Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/30/16 09:36 09:36 09:38 10:42 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012755 9498

S PALM

RPT OF PHYSICAL ALTERCATION. #39 & #14 OUT W/ BOTH PARTIES UNCOOPERATIVE, CLAIMED VERBAL ONLY, NO SIGN OF ABUSE.

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO W/M FOR (KSO WA: ATA-POSS CDS.)

08/30/16 10:33 10:35 10:36 10:54 FIRE RUN PD 16012757 8809

N ASH

FEM C911 ADV'D UNOCCUPIED VEH ON FIRE. #14 & #59 HANDLED TRAF CONTROL.

08/30/16 15:33 15:49 15:49 16:13 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16012767 9271

EL CAMINO

REQ OFFICER REF AN ASSAULT. #20 ASND. RPT TKN.

08/30/16 15:40 15:41 15:41 15:41 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012768 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

COURT COMMITTED, 61 YO H/M FOR (CC-DUS.)

08/30/16 16:25 16:25 16:37 17:16 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012774 9498

W DRY RD

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO B/M FOR (LOCAL 44'S: FTP-FALSE INFO.)

08/30/16 16:56 16:59 17:01 17:28 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012776 9551

CLEVELAND & PINE

#27 T/S W/ 202JNL. PINKY TOWED VEH.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 36 YO B/F FOR DUS, AFFIX IMP PLATE.

08/30/16 17:13 17:15 17:22 17:26 FRAUD PD 16012777 9679

LANSBROOK

RP REQ OFFICER REF DEBIT CARD FRAUD. #50 ASND. RPT TKN.

08/30/16 17:40 17:45 17:53 18:02 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012779 8305

N 14TH

LOSS PREVENTION REQ OFFICER IN REF TO THEFT FROM EARLIER TODAY. ADV'D TO GO TO FRONT DESK. #24 ASND. RPT TKN.

08/30/16 19:27 19:30 19:31 19:51 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012786 9551

E WOODLANDS

RP ADV'D OF DISTURBANCE. 76 YO MAN MAKING THREATS, SAYING HE HAS  GUN. #27 ASND. #20 & #08 ASST. #20, AN ISSUE OVER A PARKING SITUATION. [REDACTED] IT'S BEEN HANDLED.

08/30/16 20:21 20:23 20:24 23:28 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012788 9551

N UNION

RP ADV'D SUBJS MAKING A LIQUOR RUN. RAN BETWEEN 2 BUSINESSES. ADV'D ANOTHER CUSTOMER RECOVERED THE BOTTLE BUT SUBJS GOT AWAY. WILL BE WAITING IN STORE. #27 ASND. #50 RESPONDED. #08 & #20 ASST. SUBJS RAN TO ADDR ON W FRESNO.

#27 WENT 10-15 FOR #50 W/ 18 YO I/M FOR OBSTRUCTION, SOCIAL HOST, CONT TO DEL OF A MINOR, AND A CITY 44.

#08 WENT 10-15 FOR #50 W/ 25 YO I/M FOR PI.

08/31/16 06:09 06:11 06:13 06:29 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012794 8961

S LAKE

RESIDENT ADV'D STOLEN MEDS & LAPTOP. #19 ASND, RPT TKN.

A 17-year-old Pawhuska girl was injured in a collision about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on State Highway 99, just north of County Road 5001, 1.7 miles north of Wynona in Osage County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.

The girl was driving a 2002 Infinity G20 southbound on State Highway 99 when she departed  the roadway to the right. She overcorrected  to the left, leaving the roadway on the left and going into a broad slide. Her car traveled down a ditch and rolled 3/4 times, coming to rest on the driver's side. 

The driver was not pinned, but had to be extricated by the Hominy EMS. 

She was transported by Hominy EMS to the Pawhuska emergency room, then flown to St. Frances by AirEvac and admitted in stable condition with head, trunk internal, arm, and leg injuries.

The Highway Patrol reported the driver fell asleep.

UPDATED: 

From the Owasso Police Department

At approximately 11:15 a.m., Owasso School Resource Officers assigned to the High School reported they had received information that a suspect, a former student of the Owasso Mid-High, armed with a weapon was seen outside the school.

Immediate lockdown procedures were initiated and field patrol officers were dispatched to the scene. It was quickly determined through video surveillance that the suspect in question was not armed with a gun, but had entered the High School with a pipe or baton.

As officers began a search of the High School, a school faculty member pointed the suspect out to patrol officer who quickly took the suspect into custody. The 17-year-old juvenile suspect possessed a knife and an expandable baton on his person.

It was also determined that the suspect may have threatened or assaulted another student prior to being located inside the school. As of this release, the juvenile suspect will be facing charges of possessing weapons on school property and assault with a dangerous weapon. The lockdown of all Owasso Public School campuses has been lifted at this time. Additional Police presence at the campuses will be in place for the remainder of the day.

OWASSO, Okla. – High school students in Owasso were temporarily forced to go on lockdown Wednesday for around 30 minutes, Owasso police reported Wednesday.

Authorities say they received a call about a possible armed person on campus but later discovered that the person was not armed.

Owasso police did confirm that a juvenile was arrested on unrelated charges but did not specify if this suspect was connected to the call.

Two women who are former employees of Davis Moore Auto Group in Ponca City are facing felony embezzlement charges in Kay County District Court.

One woman, Suann Marie Palmer, 42, was arrested in Kaw City Wednesday morning. She remains in custody in the Kay County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 bond. She also was ordered to surrender her passport to the Kay County Court Clerk.

Shealyn Bryce Fleming, 28, turned herself in and has been released on a bond of $35,000. 

In an affidavit filed in the two women's cases, Ponca City Police Sgt. Chad VanHoesen wrote he was contacted by Steve Peresko, the owner of the Davis Moore Auto Group. Peresko provided copies of checks that had been written to Palmer.

Peresko said the checks were missing in his records at the dealership, but they had been cashed and deposited into the women's accounts.

The affidavit stated both women confessed after they were interviewed by police.

Van Hoesen served a search warrant on the women's personal accounts. He reported Palmer took $14,091.42. and Fleming took at least $15,620.69.

(KAIR)--There was no reported rape in Jackson County, Kansas.

That word from Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse following what he says was confusion between Jackson County, Missouri and Jackson County, Kansas.

According to Morse, his office has received phone calls from the public inquiring about a rape in the Jackson County Jail.

In an alert issued Wednesday, Morse clarifies that no such incident occurred at the jail, located in Holton.

WIBW reports that nearly two dozen female inmates have been removed from the Missouri jail after two women said they were sexually assaulted by one or more male inmates who somehow got into the victims' cells.

The alleged rape reportedly occurred Friday.

The Oklahoma Blood Institute has scheduled several blood drives for September.

Sept. 2 Bloodmobile at Atwoods in Ponca City from 3 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 8 Blood Drive at NOC Tonkawa in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sept. 9 Bloodmobile at Kildare School from 2 to 5 p.m.

Sept. 9 Bloodmobile at Kanza Health Center from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sept. 12 Bloodmobile at Eastman National Bank in Ponca City (Grand Avenue) from 8 a.m. to noon

Sept. 12 Bloodmobile at Eastman National Bank Newkirk from 2 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 15 Blood Drive at AllianceHealth Ponca City from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the basement

Sept. 15 Blood Drive at Woodlands Elementary from 1 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 Bloodmobile at Southwest Cupid in Blackwell from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sept. 22  Bloodmobile at RCB Bank on 14th and Lake Road from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sept. 24 Bloodmobile at Standing Bear Park from 4 to 8 p.m.

(KLZA)-- Unemployment figures can be described as a mixed bag for Southeast Nebraska for July, with higher numbers in four of six counties. 

According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, Nemaha County had the highest unemployment rate in the area at 5 percent.  That's the second highest rate among Nebraska’s 93 counties.

Otoe County had an unemployment rate of 4 percent, which is tied for 8th highest.

Unemployment rates were also higher in Richardson County, at 3.4 percent, and Gage County, at  3.9 percent. 

Unemployment rates dipped in Pawnee County to 2.7 percent and Johnson County to 3.3 percent. 

Nebraska had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate in July, which is tied for the third best in the country with North Dakota.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A letter from the chief executive of Omaha Public Power District says the utility will permanently shut down its nuclear plant at Fort Calhoun this fall.

The Omaha World-Herald says  that comes from correspondence it obtained from OPPD President and CEO Tim Burke to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The letter, dated Thursday, says the Fort Calhoun plant will be shuttered Oct. 24.

The utility's board voted in June to permanently close the plant.

Once closed, a nuclear plant must undergo a decommissioning process to remove or decontaminate materials and equipment that have been exposed to radioactivity. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires decommissioning to be completed within 60 years of a plant's closure.

Cleaning up the site after its closure is estimated to cost more than $1 billion.
 

(KLZA)-- Pawnee City Council members expect to see a draft of an ordinance that would allow All-Terrain / Utility Type vehicles to be driven on city streets when they meet in September. 

Council member Mark Sunneberg JR. presented similar ordinances from Tecumseh, Auburn and Syracuse to the Council during the August 22nd meeting. 

Sunneberg would like to have a similar ordinance adopted in Pawnee City.  Numerous individuals attended the Council meeting speaking in favor of creating such an ordinance. Sunneberg is to draft a proposal to present to the Council. 
 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska corrections officials are awarding $500 retention bonuses to prison employees who work in jobs with high turnover and vacancy rates.

The Department of Correctional Services announced the bonuses Tuesday as part of its efforts to recruit and retain workers.

Department spokeswoman Dawn-Renee Smith says the bonuses will go to roughly 1,000 of the department's 2,300 employees, including officers, caseworkers, nurses, mental health practitioners and chemical dependency counselors. Employees will receive the bonuses on Sept. 14.

Prison officials have been trying to improve working conditions in the department amid complaints about staffing shortages and inmate assaults.

A legislative committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss staffing issues in the prisons. The union representing prison employees is set to begin negotiations for a new contract later this year.

Students in Ponca City Public Schools have been back in session about two weeks, but they already have a holiday scheduled for Friday.

As per the 2016-17 school calendar, there will be no school for students on Friday, Sept. 2. Monday, Sept. 5, is Labor Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday.

All employees are required to work Friday as it is a scheduled professional development day.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A group supporting a state question to allow the medicinal use of marijuana in Oklahoma is rallying at the state Capitol.

More than 100 people chanted "let us vote" during the rally Tuesday in the building's second floor rotunda.

The group Oklahomans for Change wants elected officials, including Gov. Mary Fallin and Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to know there is widespread support for legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Supporters also have been critical of Pruitt's rewrite of the language that will appear on the ballot.

A pro-marijuana group gathered more than 67,000 signatures within 90 days to qualify the medical marijuana question for the ballot, although the proposal likely won't appear until 2018.

State officials say the group waited too long to get the question on the November ballot.
 

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper has been charged with felony child abuse in an incident involving his girlfriend's 4-year-old son.

KJRH-TV  reports that John Moore has also been placed on administrative leave. It wasn't immediately clear if Moore has an attorney.

A court affidavit says Moore was spending the night at his girlfriend's home when the alleged incident happened. The affidavit says the boy was having trouble sleeping because he was scared to be alone. Authorities say Moore told his girlfriend sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday that he would handle the situation.

Court documents say Moore hit the child several times with a Frisbee, leaving bruises on the child and breaking the Frisbee.

The Broken Arrow Police Department has filed the complaint against Moore. OHP has opened an internal investigation.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A science teacher at Durant High School has been named Oklahoma's Teacher of the Year for 2017.

State Schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said Tuesday that Jon Hazell was named Oklahoma Teacher of the Year after extensive interviews with 12 finalists by a 28-member panel.

A graduate of Durant High School, Hazell has taught anatomy, biology and environmental science for 33 years in the Durant Independent School District. In addition to teaching, he is the lead pastor at United Church of Tishomingo.

Hazell says he was inspired to teach by his father, Don Hazell, who taught biological sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma State University for 32 years.

Hazell will begin his Teacher of the Year duties on July 1, including speaking engagements and encouraging others to enter or remain in the profession.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The brother of a man strangled to death while restrained by staff at the Caddo County Detention Center has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging jailers used excessive force and failed to provide adequate medical care.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by Ancio Robinson, whose brother Darius Randell Robinson died on April 4 while being held at the jail located about 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.

An autopsy performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that 41-year-old Darius Robinson died from asphyxiation caused by "manual compression of the neck." The lawsuit filed on Aug. 24 alleges the force used on Robinson "was excessive, unsafe and disproportionate." 

A grand jury decided earlier this month that no charges would be filed in Robinson's death.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State regulators say more than 450,000 gallons of gasoline containing three times the acceptable level of ethanol was delivered to retailers across the Oklahoma City metropolitan area over the last week.    

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission reported Tuesday that they were notified by Magellan Midstream Partners that the problem resulted from an equipment failure at its Oklahoma City fuel distribution terminal.

Magellan says it is still working to determine the retail locations where the gas with up to 30 percent ethanol was delivered, but state regulators say it appears most was delivered in Oklahoma and Cleveland counties.

Oklahoma City auto repair shop owner Mike Bailey says gas with 30 percent ethanol can damage fuel pumps, injectors and other mechanical engine components, and could destroy small engines like lawnmowers and weed trimmers.
 

(KNZA)--Community volunteers were recognized on the final day of the No Hunger Summer Initiative lunch program held at the Brown County Sheriff’s Office on August 12th.

The recognition came from Sheriff John Merchant in the form of Certificates of Appreciation. The three volunteers recognized were Bill Holland, Corrine Weldon, and Samantha Shamburg. The certificates state, “Your spirit of ‘Volunteerism’ is inspiring to all residents of Brown County. Because of your dedicated efforts in the “No Hunger Summer Initiative” no children in Brown County had to go hungry this summer. You serve as an example to all of us and should be very proud of your accomplishments.”

The Hiawatha ACES, (Allied Community Enrichment Society) hosted the “No Hunger Summer Initiative” lunch Program at the Brown County Sheriff’s Office this summer. The program’s goal was to help ensure all children in Brown County had the opportunity to receive a nutritional, well balanced meal available for the lunch meal Monday through Friday throughout the summer free of charge. Meals were also available for parents and older siblings for a modest charge.

According to Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, Ian Schuetz, president of the Hiawatha ACE’s organization, approached him regarding the use of the basement in the Sheriff’s Office for the Summer Lunch Program in the winter of 2015.  According to Schuetz, the program has been running since 2013 and was originally held at the Fisher Community Center on east Iowa street in Hiawatha. Schuetz wanted a more centrally located, safe location to conduct the program.  He was concerned about children needing to cross First Street/U.S. 73 to get to their location.

Schuetz said the Hiawatha ACES saw the need in Brown County for a program such as the “No Hunger Summer Initiative.”

“We could see there were a large number of children in this county who had no reliable meal plan during the summer months,” Schuetz said.  “We were also very short on storage space at the Fisher Center (and) the Sheriff’s Office basement was the perfect place to hold our program.”

The current Sheriff’s Office was constructed with a large basement designed for use as a community storm shelter.  The Brown County Commissioners were approached by Sheriff Merchant concerning the use of the basement for the ACE’s Summer Lunch Program.  The Commission approved and endorsed the request.

The ACEs partnered with the Second Harvest Food Bank in St. Joseph, Missouri, as well as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to coordinate the initiative.  The USDA provides a per meal, per child, amount of revenue, the Second Harvest Food Bank takes care of purchasing the needed food as well as record keeping, local Hiawatha area volunteers (Hiawatha ACES) provide the manpower to prepare the meals.

According to Schuetz, the change in location has resulted in a doubling of output compared to past years.

“I think the accessibility of the new location, the positive attitude of the volunteers and the comfortable, safe environment of the Sheriff’s Office is responsible for our increased numbers this year,” Schuetz said. “We had an average of 84 meals served per day that the service was offered.”

(KNZA)--An Ozawkie man accused of opening fire with a handgun while driving in Holton last October has pleaded no contest to reduced charges.

24-year-old Joshua Myers entered the plea last week in Jackson County District Court to charges of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied dwelling, cancelling a three-day jury trial that had been set to begin September 13th.

Sentencing was set for September 23rd.

Myers had originally been charged with attempted second-degree murder.

Authorities say Myers fired at handgun from his vehicle at another man who was standing across the street from him at the intersection of 5th and Arizona the evening of October 23rd.  The intended victim was not hurt.

Myers was arrested about 10 minutes later in Denison by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department after fleeing the scene.

He remains free on bond. 

(KAIR)--Despite the passing of the once traditional Labor Day telethon, long hosted by comedian Jerry Lewis to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the effort of collecting the needed monies continues.

That was shown locally in the work last weekend of the Atchison Fire Department, whose members stood along the median at 10th Street and U.S. Highway 59, accepting the donations provided by passersby, during the annual Boot Block MDA donation drive. “We collected $3,430, which is, I believe a record for us,” Interim Atchison Fire Chief Ted Graf, tells MSC News. “Years ago, we used to shoot for a $3,000 mark. We never could quite get there, so we backed that off. This year we were trying for $2,500, we exceeded that by over $900, which is just incredible. We have the citizens in our community, and our visitors to our community, who are so generous every year to help us out, to make it one of the best years we've ever had.”

Despite the end of the once must-see viewing of the telethon, which saw the exit of Jerry Lewis in 2010 and a complete conclusion in 2014, Graf says the national effort to support MDA has not waned. Instead, he says despite the lack of televised attention, the organization continues strong in their goal to support those once affectionately known as “Jerry's Kids.”

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/29/16 08:46 08:48 08:53 09:11 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012693 9150

PIONEER RD

UNLOCKED VEH BURGLARIZED. #13 TOOK RPT.

PROPERTY WAS FOUND AND RETURNED TO OWNER. CONNECT #16012779.

08/29/16 09:11 09:15 09:16 09:53 VANDALISM PD 16012695 9785

E PROSPECT

RP AT BUSINESS RPTS VANDALISM TO COMPANY WORK VEH. #59 TOOK RPT.

*** XPTL FOR BUSINESS ** 2 RECENT VANDALISMS ***

08/29/16 10:53 10:56 11:00 11:44 MENTALLY DIST PERSON PD 16012700 9498

5TH & HIGHLAND

W/M AT PARK W/ DOG, SITTING ON BENCH. TOLD RP HE IS GOING CRAZY. #13 ASND, #37 ASST. #13 ADV'D THIS SUBJ DID NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR AN EOD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMB FOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

08/29/16 12:00 12:00 12:00 14:07 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012703 9498

1ST & GRAND

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 19 YO W/M FOR (KSO: FTA-BURG II.)

08/29/16 12:34 12:50 12:59 15:02 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012705 9742

N UNION

MANAGER OF PROP IN LOBBY REQ OFFICER REF HARASSMENT. #37 ASND.

#37 WENT TO RESI AND WENT 10-15 W/ 26 YO W/M FOR (KSO: RULE 8-TAKE/REC STOLEN CC.)

08/29/16 15:16 15:17 15:20 15:54 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012711 9785

E PROSPECT

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #59 ASND. MADE CONTACT, ADV'D THEFT ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON 08/11. RPT TKN.

08/29/16 15:27 15:38 15:46 15:55 VANDALISM PD 16012713 9271

N ASH

RP REQ OFFICER REF DAMAGE TO HER DOOR, APPEARS SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK IN. #20 ASND. NO DAMAGE. NO RPT. ***REQ XPTL IN MORNING HOURS***

08/29/16 16:05 16:53 16:55 17:17 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012717 9271

E BROADWAY

RP REQ OFFICER REF AN ASSAULT THAT HAPPENED AT HER RESI OVER THE WEEKEND. #20 ASND. WARRANT REQ FOR DOM A&B.

08/29/16 16:13 16:15 16:19 17:14 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16012719 9679

S OAK

RP ADV'D SUSPICIOUS MALE JUST ENTERED VACANT HOUSE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR. #50 ASND, #20 ASST.

#50 WENT 10-15 W/ 21 YO I/M FOR POSS PARA, POSS CDS, OBSTRUCTION, UNLAWFUL ENTRY, AND TRESPASSING.

08/29/16 16:18 16:18 16:18 17:33 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012720 9742

W DRY RD

#37 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 25 YO W/M FOR (FTA-POSS PARA.)

10-15 W/ 32 YO W/M FOR (WA/PL & FTP-PI.)

08/29/16 18:13 18:15 18:15 18:15 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16012729 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

RP IN LOBBY WANTING TO TURN IN SOME FOUND PROP. BOOKING HANDLED. PROPERTY RETURNED TO OWNER. ***CONNECT #16012729 & 2693****

08/29/16 20:25 20:27 20:30 00:22 DOMESTIC PD 16012734 9551

ELMWOOD

RP ADV HER EX 1/2 IS AT RESI ACTING CRAZY AND NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. #27, #50, #20 RESPONDED. CONTACTED RP THEN T/S AT ELMWOOD/OVERBROOK W/ MALE 1/2. #50 STOODY BY FOR NP BUDGET TO TOW 08 FORD P/U, OK 033EMP.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 65 YO WM FOR DUI DRUGS, FT STOP.

08/29/16 22:38 22:50 22:57 23:23 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012743 9004

E ST

NORENCO SKS 7.62 X 39 RIFLE STOLEN FROM THE RESI SOMETIME ON SATURDAY BY A VISITOR. RP JUST DISCOVERED IT MISSING. #56 ASND, INFO TKN FOR LARCENY OF RESI, RP ALSO HAD A PISTOL STOLEN FROM RESI AND #56 WILL DO RPT ON BOTH GUNS. ENTERED NCIC.

08/29/16 23:46 23:46 23:46 00:25 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012744 9863

W GRAND

#34 W/ SUBJ ON BIKE. WENT 10-15 W/ 36 YO H/M FOR (CITY 44'S: FTA-DUS X3, FTA-NO SEATBELT.)

08/30/16 02:09 02:10 02:12 03:11 DISTURBANCE PD 16012748 9863

S 7TH

911 FEM SAYING MALE AND FEM IN HER RESI AND HER LIFE IS IN DANGER, THREATENED THEY ARE GOING TO KILL HER. RP THEN ADV'D THEY RAN OUT HER BACK DOOR. #34 RESPONDED. #28, #32, & #07 ASST. UTL ANYONE IN AREA OR IN THE RESI. WARRANT REQ TKN FOR POSS METH AND PARA.

08/30/16 04:29 04:32 04:34 04:54 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16012751 9678

W FRESNO

MALE ADV'D SILV 2004 KIA SEDONA MINI VAN STOLEN DURING THE NIGHT. #32 TOOK RPT. (( VEH MAY HAVE BEEN REPO'D, WILL NOT BE ENTERED NCIC UNTIL CONTACT MADE W/ LENDING COMPANY ))

Jerry Mash, who founded KLOR-FM Radio in the late 1950s, returned to Ponca City on Tuesday and stopped by to visit Team Radio, which now owns KLOR-FM, KPNC-FM, Ponca City Now and Ponca City Deals.

KLOR was the first FM station in Ponca City, Mash said.

The business has changed considerably since Mash started KLOR. At  the time, he broadcasted from the Community Building. Over  time, the station moved to Third Street and Cleveland Avenue and later to the historic Poncan Theatre building at 102 East Grand Ave.

Mash was the first voice broadcasted on the station known by the call numbers 99.3 FM. 

On Tuesday he said he had studied the markets between Ponca City and Enid, and chose Ponca City because he liked it better. He was assisted in obtaining the FCC license and call letters by then-Reprentative Page Belcher.

Mash sold KLOR and Blackwell radio station KLTR in March 1968 to J. Robert Wootten, Hugh Jones and Gene A. Allen.

When asked how he chose KLOR as the call letters, Mash said "FM was the same to radio as color was to television. KLOR signified color radio."

After selling the stations, Mash earned his doctorate in law and made a career pioneering in Native American law. He also served as an administrative assistant to then-Gov. Henry Bellmon.

He was accompanied on his visit by Meagan Reaves of Ponca City, who said Mash is her teacher. She is majoring in pre-law.

Jerry Mash, founder and first owner of KLOR-FM, visits Tuesday with current Team Radio owner Bill Coleman in front of the KLOR and KPNC studios in the historic Poncan Theatre building.

Jerry Mash, who founded KLOR-FM Radio in the late 1950s, returned to Ponca City on Tuesday and stopped by to visit Team Radio, which now owns KLOR-FM, KPNC-FM, Ponca City Now and Ponca City Deals.

KLOR was the first FM station in Ponca City, Mash said.

The business has changed considerably since Mash started KLOR. At  the time, he broadcasted from the Community Building. Over  time, the station moved to Third Street and Cleveland Avenue and later to the historic Poncan Theatre building at 102 East Grand Ave.

Mash was the first voice broadcasted on the station known by the call numbers 99.3 FM. 

On Tuesday he said he had studied the markets between Ponca City and Enid, and chose Ponca City because he liked it better. He was assisted in obtaining the FCC license and call letters by then-Reprentative Page Belcher.

Mash sold KLOR and Blackwell radio station KLTR in March 1968 to J. Robert Wootten, Hugh Jones and Gene A. Allen.

When asked how he chose KLOR as the call letters, Mash said "FM was the same to radio as color was to television. KLOR signified color radio."

After selling the stations, Mash earned his doctorate in law and made a career pioneering in Native American law. He also served as an administrative assistant to then-Gov. Henry Bellmon.

He was accompanied on his visit by Meagan Reaves of Ponca City, who said Mash is her teacher. She is majoring in pre-law.

Jerry Mash, founder and first owner of KLOR-FM, visits Tuesday with current Team Radio owner Bill Coleman in front of the KLOR and KPNC studios in the historic Poncan Theatre building.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two Oklahoma City Community College employees have been suspended amid an investigation into allegations of enrollment fraud at the institution.    

The Oklahoman  reports that the two employees were suspended with pay on Aug. 11, the same day a judge authorized the seizure of seven computers during a search at the OCCC Family and Community Education Center.    

According to a search warrant affidavit, an OCCC employee told authorities that her supervisor was altering enrollment information and test scores in an effort to gain money for state and federal grants.    

OCCC spokesman Cordell Jordan declined to identify the suspended employees pending the outcome of the investigation.
 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former spokesman for an Oklahoma sheriff's office that was investigated after a reserve deputy fatally shot an unarmed man has reached a $150,000 settlement over his firing.

The Tulsa World reports  that Tulsa County will pay the sum to fired Maj. Shannon Clark, who filed a tort claim claiming he was wrongfully terminated by the sheriff's office.

Clark has said he was wrongly blamed for leaking a 2009 internal report that questioned the field training of ex-reserve deputy Robert Bates, who fatally shot Eric Harris in April 2015.

The internal report was released to reporters by an attorney for the Harris family after the shooting.

Bates was convicted of second-degree manslaughter and sentenced in May to four years in prison.

The county doesn't admit fault in the agreement.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two earthquakes have rattled parts of northern Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 12:53 p.m. Monday about 17 miles west-southwest of Perry in Garfield County and a 3.0 magnitude quake was recorded in the same area two minutes later.

No damage or injuries were immediately reported. Geologists say damage is not likely in earthquakes below magnitude 4.0 and that earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are the smallest that can be felt by humans.

Scientists have linked an increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. State regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes in earthquake-prone regions of the state.
 

(KNZA)--A restraining order remains in place temporarily, maintaining tribal roles of leadership, as the hearing regarding that matter is continued.

That decision was reached Monday in the Sac and Fox Tribal Court, with the judge rescheduling the hearing to allow more time for legal counsel to prepare for proceedings.

The hearing followed the filing of the restraining order on August 13th by Tribal Council Chairman Edmore Green. It was filed the same day as the tribe's annual General Council Meeting in the Brown County community of Reserve.

It was there that three Council members facing a recall petition, including Green, were removed from their roles of leadership and replaced, leading to the filing of the temporary restraining order.

Green, Vice-Chair James Jensen, and Treasurer Nancy Keller, retain their roles of leadership pending a future decision of the court.

That's now set to happen on the afternoon of Thursday, September 8th, in the Tribal Court.

(KNZA)--Plans for third phase of downtown streetscape improvements in the city of Hiawatha move forward. 

The Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening accepted the low bid submitted by AHRS Construction, of Bern, in the amount of nearly $854,000 for the project.   It was among two bids opened August 17th.

A grant through the Kansas Department of Transportation will pay for 80 percent of the construction cost.  The city will responsible for remaining 20 percent, plus construction engineering costs.

The Commission voted to authorize the payment of $272,000 to KDOT on or before October 6th for the city’s share of the project cost.

The project will include improvements in the 800 block of Oregon and the remaining portion of the 500 block of Oregon.  The improvements will include new sidewalks, lightning and planters similar to the first two phases of the project.

City Administrator Mike Nichols says construction is anticipated to begin in March of next year.

Ponca City's Oktoberfest will be Oct. 1 and 2 on the grounds of the Marland Mansion.

Wednesday, Aug. 31, is the deadline for crafts/retail vendors to apply to participate. After that date, booth space will be assigned by availability.

Outdoor spaces measuring 10 x 10 feet are $85. Indoor spaces, 10 x 10 feet in the Unity Gym, will be $100 or $105 with electricity. No electricity is available for the outdoor spaces.

More information for vendors is available at http://www.poncacityoktoberfest.com/booth-options/.

The festival can accommodate 88 vendors -- 55 outside and 33 inside Unity Gym.

Attendance at the festival averages 12,000 to 15,000 people each year. 

(KLZA)-- One person died and two others were injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 75 north of Auburn. 

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office report says 72-year-old Lester Meciej of Round Rock, Texas was southbound on Highway 75 in a sport utility vehicle when he crossed the centerline colliding with a northbound semi tractor-trailer driven by 52-year-old Bryan Olson of Springfield, Missouri around 2:30.

Meciej was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck about  5 1/2 miles north of Auburn. A passenger in the SUV, 70-year old Jeanne Meciej, and the semi driver were transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn with non-life threatening injuries. All three were wearing seat belts.

Auburn Fire and Rescue, Peru Fire and Rescue, Midwest Medical and the Nebraska Department of Roads responded to the scene.

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash with the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol. 
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The director of the Oklahoma's Medicaid provider says he plans to step down to pursue opportunities in the private sector.    

Oklahoma Health Care Authority CEO Nico Gomez said in a letter to the agency's board Monday that he plans to resign effective Sept. 30.    

Gomez has been in state government for two decades, including the past 16 years at OHCA. He has served as CEO of the agency for more than three years.    

OHCA administers health care programs for more than 800,000 low-income Oklahomans. In his resignation letter, Gomez says OHCA's board and employees "are living examples of people loving and serving their neighbors unconditionally."

The agency has struggled to maintain services after the state refused to expand its Medicaid program as part of the nation's health care overhaul law.
 

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Tulsa, Oklahoma, drug courier who helped deliver 26 1/2 pounds of crystal meth in Mississippi received a five-year prison term and a $1,500 fine.
 
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2bO7HUB) 27-year-old Refugio De Lira was sentenced on a guilty plea to interstate travel in aid of drug racketeering enterprises.
 
U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden gave him the maximum prison term Thursday for the charge. De Lira is the second man to plead guilty in the federal investigation.
 
Court papers say De Lira and 23-year-old Christian Garcia reached a delivery point in Gulfport on Feb. 27 while arriving in separate vehicles at different times. They were arrested after they showed up at the delivery site.
 
Garcia was sentenced in July to five-year prison term and a $2,500 fine.
    

(KAIR)--A traffic violation in Atchison escalates to a police pursuit landing one behind bars.

It happened Monday morning at about 11:00.

“An officer attempted to stop a vehicle in the 900 block of Kansas Avenue for a traffic violation,” said Atchison Police Lieutenant Tim Stout. “The driver of the vehicle identified as William Gehring failed to stop and a brief pursuit ensued. The pursuit ended in the VFW parking lot where Gehring struck a wooden post.”

Stout said Gehring proceeded to flee the vehicle on foot but was caught a short distance away in a wooded area.

Stout says the officer had attempted to stop the 39-year-old Morrill resident for a cracked windshield before the chase occurred.

He was arrested on charges of fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving and interference with a law enforcement officer as well as a district court warrant for probation violation.

Gehring was taken to the Atchison County Jail where he remains, held without bond.

The Pioneer Technology Center Professional Development Committee decided this August to take the usual in-service training for employees out of the box and off campus. 

“We decided to serve. We wanted to serve our community and help someone that needed us,” said Kendra Keelin, Instructional Director.

Multiple Pioneer Tech teams met at the Child Development Center on Grand and began working on the inside and outside of the facility. 

One team started in the outside play area, where a sandbox was replaced and filled with new sand; old and dilapidated fencing was taken out as well.  Gravel, which was donated by Evans and Associates, was used to fill in the space and allow proper drainage under a new deck built by another team.  Other areas outside were cleaned up and repaired as needed by a third team.

Inside, a cleaning team shampooed carpets, wiped down walls in public hallways, sanitized and cleaned all equipment and carpets in the gym area.  Also a team of skilled individuals worked to troubleshoot connection issues that the center had been having. 

In the future, Pioneer Tech plans to go beyond Ponca City into other areas of the district to assist and serve.  “We hope to make this a bi-annual event that we do during our Professional Development time,” Keelin said. 

For more information about Pioneer Technology Center’s programs and initiatives, call 580-762-8336 or visit their website, www.pioneertech.edu.

The Pioneer Technology Center faculty and staff decided to take the usual in-service training for employees off campus. Multiple Pioneer Tech teams met at the Child Development Center on Grand and began working on the inside and outside of the facility. 

(KLZA)-- One person died and two others were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 75 in Nemaha County, Nebraska.

According to Lincoln TV Station 10/11 website,  a truck and a flatbed semi-trailer  was northbound on Highway 75 and collided with a southbound SUV pulling a camper.  The SUV ended up in ditch on the west side of the road.
    
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were transported to a hospital.  No report is available at this time on their condition.

The wreck was about three miles north of Auburn, just north of the Peru Corner and occurred between 2 and 2:30. 

Authorities were still on the scene four hours later.  
 

PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Florida man has been charged in Platte County with trying to bribe three Missouri State Highway Patrol officers after a traffic stop turned up drugs and a handgun in his vehicle.

Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd says 29-year-old Stephen Medley of Tallahassee was pulled over Friday on Interstate 29 in northern Platte County for having windows that were too darkly tinted.

Court documents say Medley told the troopers to take "all his money and just let him walk away."

Officers found nearly $2,100 in cash, about 2 pounds of marijuana, an ounce of cocaine and a loaded handgun. Zahnd says Medley gave a false name to a trooper after he was pulled over.

It wasn't clear after hours Monday if Medley had obtained an attorney.

(KAIR)--Suspicious activity during an annual fundraiser lands one in jail on drug charges.

During the Atchison Fire Department’s Boot Block Fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association, Interim Fire Chief Ted Graf told MSC News he noticed a pedestrian appear to reach his hand inside a boot containing cash.

“As the individual walked away, I noticed that he had a clinched left hand—indicating that he possibly had something in there,” Graf said.

Graff said they called Atchison Police for assistance.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said the suspect, 41-year-old Atchison resident Dotson Edwards, was questioned. During that time, officers did find methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on his person. He was arrested on those charges as well as an outstanding failure to appear in court warrant, Wilson said.

He was not, however, arrested for the alleged theft.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/28/16 10:12 10:14 10:14 10:38 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16012653 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

******** STOLEN VEH SAPULPA PD TTY ****

*** STOLEN BTWN 0800 - 0930 HRS ***

RED 2016 KIA SPORTAGE 171LNS/ OK

**** TTY SAPULPA PD STOLEN VEH ****

08/28/16 14:44 14:45 14:48 14:56 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16012658 9742

1ST & CLEVELAND

KSO REQ OFFICERS TO 1ST/CLEVELAND REF 32 YO H/M RUNNING FROM T/S. #37, #40, #59 ASND. UTL. NO RPT.

08/28/16 15:30 15:31 15:34 17:04 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16012660 9666

14TH & HIGHLAND

MINOR ACIDENT. #41 ASND. STATE ACCIDENT RPT TKN.

#41 WENT 10-15 W/ 26 YO W/F FOR (WA/OBTN CASH/MERCH BOGUS CHECK. KSO 44.)

08/28/16 19:11 19:15 19:19 19:45 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012664 9271

W OTOE

MALE SUBJ IS THERE AND HAS BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE, WON'T LEAVE.

#20 ASND. #41 ASST. WENT 10-15 W/ 54 YO I/M FOR (CITY WA/FTP-RESTITUTION.)

08/28/16 21:43 21:48 21:48 22:01 VANDALISM PD 16012673 9677

N OAK

RP ADV'D THAT EX 1/2 TRASHED HIS FRONT YARD. ONGOING ISSUE. #38 ASND. #28 ASST. #38, OPTIONS GIVEN.

08/28/16 23:11 23:13 23:13 23:33 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012675 9551

3RD & GRAND

#27 T/S W/ 579MXU. WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO I/M FOR (KSO MISD 44: FTA-DUS.)

08/28/16 23:30 23:32 23:35 23:59 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16012677 9678

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER FOR ASSAULT OF OFFICER AND OHP TROPPER. #32 & #56 ASND. #56, NO OFFICER WAS ASSAULTED, IT WAS A HOSPITAL SECURITY GUARD. RPT TKN FOR WARRANT REQ, SIMPLE ASSAULT.

08/29/16 02:16 02:18 02:19 02:43 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012685 9908

W SOUTH

#28 WENT 10-15 W/ 37 YO B/M FOR (KSO 44'S: FTA-DUS X2.)

(KLZA)-- A two-vehicle wreck in Falls City Saturday evening left two teens with minor injuries.

According to the Falls City Police Department, 17-year-old Kyle Leafty of Falls City was southound on Harlan Street and pulled into a driveway at 601 Harlan. When Leafty pulled back out onto Harlan Street, which is U.S. Highway 73, his car was struck by a car driven by 16-year old Shane Campbell of Falls City. 

A passenger in each vehicle suffered what were described as visible but non-disabling injuries. 19-year-old Nathan Liberty of Tecumseh, who was a passenger in the Leafty car, was taken to Community Medical Center to be checked out.  15-year-old Halen Farmer of Falls City, who was a passenger in the Campbell car, did not seek medical attention.

There were four occupants in the Leafty vehicle and three in the Campbell car. Leafty was issued a citation by the investigating officer.  Neither alcohol nor drugs were suspected to have been a factor in the wreck. 
 

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/27/16 07:07 07:10 07:12 08:28 ACCIDENT, UNK PD 16012584 9742

S 14TH

MOTORIST RPTS A RED VEH IN THE DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. #37 ASND. #45 & #51 ASST. NP ACTION TOWED THE 95 MITS PN TAG 001-345.

08/27/16 07:35 07:37 07:43 07:55 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16012585 9547

S LINCOLN

RP FOUND A BILLFOLD. #51 RETURNED THE WALLET TO THE OWNER.

08/27/16 08:55 08:57 09:04 09:28 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012587 9547

S 9TH

RP'S VEH WAS RANSACKED, #51 ADV'D NOTHING OF VALUE TAKEN, RPT DECLINED.

