(KAIR)--A social worker requires hospitalized treatment after she's attacked by a dog in Jackson County.

Sheriff Tim Morse says it happened Friday afternoon at 10810 J. Road, in rural Delia, when the victim was making a visit to that address. When she attempted to do so, she was attacked by the Presa Canario.

She was able to drive herself to the Potawatomi Tribal Fire Station, where she arrived around 1:30. From there, she was transported to a Topeka hospital, where Morse says she was last listed in serious but stable condition. Her name is not yet made public.

The Sheriff's Office responded to the southwestern Jackson County home where the attack happened, and impounded the dog. The owner was not home.

The investigative reports are being forwarded to the Jackson County Attorney's Office for a review.

According to Morse, the dog's owner is identified as Kevin McGillivary, who went to jail in April of 2016 for permitting a dangerous animal to be at large.

That stemmed from a November 24, 2014 incident when another Presa Canario he owned killed chickens south of McGillivary's residence. The owner of the chickens received minor injuries when attacked by the dog, which was shot, in self-defense by a responding Jackson County Deputy.

That dog survived, and was later removed from Jackson County by court order.

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

09/29/16 07:59 08:01 08:03 08:26 WELFARE CHECK PD 16014377 9999

DONAHOE

RP ADV'D AN I/M TRIED TO GET IN HIS HOUSE. THE MALE LEFT LIMPING IN THE ALLEY BEHIND STREET, NB. RP THINKS THE MALE IS INJURED AFTER HE BEAT HIM UP. #40 ASND. #57 ASST. #40 ADV'D THE RP DECLINED TO FILE A RPT. OFFICERS WERE UTL ANYONE TO MATCH THE RP'S DESC. ALLIANCE MEDICAL WAS ADV'D TO CALL IF ANYONE COMES IN FOR TREATMENT FOR A LEG INJURY THAT MIGHT FIT THE DESC.

09/29/16 09:32 09:32 09:32 10:02 PRISONER TRANSPORT PD 16014379 9547

QUEENS

#51 OUT AT RESI WENT 10-15 W/ ADULT MALE AND TRANSPORTED THIS SUBJ TO KSO FOR AN FBI WARRANT.

09/29/16 10:24 10:29 10:33 11:10 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16014380 9547

S 9TH

RP WAS ASSAULTED BY 27 YO MALE. HE IS NOT THERE NOW. #51 ASND. #51 DECLINED A RPT, SHE WASN'T ASSAULTED BUT SHE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TRESPASS WARNING ISSUED TO THIS SUBJ FOR THE RESI. #51 ADV'D IF ANYONE COMES ACROSS THIS 27 YO C/M HE NEEDS TO BE ISSUED A TRESPASS WARNING FROM ADDR ON S 9TH.

09/29/16 14:40 14:44 14:44 15:18 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014390 9368

S LAKE

W&L REQ OFFICER REF UTILITY THEFT. #45 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/29/16 16:44 16:51 16:51 16:51 EXTRA PARTOL PD 16014398 9527

E COMANCHE

RP REQ XPTL IN REF TO 47 YO C/M, WILL BE DRIVING A SILVER CHEV CHEYANNE EXT CAB. SUBJ WAS REL FROM JAIL TODAY AND RP IS WORRIED HE WILL CAUSE TROUBLE. P/O SHOULD STILL BE IN EFFECT. RP ADV'D THIS SUBJ WOULD MOST LIKELY COME THROUGH THE ALLEY.

**********XPTL*************

09/29/16 17:27 17:29 17:31 18:45 DOMESTIC PD 16014401 9679

N OLYMPIA

RP ADV'D HE SISTER [REDACTED.] #50 ASND. #30 ASST.

#50 WENT 10-15 W/ 52 YO W/F FOR DOM ADW.

09/29/16 19:04 19:06 19:10 19:20 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16014406 9679

N LAKE

RP REQ OFFICER REF ASSAULT. PROBLEM HALF NO LONGER THERE. #50 ASND. SIG 87 RP. UNFOUNDED. NO RPT.

SEE #16014416

09/29/16 21:34 21:35 21:40 21:49 DISTURBANCE PD 16014410 9245

ROSE LN

911 CALL X2, OPEN LINE W/ SOME TYPE OF DISTURBANCE. #26, & #30 RESPONDED. IT WAS MEDICAL [REDACTED.]

A115 RESPONDED AND TRANSPORTED TO ER.

09/29/16 23:32 23:34 23:35 00:04 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16014416 9677

N LAKE

FEM HAS INJURIES [REDACTED] BEING ASSAULTED. A115 RESPONDED, CODE GREEN. RELATED TO EARLIER CALL #50 HANDLED, #38 TOOK INFO TO PASS ON.

CONNECT #16014406

09/30/16 00;26 00:27 00:29 00:55 FALSE BURGLAR WARNING PD 16014417 9677

W HARTFORD

BURGLAR ALARM [REDACTED.] #38 RESPONDED, #27 ASST. BLDG WAS CLEARED, NO CALL OUT RESPONDED, WARNING ISSUED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas officials have approved the state's $100,000 share of a $412,000 settlement Friday in a federal lawsuit over the death of a 4-year-old Hiawatha boy.
 
The State Finance Council agreed Friday to pay the money to Naomi Boone, the mother of the late Mekhi Boone. The boy's father, Lee Davis, is serving nearly 20 years for second-degree murder in the boy's 2013 beating death. Naomi Boone has contended that one of the state's foster care contractors placed the child with Davis while aware that he had a history of domestic violence.
 
 Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, says the state is paying the money because it had an obligation to protect the child. Gov. Sam Brownback says TFI Family Services Inc. will pay $312,000.

(KNZA)--The Jackson County Commission will hold a public hearing Monday to consider a Community Development Block Grant application on behalf of Kanza Mental Health and Guidance Center.

The Hiawatha-based agency plans to seek a $400,000 grant through the Kansas Department of Commerce for renovation of the Moser Building located at 510 Kansas Avenue in Holton, which KANZA purchased last year.

The total estimated project cost is placed at more than $900,000, with KANZA providing a half-million dollars for the project.

KANZA CEO David Elsbury says renovation of the old hospital building will allow them to hold all of their services from two different locations at one site.   He says it will give the agency space to continue to add staff and expand their services in Jackson County to help residents in the county.

The hearing will take place Monday morning at 9:00 in the Commissioner’s room at the Jackson County courthouse.      

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Drought Monitor says drought-stricken areas are spreading across Oklahoma due to lack of rainfall.    

The monitor says more than 19 percent of the state is in moderate drought, including the Tulsa metropolitan area and parts of northeastern and southern Oklahoma.    

In addition, more than 3 percent of the state is in severe drought, particularly some eastern and south central Oklahoma counties.

Another 42 percent of the state is categorized as particularly dry, including much of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

The drought monitor says the number of Oklahomans affected by drought is almost 1.2 million, more than double the number at this time last month.

Rainfall totals varied widely across the state during the past month, with the far western Panhandle receiving just 58 percent of normal precipitation.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A not guilty plea has been entered on behalf of an Oklahoma police officer charged with first-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
 
Tulsa officer Betty Shelby did not say anything at her first court appearance Friday, other than acknowledging her name. Her attorney, Shannon McMurray, entered the not guilty plea on her behalf.
 
Shelby is charged in the Sept. 16 death of Terence Crutcher, whose family sat in the first two rows of the courtroom Friday in Tulsa. Prosecutors allege Shelby acted unreasonably when she shot the 40-year-old Crutcher after she encountered his vehicle abandoned on the street.
 
Shelby, who is white, told investigators she feared for her life.
 
Shelby's next court appearance is set for Nov. 29.
 

The City of Stillwater is accepting requests for proposals for a vendor to lease and operate the grounds and equipment at Lakeside Golf Course at 5201 N. Washington St.

Situated in north Stillwater, Lakeside consists of 160 acres, including:

• 19 SR1020 creeping bent grass greens (120,000 square feet)
• One 007 creeping bentgrass nursery (5,000 square feet)
• Bermuda grass chipping green (7,500 square feet)
• Fairways, tees, and collars (25 acres)
• Rough and right away (100 acres)

A full description of maintenance standards, course equipment, and a revenue, expenditure and course play history can be found online at stillwater.org.

• Link to RFP (.pdf): http://stillwater.org/docs/Golf_Course_Lease_and_Operations_2016_RFP.pdf
• Link to RFP Attachments (.pdf): http://stillwater.org/docs/Golf_Course_Lease_RFP_Attachments.pdf

The mandatory pre-submittal conference is Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m. (CST) in conference room 1112 at the Stillwater Municipal Building at 723 S. Lewis St.

All requests for explanation or clarification related to this RFP must be presented to the City in writing by noon Wednesday, Oct. 12. The response to written requests will be shared in writing with all proposers in attendance at the pre-submittal conference.

Proposals are due by Monday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. (CST). To submit a response, mail or deliver one original and three copies to: City Clerk / City of Stillwater / 723 S. Lewis St. / PO Box 1449 / Stillwater, OK 74076.

For questions or to obtain a RFP packet, contact Special Projects Director John McClenny at 405-533-8501 or email jmcclenny@stillwater.org.

About Lakeside Golf Course

Designed by Oklahoma State Golf Coach Labron Harris in 1945, Lakeside is Stillwater's favorite golf destination. Lakeside served as the home of the legendary Oklahoma State University Golf Team for almost 50 years. Bob Tway, David Edwards, Doug Tewell, Scott Verplank and other PGA Tour players sharpened their games using the facilities at Lakeside.

In 1998, celebrated architect Tripp Davis renovated Lakeside to its current layout. The golf course wanders through giant oaks in the gentle rolling hills of north central Oklahoma. Featuring SR-1020 bent grass greens and zoysia/bermuda tee boxes, Lakeside offers the finest playing conditions in Stillwater. With these amenities, Lakeside is annually named one of Golf Digest Magazine's best places to play.

More information about the golf course is at http://www.stillwatergolf.org/.

(KMZA)--A tractor roll-over accident has claimed the life of a southeast Nebraska man.

The Gage County Sheriff’s Department says killed in the accident Thursday evening about seven miles east-northeast of Beatrice was 54-year-old Ernest Kubr of Filley.

The Sheriff’s Office says the preliminary investigation indicates Kubr was operating a tractor moving a dirt pile when for unknown reasons he lost control of the tractor causing it to roll down a hill on a top of him.

Kubr was pronounced dead at the scene after life saving measures were attempted at the time.

The Sheriff’s Office says he was alone at the time of the accident and was found by his fiancee.

The accident was reported around 7:45.       

(MSC News)--Two Sabetha High School business students who were selected as finalists in the Washburn University Be Ready! Entrepreneurship Challenge, and received awards of $500 per project courtesy of the Nemaha County Commission to implement their business ideas, were honored at a luncheon on the Washburn University campus on Wednesday, September 28.  

The Be Ready! Challenge was established to encourage high school students to pitch and implement a new idea or an innovation for an existing business.

The Challenge was open to all high school students in Brown, Jackson, Nemaha, and Shawnee counties. This past spring, students who registered for the competition were given the opportunity to pitch their idea to a panel of local businessmen and women, receiving valuable feedback.  

Students then uploaded a 3-minute video pitch and submitted it to Washburn University to compete for a finalist position as selected by School of Business professors.

On Wednesday, the 13 finalists were invited to Washburn University campus to report on their results and share their entrepreneurial experience in a "trade-show" with the other finalists and faculty.  Washburn awarded the winning student entrepreneurs a total of $10,000 in scholarships from the Washburn University School of Business.

Two Sabetha High School students were honored for their achievements.

Senior Madison Williams, daughter of Jeff & Lea Williams, who created “Charming”, a bee-keeping and honey-related product business providing both bee-keeping services as well as soaps, lotions, and other honey-related products. Honey-related products is a very fast growing sector of the homemade goods market. Madison was responsible for creating the products, packaging, and marketing her products. She appeared at craft fairs and art shows in locations around the state. For those efforts, Williams was named the 3rd place winner and received a $1000 scholarship to Washburn University.

