County Commissioners meeting minutes

Cherokee County Commissioners meeting minutes

Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Approval of minutes

The Cherokee County Commissioners met July 20, 2009. Chairman Pat Collins called the meeting to order with Commissioners Richard Hilderbrand and Jack Garner present. Commissioner Garner made a motion to accept the commission meeting minutes for July 13, 2009 as presented by Cherokee County Clerk Crystal Gatewood, Commissioner Hilderbrand seconded his motion and all voted in favor.

Vouchers paid

All three commissioners approved paying two vouchers to Wallace Tower, one for $6,000.00 and another for $1,580.00. They also approved a voucher for the Cherokee County Health Department for $800.00.

Sheriff's pay raise

Commissioner Pat Collins made a motion to raise Sheriff David Groves' salary, effective immediately, to $52,000.00 a year, Commissioner Jack Garner seconded his motion and the motion passed on a voice vote from Commissioner Garner and Commissioner Collins with no opposition. The Sheriff salary is currently $36,786.36 a year. Commissioner Collins commented that the Sheriff is doing a good job and staying within his budget.

Budget workshop

Gene and Matt Mense, auditors for the county, came before the commission to go over a preliminary budget proposal for 2010 and the commission went over the proposal. The commission thanked him and said they would go over the proposal.

Executive session

Commissioner Collins made a motion to go into Executive Session for Attorney/Client Privilege for ten minutes with himself, Commissioner Hilderbrand, County Attorney John Bullard, and County Counselor Kevin Cure, Commissioner Hilderbrand seconded the motion and all voted in favor. They went in at 11:30 AM and returned at 11:45 AM.

Other buisiness

Cherokee County Treasurer Juanita Hodgson and Cherokee County Register of Deeds Christy Grant came before the commission to discuss a pay raise and the commission asked them to turn in a request and they would look it over.

Executive session

Commissioner Pat Collins made a motion to go into Executive Session for Non Elected/Personnel Reasons with himself, Commissioners Garner and Hilderbrand, and Sheriff David Groves for ten minutes, this motion was seconded by Commissioner Hilderbrand and all voted in favor. They went into Executive Session at 3:34 PM and returned at 3:45 PM.

Adjournment

Commissioner Pat Collins made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Jack Garner seconded the motion and all voted in favor. The next Cherokee County Commission meeting will be held July 27, 2009 in the Cherokee County Courthouse.


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Kansas town feels shortchanged in EPA settlements

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Kansas town feels shortchanged in EPA settlements

http://www.kansascity.com/637/story/1354079.html

Posted on Wed, Jul. 29, 2009 11:46 PM - Kansas City Star

By SCOTT CANON

The Kansas City Star

The city clerk of Treece, Kan., Pam Pruitt, hopes the federal government will buy out the town's remaining 65 homes the way it did for neighboring Picher, Okla.

TREECE, Kan. | This is the town that no longer wants to be. It looks with a jealous eye to the south - just across the street - toward the town that is fast becoming no more.

Both Treece and Picher, Okla., sit atop an irregular and cavernous collection of voids left from a century of zinc and lead mining.

The two hamlets both have seen unusual and unhealthy levels of lead show up in the blood of their residents, raising the specter of cognitive and developmental disorders in their young children.

And because the mining took place in often haphazard fashion, the ground has a tendency to collapse on itself.

"I joke to my kids that if they hear a rumbling sound they should run out back," said Pam Pruitt, Treece's city clerk and one of its 100 or so lonesome residents.

The town has passed a resolution calling for a buyout, and found a maddening unfairness in the federal government's unwillingness to do for Kansans what it's done for Oklahomans.

For decades, Treece and Picher were simply Picher, Okla. Then in the early 1900s, surveyors redrew the state line, and Picher's northern edge became Treece, Kan. The distinction, say people in Treece, was one that mattered for voting and taxes and such, but not in terms of which way tainted dust blows or sullied water flows.

The mining died out about 1970, leaving small mountains of toxic tailings with no regard to state or city boundaries. Today, both Picher and Treece are part of the Tar Creek Superfund site - a $60 million-plus environmental clean-up chore. And on both sides of the state line, the federal government is scraping away acres of contaminated soil and preparing to move giant dunes of "chat," or heavy metal-tainted mine waste.

Between the threat of more cave-ins and ongoing contamination, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency essentially declared Picher a lost cause and decided to move the residents to safer ground.

That was in EPA Region 6.

The turf across the street in Treece falls to EPA Region 7, where officials insist most of the environmental threat was removed when everybody's lawn was scraped and hauled away. The prospect of cave-ins, they say, simply isn't an environmental problem on which the law gives them the power to take action.

"It's obvious that in Region 7 we believe that the use of Superfund (dollars) to conduct buyouts and relocations is not permitted by federal law," said Chris Whitley at the EPA office in Kansas City, Kan. "It does not provide authority to fund relocations, period."

So that leaves the folks of Treece to watch Picher - the place they turned to for gas, for groceries, for a post office, for a few restaurants, for church, for fire and ambulance service - disappear while they remain stuck in homes they can't sell. The only business in Treece reconditions truck tires. You can't buy so much as a Coke or a candy bar here.

The average adult income barely tops $10,000 a year, made by commuting to Pittsburg, Kan.; Miami, Okla.; or Joplin, Mo.

With Picher gone, there's almost no reason to stay, except that it's so hard to leave. The houses simply can't be sold. Banks refuse to make home loans in Treece because of the threat of cave-ins - a calamity for which no insurance exists.

In the meantime, ongoing excavation just outside town and the moving of chat piles kicks up a talcum-like dust that Linda and Robert Toney say leaves them with dry coughs, their small dogs with skin sores and that forces them to clean their house several times a week.

"It's miserable here," Robert Toney said. He's moving to eastern Missouri to be near a son, but said the new sense of isolation that's coming with the disappearance of Picher probably would have prompted him to move anyway.

The irony, say some such as state Rep. Doug Gatewood, is that buying out the town would be relatively cheap. Even when homes could be sold in Treece, prices rarely topped $30,000. Now, the state estimates that putting everybody in comparable homes in nearby towns outside the mining district would cost about $3.35 million.