**** XPLT S 9TH ****

08/27/16 11:19 11:54 12:17 12:36 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012593 0019

S 6TH

GARAGE BROKEN INTO. #40 ASND. RPT DECLINED. RP REQ XPTL.

**** XPTL ****

08/27/16 12:24 12:29 12:47 13:48 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012597 9368

E COMMANCHE

REQ OFFICER IN LOBBY REF PO VIOLATION. KSO CONFIRMED. #45 ASND. RPT TKN FOR BURG AND PO VIOLATION.

AND MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ AT ADDR ON HATHAWAY AND WENT 10-15 W/ 47 YO WM FOR VIOL PO X2.

08/27/16 12:33 12:49 12:49 12:49 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16012599 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

FOUND CREDIT CARD. BOOKING RETRIEVED CARD.

08/27/16 12:40 12:45 12:50 14:09 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012601 9547

E CENTRAL

FD 06 ADV'D BURG TO RESI. PER #12, A SUPPLEMENT CAN BE DONE AND ADDED TO RPT #38 TOOK FOR ARSON. #51 TOOK BURG RPT. CONNECT #16012583.

08/27/16 15:56 15:56 15:56 16:37 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012608 9527

E HARTFORD

#30 T/S W/ MAROON CHEV SUBURBAN, WENT 10-15 W/ 25 YO W/M FOR DUS.

08/27/16 16:15 16:21 16:21 16:57 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012611 9899

E PROSPECT

EMPLOYEE ADV'D SHE HAS BEEN THREATENED AND IS WORRIED TO LEAVE WORK TO GO HOME. #33 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/27/16 17:40 17:42 17:45 17:54 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012615 9899

W HIGHLAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF THREATS AND HARASSMENT. #33 WILL ATTEMPT TO ISSUE A TRESPASS WARNING AGAINST MALE SUBJ. NO RPT. RP CALLED BACK AFTER 1700 ADV SUBJ WAS THERE. #33 RESPONDED AND ISSUED A TRESPASS WARNING.

08/27/16 18:33 18:45 18:48 19:11 AMBULANCE RUN PD 16012618 9899

VILLAGE

AMB REQ FOR 66 YO MALE [REDACTED.]

#33 ASND, TO CONTAIN IRATE RP. NO RPT.

08/27/16 19:44 19:46 19:48 20:20 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012621 9999

E WALNUT

RP ADV'D VEH WINDOW HAS BEEN BROKEN. #41 ASND, LOCATED 2 VEHS BROKEN INTO, RPT WAS TKN.

08/27/16 20:51 20:52 20:52 20:52 DISTURBANCE PD 16012627 9366

LACANN

#42 REQ CFS# FOR ASSAULT AT THIS LOCATION.

08/28/16 01:09 01:10 01:11 01:23 DISTURBANCE PD 16012642 9908

N PINE

911 ADV GUNSHOTS AND SOMEONE SCREAMING HELP SW OF THE RESI. #26, #28, #44, & #32 RESPONDED, CONNECT W/ DOMESTIC/DISTURBANCE AT ADDR ON W BROADWAY. NO SIGNS OF GUNSHOTS IN THE AREA. #16012643

08/28/16 01:10 01:15 01:15 01:24 DISTURBANCE PD 16012643 0023

W BROADWAY

3-4 SUBJS YELLING AND THROWING STUFF ACROSS FROM ADDR ON W BROADWAY. 2 MALES AND A FEM, POSS INDIANS. OFFICERS LOCATED, RELATED TO CALL FROM N PINE. DOMESTIC/DISTRUBANCE WAS ALL VERBAL, NO EVIDENCE OF GUNSHOTS AT RESI, SETTLED FOR NOW. NO RPT.

CONNECT #16012642

#32 ADV'D TO NOTIFY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO CHECK THIS RESI. EMAIL SENT.

(KAIR)--An Atchison woman dies as the result of an Atchison house fire.

Rita Mosher died Friday following what authorities say was her exposure to thick smoke that developed from the one-room fire August 18, at 9043 K-7 Highway. “The 79-year-old female was found by her son when he returned home from work, noticed the smoke in the house, found her in the living room. She was sitting upright in a chair and appeared to be gasping for air at that time and she was unresponsive,” Interim Atchison Fire Chief Ted Graf, tells MSC News. “The fire itself was found to be in a spare bedroom with fire damage, immediate flame damage, confined to that room...smoke damage was present throughout the structure. The fire had consumed a mattress, box springs, drapes, and some surrounding furnishings, thus putting off some really toxic smoke.”

Mosher died Friday at the Olathe Hospice House, and her funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday morning at Saint Benedict's Catholic Church, in Atchison.

Graf says the cause of the fire remains under investigation,with the Kansas Fire Marshal's Office heading up the probe.

(KLZA)-- Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith will meet constituents of the Third District during a mobile office on Wednesday in Auburn.

 A mobile office allows constituents to meet directly with Congressman Smith about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol, and booking tours in Washington, D.C.

 Smith, who has offices in Grand Island and Scottsbluff, will hold the mobile office in Auburn on Wednesday morning at the Auburn City Hall in the Council Chambers from 11:00 until noon. 

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/26/16 08:21 08:24 08:35 08:45 FRAUD PD 16012515 8654

E PROSPECT

BUSINESS ADV'D THEY HAVE A COUTNERFEIT BILL. #57 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/26/16 09:22 09:25 09:27 13:48 DEATH, REPORTED PD 16012519 9547

S PALM

RP ADV'D 58 YO MALE POSS CODE BLACK. #51 ASND. #14, #45 ASST. #22 ASND. CONNECT #16012435. KSO ADV'D. CHAPLAIN NOTIFIED.

08/26/16 09:51 09:53 09:58 10:43 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012523 9999

N UNION

RP W/ UTILITY BILLING REQ AN OFFICER REF THEFT OF SERVICES. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/26/16 11:51 11:52 11:59 15:03 NARCOTICS VIOLATION PD 16012524 8654

N 14TH

REQ OFFICER TO CONFIRM THAT WHAT THEY ARE SEEING IS SIG 12. #57 ASND, #43 RESPONDED. #54 EXECUTED SEARCH WARRANT ON ROOM & VEH.

08/26/16 14:57 15:03 15:10 15:29 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012529 9999

N 14TH

REQ OFFICER IN LOBBY REF HIT N RUN THAT HAPPENED EARLIER. #40 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/26/16 16:16 16:16 16:17 17:05 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012534 9547

W DRY RD

#51 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO X2:

A) 10-15 W/ 22 YO I/M FOR LOCAL 44'S.

B) 10-15 W/ 37 YO W/F FOR LOCAL 44'S.

08/26/16 16:29 16:30 16:34 17:55 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012540 9899

1ST & CHESTNUT

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO W/M FOR IN STATE HOLD GRAND LARCENY.

08/26/16 17:05 17:16 17:20 18:01 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012541 8783

N ELM

REQ OFFICER REF ITEMS STOLEN. #21 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/26/16 17:44 17:54 17:55 18:04 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012546 8305

FAIRVIEW

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER X HUSBAND BREAKING INTO HER HOUSE. #24 ASND. CIVIL MATTER, OPTONS GIVEN.

08/26/16 17:49 17:52 17:53 18:07 SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED PD 16012547 9899

UNDISCLOSED

RP REQ AMB REF 65 YO FEM WHO HAS TAKEN AN OD OF MED. A115 AND MED1 RESPONDED. #33 ASND. #30 & #08 ASST. SUBJ TRANSPORTED BY EMS TO ER. SUBJ WILL BE EVAL THERE. NO RPT.

08/26/16 18:00 18:03 18:04 18:04 19:23 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16012549 8783

W HIGHLAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH DRIVING INTO THE BLDG. #21 ASND. #03 ASST. RPT TKN.

08/26/16 18:39 18:41 18:44 19:-2 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16012552 8305

N 14TH

MALE SIG 87 FALLING INTO ROADWAY.

#24 ASND. WENT 10-15 W/ 38 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

08/26/16 20:03 20:07 20:13 21:50 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16012555 8783

N 10TH

CONTACT RP IN THE LOBBY REF ABUSE THAT OCCURRED. #21 ASND. INFO TKN FOR WARRANT REQ THROUGH CITY, A&B.

08/26/16 22:18 22:23 22:30 22:50 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012563 9678

N 3RD

RP ADV'D OF HIT N RUN TO HIS VEH. DIDN'T SEE IT HAPPEN. #32 ASND. ACCIDENT RPT TKN.

08/26/16 22:24 22:24 22:24 23:45 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012564 6775

14TH & EDWARDS

#03 ON T/S W/ TX CPY0989. #30 ASST. 10-15 W/ 24 YO H/M FOR DUS.

08/26/16 23:55 23:55 23:55 01:09 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012570 9677

LIBERTY & UNION

#38 ON T/S W/ OM 2780. #30 ASST. NP PINKY TOWED THE VEH.

#38 WENT 10-15 W/ 40 YO I/M FOR DUI, FAIL TO STOP, TOC, DUR, & NO INS.

08/27/16 00:12 00:13 00:15 00:50 RAPE PD 16012573 0023

S 9TH

RP SAW SUBJS HIT A MAN, HE WAS ON THE GROUND, SUBJS LEFT IN WHITE TRUCK AND AN OLDER BLUE TRUCK, OCCUPIED BY SEVERAL SUBJS.

#44, #30, & #26 RESPODNED, UTL THE VICTIM.

#44 REQ CFS# FOR RAPE REF SOMETHING THAT WAS REPORTED TO HIM AT THE SCENE.

08/27/16 01:23 01:23 01:23 03:28 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16012576 9677

ELM & GRAND

V162 RPT'ING A POSS SIG 87 ON THE CORNER. #38 & #44 RESPONDED.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO B/M FOR POSS CDS METH, POSS PARA, & OBSTRUCTION.

08/27/16 04:40 04:42 04:44 00:00 ACCIDENT, UNK PD 16012581 9678

MONUMENT

C911 ADV'D THAT HER HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MONUMENT. #32 ASND, #44 ASST. #26 & #52 ALSO ASST. #32 ADV'D RPT TKN.

08/27/16 05:16 05:19 05:21 00:00 FIRE RUN PD 16012583 9677

E CENTRAL

RP RPTS STRUCTURE FIRE AT 11TH/CENTRAL. RPTS FLAMES COMING OUT THE WINDOW. #52 AND #38 RESPONDED.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/25/16 08:10 08:13 08:16 08:49 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012459 9999

E CLEVELAND

RP ADV'D HIS VEH WAS HIT. POSSIBLE SUSPT VEH BLK P/U. TLAPSE 15 MINS. #40 ASND. STATE ACCIDENT RPT TKN. #16012467

08/25/16 08:43 08:47 08:52 09:06 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012460 9368

N ELM

RP ADV'D SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS GARAGE AND STOLE ITEMS. #45 ASND. #45 ADV'D THE RP DECLINED A RPT AND JUST WANTED IT LOGGED THAT SOMEONE GOT INTO HIS GARAGE AND TOOK A COUPLE OF ITEMS. #45 ADV'D TO PUT THIS RESI DOWN FOR XPTL FOR A FEW DAYS.

**********XPTL REQ'D***ATTN EVES AND HOOTS***************

08/25/16 10:15 10:18 10:28 10:43 FRAUD PD 16012463 8654

N 14TH

RP WITH BUSINESS ADV'D THEY HAVE REC'D 2 COUNTERFEIT $100 BILLS THIS WEEK. #57 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

08/25/16 10:27 10:36 10:43 11:18 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012465 9368

N ASH

RP ADV'D HER PURSE WAS STOLEN OUT OF HER VEH. #45 ASND. #45 ADV'D HE TOOK INFO FOR AUTO BURG.

08/25/16 10:30 10:43 10:47 11:03 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16012467 8654

HUMMINGBIRD

RP RPT'ING A MINOR ACCIDENT. #57 ASND. #57 CONTACT #40 TO THE SCENE. THIS IS THE OTHER 1/2 OF THE HIT N RUN SHE TOOK EARLIER. CONNECT #16012459.

#57 ADV'D MEDICAL ISSUE. #57 TOOK INFO AND PICTURES FOR #40. RPT TKN.

08/25/16 11:24 11:25 11:25 11:25 EXTRA PATROL PD 16012468 88PD

N BIRCH

RP IS REQ XPTL AT NIGHT. ADV'D HER SHED WAS BROKEN INTO, NOTHING OF VALUE TAKEN.

08/25/16 12:06 12:08 12:08 12:23 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16012469 9368

N LAKE

EMPLOYEE IN THE LOBBY TO TURN IN A PURSE HE FOUND. #45 ASND. PURSE IN QUESTION IS THE ONE THAT #45 TOOK RPT ON BEING STOLEN. WILL RETURN TO OWNER.

CONNECT #16012465.

08/25/16 12:41 14:34 14:34 14:34 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012470 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

KSO BROUGHT IN 10-15 FOR (LOCAL 44'S: FTA-INATTENTIVE DRIVING W/ ACCIDENT, FTA-EXP REG) 48 YO W/M.

08/25/16 14:41 14:42 14:42 14:42 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012471 9547

E OKLAHOMA

#51 WENT 10-15 FROM COURT W/ 58 YO C/M FOR CONTEMPT.

08/25/16 22:44 22:46 22:47 23:27 DISTURBANCE PD 16012502 9677

W CLEVELAND

RP ADV HE HEARD A SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT IN THE AREA. #38 & #27 RESPONDED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY GUNSHOTS AND NOBODY ELSE HEARD IT. UNFOUNDED.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 20 YO B/F FOR (KSO FELONY 44: POSS CDS.)

08/26/16 05:41 05:42 05:44 06:05 DOMESTIC PD 16012514 0023

S PINE

RP RPT'ING A DOMESTIC. #44 ASND, #38 ASST. VERBAL ARGUMENT OVER $83. SEPARATED FOR THE NIGHT.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

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08/24/16 07:36 07:37 07:43 07:58 VANDALISM PD 16012397 9498

E EMPORIA

MAILBOX DAMAGED DURING THE NIGHT. #39 TOOK RPT.

08/24/16 09:05 09:24 09:29 10:06 WELFARE CHECK PD 16012403 9751

N OAK

RP REQ 1090 ON MALE AT THIS ADDR. ADV'D HE IS TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T THERE.

#45 ASND. #29 & #14 ASST. WENT 10-15 W/ 29 YO MALE FOR (KSO 44'S: FTA-CONSP COMM DRUG, FTA-POSS CDS IN COUNTY, RULE 8-POSS CDS IN COUNTY, FTA-DUS.)

08/24/16 10:53 10:58 11:00 11:14 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012410 9276

S 1ST

CREQ ADV'D LARGE LADDER WAS STOLEN BY SUBJ IN A BLK 4DR P/U. TLAPSE 30 MIN. #29 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/24/16 12:52 12:55 13:01 13:29 VANDALISM PD 16012416 9547

E PROSPECT

RP REQ OFFICER REF VANDALISM TO SOME OF THE COMPANY TRUCKS. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/24/16 13:48 13:49 13:56 14:48 ACCIDENT W/ INJURY PD 16012418 9547

14TH & PROSPECT

2 VEH ACCIDENT, POSS INJURY. #51 ASND. #14 ASST. RPT TKN.

NP PINKY TOWED 623HCQ. NP ACTION TOWED BUICK.

08/24/16 15:27 15:31 15:31 15:31 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16012423 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

OSAGE COUNTY REQ BOLOR FOR NEWER MODEL RED MUSTANG, OCCUPIED BY 3 B/M'S. DOB 91, 95, AND 96. SUSPT IN ADW USING PISTOL, POSSIBLY ENRT TO OKC.

08/24/16 16:02 16:06 16:06 16:23 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012424 9551

5TH & CENTRAL

#27 T/S W/ 004-230, WENT 10-15 W/ 37 YO W/M FOR DUS, NO SEATBELT.

08/24/16 16:49 16:50 16:51 17:08 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012426 9551

S BIRCH

#27 T/S W/ 496GZJ, WENT 10-15 W/ 19 YO W/F FOR (KSO 44'S: CHILD NEGLECT, POSS CDS, POSS PARA, POSS CDS.)

08/24/16 16:53 16:55 16:55 17:08 DOMESTIC PD 16012427 9527

S PALM

RP ADV'D OF DOMESTIC GOING ON AT ADDR ON S PALM. UNK IF PHYSICAL. #30 ASND, #33 ASST. VERBAL ONLY. WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO I/M FOR (LOCAL 44: 2X FTP NO INS.)

08/24/16 18:25 18:40 18:44 19:17 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16012435 9551

S PALM

RP ADV'D OF MALE IN ER THAT WAS ASSAULTED. #27 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/24/16 19:44 19:46 19:47 21:05 DOMESTIC PD 16012441 9527

KINGSTON

2ND HAND INFO OF DOMESTIC. #30 ASND. #50 & #08 ASST.

#30 WENT 10-15 W/ 38 YO W/F FOR (KSO: WA/DOM A&B STRANG,) NEW: DOM ADW DEADLY, & ADW (DEADLY.)

08/24/16 22:07 22:07 22:07 23:38 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012448 0023

N ELM

#44 ON T/S W/ 920BVC. #33 ASST. NP WARNERS TOWED THE VEH.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO W/M FOR (KSO: WA/POSS CDS, WA/POSS PARA, WA/UU SERV EQUIP,) DUS, NO INS, & NO REG.

08/25/16 02:02 02:04 02:04 02:04 REPO'D VEHICLE PD 16012451 88PD

S 11TH

WHITE 2014 DODGE CHARGER TAG 236LNC FROM FEM SUBJ. SUBJ DOESN'T KNOW THE CAR HAS BEEN REPO'D. LOGGED FOR INFO.

08/25/16 03:05 03:12 03:13 03:31 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012453 9608

S 14TH

911 ADV HE WAS HANGING OUT W/ A FEM, HE FELL ASLEEP, AND SHE STOLE HIS PHONE. #52 RESPONDED, RPT TKN. CONNECT #16012455 – ARREST MADE.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO I/F FOR (OK CO WA – UUMV,) (CITY: FTP-FALSE INFO,) (KSO: ATR-CONSPIRACY FELONY, RULE 8-CONT DEL MINOR,) NEW: LARCENY FROM RESI, FALSE INFO.

(KAIR)--The man whose body was recovered from the Missouri River, near Atchison, last week, has been identified.

Saint Joseph, Missouri Police, in a statement, identify the man as 24-year-old James Ford, of Saint Joseph.

Ford's body was pulled from the river, following an extensive search, late Thursday morning, recovered about 10 miles north of Atchison. The Atchison County Rescue Unit, assisted by the Atchison County Sheriff's Office, made the recovery through use of the unit's rescue boat.

The search effort was initially launched after a woman, in the early morning hours last Wednesday, notified Saint Joseph Police that she and her friend, now identified as Ford, were swimming in the Missouri River, near Riverfront Park, in downtown Saint Joseph. She told Police Ford went underwater and did not resurface.

A suspect has been arrested in the death of Je'Juan Resean Samuel, 25, who was found dead Sunday morning in Marland near State Highway 156.

District 8 District Attorney Brian Hermanson said Monday that Wayne Lee DeLodge, 44, was arrested Sunday night in Shawnee and now is in the Noble County jail. 

Hermanson said investigators are waiting for a final determination on the cause of death, but it appears Samuel was struck multiple times by a two-by-four in the body, arms and skull. 

Noble County District Court has received an affidavit in the case and has ruled  there is probable cause in detaining DeLodge. His bail is set at $1 million.

A local woman received a notification by mail dated July 29, 2016, that she was a second place lottery winner of the European, African and USA Consumer sweepstakes in conjunction with the USA Departmental Stores.

The notification looked official and so did the check that she received. In the notification she was instructed to deposit the $3,750 check and send the processing fee back to them in return mail. The letter stated that she would receive $250,000 after they received the processing fee of $3,400.

She deposited the $3,750 check in her savings account at First National Bank of Oklahoma. Days later she received a letter in the mail from the bank that the funds would not be available for several days due to inconsistencies with the check.

On Friday, after receiving further explanation from the bank about the lottery winnings and the inconsistencies with the check, she was convinced it was fraudulent and brought the information to the Police Department in hopes of saving someone else from falling prey to this scam.

“The first thing to ask yourself”, says Ponca City Assistant Police Chief Anthony Rogers, is “did I enter this contest or sweepstakes and if the answer is no, you should immediately be suspicious.”

Credit goes to the bank for calling into question the check and for warning their customer so she didn’t become a victim of fraud.

We will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Frazier’s Sports Bar N Grill at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Frazier’s had a major remodel of its restaurant. It is located at 2217 N. 14th Street. Please join us.

Chamber members, don’t forget about the Chamber’s Lunch and Learn this Wednesday at Pioneer Technology Center. It will start at 11:30 a.m. and end by 1 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch. Our topic for this lunch and learn is on employee engagement. Phone the Chamber Office at 765-4400 to sign up. Everyone must RSVP to attend.

The 31st Ponca City Leadership Class will have their class retreat this Thursday and Friday. The retreat is always an exciting time for the class. They will learn leadership traits and get to know each other better. The year always starts with an orientation and then the retreat before they start the class sessions. Arlene Stauffer is the day chair for the retreat.

(KAIR)--A St. Joseph man lands behind bars after allegedly running from police and throwing drugs from his pocket.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said it was 3:00 Saturday afternoon that police officers responded to a residence in the 1400 block of L Street after receiving a call concerning the welfare of a female occupant in the home.

Wilsons said officers were aware of the possible presence of 31-year-old Jackie Busey at the residence and that he was wanted on a number of outstanding warrants.

When officers approached the residence, Busey ran.

Officers followed in a foot pursuit. It was during that chase that officers saw Busey throw drugs from his person, Wilson said.

Officers did apprehend Busey, and further investigation revealed the drugs to be cocaine and marijuana. Busey was arrested for possession of the drugs as well as obstructing legal process.

Additional unrelated charges for Busey include: U.S. Marshall’s Service warrant for probation violation, a Buchanan County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, a St. Joseph detain order for parole violation and failure to appear in court.

Busey was taken to the Atchison County Jail where he remains.

(KLZA)-- One person was injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 29 about three miles south of Rock Port early Monday morning.

The Missouri Highway Patrol report indicates a semi-truck  was southbound  when it traveled off the road and onto the shoulder striking a Chevy Suburban that was stopped on the shoulder. 

The truck driver was identified as 33-year-old Donald Steingrubey of Sheldon, Iowa. He suffered what were described as minor injuries and was transported to Fairfax Community Hospital by the Atchison County Ambulance. 28-year-old Jaime Chirino of Omaha, the driver of the Suburban, was not injured. Both drivers were wearing safety devices at the time of the impact. 
 

(KLZA)--Nemaha County, Nebraska Commissioners conducted a public hearing last week to receive public input on a proposal to build a water feature in the court yard at the Nemaha County Courthouse.

Several people spoke during the open session and one person called into the meeting. Only one person opposed the idea. The City of Auburn is proposing the water feature. No decisions have been made at this point.
 

(KLZA)-- Budget items and salaries were discussed by Nemaha County Commissioners during their August 24th meeting.

U.N.L. Extension Educator Gary Lesoing met with Commissioners, requesting an increase in the budget for telephone and internet service and 4-H Program Support. He requested an increase in the part-time 4-H Assistant’s salary. The County pays 55% of the salary and the University pays 45%. Lesoing requested the County increase their percentage to 60%. Commissioners decided to leave the salary the same as budgeted in the previous fiscal year. 
    
Lesoing explained that when four employees are in the office, the internet service isn’t adequate. Commissioners noted they are considering bundling the internet service for the Veterans Service Officer, Extension Service and Assessor’s Office to save money

Commissioners also voted to increase the salary of the Clerk of the District Courts, Deputy by $5,000. Clerk of the District Court Amy Hector had asked for a $10,000 increase to $25,000 and noted she would like to offer the next Deputy county benefits, which are not currently provided.

The Board authorized Emergency Management Agency Director Renee Critser to advertise for a part-time employee in her office. 

Following interviews of candidates for the District 2 Road Department employee position, the Board voted to offer the position to Jacob Morris.  

The Board also authorize the County Clerk to advertise for sale, three surplus sheriff’s office vehicles by sealed bid. The bids will be opened September 21st.  
 

(KLZA)-- The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry staff will be traveling across Nebraska to present the organizations annual legislaticve forums, which run from August through November.

According to a news release, the State Chamber has conducted these legislative forums in cooperation with local chambers across the state for more than 30 years, allowing the Chamber to gather input from business leaders on issues of concern.

During this years forums the State Chamber will review business-related bills in the 2016 legislative session; discuss issues awaiting the 2017 Legislature and provide a list of the latest state rankings in areas that are important to the business community.

The closest forums to the listening area will be Wednesday, October 12 at the Carnegie Building in Beatrice at noon. The address is 218 North 5th Street.

The other meeting in the area will be Wednesday, October 19 at the Eagles Club in Nebraska City with the meeting scheduled to begin at noon.  

SPENCER, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says two teenagers were shot and killed outside a rodeo in Spencer.    

Sheriff's spokesman Mark Opgrande said Sunday that 17-year-old Brandon Beiner was dead at the scene on the outskirts of Oklahoma City and 14-year-old Mark Carter was pronounced dead at a Midwest City hospital.

Opgrande said the shooting occurred in a parking lot just before 11 p.m. Saturday while the rodeo was underway with 500 to 1,000 people attending.    

No other injuries are reported and Opgrande said there is no indication the shooting was related to the rodeo.    

Opgrande said two weapons believed to have been used in the shooting were found and a man in possession of one of the weapons was arrested for possession of a firearm after a former conviction.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's commissioner of health plans to present the state's Public Health Innovator Award to a state lawmaker who is also a physician.    

Rep. Doug Cox of Grove will receive the award on Wednesday at the Oklahoma Turning Point Conference and Policy Day in Norman.    

Oklahoma's health commissioner, Dr. Terry Cline, said Monday he will present the award to Cox for his continued efforts to create a better state of health in Oklahoma.    

Cline says Cox has been one of the state's strongest voices on public health and health care policy since he was elected in 2004. He has worked to improve the quality of health care for Oklahomans and to create new opportunities for future generations.

Among other things, Cox helped lead a comprehensive study on improving Oklahoma's Medicaid system.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's commissioner of health plans to present the state's Public Health Innovator Award to a state lawmaker who is also a physician.    

Rep. Doug Cox of Grove will receive the award on Wednesday at the Oklahoma Turning Point Conference and Policy Day in Norman.    

Oklahoma's health commissioner, Dr. Terry Cline, said Monday he will present the award to Cox for his continued efforts to create a better state of health in Oklahoma.    

Cline says Cox has been one of the state's strongest voices on public health and health care policy since he was elected in 2004. He has worked to improve the quality of health care for Oklahomans and to create new opportunities for future generations.

Among other things, Cox helped lead a comprehensive study on improving Oklahoma's Medicaid system.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's commissioner of health plans to present the state's Public Health Innovator Award to a state lawmaker who is also a physician.    

Rep. Doug Cox of Grove will receive the award on Wednesday at the Oklahoma Turning Point Conference and Policy Day in Norman.    

Oklahoma's health commissioner, Dr. Terry Cline, said Monday he will present the award to Cox for his continued efforts to create a better state of health in Oklahoma.    

Cline says Cox has been one of the state's strongest voices on public health and health care policy since he was elected in 2004. He has worked to improve the quality of health care for Oklahomans and to create new opportunities for future generations.

Among other things, Cox helped lead a comprehensive study on improving Oklahoma's Medicaid system.
 

(KNZA)--The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the burglary of a rural Sabetha residence.

The Sheriff’s Office says it happened sometime late August 19th or early August 20th at 2663 T Road.

Taken were a TV, play station, Wii game console, .22 caliber rifle, scope, a welder and other items.

The loss was estimated at $2,000.

Anyone with information on the crime is urged to contact the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office in Seneca at 785-336-2311.    

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The owner and finance manager of a used car lot have pleaded guilty to bank fraud in connection with the 2014 failure of an area bank.

Federal prosecutors say Timothy Jay Williams and Stephen L. Butz entered their pleas during hearings this week. Williams owned Lindsey Street Motors in Norman and Butz was the finance manager.

Prosecutors say they obtained a line of credit from The Bank of Union in return for granting the bank a secured interest in all used cars, proceeds and other products.

But authorities say the men didn't use sales proceeds to repay the bank and instead obtained duplicate vehicle titles for car buyers without notifying the bank.

Each defendant faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine at sentencing.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The state is implementing a system that will make it easier to track the location or release of inmates in county jails.

The Kansas Attorney General's Office says the system is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or VINE. It is already operating in 19 counties and is expected to be in use in the other 86 counties in the next two years.

The Wichita Eagle reports  the free and anonymous service use the telephone or electronic devices to provide updates about changes in the custody status of a county jail inmate.

Updates are available every day and in several languages. Before VINE, victims had no centralized source of information about offenders held in county jails

Users also can access information about jail inmates housed in other participating states.

(KNZA)--A single-vehicle wreck on Interstate-29 about two miles south of Faucett Saturday morning sent two St. Joseph residents to the hospital, including an infant.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Heather Knowles was southbound when she lost control of her car, which left the highway and overturned twice.

Knowles and a passenger, infant Aaron Williams, were transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with what the Patrol described as minor injuries.

The wreck was reported shortly after 7:00 Saturday morning.

An Oklahoma City man was injured about 5:30 p.m. Sunday in a collision on State Highway 33 near County Road Cottonwood in Payne County, about 6.3 miles west of Perkins.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports Rickey Ross, 62, of Oklahoma City was riding a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle which collided with a 1997 Ford Mustang driven by Chandler Salinas, 19, of Stilwater.

The patrol reported both vehicles were westbound on the highway. Ross had pulled off the roadway because of heavy rain and was in the process of pulling back onto the roadway when he was struck by Salinas' vehicle.

Ross was transported by Medi Flight to OU Medical Center in critical but stable condition. He was admitted for head, trunk and leg injuries.

Salinas was not injured, the patrol reported.

(MSC News)--It will literally pay to buckle up in several local northeast Kansas communities.

Now through September 10th, a safety belt awareness campaign called “ Bucks for Buckles” will be held in 49 cities across Kansas sponsored by Safe Kids Kansas, State Farm Insurance and the Kansas Department of Transportation.  

Among the cities where the campaign will be held are Atchison, Blue Rapids, Frankfort, Hiawatha, Holton, Marysville, Seneca, Troy and Wamego.

One dollar bills will be distributed by local volunteers to drivers who have all occupants buckled up securely in their vehicle. Those riding unrestrained will receive educational materials about the effectiveness of seat belts and child safety seats in saving lives and reducing injuries.

Cherie Sage, state director for Safe Kids Kansas, says 384 people lost their lives on Kansas roadways in 2014 and 54 percent of them were unbuckled.

Sage says seat belts are the single most effective device you can use to save your life during a vehicle crash.  In addition, she says they also reduce your chances of having a serious injury by as much as 50 percent.

(KNZA)--The Jackson County Commission is proposing a 2017 budget of nearly $12.5 million that calls for a nearly 3.8 mill property tax levy increase.

Commissioners say the tax levy was set in order to allow the county to continue to provide the same services through the next five years under the new state tax lid law.

Starting with the 2018 budget, counties and cities will not be allowed to raise their budgets beyond the Consumer Price Index without having a public vote.

The proposed budget contains an estimated tax rate of 77.6 mills, which is raise $8.4 million in local tax revenue.   That’s up more $730,000 over this year.

The Commission will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing at 10:00 the morning of September 6th in the Commissioner’s room at the Jackson County Courthouse.

(KNZA)--Highland Community College students will be constructing a new house in Troy this fall.

When the Northeast Kansas Technical College in Atchison decided to merge with Highland Community College in 2008, college officials saw an immediate application for the Building Trades program – building new homes in Doniphan County.

The Building Trades program – which will make the transition to Construction Technology this fall – already had two lots left on a block in Atchison on which to build houses. When those were complete and sold, HCC President  David Reist
( Rye-st) knew there was a need for new housing in Doniphan County and indications from local school districts to have students enroll in the program caused Reist to move the program to Highland.

In the last two years, two new homes have been built and sold in Highland.

Looking to build enrollment in the program and with an invitation from the group still seeking to make Doniphan Hills Golf Course a reality on the west side of Troy, the college has broken ground for the first house to be built adjoining the golf course site. That house will be on the east side of Last Chance Road.

Classes for students who will be building the house in Troy under the direction of faculty member Jim Dame are still open, and Doniphan County students are encouraged to enroll.

Enrollment information can be obtained from Amy DuLac at 913-367-6204 or adulac@highlandcc.edu.

(KAIR)--One pleads guilty, while the other is bound over on charges related to the false robbery report of an Atchison business earlier in the summer.

32-year-old Nortonville resident Sondra Stutz appeared Thursday in Atchison County District Court where she was bound over on charges of felony theft, conspiracy to commit arson, interference with a law enforcement officer and conspiracy to commit interference with a law enforcement officer. She’s scheduled for an Sept. 2 arraignment.

Stutz’s partner in the false robbery report, 34-year-old Atchison resident Stephen Searcy, entered guilty pleas Friday in Atchison County District Court on charges of conspiracy to interfere with a law enforcement officer and arson.

In exchange for the guilty pleas, County Prosecutor Jerry Kuckelman agreed to dismiss other charges of felony theft, interference with a law enforcement officer and conspiracy to commit arson.

Searcy will be sentenced Oct. 3.

The charges for both Stutz and Searcy stem from a nearly two-month investigation in connection with what was reported as a strong armed robbery at the Atchison Dollar General.

Atchison Police Chief told MSC News Stutz claimed Searcy had forced her inside the store while she was opening, held her captive at gunpoint and robbed the store. The pair then took Stutz’s vehicle into rural Atchison and tried to set it ablaze, according to Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie.

However, police determined the robbery was staged by the pair.

(KAIR)--The second man involved in the wave of Atchison burglaries earlier this summer pleads guilty to charges.

Antonio Clayter, of Lansing, plead guilty to three counts of burglary of a non-dwelling and one count of criminal damage to property this week in Atchison County District Court.

The charges stem from a June 17 arrest for Clayter and Atchison resident 22-year-old Devan Newson following a report of a burglary at Iron Horse BBQ in Atchison.

“A vehicle seen leaving the area was located by an officer several blocks away and two suspects were taken into custody,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. He says that burglary was among four the pair were involved from mid-May to mid-June. The other businesses victimized include: King’s Super Store, All American Pawn and Nell Hill’s.

Clayter will hear his sentence in all charges Oct 3.

(KAIR)--Protectors, not protesters. 

That distinction is made by local area resident Felicia Smith, who is organizing a second Atchison gathering in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. "We're trying to protect the Missouri River...it's set to cross the Missouri River in two different locations. These pipes are pumping 450,000 gallons of oil per day, so should anything happen to them...it will definitely contaminate the Missouri River." 

Smith tells MSC News the protest is planned for Saturday morning, at the Atchison riverfront. "It will be happening at 10 a.m. sharp. A few of us plan to have a procession from McDonald's down to the river, so we can bring down drums and singers so we can kind of parade down to the rivefront at the Veterans Memorial Park." 

Last week, the first Atchison protest was held, bringing around 40 people. Smith says her goal for this second gathering is to see 200 in attendance. "There's so many that's unaware of what's going on, so they haven't had a voice in this, and then the other half of the reason why I'm doing this is to fight with the people up at Standing Rock and to show they have our support."  

The Associated Press reports that construction began on the $3.8 million dollar pipeline earlier this month. The crude oil pipeline would start in North Dakota and pass through South Dakota and Iowa before ending in Illinois. 

The Bismarck, N.D., reported the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is suing the Army Corps of Engineers over the approval of the oil pipeline’s crossing beneath the Missouri River a half-mile north of its reservation, which it argues could threaten the water supply for the tribe and other communities downstream. A hearing is scheduled to take place this coming week in Washington, D.C.

The Des Moines Register reports a judge is expected to rule on the tribe's request to halt construction by September 9.

(KMZA)---A one percent countywide sales tax is being proposed to provide financial support for Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville.

The Marysville Advocate reports representatives of CMH met with the Marshall County Commission this week to request the Commission place the sales tax proposal on the November 8th general election ballot.

The sales tax, which is proposed to sunset after 10 years, would raise an estimated $1.2 million a year.

CMH has long operated a hospital in Marysville along with clinics in Marysville, Blue Rapids and Wymore, Nebraska.

The newspaper says CMH Board Chairman Bryce Porter told the Commission the non-profit medical facility is not in dire straits, but it cannot sustain its budget much longer without new revenues.

In recent years, support from federal and state health care programs has steadily declined for all hospitals in Kansas and many are seeking new revenue sources.

Commissioners plan to decide Monday whether to place the sales tax proposal before county voters, but say they would like to hear first from the public on the issue.

(KAIR)--Guilty.

That’s the plea entered from one of the men arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries at several Atchison businesses earlier this summer.

22-year-old Atchison resident Devan Newson pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary of a non-dwelling last week in Atchison County District Court.

The burglaries occurred at four different Atchison locations including: King’s Super Store, All American Pawn, Iron Horse BBQ and Nell Hill’s.

However, Newson also entered a plea for an unrelated drug charge during his court appearance.

Newson pleaded guilty to marijuana possession—his second offense.

The amended complaint stems from a May 6 arrest for Newson after his car broke down on U.S. Highway 73 and an Atchison County Sheriff deputy stopped to assist him.

The deputy discovered Newson’s license to be suspended and arrested him. That led to the search of Newson’s vehicle where Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says 15 individual packages of marijuana was discovered.

Newson will learn his sentence in all charges Oct. 3.

(KNZA)--The Troy City Council has approved an ordinance allowing the retail sale of cereal malt beverages in the original package on Sundays.

That came on a 4-1 vote at the Council’s recent meeting, with Council member Margaret Sutherland casting the lone “no” vote.

Sunday cereal malt beverage sales would be allowed between the hours of 12 noon at 8 p.m., with the exception of Easter.

The Kansas Chief reports the ordinance will become effective in 60 days unless a valid protest petition is submitted requesting that it be put to a public vote.

(MSC News)--An inmate in the Western Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in St. Joseph has pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a fellow inmate.

The St. Joseph News Press reports Lawrence Logan entered the plea Thursday in Buchanan County Circuit Court.

Logan is charged with fatally stabbing Christopher DeBoe at the prison in December of last year.

Both men were serving time as convicted murderers.

Logan faces 10 to 30 years or life in prison on the charge.

He’s scheduled to be sentenced October 6th.

(KLZA)-- The Pawnee City Council has approved a proposal from Prochaska & Associates, an engineering firm from Omaha, to work on the Pawnee City Swimming Pool renovation project.

City Council member Mark Sunneberg contacted the firm. He told the Council their fees of just over $15,000, are half of what another firm had quoted. Changes beyond the additional scope of work would be billed at the company’s hourly rate.

In related action, the Council this week approved a contract with Southeast Nebraska Development District to provide administrative services for the pool project at a cost not to exceed $3,500.