Sophomore Lexie Phillips, daughter of Eric & Carrie Phillips, who created “Pitch Whiffs”, a business in which Lexie provided individual or group softball lessons to girls looking to learn or improve their pitching and other softball skills. Lexie was attempting to capitalize on the momentum caused by Sabetha adding softball as a spring sport for 2017. For her efforts, Phillips was named a finalist in the contest and received a $500 scholarship to Washburn University.

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners made several decisions concerning road projects when they met Tuesday.

Bids received September 20th for the construction of the bridge abutment repairs and paving approach sections on the bridge at the Mouth of the Nemaha southeast of Rulo were rejected. 

Commissioners did award the bid for several armor coat projects in the County. Topkote Inc. of Yankton, South Dakota, submitted the low bid and will be paid in excess of $153,000 for a total of 7.75 miles of work. Projects include 4.5 miles on the Boy Scout Road south of Humboldt, 3 miles of armor coating on 712 Road north of Falls City, a half-mile of work on the road into Barada and just over a half-mile of improvements will be made on a road in Preston.

The work is to be completed from mid-May to mid-June, 2017. 

Contracts were approved with Malone Construction of Douglas, Nebraska, for culvert projects in the Salem and Stella area.
 

(KLZA)-- No one from the public spoke during a public hearing conducted by the Pawnee City Council Monday night concerning updates to the City Comprehensive Plan, Housing Study and Zoning Ordinances.

Zoning Administrator Cline Johnson told the Council that while there were several changes proposed for the future stability of the community, the changes are minimal.  

One area of change is the hope to improve the use of wind and solar power in the future.

The Council also approved the expenditure of funds with Jason Suelter a structural engineer to prepare reports on three nuisance properties in the community. One is the laundromat owned by Eileen Hines, another is the adjacent building owned by Hines and the third is the Kobza Dental building. The total cost will be $4,000. 
 

(MSC News)--Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff in memory of Shimon Peres, former President and Prime Minister of Israel.  

Flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on September 30.
 

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

09/28/16 10:31 10:31 10:31 11:31 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014328 9742

CENTRAL & OSAGE

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 30 YO B/M FOR (CITY 44: TRESPASSING,) (KSO: FTA-POSS CDS METH & FTA POSS MARIJ.)

#11 10-12 W/ BIKE TO A/C.

09/28/16 11:04 11:05 11:05 11:05 FRAUD PD 16014330 8361

N 14TH

#22 REQ CFS# FOR WARRANTY FRAUD @ BUSINESS.

09/28/16 11:33 11:36 11:42 13:16 BURGLARY, INVESITGATION PD 16014331 9368

N PEACHTREE

RP ADV'D HER RESI HAS BEEN ENTERED, UNK IF ANYTHING WAS TAKEN, BUT QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE. TLAPSE 90 MIN. #45 TOOK RPT.

09/28/16 12:06 12:12 12:18 12:48 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16014333 9547

EAGLE

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER VEH BROKEN INTO. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/28/16 16:22 16:25 16:30 20:42 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16014343 9906

S 7TH

#31 WENT 10-15 W/ 39 YO I/F FOR (KSO: FTP-DUS,) (CITY: FTP-NO INS, & FTO VIOL CHILD RESTRAINT.)

09/28/16 16:23 16:57 17:00 17:15 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014344 9731

S 11TH

REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN TRAILER. #49 ASND. OPTIONS GIVEN, NO RPT.

09/28/16 16:44 16:45 16:45 16:45 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014346 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

KSO BORUGHT 34 YO C/M IN FOR (LOCAL 44'S: FTP-POSS MARIJ, FTP-POSS PARA.)

09/28/16 17:!6 17:40 17:47 17:50 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16014347 9679

FOSTER

RP REQ OFFICER REF VIOLATION OF P/O. #50 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/28/16 18:27 18:29 18:29 20:46 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014350 9679

LAKE & HIGHLAND

#50 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO W/M FOR (KSO 44: FTA-FISHING NO LIC,) (CITY 44'S: FTA-SPEEDING, FTP-SEATBELT, FTP-NO LIC, FTP-NO INS, FTP-NO INS 2ND, INDIRECT CONTEMPT,) FALSE INFO, OBSTRUCTION, RESISTING, A&B.

TASER DEPLOYED.

09/28/16 19:58 20:00 20:02 20:57 ACCIDENT, UNK PD 16014353 9551

W GRAND

TWO VEH ACCIDENT ON ASH. EVERYONE IS OUT, NO INJURIES. #27 RESPONDED, RPT TKN.

09/28/16 20:08 20:13 20:16 20:33 MENTALLY DIST PERSON PD 16014355 8305

N OAK

RP REC A PICTURE OF A HANGMAN'S NOOSE FROM HER BOYFRIEND THREATENING SUICIDE. 34 YO W/M. HE WAS IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME OF THE PHOTO TAKNE ABOUT 20 MIN AGO. WAS JUST RELEASED FROM PRISON AND HAS THREATENED SUICIDE BEFORE. NO OTHER KNOWN WEAPONS OTHER THAN A POCKET KNIFE. #31 & #08 RESPONDED, SUBJ IS NOT HERE.

09/28/16 21:00 21:38 21:38 21:38 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16014360 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

PAWNEE CO REQ BOLO ON 31 YO W/F, 5'5", 130 LBS, W/ BROWN HAIR/BROWN EYES. SUBJ HAS A TATTOO OF A FLOWER ON HER RIGHT HAND AND A TRIBAL ON HER LEFT. SUBJ WAS RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PAYNE CO JAIL AND HAS HAD NO CONTACT W/ FAMILY SINCE, MAY POSS BE IN THE STILLWATER OR PONCA CITY AREA. IF LOCATED, CONTACT PAWNEE PD. ALL UNITS ADV.

09/29/16 01:38 01:38 01:41 03:39 DOMESTIC PD 16014371 9245

JOE

911 ADV A MALE/FEM DOMESTIC, BOTH 1/2'S ARE STILL THRE [REDACTED.] RP DECLINED AN AMB. #26, #07, & #28 RESPONDED.

#26 WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO W/M FOR DOM ADW-DANGEROUS. RPT TKN.

(KAIR)--Creepy clown reports reach the local region.

According to an alert released by Saint Joseph Police, the department has recently received reports regarding suspicious people dressed as clowns. However, the alert says nothing to verify the reports has been discovered by responding officers.

The release also states there is no Missouri law that prohibits the wearing of costumes, including clowns.

Just last week, KQ2 News reported a threat made to local schools through the use of a Facebook account called “Ain't Clownin Around.”

The threat, which indicated that clowns would kidnap or kill teachers last Friday, included a picture of Saint Joseph's Lafayette High School. No arrests have been made pertaining to the threat. However, The New York Times reports warrants were issued in LaGrange, Georgia for four people blamed for a similar threat earlier this month.

Clown sightings have become prevalent in recent months across the nation, with USA Today reporting that such occurrences have been reported in 13 states. No clowns have been arrested, but The New York Times report indicates that other arrests have been made in spots around the nation pertaining to false reports made regarding the sighting of clowns.

This isn't the first time creepy clowns have concerned the nation, with similar occurrences happening from time to time. In the majority of those past incidents, no threatening activity was discovered despite investigations.

In the book Mysterious America, author Loren Coleman, a cryptozoologist, documents the past sightings.

That includes cases in 1981 that were reported in Boston, Massachusetts that then spread across the nation.

One investigation involved Kansas City where a clown, driving a bright yellow van, reportedly threatened two young girls with a knife. That May 15, 1981 incident spread across the Kansas City area, with law enforcement receiving numerous related reports through the day, until they abruptly ended that evening at 5:00.

Sociologists quoted in national news reports blame the bulk of the sightings, mostly first reported by children, as mass hysteria that has grown substantially through the use of social media.

(KAIR)--A destructive pest, known for wreaking havoc to trees all over the country, has made its way to Atchison County.

The emerald ash borer was found, in a trap, that had been placed on an ash tree near the Atchison County community of Cummings.

According to a press release from the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the discovery was made September 19, and USDA regulatory officials confirmed the finding September 23.

The trapping effort is part of a national plan by the USDA to establish an early detection network for the pest.

Kansas will now expand the emerald ash borer quarantine, already in place for the counties of Jefferson, Leavenworth, Douglas, Wyandotte and Johnson, to include Atchison County.

That's done in an effort to help prevent further spread of the pest, which is native to Asia.

It was first discovered in North America in the summer of 2002, near Detroit.

Since that time, it has killed millions of trees in 28 states, including Kansas.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is planning to hold educational meetings in Atchison County pertaining to the emerald ash borer in an attempt to keep the pest from spreading.

The first solo exhibition of the work of the late Ponca City artist Maxine Warren is being planned by the Oklahoma State Museum of Art in Stillwater. Organizers say the exhibition is planned to open in November 2017.

The museum is reaching out to the Oklahoma art community to learn more about her and her art, and also to find more of her paintings and prints.

Warren's daughter, Alison, donated 47 of her pieces to the museum a few years ago after Maxine's passing. Maxine is a 1948 OSU graduate who studied under Doel Reed, J. Jay McVicker, and Dale McKinney. Warren was also an Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition board member from 1997-2001 and helped to establish OVAC’s Artist Survival Kit program in 1999. In addition to her artistic career, she also taught for a number of years in Ponca City at several elementary schools and served as the chair of the art department at the Senior High.

"We need the help of the Oklahoma art community to get the word out about the exhibition. If you knew Maxine, or own any of her artwork, or know where to find someone who does - please let me know," said Tiffany Sides, a Graduate Research Assistant at the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art in Stillwater.

"Any information you have would be extremely helpful, because, in a sense, we are starting from scratch. The more knowledge we gain, the more informed this important exhibition will be," Sides said.

She can be contacted by email at tiffany.sides@okstate.edu, or her phone number is 539-664-3249.

Maxine Wood Warren. “Footfalls Echo in the Memory.” Oil monotype print on paper, 1991. 

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday announced child pornography charges against Larry Curtis Wright of Ponca City.

Wright, 48, is charged with three counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of aggravated possession of child pornography, and one count of violation of the Computer Crimes Act, all felonies.

An undercover investigation by agents with the Attorney General’ Office found the alleged sharing of child pornography over the Internet. Agents with the Attorney General’s Office, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Edmond Police Department, and Ponca City Police Department served a search warrant on Wright’s residence, discovering two computers with numerous videos containing child pornography.

If convicted, Wright could face up to life in prison and fines totaling $90,000 for all five counts.

The Oklahoma Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force includes more than 80 partner agencies, including the Attorney General’s Office and OSBI. Members of the task force are specially trained to investigate the exploitation of children through the use of technology. Reports of this type of crime should be directed to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline at 1-800-843-5678, or local law enforcement. 

Ponca City High School will host its Homecoming on Friday at Sullins Stadium. 

Po-Hi’s Homecoming Queen will be announced and crowned Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. in a coronation ceremony preceding the game between the Wildcats and the Bartlesville Bruins at 7 p.m. The 2016 Homecoming coronation ceremony is under the direction of Betsy Easley, Student Council Adviser.

The Homecoming Court consists of a freshman, sophomore, and junior class attendant and three senior class queen candidates.  The senior class has chosen the queen from among the senior queen candidates, and the winner will be announced at the game.

Rachelann Colson has been elected as the Freshman Attendant.  She is the daughter of Travis and Laura Colson.  Rachelann is a member of the Freshman Cheer squad, a member of the Po-Hi Chorale, and is an actor for the Ponca Playhouse Theater.  Rachelann is escorted by Hunter Goldman, son of Tobias Goldman and Natalie Goldman.  Hunter is a member of the Wildcat freshman football team and is a member of the Ponca City FFA. 