"The government moved out all the amenities when it decided to shut down Picher," Gatewood said. "Why not finish the job?"

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts has pushed the EPA to do just that, suggesting it put part of up to $25 million in economic stimulus money allocated for the Superfund clean-up toward moving people to a place that isn't doomed.

"What we're doing now is like putting a fancy Oriental rug over a hole in the floor," the senator said. "You've still got a problem for the people who are left in Treece. … I can't think of a better use for the money than moving them."

While they remain, families worry about what sort of place they're living in. In 1997, hazardous lead levels were found in one in four children in Picher. Tests weren't done in Treece, but a few miles north and farther from the giant slag piles, problematic lead levels were found in one in 10 children.

Today, parents talk about the difficulty of keeping children out of the inviting ponds left from mining sink holes. The clear water that makes those pools look so refreshing - partly because high acid level makes it difficult for the usual algae to take hold - can be deceiving. Swimmers can often emerge with skin turned red not by sunburn, but by mild burns delivered by the contaminated water. And the currents that run from the floor of a pond once sucked a swimmer underground. His body came up in another hole blocks away.

"It's as dangerous as it is tempting," said Dennis Johnston, who lives on the outskirts of Treece. "It's hard to keep the kids away."

The town sits on a simple grid befitting the griddle-flat landscape where Kansas meets Oklahoma. From Columbus Avenue west to Kansas Avenue, from Mound Street south to State Line Road, lots are roomy and often empty. The buildings that remain range from falling down to meticulously tended, from rusting trailers, to shacks swallowed by weeds.

As for Picher, the last of its residents will be relocated by this fall. It's true that Picher appeared to have been more thoroughly contaminated by the mining than Treece. Mounds of mine tailings around Picher are estimated at up to 60 million tons, as opposed to maybe 8 million tons in Treece.

But as Gatewood, the state representative puts it, the winds that blow mostly from the southwest "don't recognize the state line." The two towns, in fact, make up a single community. As early as last year, some children in Treece went to school in Picher. After all, it was within walking distance.

But government agencies pay close attention to borders. As then-chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma landed funds from the Superfund the Lead Impacted Communities Relocations Assistance Trust and a study from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers focused tightly on his side of the state line.

The EPA, meanwhile, notes that the cleanup in Cherokee County, Kan., is just 10 years from completion. The work in and around Picher, the agency noted in a letter to Roberts, will go on for decades.

"But the town," said Gatewood, "is dying now."

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Two vehicle accident on highway

Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:06 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

A two vehicle accident occured on the north edge of the Columbus city limits at 8:15 Thursday morning.

Katherine K. Shultz, 57, Columbus, driving a 2007 Chevrolet was in the westbound lane of US 160 at the US 169, K-7 corner when Ronald Thompson, 58, Newcastle, Okla. driving a 2005 truck pulled along side.

Both drivers attempted to make a left turn to the south with the Thompson vehicle striking the Shultz vehicle in the side quarter panel.


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Jail report, district court, court docket

Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:06 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail report

Matthew Stokes, 22, Joplin, Mo. was released on bond following arrest Thursday by Galena Police officers on criminal damage to property charges.

Brandy O'Banion, 31, Galena was released on bond following arrest Thursday by Galena Police officers on charges of battery.

Chad McReynolds, 22, Weir, was arrested Wednesday by Weir Police officers on an outstanding Cherokee County warrant.

John Cusick, 33, Baxter Springs was arrested Thursday by Baxter Springs Police officers on charges of battery, domestic violence and obstruction.

Colton Abernathy, 19, Columbus was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff deputies on charges of driving while suspended, driving under the influence and being an habitual violater.

District court

Kraig W. Koons, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Paid fines and fees of $262.

John W. Kraft, Jr., pleaded guilty to exceeding overweight limits on wheels and axles. Paid fines and fees of $915.

Pavel Kurilov, pleaded guilty to violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Ron M. Latch pleaded guilty to violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Zach M. Manns, pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Shannon K. Mcdonough pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Jeremy A. Mcneely pleaded guilty to taking or dealing in wildlife. Paid fines and fees of $136.

Harold R. Monroe, Jr. pleaded guilty to violation of child passenger safety restraining syustems and seat belts. Paid fines and fees of $135.

Paul B. Munn, pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $116.

Richard A. Powell pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Christopher R. Price pleaded guilty to violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Breann M. N. Qualls pleaded guilty to failure to wear seatbelts. Paid fines and fees of $60.

David K. Rattarree, failed to appear on charges of failure to yield at stop or yield sign.

Aaron R. Rector, pleaded guilty to maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $192.

Maleah Lynne Roark, pleaded guilty of failure to wear a seatbelt and failure to yield at stop sor yield sign. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Lindsay A. Roland pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Court docket

Monday, August 3

District Court

Judge A.J. Wachter

3:30 p.m.

Donna Suzanne Shockley vs. Lester Leroy Shockley

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. John Kevin Rathe.

State of Kansas vs. Tamara Lloyd

State of Kansas vs. Charles E. Mccumber

State of Kansas vs. Virgil L Witham

State of Kansas vs. Bryan C. Tait

State of Kansas vs. Russell G. Sanders

10 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. Larry Don Elsten

State of Kansas vs. Sara Sue Ashley

10:30 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Joshua A. Fox

1 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. David E. Delgado II

State of Kansas vs. Megan Briggs

1:30 p.m.

In the matter of the Estate of Dollie Mae Getman. Probate

In the matter of the estate of Susan Annette Creacy.

District Court

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

9:30 a.m.

Sarah C. Bessman vs. Terry Ray Bessman, Jr.

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Johnny Redden's

1 p.m.

Settlement Funding Llc vs. no defendant

1:30 p.m.

Michael J. Colbert vs. Angela Dawn Colbert.

Tuesday, August 4

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

Hilco Receivables vs. Regina Carter

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Jeremiah Mathew Duree

State of Kansas vs. Joseph Allen Gray

John O. Derfelt vs. Stacy Coach

Quinlan Eye Centers vs. Leonard D. Harris

Quinlan Eye Centers vs. Celia D. Valdivia.