Pawnee City has been awarded a reimbursable, matching grant worth up $87,500 from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for the project. Hopes are to have the project completed in time for the pool to reopen in May, 2017.  
 

(KLZA)-- Three women sustained what were described as minor injuries in a Thursday morning three-vehicle wreck in the southbound lanes of Interstate-29 inside the city limits of St. Joseph. 

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol report, a vehicle operated by 37-year-old Jennifer Hood of Forest City, MO. was stopped on the outside shoulder. A vehicle driven by 60-year-old Veronica Thomas of Savannah, MO. traveled off the road striking the rear of the Hood vehicle. The impact propelled the Hood auto back into traffic, it was then struck by a vehicle operated by 54-year old Martha Mustion of Maryville, MO. 

Thomas, Hood, and a passenger in the Hood vehicle, 32-year old Jenna Curtis, also of Forest City, were transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

The report indicates all three drivers were wearing safety restraints. There was no indication if the passenger was buckled in.  

(KLZA)--Richardson County Commissioners have approved concrete repairs to sidewalks and stairs at the Courthouse on Falls City. 

Highway Superintendent Scott Huppert reviewed a quote with Board members Tuesday for repairing the north entrance sidewalk and stairs at the Courthouse.

Kobush Concrete Inc. of Platte City, Missouri submitted a proposal to repair cracks in stairs and broken out concrete on stair walls at a cost of nearly $9,200. 
 

(KLZA)-- The Cobblestone Festival kicks into high gear Friday night in Falls City. 

The carnival opens up at 6 p-m and 8:30 p-m the big prize giveaway will be held in the 1700 block of Stone Street. Two prize packages worth more than $500 each will be awarded as grand prizes. If there is a chance of rain, the activities will be moved indoors to Prichard Auditorim.

Dewayne Hill is going to be a busy man this weekend with various M.C. duties, strolling the streets doing magic and the performing Saturday evening at Prichard Auditorium. Hill is a comedian, slash magician who does a family oriented show, and he loves to include the kids in the show.

The annual Cobblestone Festival Parade will travel south on Harlan Street, which is Highway 73 in Falls City beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. Parade Chairperson Lori Gottula is excited to see the entries. The theme of the parade is “Dancing Through the Decades.”  Hopes are to see a wide variety of float entries. 

A formerCobblestone Parade chairman was selected to serve as the Grand Marshall this year. Francis Seid will lead the parade along with his wife Bev. Seid owned the John Deere dealership, founded and organized the long-running Farmer-Merchant Banquet and also owned a General Motors dealership.

Events get underway Saturday morning with the Community Medical Center Fun Run. There is a car show and lots of entertainment throughout the day and evening in Falls City.  

(KNZA)--The Atchison County Lake is no longer under a public health warning due to high levels of toxic blue-green algae.

The lake was not included in a list of lakes under warning status in a new release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Thursday.

Five lakes are included in the latest list—including Milford Reservoir.

Lakes under a warning are not closed.  However, direct contact with the water is strongly discouraged for people, pets and livestock.

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha School Board Wednesday afternoon got a first hand look at the improvements made to the district’s schools this summer as part of a $9.2 million bond issue approved by voters in the spring of  2015.

In between the tour, the Board held two special meetings.

During the first meeting, the Board approved the purchase of a 10-passenger van off of the state bid for $23,790.

The Board also approved the hiring of a middle school volleyball practice coach pending the receipt of a donation to cover the cost, an early graduation request for William Entrikin and supplemental contracts for the 2016-17 school year.

During the second meeting, the Board approved the purchase of a new 2015 F250 diesel service truck to replace the truck totaled in a wreck in June.

About $31,000 of the cost will be covered through insurance proceeds and the sale of scrap from this summer’s construction projects.

(KAIR)--An armed robbery suspect remains on the run, and Saint Joseph Police are seeking public help in making an arrest.

KQ2-TV reports the alleged crime happened around 2:20 Thursday morning, near the intersection of King Hill and Lake Avenues.

It was there that investigators say a man was robbed at gunpoint.

Reported stolen in the robbery was a white 2000 F-150 pickup truck.

The victim was not hurt.

Anyone with information about the crime should call police at (816) 238-TIPS.

(KAIR)--A body has been recovered from the Missouri river near Atchison.

That word Thursday from Atchison County Emergency Preparedness Director Wes Lanter.

The recovery comes following an extensive search for a man who reportedly disappeared in the river at Saint Joseph early Wednesday morning.

Lanter tells MSC news the body has been turned over to law enforcement, and he can not confirm whether or not the discovery is related to the Saint Joseph investigation.

Lanter says the Atchison County Rescue Unit was called to assist the search of the river Wednesday evening, using the unit's rescue boat. “We responded [Wednesday] and searched the river from about 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.,” Lanter tells MSC News. “Again [Thursday] morning there was a call that a body had been located on the river so we responded.”

Lanter says the body was recovered around 10 miles north of Atchison, just minutes after 10 a.m.

The recovery effort was assisted by a deputy from the Atchison County Sheriff's Office. 

Sheriff Jack Laurie says the body has been transported for an autopsy. 

The search effort was initially launched after a woman, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, notified Saint Joseph Police that she and her friend were swimming in the Missouri River, near Riverfront Park, in downtown Saint Joseph, when he went underwater and did not resurface.

(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the burglary of a Wetmore business.

The Sheriff’s Department says the burglary occurred sometime late August 17th or early August 18th at the Dinner Bell Cafe located at 404 2nd Street in Wetmore.

Taken was about $300 cash.

Anyone with information on the burglary and theft is urged to contact the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office in Seneca at 785-336-2311.

(KAIR)--A rural Atchison County fire devastates a garage, and causes the loss of vehicles, and equipment, housed inside, and around, the structure.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says his office joined the Shannon Township Fire Department in responding to the residence, located at 18606 278th Road, around 12:40 Thursday morning.

Laurie says the garage is considered a complete loss, along with a 2008 Cadillac CTS, a 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and a Club Cadet riding lawn mower, along with other items, including power tools and construction supplies.

The residence, which apparently incurred no damage, is owned and occupied by 40-year-old Christopher Hess.

Laurie says the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

No injuries are reported.

(KAIR)--Special honors for an Atchison couple, receiving recognition for years of support, and service, provided to the local Catholic community.

George and Barbara Baumgartner are named as recipients of the Cross of the Order of Saint Benedict from Benedictine College.

The longtime local residents will receive the honor Tuesday morning during the Opening Academic Convocation at 11:00 at the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium, located on the college campus.

According to a press release from the college, the couple has been associated with the Atchison Benedictines for nearly their entire lives.

Among the related accomplishments credited to George Baumgartner are his years of teaching Chemistry at the former Mount Saint Scholastica College, in Atchison, where he served as the Dean of Academic Affairs.

According to the press release, he was also instrumental in the 1971 merger between the college, and Saint Benedict's College, which created today's Benedictine College.

He retired in 1989.

Barbara Baumgartner is credited for her teaching career of more than 30-years, which included time at the Mount Academy, Mount Saint Scholastica College, and Benedictine College. She also served as Director of the English Language Support Program, Director of the Center for General Sudies.

She retired in 1991.

Tuesday's Opening Academic Convocation ceremony is free and open to the public.

(KNZA)--The new school year is underway in the South Brown County schools and now the district’s budget for the new school year has been finalized.

That came during a special meeting Monday evening of the USD 430 Board of Education, with the Board approving a $12 million budget that calls for a nearly 6 mill decrease in the property tax levy.

Superintendent Dr. Steve Davies says they were able to lower the levy due to a 7.7 percent increase in the district’s assessed valuation.

The budget calls for the district to collect more than $1.4 million in local taxes, with the taxes to be levied $65,000 less than a year ago.

(KAIR)--A longtime Atchison teacher, and businessman, has died.

Dan Jackson was 78-years-old at the time of his death Wednesday.

According to his obituary from the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, in Atchison, Jackson began his teaching career in Eureka, Kansas, and began teaching High School English at Atchison's Maur Hill-Mount Academy in 1993. He ended his decade in the Catholic school's classroom in 2003 when he began teaching English for Atchison's USD 409, wrapping up his time with the public schools in 2007.

During his teaching career, Jackson assisted with forensics, debate and theater.

Outside of the classroom, Jackson was a businessman, noted as a founder and co-owner of Deware Enterprises, owning and operating apartment and home rental units with David Deware.

Jackson will be remembered during memorial services Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the First Baptist Church, in Atchison.

(KLZA)-- The Nebraska Environmental Trust is teaming up with area County Boards in Southeast Nebraska and the Five Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, for the 2016 Household Hazardous Waste Collection programs. 

Cleaning products, lawn and garden chemicals, small quantities of farm chemicals, paint, used oil, florescent light bulbs and other hazardous household items will be accepted at the drop off points.

Items that will not be accepted include tires, appliances, science lab chemicals, items containing asbestos, wood preservatives, PCB’s explosives, or commercial quantities.  

In order to help offset the cost of the program, a $5 donation per household is requested.

Southeast Nebraska drop points include:
Friday, August 26 – 7 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in Auburn behind City Hall at 1101 J Street.
Friday, August 26 – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Pawnee County Shop in Pawnee City.
Friday, August 26 – 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Johnson County Shop located at 813 North 1st Street in Tecumseh. 
 

(KLZA)-- The 2016 Cobblestone Festival begins in Falls City this afternoon with the traditional Falls City Volunteer Fire Department Free Fishing Contest for kids.  

The annual event includes pop, hotdogs and ice cream for the kids at Stanton Lake.  Earlier this week Nebraska Game and Parks released 200 catfish into the lake.

Due to the weather and lack of teams signe up,  the Falls City Jaycees sand volleyball tournament has been cancelled.  

Falls City Chamber Director David Branch reminds everyone that traffic patterns in downtown Falls City will be a bit different this weekend. Beginning Thursday evening Stone Street will be blocked from 14th to 16th Street with the only exit off of Stone Street being to the west at 16th Street. Friday night Stone Street will be blocked off up through 19th Street. 

Sam’s Amusements Carnival will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Branch says they have added another added value for this year. $20 wrist bands will be sold allowing you to ride all the rides as many times as you want on Saturday evening in addition to Friday and Sunday evenings. 

The Cobblestone Parade on Highway 73 will begin at 11 o’clock Saturday morning with the theme Dancing through the Decades.

(KLZA)-- Pawnee City voters will be asked to say yay or nay to a half-cent sales tax in November. 

That follows a unanimous vote Monday of the Pawnee City Council regarding the sales, to be used to fund a large-scale street improvement project. 

The proposal includes an 8-year, interlocal agreement with the Pawnee City School District.

It is possible that another agreement could be reached once the original 8-year agreement runs out.

City Attorney Joe Stehlik will create the ballot language for the half-percent sales tax levy proposal.

City Council President Sandi Corbitt-Sears presided during the meeting due to the absence of Mayor Charles Hatfield.  
    

(KNZA)--A portion of K-20 Highway in Doniphan County will be closed Monday,  August 29th for a drainage tube replacement project under the roadway, weather allowing.

The Kansas Department of Transportation says the highway will be closed to eastbound and westbound traffic just west of the Purcell city limits between 8:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon.

KDOT says there will be no marked detour routes. Drivers should expect delays and must use alternate routes during the daylong lane closure.

The project had originally been planned for Thursday, but was rescheduled due to the weather.

HAMBURG, Iowa (AP) - The body of a man who was swept beneath a Missouri River barge near Hamburg, Iowa, has been recovered from the river just south of the state border in Missouri.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the body of 42-year-old Jason Grayson was recovered Wednesday downstream from Hamburg.

Grayson, of Elliot, Iowa, had been missing since Sunday, when the boat he was in lost power and was swept under a barge moored to the bank of the Missouri River. The operator of the boat, 47-year-old Johnnie Fields, of Shenandoah, was able to swim beneath the barge and then was rescued by people along the riverbank.

The 16-foot aluminum fishing boat was recovered Tuesday night.
 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Prison officials in Nebraska say nine staff members at the Lincoln Correctional Center have been assaulted by inmates who were refusing to return to their cells.

Department of Correctional Services spokeswoman Dawn-Renee Smith told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday night that all nine were taken to hospitals after the attack and have been treated and released.

The prison has been placed on lockdown. It's not clear how many inmates were involved in the Wednesday evening attack or whether any were hurt.

The Lincoln Correctional Center is a medium-maximum security prison for adult males.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

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(KMZA)--A Wamego U.S. Postal Service employee has been indicted on a federal charge.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 23-year-old Cole Castens is charged with one count of theft by a postal employee.

Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says the indictment, which was handed down Wednesday, alleges Castens stole gift cards.

The crime is alleged to have occurred in January and February 2016 in Wamego.
 
If convicted, Castens faces a penalty of up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

The U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General investigated.

(KAIR)--Following a request from constituents, the Atchison County Commission has agreed to begin broadcasting their regular weekly meetings.

According to 1st District County Commissioner Jeff Schuele, the decision was reached Tuesday on a unanimous 2-0 vote.

2nd District Commissioner Eric Noll had previously expressed apprehension towards the plan, failing to second a motion to move forward with the idea during the Commission's August 16th meeting.

Following the lack of approval to live stream on Facebook, Noll took to the social media platform when a constituent questioned the decision, saying, at that time, he was concerned with how it could affect private matters handled in executive session.

The live streaming is effective immediately, with the County's IT department to look for ways to increase the quality of video and sound.

The Commission Tuesday also gave final approval to the 2017 budget, following the required public hearing.

Schuele says it includes a projected 53.647 mill levy, which reflects a 2.5-percent decrease from last year.

Schuele says balancing the budget was a challenge, based on state funding cuts affecting various services and agencies, adding that the County intends “to improve and increase services in our road and road and bridge depts, recycling, and customer friendly services in 2017.”

The budget, as approved, provides the Commission with the authority to expend nearly $15.8 million during the next fiscal year.

3rd District Commissioner Bill Pohl remains absent from meetings due to medical reasons.

(KLZA)-- Pawnee City Council members received the final draft of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget document from Julie Bauman, CPA when they met Monday night.

The proposal requests just over $106,000 ( $106,179) from property tax for the new Fiscal Year. The proposed tax levy is slightly more than 47.89-cents per $100 of assessed valuation.

A hearing on the proposed budget will be held September 12th, with the budget to be finalized following the hearing. 

The Council voted unanimously to approve the additional 1% budget authority allowed by state law. 
 

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners approved the purchase of two new pickups to be used as patrol vehicles by the Richardson County Sheriff’s Department when they met Tuesday. 

The Board approved a quote from Armbruster Motor Company of Falls City for 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 4-wheel drive, crew cab pickups at a cost, of nearly $33,500 each. 

Commissioners Jim Davidson and Jim Standerford voted to reject the bids received earlier for the kitchen equipment at the new Jail / Law Enforcement Center. Commissioner David Sickel was absent.

Sheriff Don Pounds informed Commissioners that the jail inmates will be moved to the new Jail / Law Enforcement Center on Thursday.  
 

Fall is fast approaching and the Ponca City Library is offering programs for people of all ages to enjoy this season!

All programs are at the Library, 515 East Grand Ave. For more information, call (580) 767-0345.

Sept. 1 - Origami 101 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. This free come-and-go program is for all ages to learn and practice origami.

Sept. 7 - Story time and craft at 10 to 11 a.m. for toddlers through preschool age.

Sept. 8 - Crockpot Meals - 6 p.m. Get tips for successful crockpot cooking and sample one crockpot dish at the Ponca City Library. This free program is presented by the OSU Kay County Extension Office. Registration required. Class limited to 30 participants. To register, please call the library at (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or come by at 515 East Grand Ave.  

Sept. 14 - Story time and craft at 10 to 11 a.m. for toddlers through preschool age.

Sept. 15 - Mystery Book Club from 7 to 8 p.m.The book is Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little. To register for the event, come by the reference desk at 515 East Grand Ave. and pick up a copy of the book. There are 10 books available.

Sept. 16 - Basics of Alzheimer’s and Caregiver Resources from 10 to 11 a.m. This free program is presented by the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative via video.

Sept. 17 - Brick Builders at the Ponca City Library from 1 to 2 p.m. Geared toward children and youth, this program works on block building skills.

Sept. 19 - Computers 101 and Using the Internet free computer class from 9 to 10 a.m. Registration is required. During this time, computer center will be closed to the general public. To register, please call (580) 767-0345 or visit the library computer center.

Sept. 19 - Mystery Book Club from 3 to 4 p.m. Book is  Bad Monkey by Carl Hiassen. To register for the event, come by the reference desk at 515 East Grand Ave. and pick up a copy of the book. There are 10 books available.

Sept. 21 - Story time and craft at 10 to 11 a.m. for toddlers through preschool age.

Sept. 22 - Sewing Circle from 2 to 4 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. Get tips and come together with like-minded crocheters, sewers, and knitters. Registration is requested to provide adequate supplies. To sign up, call (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or visit 515 East Grand Ave.

Sept. 26 - The Digital Library free computer class at the Ponca City Library from 9 to 10 a.m. Explore several of the library’s online resources including e-books, magazines, Rosetta Stone, and more. Registration is required. During this time, computer center will be closed to the general public. To register, please call (580) 767-0345 or visit the library computer center.

Sept. 27 - The Digital Library free computer class at the Ponca City Library from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Explore several of the library’s online resources including e-books, magazines, Rosetta Stone, and more. Registration is required. During this time, computer center will be closed to the general public. To register, please call (580) 767-0345 or visit the library computer center.

Sept. 28 - Story time and craft at 10 to 11 a.m. for toddlers through preschool age.

OCTOBER

Oct. 15 - Adult Murder Mystery from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ponca City Library. Come in character and work with other players to solve a murder mystery. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, call (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or come by 515 East Grand Ave.  Characters may be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For ages 18 and older.

Oct. 16 - Adult Murder Mystery from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ponca City Library. Come in character and work with other players to solve a murder mystery. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, call (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or come by 515 East Grand Ave.  Characters may be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For ages 18 and older.

Oct. 22 - Teen Murder Mystery from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ponca City Library. Come in character and work with other players to solve a murder mystery. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, call (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or come by 515 East Grand Ave.  Characters may be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For ages 12-18.  

Oct. 23 - Teen Murder Mystery from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ponca City Library. Come in character and work with other players to solve a murder mystery. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, call (580) 767-0345, e-mail library@poncacityok.gov, or come by 515 East Grand Ave.  Characters may be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. For ages 12-18.  

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Voters in Norman have resoundingly rejected a new stormwater utility fee that would have funded improvements to the city's drainage system. 
 
More than 70 percent of voters on Tuesday opposed the new fee, which would have raised $4.9 million for stormwater improvements and flooding relief. The measure would have billed customers monthly based on the amount of hard surface on their properties.
 
Backers of the proposal say drainage system improvements are necessary in order to reduce flooding and provide a higher level of water quality protection. Voter Bo Ireland tells The Norman Transcript (http://bit.ly/2bgx2pD) that he opposed the measure because there were no credits for large, undeveloped acreages that absorb runoff.
 
City officials say they will present another plan to voters, possibly next year.
 

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -Crews have been searching in the Missouri River in the St. Joseph area for a missing swimmer.
 
The St. Joseph News-Press reports that multiple agencies rushed early Wednesday to the Riverfront Park in St. Joseph after a woman called 911. The caller said a 24-year-old man she was swimming with in the river never came back to the surface.
 
Fire department water rescue workers searched the river throughout Wednesday morning, pausing temporarily when lightning and heavy rain made conditions unsafe. The Missouri State Highway Patrol continued to search in the afternoon.
 
St. Joseph police Capt. Jeff Wilson says other jurisdictions also have been notified. An investigation is underway.

The Pioneer Woman Museum is hosting the “Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma!” book discussion series through November.

This monthly book group is a project of Oklahoma Humanities.

“Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma!” is designed to encourage adults to read and discuss literature based on a central theme. The theme for this cycle at the museum is “The Cowboy.”

Readings on the historical cowboy include reminiscences from “real” cowboys and fictional depictions — from Owen Wister’s romantic idealization to Larry McMurtry’s sometimes humorous realism.

Each discussion is led by a scholar from an Oklahoma college or university. It is free to participate, and the book discussion group begins at 10 a.m. each Saturday. The books listed below can be borrowed from the museum prior to or after each discussion. Although recommended, books do not have to be pre-read to participate in the discussion.

• Aug. 27 — “Cowboy Life: Reconstructing an American Myth,” led by Dr. Hugh Foley
• Sept. 10 — “The Virginian,” led by Dr. David Oberhelman
• Oct. 8 — “The Log of a Cowboy,” led by Tracey Hanshew
• Oct. 29 — “Monte Walsh,” led by Dr. Sara Jane Richter
• Nov. 19 — “Lonesome Dove,” led by Dr. Karen Neurohr.

This program is underwritten by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities. For more information, call (580) 765-6108, email piown@okhistory.org or visit the museum’s Facebook page.

The Pioneer Woman Museum, a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society, is located at 701 Monument Road in Ponca City. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

(KMZA)--The arraignment for a Sabetha man charged in connection with a five-hour armed standoff in Sabetha in March has been pushed back.

The arraignment for 50-year-old James McKenney had been scheduled for Monday in Nemaha County District Court, but the Nemaha County Attorney’s office says it was continued to the morning of September 15th.

McKenney is charged with aggravated assault, two counts of criminal threat, interference with law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He remains in the Nemaha County Jail, held on a $250,000 bond.

(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission is taking steps to pay off the bonds issued in 2009 for the construction of the county jail 2 ½ years early.

The Commission voted Monday to sign an agreement with Piper Jaffrey to assist the county in closing out the bonds for a fee of $7,500.

Brown County voters in November 2008 approved a half-cent countywide retailers sales tax to fund construction of the jail. Collection of the sales tax began April 1st, 2009, with the proceeds going to pay off $4.4 million in revenue bonds issued to finance the project.

The sales tax revenue collected has exceeded expectations and the county is able to able to pay the bonds off early.

Even though the county has the funds to pay off the bonds, the county recently learned the Kansas Department of Revenue will require that the sales tax continue through the end of the year.

Commission Chairman Warren Ploeger says he’s not happy that the county will have to wait to end the sales tax.

County Attorney Kevin Hill said the sales tax collected through the last quarter of the year will go toward improvements and upkeep of the county jail.

(KNZA)--A single-vehicle northwest Missouri crash early Tuesday morning left a St. Joseph woman injured.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 34-year-old Jennifer Demaranville was southbound on Route DD about 4 miles south of Savannah when she lost control of her car, which skidded off the roadway and hit an embankment around 1:20.

Demaranville was transported by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with what the Patrol described as serious injuries.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/22/16 07:14 07:16 07:30 08:18 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012273 9150

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VEH BURGLARY. #13 TOOK RPT.

08/22/16 09:00 09:02 09:13 09:32 FRAUD PD 16012275 9150

N 14TH

EMPLOYEE AT BUSINESS HAS ALTERED CHECK. #13 TOOK RPT.

08/22/16 11:41 11:54 11:58 12:12 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012279 9498

W HARFORD

P & P MALE SUBJ DOB 1975 OUT OF PAYNE CO CONFIRMED FEL APP TO ACCELERATE BOGUS CHECK.

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 40 YO W/M FOR (PAYNE CO HOLD.)

BOOKED UNDER WRONG CASE NUMBER. SEE 16012280.

08/22/16 11:56 11:56 11:56 12:59 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012280 6775

5TH & YOUNG

#03 WENT ON T/S W/ 106DMZ AND WENT 10-15 W/ 24 YO W/F FOR DUS AND SPEEDING.

BOOKED UNDER WRONGER CASE NUMBER. SEE 16012279.

08/22/16 13:12 13:13 13:16 13:18 WELFARE CHECK PD 16012282 9742

ASH & CENTRAL

FEM ON FOOT, EB, WITH SUBJ IN BLUISH GRY SEDAN FOLLOWING HER AND CUSSING HER OUT/HONKING AT HER. #37 ASND, #59 AND #29 ASST.

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E PROSPECT

SECURITY HAS ADULT FEM IN CUSTODY IN THE OFFICE.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 53 YO W/F FOR POSS CDS RX AND PL.

08/22/16 16:50 16:55 17:13 18:09 WELFARE CHECK PD 16012298 9551

PRINCETON

RP REQ 1090 ON 65 YO C/F, ADV'D SHE IS ELDERLY AND SHE TOOK A HOMELESS STRANGER TO HER HOUSE. JUST WANTS CHECKED TO MAKE SURE SHE IS SAFE. #27 ASND. WELFARE CHECKS OK. SUBJ CITED FOR POSS MARIJ AND PARA.

08/22/16 17:02 17:02 17:02 18:50 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012300 6775

LINCOLN & SOUTH

#03 WENT ON T/S W/ PN 005-215 AND WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO I/M FOR DUS, NO INS, AND EXP TAG.

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E OKLAHOMA

RP ADV'D OF VANDALISM IN PD LOBBY RESTROOM. #41 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/22/16 17:58 17:58 17:58 21:25 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012304 9999

6TH & SOUTH

#40 WENT ON T/S W/ OK 133KTU AND WENT 10-15 W/ 49 YO B/M FOR (KSO: FTA-FISHING W/O LIC, RULE 8-POSS CDS,) (CITY: FTP-DEST OF PROP.)

08/22/16 19:42 19:44 19:46 21:07 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012312 9679

N OSAGE AV

RP REQ OFFICER REF HE FEELS SUICIDAL, SUBJ IS WRG A BLK SHIRT.

#50 ASND, #41 ASST. LOCATED A SUBJ MATCHING DESC. WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO I/M FOR PI.

08/22/16 20:03 20:06 20:09 00:11 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012313 9271

MONUMENT

W/M & W/F SUBJ TRYING TO BREAK INTO RESI. MALE WRG NO SHIRT & BLK SHORTS, FEM BLK TOP & SHORTS. AN OLDER W/M NO SHIRT RAN OFF.

#20 RESPONDED TO AREA, #50 & #27 ASST. MALE AT RESI RAN, OFFICER FOOT PURSUIT, TASE DEPLOYED AND WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO W/M FOR POSS CDS METH, RESISTING ARREST, (IN-STATE HOLD SEQUOIA CO.)

08/22/16 22:15 22:16 22:20 22:52 ACCIDENT/DEPT VEHICLE PD 16012323 9666

E SOUTH

#41 ADV'D HE JUST HAD A VEH HIT HIS SQUAD CAR WHILE AT THIS CALL. #21 RESPONDED. STATE ACCIDENT RPT WAS TKN.

08/22/16 23:13 23:16 23:18 23:36 SICK/INJURED PD 16012326 9863

W CLEVELAND

CONTACT RP, ADV 37 YO B/M HIT HER IN THE FACE THEN LEFT ON FOOT. WRG A BLK SHIRT & JEANS. RP DECLINED MEDICAL. #28 & #34 RESPONDED TO AREA. SUBJ RAN ON FOOT AND WAS L/S SB TOWARDS GRAND, OFFICERS UTL. #28 TOOK INFO FOR RPT.

08/22/16 23:45 23:47 23:47 00:33 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012328 9551

ASH & HARTFORD

#40 ON T/S AT ASH/HTFD W/ OK 326MXT. #56 & #27 RESPONDED TO ASST. NP WARNERS TOWED 2011 CHEV TRAVERSE.

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 35 YO A/M FOR DUS.

08/23/16 02:13 02:19 02:20 03:05 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012336 9908

N LAKE

RP ADV A MALE SEEN PROWLING AROUND NEIHGBORS CARS IN AREA. UNABLE TO GIVE A DESC. SUBJ RAN WB ON BROADWAY WHEN RP WENT OUTSIDE. RED CAR AND A BLK CAR IN DRIVEWAY. #28 & #34 RESPONDED TO AREA. #28 CONTACTED OWNER AT ADDR ON W BROADWAY. 953KTT/BLACK FORD EDGE WAS BROKEN INTO. OFFICERS WERE UTL SUBJT. #28 TOOK RPT.

The Evans Children's Academy of Performing Arts and the Poncan Theatre are hosting auditions for "Peter Pan Jr."

Auditions are at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 and Monday, Aug. 29, at The Poncan Theatre.

The auditions are for ages 7 and up, and children need to come with a song prepared to sing.

The Poncan Theatre Presents: The Eagles Tribute "Take It To the Limit" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children.

For the past several seasons, The “Take it to the Limit-Eagles Tribute Show ” who is based in Branson, will travel to other outside areas and theatres and share their dynamic productions and the music of their favorite band, THE EAGLES, to other communities, from the comfort of that community's local theatre. The response is ALWAYS no less than amazing!

For the past several seasons, The “Take It to the Limit-Eagles Tribute Show ” which is based in Branson, has traveled to other areas and theaters and shared their dynamic productions and the music of their favorite band, The Eagles. The response is ALWAYS no less than amazing!

With all those incredible songs that peppered the charts in the '70s, including several Top 10 hits and five that grabbed the No. 1 spot, this Concert Tribute to The Eagles is delivered 'spot on' by an exceptional cast of tribute musicians. 

Jon Sousan, producer of the show, created this journey back in time of the '70s, when The Eagles reigned as chart kings and arena sell-outs. The tribute show plays songs including "Witchy Woman," "Desperado," "Hotel California," "Take it Easy," "Best of My Love," "Tequila Sunrise," and of course, "Take it to the Limit," just to name a few.

The sound of Take it to the Limit-Eagles Tribute Show is so authentic, it’s like Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, and Timothy B. Schmit are standing right there on the stage in front of you! 

The actual 'real' EAGLES have a sound all their own and not easily reproduced. However, Take it to the Limit-Eagles Tribute Show makes this concert production all the more mind-blowing by perfectly emulating all those guitar licks and vocal harmonies that all Eagle fans are so attached to and would expect to hear. 

Take it to the Limit has won both "Band of the Year" and "Vocal Group of the Year" and has won in countless other categories, for their individual contributions in Branson and other industry associations where the musical competition is extremely tough.

Come see and hear what your Retro-Imagination longs for; a trip back to the '70s where the music was made the old fashioned way, with guitars, drums, keys and vocal harmonies that wow any audience.

(KAIR)--It's the first full week of school for the students of Atchison County's USD 377. “We're in good shape,” Superintendent of Schools Steve Wiseman tells MSC News. “We've got a solid staff, we've got some new teachers and we've got some mentoring going on. We feel really good about the school year, where we're at, and the people we have in place. We think we're going to have a great year.”

Wiseman says among the steps taken recently for the district's future was the finalization of the 2016-2017 budget. “When we look at our budget for this year, it's set at 43.755 mils, which is about a mil lower than last year.”

The budget was finalized last week, when the Board of Education met for their regular session in Effingham.

Ponca City will be getting a new ambulance in the near future. City Commissioners approved the contract for $165,101.11 with Southwest Ambulance Sales on Monday night.

Fire Chief Butch Herring said the specs for the new vehicle are right in line with the city's current fleet of ambulances. The new vehicle should be delivered within 120 days.

(KLZA)-- A Falls City Police Officer escapes injury, but the vehicle he was driving incurs more than $1,000 in damage.

According to the Falls City Police Department it happened Monday morning when Officer James Wason was backing up from a gas pump.

As he did so, the Falls City Police Department Ford Explorer struck a post that buffers the gas pumps at Sapp Brothers Petroleum, located at 15th and Harlan Street.

Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $1,400.

The post was not damaged. 

Two men were injured in a semi accident at 10:28 p.m. Monday on State Highway 58 and State Highway 51A, about 6 miles south of Fairview in Major County.

Ivan Stajkovic, 22, of Cutler Bay, Fla., was driving a 2007 Volvo tractor trailer north bound on State Highway 51A at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a curve, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. The semi rolled a half time, sliding on the passenger side into the north bound lanes of State Highway 58.

Stajkovic was transported by a Trooper to Fairview Hospital, where he was  treated and released.

A passenger, Borisav Cakarevic, 24, of Revere, Mass., was transported by Major County EMS to Fairview Hospital and flown by Air-Evac to OU Medical in Oklahoma City.

He was admitted in critical condition with head, trunk internal and trunk external injuries.

Cakarevic was pinned for 30 minutes before he was extricated by Fairview Fire Department and Longdale Fire Department, the Highway Patrol reports.

Passengers and gate crews await the arrival of the first American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth in Stillwater. Today is the inaugural date of flights into the Oklahoma city at the Stillwater Regional Airport.

Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved a contract Monday for the demolition of the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium.

The $81,400 contract is with G&G Dozer, LLC. The bid was about half of the engineer's expected bid of $175,000.

City Engineer Jim Fairbanks said the debris from the demolition will be taken to a licensed landfill and concrete debris will be taken to the Sober Brothers site.

The company will have 30 days to execute documents with demolition expected to begin in mid-September to Early October. The demolition is expected to take 45 days and be completed in Mid November.

LITTLE AXE, Okla. (AP) - A high school football team in the community of Little Axe has lost all of its uniforms and much of its equipment after a field house caught fire.    

KOCO-TV  reports that the fire was reported at 8 p.m. Monday, and Norman firefighters responded. Little Axe is located about 20 miles east of Norman.

The high school said the locker room area and all of its contents were destroyed by smoke and fire. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 

(KMZA)---A Fort Riley soldier convicted on charges in connection with a drunk driving two-vehicle collision last August in Nemaha County that injured three Seneca residents has learned his fate.  

Justin Gerdes was recently sentenced in Nemaha County District Court on two counts of aggravated battery and a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol in the case.   

Gerdes was given a suspended prison sentence and placed on 18-months supervised probation.  In addition, he was ordered to pay more than $15,000 restitution to the three victims—Kelsey Bradley, Bryce Bradley and Dana Bradley.

Gerdes pleaded “ no contest” to the charges in June.  In exchange for the plea, three additional counts were dismissed.

He was charged in connection with a two-vehicle wreck on August 22, 2015 on U.S. 63 Highway north of Seneca that was investigated by the Kansas Highway Patrol.
      
The Patrol says Gerdes was northbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle driven by Kelsey Bradley.

Bradley, two passengers in her vehicle and Gerdes were transported to the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca for the treatment of injuries following the wreck.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Every Oklahoma motorist will pay an additional $5 beginning later this month for a new license plate that features the outline of the state bird - a scissortail flycatcher - on a blue background.    

Gov. Mary Fallin unveiled the new license plate during a press conference with state officials on Monday. The new plates cost the state about $2.05 to produce. Most of the additional revenue will go into a newly created State Public Safety Fund that will be available for the Legislature to spend to "support public safety" in the state.  

In addition to the $18.5 million generated by issuing the new tags, tax officials predict an additional $4 million from an increase in compliance.    

The new design was selected by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has signed election proclamations that place five state questions on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.    

Fallin signed the proclamations on Tuesday ahead of Friday's deadline for the governor to complete paperwork for the general election ballot.    

The ballot questions include: a proposal to increase the state sales tax by 1 percent to fund teacher pay raises and other education causes; a proposal to reclassify some drug possession and property crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies; a related measure that would direct the savings in incarceration costs to community rehabilitation programs; a measure that would remove a section of the Oklahoma Constitution that prohibits use of state resources for religious purposes; and a measure to allow wine and full-strength beer to be sold in grocery stores.
 

(KNZA)--Funeral services have been set for a Topeka man with Holton ties who apparently drowned over the weekend following a boating accident at Perry Lake.

A memorial service for 46-year-old Jeff Miller will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Topeka.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 Wednesday evening at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel in Topeka.

For the past 12 years, Miller served as the human resources manager at Banner Creek LLC in Holton.   He served on the Holton/Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board from 2011 through 2013, including as  Chamber President in 2013.  

Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig says Miller was reported missing early Friday evening after last being seen on his 26-foot sailboat earlier in the day on Perry Lake.

Following search efforts, his body was found Saturday morning in the water west of Longview Park.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the boating accident.

Miller is survived by his wife, Martha, his parents and a sister.

Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Monday night opposing State Question 779, the proposed sales tax earmarked for education.

“This is not the solution to funding problems,” City Manager Craig Stephenson told commissioners.

In remarks to the commissioners, Stephenson said SQ 779 would "have adverse unintended consequences to the future ability of cities and towns to raise the needed revenues to operate their police departments, fire departments, local parks and pools, provide safe roads and bridges, libraries and many other government services expected by the various constituencies in each city and town."

Oklahoma's average sales tax rate is 8.77 percent and Ponca City's combined sales tax rate is 8.667 percent.

"This places Oklahoma as having the sixth highest sales tax rate in the nation and the passage of SQ779 would rank Oklahoma as the highest ranked combined sales tax in the nation," Stephenson said.

Oklahoma cities and towns rely on sales tax as the only tax generating stream of revenue, Stephenson said.

"Our cities and towns do not receive any property tax revenues for operations. Nor do they receive appropriations from the State," he said.

Passage of SQ779 would have a tremendous impact on cities and towns near state borders, such as Ponca City, as residents will decide to shop and live across state lines, resulting in both the state and the community losing vital revenue for operations and capital improvements, the city manager said.

"My wife is a classroom teacher and I know better than most who aren't in education that teachers need a pay increase," Stephenson said. "It is more challenging in the classroom today than ever before.

"There needs to be more funding for the school children. There are teachers who not only pay for classroom supplies for their students, but food for the classroom for their students, clothing, coats, field trips and other items. Parent-Teacher Organizations pay for playground improvements and extracurricular activities are financially supported by the various booster clubs," he said.

Stephenson continued, "No one questions that education is vital to the future of Oklahoma. If we impede the ability of cities and towns to generate adequate revenue to provide quality services to their residents, where will the educated children go? They will want high quality of life services -- and deserve  them. If they can't receive them in our cities and towns, they will continue to migrate to surrounding states that do provide them to ensure their communities flourish."

“This solution is not the correct solution for us,” Stephenson said.

Mayor Homer Nicholson said SQ779 is an extremely difficult bill.

“The Legislature has been defunding education for a number of years. The whole system needs to be improved,” the mayor said. "The whole system needs to be improved. The Legislators have been dummying down and defunding education for far too long."

The mayor said "I wish people would grab their legislators by the ears."

Both Stephenson and Nicholson stated firmly that the City of Ponca City is not anti-education, and the city has spent millions of dollars on education for children, including the citywide broadband network, laptops for students and community support for schools and children.

Nicholson said one of the problems is with the distribution of the money that would be raised by the sales tax. He would like for more money to go to K-12 schools instead of higher education.

(KLZA)-- Mark Kunkel has been named as the new Big Lake State Park Superintendent.

The Mound City News reports Kunkel has worked at the park for over 30 years and will replace Rusty Burge who retired this summer.

Kunkel is a Mound City native. The Missouri State Parks, a division of Missouri Department of natural Resources, recently announced the appointment.  

(KLZA)-- A Lincoln Correctional Center inmate assaulted a staff member this past Sunday evening. 

According to a release from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services the inmate threatened to physically harm a staff member at about 6:30. In response two other staff members were restraining the inmate who then became combative and was able to place his arms around the staff members neck. 

The other staff members were able to restrain the inmate and escort him from the unit. One staff member sought treatment for non-life threatening injuries. 