Presenting flowers to Rachelann is Lanie Varner. Lanie is the daughter of Bart and Jill Varner. She is the Freshman Class Secretary, a member of the Po-Hi volleyball and track teams and is a Student Council Freshman Representative. 

Samantha Stobbe is the Sophomore Attendant.  Samantha is the daughter of Steve and Wendy Stobbe. She is a Sophomore Student Council Representative, a Po-Hi Stepper and a member of the Wildcat tennis team.  Escorting Samantha is Coleton Edens, son of Jim Bob and Whitney Edens.  Coleton is a member of the Wildcat varsity football team and track team and is a member of the K-Pals 4H club.  Presenting flowers to Samantha is Dejah Norris, daughter of Nina Norris.  Dejah is the Sophomore Class President, a member of the Po-Hi varsity cheer squad and a member of the Po-Hi Afro-Am club.

The Junior Attendant is Nichole Beyer, daughter of Mike and Casey Dorigatti.  Nichole is a two-year member of the Po-Hi varsity cheer squad; she is captain of the Po-Hi swim team and is a two-year member of the Po-Hi soccer team.  Junior Logan King is Nichole’s escort.  Logan is the son of Becky King and Chris King.  He is a member of the Wildcat varsity football and track teams and is a member of the Po-Hi FFA.  Presenting flowers to Nichole is Presley Long.  Presley is the daughter of Jay and Sonja Long.  Presley is a Junior Class President, a member of the Po-Hi varsity cheer squad and is active in the youth group at St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene.

The 2016 Queen Candidates are Emme Cain, Emily Ponce and Taylor Woodward.  Emme Cain is the daughter of Connie Macias and Bradey Cain.  She is a Senior Student Council representative, a five-year Wildcat football manager and is a member of St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene.  After graduation, Emme plans to attend the University of Central Oklahoma to become a physician’s assistant.  Escorting Emme is senior Mitchell Wilson.  Mitchell is the son of Stacey and Brian Wilson.  He is a member of the Wildcat varsity football team, the Po-Hi soccer team and is a member of the Po-Hi orchestra.  After graduation, Mitchell plans to major in engineering at Oklahoma State University.  Presenting flowers to Emme is Kaylie Hollis, daughter of Kirk and Kim Hollis.  Kaylie is the Senior Class Vice President, a Senior Student Council Representative, and is a member of Po-Hi’s National Honor Society. Kaylie is also a member of the Pioneer Bible youth group.

Queen Candidate Emily Ponce is the daughter of Tonya Jackson and Ruben Ponce and the granddaughter of Bernie and Marilynn Jackson.  She is the captain of the Po-Hi Steppers, President of the Po-Hi DECA chapter and is a Young Life member.  Emily’s future plans include attending Oklahoma State University to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Escorting Emily is Senior Brice McDougal, son of Brody and Amy McDougal.  Brice is the starting quarterback for the Po-Hi varsity football team and is a member of both the Po-Hi basketball and soccer teams. After graduation, Brice plans to major in Marine Biology and play collegiate sports.  Presenting flowers to Emily is Senior Caitlin Cannon.  Caitlin is the daughter of Heather Cannon.  She is a Po-Hi Student Council Senior Representative, and is a member of both the Po-Hi varsity soccer team and varsity volleyball team.

Queen Candidate Taylor Woodward is the daughter of Malena and John Munger and Jeff Woodward.  Taylor is a Lieutenant for the Po-Hi Steppers, and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church youth group.  Taylor’s post high school plans include attending the University of Oklahoma to pursue a degree in psychology.  Escorting Taylor is senior Brant Scott, son of Fred and Shasta Scott.  Brant is a member of the Wildcat varsity football team, a Young Life Vice President and enjoys hunting and fishing.  After graduation, Brant’s college plans include majoring in Marine Biology. Presenting flowers to Taylor is Lauren Champlin, daughter of Susan Adkins and Larry Champlin.  Lauren is the Senior Class President and Captain of the Po-Hi varsity cheerleading squad

Will Branstetter, son of Rex and Wendy Branstetter, will be crowning one of the queen candidates as the 2016 Homecoming Queen.  Will is the Po-Hi Student Council President, a member of the Po-Hi tennis team and is a Young Life President.  Will plans on attending Oklahoma State University to pursue a degree in computer science

Karly James will present tonight’s queen with her sash and flowers.  Karly is the daughter of Brian and Mary James. She is the Po-Hi Student Council Historian, and a member of Eastern Heights Christian Church youth group.

Betsy Easley, Student Council Adviser, said, “The lovely flowers to be presented to the Homecoming Court are being provided by Grand Flowers and Gifts.  The Po-Hi Steppers, the Marching Wildcats, and the Po-Hi Cheerleaders will be assisting with the ceremony. A special thank you goes to Mike and Kym White for assisting with not only the ceremony, but also with all of the Homecoming Week activities.  We would like to thank those who are providing the convertibles to transport the Homecoming royalty in the Homecoming parade.  We would also like to thank the judges for the Class Float competition.”

The Homecoming Court includes, first row: Flower presenters: Dejah Norris, Presley Long, Kaylie Hollis, Lauren Champlin and Lanie Varner. Second row: Sophomore Attendant, Samantha Stobbe; Junior Attendant, Nichole Beyer; Queen Candidate, Emme Cain; StuCo President, Will Branstetter; Queen Candidate, Emily Ponce; Queen Candidate, Taylor Woodward; Freshman Attendant, Rachelann Colson. Third row:  Freshman Escort, Coleton Edens; Junior Escort, Logan King; Senior Escorts, Mitchell Wilson, Brice McDougal, Brant Scott; Frreshman Escort, Hunter Goldman.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army has named a new commander at Fort Riley, Kansas, to replace an officer who was fired Monday, just weeks before soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division deploy to Iraq.
 
 Major General Joseph Martin is assuming command of the division. Martin replaces Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby, who is the subject of an Army investigation and was removed from command. The Army hasn't released details of the investigation.
 
Martin is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and recently was commander at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. He deployed to Iraq twice as a commander during the Iraq war.
 
Brigadier General Jeffery D. Broadwater will take command of the National Training Center. He's currently deployed to Afghanistan.

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(KNZA)--Three Royal Valley Middle School students have won an international  award for their documentary bring to light the little-known story about an American nurse who saved the lives of thousands of Armenian orphans.

8th graders Colin Caviness, Colin Everts and Luke Boyden were presented Wednesday with certificates and a check for $7,500 after winning the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes Discovery Award.  The three are students in Nate McAlister’s history class.

Their award-winning documentary called “ A Light in the Darkness” is about Emma Darling Cushman, who cared for thousands of Armenian children during and after World War I.

In addition to caring for countless orphans, Cushman served as Acting Consul of the Allies and Neutral Nations, overseeing millions of dollars in relief funds and prisoner exchanges.

Boyden said “this project didn’t just change my life, it changed Emma’s life and how she will be remembered.”

Along with the cash, the students have been given the honor of inscribing Cushman’s headstone at the American Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt.  Cushman was buried without a headstone after she died of blackwater fever at the age of 66.

The Kay County Health Department is scheduled to host a two-week seasonal influenza vaccination clinic.

In Ponca City, flu clinics are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday – Oct. 4-6, and Oct. 11-13.

In Blackwell, flu clinics include Monday and Tuesday – Oct. 3 and 4, and Oct. 10 and 11.

From Oct. 17 and beyond, flu vaccines will be provided during walk-in clinic hours: Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Kay County Health Department recommend flu vaccines every year for everyone 6 months of age and older.

For more information, call the Kay County Health Department in Ponca City at (580) 762-1641, or in Blackwell at (580) 363-5520, and be sure to like their Facebook page at KayCoHD.

(KNZA)--A two-vehicle wreck about five miles south of Holton Thursday morning sent one person to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened around 6:45 at the intersection of U.S. 75 Highway and 190th Road.

The Patrol says a sport-utility vehicle driven by 21-year-old Mayetta resident Chaz  Shopteese was westbound crossing Highway 75 when his vehicle was struck by a southbound semi.

Shopteese was transported to Topeka’s Stormont-Vail hospital for the treatment of what Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse described as disabling injuries.

The semi driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was not hurt.

The Patrol says both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

Assisting at the scene were the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department,  Potawatomi Tribal Police, Jackson County EMS, Potawatomi Tribal Fire and EMS, and  Hoyt and Mayetta Fire Departments.

(KNZA)--Special honors for Holton Community Hospital, recognized as one of the top 20 critical access hospitals in the country.

The distinction was made during the National Rural Health Assocation's conference, held last week.

Hospital CEO Carri Saia, in a news release, says the hospital is blessed with “a dedicated, caring, and professional group of individuals who provide care,” adding that that she is “very proud” of all the staff being recognized for their efforts.

The news release states that the honor is determined by iVantage Analytics, based on the achievement of high rankings on the patient perspective index. Measured, in determining a hospital's performance, are the overall hospital rating and patients that would highly recommend the facility. That comes through a survey of services, and the level of quality, as measured from the patient's point of view.

The not-for-profit Holton Community Hospital Corporation serves Holton, Hoyt, Wetmore, and surrounding areas.

(KNZA)--Road work is planned on old 75 Highway in Sabetha beginning Thursday, weather allowing.

Assistant City Administrator Bill Shroyer says Hall Brothers Inc. will be conducting repairs of the recently laid seal and laying new seal in certain areas along the highway from Kansas to 192nd Road.

Shroyer says motorists can expect delays while the work is being completed.

Workers will be direct traffic around and through the work zones.     

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

09/27/16 10:24 10:30 10:30 10:59 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16014261 8811

N 1ST

PINKY TOW ADV'D THEY HAVE A VEH IN THEIR LOT W/ FICTITIOUS LIC PLT. CONNECT #16014248: DUI ARREST 9-27-16 @ 2:33AM. #06 RESPONDED.

09/27/16 11:59 11:59 11:59 13:58 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014265 9498

E OKLAHOMA

FEM IN LOBBY REQ TO SPEAK TO #39. #39 REQ HER RAN 44'S. CONFIRMED KSO 44. #39 WENT 10-15 X2:

A) 10-15 W/ 45 YO C/F FOR (KSO 44: FTA-DWI.)

B) 10-15 W/ 51 YO C/M FOR (LOCAL: INDIRECT CONTEMPT OF COURT WARRANT.)

09/27/16 16:14 16:39 16:39 16:39 VEHICLE TOW PD 16014278 9551

E OVERBROOK

#27 T/S W/ 823LUW. ACTION TOWED VEH FOR EXP REG.

09/27/16 18:24 18:25 18:25 18:42 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16104285 9679

REDBIRD

RP ADV'D OF STOLEN PROP FROM HOME. #50 ASND. WARRANT REQ TKN.

09/27/16 18:42 18:44 18:47 19:21 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014287 9679

E PROSPECT

RP REQ OFFICER REF SUBJ THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET TRESPASSED.

#50 ASND, WENT 10-15 W/ 55 YO W/M FOR PL.

09/27/16 20:05 20:06 20:10 20:27 FIGHT IN PROGRESS PD 16014297 8305

E PROSPECT

MANAGER ADV'D OF FIGHT IN PROGRESS. NO WEAPONS. BOTH INTOX. H/M'S BLUE SHIRT, JEANS, AND BOOTS. GRY SHIRT, BOOTS, AND JEANS. #24 & #08 ASND. #24, GOA, FI'D ON SUBJ DOB 1991 OUTSIDE RESTAURANT. UTL THE OTHER 1/2. BROKEN UP PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.

09/27/16 20:18 20:20 20:29 21:32 ASSIST CALLS PD 16014299 9906

S FRANKLIN

OHP REQ ASSIST IN ARRESTING A SUBJ WITH OVER $300,000 IN WARRANTS. TROOPER REQ OFFICER CALL HIM. #31 ASND. #08 & #24 ASST. #15 RESPONDED. #08, TROPPER IS 10-15.