District Court

Judge David W. Rogers

4 p.m.

In the matter of the estate of E. Stanton Moncrief. Probate

Robert M. Moncrief vs. Eleanor M. Moncrief.

District Court

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

2 p.m.

In the matter of Beneficial Kansas et. al.


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Court docket, jail report, district court

Published: Monday, August 3, 2009 1:07 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail report

Derrick McDown, 38, Columbus was released on bond following arrest Saturday by Baxter Springs Police officers on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Raymond Landrum, 61, Miami, Okla. was released on bond following arrest by Galena Police officers Saturday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Amy Moore, 25, Columbus, was arrested Sunday on charges of domestic battery, aggravated battery by the Columbus Police Department.

Mariann Piper, 24, Baxter Springs was arrested Sunday by Baxter Springs Police officers on six outstanding Baxter Springs warrants, three Jasper County, Mo. warrants and a Crawford County warrant.

Jeremiah Duree, 30, Baxter Springs was arrested Sunday by Baxter Springs Police officers on an outstanding Cherokee County warrant.

Court docket

Wednesday, August 5

District Court

No Judge Assigned

11 a.m.

In the matter of Christopher A. Hunt.

Magistrate Court

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

Lvnv Funding vs. Rebecca L. Spooner

In the matter of the estate of Samuel C. Fullerton. Probate

In the mater of the estate of Barbara Fullerton Finch. Probate

9:30 a.m.

HSBC Bank Nevada vs. Paule Pease

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Stacy Ray Baker

1 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. McKenzie N. Hatfield. Traffic.

2 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. Michelle Travis

5 p.m.

In the matter of Sylvia Mazzeffee. Probate

In the matter of Rose Mazzeffee. Probate

In the matter of Carl Bresee. Probate

In the matter of Naomi Gilliland. Probate.

District Court

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

9 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Larry G. Overman. Jury trial.

Thursday, August 6

11 a.m.

In the matter of Sara A. Bennett

1 p.m.

In the matter of the estate of Charles Lee Foley. Probate.

District Court

Judge David F. Brewster

1 p.m.

Susan Kay Lopez vs. Ronald Lee Lopez

Merranda Dawn Long vs. Justin Matthew Long

State of Kansas vs. Lewis M. McClellan

Judge OLiver Kent Lynch

9 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Larry G. Overman

1 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. Scott Willenmyer

Shawna Rene Abram vs. Chad Leon Abram

SRS vs. Tony R. Breedlove

SRS vs. Michael G. Newman

State of Kansas vs. Jesse G. Laturner

SRS vs. Anthony S. Barnes

Timothy Paul Thomas vs. Billie Sue Thomas

SRS vs. Freddy J. Forester

SRS vs. Baraka K. Lee

SRS vs. James A. Barton

State of Kansas vs. Jerry Smiley

State of Kansas vs. Jeremy Smith

State of Kansas vs. Steven D. Tyner

James Edward Sturgis vs. A Orange

Sarah May Burton vs. Brian Lee Burton

SRS vs. Debbie A. Williams

State of Kansas vs. Jeffrey A. Hopkins

State of Kansas vs. Patrick L. Robinson

Nathan T. Fouts vs. Libby Fouts

State of Kansas vs. Steven D. Thomas

State of Kansas vs. Mickey W. Bunce

State of Kansas vs. Linda M. Evversole

State of Kansas vs. Shane Newman

State of Kansas Vs. Tushar Dayal

Sherry Alan Turnbaugh vs. Timothy Alan Turnbough

State of Alabama vs. Lewis M. Mclallen

State of Missouri vs. Cecil L. Warren

Joey D. White vs. Kristin M. White

State of Kansas vs. James C. Taylor III

Megan Ann Channel vs. Joshua A. Hopkins

State of Kansas vs. Laura M. MIncent

State of Missouri vs. Michale E. Barker

State of Kansas vs. William L. Barber, Jr.

District court

Penny A. Russell, pleaded guilty to violation of child passenger safety regulations. Paid fines and fees of $146.

Anne W. Samms pleaded guilty exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

Terry Lynn Sandusky, pleaded guilty to theft by deception greater than $1,000. Paid fines and fees of $343.

Michael Leroy Schultz pleaded guilty to felony theft. Paid fines and fees of $322.

Donnie L. Storment pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $206.

Michael S. Thomas pleaded guilty to violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations two counts. Paid fines and fees of $275.

John E. Tullis II accepted deferred adjudication on charges of exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $264.

Kirby W. Turner pleaded guilty to exceeeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $105.

James D. Waring pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to wear seat belt. Paid fines and fees of $766.

Tommy D. Wyer, pleaded guilty to violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations. Paid fines and fees of $175.

Qiao S. Xu pleaded guilty to exceeding maximum speed limits. Paid fines and fees of $146.


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Church group works to clean up cemetery

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Taylor Holliday, 10, of Frontenac, gathers grass clippings to place in a trash bag Tuesday evening at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Frontenac.

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Karen Gorentz, left, and Jack Druart take part in a clean-up Tuesday evening at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Frontenac.

Church group works to clean up cemetery

By ANDREW NASH

The Morning Sun

Posted Aug 05, 2009 @ 12:01 AM

FRONTENAC - Mount Carmel Cemetery in Frontenac is a family cemetery.

Karen Gorentz's dad is in a mausoleum on the north side of the cemetery. Jack Druart's parents are buried here, too.

That's why a group of 15 or so people from Sacred Heart Catholic Church came out on a hot, steamy day to clean up grass clippings and other plant growth from the site.

"Every one of us out here has a parent buried here or a grandparent buried here," said Druart, member of the Cemetery Committee. "It's important that we keep the grounds clean."

The cemetery gets mowed once every week or so, and members of Sacred Heart come out about twice a year to clean up the cemetery.

However, high grasses have left grass clippings throughout the cemetery, and officials felt it was necessary to come out to pick up the high grass clippings before the next time the cemetery is mowed. The idea is to clean the cemetery before the high August growth.