A criminal investigation will be conducted with results forwarded to the County Attorney. 

The names of those involved will not be released.  
 

(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Commission has approved for publication a proposed 2017 budget of nearly $13 million that calls for a nearly one mill decrease in the property tax levy.  

The proposed budget, approved for publication Monday, contains an estimated tax rate of 48.669 mills, which is to raise nearly $7.5 million.

The county was able to lower the tax levy due to a $12 million increase in the county’s assessed valuation.

The Commission will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing at their September 6th meeting at 10:00 in morning in the Commissioner’s room at the courthouse.

In other business, the Commission accepted the low bid submitted by AHRS Construction of Bern for the construction of additional parking on the west side of the courthouse in the total amount of  $119,500. It was among two bids received.   

The Commission also approved the purchase of  a 2015 “ broom” machine to be used to sweep county roads before they are chipped sealed.  The machine will be purchased from Murphy Tractor of Topeka for $42,335.        

(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriff’s Department will be adding a drug sniffing K-9 to its force. 

Sheriff John Merchant told the County Commission Monday that after looking into it for a year, he feels the K-9 is needed.
    
Merchant says the black lab named Ari is being purchased for $5,500, which includes training.

He says Deputy Cody Spire will serve as the dog’s handler.

Merchant says while the K-9’s major purpose will be for drug detection, the dog will also be used for therapy/comfort purposes.  He said dog can be used to help a child that’s gone through a traumatic event.  

In other business, Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Lowe informed the Commission that he’s taking a position with the Hiawatha Police Department.

Lowe said the reason he’s leaving the county after five years is because the city provides better health insurance benefits for his family.  He said it cost him more than $1,100 a month for health insurance coverage for his family through the county’s plan, while he will only be paying $100 a month on the city’s plan.

Lowe said he has enjoyed his time with the county and hopes the Commission can find a way to improve the cost of insurance.

He’s to begin work with the Hiawatha Police Department on September 1st.

(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriff is alerting residents of an IRS scam being reported locally.

Sheriff John Merchant says the sheriff's department has received several complaints from county residents saying they have been receiving phone calls from individuals stating they are from the IRS. He said one resident said their caller ID even identified the call as coming from the IRS.

Merchant said the callers are telling residents they owe delinquent income taxes.  They are then instructed to provide bank account information to take care of the debt or a sheriff's deputy will arrive at their residence to arrest them.

Merchant says this is a scam.  He says residents should never rely on their caller ID to inform them of who is calling because there are many ways that scammers can alter the identity of their call.

Merchant reminds residents to never provide any personal or bank account information to an unsolicited caller.

(KMZA)--A Bern man has been arrested on a charge of abuse of a child.

26-year-old Joshua Lockhart was arrested Saturday following an investigation by the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department and booked into the Nemaha County Jail.

Lockhart was released Sunday on a $5,000 surety bond and is to appear in a Nemaha County courtroom on September 27th.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/21/16 11:18 11:22 11:27 11:35 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16012236 9742

E DETROIT

W/M 20'S SHORT WB ON FOOT. GOING DOOR TO DOOR ASKING TO USE THE BATHROOM. #40 & #37 OUT W/ MALE IN 753GGQ/OK. MOVED ALONG.

08/21/16 16:34 16:37 17:07 17:56 SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED PD 16012246 9271

N 14TH

HOSPITAL SECURITY REQ OFFICER REF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE ER. #20 ASND. EDWIN FAIR CONTACTED. SUBJ BEING COMMITTED.

08/21/16 22:43 22:46 22:48 02:45 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16012259 9908

W SOUTH

W/F WITH DOG AT BUSINESS ACTING DISTRAUGHT AND STANGE. #28 ASND. #28 WENT 10-15 W/ FEM TO PD. SHE COMPLAING OF [REDACTED] AFTER ARRIVING AT PD & TRANSPORTED TO ER BY A115 WHERE SHE WAS ULTIMATELY ADMITTED AS A PATIENT. WILL BE DOING A WARRANT REQ FOR POSS RX MEDS W/O RX.

NP PINKY TOWED IA 720YYE AT REQ OF BUSINESS. #27 TOOK HER DOG TO A/C.

08/21/16 23:37 23:37 23:37 00:09 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012261 9666

W SOUTH

#41 WENT 10-15 FROM BUSINESS W/ 33 YO I//F FOR CITY AND KSO 44S, FTP, A&B.

08/21/16 23:43 23:44 23:44 23:46 VANDALISM PD 16012262 9678

4TH & GRAND

#32 AT 4TH/GRAND W/ PARTY NOTING VANDALISM. RPT TKN.

08/22/16 00:52 00:53 00:54 01:56 VEHICLE TOW PD 16012264 9999

HARTFORD & WAVERLY

#40 T/S 238LUX. CITED THE DRIVER & RELEASED. OWNER REQ ACTION TWO THE VEH FOR EXP TAG & NO INS.

(KMZA)--A traffic stop in Seneca for littering leads to the arrest of two Missouri residents on drug charges

33-year-old Ivy Stephens and 36-year-old Joel Martin, both of St. Peters, Missouri, were arrested Sunday by the Seneca Police Department on charges of possession of methamphetamines, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both were booked into the Nemaha County Jail where they remain on $12,500 bond each.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/20/16 08:33 08:46 08:52 10:04 CRS RECOVERY PD 16012168 9999

MARLAND

RP RPTS A TRUCK IN THE ALLEY BTWN MARLAND/PALM. #40 ADV'D THE TRUCK IS AT THE INTERSECTION. COMM CENTER REC'D A CALL FROM OWNER PARTY REF BURGLARY AT FACILITY AND A VEH IS MISSING. RP ADV'D #40 OUT W/ THE VEH. CONNECT #16012170.

#40 TOOK RPT & PROCESSED THE VEH. VEH REL TO EMPLOYEE.

08/20/16 09:00 09:11 09:11 10:08 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16012170 8654

E EMPORIA

VEH & TRLR LOCATED **RP ADV'D A TRUCK WAS STOLEN AND GATE WAS DAMAGED. CONNECT #16012168. #57 STOOD BY. #40 ADV'D RPT TKN.

#40 ADV'D A 14FT TO 16FT LINK WHITE W/ RUST TRLR W/ WOOD FLOOR, METAL SIDES THAT WAS SHOP BUILT, 6 TO 8 FOOT WIDE,NO ID NUMBER ON IT. THE TRL WAS LOCATED.

CONNECT #16012168 & 16012172.

08/20/16 10:19 10:25 10:25 10:52 CRS RECOVERY PD 16012172 9999

W SOUTH

RP ADV'D HIS BOSS LOCATED THE STOLEN TRLR. #40 ASND. CONNECT #16012168.

08/20/16 10:22 10:24 10:32 10:45 VANDALISM PD 16012173 9742

1ST & HAZEL

RP ADV'D THIS LOCATION HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO. #37 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN FOR VANDALISM.

08/20/16 10:55 11:02 11:02 11:02 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16012177 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

RP IN THE LOBBY WITH A FOUND CELL PHONE. BOOKING HANDLED.

08/20/16 13:21 13:26 13:32 13:57 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012180 9547

W GRAND

RP ADV'D A BLK MITZ TRS OK TAG 499MXR, LEFT EB 2 BLOCK THEN SB AFTER BACKING INTO HIM. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/20/16 16:20 16:30 16:38 17:00 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16012188 9899

DESOTO

RP ADV'D THAT HER X HALF IS COMING TO HER HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SHE HAS HIM ON VIDEO OUTSIDE OF HER HOME. ADV'D THERE IS P.O. SUBJ IS NOT THERE AT THIS TIME. #33 ASND. MADE CONTACT, OPTIONS GIVEN. NO RPT.

08/20/16 16:51 16:57 17:20 17:37 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16012191 9271

E HARTFORD

RP REQ OFFICER REF UU OF A VEH. #20 ADV'D DECLINED RPT, ATL ONLY FOR 200 WHI FORD F150 991GGQ.

08/20/16 16:55 16:57 16:59 17:36 DISTURBANCE PD 16012192 9271

N 14TH

RP ADV'D OF AN INTOX H/M BLUE SHIRT AND SHORTS IN THE STORE HARASSING CUSTOMERS. #20 ASND. WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO W/M FOR PI.

08/20/16 17:51 17:53 17:59 18:07 DISTURBANCE PD 16012195 9899

E BROOKFIELD

RP ADV'D W/M TRIED TO KICK THE DOOR IN, HE HAD A TAZER. #33 ASND. GOA. WILL STAY IN THE AREA AND ATL.

08/20/16 19:06 19:07 19:09 19:28 DISTURBANCE PD 16012196 9899

N UNION

RP ADV'D I/M CAUSING DISTURBANCE. #33 ASND. SETTLED FOR NOW, MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ AT ADDR ON N UNION. NO RPT. WAS TRANSPORTED TO ER VIA AMB.

08/20/16 19:51 20:00 20:07 20:16 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012198 9271

JOE

RP RPT'D THEFT OF LICENSE ON VEH, #20 ASND, RPT WAS TKN. OK 211AZJ, WILL BE ENTERED NCIC.

08/20/16 20:18 20:30 20:30 20:30 EXTRA PATROL PD 16012199 9666

W OKLAHOMA

XPTL REF RECENT PEEPING TOM CALLS AND RP HAS HAD GAS SIPHONED OUT OF HIS  VEH. #41 WAS ADV'D.

08/20/16 21:15 21:18 21:23 21:57 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16012203 9608

N 14TH

911 REQ OFFICER FOR A BELLIGERENT INTOX SUBJ. #52 & #28 RESPONDED.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 35 YO I/M FOR PI.

08/20/16 23:28 23:29 23:33 01:11 DISTURBANCE PD 16012218 9677

GLENSIDE

911 ADV NOW THERE ARE 2 NEW PEOPLE BANGING ON THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. #28 & #38 RESPONDED, MADE CONTACT WITH 2 MALES.

#28 WENT 10-15 W/ 38 YO W/M FOR KSO 44-FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.

#38 ADV'D NO PROBLEM DISCOVERED AT RESI, OTHER SUBJ INSIDE RESI REFUSED TO COME TO DOOR. SETTLED. NO RPT.

08/21/16 00:02 00:03 00:04 01:08 INTOX DRIVER PD 16012222 9678

6TH & CHERRY

WHITE VAN TAG 092JQX NB ON 6TH FROM CHERRY. #32, #41, #38, RESPONDED TO AREA, LOCATED AND T/S AT ADDR ON E OTOE. NP BUDGET TOWED CHEVY VAN.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 50 YO H/M FOR DUI.

08/21/16 00:08 00:14 00:15 01:10 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012223 9908

S OAK

BURGLARY TO THE RESI, HAPPENED SOMETIME AFTER 6PM. #28 & #38 RESPONDED, HOUSE CLEARED, #28 TOOK RPT.

An arrest has been made in the Vinita homicide case being investigated by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

A 14-year-old male was arrested at the Vinita Police Department this afternoon. He was booked into the Creek County jail on a first degree murder complaint.

At the request of the Vinita Police Department, OSBI special agents are investigating this morning’s murder of 38-year-old Laura Beth Hendrix inside her home at 416 N. Thompson.

It appears Hendrix died of a single gunshot wound. Officers found her dead inside her home just before 8 a.m. Monday.

The boy's name will not be release at this time due to his age.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma's suicide rate is 37 percent higher than the national rate, yet the state ranks near the bottom in spending for mental health services.
 
The Tulsa World reports (http://bit.ly/2bnkdgv ) that nationally, there are 12.6 suicides per 100,000 people each year. Oklahoma ranks 13th in the country with a rate of 17.2 per 100,000. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Tulsa's suicide rate of 16.8 per 100,000 ranks it 15th among U.S. cities.
 
Mental Health America says Oklahoma ranks 50th in the nation in adults who suffer from some form of mental illness and 47th in adults with thoughts of suicide. The state also ranks 46th in spending on mental health services at $53 per person annually compared to the national average of $120 per person a year.

 

Wentz Pool is nearing the end of swimming season! 

The pool is open just for the next two weekends -- Aug. 27-28 and Sept. 3-4. It will not be open on Labor Day.

Cost is $2 for adults and $1 for children 12 and younger.

(KAIR)--Two women are accused of a Sunday evening Jackson County burglary, with one in custody while the other remains on the run.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says 19-year-old Shelby Hopkins was arrested after she was found hiding in an attic crawl space inside a residence on Pratt Street, in Whiting. That's the same location where 32-year-old Megan Hollister is accused of hiding in a closet, but escaping on foot. A search by deputies from the Jackson and Brown County Sheriff's Offices, along with Kickapoo Tribal Police, was unsuccessful and Hollister remains free.

Morse says the investigation was launched following the report of a burglary in the 500 Block of 3rd Street where a number of electronic items were stolen.

Morse says they were recovered following the arrest of Hopkins, who was booked into the Jackson County Jail, facing charges of burglary of a dwelling, theft, criminal damage to property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony interference with law enforcement. Her bond is set at $10,000.

The search continues for the whereabouts of Hollister, who is believed to be somewhere in the Brown County area.

Morse says anyone with information is urged to contact his office at 785-364-2251.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, a juvenile male entered the Vinita Police Department and reported he had killed his stepmother at their Vinita home.

Officers went to the home and found Laura Beth Hendrix, 38, dead inside. The Vinita Police Department asked Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation investigative and crime scene agents to help work the case.

Numerous OSBI special agents are at the scene collecting information and evidence. The medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of Hendricks’ death.

The juvenile male is in police custody. No arrest has been made at this time.

A Ponca City Schools truck was located in the 700 block of Marland Drive at 8:33 a.m. Saturday, Ponca City Police reported.

The Communications Center had received a call from the school maintenance office about a burglary and a missing vehicle. Police took a report and the vehicle was released to a school district employee.

A trailer also was missing from the district's lot in the 200 block of East Emporia, a police report stated. It was located at the north end of the American Legion building in the 400 block of West South Avenue. A gate was reported damaged in the theft. 

The annual Pepperette Mother-Daughter Event, which this year is a Luau, will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday Aug. 28 at the Po-Hi Commons. 

Pepperettes is a social and service club for eighth and ninth grade girls. Any girl in the Ponca City area can join.  Pepperettes is a club that promotes social responsibility while having fun.  All through the year, the girls work to raise money or needed items for different non-profit groups in the city of Ponca. 

Girls may decide at the mother-daughter event to join the organization if they have not already done so.  Dues are $10 and an optional T shirt is $20.  All of the girls in attendance, both new members and those who joined during enrollment, will earn a point for attending the event.  If current members bring a new girl to join they will receive an addition point. 

Points accumulate to allow eighth graders to run for office in their ninth grade year.  Points for ninth graders accumulate to earn the privilege of walking in the promenade at the Winter Dance in February. Bring your mom or any adult female to join you for an afternoon of fun.  Church attire is recommended.

For more information on Pepperettes, contact Heather Monks at (580) 763-7954.

Pepperette officers pictured include Alexis Kirk, Sergeant at Arms; Bayleigh Hudgens, Secretary; Daysha Gilpin, Vice President; Macy Swinehart, President; Ryleah Tyndall, Historian; Rylee Criner, Pledge Court Officer; and Jaqulyn Stockwell, Treasurer.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton heads into the fall out front in enough states to give her at least a tie in the Electoral College, meaning that a victory in any of the several states now considered a toss-up would be enough to push her over the top and into the White House.

For Donald Trump, the electoral map is as daunting as it is friendly to Clinton. To win, he must sweep all of the toss-up battlegrounds and go on to pick off at least one state where the Democratic nominee now has a solid lead.

That's according to an Associated Press analysis of the map as it stands today, with 78 days until Election Day.

The analysis considers preference polling, recent electoral history, demographic trends and campaign priorities such as advertising, travel and on-the-ground staff.

It finds that to capture the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, Clinton must merely defend traditionally Democratic states and those where recent polls show she has large advantages, and then add just one of the states that The Associated Press now rates as a toss-up.

Those states include Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio.

And that map may be a conservative estimate of Clinton's head start over the Republican nominee.

In several states the AP rates as toss-ups, including New Hampshire, North Carolina and Florida, recent polls suggest current conditions may be favorable to Clinton, though there are few polls in those states or they have given her a relatively narrow upper hand.

In other states, Clinton's advantage appears more formidable. In Pennsylvania, won by the Democratic nominee in every election since 1992, multiple polls conducted in July and August give the former secretary of state double-digit leads.

That state illustrates the depth of Trump's problem: It's considered a linchpin of his strategy to win over working-class white voters in the Rust Belt.

In Virginia, which handed its electoral votes to Barack Obama twice but was once a solidly Republican state, several August surveys show high single-digit to double-digit leads for Clinton.

Colorado, too, shows no signs of reversing itself after twice supporting Obama. Trump has consistently trailed by large margins in surveys released there since mid-July. Polls released this month in Wisconsin and Michigan also found Trump facing significant deficits.

Trump is left running from behind while also defending traditional Republican strongholds such as Georgia, where a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll suggests even that may be in play for Clinton.

Where the race stands today:

SOLID DEMOCRATIC: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maine 2nd District, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington state.

LEANS DEMOCRATIC: Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin.

TOSS-UP: Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio.

LEANS REPUBLICAN: Arizona, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska 2nd District, Utah.

SOLID REPUBLICAN: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

Hundreds of school districts Monday woke up to news of the order by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor on the first day of class in Texas and elsewhere.

The decision dated Sunday comes after Texas and 12 other states challenged the Obama directive as unconstitutional during a hearing in Fort Worth last week. It applies to schools nationwide, as many districts reopen this week after the summer vacation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, immediately cheered the decision.

"This president is attempting to rewrite the laws enacted by the elected representatives of the people, and is threating to take away federal funding from schools to force them to conform," Paxton said. "That cannot be allowed to continue, which is why we took action to protect states and school districts."

The federal government told U.S. public schools in May that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. That announcement came days after the Justice Department sued North Carolina over a state law that requires people to use public bathrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate, which U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch had likened to policies of racial segregation. Republicans have argued such laws are commonsense privacy safeguards.

Schools were not explicitly told to comply or lose federal funds. But the Obama administration also didn't rule out that possibility in court documents filed in July, saying recipients of federal education dollars "are clearly on notice" that antidiscrimination polices must be followed. Texas alone gets roughly $10 billion in federal education funds.

The lawsuit was filed in May by Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia, and the Republican governors of Maine, Mississippi and Kentucky. Two small school districts in Arizona and Texas, which have fewer than 600 students combined and no transgender persons on their campuses, also joined the effort to prevent the directive from being enforced.

All Chamber Members are invited to join us Friday at 11 a.m. at City Hall in the McFadden Room for our Ponca Politics Committee Meeting.

During the meeting we will hear from Don Jones, the Kay County Detention Director. We will also discuss our upcoming fall forums featuring our elected city officials, school officials and county officials. More details coming soon. This is a very important and active committee for the chamber. Barry Bickle is the chair.

We have several committee meetings this week including our finance, executive, tourism and our chamber board. We could not do what we do without the support of our chamber volunteers. Molly Kyler with Pioneer Technology Center is our 2016 Chair and is doing an amazing job.

We continue to receive school supplies at the Chamber Office. Thank you so much for helping with this important need. Ponca City schools are off to a great start!

A Claremore man was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon five miles west of Ringwood in Major County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.

David Lyndale Dorsey, 62, of Claremore was driving a 2015 Honda Goldwing motorcycle when his motorcycle was hit by a Buick Le Sabre driven by Lois Pauline Sacket, 83, of Aline.

A passenger on Dorsey's motorcycle, Christi Louise Dorsey, 59 of Claremore, was transported by Medi-flight to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where she was admitted for head, arm, trunk and leg injuries. She is listed in critical condition.

Sacket was transported by Major County EMS to St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Enid, where she was admitted for a leg injury. The Highway Patrol reports she is listed in stable condition.

The Patrol said Sacket's car was westbound on U.S. Highway 60 and Dorsey's motorcycle was eastbound. The car crossed the center lane, striking the motorcycle head-on. Both vehicles departed the roadway and entered the south ditch and caught fire, the Patrol said.

(KNZA)--Authorities say a man driving the wrong-way in a northeast Kansas highway construction zone was killed when his pickup truck collided with a tractor-trailer.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 33-year-old Christopher Frank of McFarland died after the crash early Sunday on Interstate 70 near Paxico.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says Frank drove eastbound in the westbound lane, with construction in that area having reduced traffic to one lane.

The trucker was treated a Topeka hospital, and a passenger in his semi rig wasn't hurt.

(KNZA)--Drivers can expect an increase of law enforcement efforts looking for drunk drivers now through Labor Day, September 5th.  

The Hiawatha and Seneca Police Departments are among 150 law enforcement agencies across the state that are participating in the “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose,” campaign.

A grant through the Kansas Department of Transportation pays for the overtime of officers taking part in the enforcement.     

According to KDOT,  Kansas averages four persons injured every day, and one person killed every three days,in crashes where at least one of the drivers involved is impaired by alcohol and/or another drug.       

Last year in Kansas, there were nearly 2,300 alcohol-related crashes, with 75 fatalities and 1,300 injuries

(KNZA)--The preliminary hearing for a Dawson, Nebraska man charged in connection with a shooting at the Old Sabetha Lake over the Memorial Day weekend has been pushed back again.

The Nemaha County Attorney’s Office says the hearing for 58-year-old Anthony Leftwich was continued last week to September 23rd. Leftwich is charged with one count of aggravated battery.

He’s accused of shooting 40-year-old rural Bern resident Thad Lambrecht multiple times early May 29th following an argument at the lake. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

Lambrecht was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and then transported to a Kansas City hospital.

Leftwich remains in the Nemaha County Jail, held on a $750,000 bond.

(KNZA)--Unemployment was up in area northeast Kansas counties in July.

According to a report released Friday by the Kansas Department of Labor, Atchison County had the highest unemployment rate among area counties at 8 percent and Nemaha County had the lowest at 3.4 percent.

Brown County's jobless rate in July stood at 4.4 percent; Doniphan, 4.9 percent; Jackson, 4.3 percent; Jefferson, 4.4 percent; Leavenworth, 4.8 percent; Marshall, 3.6 percent; and Pottawatomie, 4.2 percent.

All the figures were up from June.  In addition, they were up from July 2015 in Atchison, Jackson, Leavenworth, Marshall and Nemaha Counties.

Statewide, the unemployment rate in July was 4.1 percent.  That's up from 3.8 percent in June and unchanged from July 2015.

     SKIATOOK, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Quinton man has drowned in Skiatook Lake.
    The OHP says 30-year-old Nicolas William Birckel drowned in the lake Friday afternoon. The patrol initially reported that the drowning occurred Saturday.
    An OHP report says Birckel jumped from a boat to swim, then went under water and did not resurface.
    His body was recovered Saturday morning in about 25 feet of water.
    ---
    Eds: This story corrects the day of the drowning from Saturday to Friday.

     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - For the second time in as many election cycles, former state Sen. Al McAffrey and retired university professor Tom Guild will square off in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination in central Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District.
    Democratic voters in most of Oklahoma County and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties will choose their nominee in Tuesday's runoff that's a rematch of the 2014 5th District race in which McAffrey defeated Guild for the party's nomination.
    The candidates reached the runoff after receiving the most votes in the June 28 primary race. A third Democrat, Leona Leonard of Seminole, was eliminated.
    The winner of the runoff will face Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Russell, who is seeking a second two-year term, and Libertarian Zachary Knight in the Nov. 8 general election.
 

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/19/16 07:30 08:31 08:31 08:31 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012103 9608

1ST & SOUTH

#52 T/S W/ 683HPU. NP WARNERS TOWED THE VEH.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO MALE FOR POSS MARIJ, POSS PARA, NO INS.

08/19/16 08:36 08:37 08:40 09:27 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012107 9368

N 5TH

RP REQ AN OFFICER REF A BREAK IN. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/19/16 10:03 10:17 10:27 10:39 VANDALISM PD 16012114 9368

MONUMENT

RP ADV'D HER MAILBOX WAS VANDALIZED LAST NIGHT. #45 ASND, NO RPT, REQ LOG FOR INFO.

08/19/16 10:34 11:42 11:42 11:42 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012115 9608

14TH & CENTRAL

#52 ON T/S AT 14TH/CENTRAL W/ 840FHZ. NP BUDGET TOWED 840FHZ.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO FEM FOR DRIVING W/O LIC.

08/19/16 12:25 12:42 12:42 12:42 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012120 7765

E OKLAHOMA

BOOKING REQ CFS# FOR #23 WHO WENT 10-15 FROM THE PD LOBBY W/ 37 YO B/M FOR FAIL TO REG AS SEX OFFENDER.

08/19/16 13:26 13:28 13:31 13:46 FRAUD PD 16012123 9999

S 4TH

RP ADV'D I/F IN WHI T-SHIRT (CURRENTLY SITTING OUT FRONT) TRIED TO CASH CHECK OF SOMEONE DECEASED. #40 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/19/16 14:18 14:21 14:30 15:03 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16012125 9368

N 7TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER EX BOYFRIEND PEEPING THROUGH HER WINDOWS. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/19/16 14:43 14:44 14:44 16:12 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012130 9999

GRAND & PINE

#40 T/S W/ 589HQD. NP ACTION TOWING VEH.

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 51 YO W/M FOR DUS, NO INS.

08/19/16 16:05 16:06 16:06 19:38 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012136 9742

W DRY RD

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 49 YO MALE FOR CITY 44'S.

08/19/16 17:25 17:27 17:28 17:32 TRESPASSING PD 16012140 9731

W CLEVELAND

MANAGER REQ OFFICER REF EMPLOYEE OF TAXI MAKING ENTRY INTO ONE OF HIS APTS UNINVITED. #49 ASND, SUBJ GOA, TENANT DECLINED RPT.

08/19/16 17:58 18:00 18:07 18:57 VANDALISM PD 16012142 9899

N 2ND

RP ADV'D HIS VEH WAS VANDALIZED. #33 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/19/16 20:18 20:19 20:21 22:26 DISTURBANCE PD 16012148 9666

S PEACHTREE

MAN WITH KNIF GOING CRAZY IN FRONT YARD, TRYING TO ASSAULT A NEIGHBOR. ALL UNITS RESPODNED.

#41 WENT 10-15 W/ 18 YO W/M FOR DOM A&B.

08/19/16 21:04 21:04 21:04 21:38 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012152 9527

N 14TH

#30 WENT 10-15 W/ MALE DOB 1994 FOR KSO 44'S AND TOOK HIM DIRECTLY TO KSO.

08/19/16 22:51 22:54 22:59 01:27 INTOX DRIVER PD 16012156 9608

14TH & LAKE RD

SUBJ IN SILV 4DR CHEV P/U NB ON 14TH FROM LAKE ALL OVER ROAD, HIT A CURB AND ALMOST HIT A SIGN, KS TAG, #52 ASND, ON T/S W/ KS 522FPF AT 14TH/GLENSIDE. #30 ASST. NP WARNERS TOWED THE VEH.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 27 YO H/M FOR DUI & NO INS.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ H/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

08/20/16 00:42 00:43 00:44 01:04 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012161 9678

W HIGHLAND

RP ADV SUBJ STOLE AN 18PK OF BUD LIGHT AND LEFT WB ON HLND. SUBJ IS I/F 5'5", 160 LBS, WRG A GRY SHIRT & BLK SHORTS. #32 RESPONDED, RPT TKN.

08/20/16 01:12 01:13 01:15 05:10 FIGHT IN PROGRESS PD 16012162 9608

N 14TH

LARGE FIGHT IN PARKING LOT. #52, #33, #32, #21, #-8, & #07 RESPONDED. #52 WENT 10-15 X6:

A) 10-15 W/ 21 YO H/F FOR DRUNKENESS.

B) 10-15 W/ 34 YO H/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

C) 10-15 W/ 24 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

D) 10-15 W/ 37 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

E) 10-15 W/ 27 YO H/F FOR PI AND OBSTRUCTION.

F) 10-15 W/ 28 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

CONNECT #16012164

08/20/16 03:53 04:03 04:10 04:21 VANDALISM PD 16012164 9608

N 14TH

CONTACT RP IN THE LOBBY, SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE AT BAR AND HAD HER CAR WINDOW BROKEN DURING THE FIGHT EARLIER. #52 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

CONNECT #16012162

(KAIR)--A Topeka man loses his life while boating in Jefferson County.

WIBW-TV identifies the victim as 46-year-old Jeff Miller.

Citing the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the TV station says Kansas Wildlife and Parks was called to the Longview area of Perry Lake around 5:45 Friday evening after it was reported that Miller was missing. He was last seen around 3:30 in the afternoon aboard his sailboat.

A search, conducted jointly with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, lasted until Midnight Saturday, then began again at 6:30 in the morning.

Miller's body was recovered from the water, west of Longview Park, about an hour after the search resumed.

The incident remains under investigation by Kansas Wildlife and Parks and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

(KNZA)--There's a vacancy on the Horton City Commission.

The vacancy was created due to the resignation of Lonnie Boller, who served as Parks and Recreation Commissioner.

Boller, who was appointed to the position last November following the death of Commissioner Al Barton, submitted his letter of resignation Friday, which was effective immediately.

No reason was stated for the resignation.

According to a release from the city, the Commission must appoint someone to the position within 10 days.

Those interested in filling the vacancy are being asked to submit a letter of interest to the Commission at City Hall by 2:00 p.m. on August 29th.

The Commission will review the letters and talk with the candidates during their meeting that evening.

The person appointed to the position will fill the remainder of the term, which is set to expire in January 2020.

Those with questions can call the Horton City Hall at 486-2681.

(KAIR)--It's official: the airplane, identical to the one flown by Amelia Earhart, will arrive in Atchison, the city that Earhart once called home, on Monday. 

The 1935 Lockheed Electra L-10E, named Muriel, departed from El Cajon, California, August 15, transported as a super wide load by Wichita-based trucking company Landstar, Inc. 

The truck, trailer and airplane will make it's way into Atchison Monday morning, then make designated welcoming stops, including the Atchison Elementary School and Saint Benedict's School, where Muriel's arrival will be greeted by the children. 

A noon hour ceremony, complete with ribbon cutting, is planned at the Amelia Earhart Airport. 

A full itinerary of Monday's planned ceremonies can be found below.

Muriel was owned, maintained, and restored by aviatrix Grace McGuire for 34-years. 
The Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation adopted the airplane from McGuire.  
The plan is to eventually house Muriel in an Amelia Earhart themed museum, with a fundraising campaign launched to make that a reality. 

9:15am
Entering Atchison on US 73 going south from Lancaster
Woodlawn to Main Street to 17th Street
10:00am
Left on 17th Street to Atchison Elementary School with stop in front of school for 10 minutes.
Continue on 17th Street, Turn right on Country Club Road
Continue to K-7/Division intersection- turn right onto Division Street
Division Street to Second Street
10:45am
Stop in front of St. Benedicts School on Second Street for 10 minutes
Continue on Second Street south to Main Street
11:00am
Turn right onto Main Street and stop at 4th Street intersection for photographs
Continue on Main Street out of Atchison to Amelia Earhart Airport
12:00pm
Ceremony at Amelia Earhart Airport

Join us at the Atchison Amelia Earhart Airport at noon!
The ceremony will begin at noon, with a ribbon cutting and balloon release at 12:15 pm. Balloon release by Atchison Childcare kids. Followed by a ceremony and viewing of Muriel.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/18/16 07:46 07:46 07:46 08:54 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012039 6775

HARTFORD & TURNER

#03 ON T/S W/ 326EUZ BLK ULTIMA W/ PAPER TAG. NP BUDGET TOWED THE VEH.

#03 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO B/M FOR FTA-FAIL COMP INS LAW 1ST, NO INS, SPEED SCH ZONE.

#45 10-12 TO JAIL W/ 10-15.

08/18/16 10:34 10:36 10:38 10:53 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012047 9999

S PALM

MALE ADV'D BACK DOOR KICKED. #40 & #14 RESPONDED. RP DECLINED RPT.

***XPTL S PLAM***

08/18/16 11:35 11:36 11:42 13:06 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012053 8809

S OAK

RP REQ OFFICER REF BURG. #14 ASND. RPT TKN.

08/18/16 12:30 12:32 12:37 12:52 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012056 9368

S 4TH

W/F WRG BLK SHIRT & GRY SWEATS, SHOPLIFTED, L/S SB ON 4TH. #45 ASND. UTL SUBJ, MANAGER DOESN'T WANT TO PRESS ANY CHARGES. NO RPT.

08/18/16 12:55 12:57 12:57 14:00 TRESPASSING PD 16012057 9999

S ELM

RP ADV'D OF W/M WRG JEANS AND BLK SHIRT, SITTING IN HER FRONT YARD SMOKING CIG. RP ADV'D RECURRING PROBLEM, REQ TRESPASS. #40 ASND. #51 ASST.

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 38 YO W/M FOR KSO 44'S.

08/18/16 13:08 13:09 13:09 14:28 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012058 9608

E HARTFORD

#52 T/S. WENT 10-15 W/ MALE SUBJ FOR LOCAL 44'S. ACTION TOWED VEH.

08/18/16 15:17 15:18 15:18 15:31 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012065 9999

E OKLAHOMA

#40 WENT 10-15 FROM CITY COURT W/ 55 YO B/M FOR PI.

08/18/16 15:28 15:31 15:37 18:50 NARCOTICS VIOLATION PD 16012067 9660

S FRANKLIN

SPU SEARCH WARRANT.

10-15 W 23 YO B/M FOR KSO/LOCAL 44'S: FTP, FTA, RULE 8.

10-15 W/ 19 YO W/M FOR POSS MARIJ, POSS PARA.

08/18/16 15:40 17:16 17:16 17:16 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012071 9751

E OKLAHOMA

#58 WENT 10-15 FROM COURT W/ 29 YO MALE FOR CITY 44'S: PI, POSS OPEN CONT., FALSE INFO, RESISTING.

08/18/16 16:43 16:45 16:49 18:04 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012069 9527

N 8TH

VEH BURG. #30 ASND. NO RPT, STEMS FROM A RPT #33 TOOK.

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 34 YO WM FOR LOCAL/KSO 44'S: FALSE INFO, FTP, A&B ON OFFICER.

08/18/16 17:12 17:20 17:22 17:29 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012070 9899

N ASH

RP IN LOBBY REQ OFFICER REF HIT/RUN. #33 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/18/16 17:32 17:33 17:34 17:34 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16012072 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

***BOLO***

UU VEH, 2000 GRY HONDA ACCORD 4DR, TX TAG FYW6629.

L/S DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS IN STILLWATER.

***BOLO***

08/18/16 17:49 17:53 17:53 18:04 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16012074 9899

14TH & GRAND

HIT/RUN. #33 ASND. SUSPT VEH IS 1990 GMC P/U 766BJK, L/S NB. UTL VEH. RPT TKN.

*BOLO FOR VEH***

08/18/16 20:55 20:57 21:04 21:23 DOMESTIC PD 16012083 9527

N 14TH

CONTACT RP REF A DOMESTIC THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. #30 ASND. RPT TKN FOR DOM ADW PRES MINOR. SUSPT IS OUT OF TOWN BUT DO HAVE PC.

08/18/16 22:44 22:45 22:48 00:02 DOMESTIC PD 16012085 9863

S WASHINGTON

VERY LOUD FAMILY DOMESTIC. RP WANTS HER DAUGHTER, NIECE, AND GRANDSON REMOVED FROM THE RESI. #34 ASND. #44 & #49 ASST.

#34, WARRANT REQ FOR DOMESTIC. 1/2 IS WATING FOR A RIDE.

08/19/16 00:08 00:18 00:18 01:24  PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012092 0023

ASH & HAZEL

#44 38 OUT W/ PN VET390. NP TRM TOWED THE VEH.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 21 YO I/M FOR DUS, FTA-DEF EQUIP, FTA-NO DL, & FTA-NO INS.

08/19/16 00:40 00:41 00:43 00:51 PURSUIT PD 16012094 9608

S 14TH

KSO REQ PD ASST, VEH PURSUIT 212KTZ, HWY 60 WB. BELIEVES SUBJ IS IN THE VEH. #52, #34, #33, & #30 RESPONDED. KSO T/S AT BUSINESS. KSO HAS IT HANDLED. SUBJ THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WAS NOT IN THE VEH.

08/19/16 01:18 01:21 01:32 02:29 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16012098 9608

W HIGHLAND

CONTACT RPOUTSIDE, HER 2 YO DAUGHTER IS LOCKED INSIDE W/ AN INTOX FEM. MGR WILL NOT LET HER IN W/O AN OFFICER THERE. #52 ASND. #44 ASST. #52, CHILD IS NOW W/ SOBER ADULT. WILL DO A WARRANT REQ FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT.

(KAIR)--Suspects are sought in connection with recent Jackson County burglaries.

That word comes in the form of an alert issued by the Sheriff's Office Friday.

The suspects are identified as two white females, weighing around 160 to 180 pounds, and possibly traveling in a red passenger car.

The burglaries were reported near Soldier.

The Sheriff's Office is alerting all residents to make sure keys are not left in vehicles, make sure all doors are locked and outbuildings secured, and to report any suspicious activity or vehicles.

Anyone with information related to the investigation should call 785-364-2251.

(MSC News)--Two semi-trucks collide on an Atchison County, Missouri road, sending a Saint Joseph man to the hospital with serious injuries.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it happened around 12:20 Thursday afternoon when 28-year-old Levi Johnson was southbound on Route N, about two miles south of U.S. Highway 36. The Patrol says he failed to yield while making a left turn, causing his truck to collide with another semi, driven by 49-year-old Thomas Hurst, of Tarkio.

Johnson was flown by helicopter to Saint Joseph's Mosaic Life Care for treatment of his injuries.

Hurst was not hurt.

Neither driver was buckled up at the time of the wreck.

(KNZA)-- An area northeast Kansas police chief has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disseminating criminal history information.

 The Topeka Capital Journal reports that Valley Falls Police Chief Bronson Campbell entered the plea Thursday in a Dickinson County courtroom.

 The complaint alleges that between Feb. 7 and March 24, 2014, Campbell disseminated criminal history information, or requested such information from the central repository of another criminal justice agency, without a legitimate need for the information.

The alleged crime took place while Campbell was serving as police chief of Enterprise, Kansas.

 Campbell held that position from April 2013 until May 2014 when his re-appointment was denied.

 He recently ran unsuccessfully in the August 2nd primary election for the Republican nomination for Jefferson County Sheriff against incumbent Jeff Herrig.

(KNZA)--A Horton man convicted on a charge of aggravated battery in connection with a stabbing in Holton last November has been sentenced to more than 1 ½ years in prison.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News that 23-year-old Austin Whitebird was handed a 20-month prison sentence Friday in Jackson County District Court.

Following his release from prison, Miller says Whitebird will serve 12-months of post release supervision.

Authorities say Whitebird stabbed 26-year-old Travis Hawkins multiple times at a Holton residence on November 23rd.

Hawkins was initially taken to the Holton Community Hospital for treatment of what were described as life-threatening injuries at the time and later transferred to a Topeka hospital.