09/27/16 21:06 21:08 21:11 22:52 DOMESTIC PD 16014301 9679

MARLAND DR

RP REQ OFFICER. UNK REASON. DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. #50 ASND. #27 & 320 ASST.

#50 WENT 10-15 FOR #27 W/ 23 YO W/M FOR DOM ADW, DOM A&B PRES MINOR, AND DOM A&B.

#27, RPT TKN, FEM DECLINED TO GO TO SHELTER. SHE WILL CONTACT THE DA TOMORROW FOR A PO. RPT TKN.

09/27/16 21:48 21:50 21:50 21:50 EXTRA PATROL PD 16014304 9908

N BIRCH

XPTL REF VEH GONE THROUGH LAST NIGHT. #28 ASND.

09/27/16 22:28 22:31 22:36 22:55 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16014305 9863

HUMMINGBIRD LN

SUSPICIOUS UNK W/M RANG THE DOORBELL & LEFT. SLENDER, CLEAN CUT, WRG A BLU POLO SHIRT, LEFT A PAIR OF SHOES, A BACK PACK, AND A BIKE IN THE FLOWER BED. #34 ASND. #19 ASST. #34, UTL THE SUBJ. COLLECTED THE PROP HE LEFT AND WILL GIVE XPTL.

09/28/16 00:16 00:17 00:20 01:32 DOMESTIC PD 16014309 9908

W HARTFORD

[REDACTED.] REPORTING A MALE & FFEM YELLING OUTSIDE RESI & A STRONG ODOR OF MARIJ. #28 ASND. #20 & #07 ASST. #20, MADE CONTACT AT ADDR. DHS CONTACTED. #28, VERBAL ONLY, WILL DO WARRANT REQ FOR POSS MARIJ.

09/28/16 06:23 06:24 06:27 00:00 MENTALLY DIST PERSON PD 16014318 9863

GARDEN

MOTHER ADV'D 24 YO SON, W/M, 5'10", 250 LBS, TAN STRAW HAT, T-SHIRT, & SHORTS ON FOOT SB ON GARDEN.TLAPSE 10 MIN. [REDACTED.] #34 & #26 RESPONDED. #19 LOCATED SUBJ  @ 5TH/BROOKFIELD. 10-12 TO PD. EDWIN FAIR ADV'D.

(KAIR)--Accused of setting his supervisor on fire, a Leavenworth man is indicted on federal charges related to the attack.

That word from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, which says, in a news release, that 54-year-old Clifford Currie is charged with one count of assault to commit murder and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon.

That comes as a federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Currie, a civilian hospital employee at Fort Leavenworth, on the charges related to attacking, and injuring two women.

One of the women was revealed in a criminal complaint filed September 8 as Currie's supervisor. The complaint states Currie threw gasoline, or some other inflammable liquid on Katie Ann Blanchard, and then lit her on fire. He's additionally accused of assaulting her with a straight edge razor and scissors.

The second woman, identified as Deanne Killian, a co-worker of Currie's, attempted to help Blanchard when she heard screams and saw Blanchard on fire from the chest up. Killian was injured as she tried to extinguish the fire and stop Currie from continuing his assault.

Currie was subdued by hospital employees and then arrested.

He faces up to 40-years in federal prison, and up to $500,000 in fines, if convicted on all charges.

Freddy's is partnering with Charity Angels AMBUCS for a fundraiser on Monday, Oct. 3, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Please mention this event when you place your order, and 15% of your purchase price will be donated back to the organization!

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has voted to increase the costs on Oklahoma tollways by 17 percent to help expand and renovate the state's turnpike system, including the construction of new toll roads in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.    

OTA spokesman Jack Damrill says the rate hikes approved on Tuesday are contingent upon the resolution of a lawsuit challenging the use of toll revenue to finance the new construction. That lawsuit is pending before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Once it is settled and the bonds are sold, Damrill says tolls will increase by 12 percent on Jan. 1, with additional 2.5 percent increases the following two years.

State officials launched an ambitious four-year roads plan last year that calls for about $900 million in bonds to pay for the new toll roads.

(KNZA)--Elected officials and department heads met with the Doniphan County Commission Monday to discuss 2017 budget cuts in order to make final preparation of the budget.

The Commission voted 2-1 last month to approve a 2017 budget with a 1.3 mill levy reduction after cutting more than $165,000 from the budget.  Commissioner Tim Collins cast the lone no vote.   

County Clerk Peggy Franken said the $5,000 cut to her budget would put the projected 2017 expenses over budget by nearly 33-hundred dollars with additional health insurance premiums to be paid out.

County Attorney Charles Baskins asked the Commission why they would cut departments that have a legitimate need for budget funds and still increase the road and bridge fund $245,000 for 2017.

Commissioner Collins said roads are the infrastructure of the county and the Commission had to make a value choice of roads over other county departments.
    
He said with the 2017 budget cuts approved by his fellow Commissioners, some departments may be forced to cut public services.

(KNZA)--About 15-hundred Westar Energy customers in southern Brown County were affected by a power outage Wednesday morning.

Also affected were customers of Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative and the city of Horton, which receive their power from Westar.

Westar Spokeswoman Jana Dawson says the outage was reported around 9:00 and service was restored about an hour later.

Dawson says it’s not known at this time what caused the outage.  She said no equipment problems were found at their substation and they will be investigating further to determine what caused the power failure.  

(KLZA)-- The Pawnee City Council has approved going with a local bank for the interim financing for the Pawnee City Assisted Living Facility. 

During Monday nights Council meeting The State Bank of Table Rock was selected to work with the City on the more than $3-million project. After an initial 3.5% interst proposal, the bank came back with a 3% rate. Ameritas had offered a rate of 2.25 – 2.75% interest. 

USDA Rural Development is providing a combination of grant monies and loans for the facility, but another lender is used for the initial costs.

The plans are to have everything ready to begin the project in December. 
 

(KLZA)-- U.S. Bank and the Nebraska School Activities Association have announced the 2016 –17 Believers and Achievers honorees.

The statewide program recognizes Nebraska’s future leaders. From October through March, 48 Nebraska high school seniors will be honored. From the 48 finalists, eight, will received $500 scholarships from U.S. Bank to the college or university of their choice.

Among the 48 finalists this year is Falls City Sacred Heart senior Jade Hill. 
Other finalists from the area include Micah Erickson from Sterling and Kyle Otto from Freeman High School.

To be considered a student must have a 3.75 or better grade point average. Judging will also be on academic honors and awards, NSAA sanctioned activities including athletics, debate speech, play production, music and journalism. Community and School involvement and a citizenship essay will also be included in the judging.

Other nominees for consideration form other schools included:
From Falls City High School: Megan Eickhoff and Aaron Kurpegweit.
Sacred Heart – Haylee Heits
Johnson County Central – Keaton Kleespies and Marissa Borenpohl.
Johnson-Brock – Kacie Hahn
Pawnee City – Sara Smyth and Kellen Habegger
Sterling – Micah Erickson
HTRS – John Kanel and Trenton Plager.  
 

(KNZA)--A warning has been issued for water customers of the city of Hiawatha as the city again exceeds the allowable level of nitrates in its drinking water.

According to a notification released by the city, concentrations of 11 milligrams per liter were found in a sample collected September 13th, exceeding the state and federal maximum contaminant level.

Customers are told that while the water is safe to consume for most, it should not be given to infants, as children below the age of 6 months could become seriously ill.

Pregnant women, or those with specific health needs, should consult a doctor prior to ingestion.  The water should also not be boiled.

The high nitrate warning also effects customers of Brown County Rural Water District #2, the city of Powhattan, city of Robinson and Doniphan County Rural Water District #1, which receives its water from Hiawatha.

The city plans to construct a new water treatment plant to address the high nitrate issue.  The city has secured funding for the plant and have hired an engineering firm to design and oversee the construction.  The city anticpates the plant being done in 18 to 24 months.  In the meantime, the city says it will continue to adjust its wells to lessen the level of nitrates in the drinking water.

Meanwhile, Brown County Rural Water District No. 2 has partnered with several other water suppliers in the region to create Public Wholesale Water Supply No. 27 for the purpose of distributing high quality water that is low in nitrates to its member entities at the lowest cost possible.  The new public wholesale water supply district is expected to be under construction later this year and operational by the spring of 2017.

The full warning notices are below: 

DRINKING WATER WARNING

Brown County Rural Water District No. 2 water system has high levels of nitrate

The City of Hiawatha collected a water sample on September 13, 2016 from which Rural Water District No. 2 purchases water and it showed nitrate levels of 11.0 mg/L. This is above the federal and state nitrate standard or maximum contaminant level (CL) of 10 mg/L. Nitrate in drinking water is a serious health concern for infants less than six months old.

What to do?

• DO NOT GIVE THE WATER TO INFANTS. Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate in excess of the MCL could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die. Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome. Blue baby syndrome is indicated by blueness of the skin. Symptoms in infants can develop rapidly, with health deteriorating over a period of days. If symptoms occur, seek medical attention immediately.

• Water, juice and formula for children under six months of age should not be prepared with tap water. Bottled water or other water low in nitrates should be used for infants until further notice.

• DO NOT BOIL THE WATER. Boiling, freezing, filtering or letting water stand does not reduce the nitrate level. Excessive boiling can make the nitrates more concentrated, because nitrates remain behind when the water evaporates.

• Adults and children older than six months can drink the tap water (nitrate is a concern for infants because they can’t process nitrates in the same way adults can). However, if you are pregnant or have specific health concerns, you may wish to consult your doctor.

Source of Nitrate: Nitrate in drinking water can come from natural, industrial or agricultural sources (including septic systems and run-off). Levels of nitrate in drinking water can vary throughout the year. Brown County Rural Water District No. 2 will let you know when the amount of nitrate is again below the limit.

Corrective Action: Brown County Rural Water District No. 2 has partnered with several other water suppliers in our region to create Public Wholesale Water Supply No. 27 for the purpose of distributing high quality water that is low in nitrates to its member entities at the lowest cost possible.  PWWSD #27 has been designed by its engineering consultant and has secured funding from Kansas Department of Health and Environment and USDA Rural Development.  We expect PWWSD #27 to be under construction later this year and in operation by spring of 2017.  

For more information, please contact Harold Keller at 785-474-3407 or by mail at 110 N. Commercial St, P.O. Box 126, Powhattan, KS 66527.

This notice is being sent to you by the Brown Co. RWD #2, State Water System ID # 8510.

Distributed on September 28, 2016.

Drinking Water Warning

City of Hiawatha water system has high levels of nitrate

THE CITY OF HIAWATHA has exceeded the state and federal maximum contaminant level (MCL) allowed for nitrate (as N) in drinking water.  Concentrations of 11.0 milligrams per liter (mg/l) were found in a sample collected on September 13, 2016.  Nitrate above 10 mg/l is considered to be an acute MCL violation.

What to do?

DO Not GIVE THE WATER TO INFANTS.  Infants below the age of six months who drink the water containing nitrate in excess of the MCL could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die.  Symptoms include shortness of breath and blue baby syndrome.  Blue baby syndrome is indicated by blueness of the skin.  Symptoms in infants can develop rapidly, with heath deteriorating over period of days.  If symptoms occur, seek medical attention immediately.

• Water, juice, and formula for children under six months of age should not be prepared with tap water.  Bottled water or other water low in nitrates should be used for infants until further notice.

• DO NOT BOIL THE WATER.  Boiling, freezing, filtering, or letting water stand does not reduce the nitrate level.  Excessive boiling can make the nitrates more concentrated, because nitrates remain behind when the water evaporates.

• Adults and children older than six months can drink the tap water (nitrate is a concern for infants because they can’t process nitrates in the same way adults can) However, if you are pregnant or have specific health concerns, you may wish to consult your doctor.