"These clippings are just too much to disappear over seven days to two weeks," Druart said. "The mowers also go by and blow the grass off the tombstones. But if it's windy the day after they mow and blow, then the grass gets right back on the gravestones."

The cemetery is important for more than just those who attend Sacred Heart.

"We're Frontenac people. We're Sacred Heart people," Druart said. "This is a Catholic cemetery, but a lot of people are buried here who are not Catholic. A husband is Catholic and the wife is not, that sort of thing. But this is much more than a Frontenac cemetery, it's a Crawford County cemetery."

Further echoing the notion that the cemetery is a family cemetery is a story from when Druart was younger.

"When my Dad was young man, he came out here with me. The graves had 6 by 6 stones lying around each one. We came out and picked up those stones," Druart said. "It's kind of a family thing."

Indeed, it was a family thing, as parents and children each worked on the site. Unfortunately, the cemetery clean-up came on one of the hottest days, meaning plenty of breaks were necessary for water and rest.

But for each member of the clean-up crew, it was an issue of service, as well.

"It's about stewardship. That's the idea here," Druart said. "Some people have money to give to the church, and that's OK. Some of us have time to share."

Andrew Nash can be reached at andrew.nash@morningsun.net or by calling 231-2600 ext. 132.

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Cherokee County prosecutor still awaiting reports in double fatality

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Cherokee County prosecutor still awaiting reports in double fatality

Published August 06, 2009 09:57 pm - Joplin Globe

By Roger McKinney

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COLUMBUS, Kan. - Three weeks have gone by since the July 16 traffic accident that killed 13-year-old Taylor Kemp immediately and several days later claimed the life of her mother, Teresa Kemp, 41.

Charges have yet to be filed in connection with the crash, but Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard has said he will file charges against Kaston Hudgins. Hudgins was driving a Nissan Maxima that struck the rear of the Pontiac Vibe driven by Teresa Kemp, according to police reports.

The accident happened at a four-way stop at the intersection of highways 69, 400 and 171, south of Pittsburg. Hudgins reportedly was fleeing a patrol car driven by a Cherokee County sheriff's deputy. Sheriff David Groves has said Hudgins fled in the vehicle after the deputy attempted a traffic stop near Crestline. The sheriff has declined to reveal the reason for the attempted traffic stop, but he said the deputy initiated and continued the chase because the deputy thought Hudgins represented a danger to the public if he didn't pursue. Groves also has declined to specify that danger, saying he was following the advice of the county attorney.

Teresa Kemp was a teacher at Riverton Middle School, and Taylor Kemp was a student at the school. They lived in Pittsburg.

Kansas Highway Patrol Capt. Rick Wilson said some reports related to the investigation are not complete.

"It's kind of a slow process," Wilson said. He said that among the reports that are still out is a toxicology report, which will determine whether Hudgins was intoxicated. He said the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is conducting the evaluation at its lab. The results usually take six to eight weeks to obtain, but Wilson said the patrol is hoping for a faster turnaround.

He said a crash reconstruction report also is not complete.

"The county attorney wants the investigation to be complete when he gets it," Wilson said. "We'll give him everything in one package."

Bullard on Thursday said he cannot file charges without evidence, and he doesn't have any evidence until the patrol finishes its work.

"They're keeping in touch with me," he said. "I'm satisfied they're doing their jobs and doing them well."

Groves said that when the accident happened, the deputy involved was scheduled to have three days off, but he has had no other leave associated with the accident. He said the deputy performed according to department policy.

Tampering charge

Hudgins, 22, of Galena, has been charged in Newton County, Mo., with felony vehicle tampering. He is accused of taking the vehicle involved in the crash without the owner's permission. A probable-cause statement says the vehicle's owner, Ashley Kelley, said she told Hudgins not to drive the vehicle because he was intoxicated.

Kelley married Hudgins on July 22, according to records on file with the Jasper County, Mo., recorder's office. The marriage license was filed July 27.

Newton County Prosecutor Jacob Skouby said Thursday that he was trying to reach Kelley to determine if she intends to testify against Hudgins.

He said in a July 28 phone conversation that he could not force her to testify if she invoked spousal privilege. He said there may be other ways to introduce evidence if that happens.

"In a property crime, if the victim doesn't want to proceed, I usually dismiss the case," Skouby said last month. "Because of what happened in Kansas, we might be looking at it differently."

Out on bond

Kaston Hudgins is free from custody on $20,000 bond in his Newton County case. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Monday in Newton County Circuit Court.

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Posted Aug 11, 2009 @ 12:17 AM

RIVERTON - At approximately 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2009, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was notified of a subject walking in and out of traffic on Highway 66 east of Riverton, Kansas.

A deputy made contact with the subject, who was identified as Christopher Robertson, 28, of Tillman, South Carolina.

While speaking with the subject, the man began to run down the bridge. The Deputy made several verbal attempts to stop the man, but he continued.

Mr. Robertson then began towards the edge of the bridge. Fearing the man was going to attempt to jump, the deputy discharged a taser. However, one of the taser probes missed, so it was ineffective.

Mr. Robertson continued to the railing of the bridge and jumped into Spring River.

Immediately, water rescue personnel with the Galena Fire Department were called to the scene, along with personnel from the Baxter Springs and Columbus Fire Departments' water rescue units.

Early Sunday morning, the Newton County (Mo.) dive team, and 4-State Search and Rescue were contacted to assist.

At approximately 1030 a.m. on Sunday, August 9th, 2009, Mr. Robertson was recovered from Spring River.

Mr. Robertson has since been sent to Topeka for an autopsy.

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Autopsy: Accidental drowning the cause of death for Christopher Robertson

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Autopsy: Accidental drowning the cause of death for Christopher Robertson

Published August 11, 2009 04:22 pm - Joplin Globe

A preliminary autopsy of Christopher Robertson, whose body was recovered Sunday morning from Spring River at Riverton, determined his cause of death to be accidental drowning.