Whitebird was arrested the following day by Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies after he was located in a vehicle south of Holton.    

The Ponca City Park and Recreation Advisory Board received an inquiry from resident Aimee Turner Thursday night about operating her inflatable kayak on Lake Ponca.

Jim Sindelar, director of the Park and Recreation Department, said that the vessel is not legal at this time, because there is not a category of permit for it yet.

All vessels using the lake are required to be registered with the city and to have a permit issued by the department. 

Because inflatable kayaks are fairly new, a permit category hasn't been established for these vessels yet.

The Lake Committee of the advisory board has been discussing whether to permit the vessels and how best to allow their use while considering safety first.

Bill Wentroth, a member of the Lake Committee, said he has been looking into these and other vessels that may become popular.

"There are ways of distinguishing boats from toys," he said Thursday night. "I've looked at the rating by the NMNA certification for inflatables."

He said he had called the Coast Guard to get an opinion and was told they would only certify those built over an internal structure, which would not apply to an inflatable kayak.

He said there were two points he learned in his investigation: First, there must be a hull identification number. The other key is a display of capacity limit, giving the total gross weight and a limit on the weight and number of persons allowed.

The matter was referred back to the Lake Committee to study the issue further and bring a recommendation to the board at its September meeting.

After the meeting adjourned, members of the board went outside in front of City Hall to see Turner's kayak, which she had in her vehicle. She put it on the sidewalk for the board members to inspect and ask questions about, and  they found the NMNA certification notice on the front of the vessel with a hull identification number and the capacity limit display.

The Lake Committee also will consider recommendations by Wentroth on changes to the fishing limits on size and bag limits at Lake Ponca. Wentroth is an Oklahoma Wildlife Fish Biologist and presented the proposed changes to bring Lake Ponca into compliance with new state regulations.

The Ponca City Park and Recreation Advisory Board received an inquiry from resident Aimee Turner Thursday night about operating her inflatable kayak on Lake Ponca.

Jim Sindelar, director of the Park and Recreation Department, said that the vessel is not legal at this time, because there is not a category of permit for it yet.

All vessels using the lake are required to be registered with the city and to have a permit issued by the department. 

Because inflatable kayaks are fairly new, a permit category hasn't been established for these vessels yet.

The Lake Committee of the advisory board has been discussing whether to permit the vessels and how best to allow their use while considering safety first.

Bill Wentroth, a member of the Lake Committee, said he has been looking into these and other vessels that may become popular.

"There are ways of distinguishing boats from toys," he said Thursday night. "I've looked at the rating by the NMNA certification for inflatables."

He said he had called the Coast Guard to get an opinion and was told they would only certify those built over an internal structure, which would not apply to an inflatable kayak.

He said there were two points he learned in his investigation: First, there must be a hull identification number. The other key is a display of capacity limit, giving the total gross weight and a limit on the weight and number of persons allowed.

The matter was referred back to the Lake Committee to study the issue further and bring a recommendation to the board at its September meeting.

After the meeting adjourned, members of the board went outside in front of City Hall to see Turner's kayak, which she had in her vehicle. She put it on the sidewalk for the board members to inspect and ask questions about, and  they found the NMNA certification notice on the front of the vessel with a hull identification number and the capacity limit display.

The Lake Committee also will consider recommendations by Wentroth on changes to the fishing limits on size and bag limits at Lake Ponca. Wentroth is an Oklahoma Wildlife Fish Biologist and presented the proposed changes to bring Lake Ponca into compliance with new state regulations.

(KAIR)--A parole violation leads to multiple additional charges for an Atchison man.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says it was Thursday morning when they took 50-year-old Gary Deen Longbreak into custody at his home in the 1900 block of Harper.

“Police officers as well as Kansas Department of Corrections investigators went to that residence—they did locate a firearm, which was unlawful for Longbreak to possess,” Wilsons said. “He was taken into custody on a charge of violation of parole.”

In addition, Wilson says the firearm was stolen from St. Joseph, Missouri back in April. Now, Longbreak faces charges of possession of stolen property as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Additionally,  “During the search of that residence a quantity of methamphetamine was also discovered,” Wilson said. “And he faces a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine as well as possession of drug paraphernalia.

Longbreak was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

An Enid woman was killed in a collision at 3:07 p.m. Thursday just north of Coal, 4 miles west and 3.8 miles south of Pond Creek in Grant County, on U.S.  Highway 81.

Carlena Lane, 37, of Enid was pronounced dead at the scene. She was driving a 2008 Ford Focus.

Amy Leigh Holder, 28, of Enid was driving a 1999 Oldsmobile Bravada which collided with Lane's car. She was transported by Air Evac to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City in serious condition with head, leg and trunk injuries.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation of the accident.

Both women were pinned in their vehicles. Holder was pinned for 35 minutes before being extricated by the Kremlin and Pond Creek Fire Departments. Lane was pinned for three hours.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man has received three years of probation after admitting he purchased remains of eight Native Americans reportedly stolen from a farm.    

Mark Beatty was ordered to pay a $3,500 fine and $1,000 in restitution to the Miami American Indian tribe in Oklahoma at his sentencing in federal court on Thursday.    

The 57-year-old Wellston man agreed to publish an ad warning others not to engage in the illegal excavation of Native American bones and artifacts.   

Beatty also was sentenced to perform 100 hours of community service in a program supporting interests of Native Americans.   

Beatty pleaded guilty last year to one count of trafficking in Native American remains.   

Defense attorney Ritchey Hollenbaugh said Beatty was fully cooperative, returned everything and understood the delicate nature of the remains.
 

(KLZA)--The Nebraska Environmental Trust is teaming up with area County Boards in Southeast Nebraska and the Five Rivers Resource Conservation and Development, for the 2016 Household Hazardous Waste Collection programs. 

According to a news release from the Five Rivers RC&D, cleaning products, lawn and garden chemicals, small quantities of farm chemicals, paint, used oil, florescent light bulbs and other hazardous household items will be accepted at the drop off points.

Items that will not be accepted include tires, appliances, science lab chemicals, items containing asbestos, wood preservatives, PCB’s explosives, or commercial quantities.  

In order to help offset the cost of the program, a $5 donation per household is requested.

Southeast Nebraska drop points include:

Friday, August 19th - From 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the Otoe County Shop North of Highway 2 on Highway 50 at Syracuse. 

Saturday August 20th - At the Otoe County Shop on the Highway 2 Beltway in Nebraska City from 7 – 9 in the morning;

Saturday August 20th – At the Old National Guard Armory and former City Hall building parking lot in Falls City from 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two masked intruders were captured after entering the Oklahoma Capitol, rummaging through a senator's office and splashing around in a second-floor bathroom.

The intruders were raccoons.

Senate officials say security footage shows the animals sneaking down a Senate hallway on Wednesday night and exploring an office. A cleaning crew trapped them in a bathroom and called animal control officers.
 

(KNZA)--After 25 years of service to the community, longtime Hiawatha Police Officer Evans Woehlecke has retired.

Police Chief John Defore says Woehlecke’s retirement was effective August 16th.

During his tenure with the Police Department, Woehlecke wore many hats—including that of Chief of Police for 12 years.  He served his final three years as the city’s code enforcement officer and building inspector.

Defore presented an award to Woehlecke during this week’s City Commission meeting in recognition of his 25 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Hiawatha.

Defore says Officer Woehlecke always made time to speak with anyone in need, and will always be an ambassador of the community.

He says a retirement party is being planned, with the date to be announced later.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Sapulpa man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of his 5-year-old son.

Thirty-eight-year-old Bryon Keith Creech entered a blind plea Thursday in Tulsa County District Court, leaving sentencing to the judge.

Creech was charged with shooting Braydon Creech during an approximately 17-hour standoff with police at his wife's apartment that ended March 19, 2015.
 

(KNZA)--A 21-year-old Holton man will stand trial on sex-related charges in four separate cases.

Jacob Ewing was bound over to Jackson County District Court on multiple counts of rape, attempted rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and battery following a preliminary hearing Thursday.

The Topeka Capital Journal reports that came after the four victims in the cases took the stand to testify about the alleged crimes occurring between January 2014 and May of this year.

Arraignment was scheduled for September 21st.

Ewing was arrested last week on sex-related charges in a fifth case for alleged offenses  occurring in January of last year involving another victim.  A preliminary hearing in that case is set for August 30th.

(KNZA)--Four people were killed, including three students from the Silver Lake School District, in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 24 Highway east of Silver Lake Thursday morning.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a car driven by 17-year-old high school senior Devin Greeve was westbound when the vehicle crossed the center line and was struck in the passenger side by an eastbound car driven by 47-year-old Rossville resident Lance Lenard.

Greeve and two passengers in his vehicle, 11-year-old 6th grader Gaby Greeve and 14-year-old freshman Tyler Crouse were killed.  The Patrol says all three were from Topeka.

Lenard, who served as head coach of the Northeast Kansas Track Club,  also died in the collision.  A passenger in his vehicle, his 13-year-old son, Kade, was transported to a Topeka hospital where he was reported in stable condition.

The wreck was reported shortly before 7:30.

(KLZA)-- The Johnson County Fair is underway in Tecumseh.

The events for this week are highlighted by the Sunday evening Fair Parade at 6 o’clock.

The daily events at the Johnson County Fair include: 
Friday – August 19    8 a.m. Swine Show;     9:30 a.m. Horse Show; 11:30 a.m. Poultry and Rabbit Show; 3 p.m. Sheep and Goat Show

Saturday – August 20     8:30 a.m. Horse Show – Trail and Speed Classes; 9 a.m. Bucket Calf Show; 9:30 a.m. Dairy Cattle Show; 10 a.m. Beef Cattle Show

Sunday – August 21     1 p.m. Clover Kid Pet Show; 1:30 p.m. Poultry Show – Showmanship and Rabbit Show Showmanship; 6 p.m. Parade; 7 p.m. Livestock Premium Sale
 

(KAIR)--The Chairman of the Sac and Fox Tribal Council responds to his attempted ouster and the resulting restraining order filed because of it.

That happened Saturday during the tribal council's annual General Council Meeting in the Brown County community of Reserve.  
It was there that three Council members facing a recall petition, including Chairman Edmore Green, were removed from their roles of leadership and replaced.

Green, in a lengthy written statement, says that action is what led to the filing of the restraining order, which maintains the three were removed illegally.

A hearing is set for August 29th.

In a letter dated August 16, Tribal Council Member at Large, Victoria Ramos, requests help from the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, asking that the agency be in attendance during the hearing. Ramos is one of two tribal council members that remained following the removal of the other three.

Green says he recused himself from Saturday's General Council Meeting following what he contends were illegal actions related to the election process.

Among those elected Saturday was Sarah Padilla. Green identifies her as the Housing Authority Admission Clerk, relevant to his allegations because of the standing suspension of the Housing Board of Commissioners, pending a technical assistance review of tenant files by an official from HUD for compliance of the rights of tenants.

He says “personal private tenant information” was released publicly in “violation of federal laws pertaining to Low Rent Housing recipients,” saying that Padilla was in possession of the confidential documents on Saturday. That allegation, Green says, has led to the call for a federal investigation.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/17/16 08:14 08:16 08:26 08:34 FRAUD PD 16011983 9547

W HAZEL

MALE IN PD LOBBY TO RPT CREDIT CARD FRAUD. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 08:24 08:26 08:28 08:52 DOMESTIC PD 16011984 9498

GREENBRIAR

FEM ADV'D 44 YO C/M ASSAULTED HER. #39 & #14 RESPONDED, RPT TKN FOR WARRANT REQ.

08/17/16 08:56 09:00 09:28 09:32 VANDALISM PD 16011986 8809

N ELM

RP ADV'D 2 TIRES SLASHED LAST NIGHT. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 11:42 11:45 11:56 12:07 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011995 9368

E CHESTNUT

FEM ADV'D BLK, GRY & RED BMX BICYCLE TKN THIS MORNING. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 12:48 12:49 12:59 13:32 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011998 9276

E PROSPECT

REQ OFFICER REF HIT/RUN, BLK PK. #29 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 16:11 16:12 16:15 16:21 VANDALISM PD 16012006 9679

E HAZEL

REQ OFFICER REF VANDALISM. #50 ASND, NOTHING REMOVED FROM VEH.

08/17/16 16:13 16:15 16:27 17:30 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16012007 9551

W RIVERVIEW RD

RP REQ OFFICER REF MINOR ACCIDENT. VEH VS BLDG. NO INJURIES. #27 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 17:33 17:35 17:41 18:06 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012009 9731

N BIRCH

HOME BURG. #49 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 19:46 19:49 19:50 19:59 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16012013 9731

W CLEVELAND

REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #49 RESPONDED, RPT TKN.

08/17/16 21:05 21:19 21:19 21:19 RECKLESS DRIVER PD 16012016 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

BOLO FOR MID 2000 F150 4X4, BRN OVER TAN, YOUNG MALE DRIVER SPEEDING AND DRIVING RECKLESS ALL OVER PONCA. OSAGE NAT TAG, ON21599. RETURNS ON 2008 F150, ADDR IN OSAGE CO. ALL UNITS ADV.

08/17/16 22:11 22:11 22:11 23:15 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012021 9595

14TH & SOUTH

#43 ON T/S W/ 366ASD. #44 & #49 ASST.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 61 YO H/M FOR NO LIC.

08/17/16 22:21 22:21 22:38 23:14 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012026 9551

W DRY RD

#27 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO X2.

A) 10-15 W/ 38 YO W/M FOR PI.

B) 10-15 W/ 56 YO B/M FOR (WA/FTP-DUS 1ST OFFENSE.)

08/18/16 02:15 02:15 02:15 03:17 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012032 9899

14TH & ELMWOOD

#33 ON T/S W/ 828NDF. #43 ASST. NP WARNER TOWED THE VEH.

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO W/M FOR DUI & FAIL TO MAINTAIN LANE.

08/18/16 03:40 03:41 03:43 04:13 MAN WITH WEAPON PD 16012033 9863

S 14TH

911 ADV A W/M HOLDING A KNIFE IS SCREAMING FOR A FEM & BANGING ON MOTEL DOOR. W/M 5'4" WRG NO SHIRT & BLK SHORTS.

#34, #43, & #44 ATL FOR MALE. #34 TOOK RPT.

08/18/16 04:10 04:13 04:15 04:37 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16012034 9899

N 8TH

RP'S LOCKED VEH BURGLARIZED. #33 TOOK RPT.

08/18/16 04:27 04:30 04:31 04:36 PROWLER PD 16012035 9863

S ASH

SUBJ W/ FLASHLIGHT TRIED TO GET IN HER FRONT DOOR. NO LONGER SEES ANYONE. REQ CHECK THE AREA. #34 ATL.  UTL.

08/18/16 05:09 05:10 05:13 06:40 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012036 9863

S ASH

RP ADV'D MALE/FEM FIGHTING AND HAVE BEEN FIGHITNG SINCE PD LEFT EARLIER. CONNECT #16012031. #34 & #44 RESPONDED. BOTH PARTIES ADV'D VERBAL ONLY.

#34 WENT 10-15 W/ 36 YO W/M FOR (CITY WA: FTA-ASSAULT, FTA-PI, FTA-RESISTING ARREST.)

08/18/16 05:15 05:18 05:20 06:05 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16012037 9899

N 10TH

RP ADV'D OF A W/M, BLK SHORTS, NO SHIRT APPROACHED HER CAR AS SHE WAS LEAVING FOR WORK. L/S ON FOOT NB. #33 & #52 RESPONDED. CONNECT #16012033. #07 OUT W/ MALE @ 9TH/CHESTNUT.

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO W/M FOR (CITY WA: FTA, PI) AND (KSO WA: RULE 8-POSS CDS) AND ADW.

Join the group at the Pioneer Woman Museum this Saturday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the second Kay County Ancestor Fair.

In addition to visiting with the family genealogist, there will be a living history presentation by Jonita Mullins, who will portray Alice Robertson. Robertson was Oklahoma's first Congresswoman and a guest of honor at the Pioneer Woman statue dedication. The presentation will be at 1 p.m.

The fair is sponsored by the Pioneer Genealogy Society and the Pioneer Woman Museum. Admission is by donation. The museum is located at 701 Monument Road in Ponca City.

For  more information, call (580) 765-6108.

(KAIR)--An arrest is made after a man allegedly shoots his step-son in Jefferson County Wednesday night.

Sheriff Jeff Herrig tells MSC News deputies responded to the report of the shooting shortly before 11:00. “[Deputies were] dispatched to 2615 Ellsworth Road, which is in rural Perry, for a domestic dispute which resulted in a gunshot wound. By the time the officers got there, the victim had already left to go to St. Francis Hospital [in Topeka] by private vehicle.”

The victim is identified as 27-year-old Brian Manis.

Taken into custody is 30-year-old Carl Kester.

Facing a charge of aggravated battery, Kester remains in the Jefferson County Jail.

At last check, Manis was reported to be in serious but stable condition.

Aug. 19 there will be a webinar on “Immunization Awareness” in the Library Board Room at 10 a.m. This will be presented by the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative. The webinar will discuss ways to be alert when receiving vaccinations. (Pre-registration is required by calling the reference desk or coming to the library and registering)

Aug. 20 there will be a “Brick Builders” session in the Library Program Room from 1 to 2 p.m. This is a fun activity for kids to exercise their minds and build with toys!

Aug.  24 and 31 there will be a fun story time and craft held downstairs in our program room from 11 a.m. to noon.

Aug. 24 there will be an interactive program on “Healthy Brain, Healthy Mind” in the Library Program Room from 1 to 3 p.m. This will be presented by the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative. The presenter will discuss ways to help individuals understand the many ways to maintain a healthy brain. (Pre-registration is required by calling (580) 767-0345 and asking for the reference desk, registering at the library, or going to library@poncacityok.gov )

Aug. 30 there will be a gardening class in the Library Program Room from 6 to 7 p.m. This class will be limited to 30 participants and is a pre-registration class. Please call the library at (580) 767-0345 to register at the reference desk, register by coming into the library, or go to library@poncacityok.gov to register. (All supplies will be provided.)

All programs are free and will take place at the Ponca City Library,515 E. Grand Ave.

(KNZA)--The newly hired CEO of the  Hiawatha Community Hospital has resigned.

According to a news release from Human Resources Director, Alison Kerl, the hospital’s Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Roger Barnhart, effective August 16th.

No reason was given for the resignation.

Kerl said in the release that an executive team consisting of selected hospital staff members has been appointed to act in the interim while the Board initiates a search for a new CEO.

Barnhart, a native of Phillipsburg, Kansas, took over July 1st as CEO following the retirement of John Moore.

Moore had been with the hospital for 27 years, including 20 years as CEO.

Barnhart was hired following a nationwide search for potential candidates, done with the assistance of the healthcare staffing services of American Consultants, and several members of both hospital staff and the Hiawatha community. The search produced more than 100 qualified applicants for the position.

The Ponca City Park and Recreation Department is signing up players for the Fall Mixed Dodgeball Leagues.

Age Groups are offered for 6th through 8th grades; 9th through 12th grades, and adults.

Team fees are $30 for youth and $50 for adults.

Sign up is underway and will end Sept. 20. All games will be played at the Unity Gym.

Mixed means—Each team must have at least two members of each gender on the floor at all times.
For more information, call 767-0432.

(KNZA)--12 years in prison.

KQ2-TV reports that was the sentence handed down Wednesday in a Buchanan County courtroom to a St. Joseph woman charged with striking and killing a pedestrian on I-229 in April.

25-year-old Jacey Grom pleaded guilty in late June to a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Authorities say she was driving under the influence and at a high rate of speed when she struck 24-year-old Corbin Watts.

Prosecutors say she had a blood alcohol level of .134 percent at the time and fled the scene after the accident.

The Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) business and industry staff has created a unique eight session training opportunity for small businesses. We understand that budgets are tight and time is limited. Thus, the Manager’s “Tool Belt” package was created with you and your leadership in mind.
Sessions include:

• Know Thyself: Using Real Colors® as a Management Tool – Sept. 1. It’s all about self-discovery; in your journey as a manager you must understand your strengths and lesser strengths. This class serves as the cornerstone for the “Tool Belt” series.
• Transitioning Into Management – Sept. 15. You’re a manager, what’s next? This course centers on the major challenges of managing in a competitive landscape; explains how the functions of management are evolving in today’s business environment and defines the skills you will need to be effective.
• Creating a Workplace of Accountability – Sept. 29. Workplace Accountability is a hot topic. Learn about a model that tackles accountability and also includes over 20 tools a new manager can choose from to implement at their business.
• Using Motivation in Developing Teams – Oct. 13. Teamwork and motivation is essential for managers. Learn how teams are organized, how are they are developed, how do they work, and how to we transfer motivation from a mindset into regular daily actions focused on results.
• Managing Performance and Giving Feedback – Oct. 27. Performance Management emphasizes that you must learn to “inspect what you expect” effectively to have your team achieve goals and meet expectations. This course will include the complete lifecycle from setting goals, coaching and mentoring, to completing the annual performance appraisal discussion; takeaways included.
• Coaching for Continuous Improvement – Nov. 10. Would it not be great to have each of your employees perform daily in their “sweet spot”? This course helps you train your employees to get the job done the first time.
• Developing Communication Skills for Today’s Manager – Dec. 1. Have you ever had “listening” training? This class covers a plethora of communication, from common pitfalls to the techniques and tools that will increase our effectiveness as managers.
• Attaining Results with Time Management – Dec. 15. Time Management plays a very important role not only in business but also in our personal lives. Each participant will explore effective planning, setting goals and deadlines, delegating, prioritizing activities and ultimately spending the right time on the right activity.

The series starts Sept. 1 and meets every other week (except Thanksgiving Day), from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Investment is $499 to include tuition, all training materials and lunches.

For more information, contact Molly Kyler, Organizational and Leadership Development Director, at (580) 718-4304 or email mollyk@pioneertech.edu.

ADA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say Ada police shot and wounded a man who allegedly struck a police officer with his vehicle. 

Ada spokeswoman Lisa Bratcher says officers were responding to a disturbance call Wednesday when a man in an SUV struck the officer with his vehicle. Bratcher says the officer then opened fire on the suspect, striking him at least once in the shoulder.

She says the man then led police on a chase throughout Ada before pulling over and surrendering. 

Bratcher tells The Ada News (http://bit.ly/2bl85tL ) that the officer wasn't seriously hurt. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital. 
 
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Jessica Brown says agents from her agency are investigating.
 

(KAIR)--Serious but stable condition.

That's the report regarding the victim of what WIBW-AM identifies as a shooting near Perry.

The man, whose name is not made public, was transported to Saint Francis Health Center around 11:00 Wednesday night.

No other details regarding the shooting have immediately been released.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the apparent shooting.
Sheriff Jeff Herrig has not been available to comment on the case to MSC News.

ABE/HSE (Formerly GED) enrollment is happening from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Aug. 18, at Pioneer Technical Center's Seminar Center.

Pioneer Tech is at 2101 North Ash Street in Ponca City.

This second chance program for adults is offered daytime and evening for individuals desiring to improve basic verbal and math skills or earn a high school diploma in order to get better jobs, continue their education, and improve their lives.

PROGRAMS IN THIS AREA ARE DESIGNED TO MEET A PARTICULAR SET OF STUDENTS NEEDS:

• Adult Basic Education (ABE) enables adults to improve basic reading, writing, and math skills.

• English as a Second Language (ESL) class helps non-native speakers to communicate in English and to increase their understanding of American culture.

• General Education Development (GED) preparation is an opportunity for adults who have not graduated from high school to earn the equivalent of a high school degree. The GED classes are free, and they are available at Pioneer Technology Center. A student that is 18 and older can enroll based on class availability. Students can take the GED test at Pioneer Technology Center at any scheduled test time if they have completed the necessary paperwork and have taken an official GED practice test.Requirements for testing are: Oklahoma ID or drivers license and testing fee.

Additional dates are 

September 14

October 5

November 2

December 7

January 4

February 1

March 1

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment

(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two theft cases in the Centralia area—including that of an all-terrain vehicle.

The Sheriff’s Department took at report Monday of the theft of a 2010 Polaris RZR 800 valued at nearly 76-hundred dollars from 1103 4th Street in Centralia.  The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between May 14th-16th.

Earlier this month, the Sheriff’s Department took a report of the theft of multiple tools from 460 G Road, in rural Centralia.  The theft included two Ingersoll impact drives, sockets, wrenches and a jack.  The loss was placed at nearly 18-hundred dollars.

Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to contact the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office in Seneca.

LUTHER, Okla. (AP) - A 4.3 magnitude earthquake has struck central Oklahoma in the same area that's been rattled by quakes over the past week.

The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday's quake was centered near Luther, about 28 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.   

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury, but the USGS says the quake was widely felt throughout the Oklahoma City area.  

Luther has been beset by earthquakes over the past week, recording a 3.5 magnitude quake Tuesday and a 4.0 magnitude quake Aug. 10.    

Scientists have linked Oklahoma's earthquakes to the underground injection of wastewater during oil and gas production. Luther is in the Arbuckle formation, where state regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes.
 

(KMZA)--A single-vehicle wreck on a Nemaha County road Wednesday afternoon sent a Sabetha teenager to the hospital.

The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Department says 18-year-old Gage Gresham was eastbound on 168th Road when he tried to negotiate a curve just northwest of U Road and lost control of his pickup truck.  The vehicle left the roadway and rolled twice.

Gresham was transported by ambulance to the Sabetha Community Hospital for the treatment of injuries.

The wreck was reported shortly after 2:00.

(KNZA)--The Doniphan County Commission has approved for publication a proposed 2017 budget of $11.2 million after including additional funding for the county Health Department.
    
Representatives of the Health Department and Health Department Advisory Board met with the Commission this week to request a funding increase, beginning in  2017.

Currently, the health department receives $40,000 from the county. Director Sheryl Pierce requested an increase to just over $124,000.  Pierce said the increase will help sustain the future of the Health Department and services provided mainly to children and elderly in the county.

Even though the proposed budget keeps the tax levy at the same rate, the county will collect an additional $400,000 in local taxes due to a $8.5 million increase in the county's assessed valuation.

The Commission will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing during a special session the evening of August 29th at 6:00 in the Commissioner’s room at the Doniphan County courthouse.        
    
     

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A judge in Oklahoma has refused to accept a guilty plea from a man accused of beheading a co-worker at a food processing plant in 2014.
    

Cleveland County District Judge Lori Walkley ruled Wednesday that she wouldn't accept the plea from Alton Nolen, who has said he wants the death penalty for the attack at Vaughan Foods in Moore. Walkley said Nolen was not mentally competent to make the plea and ordered another mental evaluation.
    

Nolen entered the guilty plea to a first-degree murder charge in the beheading of 54-year-old Colleen Hufford shortly after he was suspended from the company for making racial remarks.
    

District Attorney Greg Mashburn tells Oklahoma City television station KFOR  that he believes Nolen is mentally competent and he hopes the delay won't be lengthy.
 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former insurance agent in northeastern Oklahoma has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering.
 
Gary Edward Hibbing was also ordered to pay more than a half-million dollars in restitution to his former clients. Hibbing owned Grand Lake Investments and Insurance in Grove. 
 
Federal prosecutors accused Hibbing of defrauding his clients through a scheme called "twisting," where an agent convinces a client to surrender an existing annuity in exchange for a new one. The client is charged an early termination fee and the agent earns a commission.
 
Hibbing was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison. In his plea agreement, Hibbing admitted that his clients lost a total of $505,000 in fees.
 

CLARKSVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A western Arkansas water utility and a company building a $900 million oil pipeline have reached a deal to protect drinking water sources from potential spills.
 
Diamond Pipeline LLC and the Clarksville Light and Water Co. finalized a $6.6 million deal Wednesday. The 440-mile pipeline will be capable of transporting 200,000 barrels per day of domestic crude oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Valero's refinery in Memphis, Tennessee. 
 
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2bAgjQf ) that the plan calls for Diamond Pipeline to provide $6.6 million to extend a pipe that feeds a Clarksville water-intake facility so it will be north of the oil pipeline's path.
 
Diamond Pipeline said in a statement that it's pleased the agreement was reached and that the company intends to responsibly operate and maintain the pipeline. 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma judge has upheld the state's voter ID law as residents begin early voting for next week's primary runoff.
 
Attorneys for a Tulsa voter who challenged the law said Thursday they will appeal a ruling by Oklahoma County Judge Aletia Haynes Timmons that upheld a law requiring voters to prove their identity before they vote.
 
Voter Delilah Christine Gentges sued the Oklahoma State Election Board in 2012 after voters approved the measure in a statewide election in 2010. The statute went into effect in July 2011.
 
The law requires voters to present a valid photo identification card from the state, tribal or federal government before they can vote. The lawsuit alleges the law raises "a new barrier" for Oklahoma voters.
 
Early voting began Thursday for Tuesday's primary runoff elections.

Blackwell School District has a school bond election Tuesday, and there is a runoff for District 19 for State Senator  Ross VanHooser and Roland Pederson. There are no other elections set in Kay County for Tuesday.

(KLZA)-- During the annual Falls City Public Schools Pre-Service program Monday,  Falls City School Superintendent Tim Heckenlively announced the Falls City Education Foundation Annual Outstanding Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year Awards and the Outstanding Employee of the Year Award, 
    
CeCe Simon, was presented the Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year Award. Mrs. Simon is beginning her 28th year as an elementary teacher with the Falls City Public Schools. Mrs. Simon is a 5th grade teacher at South School

Alisha Sutton is the recipient of the Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year Award. Mrs. Sutton is beginning her 17th year with the Falls City Public Schools and is the Chorus Director for Falls City High School and Falls City Middle School.

Eva Stark is the recipient of the Outstanding Employee of the Year Award. Eva Stark is beginning her 34th year with Falls City Public Schools and has served as the District 56 Treasurer for her entire tenure.

The purpose of these awards are to recognize excellence in the field of education. The recipients of this award play key roles in creating a school environment that promotes student achievement, safety, and health.
 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Investor Warren Buffett warns that a website using his image to promote a work-from-home offer is a fraud.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took the unusual step of issuing a news release about the website that purports to show a CNN interview between Buffett and Anderson Cooper this summer.

Berkshire says Buffett has not spoken to Cooper in the last five years, and he hasn't discussed Britain's vote to leave the European Union with Cooper.

Buffett also says he doesn't know anything about the "Global Cash Code" scheme touted on the site.

The main places Buffett offers investing advice is in his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, and at his conglomerate's annual meeting.

(KNZA)--A restraining order is issued regarding the plan to remove three of five Sac and Fox Tribal Council members.

That happened Saturday, with a tribal judge staying the removal of the three members who faced a recall petition.

The three are identified in the court document as Council Chairman Edmore Green, Vice-Chairman James Jensen and Treasurer Nancy Keller.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the temporary order concluded that the removal was in violation of the Constitution of the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska.

That decision was made because the three members weren't provided a 15-day notice, a chance to present a defense, and no petition for removal was presented.

A hearing has been ordered to be held August 23rd.

The temporary order was issued the same day that the tribal council held its annual General Council Meeting in the Brown County community of Reserve.

On Tuesday evening, MSC Radio News anonymously received a letter dated August 16, and signed by Tribal Council Member at Large, Victoria Ramos.

In it, she seeks help from the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, requesting that the agency be in attendance during the hearing, while asserting her belief that the temporary order was filed illegally.

The Ponca City Public School district officials reported a good start to the 2016-2017 school year.  Several school administrators spent the morning visiting schools, meeting students and teachers and making sure everything was running smoothly. 

Superintendent Dr. David Pennington is shown in the picture with Laura Glowacki’s class at the new Pre-kindergarten Center. 

All teachers new to the district received a nice surprise on the first day. They were hand-delivered a stipend check by school administrators. The district requires new teachers to attend three additional days of orientation in addition to the 185-day teacher contract. Administrators decided beginning with this year’s new teachers, they would pay them for the extra days worked.

“By paying this stipend, we were able to help them financially until they receive their first paycheck,” Pennington said.

“We had a really great start to the school year," Pennington said. "I have always appreciated our teachers and how they are ready to teach on the first day. I have been in other districts where that was not the case. I want to thank our custodial and maintenance staff for getting our facilities ready for the first day.

"We had some unusual challenges this year with construction projects at Lincoln, Liberty, Trout, and Roosevelt that they had to work around. They also had rain delays that caused them to work late into the evenings trying to get our facilities ready. I would also like to thank Rick Scott Construction and Sooner Construction for completing their projects on time,” Pennington said. 

Teacher Laura Glowacki, Superintendent Dr. David Pennington, and Teacher Assistant Laurie Graham are pictured with the entire Pre-K class

Jill Henderson, Special Services Director, Lincoln teacher Yvonne Magee and Shelley Arrott, Executive Director of Human Resources, are all smiles for the first day of school.

The Ponca City Public School district announces administrative changes for the 2016-17 school year.

After serving as principal at East Middle School since 2003, Barbara Davis has been named principal at the new pre-kindergarten center. Tammy Flaspohler is replacing Davis as principal at East Middle School.

“I am excited about being a part of this new opportunity for our district to have all of our four year-olds together in one school building entirely focused on building a foundation for learning that will last a life time,” said Barbara Davis.

Davis starting working in the district as a teacher in 1994. In 2001, she became the principal at the alternative school until moving to East Middle School as principal in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University, and a Master’s Degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Flaspohler has been working in the district since 2000. She taught several grade levels at Woodlands and West Middle School. In 2013, she was named Dean of Students at West. She served in that capacity until 2015, when she was named assistant principal. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s Degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Flaspohler said, “I feel honored to be given this opportunity to work at East Middle School.  The teachers and staff are top notch and I am excited to work with them. Ponca City Schools has given me a high level of training and support.  I accept this challenge with confidence, knowing that East Middle School will continue to educate and grow our students successfully.”

Tammy Flaspohler and Barbara Davis

(KAIR)--Misuse of charitable funds.

That's the allegation made against the manager of the Atchison Emergency Assistance Center for Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson tells MSC News 55-year-old Cindy Gillispie was arrested Tuesday, following an investigation launched last week. “The investigation revealed where there was some unauthorized checks that were issued and expended that totaled a little over $8,000, between September of 2015 and late July of this year.”

Gillispie, a resident of Weston, Missouri, was arrested on charges of making false information and theft by deception.

She was booked into the Atchison County Jail, but has since been released on a $10,000 bond.

Wilson says police worked with the Kansas City office of Catholic Charities, which oversees the Atchison operations, as part of the investigation.

Following an inquiry made by MSC News, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas released the following statement: 

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas (CCNEK) remains fully committed to the Atchison community and will continue to provide social services in Atchison and the surrounding areas. CCNEK is in full cooperation with law enforcement authorities as this case moves forward.  Ken Williams, CCNEK President & CEO, invites the prayers of everyone in the Atchison community for the parties involved in this case and encourages patience as the legal process takes its course.
 
Because this case now has to work its way through the court system, CCNEK refers additional inquiries about the case to the office of Atchison County District Attorney.
 
Thanks,
Zena
 
zena weist
Director, Marketing and Media Relations
 
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/16/16 07:38 07:39 07:43 08:52 DISTURBANCE PD 16011928 9150

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FEM ADV'D MALE SUBJ WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO LEAVE, SHE IS NOW IN ANOTHER RESI, BUT THIS SUBJ IS THREATENING MALE INSIDE THE RESI. #13 & #14 MADE CONTACT W/ BOTH PARTIES. #14 10-12 W/ PROBLEM 1/2 TO 14TH/SOUTH.

#13 TOOK WARRANT REQ FOR DOMESTIC & KIDNAPPING.

08/16/16 08:02 08:09 08:11 08:35 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011929 9498

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LANDLORD ADV'D TENANT'S VEH WAS BURGLARIZED. SHIRT W/ BLOOD ON IT FOUND ON THE VEH. #39 TOOK INFO ON 025GGL/ OK, LEFT MSG FOR VIC TO CONTACT HIM.

*** NEIGHBORS REQ XPTL *** S 10TH ***

08/16/16 10:23 10:23 10:23 12:14 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011935 9498

OKLAHOMA & OSAGE

#39 ON T/S W/ 406FIA. NP TRM TOWED THE VEH.

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO W/M FOR (LOCAL 44'S: INDIRECT CONTEMPT, FTP-DUS, FTP-CODE VIOL,) POSS PARA, DUS.

#59 WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO W/M FOR (PCPD: FTA-FAIL TO KEEP LANE W/ ACCIDENT, FTA-NO INS.)

08/16/16 11:19 11:19 11:34 12:07 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011940 9751

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HIT N RUN JUST OCCURRED, SUSPT VEH GRY SUV 066GGH, LEFT UNK DIR FROM PARKING LOT. #58 TOOK RPT.

08/16/16 11:28 11:29 11:29 12:11 CRS RECOVERY PD 16011941 9276

1ST & CLEVELAND

#29 ON T/S W/ STOLEN VEH. 853BNN & 30 YO C/F.

#18 SUBMITTING WARRANT REQ. VEH REL TO OWNER.

08/16/16 11:40 11:55 11:55 11:55 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011942 88PD

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RP IN THE FRONT LOBBY TO RPT HIS CHROME W/ BLUE HANDLE BARS BIKE STOLEN. RP FILLED OUT STOLEN BIKE RPT AND GAVE IT TO RECORDS.

08/16/16 12:14 12:30 12:35 13:44 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011944 9785

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2ND HAND INFO ADV BURGLARY. #59 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 12:30 12:42 12:47 13:00 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011945 8809

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RP W/ UTIL REQ OFFICER REF THEFT OF SERVICES. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 13:16 13:17 13:26 15:21 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011946 8584

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#23 WENT 10-15 W/ 50 YO C/M FOR FAIL TO REG AS SEX OFFENDER.

08/16/16 13:34 13:46 14:11 14:33 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16011948 9785

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RP REQ OFFICER REF A MINOR ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED EARLIER. VEH STRUCK PEDESTRIAN ON BIKE. DAMAGE TO VEH. #59 ASND. CONTACTED ALL PARTIES INV'D. EVERYONE DECLINED RPT, NO INJURIES. VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE, AGREED TO SETTLE CIVIL.

08/16/16 14:09 14:13 14:21 14:46 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011949 9150

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RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH BURG. #13 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 14:41 14:43 14:49 15:19 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011951 9785

CHECKSTAND

BURG TO SHED. #59 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 14:59 15:00 15:09 18:39 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011952 9498

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RP W/ UTIL REQ OFFICER REF THEFT OF UTIL. #39 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 15:06 15:12 15:21 16:15 DOMESTIC PD 16011953 8305

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RP RPT'ING DOMESTIC THAT HAPPENED AT RESI LAST WEEK. #24 TOOK RPT.

08/16/16 15:25 15:27 15:32 16:14 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011955 9679

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RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #50 ASND. RPT TKN. WARRANT REQ ISSUED.