Source of Nitrate

Nitrate in drinking water can come from natural, industrial, or agricultural sources (including septic systems and run-off).  Levels of nitrate can vary in drinking water throughout the year.  The City of Hiawatha will let consumers know when the amount of nitrate is again below the limit.

Corrective Action

The City of Hiawatha is working with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and USDA Rural Development to bring the nitrate levels to an acceptable level. We have secured funding for a water treatment plant and have hired an engineering firm to design and oversee the construction. We anticipate the plant being done in 18 to 24 months. In the meantime, we will continue to adjust our wells to lessen the level of nitrates in the drinking water.

For additional information, please contact Rick Koenig at (785) 742-7850 or stop at City Hall at 701 Oregon Street, or call (785) 742-7417.

This notice is being sent to you by City of Hiawatha, State Water System ID# KS 8500.

Distributed on September 28, 2016.

(KNZA)--A Topeka man, who was the focus of a Sunday morning Jackson County manhunt, is now being blamed for a rash of thefts from more than 30 Kansas locations.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says the new details emerge following the search of a Dodge Intrepid that 42-year-old Benjamin Braden is believed to have been driving. The vehicle had previously been stolen from the Sabetha area in Nemaha County.

Morse says recovered from the vehicle were identification cards, driver's licenses and credit cards belonging to 39 different individuals.

Also recovered were TV's, computers, car stereos, cellphones, speakers, iPads, tools, designer purses, backpacks, DVD's and CD's.  Morse says detectives have determined the items were taken from at least 34 locations in Kansas.

A manhunt for Braden was launched Sunday morning after a domestic altercation was reported in Jackson County.  He was found more than 3 hours later hiding in a hay barn and taken into custody with the assistance of a K-9 unit.

Braden is being held in the Jackson County Jail on $15,000 bond on charges of criminal threat, possession of stolen property and interference with law enforcement.  Morse says additional charges are possible and Braden is also wanted on multiple outstanding warrants from across the state of Kansas.
 

The former treasurer of the Charity Angels AMBUCS, Crystal Bickford, 33, was booked into the Kay County Detention Center on a probable cause warrant late Monday and released on a $25,000 OR bond Tuesday.

An initial hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 7 in Kay County District Court.

Bickford faces 69 counts of embezzlement from the organization. She was arrested at 9:25 a.m. Monday at the University Center in Ponca City.

In an affidavit filed in the Kay County District Court on Tuesday, Donna Hingtgen, the current treasurer for the organization following Bickford's term, said she noticed  that there was a large portion of money missing from the organization's bank account and Bickford was reporting more money in the account than was actually there.

Bickford had reported to the organization that there was $8,854.14 in the account, when the actual balance was $1,970.43, a difference of $6883.71, Hingtgen said in the affidavit.

Unauthorized charges to the account included $3,422 spent on finance/loan companies; $2,790 in ATM withdrawal, $457.74 in hotels, $181 in phone bill payments; $128.66 in insurance payments; $158.66 for fuel purchases; $132.03 charged at a local pharmacy; $457.05 in miscellaneous charges, and $750 in money transfers, the affidavit stated. All of these were believed to be personal transactions not related to the AMBUCS organization.

Karly Fagg, President of the Charity Angels, stated in the affidavit that Bickford was the only member who had the organization's debit card in her possession and all spending and purchasing went through her.

Ponca City Patrol Officer Jenny White stated in the affidavit that Hingtgen provided bank statements from the organization's account which highlighted the charges which were not authorized. White said Bickford wrote to the board admitting to the misappropriation of funds from the organization.

In the letter, Bickford stated she was treasurer of the Charity Angels from June 1, 2014, to May 31, 2016. She admitted the loan company payments were for personal loans she made payments on with the organization's account. She wrote the hotel charges were possibly personal charges and she had used the card to withdraw money from an ATM for personal use.

Bickford wrote that she did not know how much money she may have used from the account for personal use, but she had intended on paying it back.

Bickford said she has made a partial payment of $1,500 and her parents had planned to offer to repay the rest at a meeting with the organization.

Judge David Bandy signed the probable cause warrant at 1:12 p.m. Tuesday. 

(KLZA)-- A Humboldt woman was transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn Monday morning with a possible lower leg injury, following a collision at the intersection of 15th and “I” Streets in Auburn.

According to the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office report, 76-year-old Auralee Bucher of Humboldt was westbound on 15th Street and 74-year-old Lyle Johnson of Auburn was southbound on “I” Street when the Bucher sedan and Johnson pickup collided in the intersection.

Both drivers said they did not see the other vehicle. There are no STOP or YIELD signs at the intersection.  No citations were issued.

The Auburn Rescue Squad transported Bucher to the hospital with possible, but not visible 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

09/26/16 08:22 08:22 08:22 09:34 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014197 9498

N 4TH

#39 OUT W KSO K5. #59 ASST.

#59 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO W/M FOR (KSO: RULE 8-A&B DANG.)

*

#39 ADV'D XPTL N 4TH. MALE SUBJ MULTIPLE KSO FELONY 10-44'S.

09/26/16 09:12 09:19 09:19 10:24 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014198 9999

N 14TH

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO WF FOR (KSO FEL: EMBEZZLEMENT X69.) #37 ASST.

09/26/16 09:31 09:35 09:48 10:02 FRAUD PD 16014199 9785

N 14TH

BUSINESS ACCEPTED AN ALTERED CHECK. #59 TOOK RPT.

09/26/16 10:27 10:30 10:32 10:36 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16014201 9742

W HIGHLAND

FEM IN PD LOBBY THINKS SOMEONE VANDALIZED HER LICENSE TAG DECAL. #37 HANDLED.

09/26/16 10:36 10:41 10:47 13:28 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014203 9742

W SOUTH

CLERK ADV'D SUSPICIOUS MALE PARKED ON NORTH SIDE OF BLDG IN BLK MITS APPEARS TO BE TALKING TO HIMSELF, POSSIBLE SIG 12. #37 ASND. NP ACTION TOW FOR 798MXT. #11 RETURNED PROPERTY TO BUSINESS.

#37 WENT 10-15 W/ 27 YO B/M FOR APC & TOC. #39 ASST.

09/26/16 10:49 10:49 10:49 13:11 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014209 9785

1ST & SOUTH

#37 ADV'D MALE RODE BY ON BIKE.

#59 WENT 10-15 W/ 28 YO I/M FOR POSS CDS METH. #39 ASST.

09/26/16 11:02 11:05 11:06 11:25 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014208 9498

N 14TH

CLERK ADV'D CUSTOMER SHOPLIFTED, PUT PROP IN TRUNK, & WENT OVER TO ANOTHER BUSINESS. #39 & #11 RESPONDED. SUBJS GOA. #39 TOOK RPT.

SUSPT: BLU GRY PONT UNK TAG.

CONNECT #16014210, VEH LOCATED, SUBJS RAN FROM K5.

09/26/16 11:29 11:30 11:30 12:49 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16014210 9498

N 7TH

KSO ADV'D DEPUTY AT ADDR ON N 7TH HAD SOMEONE RUN FROM THE VEH. REQ ATL FOR 22 YO C/M OR 25 YO C/F. #39, #40, & #11 RESPONDED. ALSO ATL 4TH STREET. #39 OUT W/ NB UBT653. CONNECT #16014176 (UUMV RPT'D 9-25-16 @ 19:20.)

CONNECT SHOPLIFTING @ BUSINESS ON N 14TH #16014208.

09/26/16 11:49 11:50 11:50 11:51 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16014212 88PD

10TH & GRAND

STREET DEPT ADV'D 10TH ST FROM GRAND TO CLEVELAND IS CLOSED FOR 3 DAYS.

09/26/16 12:31 12:33 12:35 13:45 AMBULANCE RUN PD 16014213 9742

4TH & HIGHLAND

MC VS VEH ACCIDENT. UNK INJURIES. #37 ASND, #11 ASST. AMB RESPONDING. RPT TKN.

09/26/16 13:37 13:39 13:39 15:37 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014219 6775

N UNION

#03 WENT 10-15 FROM T/S W/ 23 YO W/M FOR SPEEDING 11-14 OVER LIMIT, NO INS, DUS, EXPT TAG, ALR OR CH LIC PLATE DECAL.

09/26/16 15:55 15:58 16:02 17:22 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014222 9906

BLUESTEM

RP IN LOBBY REQ OFFICER REF NURSE STEALING MONEY FROM HER FATHER. #31 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/26/16 17:30 17:34 17:42 21:06 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014225 9906

E PROSPECT

BUSINESS HAS FEM DETAINED. WILL BE IN BACK OFFICE. #31 ASND. AMB REQ FOR 26 YO FEM. [REDACTED.]

#31 WITH 26 YO W/F FOR KSO 44'S: POSS CDS METH, POSS DRUG PARA, PL, TRESPASS, FALSE IMPERSONATION.

09/26/16 17:36 17:37 17:42 18:17 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16014226 9679

N BIRCH

CONTACT RP IN REF TO HARASSMENT FROM EX 1/2. #50 ASND. CITY WARRANT REQ TKN FOR EX 34 YO C/M.

09/26/16 19:29 19:30 19:30 21:08 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014231 9906

E BRADLEY

#31 WENT 10-15 W/ 43 YO B/M FOR POSS CDS METH. #41 ASST.

09/26/16 20:46 20:50 20:53 21:08 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014235 9551

S 9TH

RP RPT'D INTOX FEM WALKED INTO HIS RESI AT ADDR ON S 9TH AND HE MADE HER LEAVE, L/S GOING INSIDE ANOTHER ADDR ON S 9TH. W/F, THIN BUILD, SANDY COLORED HAIR, WRG BLUE SHIRT, BB CAP, JEANS. ADV'D OF HER NAME. #27 ASND, #41 ASST.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 29 YO W/F FOR (CITY 44'S: FTP-PI, RESISTING,) AND NEW CHARGE: RESISTING.

#41 WENT 10-15 W/ 36 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44'S: FTP-PI X6, FTP-ASSAULT, FTP-RESISTING,) AND (KSO 44: FTA-DOM A&B.)

09/26/16 21:13 21:17 21:23 22:01 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16014237 9679

W CHESTNUT

REQ OFFICER REF HER 1/2 HAVING SOME PROBLEMS W/ SOME PEOPLE TODAY AND NOW SUSPICIOUS VEHS IN THE AREA. #50 ASND. REC SEVERAL ADDT'L CALLS RPT'ING A LOUD DISTURBANCE THERE. #50 REQ KSO TO SERVE A PO TO THE MALE 1/2. SETTLED, NO RPT.

09/26/16 21:56 22:01 22:02 00:13 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16014241 9679

W CLEVELAND

SKINNY I/M WRG A BLU SHIRT & JEANS, DROOLING AND WALKING NB BY THE TRACKS. RP CAUGHT HIM HUFFING PAINT AT HIS SHOP. ONGOING PROBLEM W/ THIS SUBJ. #50, #34, #41, & #31 RESPODNED, LOCATED AT GRAND & PINE.

#50 WENT 10-15 W/ 52 YO I/M FOR PI.

09/27/16 01:13 01:14 01:14 02:27 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014247 9678

BRADLEY & RICE

#20 AT BRADLEY & RICE. #32 ASST. 10-15 W/ 20 YO W/F FOR (CONTEMPT OF COURT, WELD CO, COLO.)

09/27/16 02:33 02:34 02:34 03:39 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014248 9678

N 14TH

#32 ON T/S AT BUSINESS W/ OK 129FDG. #34 ASST. PINKY TOW FOR 2006 CHEV P/U.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 21 YO W/M FOR DUI, TOC-BEER.

09/27/16 06:18 06:21 06:23 06:38 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16014251 8961

S PALM

SOMEONE TRYING TO BREAK INTO NORTH SIDE WINDOW, POSSIBLY 18 YO MALE, SIG 12 HISTORY. #19 & #28 RESPONDED, SUBJ GOA, REQ XPTL AND A TRESPASS WARNING ISSUED IF LOCATED.