Robertson, 28, of Tillman, S.C., jumped from the south side of the Highway 66 bridge around 11 p.m. Saturday while being questioned by a deputy with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department. The deputy was investigating a report of a man walking down the middle of the highway, causing a hazard to himself and motorists.

When Robertson started to run toward the side of the bridge, Sheriff David Groves said Deputy Shane Gibson fired a stun gun at Robertson to try to prevent him from jumping. Groves said he thought only one dart from the stun gun penetrated Robertson's skin, so it didn't work. Robertson then jumped into the river.

The preliminary autopsy report said no Taser dart penetrations were identified and no darts were found in his clothing or on his body.

The autopsy identified a "large cystic space" filled with fluid on his brain, at the base of his frontal lobe. Groves said Tuesday that may help explain Robertson's unusual behavior.

His urine tested negative for alcohol and for drugs that are commonly abused.

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Cyst found in jumper's brain

Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:08 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

The preliminary autopsy of a man who drowned in the Spring River revealed a large cyst in the man's brain. Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves said the cyst could explain the man's unusual behavior Saturday night before he jumped from a bridge into the river.

At around 11 p.m. Saturday, August 8, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was notified of a subject walking in and out of traffic on Highway 66 east of Riverton, Kansas.

A deputy made contact with the subject, identified as Christopher Robertson, 28, of Tillman, South Carolina. While speaking with the deputy, Robertson began to run down the bridge. The sheriff's office said the deputy made several verbal attempts to stop the man, but he continued.

Sheriff Groves said the deputy fired a Taser to prevent Robertson from jumping, but only one of the darts penetrated his skin, making the stun gun ineffective.

Robertson continued going to the railing of the bridge, then jumped into the Spring River.

Water rescue personnel from the Baxter Springs, Columbus and Galena Fire Department's were called to the scene immediately.

The 4-State Search and Rescue and the Newton County dive team were called to assist Sunday morning, and at about 10:30 a.m. Robertson's body was recovered from Spring River.

Robertson was sent to Topeka for an autopsy, and the preliminary results confirmed Robertson drowned, and revealed a large cyst on his brain.


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Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009 11:39 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

James Martin, 21, Baxter Springs, was arrested Friday by Baxter Springs police on a Baxter Springs warrant.

Robert Pinnegar, 32, Columbus, was released on bond following arrest Friday by Columbus police on a Columbus warrant.

Osa Martin, 60, Oswego, was arrested Saturday by Cherokee County Sheriff's officers on a Jasper County warrant.

Stephen Lindsey, 41, Columbus, was released on bond following arrest by Columbus Police officers on a columbus warrant, and for giving a worthless check.

Mersha Moss, 27, Columbus, was released on Bond Saturday following arrest by Columbus Police officers on a charge of domestic battery.

Crystal Brown, 37, Galena, was arrested Monday by Galena police officers on two counts of DUI, and a Jasper County warrant.

Shawn McClintick, 36, Girard, was arrested by Galena Police officers Monday on a Cherokee County Sheriff's Office warrant .

Bradley Spengler, 28, Galena, was arrested Tuesday by Galena police officers on six charges of driving while suspended.

Billie Moreno, 56, Galena, was released on bond following arrest for domestic battery Wednesday by Galena police officers.


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Galena man charged with murder in double-fatality car accident w/ criminal complaint

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Globe/Roger Nomer Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard (left) and Sheriff David Groves on Thursday talk about first-degree murder charges being filed in connection with a traffic crash that took the lives of a Pittsburg mother and daughter. The man whose vehicle slammed into that of the fatality victims was being pursued by a deputy sheriff at the time.

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Galena man charged with murder in double-fatality car accident w/ criminal complaint

Published August 13, 2009 05:29 pm - Joplin Globe

By Roger McKinney

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COLUMBUS, Kan. - A Galena man is facing charges including first-degree murder in connection with a July 16 vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of a Pittsburg woman and her daughter.

Kaston Hudgins, 22, on Thursday was in the Cherokee County Jail. His bond was set at $2 million. Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves, and five others from his department and the Kansas Highway Patrol arrested Hudgins at 6:46 a.m. Thursday at his home at 1512 Galena Ave. Groves said the arrest was without incident.

Hudgins on July 16 allegedly was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima that was being pursued by a Cherokee County Sheriff's Department patrol car. The Maxima struck the rear of a Pontiac Vibe driven by Teresa Kemp, of Pittsburg, at an intersection south of Pittsburg. Her daughter, 13-year-old Taylor Kemp, was her passenger and died at the scene. Teresa Kemp died July 22 in a Joplin, Mo., hospital.

Teresa Kemp was a teacher at Riverton Middle School, and Taylor Kemp was a student at the middle school.

Hudgins was hospitalized immediately after the accident.

Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard filed the charges Wednesday in Cherokee County District Court.

Felony murder

The first-degree murder counts don't refer to premeditated murder but instead relate to deaths that happen during the commission of another serious felony. The charge is commonly referred to as "felony murder." Another charge against Hudgins, felony attempting to elude police by engaging in reckless driving, is one of the charges that qualifies as a dangerous felony.

Hudgins also is charged with felony possession of stolen property. He allegedly took the Maxima belonging to his girlfriend, Ashley Kelley, from the parking lot at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin without her permission. The two have since married.

Hudgins is charged in Newton County, Mo., with felony vehicle tampering in connection with the taking of the car. Newton County Prosecutor Jacob Skouby on Thursday said he hadn't yet heard from the alleged victim about whether she plans to testify against the man who is now her husband.

Misdemeanor charges and traffic infractions filed against Hudgins in Cherokee County are driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, two counts of failure to yield at a stop sign, driving at night without headlights, failure to drive in a single lane and speeding.

The stop sign violations allegedly happened at the intersection of highways 69 Alternate and 160, at Crestline, and at highways 400 and 69 Alternate.

Groves has said the deputy who initiated the pursuit initially attempted to stop the Hudgins vehicle at Crestline.

Still mum

Groves and Bullard during a news conference Thursday continued to withhold the specific reason or reasons for the initial attempt to make the traffic stop. They also declined to identify the deputy who attempted the stop and initiated the pursuit when Hudgins allegedly fled in the vehicle.