08/16/16 18:18 18:19 18:29 18:37 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011966 8305

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REQ OFFICER REF HIT N RUN. #24 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/16/16 22:25 22:26 22:28 23:37 DOMESTIC PD 16011975 9004

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PHYSICAL DOMESTIC, BOTH 1/2'S ARE STILL THERE, NO WEAPONS. #56 & #34 ASND.

#34 WENT 10-15 FOR #56 W/ 37 YO W/M FOR DOM A&B PRES MINOR. RPT TKN.

08/16/16 02:38 02:38 02:42 03:15 DISTURBANCE PD 16011979 8961

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CONTACT RP REF A SUBJ WAS TRYING TO STEAL AN AIR CONDITIONER FROM VACANT RESI. SUBJ IS A W/M 5'9", MEDIUM BUILD, WRG EITHER NO SHIRT OR A VERY TIGHT SHIRT AND RUNNING PANTS. SUBJ RAN TO A BLK JEEP PARKED IN THE ALLEY. #19 & #34 ASND. #19, ADDR ON S PEACHTREE. W & L SHOWS PROP OWNER. SUBJ TRIED TO GET THE WATER HEATER & WATER IS RUNNING OUT. #19 SHUT THE WATER OFF, LEFT MSG W/ OWNER. SECURED THE HOUSE AS BEST AS COULD BE. TOOK INFO FOR RPT IN CASE SOMEONE CALLS IT IN. POSSIBLE SUSPT [REDACTED], HE LIVED HERE.

PROP OWNER CALLED @ 0650 HRS. WATER T/S CALLED AT 0700 HRS.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information was provided by the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- When a driver is arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Oklahoma, the driver is charged with the crime of driving under the influence and also provided notice that their driving privileges will be administratively revoked by the Department of Public Safety.

When DPS receives sufficient notice of a DUI arrest, the driver’s driving privileges are automatically revoked 30 days after the date the notice was provided to the driver. If the driver wants to contest this revocation, the driver has the right to request an administrative hearing within 15 days from the date they received notice. 

If a hearing is timely requested, the revocation will be stayed and not go into effect.  The driver has full driving privileges until the hearing is held and the revocation is upheld.    

If the revocation is upheld, the driver may appeal that decision to the District Court.  Again, if a timely appeal is made, the revocation is stayed and the driver has full driving privileges until the District Court makes a ruling. 

If the District Court finds the revocation valid, the driver may appeal that decision to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, where it will be assigned to the Court of Civil Appeals.  Any revocation is stayed and the driver retains full driving privileges until the Court of Civil Appeals renders a decision upholding the revocation. 

If the Court of Civil Appeals upholds the revocation, the driver may ask the Oklahoma Supreme Court to review that decision. 

Recently, the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals issued several opinions where it determined that the amount of time it takes to have the administrative hearing with DPS, which can average between 10 and 15 months, is too long and violates the driver’s right to a speedy trial.  The administrative hearings conducted by DPS are held Monday through Friday, except holidays and times when the Department is closed for business. 

Currently, it takes approximately 12 months from the date of request to the next available opening for a hearing.  This time frame is dictated primarily by the large volume of hearing requests, the number of requests for a continuance, the availability of witnesses, and the limited number of DPS hearing officers and staff.  

The Court of Appeals failed to provide a time frame that it would not consider to be a violation of a driver’s right to a speedy trial, but the cases in which they have found the time frame to be too long involved a time frame of more than 12 months. 

The Department of Public Safety is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to review these decisions and uphold what would otherwise be valid revocations. There are approximately 25 drivers whose revocations will be overturned as a result of these opinions.  The Department is also reviewing whether these opinions could apply to any other drivers.

From a public safety perspective, these opinions will not necessarily have a negative impact, because even if these revocations were upheld, state law requires that DPS stay any revocation of driving privileges pending a hearing or an appeal.  If a driver appealed their revocation all the way to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, they are permitted to drive the entire time, which in some cases could be up to three years, or even longer in extreme circumstances. 

The risk to public safety occurred when the person drove under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  Also, most of the drivers affected by these opinions are not repeat offenders. Typically, a repeat offender will not qualify for a deferred sentence and is more likely to receive a conviction.  If any of these drivers had received a conviction for the crime of driving under the influence, state law requires that their driving privileges be automatically revoked, even if they request an administrative hearing. 

Ultimately, the Department of Public Safety is doing everything it can to reduce the length of time to have a hearing.  The timeliness of the hearings is not due to a lack of effort.  We are attempting to upgrade our computer system and if possible, hire additional staff, which is extremely challenging in the midst of a significant budget reduction for FY17. 

We are also exploring changes to Oklahoma law that will better address driving under the influence and reduce its impact on our state.  Meanwhile, the Department strongly urges Oklahomans to simply not drive under the influence or allow friends or others to drive under the influence. 

Pioneer Technology Center is offering the following short-term classes this fall.

PC Repair, 8/24-12/7, W, 6-9 pm, $395

Backyard BBQ , 8/25, Th , 5:30-8:30 pm, $25

Private Security: Phase 1 & 2, 8/31-10/13, W/Th, 6-9 pm, $146

Quilting Sampler Class, 9/1-10/13, Th, 6-9 pm, $69

AutoCAD 2015, 9/6-12/8, T/Th, 6-9 pm, $399

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ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Arkansas City Police Department will join almost 150 other police agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, in the “You Drink. You Drive. You Lose.” Campaign, from Thursday through Labor Day on Sept. 5.

A grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation will underwrite overtime traffic enforcement that specifically targets impaired drivers in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk, drugged and other dangerous drivers from the roadways.

Those driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs endanger not only themselves, but also others with whom they share the road, such as passengers, other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians.

Kansas averages four people injured every day, and one person killed every three days, in crashes in which at least one of the drivers involved is impaired by alcohol or another drug. Each week across Kansas, more than 250 drivers are arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Crashes involving impaired drivers are likely to be much more severe than other crashes, according to KDOT, which tracks all crashes in the state. That is why people involved in such a crash — in any capacity — are more than twice as likely to be injured, and 12 times more likely to die from their crash injuries, than if the crash does not involve impairment.

Another way to think of this is to compare ratios of death to injuries: There is one death for every 13 injuries among crashes in which a driver is impaired, compared with one death for every 60 injuries among crashes in which impairment is not a factor.

A DUI conviction can result in up to one year in jail, the suspension or permanent revocation of a driver’s license, a fine of $500 to $2,500, increased insurance premiums, participation in an alcohol or other drug treatment program, and the purchase and installation of an ignition interlock device in the offender’s vehicle. An ignition interlock device requires the offender to blow into a device that measures blood alcohol concentration prior to starting the car.

Police Chief Dan Ward said he wants the “You Drink. You Drive. You Lose.” campaign to remind drivers of several things.

“First, if you’re going to drink while away from home, do it responsibly by planning ahead and lining up someone who is not going to be drinking to get you back,” he said. “Don’t make the mistake of waiting until it’s time to go home to start asking around. Chances are if you do that, you will wind up with someone who may be more sober than yourself, but not sober enough.

“Second, picture families you know, and then consider how it would be to wake up every day to the memory of your decision to drive after drinking — a decision which unintentionally brought injury or death to one of them. If you’re driving impaired, you are not only more likely to crash, but you are much more likely to cause serious injury — even death — to yourself and others when you do crash.”

Third, Ward reminds drivers that even if they appear to be driving well enough to get by, police still may be able to pull them over for a number of other traffic offenses.

“If we do this and we detect a hint of alcohol, you will be tested,” he warned.

“Fourth, we need everyone to be our eyes on the road. If you see suspicious driving behaviors, take note of location, direction and the vehicle’s description, and call 911 as soon as it’s safe to do so. You may save a life.

“Fifth, you can count on this department to vigorously enforce impaired driving laws — not just during this campaign, but all year long.”

Finally, Ward reminds drivers always to remember that the best protection against a drunk driver is the use of seat belts and appropriate child restraints — “every trip, every time.”

“They save lives and reduce injury severity across Arkansas City,” he said.

(KNZA)--A St. Joseph man has been charged in connection with a string of home invasions in the city earlier this week and police are seeking the public's assisting in locating another person of interest in the case.

KQ2-TV reports Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Scroggins has charged 20-year-old Jabin Bullock with one count of felony first-degree burglary.

Bullock was arrested Monday and is being held in the Buchanan County Jail without bond.  He’s scheduled to appear in court Friday.

St. Joseph Police issued a news release Wednesday seeking the public’s help in locating 26-year-old Gregory Allen Hayes, who they identify as a person of interest in a home invasion Monday morning in the 700 block of South 13th Street in which a victim was shot.

Police say this investigation is connected with a series of other home invasions that occurred late Sunday night and early Monday morning.

Police served a search warrant Tuesday in connection with the investigation, where a 16-year-old juvenile was arrested who is believed to be involved in multiple incidents.

Police say the investigation is continuing and additional suspects may be identified as it progresses.

EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma Veterans Affairs Department chief investigator who faked his credentials and was actually a convicted felon has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to get a psychological evaluation.
 
The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2b438qa) reports that 43-year-old Steven Pancoast Jr. was also sentenced to 10 years of probation on Tuesday. He had pleaded guilty in February to 24 criminal counts, including forgery and perjury.
 
Authorities say Pancoast carried a counterfeit badge and forged law enforcement credentials, business cards and diplomas from Oklahoma State University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
 
Pancoast was fired after authorities determined that he wasn't a state-certified law enforcement officer. Court records show Pancoast spent almost three years in prison in New Jersey after two arrests for larceny and a weapons offense.
 

A 2006 Honda motorcycle driven by James Melvin Williams, 50, of Perry collided with a cow standing in the roadway on State Highway 15 at 6:10 a.m. Wednesday.

The collision occurred at County Road 120, 4 miles west of Red Rock in Noble County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Williams was transported by Perry Fire Department to Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, where he was admitted with arm and leg injuries.

  
TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) - A jury has convicted a Nebraska inmate of assault by a confined person for an attack on a prison guard during a riot at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution last year.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports  that the Johnson County jury convicted 60-year-old Roger Weikle on Tuesday after deliberating about 50 minutes following closing arguments.

Weikle faces sentencing in October.

He already is serving a sentence of up to 218 years for first-degree murder and a number of other charges. He is currently serving that sentence at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Police Department will be getting a new tool to help encourage speed limit compliance around town.

The Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening gave Police Chief John Defore approval to purchase a used speed monitoring trailer from the city of Inman, Kansas for a cost not to exceed $3,400.

The speed trailer is a mobile unit that monitors approaching vehicles and displays their speed in real time.  While it is not intended as an enforcement tool, the assumption is that motorists will slow down if they are aware of their speed.

The trailer can record the date, time, speed and volume of traffic at any given location.

Defore says he plans to move the trailer around to different areas of town to collect the data, which he plans to use in determining where best to allocate manpower.

The city recently borrowed the Horton Police Department's speed trailer and set it up on North 4th Street at the request of local residents in order to deter speeding.  Defore says the data collected told him when the peak traffic times were, and he placed officers at the location during those times.

The City of Stillwater and American Airlines will celebrate the airline's first commercial flight from Stillwater Regional Airport Aug. 23.

The inaugural flight from Dallas-Fort Worth arrives in Stillwater at 2 p.m. and the inaugural flight departing Stillwater for Dallas-Fort Worth leaves at 2:30 p.m.

Dignitaries will be available for commentary at 1:15 p.m., with refreshments and an open house of the renovated airport main terminal taking place from noon to 2 p.m.

During regular service, two flights daily will take passengers between the two airports, where travelers can make connections to other destinations.

The Stillwater Regional Airport is at 2020-1 W. Airport Road, Stillwater. Airport parking is free, but limited.

The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Party at the Palace is this Friday, Aug. 19, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Marland Mansion. 

Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at the Chamber Office. 

Outstanding food and two drink tickets are provided with each admission.  

The River Bend Boys will play from 7 to 11 p.m. 

"It is always a great way to end the summer," Chamber President Rich Cantillon said. "This is a non-auction year, so please come, relax and have fun."  

Phone the Chamber Office at 765-4400 to reserve your tickets.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/15/16 09:58 10:01 10:04 10:21 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16011887 9742

N BIRCH

RP IN PD LOBBY SAID HIS BLK COBALT 795LAH/OK WAS STOLEN BY FEM SOMETIME YESTERDAY. #37 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

08/15/16 10:12 10:14 10:14 10:14 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16011888 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

BOOKING OFCR REQ CFS# FOR FOUND ITEMS- 2 WALLETS, POCKET KNIFE, AND VISA CARD.

08/15/16 11:35 11:39 11:46 13:33 MISSING PERSON PD 16011894 9498

N BIRCH

RP IN THE PD LOBBY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH AN OFFICER REF HER MISSING SISTER. #39 ASND. ENTERED NCIC. RPT TKN. REQ ATL ON 19 YO W/F 5'5", 175 LBS, W/ BROWN HAIR AND BLUE EYES. MULTIPLE PIERCINGS AND TATS. DISAPPEARED FROM ADDR ON N BIRCH ON 08/09/16. LEFT ALL BELONGINGS AT RESI, HAS NOT BEEN SEEN OR HEARD FROM SINCE. SUBJ HAS WARRANT OUT OF HOODY COUNTY, TX.

CONNECT #16011927 POSS ADDT'L INFO ON MISSING PERSON.

07:14 08-16-16 POSSIBLY SEEN IN PAWHUSKA 08-15-16 PM HRS DRIVING A GOLD CAD.

08/15/16 16:03 16:04 16:08 16:21 VANDALISM PD 16011898 9551

N ELM

RP ADV'D THAT VEH WAS VANDALIZED IN BACK ALLEY. #27 ASND. RP DECLINED RPT.

***ATTN HOOTS***

RP REQ HEAVY XPTL OVER NIGHT TIME HOURS THROUGH ALLEY.

08/15/16 17:08 17:27 17:33 17:39 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16011902 9551

N OSAGE

STILLWATER ADV'D THEY ARRESTED 2 SUBJ LAST NIGHT THAT WERE DRIVING A STOLEN VEH FROM OUR AREA. VEH IS A BLK 2010 CHEV COBALT. THEY WERE UNAWARE THE VEH WAS STOLEN AND DID NOT TOW. ADV'D THEY JUST CHECKED LAST KNOWN LOCATION AND IT WAS GONE. THE TWO SUBJS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. BOTH SUBJS ARE PONCA RESIDENTS. THE 1ST IS A MALE LIVING AT ADDR ON N OSAGE. 2ND SUBJ IS A FEM LIVING ADDR ON N BIRCH. #16011887. #27 ASND.

08/15/16 17:31 17:31 17:31 18:31 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011904 9679

W BLACKWELL

#50 WENT 10-15 FROM BLACKWELL PD W/ 24 YO W/M FOR (FTP-DUS 1ST.)

08/15/16 18:21 18:27 18:29 19:12 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011906 9551

RIVIERA

A/C REQ STANDBY AT RESI WHILE HE ISSUES TICKETS. ADV'D SUBJ HAS LOCAL 44.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 24 YO B/M FOR (FTP-DOG VIOLATION RUNNING AT LARGE X2.)

08/15/16 19:31 19:34 19:41 19:54 VANDALISM PD 16011907 9666

E HARTFORD

RP ADV'D OF VANDALISM TO HER VEH. WILL BE A GRY DODGE P/U. #41 TOOK RPT.

08/15/16 21:14 21:17 21:17 00:00 MENTALLY DIST PERSON PD 16011912 9679

S 13TH

RP REQ 1090 ON HER SISTER. ADV'D SHE SAID SHE WAS WANTING TO HURT HERSELF. #50 RESPONDED, WENT 10-12 W/ FEM TO PD. EDWIN FAIR CASE WORKER CONTACTED, WILL EVAL WHEN SOBER.

08/15/16 21:33 21:51 21:51 22:08 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011913 8961

HWY 60 & LUCAS

OHP K609 ON T/S AT HWY 60/LUCAS W/ SUBJ WHO HAS CITY 44'S.

PCPD #19 RESPONDED, WENT 10-15 W/ MALE SUBJ. CANCELLED AND OHP TOOK SUBJ INTO CUSTODY, PCPD WILL PLACE HOLD. TAKEN TO KSO.

08/15/16 23:21 23:23 23:23 00:18 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011919 9551

GARY & UNION

#32 ON T/S AT GARY/UNION W/ OK 895JEZ. WENT 10-15 W/ 34 YO W/F FOR (KSO: RULE 8-DUS.) BOOKED THEN #27 TRANSPORTED TO KSO.

08/15/16 23:32 23:32 23:34 00:34 ACCIDENT W/ INJURY PD 16011920 8961

S OAK

2 VEH ACCIDENT W/ INJURY RPT'D. #19 & #41 RESPONDED, OP WARNERS OM1951 2013 DODGE CHARGER & NP PINKY FOR 644MXT 2006 FORD MUSTANG. STATE ACCIDENT RPT WAS TKN.

08/16/16 00:39 00:40 00:41 01:06 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011921 9004

CRAWFORD

MALE SUBJ DOB 1979, HAS CONFIRMED CITY 44'S, WANTS TO TURN HIMSELF IN. WILL BE WAITING BY THE CURB.

#56 ASND, WENT 10-15 W/ 37 YO W/M FOR (CITY: FTP-NO INS, EXP REG.)

08/16/16 05:19 05:22 05:24 06:14 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 1601192222222226 9678

4TH & HARTFORD

RP ADV'D GREEN '99 EXPEDITION W/20" RIMS, RIGHT REAR FENDER DAMAGE, FRONT BUMPER HAS DISCOLORATION. POSS TAG EXP 853BNN. TLAPSE 1HR. #32 TOOK RPT. BOLO NE OKLA AGENCIES.

SUSPTS: W/M DOB 1993 AND W/F DOB 1986.

***OFFICER SAFETY***

(KAIR)--The Atchison County Commission has approved for publication a proposed 2017 budget of nearly $16 million that calls for a 1.4 mill property tax levy decrease.

The budget contains an estimated tax rate of 53.6 mills, which is to raise $8.1 million in tax revenue.

The Commission will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing on August 23rd at 1:30 in the afternoon in the commissioners room at the Atchison County Courthouse.

Floyd C. Milligan was taken into custody near the intersection of Greenwood and Sunset at approximately 1:16 this afternoon by Ponca City Police.

Floyd C Milligan, 50 year old Caucasian male, provided incorrect address information with the local Probation and Parole Office and failed to register as a sex offender with the Ponca City Police Department. 

Milligan’s record with the Department of Corrections dates back to 1989 and lists convictions for Sodomy, Lewd Molestation, Forcibly Sodomy and numerous charges for failing to register as a sex offender.

He will transported from the Police Department to the Kay County Detention Facility within the next day or so to await formal charges of failing to register as a Convicted Sex Offender.  This will be his third arrest for sex offender registration violations.

Milligan’s record with the Department of Corrections dates back to 1989 and lists convictions for Lewd Molestation and Forcibly Sodomy.

(KAIR)--Two separate incidents leave Atchison County authorities searching for suspect vehicles.

The first case involves a Monday morning hit and run accident at 8168 Pratt Road.

According to a report issued by Sheriff Jack Laurie, a southbound vehicle ran off the roadway to the west and went through a vinyl fence on private property. It then continued west onto property at 8138 Pratt Road where it knocked over a mailbox.

Laurie says the vehicle fled the scene, likely with significant damage.

It's believed it occurred around 8:30.

The second incident happened Monday evening when Muscotah resident Mary Schreifels was driving northbound on U.S. Highway 73, near 234th Road.

It was there that the windshield of her vehicle was broken out when struck by a cup, or container, filled with a milkshake or similar dairy-type dessert.

According to Laurie, the impact caused the windshield of her 2012 Chevy Equinox to crack, which sent broken glass particles into Schreifels' face, causing small cuts.

The container is believed to have been thrown from another vehicle that passed by her.

It's described as a smaller white or light colored passenger car.

Anyone with information about either of the two cases is urged to contact the Sheriff's Office at (913) 367-4323.

(KLZA)-- A former Ward III City Councilman in Falls City is once again representing the Third Ward.

Kirby Robidoux was appointed to fill the position left vacant when Steve Scholl resigned when he moved out of Ward III. Mayor Jerry Oliver discussed told the Council since Robidoux is running for the Third Ward Council seat in November and is unopposed, it makes sense to appoint him now rather than appoint someone else to serve until December. 

Robidoux previously resigned from the Council when he moved out of town due to his job. After moving back to town he filed to run for the Third Ward Council position up for election this year.

TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) - A former worker at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution says he was able to protect himself from an inmate who allegedly charged at him during a prison riot last year.
 
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that a Johnson County jury heard Cpl. Joseph Hatzenbuehler testify Monday and watched video of the deadly riot.
 
The video was the first public glimpse into the yard and the inmate-on-prison worker assaults that sparked the destructive riot May 10, 2015.
 
Inmate Roger Weikle is accused of running at Hatzenbuehler and trying to stomp on his head while he fought another inmate on the ground. Weikle didn't appear in court for his trial Monday.
 
Weikle's attorney, Todd Lancaster of the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, told the jury to watch for details that have changed over time and inconsistent stories.

(KAIR)--An Atchison County man goes to jail in connection with alleged child sex crimes.

A report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says his office was notified of two incidents of aggravated indecent liberties with a child on Sunday.

The report says the alleged crimes took place between Jan 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2013. However, the victim, who was between 7-9-years-old at the time, just recently reported the incidents.

The suspect, 59-year-old William Huckaby, was made aware of the allegations made against him and turned himself in Monday.

He faces two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.

Huckaby was booked into the Atchison County Jail where he remains held on a $75,000 cash surety bond.

Floyd C Milligan, 50 year old Caucasian male, has provided incorrect address information with the local Probation and Parole Office and has failed to register as a sex offender with the Ponca City Police Department.  

Upon his release from the Department of Corrections on July 8, 2016 Milligan was given 24 hours to check in with his probation officer, he did not.  Prior to his release Milligan provided addresses for contact.  These addresses have been proven to be futile; one is actually a vacant lot.  Within a three day period Milligan was to register with the Ponca City Police Department, he has not. 

Milligan’s record with the Department of Corrections dates back to 1989 and lists convictions for Sodomy, Lewd Molestation, Forcibly Sodomy and numerous charges for failing to register as a sex offender. 

Milligan is 5’8” tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds has gray hair and brown eyes. 
Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online regarding the location of Milligan, or any other crime, can access the link at www.poncacityok.gov. Click on the Crime stoppers link on the home page, fill out the tip sheet, and send the information or you can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000. 

(KLZA)--Federal funding has been awarded for a new $3.5 million assisted living facility in Pawnee City.

USDA Rural Development announced Monday, in a press release, nearly $3.2 million in funding assistance for the project.

Around $100,000 of the funding is a grant, with the remainder in the form of two loans.

The Pawnee City Development Corporation will be provide $200,000 for the project, and more than $120,000 will come from donations.

The nearly 15,000 square foot facility will include 22 resident units and provide an additional 10 jobs to Pawnee City’s economy.

Photo credit: Abel Mares atchisonameliaearhartfoundation.org/2016/08/15/cleared-for-departure/

(KAIR)--Despite a delay in travel plans, the airplane, identical to the one flown by Amelia Earhart, is making its way to Atchison, the city that Earhart once called home.

According to a press release, the 1935 Lockheed Electra L-10E, named Muriel, was set to depart from Gillespie Field Airport, in El Cajon, California, Monday evening.

The plane is being transported as a super wide load by Wichita-based trucking company Landstar, Inc. The truck and trailer will be accompanied by highway patrol, and other escort cars, as Muriel is transported through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, prior to her arrival in Atchison.

Atchison resident Karen Seaberg serves as the Director of the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. She tells MSC News Muriel was supposed to make the journey last week, but was delayed due, in part, to road construction along the travel route. “If there's road construction, they just stop cold, and they have to wait until everything's gone, and then they can go.”

Muriel was owned, maintained and restored by aviatrix Grace McGuire for 34-years.

The foundation adopted the airplane from McGuire, and plans to eventually house it in an Amelia Earhart themed museum, with a fundraising campaign launched to make that a reality. “We will need to raise money, and we're obviously going to go after grants...it's going to take a lot of money to really make it a museum,” Seaberg says.

Until the museum is constructed, Muriel will be kept safe at Atchison's Amelia Earhart Airport, the likely site of the future museum.

To follow Muriel's journey through the states and find out how you can help make Muriel’s Museum a reality, go to the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/murielsjourney or sign up for updates on their website www.atchisonameliaearhartfoundation.org

(KLZA)-- A retired Falls City business man and founder of the Farmer Merchant Banquet has been selected as the Grand Marshal of the 2016 Cobblestone Parade. 

Francis Seid purchased the failing John Deere Implement Store in Falls City in 1963, running it for more than 30 years. Seid also purchased the General Motors auto business, later building a new location on the north edge of Falls City.

Seid is possibly noted more for his community involvement and contributions. He was a member of the Falls City Elk’s Lodge, an active member and former president of the Falls City Chamber of Commerce and a former director of the Cobblestone parade.

In addition, Seid served on the boards of American National Bank and the Richardson Foundation. He was a 4-H leader for many years, and most notably director of the Farmer-Merchant Banquet for decades.

Parade Chairman Lori Gottula announced the 92-year old Francis Seid and his wife Bev will lead the August 27th Cobblestone Parade which begins at 11 a.m.

Gas prices remain under $2 a gallon in Oklahoma, Arkansas
     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - AAA Oklahoma says Arkansas and Oklahoma are among 12 states where average gas prices are under $2 a gallon.
    The average gas price in Arkansas was $1.94 Monday while Oklahoma's average price was $1.99. The national average price for regular unleaded gas was $2.12 per gallon, which AAA says is the lowest price for the date since 2004.
    AAA says Oklahoma's average on Monday was less than a cent below the price five weeks ago, although some markets, such as Oklahoma City and Tulsa, have price averages a dime to 12 cents above where they stood two weeks ago.
    About 41 percent of gas stations nationwide are selling gasoline for $2 per gallon or less, a slight decrease from the 43 percent of gas stations that was recorded last week.

Report: Children struck by vehicle in Mustang
    (Information from: KWTV-TV, http://www.news9.com/)
     MUSTANG, Okla. (AP) - Three children have been injured after reportedly being struck by a car in Mustang.
    Television station KWTV reports  that the children - all girls - were struck by a vehicle while crossing a street Monday afternoon. The Mustang Fire Department says the accident occurred near State Highway 152 and Mustang Road, about 17 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
    Emergency crews responded to the scene. Two of the girls were taken to a hospital by paramedics in a non-emergency transport. Authorities say the third girl went with her parents.
    The condition and ages of the children were not immediately known. Additional details have not been released.
 

(KMZA)--Inmates are now being housed in the new Nemaha County ( KS ) Jail.
 
Sheriff Rich Vernon informed the County Commission Monday that inmates were moved into the new 36-bed jail on August 9th.
 
There had been a delay in transferring inmates into the facility, which was completed in May, due to issues with the control system in the jail which have since been resolved. 

Groundbreaking for the new 15,000-square-foot jail addition was held in November 2014.

The county financed the nearly $4.6 million project through existing capital outlay funds.  

In other business, District Court Clerk Patty Heideman met with Commission to give them a number of price estimates to remodel the Clerks office. She had estimates for painting, flooring, carpentry and electrical work. Commissioners asked her to get more estimates and to bring to them from different local companies.   

After touring the restrooms at Nemaha County Community Building, the Commission decided to get a cost estimate from Eisenbarth Plumbing of Seneca to replace the sinks and toilets in both the men’s and women’s restrooms.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/14/16 09:24 09:28 09:40 09:50 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011847 9742

W HARTFORD

RP ADV'D HIS VEH WAS BROKEN INTO LAST NIGHT. OWNERS MANUAL TAKEN. VEH IS A 97 WHITE MERCURY TRACER. #37 NO RPT ON OK/ 188ADL.

08/14/16 10:07 10:10 10:10 10:27 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16011849 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

******* UNAUTHORIZED USE OF VEHICLE *** DRUMRIGHT, OK  TTY ***

* TAKEN 08/13/16

GOLD 2006 CADI DEVILLE 4DR 778GGI/ OK

SUBJ: I/M, MULTIPLE TATS, 5'10/ 160 LBS  FREQUENTS TULSA

SUBJ: I/F DOB 1995

******* UUMV *** DRUMRIGHT, OK  TTY ***

08/14/16 13:03 13:04 13:06 13:19 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011855 9999

W GRAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #40 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/14/16 13:40 13:40 14:01 15:26 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011856 9999

W GRAND

#40 ON T/S. WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO B/M FOR DUS.

08/14/16 13:56 14:08 14:15 14:31 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011857 9150

N UNION

RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH BURG. #13 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/14/16 15:12 15:15 15:16 15:33 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011862 9999

S 4TH

RP ADV'D OF ONE I/M AND ONE W/F WHO STOLE BEER AND LEFT IN A BLK CHEV P/U OK TAG 795LAH SB ON 4TH. #40 ASND. RPT TKN.

08/14/16 22:35 22:35 22:37 23:01 DOMESTIC PD 16011873 9678

WARWICK

OPEN C911 W/ WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A DOMESTIC IN THE BACKGROUND, TRACKED TO ADDR ON WARWICK. #32 & #56 ASND. #30 ASST. #30, ANOTHER ADDR ON WARWICK. #32, VERBAL ONLY, BOTH 1/2'S ARE EXTREMELY SIG 87, THE FEM IS GOING ELSEWHERE FOR THE NIGHT. DID PICK UP, WHAT APPEARS TO BE, CDS FOR DESTRUCTION.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/13/16 07:30 07:41 07:45 08:10 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011788 8654

E PROSPECT

RP ADV'D SHE BELIEVES MEDICINE WAS TAKEN FROM HER PURSE WHILE SHE WAS IN BUSINESS LAST NIGHT. #57 TOOK RPT.

08/13/16 08:08 08:11 08:18 08:56 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16011789 9999

S PALM

RP ADV'D HER 1/2 THREATENED HER LIFE. #40 TOOK RPT FOR SIMPLE ASSAULT.

08/13/16 10:18 10:19 10:19 11:28 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011791 9368

N UNION

#45 ENRT TO ADDR ON N UNION. #45 ASND. #13 ASST. #45 WENT 10-15 & #13 TRANSPORTED.

#45 WENT 10-15 TO KSO W/ ADULT FEM FOR FELONY WARRANT. CONNECT #16011793.

08/13/16 11:10 11:23 11:32 11:32 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16011798 9785

5TH & HIGHLAND

RP RPTS BROKEN SHOWER DOORS IN THE STREET BTWN 5TH AND 7TH ON HLND. #59 ASND. #51 REMOVED A SHOWER DOOR IT WAS MOVED TO THE NORTH SIDE. NOTE LEFT FOR STREET DEPT.

08/13/16 12:11 12:23 12:35 12:51 FRAUD PD 16011801 9368

W HARTFORD

RP REQ OFFICER REF COUNTERFEIT BILL. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/13/16 16:29 16:31 16:36 17:07 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011808 9527

N 14TH

RP ADV'D OF STOLEN BIKE FROM BUSINESS. #30 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/13/16 18:16 18:16 18:16 19:28 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011815 9271

N UNION

#20 ON F/U WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO W/M FOR CHILD ABUSE.

08/13/16 19:47 19:52 19:52 19:52 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16011819 9547

CHECKSTAND

RP IN FRONT LOBBY ADV'D HE FOUND A PURSE AT THE LAKE HE WANTS TO TURN IN. #51 HANDLED. CONTACT OWNER WHO IS PICKING IT UP.

08/13/16 22:36 22:36 22:36 22:59 VEHICLE TOW PD 16011830 9677

5TH & BRADLEY

#38 ON T/S AT 5TH/BRADLEY W/ OK 743LUW, NP TRM TOWED 2004 HONDA. CITATIONS WERE ISSUED.

08/13/16 22:49 22:53 22:53 23:57 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011831 8783

14TH & HARTFORD

#21 ON T/S AT 14TH/HARTFORD W/ KS 368EEL, WARNERS TOWED 2004 CHEV SILVERADO.

#21 WENT 10-15 W/ 39 YO H/M FOR DUS.

08/14/16 02:34 02:36 02:37 04:11 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011837 9608

PROSPECT & TRINITY

#52 ON T/S W/ OK 651MXR, TRUCK W/ SMALL TRLR. #32 ASST. NP ACTION TOWED 92 FORD P/U.

#2 WENT 10-15 W/ 43 YO H/M FOR AGG DUI.

08/14/16 02:55 02:57 03:01 08:45 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011838 9677

E HARTFORD

KAW NATION OFFICER OUT W/ A GREEN FORD EXPLORER IN THE PARKING LOT, SUBJ INSIDE IS PASSED OUT. #38 RESPONDED, #32 ASST. NP WRECKER CANCELLED. 981DPP 2003 FORD EXPLORER SECURED ON PRIV PROP.

#38 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO W/M FOR APC-D, POSS CDS RX, POSS MARIJ.

#38 WENT 10-12 W/ MALE TO ER FOR BLLOD DRAW.

08/14/16 03:04 03:10 03:10 04:15 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011839 0023

HIGHLAND & WAVERLY

TERRIFIED 911 RP ADV A CAR IS CHASING HER, UNABLE TO DESCRIBE THE VEH. #44 & #19 RESPONDED, LOCATED BOTH VEHS AT SEPARATE TRAFFIC STOPS. NP WRECKER TO 3RD/PONCA FOR 230GGI.

#19 WENT 10-15 W/ 44 YO I/F FOR AGG DUI.

#44 & #32 WITH OTHER 1/2 AT 1ST/CHERRY, CKS OK.

08/14/16 06:12 06:13 06:38 06:43 EXTRA PATROL PD 16011841 9678

RIGGS

VEH BROKEN INTO. #32 ADV'D NOTHING TKN, RP DECLINED RPT.

**** XPTL  RIGGS  ATTN HOOTS ****

08/14/16 06:25 06:27 06:36 07:51 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011842 9608

N 14TH

BUSINESS ADV'D SUBJ LEFT IN BLK DODGE PN 005-6002 AFTER TAKING BEER W/OUT PAYING. L/S SB ON FAIRVIEW. #52 TOOK RPT.

08/14/16 06:38 06:59 07:05 07:58 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16011843 9999

SHADY PL

SECURITY AT HOSPITAL ADV'D MALE ASSUALT VIC BEING TREATED. #40 TOOK RPT.

(KAIR)--Atchison Police are seeking a missing vehicle.

That comes after the 2008 Chevrolet Impala was reported stolen Sunday by Minneapolis, Minnesota resident Truly Webb.

Police Lieutenant Tim Stout says the car had been parked in the 400 block of Division Street at the time of the theft. “She reported that this would have occurred between the hours of 9 pm, the night before, and 8 am [Sunday morning],” Stout tells MSC News. “She described her vehicle as bright red in color. At this point, the investigation is still continuing. We have no leads at this time.”

Stout says the keys to the vehicle had not been left inside and have been accounted for.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is urged to contact police.

The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Party at the Palace this Friday, Aug. 19, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Marland Mansion. 

Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at the Chamber Office.  Food and drinks provided. 

The band River Bend Boys will play from 7 to 11 p.m. 

"It is always a great way to end the summer and be with other Chamber Members," Chamber President Rich Cantillon said.  "This is a non auction year.  Please come, relax and have fun."

Phone the Chamber at 765-4400 to reserve your tickets.

(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission Monday adopted the 2017 county budget as published after approving additional funding for economic development.

The Commission voted 2-1 to take $26,000 from the county’s general fund in order to provide an additional $13,000 each to the Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development and the Horton Industrial Development Corporation.  Commissioner Warren Ploeger cast the lone no vote.

The action came after HFED President John Moore urged the Commission to reconsider the budget allotment for industrial development for 2017, which was $12,000 for each organization. 

Moore said the proposed 54 percent decrease in industrial development funds not only jeopardizes their ability to foster a stronger county tax base but it also places current programs funded both locally and by the state, which are managed by HFED, in a precarious position.

Several others also spoke in support of HFED--including Hiawatha USD 415 Superintendent Penny Hargrove, Stacey Simmer with Rainbow Communications and Dave Overdick with Crosswind Petfoods.  

The county had provided $27,000 to HFED the last three years.  Commissioner Ploeger said the funding was cut for 2017 to match what the city of Hiawatha provided.  

As adopted, the 2017 county budget contains a 3.4 mill property tax levy decrease.  The county was able to lower the levy due to a more than $12 million increase in the county’s assessed valuation.  
    
    

The Blackwell PTO is sponsoring a Community Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at the Kay Room, 300 West Doolin.

The purpose of the meeting will be to answer questions concerning the school bond proposals to be voted on Aug. 23.

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident Monday morning.

Police Chief John Defore says the two-vehicle non-injury accident occurred at the intersection of 6th Street and Kansas Avenue.  

He says the vehicle was attempting to turn west onto Kansas Avenue from 6th Street and then fled the scene north on 6th Street.

The vehicle is described as a gray mid-2000’s Dodge Dakota pickup, with front end damage to the driver side including the headlight assembly.

The vehicle was driven by a balding white male in his 40’s, with black hair and a beard.  He also wore small wire rimmed glasses.

Anyone with information on the subject or vehicle is asked to contact Investigator Mickey Gruber at the Hiawatha Police Department at 785-742-2156.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A judge has delayed a ruling on whether to accept the guilty plea of a Moore man who has admitted beheading a co-worker and says he wants the death penalty.    

Cleveland County District Judge Lori Walkley said Friday that she'll rule Wednesday on whether she'll accept the plea from Alton Nolen.   

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty in May to first-degree murder for beheading 54-year-old Colleen Hufford inside Vaughan Foods on Sept. 25, 2014, shortly after he was suspended for making racial remarks. He has said he wants to die by lethal injection.    

Walkley is deciding whether Nolen is mentally competent to plead guilty and waive his right to a jury trial.    

A defense expert said Nolen is schizophrenic while a prosecution expert said he's just uncooperative.
 

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Police in Stillwater say a Perry man was shot and killed during a fight with a Stillwater man at a home on the city's north side.
    

Police say officers responding to reports of a shooting late Friday found 23-year-old Austin Lee Clavin dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.
    

Police say witnesses told investigators there was a party at the home and Clavin arrived and confronted a Stillwater man there. The witnesses say the two men argued, then fought and the Stillwater man shot Clavin.
    

The suspect was arrested, but online court records do not show that formal charges have been filed.
 

MEDFORD, Okla. (AP) - Three small earthquakes have been recorded in northern Oklahoma during the weekend.
    

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the strongest was a magnitude 3.1 quake recorded at 7:22 a.m. Sunday six miles east of Medford.
    

No injuries or damage are reported.
    

The agency also recorded a magnitude 2.7 quake six miles southeast of Waukomis at 8:13 a.m. Sunday and a magnitude 2.7 temblor 12 miles northeast of Helena at 10:22 p.m. Saturday.
    

The number of magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes has skyrocketed in Oklahoma, from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 900 last year. Scientists have linked the increase to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production and state regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes.
 

The new Golden Chick restaurant at 14th Street and Bradley Avenue opens at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

More than 500 people were served this weekend during the store's VIP night.