(KAIR)--Two land behind bars—on double-theft and burglary charges.

“We responded to a residence in the 600 block of Parallel Street on Sept. 7 to investigate a burglary,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. “During that investigation, we located outside the residence a stolen vehicle that had been taken earlier that day in St. Joseph—specifically a 1998 Volkswagen.”

Wilson says officers first arrested St. Joseph resident 27-year-old Lexie Droz in connection with the vehicle theft Saturday.

However, Droz was later arrested again Monday for the burglary case.

Later in the day Monday, 44-year-old Chad Gorrell, of Atchison, was arrested on the same charges as Droz.

Both were booked into the Atchison County Jail where they remain.

Droz, on a $7,500 bond; Gorrell, without bond.

Sheriff Elect Steve Kelley said that about 7 p.m. Monday, Kay County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Corbi Wathor performed a traffic stop on a pickup pulling an enclosed trailer in the 300 block of West South Street in Newkirk.  

During the stop, the vehicle and trailer were found to have been reported stolen after a burglary near Winfield, Kansas, earlier in the day.  

The driver, 32-year-old Christopher Allen Guidry, was arrested and transported to the Kay County Jail.  

Upon further investigation, a second trailer that was reported stolen in same incident was recovered by Kay County deputies near the Newkirk Sale Barn. 

Deputies worked with Kansas Law Enforcement and all property was recovered and returned to the victims.

Guidry was booked into the Kay County Jail on two counts of Possession of Stolen Property.

The Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into other suspects connected to this larceny and others within Kay County.

(KNZA)--A new bridge in northern Brown County has opened to traffic.

Brown County Commissioner Steve Roberts told his fellow Commissioner's at Monday's regular meeting that the bridge on 320th Road, about five miles east of Reserve, is now open although some clean-up work still needs to be done around the structure.

The former truss bridge was replaced with a 95-by-26-foot wide concrete and steel bridge.

Norfolk Construction of Norfolk, Nebraska provided the labor while Husker Steel provided the materials for the nearly $245,000 project.       

Meanwhile, a second railroad crossing in the county will be getting new warning devices.

Commissioner Warren Ploeger says the state has agreed to install warning lights and crossing arms at a crossing on 340th Road near the state line, but it could be 13 months before they are installed.

Ploeger said he met last week with Union Pacific and Kansas Department of Transportation officials at the crossing site.

Warning devices have already been approved for a crossing on Antelope Road, north of Sabetha, but Ploeger said he was told that won't happen for another nine months.

Federal funding will pay for 100 percent of the cost of the warning devices at both crossings, with the county responsible for installing advance warning signs.

Ponca City High School Homecoming is Friday, and former band members (and others) are invited to play in the alumni band.

Practice will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Fine Arts Building in the Orchestra Room. Instruments and equipment will be furnished to those who need them.

On Friday, the alums will play with the band in the stands and  then will join the band on the field at the end of the show for a rendition of "Wildcat Victory."

Anyone who can't make the rehearsal on Thursday may still play for the game and just need to report to the band stands on the east side of the field by 7:15 p.m. Friday.

For more information, contact David H. Christy at (806) 576-6530 or at chrisd@pcps.us .

A contract for restoration work on the North Terrace at the Marland Mansion was approved Monday night at the Ponca City Board of Commissioners meeting.

The contract, for $168,694, is with Mid-Continental Restoration Company, Inc., of Fort Scott, Kansas. 

The project was sent out for bid May 19, and Marland Estate Director David Keathly said two contractors attended  the mandatory pre-bid meeting Sept. 6. The bid opening was Sept. 15 with only one bid opened.

The City of Ponca City will provide $140,230 toward the project. The Marland Estate Foundation has provided $12,500 for the engineering and architectural portion of the project and has committed $35,000 more for the project. The city's portion is budgeted from the Capital Improvement Project fund.

Mid-Continental Restoration Co. is the same firm which provided restoration services for the East Terrace at the mansion.

Alternate bids were requested for the project because the condition of the concrete structural deck is hidden under stone pavers. 

No events or weddings have been scheduled for the North Terrace of the Mansion, between this year’s upcoming Oktoberfest and March 15, 2017. All work on this project is to be completed by March 15, 2017. 

Keathly added in the meeting that this schedule may need  to be amended because of possible filming at the Mansion.

(KAIR)--An online push is launched to change the name of an Atchison Street.

The issue arises from a post made in the Facebook group “Project Atchison Discussion Board.” 

Resident Abby Bartlett, in the post made Sunday evening, questions why the city's north side Division Street, long perceived by some residents as a symbol of racial divide, has never been changed.

The post, which cites what Bartlett calls the roads “ugly past,” has sparked discussion, with statements of approval balanced by questions pertaining to such long term affects as postal, and personal identification, changes that would be necessitated by a renaming.

The issue is not new, with the two most recent calls for a name change happening in 1997 and 2008.

City Manager Trey Cocking, in a reply to the post, supplied a portion of a city memo pertaining to the 2008 effort. It cites the '97 effort, when a survey of Division Street residents voiced opposition to the name change, with the most frequent complaint listed in the memo as being the impact the change would have on verification items. Additionally, noted is the impact such a change would mean for local 911 service.

Nonetheless, Cocking says the possibility of changing the name is being reviewed, with an estimate of the related costs being calculated.

He explains that if such a change should be decided, the City Commission would adopt an ordinance to change the name, and then give notice to Atchison County and the Post Office.

Cocking tells MSC News a five-year period would likely be allowed for residents to make changes to their postal address, and related documents.

Going forward, Bartlett told MSC News she would like to see this issue brought to Project Atchison and hopefully be provided guidance with how to make this change happen.

The Charity Angels AMBUCS organization reported a possible embezzlement on Sept. 18 to the Ponca City Police Department.

The total amount of alleged unauthorized and misappropriated funds is reported to be in excess of $8,000.

Crystal Lynn Bickford, age 33, of Ponca City served as the organization’s treasurer.

Bickford was taken into custody Monday on multiple counts of embezzlement. She was transported to the Kay County Detention Facility late Monday night and is expected to make an appearance Tuesday afternoon in Kay County District Court in Newkirk.

The Charity Angels is a not for profit organization made up of members that raise money to provide disabled children with Amtrykes.

A sidewalk improvement project for the east side of Third Street from Grand Avenue to Cleveland Avenue will be advertised for bids on Thursday.

City Commissioners approved the date for advertising Monday night during the commissioner's regular meeting.

Traffic Engineering Manager Mike Lane said about 350 square yards of concrete sidewalk will be replaced and a stepped curb and gutter will replace the current 10-inch deep curb. 

Alley approaches will include ADA-approved slopes for accessibility, Lane said.

The project will require the removal of two trees south of the alley and one tree north of the alley.

Lane said he expects a contract to be awarded in early November and  the work would be done in January, after the holiday shopping season.

The project will be funded through the street and sidewalk sales tax.

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners approved a contract for $114,471 for the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Small Cities Program between the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the City of Ponca City.

Grant Administrator Rhonda Skrapke told commissioners the grant program helps fund four programs in Ponca City: Homebuyers' assistance; demolition, interim assistance/special services and the Attucks splash pad.

In July, commissioners approved the CDBG application and the contract from the Department of Commerce was received last week. Skrapke said it may be 90 days before the grant money can be spent because of the process of fulfilling contract obligations. 

The Homebuyer Assistance program helps low to moderate income individuals and families purchase their own homes. The budget includes $20,000 from the CDBG grant and a matching $20,000 from the Ponca City Development Authority.

Interim Assistance/Special Services helps low  to moderate income-qualified residents in eliminating conditions which threaten their health or safety, such as sewer and water line replacements, heating repairs, electric repairs and the like. The budget includes $20,000 from the CDBG grant and a matching $20,000 from the City of Ponca City.

Demolition services eliminate dilapidated structures in Ponca City which pose a threat to the health and safety of neighboring residents. The budget includes $20,000 from the CDBG grant and a matching $20,000 from the City of Ponca City.

The Attucks Splash Pad will meet the recreational needs of the Attucks neighborhood. The budget includes $54,417 from the CDBG grant and $80,000 from the city Hotel/Motel Tax earmarked for recreation.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Army says it has fired the commander of Fort Riley and is continuing an investigation opened last week at the Kansas base. No details have been provided.

Army spokesman Col. Patrick R. Seiber says that Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby was relieved of command of the 1st Infantry Division due to loss of confidence in his ability to lead. Grigsby was initially suspended on Friday. Army officials have declined to disclose the nature of the investigation.

Seiber says a replacement will be named in the coming days.

About 17,000 troops are stationed at Fort Riley. Grigsby assumed command of the base in August 2015, after 31 years of military service that included a stint as commander of the Combined Joint Task Force in East Africa.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Stockholders have approved the $12.2 billion sale of Topeka-based electric company Westar Energy to Missouri-based Great Plains Energy.

Both companies reported Monday that participating shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal. Westar had a special meeting in Topeka and Great Plains had one in Kansas City, Missouri, to finish the voting.

Each firm said the holders of more than 60 percent of their shares participated. They said the owners of 95 percent or more of that stock approved the sale.

Federal and state regulators also must sign off on the deal. The companies hope to complete the sale next spring.

The companies have said combining would create efficiencies and keep consumers' rates in check. Westar stockholders would receive $51 in cash and $9 in Great Plains stock for each share.

Beginning Oct. 3, the elementary schools of the Ponca City Public School District will embark on a special project, a district-wide book club called "One Book, One District." 

Every family will receive a copy of the same book – Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle – and will be asked to read it together at home over the next few weeks.

"I am personally asking you to make the time so that your family can participate in this special activity," Superintendent Dr. David Pennington said.

"Reading aloud at home is valuable, because it better prepares your child to be an effective reader, and it is also a fun, worthwhile family activity," Pennington said. "With the "One Book, One District" program, we aim to build a Community of Readers throughout our entire school district. Everyone – students, parents, teachers, even administrative staff – will literally all be on the same page."

Children in the districgt will receive a copy of The Mouse and the Motorcycle at a special assembly introducing the program and the book.

"Along with the book, you will receive a reading schedule so that you can keep up at home. Generally, you will be asked to read about 15 minutes each night," Pennington said.

In school, children will be invited to answer daily trivia questions to encourage and reward attentive listening.

"You will soon find that your child will take pride in knowing and anticipating the details of the story. In class, students will explore the book through activities and discussion," Pennington said. "You will want to make sure your family keeps up so that your child can be included."

Throughout the month, everyone will be talking about The Mouse and the Motorcycle!

This is the third year the Ponca City Public Schools have participated in this unique reading initiative.

Some of the books students have read in the past include: The World According to Humphrey, The Trumpet and the Swan, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

"We have selected a title that can be followed, understood, and enjoyed by younger students, but will still captivate and stimulate older children. We are very excited to kick off this reading initiative that can involve the entire community," Pennington said. 

"I know that you’ll enjoy this special reading time with your children. I hope to talk to students, parents and community members sometime this month about Ralph and Keith and the adventures that ensue around a tiny motorcycle," Pennington said.

"When a whole district reads a book, there's a lot to talk about. With your help, we can build a Community of Readers in our school district."

(KNZA)--A single-vehicle wreck on K-7 Highway in Doniphan County Monday afternoon left two St. Joseph residents injured.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Kayle Helfery was northbound, just south of 270th Road, when her car drifted left of center due to a distraction in the vehicle.  Helfery over-corrected and struck a bridge rail before her car veered off the road into a corn field.

The Patrol says Helfery was injured, but the report doesn’t indicate she was transported to a hospital.

A passenger, 31-year-old Theodore Marti, was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph with unspecified injuries.

Two other passengers in the vehicle were not hurt.

The wreck was reported shortly after 2:00.

(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriffs office has been awarded a more than $37,000 grant from federal criminal justice funding.