Groves previously had said that the deputy was operating under department policy in initiating and continuing the pursuit. He did say that the deputy was not aware that the car had been reported stolen.

He said the deputy couldn't have known that deaths would result from the pursuit.

The sheriff said the deputy thought the greater danger to the public would be if Hudgins were allowed to continue without being pursued, but Groves has consistently declined to specify what that reasoning might have involved. Immediately after the accident, Groves said he had been advised by Bullard not to disclose that information.

Under Kansas law, probable-cause affidavits that are filed in support of charges against a person are not public record.

Bullard said he was waiting to receive all the reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol before filing charges.

"I've been receiving information all along," Bullard said. "I got what we call a final copy yesterday (Wednesday)."

Bullard and Groves revealed little during Thursday's news conference. Bullard also declined to disclose Hudgins' blood-alcohol level, which may be the basis for the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

"I don't mean to be rude about this, but I'll let you know as this progresses, I probably won't make any comments," Bullard said.

Court date

An initial court appearance for Kaston Hudgins is set for 1 p.m. Monday in Cherokee County District Court.

Timeline

Thursday, July 16: At 8:15 p.m., Kaston Hudgins allegedly drove away from the parking lot at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin in a 1997 Nissan Maxima without the permission of the owner, girlfriend Ashley Kelley. According to a Missouri probable-cause affidavit, Kelley told Hudgins not to drive the vehicle because he was intoxicated.

About 9:30 p.m., a deputy with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department attempted to stop the vehicle near Crestline. Hudgins reportedly fled in the vehicle, and the deputy initiated a pursuit.

At 9:35 p.m., the vehicle that was being pursued struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Teresa Kemp, 41, of Pittsburg, at the intersection of highways 69, 400 and 171, south of Pittsburg. Her passenger, daughter Taylor Kemp, 13, of Pittsburg died at the scene. Teresa Kemp and Hudgins were taken by helicopter to St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. Teresa Kemp remained in critical condition while in the hospital.

Saturday, July 18: Hudgins was arrested by Joplin police when he was released from the hospital.

Monday, July 20: Hudgins was charged in Newton County with felony vehicle tampering, alleging that he took his girlfriend's car without her permission. He was freed that day after posting $20,000 bond.

Wednesday, July 22: Teresa Kemp died at St. John's Regional Medical Center.

Hudgins married Ashley Kelley.

Saturday, July 25: Funeral services were conducted for Teresa Kemp and Taylor Kemp at Riverton High School.

Monday, Aug. 10: Hudgins had an initial court appearance on the Newton County charge.

Wednesday, Aug. 12: Hudgins was charged in Cherokee County District Court with two counts of felony murder, and other counts including fleeing police and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Thursday, Aug. 13: Hudgins was arrested in Galena. His bond was set at $2 million.

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EPA to send officials to Treece

Published August 13, 2009 10:52 pm - Joplin Globe

By Wally Kennedy

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TREECE, Kan. - U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, all from Kansas, announced Thursday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will send three top officials to Treece on Aug. 20 to look at contamination and cave-in issues in the former mining town.

At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing last month, Roberts invited EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to visit the area. Jackson will send three key officials: Mathystet Stanislaus, assistant administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Bob Sussman, senior policy counsel to the administrator; and William Rice, acting Region 7 administrator.

Details of the visit are still being hammered out, but the tour will include the towns of Treece and Picher, Okla. Roberts and Jenkins will be joined by state Rep. Doug Gatewood, of Columbus. An invitation has been sent to Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson or his designee.

"I am pleased Administrator Jackson is sending key decision makers to observe for themselves, the unique and dangerous conditions residents of Treece face on a daily basis," Roberts said in a statement. "Once you visit this town, and compare it with Picher, you can better understand the frustration of residents.

"Once the EPA sees firsthand the long-term damage and safety concerns facing the people of Treece, hopefully they will agree that more assistance is critically needed beyond clean up. I am glad the EPA has agreed to come visit Treece. This is good progress and we will continue to work on this for the people of Treece."

Jenkins, in the statement, said: "The EPA has acknowledged that Treece needs assistance with a commitment to invest in cleanup, but a cleanup alone is not sufficient. I am glad the agency has agreed to visit to see for itself the irreparable damage mining has done to this area.

"This is a positive step forward in our efforts to help the residents of Treece, but it does not resolve the problem. I will continue working with Sen. Roberts and Sen. Brownback to help the folks of Treece relocate."

At issue is the use of stimulus funds to address topsoil cleanup in Cherokee County. Roberts, Brownback and Jenkins have called for a longer-term solution for residents: a $3.5 million federal buyout of the town similar to the buyout that EPA Region 6 helped bring about for residents of Picher, which is less than a mile from Treece. Treece is within the jurisdiction of EPA Region 7, based in Kansas City, Kan.

The bulk of Picher's residents have been bought out and relocated at a cost of more than $60 million in state and federal funds because of concerns about cave-in potential, which also is a concern in Treece.

Background

Treece, population 100, is located in Cherokee County. The county has 115 square miles of former mining sites dating to the early 1900s. At one time, it was among the richest lead and zinc ore areas in the world. Mining operations in Cherokee County stopped in 1970, leaving mountains of contaminated milling waste called chat.

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Hudgins charged with first-degree murder

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Hudgins charged with first-degree murder

By BRETT DALTON

The Morning Sun
Posted Aug 13, 2009 @ 11:31 PM

COLUMBUS - The man accused of causing the mid-July crash that killed two Pittsburg residents is now facing two counts of first-degree murder, along with several other charges.

Kaston Hudgins, 22 of Galena, was arrested at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday morning by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department with assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol. A complaint filed in the District Court of Cherokee County alleges that on the evening of July 16, Hudgins committed two counts of first-degree murder, one count of possession of stolen property, one count of felony attempt to elude, one count of DUI, one count of reckless driving, two counts of failure to stop, one count of driving without headlights, one count of failure to maintain a single lane and one count of excessive speed.