The new Golden Chick restaurant at 14th Street and Bradley Avenue opens at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

More than 500 people were served this weekend during the store's VIP night.

(KLZA)-- During last weeks meeting of the Pawnee City Council, a structural engineer  discussed a number of buildings in the downtown area.

Jason Suelter, with Vector Structural Design, of Lincoln, reviewed his experiences in other communities concerning nuisance buildings. There are several buildings in Pawnee City that need attention and Suelter suggested ways he could help by utilizing existing community ordinances and groups such as the Health Board to persuade building owners to take action on these types of properties.

In other action, the Council approved writing a letter of support for the Stronger Economies Together committee that is trying to help the economic growth of Southeast Nebraska.  

Favorable comment was also given to a special designated liquor license request for the Pawnee City Community Foundation for a street dance following the Harvest Bash on October 8th.

The beer garden will be a fund-raiser to help raise money toward the City portion of the Game & Parks Grant for repair work at the Pawnee City swimming pool.  The matching grant could be worth up to $87,500.  

(KLZA)-- Unexpected engineering needs and higher than expected bids on the Community Medical Center renovation and expansion project in Falls City has put a key part of the project in jeopardy.

During a news conference at the hospital Friday afternoon CMC Administrator, Ryan Larsen said the CMC Foundation has pledged to raise more than three-quarters of a million dollars so the Specialty Clinic could be included.  

In May, CMC broke ground on what was announced as a $9-million project to add a new primary care clinic, expand and renovate surgery, add in-house MRI and expand and renovate the clinic for visiting specialists. When the final numbers came in, the costs rose to just over $10-million.

The intent was to use hospital reserves to pay for the project, but the added cost raised concerns. Larsen recommended to the Construction Committee and to the CMC Board of Directors to hold off on the Specialty Clinic for now and hopefully add them at a later date. The Construction Committee felt this was a high priority need for the facility. 

Foundation Board President Rodger Merz suggested community support for the Specialty Clinic would be strong enough that donations could be raised to fund the clinic portion of the project and the Foundation Board voted in favor of the fundraising effort. 

With the project being completed in three phases, and the Specialty Clinic being the final phase, scheduled for construction in fall 2017, it gives the Foundation Board time to raise funds and allow the Board to review the fiscal status of the hospital. 

The goal is to make improvements to the facility, but not put the future of the hospital in peril.

Larsen went on to say that despite no prior publicity of the fund raising efforts, several individuals and families have come forward to make contributions. 

Anyone interested in making a donation or a pledge toward the project can contact Larsen, a member of the Foundation Board or log onto the CMC website cmcfc.org.

The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce introduces the 31st Ponca City Leadership Class. 

Their next event will be the retreat in September. 

The 31st class includes, front row from left, Richard Evans, Ponca City Police Department; Mike Orr, Pioneer Technology Center; Megan Phipps, Anderson and Company Salon and Spa; Jenny Creech, OSU Prevention Programs; Dianna Gemmill, Ponca City Literacy Council; Annie Owen, Hospice of North Central Oklahoma; Audra Thompson, Domestic Violence Program of North Central Oklahoma; Suzanne Devinney, Devinney Law Firm and Devinney Properties; Aaron Gray, Ponca City Library; Elise Quiroz, University Center at Ponca City and Judy Eckholt, Edward Jones. 

Second row, Erin Liberton, Eastman National Bank and a Leadership Chair; Marybeth Moore, Century 21 and a Leadership Chair; Lance Garrett, Ponca City Art Center; Michael Vanderburg, City of Ponca City; Jay Underwood, First National Bank of Oklahoma; Dereck Cassady, Ponca City Fire Department; Cathy Sang, RCB Bank; Shannon Somers, Century 21 and owner of Astoria Blvd. Bistro and Bar; Jennifer Sodowsky, Eastman National Bank; Sara King, Phillips 66; Don Bohon, Ponca City Police Department and a Leadership Chair; and Autumn Modesto, City National Bank.

(KNZA)--A northeast Kansas man has been charged in Buchanan County, Missouri with felony enticement of a child.

The Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says 73-year-old Highland resident James Hopkins is accused of trying to solicit a child under the age of 13 to perform a sex act.

According to court documents, the alleged offense occurred on July 5th at the Carnegie Branch Library in the 300 block of Massachusetts in St. Joseph .

Hopkins is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on a $25,000 cash only bond.

He’s scheduled to appear in a Buchanan County courtroom Tuesday for arraignment.       

(KMZA)--The Seneca Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a $118,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    
Fire Chief Tom Scott says the grant will be used for the purchase of new self contained breathing apparatus.
    
The city will provided a 5 percent match, or $5,900.
    
Scott says it will allow every firefighter to have their own pack.  He says the new units feature longer breathing times and weigh less than the old  units they are replacing.   

(KNZA)--The proposed 2016-17 budget for Prairie Hills USD 113 contains a property tax levy decrease.

Superintendent Todd Evans says they will able to lower the levy due to an increase in the district’s assessed valuation.

Those in the former USD 441 will see an estimated tax rate of 47.143 mills, a 2.1 mill decrease.  Those in the former USD 488 will see an estimated tax rate of 48.51 mills, a 2.3 mill decrease from last school year.
      
The levies are different for each former district because they pay their previous bonds from before consolidation in 2010.
    
Evans says USD 113 is the only school district in the state that has different levies within the district boundaries.
    
The Board will consider adoption of the proposed $16.8 million budget following a public hearing during a special meeting Tuesday evening, beginning at 6:00.
    

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/12/16 07:46 07:50 07:52 09:04 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011728 8809

HIGHLAND & WAVERLY

HIT N RUN ACCIDENT. SUSPT VEH ORANGE P/U, 658GGQ SB ON WAVERLY. #58 ASND, #40 ASST. KSO LOCATED VEH. RPT TKN, INFO FOR WARRANT REQ.

08/12/16 09:32 09:33 09:40 09:53 AMBULANCE RUN PD 16011730 9999

ROSEDALE

FEM ADV'D SHE JUST WALKED IN AND FOUND HER DAD UNRESPONSIVE. #40 ASND, #11 RESPONDED. NOT CODE BLACK.

08/12/16 10:39 10:42 10:45 14:57 DOMESTIC PD 16011732 9999

5TH & HAZEL

SECOND HAND INFO. RP ADV'D FEM LOCATED IN AREA HAS BEEN CUT ON HER ARMS BY HER 1/2. MALE SUBJ IS WALKING WB ON HLND. WHITE HAT, BLK SHIRT, BLUE JEANS. DECLINED AMB.

#40 ASND. #45, #57, & #11 ASST. WENT 10-15 FROM ADDR ON S ELM W/ 35 YO W/M FOR DOM ADW & KSO 44'S X3.

08/12/16 11:10 11:11 11:18 11:40 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011733 9547

S 5TH

RP ADV'D HER RESI HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/12/16 12:50 12:51 12:51 13:39 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011737 9751

N ASH

REQ OFFICER REF HIT N RUN, UNK SUSPT VEH. #58 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/12/16 14:18 14:31 14:40 14:56 WELFARE CHECK PD 16011741 8654

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF A FOUND WALLET. #57 HANDLED.

08/12/16 15:16 15:17 15:17 15:17 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16011743 9999

E OKLAHOMA

#40 REQ CASE NUMBER FOR FOUND DRIVERS LICENSE AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.

08/12/16 16:44 16:47 16:58 17:04 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011751 --05

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT, I/F IN A RED CHEV P/U LEFT ON SHIRLEY AFTER TAKING TWO 30 PACKS OF BEER. #24 ASND, RPT TKN. SUSPT DRIVING MID 80'S LONG BED CHEV PK, RED & WHITE.

08/12/16 17:30 17:42 17:48 18:26 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011754 --83

FAIRWAY PL

RP ADV'D HE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE BACK FENCE AND HE BELIEVES IT HAS BEEN HIT. #21 ASND, RPT TKN. RP REQ XPTL IN REF TO A POKEMON THAT RESIDES NEAR THE BLUE WATER TOWER AND CARS ARE SPEEDING HEAVILY IN THE AREA TRYING TO GET IT. ********XPTL********

08/12/16 17:52 18:02 18:04 18:14 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011758 --99

E CHERRY

RP REQ OFFICER REF A BURGLARY THAT OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE LAST MONTH. #33 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/12/16 18:51 18:52 18:58 20:11 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011761 --05

HARTFORD & UNION

#24 ON T/S W/ PN VET390. BUDGET TOWED VEH. #24 WENT 10-15 X2:

A) 10-15 W/ 41 YO I/M FOR TOC LIQUOR, DUR, NO INS.

B) 10-15 W/ 33 YO I/F FOR RUL 8 (PO VIOLATION.)

08/12/16 22:53 22:53 22:53 01:07 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011776 9742

4TH & HIGHLAND

#37 ON T/S W/ 398LUW. #17 ASST. NP ACTION TOWED THE VEH.

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ W/F FOR PI.

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 28 YO SUBJ.

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 29 YO SUBJ FOR DUI, TOC, LOC, AND UNSAFE LANE CHANGE.

08/12/16 23:11 23:11 23:11 23:51 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011778 8783

W DRY RD

#21 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 23 YO I/F FOR LEAVING SCENE OF PROP ACCIDENT AND CARELESS DRIVING.

08/13/16 00:12 00:14 --:-- 02:13 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011779 0023

OAK & PONCA

RP WANTS TO RPT ITEMS STOLEN FROM HER VEH. OFFICER ASND, RPT TKN FOR VEH BURG.

08/13/16 05:30 05:32 --:-- 00:00 DOMESTIC PD 16011786 9677

N PALM

RP RPTS DOMESTIC AT ADDR ON N PALM. #38 ASND, #44 ASST.

First off thank you to everyone that donated school supplies for our Stuff the Bus Campaign. Ponca City is always so generous.

If you were unable to help us this past weekend you can always drop by school supplies to the Chamber Office located at 5th Street and Grand Avenue. Thank you so much!

We have two Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies this week. Our first one is Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Integrity Audiology located at 400 Fairview, Suite 16. Then on Friday we have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Ponca City RV Park at 10 a.m., located at 1017 N. Waverly. I hope you can join us for both of these exciting events.

Hey Chamber Members, it is not too late to get your tickets to attend the Party at the Palace to be held Friday evening from 6 to 11 p.m. at the beautiful Marland Mansion. We will have great food, drinks and music with the River Bend Boys. Phone the Chamber Office to reserve your tickets at 765-4400.

Best wishes to all of our students heading back to school this week!

When prepping for back-to-school, there’s one essential item that will help Oklahoma families throughout the year — a free prescription discount card.

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma continues to partner with Watertree Health, a leading provider of free prescription discount cards, to help fight hunger while building a healthier community. Every time someone saves with the card, Watertree Health makes a donation to the nonprofit to help fight hunger in central and western Oklahoma.

“One in four Oklahoma children struggles with hunger every day,” said Rodney Bivens, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. “This partnership with Watertree Health is a win-win.  By using the prescription discount card, Oklahomans are saving money and helping feed chronically hungry children, seniors and families. To date, more than 318,000 meals have been provided to our neighbors through this partnership.”

The card allows users to receive up to 75 percent off prescriptions. Eligible Rx medications include: those frequently prescribed for colds/flus, ADHD, allergies, heart disease, hypothyroidism, asthma, diabetes and other health conditions.

Cardholders can look up savings on their medications at nearby pharmacies by going to wtree.us/savingstool/feedok and providing the drug name and their zip code.

Watertree Health President, Shane Power said, “My Company is committed to helping Oklahoman parents keep their children healthy throughout the year. As students prepare for their return to school, it’s important that we provide them with the medications they need to manage allergies and other ongoing health issues.  Watertree Health makes prescription adherence more affordable by supplying families with free prescription discount cards, which also benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma—when you save, we donate to the organization.”

The pre-activated card can be used by people with health insurance to complement their plans—to help fill in gaps of prescription coverage—or the by the uninsured. It is accepted at more than 60,000 pharmacies across the country—local, regional and national chains such as Homeland, CVS, Walmart and Walgreens.

Oklahomans can receive a free prescription discount card by texting FEEDOK to 95577, or by visiting WatertreeHealthCard.com/FEEDOK. The card image in this story can also be presented to the pharmacist to obtain Rx savings.

For more information about the card watch the short FAQ video: wtree.us/video/feedok.

Established in 1980, the Regional Food Bank is the largest private, domestic hunger-relief organization in the state of Oklahoma. Last fiscal year, the nonprofit distributed more than 52 million pounds of food and products through a network of more than 1,200 charitable feeding programs and schools in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties.

Oklahoma is one of the hungriest states in the nation, where one in six adults struggles with hunger every day. Most of the clients served by the Regional Food Bank are children, seniors living on fixed incomes and working families who cannot make ends meet. 

Together, we can solve hunger. Thanks to the generosity of the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma, Top of the World, David Gorham and two anonymous families, every gift made to the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids program between now and September 30 will be matched, up to $150,000.  To make a donation, visit http://www.foodforkids.us or call 405-600-3136.  To learn more, visit regionalfoodbank.org.

Pioneer Technology Center received the Gold Star School Award in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Association of Technology Centers' Summer Conference.   

The Gold Star School Award provides recognition to technology center districts with outstanding programs designed to meet a broad spectrum of community needs.

This is the 14th year PTC has met or exceeded the rigorous standards required in student retention, placement, quality program instruction, recruitment and guidance, assessment capabilities, and diverse business and industry training programs. 

"The Gold Star recognition is a challenge to attain. At Pioneer Tech we continue to focus on our mission of ‘enhancing lives and securing futures’ and it just so happens that focus results in gold star performance. The best thing is we did it together! None of us can accomplish great things alone…it takes a focused collaborative effort from each of us,” said Bruce DeMuth, PTC Superintendent/CEO.

Gold Star School recognition is for 12 months and each school must go through the application process each year. 

Founded in 1973, Pioneer Tech assists students and businesses in Kay County as well as parts of Osage and Pawnee Counties. 

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — An Arkansas City man was arrested Wednesday by the Arkansas City Police Department on a Cowley County District Court warrant for abuse of a child.

Austin Joe Warford, 19, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse. He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $4,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City. Warford remained in custody at the time of this release.

A defendant’s guilt or innocence is to be determined by a court of law.

Police responded about 12:30 p.m. Monday to South Central Kansas Medical Center for a report of an infant with a broken leg. They learned a 24-day-old infant had suffered a spiral fracture to the leg.

The child was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita for specialized care. The infant also was placed into police protective custody due to the nature of the injury and related circumstances.

Police gathered information and conducted multiple interviews regarding the incident. In the course of the investigation, they determined the infant was injured while in the care of the mother’s boyfriend.

Information regarding this case was presented to the Cowley County Attorney’s Office for review.

A warrant was issued for Warford’s arrest and served two days after the incident was reported.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to call Arkansas City Police Department Sgt. Eric Mata at (620) 441-4444.

Those wishing to remain anonymous may contact Cowley County Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Call (620) 442-7777 in Arkansas City or (620) 221-7777 in Winfield, or visit www.tipsubmit.com to make an anonymous report. An anonymous tip also can be submitted by texting ACTIPS to 847411.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Multiple life prison sentences have been handed down to a 38-year-old man who was convicted in the deaths of four people, including a woman featured on the HBO series "Cathouse."
    

Oklahoma County District Judge Tim Henderson handed down the sentences Friday to Denny Edward Phillips.
    

In June, a 12-member jury found Phillips guilty of six counts of first-degree murder in the 2009 deaths of 22-year-old Brooke Phillips, 32-year-old Casey Mark Barrientos, 22-year-old Milagros Barrera and 25-year-old Jennifer Lynn Ermey. Phillips was also convicted in the deaths of the unborn children of Phillips and Barrera.
    

Prosecutors alleged Denny Phillips ordered the killing of Barrientos and that the women were killed to eliminate witnesses.
    

Brooke Phillips was featured on the HBO series about the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal brothel near Carson City, Nevada.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's top budget negotiator says he is working to develop several proposals for a teacher pay raise, including some plans that would not use a $140 million surplus that was left over at the end of the fiscal year.
    

Fallin's Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger said Friday that he's looking at several options for a teacher pay raise at or above $5,000 a year. Doerflinger says some of those proposals will use all or some of the $140.8 million surplus, but others will use none of it.
    

Fallin has suggested that lawmakers return for a special session before November's election to consider a teacher pay hike. But no agreement has been reached with Republican legislative leaders.

Most legislators have suggested the surplus revenue be returned to state agencies.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police in Tulsa say a man has died after being shot at a home on the city's southeast side and the victim's neighbor is the suspect.
 
Sgt. Dave Walker says officers were called shortly before 7 p.m. Friday to the home where a 37-year-old man was shot. The man was taken to a hospital where he died. His name was not immediately released.
 
Walker says witnesses identified a 61-year-old neighbor as the suspect and police eventually found the man hiding behind a tree outside a library behind his home.
 
Walker says the suspect is now hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and will be arrested when he's released. Court records do not show that formal charges have been filed.

(KLZA)--A two-vehicle Richardson County wreck Friday morning about three miles north of Falls City sent one person to the hospital.

According to the Richardson County Sheriff’s Department, Nathan Purcell, of St. Joseph, was northbound on Highway 73 when his car crossed the center line and struck the duals on a semi-truck driven by 46-year old Steven Armagost, of Mead.  

Purcell, whose car was totaled, was transported by ambulance to Community Medical Center in Falls City for the treatment of  non life-threatening injuries.

Armagost was able to drive his truck from the scene and later sought medical attention.

The wreck was reported shortly after 8:00.
    

(KAIR)--A Valley Falls woman convicted on drug and weapon charges in two separate Atchison County cases has been sentenced to more than 5 1/2 years in prison.

35-year-old Nicole Fox learned her fate Friday.

In the first case, Fox was sentenced to  20 months in prison on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and  possession of methamphetamine.

In the second case, Fox was sentenced to 49 months in prison for trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively.

She pleaded guilty to the charges last month.

Fox was arrested by the Atchison County Sheriff's Department following a June 4th shooting at a rural Valley Falls residence which left a man injured.  Authorities at the time said she was in possession of a firearm, although she was a convicted felon, and in possession of methamphetamine. It was that drug that the Sheriff's Office alleges she smuggled into the Atchison County Jail by concealing it internally, leading to her arrest on June 12th while in custody.  

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

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RP ADV'D BLK CHEV SONIC WAS DAMAGED DURING THE NIGHT. #58 ADV'D RPT TKN FOR PRIV PROP ACCIDENT.

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RP WITH UTILITY BILLING NEEDING TO RPT THEFT OF ELEC METER. #45 TOOK RPT.

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2ND & GRAND

#04 WENT ON T/S W/ 506EMM AND WENT 10-15 W/ 51 YO W/M FOR FAIL TO REG SEX OFFENDER.

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RP REQ OFFICER REF MALE CAUSING DISTURBANCE. #51 ASND, #45 ASST.

#51 WENT 10-15 W/ 58 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

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RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT OF RX MEDS. #45 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/11/16 14:36 14:50 14:50 14:50 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011689 9751

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#58 WENT 10-15 FROM COURT W/ 43 YO FEM FOR NO DL, OPEN CONTAINER.

08/11/16 14:51 14:55 14:57 15:18 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16011690 9751

14TH & GRAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF MINRO ACCIDENT. #58 ASND, #45 ASST. RPT TKN.

08/11/16 15:22 15:27 15:31 15:47 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16011692 9527

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RP REQ OFFICER REF A SUBJ THAT LEFT SEVERAL CHECK BOOKS AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK. #30 ASND. PICKED UP WILL TRY TO CONTACT OWNER. AND WILL ENTER ITEMS AND CASH INTO NCIC.

08/11/16 16:55 16:56 17:01 17:33 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16011698 9679

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RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH STOLEN 2 NIGHTS AGO. #50 ASND. MADE CONTACT W/ RP. ADV'D IT IS GOING TO BE UU VEH.

VEH IS 2003 GREEN FORD TAURUS 4DR W/ TINTED WINDOWS AND DENT ON REAR BUMPER. TAG # P/N TAG 005511.

RP BELIEVES SUSPT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN THE VEH TO OKC.

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911 ADV A W/F IN HER 30'S IS INTOX, HAS A CUT ON THE BACK OF HER LEG. SUBJ IS WRG A PINK TANK TOP & BLUE JEAN SHORTS. #49 ASND. #08 ASST.

#08 WENT 10-15 FOR #49 W/ 31 YO W/F FOR PI.

RPT TKN.

08/11/16 20:!6 20:24 20:26 22:02 DEATH, REPORTED PD 16011707 9679

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911 ADV THERE IS A POSS CODE BLACK IN THE BACKYARD. #50 ASND. #15 & #08 RESPONDED. KSO, DR, & M/E NOTIFIED. #15, THIS IS AN ATTENDED DEATH. FAMILY REQ TROUT FUNERAL HOME.

08/11/16 20:19 20:21 20:34 20:53 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011708 9595

14TH & HIGHLAND

#43 T/S DEALER TAG 101606. VEH REL TO LIC DRIVER.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO A/M FOR DUS.

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ANON FEM ADV'D FEM DOB 1989 HAS FELONY 44 AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE STAYING AT RESI. CONFIRMED W/ KSO AGG A&B, APP TO ACCEL $1500. #08 ADV'D. #49 & #30 ASND.

#49 WENT 10-15 W/ THIS SUBJ FOR THE WARRANT. STOOD BY UNTIL FAMILY ARRIVED TO WATCH THE KIDS.

08/11/16 21:44 21:45 21:47 00:52 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011712 9595

177 & EDWARDS

#43 T/S 595FDE, #15 ASST. NP BUDGET TOWED THE VEH. #43 WENT 10-15 X2:

A) 10-15 W/ 39 YO W/M FOR POSS MARIJ AND PI.

B) 10-15 W/ 69 YO W/M FOR DUI, POSS MARIJ, AND POSS PARA.

#33 TRANSPORTED ONE & KSO K-9 TRANSPORTED ONE.

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#44 T/S 377JKM. NP ACTION TOWED THE VEH.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 29 YO W/M FOR DUR.

08/11/16 23:22 23:25 23:28 01:22 DOMESTIC PD 16011716 9677

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CONTACT FEM RP IN THE DRIVEWAY REF A PHYSICAL DOMESTIC THT OCCURRED EARLIER, RP ADV FEM SUBJ PUT HANDS ON HER. #38 ASND, #34 ASST.

#34 WENT 10-15 FOR #38 W/ 22 YO I/F FOR DOM A&B.

#38 WENT 10-12 W/ THE VIC 10-19, LATER PICKED UP BY TAXI.

08/12/16 01:52 01:53 01:53 06:29 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011725 0023

W HARTFORD

CONTACT CAB DRIVER, BROUGHT AN INTOX FEM FROM THE CASINO, SHE WENT INSIDE FOR MONEY, GOT IN A FIGHT W/ HER BOYFRIEND AND TOOK OFF ON FOOT. #44 ASND. #34 & #07 ASST.

#34 WENT 10-15 FOR #44 W/ 22 YO FEM FOR DOM A&B W/ DANGEROUS WEAPON.

AMB TRANSPORTED HER TO ER, #34 STOOD BY.

(KAIR)--The second suspect charged in connection with the alleged false robbery of an Atchison retail is set for arraignment.

After an  appearance this week in the Atchison County District Court, 34-year-old Atchison resident Stephen Searcy, waived his right to a preliminary hearing. His arraignment is set for Aug. 26th.

He’s charged with conspiracy to falsely reporting a crime and felony theft after he and 32-year-old Nortonville resident Sondra Stutz reported a theft to Dollar General in Atchison May 11.

The pair claimed Stutz was opening the store when a man forced her inside the store, held her captive and robbed the store.

“This was not the robbery it was originally reported as,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.

Searcy also faces charges in separate incidents including a theft that happened June 26th in the 200 block of North 12th Street and a July 1st theft in the 1400 block of Atchison Street.

He remains in the Atchison County Jail held on a $20,000 bond.

Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, Inc., invites grieving families with children to attend the fourth annual Children’s Grief Camp — CAMP MONARCH, Aug. 26-27.

The goal of Camp Monarch is to provide an opportunity for children age 6-13 to learn ways of dealing with their grief after the loss of a loved one.

Activities will include team building, crafts, educational and interactive events, and it’s all free.

The excitement begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 with a family cookout. During this time, parents/guardians are encouraged to attend with their children for a time of fun and fellowship. The evening will wind down with a story from a very special guest.

On Saturday the children are encouraged to arrive at 9 a.m. for some group building games. The remainder of the day will be filled with fun learning activities. Lunch will be provided.

Things wrap up at 3 p.m. with a closing service. Parents/guardians are asked to attend.

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Call Hospice at (580) 762-9102 to register and a registration packet will be mailed to you. For more information call and ask for Tom Howard at (580) 762-9102.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he wants the state to review its regulation of amusement rides following a 10-year-old boy's death at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.
 
Brownback told reporters Friday that he's hoping state legislators spend significant time examining the state's law on amusement parks.
 
He said, "I think that all needs to be looked at now in light of this tragedy."
 
Kansas requires operators of permanent rides to "self-inspect" their rides at least once a year and maintain records. The state Department of Labor randomly audits those records, but Schlitterbahn's documents hadn't been audited for four years.
 
Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday while riding what is billed as the world's tallest waterslide. He was the son of state Rep. Scott Schwab.

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Board of Education has adopted a 2016-17 budget that contains a nearly 5 mill property tax levy decrease.

The action came following a hearing their regular meeting this week drawing no public comment.

The budget contains an estimated tax levy of 55.33 mills, which is raise more than $5.7 million.    
Board Clerk Leslie Grimm says they are raising the same amount of taxes with a lower mill levy due to an 8 ½ percent increase in the district’s assessed valuation.

In other business, the Board accepted a bid from the P1 Group to resurface the elementary school playground at a cost of $19,000.  

The Lenexa-based firm was awarded the contract for the bond improvement project’s at the district’s schools this summer.

(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council has adopted a 2017 budget that keeps the  tax levy at about the same level as its been the past four years.

That came following a hearing at a special meeting Wednesday evening drawing no public comment.

City Administrator Matt Roehder says they were able to keep the levy about the same due to a nearly $1.4 million increase in the city’s assessed valuation.

The budget calls for the city to collect $713,000 in tax revenue, which is a $44,000 increase over this year.

In other business, the Council approved the purchase of a new patrol vehicle for the police department.

The Council accepted the low bid submitted by Honeyman Ford, of Seneca, for a 2017 Ford Explorer in the amount of just over $27,000, with the trade-in of a 2010 Dodge Charger.   It was among two bids received.        

(KLZA)-- During their August 8th meeting, Pawnee City Council members reviewed the semi-annual audit of the Pawnee City Development Corporation from Suzanne Borcher with the Citizens Advisory Board.

Borcher’s report indicates there may be a need to take a look at the groups economic development grant program. There have been no applications for grant funds in the past six months. The PCDC plans to re-evaluate the program and attempt to make businesses more aware of the grant program. 

The report strong recommends using funds to help someone start a new laundromat and an evening restaurant. The feeling is these types of businesses would help with keeping construction workers in town while they are in the area. 

The PCDC is also working to recruit a dentist to the community and continue to work on the burnt building refurbishment project in downtown Pawnee City. 
 

For more information on the grant programs and the Pawnee City Development Corporation you may contact City Hall.  

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma City officials and the leaders of the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations have announced details of an agreement to settle longstanding lawsuits involving water rights in the tribes' historic treaty territories in southeastern Oklahoma.

Fallin said Thursday that the agreement provides a framework for intergovernmental collaboration on water resource issues that protects existing water rights. It also calls for a system of lake-level restrictions on Sardis Lake to conserve water resources while also allowing Oklahoma City access to the lake for municipal water supplies.

Fallin says water is critical to promoting economic growth in the region. The governor says the agreement affirms the state's role in management of the state's water resources but gives the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations significant roles in water allocation and conservation.
 

Chief of Choctaw Nation Gary Batton, from left, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and the Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby listen to a speaker during a press conference at the Oklahoma Heritage Center in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Oklahoma and the two Native American tribes have reached a settlement to end a water rights and tribal sovereignty dispute stemming back to the 19th century, according to negotiators for both sides.

Photo: Alonzo Adams, AP

(KAIR)--An Atchison child went to the hospital Friday morning after bicycle struck  a car.

“A bicyclist, 12-years-old, went through a stop sign and hit a northbound car on 7th Street,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. “She was taken to the hospital for examination of her injures.”

Wilson said the rain was the cause of the girl’s failure to stop. She tried to stop in the intersection but the wheels on her bike locked up on the wet pavement.

As a result, she struck the side of the northbound vehicle.

Wilson said she was conscious and alert after the accident, but was taken to the hospital for examination. 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A longtime agriculture teacher from Elk City who presented a black colleague with a Ku Klux Klan robe during a recent conference in Oklahoma City is apologizing for his actions.

Retired teacher Larry Long issued a statement Thursday in which he said he was trying to make a joke with a colleague who he respects and that he never intended to convey any racism. He says he realizes his actions were "harmful, offensive and hurtful."

Long says he has requested a meeting with members of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus, who expressed outrage at the incident. A member of the caucus, Democratic Rep. Mike Shelton, says the group welcomes the meeting.

The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology says it is investigating the incident.

(KLZA)-- A Missouri Department of Transportation new release says Missouri has more than 10,000 bridges across the state and each is part of a program of inspection, repair and maintenance to keep them in the best condition possible for those who travel Missouri’s highways. In-depth under-bridge inspections are part of that program and the schedule of these inspections for several bridges in Northwest Missouri over the next few weeks has changed. 

Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation may close a single lane on the bridges as they conduct routine under-bridge inspections. All work is weather permitting and could be rescheduled. Some of these work zones may be moving operations and motorists are advised to be alert for work zone signs and extra equipment on the roadways around these bridges and ramps.

Week of August 15:

Atchison County
Route J bridge over the Tarkio River

Holt County

Bridges over I-29 on U.S. Route 59, Elmwood Road, Beagle Road, Route Y, Greystone Road, and Ironwood Road (mile marker 96 – 69)

Week of August 22

Atchison County
Bridges over I-29 at 280th Street, Route Z, Route C, Dayton Avenue, Route A, Red Star Road, U.S. Route 136, and Route W (mile marker 99 – 120)

Week of August 29

Atchison County
U.S. Route 136 bridge over the Missouri River
 

HELENA, Okla. (AP) - The US Geological Survey reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake has stuck northwestern Oklahoma.
 
The USGS says the quake was recorded at 12:27 a.m., 12 miles northeast of Helena, about 85 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
 
There have been no reports of injury or damage.
 
The USGS says the earthquake was widely felt in central Oklahoma and as far north as Junction City, Kansas.
 
 

Lincoln Elementary School has changed the date of its open house to Aug. 21, from 2 to 4 p.m., Principal Liz Hargraves said.

CATOOSA, Okla. (AP) - Rogers County authorities say a man has been found shot to death along a road near Catoosa.
 
Sheriff's Maj. Coy Jenkins told reporters the body was found about 2 a.m. Friday just west of Catoosa.
 
Jenkins said it appears the man had been shot shortly before the body was found and that the body had several gunshot wounds.
 
Jenkins said there was no identification on the body and the man's identity was not immediately known. The body was sent to the state medical examiner's office.
 

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A preliminary hearing has been delayed for a former physician assistant accused of sexually abusing patients at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth.

Mark Wisner's hearing on a charge of aggravated sexual battery was scheduled for Thursday but it was continued until Sept. 15.

The Leavenworth Times reports Wisner also is charged in a second case. He's charged with aggravated criminal sodomy and three misdemeanor charges of sexual battery. Those crimes allegedly occurred in 2014 while Wisner worked at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center.

Wisner's attorney, John Bryant, asked for the continuance for the first case because he is having difficulty meeting with his client.

Wisner surrendered his medical license after at least seven patients accused him of abusing them.
    

Stuff the Bus with School Supplies is a project of the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce's Education and Workforce Development Committee.

The campaign is today and Saturday. 

Many children don't have the school supplies they need to have a successful year.  The Chamber wants all the children of Ponca City to get the education they need to be successful. 

Today the bus will be at Southwest Business Products located at 1032 North Union from 10 a.m. to noon to accept school supplies.  Then it will move to Merrifield Office Supply, located at 206 East Grand Ave., from noon to 2 p.m. to collect school supplies. 

On Saturday, Aug. 13, the bus will be at Walmart Supercenter, 1101 East Prospect, from 10 a.m. to noon.  Then the bus will move to Staples located at 2216 North 14th from noon to 2 p.m.

Please be generous.  Before this important project started, if a student needed school supplies, the teacher or school staff would provide the supplies.  This project allows all of us to help get these students the school supplies they need.

(KNZA)--The city of Sabetha will try again for a grant through the Kansas Department of Transportation to help fund a proposed walking trail.

At the urging of the group Grow Sabetha, the Sabetha City Commission voted 4-1 this week to reapply for the grant.  Commissioner Julie Burenheide cast the lone “ no” vote.

Grow Sabetha volunteers worked with the city administration last fall to apply for the KDOT grant, but the grant application was turned down.

If awarded, the Sabetha Herald reports the city would be responsible for an estimated $114,000 of the $1.3 million project cost.

The proposed trail would go north down Sixth Street from Main Street and circle the Sports complex.

(MSC News)--Two Florida residents were taken into custody Thursday afternoon after a high speed chase through portions of northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the chase began on U.S. 24 Highway in Topeka after a trooper attempted to stop a sport utility vehicle sought by Lenexa Police  in connection with a bank forgery case.

The vehicle failed to stop and led troopers on chase north on U.S. 75 Highway at speeds of  more than 100 miles an hour. 

The Patrol called off the pursuit near Holton after which a KHP helicopter starting tracking the vehicle to the Nebraska border.  Other law enforcement agencies also attempted to stop the vehicle. 

Once in Nebraska, Nebraska State Patrol troopers attempted to stop the SUV in Richardson County but the vehicle failed to stop.

Troopers pursued the vehicle north on Highway 75 before terminating the pursuit just south of Auburn.

The KHP helicopter continued to track the vehicle and was joined by a Nebraska State Patrol aircraft near Nebraska City.

Stop sticks were deployed and the vehicle finally came to a stop south of Plattsmouth after its tires were flattened.  Both occupants fled on foot. 

The Patrol says the driver, identified as 30-year-old Sunrise, Florida resident Donnell Johnson, attempted to enter several vehicles on a nearby car lot before being taken into custody inside the dealership.

The passenger, identified as 22-year-old Orlando, Florida resident Brijeth Garcia,  ran into a field near where the vehicle stopped and was taken into custody.

Both were booked into the Cass County Jail.

Johnson is being held on charges of felony flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, no operator’s license, attempted theft by unlawful taking and possession of a financial transaction device.

Garcia is being held on charges including accessory to a felony and possession of a financial transaction device.

(KNZA)--An August 17th preliminary hearing has been set for a Horton woman facing a charge of aggravated assault.

23-year-old Bailey Walker made her first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Monday on the felony charge.

According to the criminal complaint, Walker is accused of assaulting Maurice Thompson with a vehicle.   

Its not known if Thompson was injured as authorities have been unavailable to comment.

Walker was arrested last Friday by the Horton Police Department.

She posted bond Monday after a judge granted a bond modification to a $5,000 O.R. bond.  

SHAWNEE -- A highway dedication in honor of the late Trp. Nicholas Dees took place Thursday at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee.

Speakers included Secretary of Safety and Security/Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Thompson, Secretary of Transportation Gary Ridley, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Chief Rick Adams, Sen. Susan Paddock, Sen. Ervin Yen and Sen. Ron Sharp.

About 150 people attended the event, including many OHP personnel.

“We are honored by the sacrifices given by Trooper Dees, by those who have served in the past, and by those who work today,” Adams said. “This piece of I-40 will always stand in honor of Nick, and of those who work today.”

Dees was the 35th Oklahoma Highway Patrolman who died in the line of duty since the agency’s inception in 1937.

The memorial highway markers are located on Interstate 40 at mile marker 190 in Pottawatomie County and mile marker 200 in Seminole County. Due to high traffic in the area, no unveiling ceremony was held at the site.

Paddack encouraged attendees to pray for the Dees family, and for all the men and women who serve in law enforcement, when they pass the commemorative highway signs.

Dees was killed while on duty Jan. 31, 2015, on I-40 east of Shawnee. He and Trooper Keith Burch were investigating an incident involving a semi-truck when they were struck by a driver who was updating social media at the time of the crash.

Burch, who was in attendance at the dedication ceremony, was seriously injured but has since returned to duty.

The driver was sentenced to 12 years with the Department of Corrections, with five years to be served in prison and seven years on probation.

The Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith Burch Act was signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin in May of 2015, making texting while driving illegal in the state of Oklahoma.

Dees was born Jan. 23, 1985, in Fairview. He graduated from Bridge Creek High School in 2003 and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2008. He was a member of the 61st OHP Academy, graduating in July of 2013. He was assigned to Troop D headquarters in McAlester.

His name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., in May.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a drowning which occurred at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on Lake Thunderbird just west of Calypso Cove Marina area in Norman.

The patrol said Michael David Dixon, 30, of Norman was pronounced dead and transported to Oklahoma City Medical Examiner’s Office.

Dixon was swimming back to shore from a marker buoy when witnesses said they watched him go down and yell for help, the patrol reported. They looked in the area and could not locate Dixon, and called for emergency personnel.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

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********BOLO STOLEN VEH***********

TTY FROM CHANDLER ADV OF A GRY 2001 FORD F350 DUALLY 4DR, RUSTED OUT FRONT FENDER WELLS, CRACKED WINDSHIELD, NO TAILGATE. OK TAG 697HSI, TAKEN BTWN 19:00 08/09 AND 07:00 08/10/16.

08/10/16 08:16 08:17 08:17 08:17 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16011628 7508

E OKLAHOMA

#36 REQ CFS# FOR FOUND SS CARD.

08/10/16 09;31 09:33 09:37 10:!4 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011631 9751

EDGEWOOD

HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED. #58 TOOK RPT. #51 ASST.

08/10/16 10:16 10:16 10:16 11:27 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011637 9547

S 7TH

#06, #51, & #39 ATL FOR 2 SUBJS W/ WARRANTS. KSO ON SCENE.

#51 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO W/M FOR (KSO: POSS MARIJ, RULE 8 ADW DANGEROUS, FALSELY PERSONATE, POSS CDS W/ INT, ADW DANGEROUS.)

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#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 21 YO W/F FOR (KSO WA: GRAND LARCENY, RULE 8 GRAND LARCENY.)

08/10/16 10:35 10:47 10:54 11:12 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16011638 9276

N 11TH

MALE RP HIT A GAS METER W/ HIS VEH. GAS LEAK. #29 TOOK RPT. ONG AND PCFD ON SCENE.

08/10/16 11:41 11:43 12:00 12:30 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011640 9498

LITTLE

RP REQ TRESPASS WARNING BE ISSUED TO UNK AGE FEM. SHE IS NOT THERE NOW. #39 ASND. UTL SUBJ, REQ IF ANYONE CONTACT HER TO ISSUE TRESPASS.