Sheriff John Merchant announced the grant award Monday, which will require a 10 percent match or about $4,000 to obtain.

Merchant says the grant will be used to install mobile data units in each of the patrol vehicles, which will allow officers the ability to complete reports immediately following an accident or call where an incident has been created.

Merchant says that not only allows for better recall of information from the officer, but will let the officer complete his or her paperwork in the county instead of having to come back to the sheriff’s office to complete it.

In addition, he says in case of severe weather, the units will have up-to-date radar maps available.  Also deputies will have the ability to obtain vehicle license information in the event dispatch is tied up with emergency traffic.

MDU's have been used by other law enforcement entities for a number of years.

Brown County Safety Resource Officer J.D. Clary wrote the grant application and learned of the grant award at a meeting last week.  

(KLZA)-- The Mound City Board of Education approved the recommendation to hire Debi Clifton to work six hours per week as a speech implementer. 

Superintendent Ken Eaton said the additional hours will provide the necessary minutes for students in speech therapy in the Mound City School District. 

Superintendent Eaton also informed Board members about a lighting project for the new north parking lot to coincide with the wall and handicap parking project.

The total number of students attending the Mound City School District has increased by six.  There are 267 students in grades K-12 and there are 18 Preschoolers. 
 

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

09/25/16 07:21 07:25 07:25 07:25 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014149 88PD

E MADISON

RP ADV'D A WHITE MALE CAME UP TO HER HOUSE AND STOLE TWO ANGEL FIGURINES. RP JUST WANTED TO RPT IT, TO HAVE IT LOGGED.

09/25/16 07:50 07:52 07:53 08:43 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014150 9742

N 3RD

MALE ADV'D SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS CLOSET AND IS RUNNING AN EXTENSION CORD DOWN HALLWAY. #37 & #40 RESPONDED. RP DECLINED RPT.

#57 WENT 10-15 FOR #37 W/ 40 YO I/M FOR (KSO: RULE 8-ROBBERY I.)

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 26 YO W/F FOR FALSE INFO, OBSTRUCTION, (CITY: FTP-NO DL,) (KSO: FTA-POSS METH, FTA-A&B,) AND FOR (TONKAWA TRIBAL HOLD.)

09/25/16 10:11 10:11 10:11 10:21 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16014154 8654

STANDING BEAR PK

#57 WAS FLAGGED DOWN AT 14TH/PROSPECT AND LADY TURNED IN A WALLET SHE FOUND. #57 COLLECTED THE WALLET & MADE CONTACT W/ OWNER. SHE PICKED IT UP AT THE PD.

09/25/16 12:42 12:45 12:55 13:40 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16014159 9785

EL CAMINO

RP ADV'D SHE CAME HOME TO HER RESI BURGLARIZED. #59 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/25/16 13:12 13:16 13:24 13:40 MENTALLY DIST PERSON PD 16014160 9999

N UNION

RP ADV'D 35 YO W/M IS ENRT TO HIS HOME AND SAID HE IS GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE POSSIBLY [REDACTED.] SUBJ IS 6'5", 230 LBS, LIGHT BROWN HAIR, HAS A BEARD, WRG A BLUE T-SHIRT.

#40 ASND, #11 ASST. ATL 2003 WHITE FORD F150 DRIVEN BY THIS MALE, ON TAG UNK NUMBERS. POSSIBLY AROUND THE LAKE OR SECLUDED FISHING AREAS. IF FOUND, CHECK WELFARE AND CALL PCPD.

09/25/16 13:46 13:49 13:51 14:04 DOMESTIC PD 16014161 9742

N OSAGE

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER HUSBAND KICKING HER OUT AND NOT LETTING HER GET HER THINGS. RP IS IN A RED CHEV IMPALA. #37 ASND. #59 ASST. ALL VERBAL, FEM COLLECTED PROP. NO RPT.

09/25/16 19:20 19:31 19:37 20:27 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16014176 9551

S 14TH

RP WANTS TO RPT A STOLEN VEH. RP DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. BOOKING ADV'D THEY WILL TRANSLATE. #27 ASND. NO RPT AT THIS TIME, RP REQ ATL FOR HIS 2007 PONT GRAND PRIX, GRY W/ GRN TINT CLR, CUSTOM BLK & SIL WHEELS, AND UNK NEBRASKA TAG. VEH HAS A TX SAFETY INSPECTION STICKER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. HE "LOANED" IT TO THREE UNK FEM'S SOME TIME YESTERDAY, ONE W/F AND TWO I/F'S, WHILE STAYING AT HOTEL. JUST WANTS HIS VEH BACK.

ALL UNITS ADV'D, TTY TO NE OK AGENCIES.

09/25/16 21:13 21:15 21:19 21:35 DISTURBANCE PD 16014185 9527

N PECAN RD

RP ADV'D SHE HEAR 8-9 GUNSHOTS IN THE AREA. #30 & #41 ASND. #32, #27, & #20 ASST. #41, WORKED IN AREA SAID IT SOUNDED NEARBY BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. #30, SATURATED THE AREA PRETTY GOOD, UTL ANYTHING.

4 OTHER CALLS RPT'ING 8-10 GUNSHOTS. #16014186, 4189, 4187, 4188.

09/25/16 21:45 21:59 22:03 22:38 WELFARE CHECK PD 16014190 9677

N 3RD

RP REQ 1090 ON SON. SON AND HIS MOM WENT TO TX RECENTLY AND SHOULD BE HOME. HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE THEY LEFT LAST WEEK. ADV'D LAST TIME HE HAD 1090, MOM'S 1/2 WOULDN'T LET OFFICER INSIDE TO CHECK ON EITHER OF THEM. #38 ASND.

#38,1090 IS OK, RP IS USING US TO HARASS THE MOM. #38 SPOKE TO RP P/S.

09/25/16 22:38 22:39 22:39 23:15 FIGHT IN PROGRESS PD 16014192 9677

N 3RD

#38 OUT W/ A FIGHT. #32, #41, & #28 RESPONDED.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44'S: FTP-PL AND FTP-PI.)

#38, GOT THE FIGHT STOPPED BEFORE ANY BLOWS WERE LANDED. NO RPT.

Auditions for "To Kill a Mockingbird" are at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 26 and 27, at the Ponca Playhouse, 301 South First Street.

Jeri Seefeldt is directing. A cast of 20 is needed, including men, women and children of diverse ethnicity.

(KLZA)-- Two wrecks in Northwest Missouri resulted in minor injuries on Monday morning.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Kristi Hullman of Falls City was westbound on Highway 159, in Holt County, approximately four miles east of Fortescue when she crossed the roadway and went off the south side of the road striking several small tree saplings. 

Hullman was transported to Community Medical Center in Falls City by private vehicle. She was wearing a safety device at the time of the wreck.

At approximately 10:20 Monday morning 75-year old James Peterson of Springfield, Nebraska was driving south  on I-29 in Atchison, County about a mile south of Rock Port when he went off the east side of the road. 

Peterson’s SUV went into the median, struck a gravel crossover and went airborne and overturned after impact. The vehicle came to rest on the passenger side.

The Atchison – Holt Ambulance Squad transported Peterson to the Fairfax Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Peterson was wearing a safety device at the time of the crash.  
 

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

09/24/16 08:13 08:14 08:20 08:34 VANDALISM PD 16014100 9785

W HIGHLAND

RP ADV'D HER 1/2 BROKE DOWN THE DOOR. MALE 1/2 HAS LEFT. #59 ASND, ADV'D MALE LIVES THERE, GAVE FEM OPTIONS.

09/24/16 08:49 08:50 08:50 09:57 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16014102 9785

N PINE

RPT OF A W/M IN A PINK DRESS, GOING DOOR TO DOOR TRYING THE DOOR KNOBS. #59 ASND, #37 ASST, WENT 10-15 W/ 27 YO MALE FOR PI AND ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER.

CONNECT #16014111: #59 REQ CFS# FOR A&B ON OFFICER @ 12:15.

09/24/16 09:20 09:23 09:30 10:24 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014103 9999

14TH & HARTFORD

RP ADV'D HIS 2011 E350 WHITE FORD VAN WAS STOLEN FROM A RESI. THE VAN WAS TAKEN FROM A MOTEL THAT HIS WORKERS WERE AT. #40 ASND, #51 & #57 ASST. VEH LOCATED IN A PARKING LOT ON 14TH.

#40 WENT 10-15 FOR #51 W/ 27 YO H/M FOR APC & TOC-BEER.

09/24/16 10:03 10:24 10:30 10:38 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16014105 9785

ASH & EMPORIA

RP FOUND A CELL PHONE BY THE CURB AT ASH & EMPORIA. #59 RETURNED PHONE TO OWNER AT ADDR ON RICHWAY.

09/24/16 12:47 12:49 12:55 19:30 DOMESTIC PD 16014110 9999

N UNION

RP REQ OFFICER REF DOMESTIC. #40 ASND. #51 ASST. CONNECT #16014056, 14:52 9-23-16.

09/24/16 15:47 16:08 16:14 16:38 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16014119 9899

CLARKE

RP REQ OFFICER REF A WHITE FORD P/U, OK TAG 353QAF, THAT HIT THEIR GAS METER AND DROVE OFF. #33 ASND. ONG DECLINED RPT.

09/24/16 17:40 17:41 17:43 20:15 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014124 9551

S 4TH

HEAVY SET W/F WRG PLAID SHIRT & BLK SPANDEX, SHOPLIFTING.

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 53 YO W/F FOR SHOPLIFTING.

09/24/16 18:01 18:02 18:05 18:36 DOMESTIC PD 16014125 9731

MARLAND DR

DOMESTIC. #27 ASND, #49 ASST. #27, RPT TKN FOR WARRANT REQ, DOM ADW PRES MINOR. MALE 1/2 WAS GOA.

09/24/16 18:25 18:50 18:55 19:12 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16014127 9551

N 14TH

HIT N RUN TO RP'S MOTORCYCLE. #27 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/24/16 20:57 21:00 21:04 22:05 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16014133 9731

S 14TH

CONTACT RP REF POSS THREATS FROM THE MANAGER. #49 ASND, RPT TKN FOR WARRANT REQ.

09/24/16 22:06 22:07 22:08 22:09 FIGHT IN PROGRESS PD 16014139 9678

N 14TH

EMPLOYEE FROM RESTAURANT IN BACK OF STORE ADV'D FIGHT IN PROGRESS AND SOMEONE HAS A GUN. #32, #38, & #28 RESPONDED, SPOKE TO EMPLOYEE WHO ADV'D ALL SUBJS LEFT ON PROSPECT AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE AN INFO OR ANY NAMES INV'D. OFFICER UTL ANYONE IN AREA.

09/25/16 06:43 06:47 06:49 07:11 FIRE RUN PD 16014147 0023

S 7TH

C911 RP ADV'D SMOKE IN THE RESI. #44 & #38 RESPONDED. AFTER SHIFT CHANGE, #40 & #37 STOOD BY TILL THE FIRE DEPT FINISHED.

(KAIR)--The process of hiring a new director for a County-run ambulance service was the key focus Friday for the Atchison County Ambulance Advisory Board.

The board met to iron out the details of what County Commissioner Eric Noll, serving as proxy for board member County Commissioner Bill Pohl, calls a critical position.

According to the preliminary position summary, the Director will be responsible for managerial, administrative, supervisory and specialized work functions of the Emergency Medical Services Department.

Along with approving the job description for the position, which will now be addressed by the Atchison County Commission, the advisory board established additional criteria for the role, with the Commission to have the final say on the recommendations.

Among them is requiring the Director to reside within 30 minutes of the County's main EMS office, and, if the individual hired doesn't meet that criteria, 12 months will be allowed to make the move.

The application process is underway, and will remain open through October 7th.

Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter Friday outlined the process for the hiring, saying the field of applicants will be reviewed by the Commission, and ultimately narrowed to three finalists.