Hudgins in currently in custody with bond set at $2 million. Cherokee County Prosecutor John Bullard and Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves conducted a joint press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the charges, but few additional details emerged. Of the charges filed, Bullard said they are "what we felt was appropriate."

The July 16 accident at the intersection of U.S. Highways 69 and 400 claimed the lives of Teresa Kemp, 41, and her 13-year-old daughter, Taylor Kemp. A Cherokee County deputy had attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Hudgins near Crestline shortly before the accident. Hudgins sped off, prompting a police chase that ended in the crash.

It was later revealed that the 1997 Nissan Maxima Hudgins was driving was reported stolen the night of the accident by his then-girlfriend Ashley Kelley, who is now his wife. Kelley told police that she gave Hudgins the keys to her car so he could listen to the radio, but when she tried to retrieve the keys, Hudgins drove off. According to her statement to police, Kelley did not want Hudgins to drive because of his "intoxicated state."

Hudgins is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday.

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In our view: Give public the full story

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Published August 13, 2009 11:41 pm - Joplin Globe

Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard and Sheriff David Groves, almost a month after a car chase that left a mother and her daughter dead, are still refusing to release the specific reason or reasons for an initial traffic stop.

One of the reasons they can keep that information from the public is because Kansas is the only state in the country that doesn't unseal probable-cause affidavits that would allow the public to read the details of the investigative work used to justify an arrest.

Kaston Hudgins, 22, of Galena, faces charges including first-degree murder in the July 16 vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of a Pittsburg mother and her daughter.

Hudgins allegedly was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima being pursued by a Cherokee County Sheriff's Department patrol car. The Maxima struck the rear of a Pontiac Vibe driven by Teresa Kemp, of Pittsburg, at an intersection south of Pittsburg. Her daughter, 13-year-old Taylor Kemp, was her passenger and died at the scene. Teresa Kemp died in a Joplin hospital on July 22.

But details about what precipitated the chase are being kept secret from the public.

The Kansas Press Association is pushing for a change in Kansas law that would require the affidavits be open.

Doug Anstaett, KPA executive director, in an interview with Editor and Publisher said: "This isn't Cuba. This isn't North Korea. We believe the information needs to be scrutinized and out there for the public."

We agree.

In the meantime, we think Cherokee County officials need to tell the public the full story about this tragedy.

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EPA group to visit Treece next week

Published: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Three top officials of the Environmental Protection Agency will travel next week to the southeast Kansas town of Treece, which is polluted with mine waste.

Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, along with Rep. Lynn Jenkins, announced the Aug. 20 visit Thursday.

Roberts and Jenkins have been pushing for months for the EPA to buy out the nearly 100 residents still living in Treece. But EPA officials in Kansas City have resisted a buyout, saying the government has already done substantial work to make the town safe.

The tour next week will include a visit to Picher, Okla., which is just across the state line from Treece and has received a buyout from the EPA office in Dallas.


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Murder charges filed in crash

Published: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Criminal charges have been filed in the crash that killed a mother and daughter in Cherokee County.

At 6:46 a.m., Thursday, officers of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol arrested Kaston Hudgins, 22, of Galena for the murder of Teresa Kemp, 37, and Taylor Kemp, 13.

At a question and answer session at the Cherokee County Courthouse Thursday, Sheriff David Groves said, "the arrest went off without incident. He (Hudgins) was taken to our jail."

The collision that killed the Kemps occurred on July 16. A Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 1997 Nissan near Crestline. When the vehicle fled, deputies pursued the vehicle northbound on US-69 until it crashed into the rear of the Kemp vehicle at the intersection of US-69, US-400, and US-171. According to officials, the fleeing vehicle was driven by Hudgins.

Hudgins is charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count of possession of stolen property, one count of felony attempt to elude, one count of DUI, one count of reckless driving, two counts of failure to stop, one count of driving without headlights, one count of failure to maintain a single lane, and one count of excessive speed.

Cherokee County Prosecutor John Bullard said, "we're just going to make sure (the trial) is done properly, however long it takes."

Hudgins' initial court appearance may be as early as Monday.

His bond has been set at $2 million.


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Jail report, court docket

Published: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail Report

Michelle Burris, 35, Galena, was arrested Thursday by Cherokee County Sheriff's officers on a Newton County warrant.

James Martin, 21, Baxter Springs, was arrested Friday by Baxter Springs police on a Baxter Springs warrant.

Robert Pinnegar, 32, Columbus, was released on bond following arrest Friday by Columbus police on a Columbus warrant.

Osa Martin, 60, Oswego, was arrested Saturday by Cherokee County Sheriff's officers on a Jasper County warrant.

Stephen Lindsey, 41, Columbus, was released on bond following arrest by Columbus Police officers on a columbus warrant, and for giving a worthless check.

Mersha Moss, 27, Columbus, was released on Bond Saturday following arrest by Columbus Police officers on a charge of domestic battery.

Crystal Brown, 37, Galena, was arrested Monday by Galena police officers on two counts of DUI, and a Jasper County warrant.

Shawn McClintick, 36, Girard, was arrested by Galena Police officers Monday on a Cherokee County Sheriff's Office warrant .

Bradley Spengler, 28, Galena, was arrested Tuesday by Galena police officers on six charges of driving while suspended.

Billie Moreno, 56, Galena, was released on bond following arrest for domestic battery Wednesday by Galena police officers.

Court Docket

August 17

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Bradley Jerome Goulet

State of Kansas vs. Johnathan M. Nelson.

Judge Janice Russell

10 a.m.

Robert E. Myers vs. Tammy Myers

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

9:30 a.m.

Paulina J. O'malley vs. Jason Todd O'Malley

10:30 a.m.

David A. Strickland vs. Julie K. Strickland

11 a.m.

Jacob J. Gray vs. Karen Gray

State of Kansas et. al. vs. Joseph W. Manning et. al.

Jennifer L.D. Hall vs. Ralph Jacob Hall

State of Kansas et. al. vs. Jeremy R. Pogue

State of Kansas et. al. vs. William G. Haraughty

1 p.m.

Sara C. Bessman vs. Terry Ray Bessman, Jr.