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO SUBJ FOR (LOCAL 44'S: DRIVING WHILE REVOKED.)

08/10/16 14:11 14:14 14:25 15:12 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011644 8809

S OSAGE

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

ADDT'L CFS# 16011648

08/10/16 16;39 16:42 16:52 17:44 DOMESTIC PD 16011653 9679

RIGGS

REQ OFFICER IN LOBBY REF DOMESTIC. #50 ASND, RPT TKN. WILL HAVE TO F/U W #38 ON RPT HE TOOK OTHER EVENING.

CONNECT #16011413

08/10/16 17:23 17:23 17:23 17:31 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011654 9731

S OAK

#49 MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ REF THEFT. RPT TKN.

08/10/16 17:35 17:39 17:42 18:03 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011656 9899

14TH & OKLAHOMA

REQ OFFICER REF HIT N RUN, SUSPT IN BLK DODGE CHARGER SB ON 14TH. #33 ASND. UTL SUSPT VEH. RPT TKN.

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FEM ADV'D MALE YELLING AND THROWING ITEMS OUT OF OLDER RED P/U BEHIND THE BLDG. #52 ASND. #56 & #33 ASST. #56 OUT W/ PN VET 390. NP TRM TOW.

#56 WENT 10-15 W/ 43 YO I/M FOR APC.

Two people entered Lowe’s about 11 a.m. July 26 and exited the store just after noon that same day. They left in an extended cab tan pickup truck, believed to be a Chevrolet, with an Oklahoma license plate.

Police need the assistance of the public in identifying the pair. They are both Caucasian and believed to be in their 30s or early 40s.

They left the store without paying for two Dewalt brand combo-kits; one was a 20 volt max drill/driver and the other was a 20 volt Max 4-tool combo kit. The value of these items the pair took from the store was nearly $500.

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online regarding the location of the stolen Dewalt combo-kits, the identification of either suspect, or any other crime, can access the link at www.poncacityok.gov. Click on the Crime stoppers link on the home page, fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You also can text PCPD with your message to CRIMES (274637) from a cell phone.To phone in a tip, call (580)762-5100. You will remain anonymous and may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A psychiatrist who examined a man accused of fatally stabbing his father, the state's former labor commissioner, says the defendant suffers from paranoid delusions and is mentally incompetent to stand trial for first-degree murder.

An Oklahoma County judge on Wednesday did not make a determination on Christian Costello's competency, but ordered him returned to a state mental hospital to be examined by another psychiatrist hired by prosecutors.

Costello delivered a rambling minute-long diatribe during the hearing. He admitted killing his father, former Labor Commissioner Mark Costello, saying he was a "hit man" and the killing was part of a "military operation."

Prosecutors say Costello repeatedly stabbed his father at an Oklahoma City restaurant in August 2015. He is charged him with first-degree murder.

Another hearing is scheduled for Oct. 12.

The new school year is set to begin. Children are excited and drivers need to be very cautious, especially while driving in school zones.

“The speed limit in school zones is strictly enforced by our officers” Ponca City Police Department Patrol Division Captain Earl Watkins said. “Some of the school zones are marked with signs indicating the times speed is enforced. Some of the school zones are marked with flashing yellow lights. The speed limit for both is 20 miles per hour.”

“School zone fines are very expensive” Municipal Judge William Kirkpatrick said. “The court does not tolerate drivers speeding in school zones.”

(KNZA)--Arrested again.

That's the latest chapter in the case of a Holton man charged with sex-related crimes in four separate cases dating back to early 2014.

21-year-old Jacob Ewing was taken into custody Wednesday night.

Jackson County Prosecutor Shawna Miller tells MSC News he was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping, rape and aggravated sodomy in connection with alleged crimes committed in January of last year.

Miller says this fifth case involves a different victim than the previous four.

A first appearance for Ewing is scheduled for Monday.

He's held on a $200,000 cash only bond.

Prior to his latest arrest, a preliminary hearing, related to the four past sex crimes cases, had been set for the morning of August 18th.

Following his past four arrests, Ewing posted bond and was released.  He was  arrested again in early July for allegedly violating the terms of his probation in a midemeanor DUI case, but was later released.

Northern Oklahoma College’s Gateway to the Humanities program is sponsoring a week-long trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England during Spring Break in March 2017.

The trip, organized through Education First Tours, is open to all adults 18 and older, alumni and community members, NOC students, faculty, and staff from all three NOC locations and the University Center.

Tour members will enjoy three full days in each of these two great cities. Sites included on the tour are Edinburgh Castle, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the Tower of London. Travelers may choose to sign up for additional sites such as St. Andrews University in Scotland and Windsor Castle, or they may prefer extra free time to explore on their own.

“This will be a fantastic trip,” said Dr. Don Stinson, NOC Language Arts Division instructor and the group leader for the tour. “The last time a group from NOC Tonkawa visited London was way back in 2008 and this will be the first time for a tour from our campus to hit Scotland. Since I’m of Scottish and English ancestry, I’m particularly excited. This tour offers a lot in a short time frame for a reasonable price. There are several seats still left, but people need to sign up quickly.”

Those interested in getting more information or enrolling should visit the EF Tours website at www.efcst.com/1763892EP. The current cost is $3,423 for those under 30 and $3,573 for those 30 and older and includes round-trip airfare, all ground transportation, lodging with private bathrooms, daily breakfasts, two dinners, admissions to scheduled attractions, and the services of a full-time tour director who is an expert on Great Britain and its culture.

A “back-to-school” informational meeting about the trip will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. Anyone interested may attend the meeting at any of the following locations: Zollars 110 at NOC Enid, Wilkin Hall 309 at NOC Tonkawa, room 116 at the NOC Fountain Square building in Stillwater, or at the University Center in Ponca City (room TBA). During the meeting, Stinson will discuss the history of the Gateway Program, share information about the tour, and answer questions.

Besides the EF website, information is also available from Stinson at (580) 628-6442 or at donald.stinson@noc.edu. Individuals are also encouraged to visit and “Like” the Gateway to the Humanities on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GowithNOC?ref=hl.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Negotiators for two Indian tribes and the state of Oklahoma say they have reached a settlement that would end a modern-day water rights dispute that has its roots in the 19th century.

Negotiators, including former U.S. District Judge Michael Burrage, told The Associated Press ahead of a formal announcement Thursday that the agreement had been reached.

The Chickasaw and Choctaw nations have claimed Oklahoma isn't abiding by the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, which gives them authority over water in their jurisdiction. The state says the tribes are ignoring an 1866 pact in which they gave up certain rights after backing the Confederates in the Civil War.

The current fight started in 2011, after Oklahoma City sought rights to more water from Sardis Lake in southeastern Oklahoma.

Negotiators told The Associated Press on Wednesday that under the settlement, Oklahoma would still manage water supplies, but would acknowledge tribal sovereignty and meet the tribes' conservation guidelines. Congress must still approve the deal.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City police say a man has been killed in a shooting inside a home on the city's northeast side.
 
Sgt. Gary Knight says officers investigating reports of the shooting at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday found 22-year-old Reynold Ranard Walker suffering a gunshot wound. Walker was taken to a hospital where he later died.
 
Knight says Walker was inside the home when someone knocked at the door and when the door opened, two people entered, then found Walker and shot him.
 
Knight says the suspects then left the home and have not been arrested.

(KLZA)-- A Tarkio teenager suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle wreck Tuesday evening. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Matthew Robinson was westbound on Highway 136, about two miles east of Tarkio ,when his pickup crossed the center of the roadway and went off the highway, striking an embankment. 

The cab of the pickup broke away from the frame and rolled. Robinson was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the wreck.

Robinson was transported by ambulance to the Fairfax Community Hospital.

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Department assisted the Highway Patrol at the scene of the wreck. 
      

(KLZA)-- Pawnee City voters will decide the fate of a proposed half-cent sales tax during the November election.

The City and School District have agreed on language for an interlocal agreement to raise money for street repairs with an estimated price tag of $2.6-million. The agreement creates the Pawnee Interlocal Cooperative Agency.

If approved by voters, the money raised by the increased sales tax will be for street repairs only. None of the sales tax money raised by the proposed half-cent increase would be shared with the LB-840 funds which are generated by the current 1.5-percent city sales tax.

During a town hall meeting earlier this summer, those in attendance were in favor of increasing the city sales tax to pay for the project. 

Stephens points out that while the Pawnee City School District will have no financial responsible for the project, their cooperation is crucial to the proposal. The City was required to have an interlocal agreement with another entity for the proposal to get to voters. 

To get the proposal on the ballot in November, all the paperwork needs to be filed with the County Clerk by September 1st. 

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha school district could add a high school baseball program beginning in the spring of 2018.

District patron Paul Twombly, speaking on behalf a group spearheading efforts to see the sport added, told the Board of Education Monday evening they had met their goal of obtaining $20,000 in pledges to fund the first two years.

Twombly said Hiawatha is currently the only Big 7 League school without a baseball program, and believes sports can have a positive effluence on kids.

Board members voiced support for adding the sport, but some said they had concerns about getting the number of kids to field a team.

The Board told Twombly the district would need the money in hand by February 1st, 2017 in order to add the sport beginning in the spring of 2018. 

In the meantime, Hiawatha High School Activities Director Kim Lillie says she plans to survey both middle and high school students to gauge their interest.

After starting, Lillie said around $7,000 a year would be needed to maintain the program.

A local effort several years ago to add a baseball program fell short of raising the funds needed.   

In other business, the Board approved a pilot 7th-12th grade football program, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year.  $1,500 is being added to high school football coach Ted Brown’s contract to be in charge of the program.  

Acclaimed, award-winning author Rae Meadows will autograph copies of her fourth novel, "I Will Send Rain," at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Brace Books, 2205 North 14th Street in Ponca City.

Meadows will make a brief presentation and answer questions before signing.

“I Will Send Rain” is a tenderly rendered story of a woman fighting for her family's survival in the early years of the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma.

For this book she did extensive research on the Oklahoma Panhandle during the Dust Bowl years. She was especially inspired by the photographer Dorothea Lange, who captured the pain and despair of the farm families in their plight.

For those who can't attend the book signing, a copy can be reserved by calling (580) 765-5173.

This will be an excellent gift for anyone interested in Oklahoma history.

(KNZA)--Horton’s Mission Village Living Center is seeking an increase in what they receive from the county for providing meals for the county’s meals on wheels program.  

Administrator Patricia Raasch met with the Brown County Commission this week to request a 50 cent per meal increase, citing rising food costs.  In addition, Raasch says they can no longer afford to provide someone to delivery meals out-of-town one week a month.

Currently, the county is paying the Mission Village Living Center  $1.30 per meal and clients pay $2.70 a meal.

Raasch said it cost them $5.00 to $5.50 a meal, so they are not even breaking even.

During the past 3 months, the nursing home has provided 969 meals to seniors in southern Brown County.

The Commission took no action. Commissioners asked Lori Gray with Services for the Elderly to look into options and report back to them at their next meeting.  

The Evans Children's Academy of Performing Arts and the Poncan Theatre are hosting auditions for "Peter Pan Jr."

Auditions are at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 and Monday, Aug. 29, at The Poncan Theatre.

The auditions are for ages 7 and up, and children need to come with a song prepared to sing.

(KNZA)--The proposed 2016-17 budget for South Brown County USD 430 contains a nearly 6 mill property tax levy decrease.  

The USD 430 Board of Education approved the proposed budget for publication during their meeting Monday evening.  

Superintendent Dr. Steve Davies says they were able to lower the tax levy due to a 7. 7 percent increase in the district’s assessed valuation.  

The budget contains an estimated tax rate of 46.47 mills.  Davies says a mill will raise just over $32,000.

He says he feels they have developed a strong, positive budget.

The Board will consider adoption of the budget following a public hearing when they meet the evening of August 22nd.   

(KNZA)--The Prairie Hills USD 113 Board of Education has ratified a negotiated agreement with teachers for the 2016-2017 school year.

Superintendent Todd Evans says the Board approved the agreement with the Prairie Hills Education Association during their regular meeting this week.

Under the agreement, teachers will see an average increase of 2.7 percent. Evans says teachers will see a pay increase of between $275 to $2,250 based on movement on the salary schedule.

The agreement also includes an increase in the health insurance benefit.

Evans says he was glad to see teachers get a pay increase after going without one for several years.

The agreement was approved by teachers last week.  

(KMZA)--The execution of a search warrant on a rural Wamego residence leads to the arrest of three on drug charges.

Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat says the sheriff's office served the search warrant Monday evening on a residence at 9380 Broderick Road following an investigation.

Seized was an unspecified quantity of methamphetamine and marijuana along drug paraphernalia and cash.

Arrested were 39-year-old Tyson Johnson, 33-year-old Kiel Prue and 48-year-old Tracy Edison.  The trio were arrested on charges of possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia.  In addition, Edison was arrested for possession of marijuana.

All three were booked into the Pottawatomie County Jail, with bond set at $5,000 each. Johnson and Edison have since posted bond and been released.       

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/09/16 07:23 07:25 07:34 09:21 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16011575 9150

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DRIVER IN BLK HONDA ACCORD COLLIDED W/ MAR CHEV, PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. #29 TOOK ACCIDENT RPT. NP WARNER TOWED TX/ CRZ9713.

10-15 W/ 26 YO W/M FOR CIT WA: FTA-NO LIC, FTA-NO INS, NO LIC, NO INS.

08/09/16 10:14 10:15 10:24 11:43 PRISONER TRANSPORT PD 16011581 9276

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#29 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 39 YO MALE FOR (FTP-UU OF GAS.)

10-15 W/ 24 YO MALE FOR (CITY 44: INDIRECT CONTEMPT.)

08/09/16 11:34 11:37 11:38 12:02 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011584 8809

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CLERK AT BUSINESS ADV'D 25 YO W/M, TANK TOP & SHORTS TRIED TO TAKE CUSTOMER'S BIKE, LEFT ON FOOT BEHIND BLDG. STORE WANTS HIM TRESPASSED. #14 ASND, WARNING ISSUED.

08/09/16 12:42 12:45 12:57 14:00 VANDALISM PD 16011587 9498

N 14TH

MANAGER OF BUSINESS RPT'D VANDALISM. #39 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/09/16 12:49 12:51 12:59 13:41 DOMESTIC PD 16011589 8809

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RP REQ OFFICER REF DOMESTIC. ADV'D THE OTHER HALF HAS ALREADY LEFT. #13 ASND, RPT TKN.

08/09/16 15:39 15:40 15:59 16:34 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011594 9899

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#33 T/S W/ 039LYW, WENT 10-15 W/ 25 YO W/M FOR (LOCAL 44'S: FTP-DIRECT CONTEMPT, FTP-POSS PARA,) DUS, SPEEDING, NO INS, VIOL CHILD RESTRAINT.

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RP ADV'D HER MOTHER IN LAW POINTED A GUN IN HER FACE AND THREATENED HER WHEN SHE WAS AT MOTHER IN LAW'S HOUSE. #50 ASND, THIS IS OVER CUSTODY. NO RPT.

08/09/16 16:51 16:54 16:59 18:46 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011599 9899

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RP ADV'D THERE IS A WOMAN IN HER HOUSE WHO WON'T LEAVE. ADV'D SHE HAS THE SAME NAME AS HER AND IS CAUSING A DISTURBANCE SAYING IT'S HER HOME.

#33 ASND, #50 ASST. WENT 10-15 W/ 35 YO W/F FOR BURG I.

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RP ADV'D SHE HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION NORTH OF HER HOME. #50 ASND, TRANSFORMER.

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911 ADV 2 SUBJS JUST WENT INTO RESI, THEY AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, THE RESIDENTS ARE IN JAIL. #50 ASND, #24 ASST. #50, ONE SUBJ WAS INSIDE. SAID THEY WERE GETTING THEIR OWN PROP BUT DID NOT HAVE PERMISSION. WILL F/U W/ THE RESIENT.

#50 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44'S: FTA UU ELEC X2.)

#24 WENT 10-15 FOR #50 W/ 30 YO W/F FOR (FELONY KSO 44'S.) SHE WAS TRANSPORTED STRAIGHT TO KSO.

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#50 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 23 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44'S: FTP TRAFFIC X4.)

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SIG 88 AT THE TRACKS SITTING CROSS WAYS, W SIDE OF THE TRACKS. OLDER BLU FORD WINDSTAR VAN, JOCKEYED AROUND & WENT SB ON 2ND. #28 & #34 ASND. OUT AT 2ND/BROOKFIELD W/ PN 005 859.

#28 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO IM FOR FALSE PERSONATION AND (CITY 44: FTA-DUS.)

#34 TRANSPORTED 10-15, NP PINKY TOWED THE VAN.

08/10/16 01:48 01:50 01:56 03:38 WELFARE CHECK PD 16011620 9004

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CONTACT RP REF A 1090 ON HIS STEP SISTER. HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH W/ HER AND SHE WON'T ANSWER THE DOOR. #56 ASND, #07 ASST. NEG CONTACT, SHE WAS NOT IN THE RESI. NO RPT.

ATL FOR 30'S, W/F, 5'5, 230, GRY & HAZ, LSW GRY SHIT W/"LOVE" ON IT & GRY JEANS. ATL TO ALL UNITS.

The Ponca City Park and Recreation Department is going to the dogs!

Yes, it's the Dog Daze of Summer and all pooches in town can go swimming at Ambucs Pool next Thursday for the last swim of the season, before the pool is cleaned and closed for the season.

Dogs must show proof of current shots. Cost is $5 per dog.

For more information, call the Park and Recreation Department at (580) 767-0432.

The fall Wildcat Bash will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sullins Stadium!

The bash is to introduce the band, cheerleaders, High Steppers, cross country, volleyball, softball and football players in grades 7 through 12.

The introductions will be followed by a short football scrimmage.

Everyone is invited to come out and support Ponca City Athletic Wildcats!

A fatal accident occurred Wednesday morning on the east edge of Enid, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports.

The accident occured at 6:10 a.m., on U.S. Highway 412 just east of 78th on the east edge of Enid.

The patrol said Manuel Soto, 63, of Victorville, Calif., was pronounced dead at  the scene by the Medical Examiner and taken to the Medical Examiner's office in Oklahoma City. There were no passengers in his 2011 Ford Edge.

The patrol said Soto's vehicle collided with a 1995 Kenworth semi, driven by Kervin Keel, 50, of Del City. Keel was not injured.

The report issued by the patrol said Soto was westbound and turned south onto 78th. Keel's truck was eastbound and struck Soto's car in the passenger door.

The patrol said Soto was pinned for more than four hours before he was extricated by the Enid Fire Department. 

(KAIR)--A fight involving three inmates at the Atchison County Jail leads to additional charges for two and sends one to the hospital.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says it happened Sunday, with Brandon Mottin suffering a number of injuries as the result of the altercation.

Joshua Sharp and DeAngelo Dobbs both face charges of aggravated battery in connection with the incident.

Laurie says the case is being forwarded to the Atchison County Attorney's Office for a review and the possible filing of formal charges.

Mottin, who suffered a broken nose and a fractured clavicle, along with cuts and bruises, was taken to the Atchison Hospital for treatment.

The 29-year-old Mottin was booked into the jail just hours prior to the altercation, arrested by Atchison Police in connection with the theft of a controlled substance and a cell phone. Sharp and Dobbs were inmates in the jail well before Mottin's arrival.

Laurie says the motive for the alleged attack remains unclear.

PERRY, Okla. (AP) - A pair of earthquakes has rattled parts of north central Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says quakes of magnitude 3.9 and magnitude 3.5 struck near the town of Perry late Tuesday afternoon.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Geologists say damage is not likely in earthquakes below magnitude 4.0 and that earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 are the smallest that can be felt by humans.

The number of magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes has skyrocketed in Oklahoma, from a few dozen in 2012 to more than 900 last year.

Scientists link the increase to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production and state regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma finance officials say collections to the state's main operating fund continued to lag behind the official estimate last month, with much of the decline blamed on slumping sales tax collections.
 
The Office of Management and Enterprise Services released figures on Wednesday that show monthly collections to the General Revenue Fund in July totaled $371.8 million. That amount is $17.2 million, or 4.4 percent, below the official estimate and more than 11 percent below collections from the same month last year.
 
July is the first month of the state's new fiscal year.
 
Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger says the revenue declines aren't as bad as previous months.
 
He says the bulk of drop was caused by sales tax collections, which missed the estimate by $12.5 million, or 7.5 percent.
 

LUTHER, Okla. (AP) - Central Oklahoma was rattled Wednesday morning by an earthquake, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
 
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.0. It struck shortly after 6 a.m. and had in epicenter in Luther, or about 23 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
 
The USGS says the earthquake was widely felt in central Oklahoma and as far north as Wichita.
 

(KLZA)-- If you were unable to attend the Open House for the new Richardson County Jail and Law Enforcement Center last Friday, you will have a second chance.

Sheriff Don Pounds and his staff will host a second Open House at 7 o’clock Thursday evening. 

Pounds says many people commented they didn’t have a chance to attend and really wanted to tour the facility so the second open house  has been scheduled.  

The new facility is located on the west edge of Falls City, the site of the former National Guard Armory.

STILLWATER -- On July 27, an undercover Stillwater Police Officer, who is attached to the Internet Crimes Against Children task force, began conversing with a male subject who had posted an ad on Craigslist.   The male was later identified as 31-year-old Michael Pellegrin of Stillwater. 

The undercover officer had responded to Pellegrin’s ad stating he was looking for some fun.  The undercover officer advised Pellegrin she was a 14-year-old female.  Pellegrin advised the undercover officer that age didn’t bother him and asked to meet with the 14-year-old.
 
Pellegrin and the undercover officer communicated over the next day and agreed to meet at the 14-year-old girl’s house in Stillwater to engage in sexual activity while her parents were away.
 
When Pellegrin arrived and approached the residence, he was taken into custody by officers stationed in the area.
 
Pellegrin was arrested on a complaint of lewd/indecent proposals to a child under 16.

(MSC News)--A sixth person has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a St. Joseph teenager in May in what prosecutors say was a drug deal gone bad.

KQ2-TV reports 17-year-old Jay’Den Maynard, of St. Joseph was charged Tuesday in Buchanan County with felony first-degree attempted robbery.

The charge carries a sentence ranging from 5 to 15 years.     

Five others are also charged in connection with the May 17th shooting death of 18-year-old Skylar Powell.

Maynard is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

He’s scheduled to appear in court Friday for arraignment.

(KNZA)--A Jackson County man convicted of sex crimes involving a six-year-old child will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller says 50-year-old Anthony Bowers, of Soldier, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possiblity of parole for 25 years on each of three counts he was convicted on.  The judge then ordered the sentences to be served consecutively, meaning he will not be eligible for parole for 75 years.

A jury in March found Bowers guilty of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy.

Authorities say the crimes occurred between October and December 2012.

His first trial in 2014 ended with a hung jury.

TONKAWA -- The Carl and Carolyn Renfro Endowed Lectureship Program announces that The Texas Tenors will perform at the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at Northern Oklahoma College on Sept. 28.

This event continues to demonstrate Carl Renfro’s commitment to bringing top notch speakers and entertainers to the community at an affordable price.

“I want to make excellent speakers and top notch entertainers available to community members in this area and keep it reasonable," Renfro said. "The Texas Tenors are an incredible group and have been sharing their wonderful vocals around the world since they appeared six years ago on NBC’s Americas Got Talent competition."

He said there are a couple of options for this event --  dinner and the concert or just the concert.

"Whichever option you choose I don’t think you will be disappointed,” he said.

With their Emmy Award-winning PBS special now airing across the country, and Billboard chart-topping albums, it’s easy to see why The Texas Tenors are America’s favorite new tenors.

They have performed more than 1,000 concerts around the world, including a 24-city tour in the United Kingdom, Shanghai, China and collaborations with some of the most prestigious symphonies, performing arts centers and arenas in the United States. People are clearly enjoying their talent as they were recently named the Number 10 Classical Artists in the world, according to Billboard magazine.

Tickets for the dinner and concert event will go on sale beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 24, and there will be two options available. The first option is a reserved table for eight for $300, which includes dinner in the Renfro Center at 6 p.m.

Doors open at 5:45 p.m., followed by the 7:30 p.m. concert, with preferred seating in the lower section of the KPAC.

The second option is the concert only for $15 on a first come, first served basis for seats in the upper section of the KPAC. The doors will open for the concert at 7 p.m. The dress attire is business casual.

Tickets may be purchased with a credit card by calling (580) 628-6214 or in person at the Development Office located in the Vineyard Library-Administration Building on the NOC Tonkawa campus.

These programs are made possible through the generosity of former Oklahoma State Regent Carl Renfro and the late Carolyn Renfro, who established the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Endowed Lectureship Program with a gift in 2006. Other sponsors are the Renfro Family Foundation and Northern Oklahoma College.

By Beverly Bryant/News Director

The Board of Trustees for the Ponca City Development Authority will consider accepting the City Center building as a donation, along with an additional $200,000 donation from the building's owner to help renovate  the building.

The trustees will consider the matter at its regular meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce Board Room at 420 East Grand Ave.

Executive Director David Myers said Tuesday that the owner, Irish Realty of Oklahoma City, offered to donate the building to the city about two years ago for a Public Safety Center. City staff determined the building is not suited for that purpose, but further discussions found it may be an asset for economic development services.

Myers said talks started in November about the building being donated for that purpose. Engineers, heating and air experts and roofers looked at the building to see what repairs would have to be made, and Irish Realty offered to donate $200,000 for  those renovations.

Myers said that if the offer is accepted by the trustees, the building would be renovated to use for external clients. Current tenants would be offered the opportunity to stay in the building, he said.

He said PCDA gets leads periodically from companies wanting a variety of office space, in addition to the industrial projects PCDA is best known for facilitating.

"This building gives a lot of flexibility on size," he said. "Our goal is to diversify the economy. But it will take some time to find the right clients."

In addition to the owner's offered donation of $200,000, PCDA staff has been working with city staff on a potential grant from the Economic Development Administration, under the Public Works and Economic Adjustment program.

"While the projected cost for renovations is $966,000, the resolution provides for a grant request up to $1,250,000 to cover any unforeseen capital expenses needed to rehabilitate the building and transition the facility into an economic development asset," Myers said in a memo on the agenda item.

"This is an opportunity to get the building and donation from the owner, with encouragement from the City of Ponca City to apply for  this grant," he said. "We can't pursue that grant until we own the building."

Myers said the center would be a very beneficial asset for PCDA.

In the memo to the PCDA board, Myers said the building is currently operating at a loss of approximately $100,000 per year.

"Projections indicate that building could become financially sustainable in three to five years," the memo said. "Until that time, PCDA will need to budget funds to cover any operational deficits. In addition, there are significant repairs that will need to be performed."

Myers said the goals of accepting the building go right to the heart of the goals of economic development.

"In short, it would be a tool to diversify the economy by targeting external companies in the business services industry. This industry is not well represented in rural America, let alone Ponca City. This industry also tends to employ people in areas needed by Ponca City citizens and it tends to pay well,"  he said.

Myers' memo said Ponca City's complete, free wireless net throughout the city has drawn attention from companies and individuals interested in exploring a future in the city.

"Ponca City’s wireless net, the result of a Federal Department of Education grant more than a decade ago and a significant investment by the City of Ponca City to provide a community wide, free, wireless network, is an asset upon which the community can build. The 360 miles of fiber currently in operation in the city provides an excellent backbone infrastructure for the growth of business services companies," the memo said.

In addition to the presence of the fiber infrastructure, PCDA has a strong interest in business services for three reasons:

• The  need to diversify the local economy;
• An available workforce of almost 3,000 people in the labor shed with business services experience who are not currently working; and
• Existing relationships at Northern Oklahoma College and Oklahoma State University that have proven they can produce high level talent for these businesses in Ponca City.

City Center was built as a bank building approximately 40 years ago. As banking has changed, ownership of the bank changed with it. Approximately seven years ago, the last bank operations in the building ceased and the facility has been in decline, from an occupancy and financial perspective, ever since. As an example, the lobby area, through which prospective tenants must transit to reach the office facilities, continues to have the former bank facilities and has not been maintained. This makes the attraction of a company difficult, Myers said.

The identity of the second homicide victim found in a rural McIntosh County home Friday has been identified.

The medical examiner positively identified him as Terry Alan Wetselline, 42, from the Henryetta area.

Wetselline and Floyd Hathcoat were both shot one time in the head, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reports. The two were found dead inside Hathcoat’s rural McIntosh County home Friday morning.

The McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office requested OSBI assist with the investigation. During the day, special agents developed Hathcoat’s son as a person of interest. Friday night, a park ranger found Christopher Jason Hathcoat breaking into a church at the Sequoyah State Park.

Hathcoat was driving his father’s stolen pickup truck and was arrested for the burglary and unrelated felony warrants.

On Monday, Christopher Hathcoat was booked into the McIntosh County jail on two counts of murder. OSBI special agents continue to investigate the crime.

The Ponca City Public Schools have completed several building projects this summer, improving school facilities before students return for the new school year next week.

A remodeling project at Trout Elementary was substantially completed by June 1, with details, cleanup and moving continuing.

Movers relocated the Trout teachers back at their home school and  they are preparing for students. An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at Trout.

A new entrance is completed as part of a remodeling project at Liberty Elementary School.

Fire sprinklers are in and  there is a new intercome system in the office. A new chair lift is operational and an elevator will be completed later this month. 

Design continues on the new Concert Hall project,  with parts of the project that are outside the room involving storage, access, materials and layout of rooms.  

The district and city leaders are still in the negotiations phase of the 99-year lease.

Work continues to get the project into budget. A value engineering list is being generated to bring the project into budget.

Entry remodels are underway for Roosevelt Elementary and  East Middle School, and the Lincoln Elementary School office remodel is almost complete. The library is larger and more usable, the new office area is nearly done and the old office is sporting a new look for support services. There will be some work on the steel trusses after hours to prevent birds from roosting on them.

Design work is underway on the Ponca City High School press box, Robson Fieldhouse interior improvements and the weight training area. Design drawings are being done for budgeting. The press box is very close to its final design. Robson Field House is
getting closer as well. The Weight Training facility and press box designs have met approval. The ticket booths and fencing designs will start soon and be constructed prior to
September 2017.

The new windows are in at East Middle School and the first round of window blinds are
being installed along with the inside trim. Any work after school begins will be completed in the off-hours.

RSC is gathering information and estimates for the football dressing room project. The
construction will take place after football season. The weight training facility will bid along with
the dressing room.

The Administration Center seminar room project is complete, though adjustments are beign made on HVAC controls to work with the energy management system. 

The Pre-K remodel project at the former Washington Elementary School is complete and the new Pre-K teachers are setting up their classrooms.Fencing will be installed before school
starts on Aug. 17.

Playground equipment for Pre-K Center is scheduled for installation prior to the beginning of school. The City of Ponca City is allowing the district to install the old equipment, which is suited for older students, in the city park south of Garfield School.

(KLZA)-- Two people were injured following a wreck involving three vehicles Monday morning in Auburn, Nebraska.
    
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old Nebraska City resident Bambi Diaz was westbound on 13th Street and 86-year old Virgil Robbins, of Brownville, was eastbound when their cars collided in the intersection of 13th and J Streets when Diaz attempted a left turn onto J Street.  

Following the impact, the Robbins car then ran into a U.S. Postal Service vehicle driven by 52-year-old Dawson resident Douglas Martin, which was stopped at stop sign.. 

The Sheriff's office says a passenger in Robbins car, 80-year-old Brownville resident Mary Robbins, and Martin weres transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.
    
Diaz was issued a citation.  

Construction is underway on South Elm Street from Otoe to  Ponca Avenues.

This project includes relocating and upsizing water lines, removal of the old brick street and reconstruction of the roadway.

It will include new curbs and gutters as well as sidewalks.

This project, along with a section of North Elm Street from Highland to Summit, are part of a contract with Evans and Associates for $604,316.14. Evans' bid was about $130,000 less than the engineering estimate of $733,121.

Just for  the roadway portion, the engineering estimate was $567,348 and Evans' bid was $451,034.

Ponca City Crime Stoppers

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online to any crime in Ponca City can do so at https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=496 fill out the tip sheet, and send the information. You can text PCPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone. If you want to contact us by email here is our address: crimestoppers@poncacityok.gov , if you want to phone in a tip, the number is still (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000

08/08/16 10:14 10:17 10:21 10:40 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011530 9498

N 1ST

FEM WAITING IN HER VEH, RESI HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED. #39 & #37 RESPONDED. REQ A/C FOR CATS ON THE PROPERTY. #39 TOOK BURGLARY RPT.

08/08/16 13:08 13:12 13:16 17:38 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16011535 9150

N UNION

RP REQ OFFICER REF A BURGLARY FROM LAST NIGHT. HAS NOT CHECKED THE ENTIRE BLDG YET. #13 ASND, #11 ASST. RPT TKN. ANOTHER PARTY ADV'D THEY COULD SEE PROP AT NEIGHBORS. #13 MADE CONTACT W/ NEIGHBOR.

#13 WENT 10-15 W/ 56 YO B/M FOR (KSO 44'S: RULE 8-POSS CDS.)

08/08/16 15:59 16:02 16:05 16:32 TRESPASSING PD 16011541 9271

N 2ND

RP REQ OFFICER REF VANDALISM AND TRESPASSING. SUBJ IS NOT THERE. #20 ASND. RP DECLINED RPT.

08/08/16 16:16 16:19 16:25 16:33 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16011543 9906

FAIRVIEW DR

RP REQ OFFICER REF ASSAULT. #31 ASND. #50 ASST. MADE CONTACT, MUTUAL COMBAT BETWEEN INFANTS. NO RPT.

08/08/16 16:23 16:34 16:34 16:34 EXTRA PATROL PD 16011544 88PD

N 7TH

RP REQ XTPL REF A NEW FENCE THAT IS BEING VANDALIZED.

******XPTL*******

08/08/16 20:10 20:13 20:16 20:48 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16011554 9906

W GRAND

BEER THEFT FROM BUSINESS. I/M WRG A RED SHIRT & SHORTS, WENT AROUND THE W END OF THE BLDG W/ A 12 PACK OF BUD AND OF BUD LIGHT. #31 RESPODNED, UTL SUBJ IN AREA, MADE CONTACT AND INFO TKN FOR RPT.

08/08/16 21:07 21:12 21:20 21:42 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011558 9666

FOSTER

RP RPT'ING HIS EX 1/2 JUST VIOLATED PO BY TXT MSG. #41 ASND, RPT TKN. CONNECT WITH #16011564

08/08/16 21:28 21:42 21:48 22:07 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16011559 9271

N PALM

HIT & RUN ON VEH PARKED IN THE STREET. HAPPENED IN THE LAST 30 MIN OR SO. NO SUSPT INFO. #20 ASND, STATE ACCIDENT RPT WAS TKN.

08/08/16 22:13 22:18 22:19 22:41 MAN WITH WEAPON PD 16011563 9678

N UNION

RP ADV AN I/M WRG A BLU BANDANA JUST POINTED A GUN AT HIS NEIGHBOR. SUBJ RAN OFF, IS ON FOOT SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA. #34, #32, & #56 RESPONDED, UTL THE SUBJ IN ALL AREAS, WAS GOA. SUSPT UNK AT THIS TIME, INFO TKN FOR RPT.

08/08/16 22:25 22:37 22:40 22:55 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16011564 9004

FOSTER

RP ADV HIS EX IS BACK OUTSIDE WANTING HIM TO COME OUTSIDE AND ALSO CALLED HIS MOM TO TELL HIM TO COME OUTSIDE. #56 ASND, INFO TKN FOR ANTOHER RPT FOR VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

#56 HAS PC FOR ARREST. CONNECT WITH #16011558

08/08/16 22:38 22:41 22:44 22:55 ALARM - BURGLARY PD 16011566 8961

S 14TH

ONTACT OWNER AT BUSINESS, ALARM WENT OFF SHOWING BACK OVERHEAD DOOR. #19 & 332 RESPONDED, MADE CONTACT WITH OWNER, APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ATTEMPT TO BREAK IN, WILL GIVE XPTL.

08/09/16 02:27 02:27 02:27 03:02 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011572 9863

N OAK

#34 WITH SUBJ ON N OAK, WENT 10-15 W/ 20 YO I/F FOR (CITY 44: FTP-PL, FTP-FALSE INFO, FTP-PI) AND PI.

08/09/16 05:50 06:40 06:40 07:13 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16011574 9863

ASH & EMPORIA

#34 OFF W/ 616ADL. #32 ASST, NP ACTION TOWED VEH.

#34 WENT 10-15 W/ 49 YO W/M FOR APC-DUI 2ND OFF 10 YEARS.

STILLWATER — John Christian Kolch, 59, of Stillwater, was arrested for bank robbery shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday after a robbery at The Bank N.A. branch at 6th and Washington.
 
Stillwater P.D. received a hold-up alarm at The Bank N.A., 800 W. 6th, at 10:41 a.m.  Officers responded immediately and were in position outside when the suspect exited the bank.  The suspect, John Kolch, was arrested at the scene.  Kolch was not armed with any weapons at the time of his arrest.
 
Bank robbery is a federal offense.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has primary jurisdiction in bank robbery cases.  The FBI is conducting the follow-up investigation in this case and charges will be pursued through the U.S. Attorney’s office.  

Bids will be opened Thursday for the demolition of Hutchins Memorial Auditorium.

City Manager Craig Stephenson said he anticipates a contract award will be brought to the City Commission at its Aug. 22 meeting.

He said 16 contractors were present at the mandatory pre-bid meeting last week.

In place of the building, which was built in 1962, plans are being prepared for a concert hall to serve students at Ponca City High School. Hutchins is a 17,000 square foot building which had seating for 1,700 people, when chairs were added to the floor.

Ponca City Public Schools start on Aug. 17, and school zones will be operational that day.

Police officers will be out enforcing the school zones and urge drivers to pay attention to young students as they begin classes.

The Poncan Theatre Presents the final film in this summer's 11th Annual FREE Children's Summer Film Festival – "Frozen." Show times are at 10 am and 2 and 7pm. The popcorn is already popping and admission is FREE.

It's also the last day for Ambucs pool to be open. Lifeguards will be transferred to Wentz Pool, which will be open through Aug. 12 for week days. Then Wentz will be open on Weekends only through Sept. 4, which is the Sunday before Labor Day. Wentz will not be open on Labor Day. Splash pads will remain operational daily until about the end of September, depending on weather.

(KAIR)--An Atchison man goes to jail in connection with a theft that occurred at the beginning of the month.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says it was on Aug. 1 that a 58-year-old victim reported the theft of a controlled substance and a cell phone from his apartment in the 1200 block of N. 6th Street.

“The suspect now in custody, 29-year-old Brandon Mottin, was an associate to the victim and had been to that apartment,” Wilson said.

Officers were responding to an unrelated call around midnight Sunday morning when Mottin was discovered at the residence and taken into custody on the Aug. 1 charges.