August 18

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

10 a.m.

Phillip H. O'Malley vs. Tony E. Williams

1:30 p.m.

Jolene M. Sullivan Howerton vs. Warren Mark Howerton

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

Slm Education Credit Finance Corp. vs. Jeffrey T. Pittman

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Michael L. Ellis

State of Kansas vs. John Kevin Rathe

State of Kansas vs. Amy N. Moore

Kansas Gas Service Co. vs. Amanda L. Hicks

Capital One Bank vs. Sequoia Dee

State of Kansas Department of Transportation vs. Tiffany N. Coleman

Citibank (South Dakota) N.A. vs. Marybeth Tanksley

Credit Unions United vs. Jeremiah T. Block

Discover Bank vs. Marybeth Tanksley

Credit Acceptance Corp vs. Wess Holdahl

Fia Card Services, N.A. vs. Jennifer Grandstaff

Capital One Bank vs. Jerry W. Jones

Midland Funding LLC vs. Kelby R. Procino

Asset Acceptance LLC vs. Danny R. Davis


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Local man to take Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

Published: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

For the United States, World War II started at Pearl Harbor and ended on the Deck of the U.S.S. Missouri. The war is history to most of us, but for the two million remaining World War II veterans, it's much more.

Honor Flight, an Ohio-based, non-profit group, offers those veterans a chance to fly to Washington D.C., at no cost, to visit the World War II memorial and other points of interest.

A local man, Jim Cook, 89, will be taking one of those flights, soon. Back in 1944, casualties were heavy in Europe, and manpower was needed urgently, recalls Cook. He began Basic Training as a combat engineer, but was hustled to Advanced Infantry Training in Texas. The men weren't alone in being rushed into service. "They were still working on the ship on the way over there," he said.

Upon Cook's arrival in Europe, he headed to the front with the 2nd (Indianhead) Division 38th Infantry Regiment E. PFC Cook fought in the Rhineland, and Central European Campaigns as a combat infantryman, and fought with a bazooka and a rifle, though he did a brief stint with a light machine gun. "It was hard for me. I was a little guy, you know," said Cook. "So they gave me the bazooka."

A year of combat followed. He was discharged in 1945, at the conclusion of the war.

Cook spent the postwar years working for the Jewel Tea Company, and several RV companies. He and his wife, Maxine, have traveled extensively. "We have lived our dream and wish that everyone can live theirs," he said.

The number of World War II veterans is dwindling by an estimated 1,100 per day. All veterans are served by Honor Flight. Travelers are given priority according to the health and age of the applicant, with the oldest and most at-risk moved to the top of the list. A younger, but terminally ill veteran of a later war would get priority over a healthier World War II vet, for instance.

Upon arrival in Washington D.C., veterans stay for three days and two nights, and take a tour of the nation's memorials. All expenses are paid, but travelers are urged to bring along some money for souvenirs.

Caregivers are allowed to accompany honor flight recipients.

Area veterans must secure travel to Salina, the local hub, in order to catch the flight to the nation's capital.

"The last flight of the year is in October," says Cook. "It's too cold in the winter."

Cook wants all local veterans to know about Honor Flight. "It's a real opportunity," he said.

More information on the honor flights program can be found at

http://www.duncanwebsiteservices.com/Central_Prairie_Honor_Flights/index.htm

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News -Monday, August 17, 2009 - Columbus Daily Advocate

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Jail report, court docket

Published: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:06 PM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

Jail Report

Amy Brumback, 34, Columbus, was arrested Sunday by Columbus Police Department officers on counts of domestic violence battery and assault.

Court Docket

Wednesday, August 19

Judge Bill W. Lyerla

9 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Ronald D. Judy

9:30 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Jordan L. Gregory

10:30 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. James R. Hall

1 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. Michell E. Yates

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

11 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Larry G. Overman

1:30 p.m.

Sarah C. Bessman vs. Terry Ray Bessman, Jr.

Thursday, August 20

Judge Billy W. Lyerla

10 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Christopher A. Hunt

1 p.m.

State of Kansas vs. Carols Francisco Moreno

Thursday, August 20

Judge Daniel L. Brewster

1:30 p.m.

Peggy Ann Patterson vs. Steven Lee Patterson

Judge David F. Brewster

1 p.m.

Michelle L. Tipper vs. Bradford L. Lindsey

Floyd E. Wilson, Jr. vs. Karen P. Wilson

Judge Oliver Kent Lynch

9:30 a.m.

State of Kansas vs. Joseph Martin Long

10 a.m.

Holy Ground LLC vs. Helen D. Rice

10:30 a.m.

Shawna Kay Hendry vs. Jonathon Cain

11 a.m.

Litton Loan Servicing LP vs. Kent David Shockley

1 p.m.

David Wammack vs. Roseanne Wammack

SRS vs. David Wammack

State of Kansas vs. Mark Andrew Prauser

Kandy Ann Prauser vs. Mark Andrew Prauser

Crystal Lee Smith vs. Dennis Lynn Smith

Donna C. Divine vs. Albert E. Taylor

Prasit Plienplang vs. Allison Cariger Spainhour

State of Kasnas vs. Eric King

Debra K. Qualls vs. Raymond A. Qualls

State of Kansas vs. Joshua C. Wingo

Steven D. Beaty vs. Diana Duncan

Megan Dawn Kelley vs. Jason Karl Farris

Brian Franklin Adams vs. Tonya Ann Adams

State of Oklahoma vs. Kevin Duncan

State of Kansas vs. Eric M. King

Diane Louise Price vs. Matt Alan Price

Charles Allan Cassell vs. Tami D. Cassell

State of Kansas vs. Amy R. Stroud

State of Utah vs. Keith W Borrego

State of Kasnas vs. Joshua Myers

State of Kansas vs. Cade M. Carden


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Local heritage society meets Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:18 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate

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By SCOTT CANON

The Kansas City Star

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Cyst found in jumper's brain

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Local man to take Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

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Local heritage society meets

Published: Monday, July 27, 2009 10:18 AM CDT - Columbus Daily Advocate