Those finalists will then undergo interviews by three separate panels, comprised, in part of Ambulance Advisory Board members.

A timeline for the process is not yet established.

Words of gratitude for current ambulance provider, Techs Inc., and all of its employees, were stated during Friday's meeting. Although an application process for paramedics and EMT's will begin once the Director is hired, it's likely, as discussed Friday, that some current staff will choose to pursue continuing to work with the County's EMS.

The County Commission last week voted to end the contract with Techs Inc, effective January 31st.

Cost savings have been cited as goal of making the change.

The Salvation Army will take applications for the Angel Tree 2016 Christmas Assistance program in early October.

This program provides assistance for families with children up to 12 years of age in Kay County only.

Parents can apply for the program from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10-14 at the new Salvation Army office at 1804 North Fifth Street in Ponca City. The phone number is (580) 762-7501.

When coming on the application dates, parents are asked to bring:

• A current photo ID (a driver's license or State ID);
• A proof of residence (utility bill, phone bill or rental agreement);
• Mail that matches your ID with ZIP codes;
• Proof of household income (a paycheck stub, DHS paperwork, unemployment documentation, food stamps documentation or any other documenation that shows how you maintain your household.)
• Proof of Children: (TANF papers; birth certificate; shot records that show date of birth; any legal form that has your name and the child’s name and date of birth). Social Security cards will NOT be accepted as proof that this is your child.

Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Families seeking help from The Salvation Army are not eligible for Christmas assistance from any other assistance agency.

Please know the clothing and shoe sizes, three toys, three needs, and reading level of your children before arrival.

DO NOT BRING ANY CHILDREN WITH YOU OR WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN; NO EXCEPTIONS.

Look for us on Facebook “The Salvation Army Service Unit Ponca City”

(KNZA)--The boil water advisory for Doniphan County Rural Water District #1 has been lifted.

The advisory was issued September 16th because of a loss of pressure due to a water main break.   Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Monday that laboratory testing samples collected from the water district indicate no evidence of contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by agency officials to be resolved.  

As a result, water customers no longer need to boil the water they use for drinking or cooking prior to use.  

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A $1 million federal grant will help rural Oklahoma oil and natural gas companies diversify to help create jobs and boost the region's economy.    

The Oklahoman reports  that the U.S. Economic Development Authority grant was presented to the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.    

The grant is the largest funding OCAST has received. The state technology agency says it will match the grant with $500,000 in state funds and use the money to work with companies throughout rural Oklahoma. The grant is designed to create at least 340 jobs over the next two years.    

OCAST Executive Director C. Michael Carolina says challenges in Oklahoma's energy industry are forcing companies and individuals to move to other areas of work, and the grant will help make that transition.
 

The annual deer mating season is about to begin, and AAA Oklahoma is urging drivers to be on the lookout for animals on roadways across the state.

The months of October, November and December are when most animal collisions occur in the state. The rutting season for deer generally hits its peak in Oklahoma in early-to-mid-November.

Over the last two decades, an average of 110 Oklahomans have been killed or injured annually in collisions involving deer. Collisions have been trending higher in recent years as urban growth has driven deer into more populated regions.

AAA spokesman Chuck Mai says motorists need to be extra alert on Oklahoma roadways, especially in rural and wooded areas. Mai says rush hours are also high risk times because that's when deer are most active.

A personal injury collision occurred at 8:28 p.m. Sunday on North Avenue and “P” Street, about three miles east of Tonkawa, in Kay County.

Ronald Marler, 68, of Tonkawa was riding at 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on North Avenue when a deer crossed his path. Marler was separated from the motorcycle for about 150 feet.

He was transported by Tonkawa Fire Department to Alliance Health in Ponca City, where he was admitted in stable condition with leg and trunk injuries.

Eastman National Bank will host the Chamber’s Business after Hours this Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at their downtown location. If you are a chamber member please join us.

Need a reason to join the Chamber of Commerce? Look at what our Ambassador Committee does to help promote their business and our member businesses:

Objective: Recruit new members, retain existing members and serve as the official goodwill diplomats for the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.

Membership: Open to any Chamber member

Goals:

• To aggressively recruit new business and individual members. Each Ambassador is encouraged to recruit a minimum of one new Chamber member in 2016.
• To work with existing members and seek their views on how the Chamber can better serve them.
• To work with the Chamber staff to update membership contact information.
• To attend and promote member participation in Chamber functions including ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, “Business after Hours,” Cash Mob, and Chamber Lunch and Learns.
• To participate in the Chamber’s Goodwill Days, in order to make contact with, and receive feedback from Chamber members.
• To attend the Chamber’s goodwill visit to another chamber in 2016.

Meeting Date: 8 a.m. the third Tuesday monthly, in the Chamber Office Patt Hughes Board Room

Chair: Casey Pruitt, First National Bank of Oklahoma

Vice Chair: Brittany Atauvich, City National Bank

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission has approved an increase in fees for reserved shelter rentals at the City Lake

The Commission last week approved a resolution increasing fees to $10 for up to 4 hours rental, $20 for over 4 hours up to 8 hours rental and to $30 for all day rental over 8 hours.

City Administrator Mike Nichols recommended increasing the fees, which had been $5 for all or part of the day.  

The new fees took effect September 20th.

(KMZA)--The Marysville Union Pacific Depot is nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.    

The depot, which stands adjacent to the former railyards on 7th Street, just two blocks north of Marysville's downtown business district, is among seven other Kansas locales nominated for the register.  

That happened  with a vote August 13th during the quarterly meeting of the Historic Sites Board of Review, in Topeka.  

The Union Pacific Depot is cited as significant based on what the board says is its association with the growth and development of Marysville.  

It was designed by California architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, from 1928 through 1929, and continued to be used for railroad offices once regular passenger train service was suspended in 1955.  

Union Pacific planned to demolish the one-story, steel-framed structure in 2015, but was halted through the efforts of the City of Marysville and the Union Pacific Depot Preservation Society.  

All of the nominations are forwarded to the Office of the Keeper of the National Register in Washington D.C., where staff members will make their evaluations.

(MSC News)--Unemployment was down in area northeast Kansas counties in August.

That’s according to the latest report from the Kansas Department of Labor.

Atchison County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.4 percent, while Nemaha County had the lowest at 3 percent.

Brown County’s unemployment rate in August was 4.3 percent; Doniphan, 4.5 percent; Jackson, 4.1 percent; Jefferson, 4.1 percent; Leavenworth, 4.6 percent; Marshall, 3.6 percent and Pottawatomie, 4.1 percent.

The figures were down from July in all but one county, Marshall, which saw its unemployment rate hold steady.  However, the figures were up from August 2015 in all area counties.

Statewide,  the jobless rate in August was 4.3 percent.  That’s up from 4 percent in July and down from 4.1 percent in August 2015.

(KNZA)--A two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 75 Highway in Brown County Sunday afternoon claimed the life of a Sabetha motorcyclist.

The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim of the crash north of Sabetha as 51-year-old Timothy Sparks.

The Patrol says Sparks was northbound on U.S. 75 when a southbound pickup truck driven by Opelousas,Louisiana resident 33-year-old Jody Guidry, Jr. crossed the center line and struck his Harley Davidson motorcycle head-on.

Sparks, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Guidry was not hurt.

The wreck was reported around 2:00.

(KNZA)--Monday mark's the one anniversary date of the disappearance of Joan Rebar.  

Rebar at the time of her disappearance was 70-years-old. Rebar was a resident of Jackson County and resided on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Rebar spent Friday evening, September 25th, 2015 at the Meriden VFW in Jefferson County.  Rebar is believed to have left the establishment by herself shortly before 2 am on Saturday September 26th.  She had been driving her silver 2005 Chrysler Pacifica bearing Kansas disabled tag 71664. Rebar’s disappearance was reported to law enforcement approximately 5 days later by a friend.

Since that time law enforcement as well as many members of the public have conducted numerous searches for Rebar.  A multi-jurisdictional task force was formed by a number of investigators from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Potawatomi Tribal Police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigations.  A number of state and federal resources have been used in the search for Rebar and the investigation into her disappearance. The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism have all been involved in this investigation.  

Rebar’s cell phone last pinged on the Meriden cell tower 3 ½ hours after she was last seen.  Rebar’s last cell phone signal indicated that her phone was south of Meriden.   There was no indication that Rebar had returned back to her home on the PBPN Nation.  There was no indication that Rebar intended to leave the area, but there was every indication that she intended on returning home late Friday night or early Saturday morning.  There has been no activity on any of Rebar’s financial accounts since her disappearance.  There is no indication that Rebar disappeared on her own accord.

There have been numerous searches for Rebar.  Individuals on foot, UTVs, ATVs, horses, watercraft with sonar, drones and aircraft have all been used to search for Rebar. The investigation has led to a number of persons of interest in the case, most of which have been cleared at this time.  The family of Rebar have been cooperative in this investigation.  Most friends and associates have been cooperative in taking polygraphs.  Over a hundred individuals have been interviewed in this case.  

The taskforce has done a great deal of investigative work in this case.  They have investigated a variety of leads.  Despite having a great deal of media attention, very few leads have come in from the public.  Most of the leads in this case have been developed by the taskforce.  A variety of inquisitions, subpoenas have been issued for records, phone records, banking records, rental vehicles.  A variety of locations have been searched across the United States as well as lakes, ponds, rivers, parking lots, airports and salvage yards to name a few.  

The taskforce has received assistance from a number of other entities, a couple are: NICB-National Insurance Crime Bureau and NAMUS-National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.  

Due to the circumstances of Rebar’s disappearance, this case is being investigated as a homicide, and will continue as such until there is evidence to the contrary. 

Every taskforce member involved in this case prays for a break in this investigation. The taskforce is requesting anyone who has information about the disappearance of Joan Rebar to contact law enforcement immediately. Until now, the family of Joan Rebar has had no answers in regard to her disappearance.  Please, if you have any information about this case call the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251 or Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office 785-863-2351 or the PBPN Police Department at 785-966-3024 or your local law enforcement agency.

(KAIR)--A Topeka man, who sparked a manhunt after allegedly fleeing from Jackson County authorities, is now in custody.

Sheriff Tim Morse says the search for 42-year-old Benjamin Braden followed the report of a Sunday morning domestic altercation.

Morse says that happened around 9:00, in the driveway of an abandoned residence in the 12000 block of 134th Road, allegedly involving Braden and a woman.

According to Morse, she left the scene on foot to get help, while Braden fled behind the wheel of a Dodge Intrepid that Morse says investigators later learned had been stolen from Nemaha County.

That discovery was made after deputies found the car east of T. Road, on 134th Road, where Braden apparently abandoned it in order to flee on foot.

Jackson County Deputies were joined in their search for his whereabouts by Potawatomi Tribal Police, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, which assisted the search through the use of K-9 officers that led to Braden.

Morse says he was found hiding in a hay barn, about a half-mile south of 142nd Road, east of T. Road.

Braden was arrested around 12:15 Sunday afternoon and transported to the Holton Community Hospital for the treatment of injuries associated with his capture by a K-9 officer.

Following his release, Braden was booked into the Jackson County Jail, where he's held on charges of possession of stolen property and criminal threat. Morse says additional charges are possible, and Braden is also wanted on multiple outstanding warrants from across the State of Kansas.

The Bison Bison Film Festival presents the Manhattan Short Film Festival TODAY at the Poncan Theatre.

All Tickets - $10.00

YOU BE THE JUDGE! - Introducing the 10 Finalists of the 19th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2016 and the judges of these films are you, the audience. On entry to each venue, you will be handed a ballot card that allows you to VOTE for the BEST SHORT FILM at the conclusion of the program.

YUKON, Okla. (AP) - The Yukon school board is suing the district's former food supplier for allegedly overbilling the district by $427,000. The lawsuit dated Thursday against Sysco Oklahoma LLC asks for compensatory damages of more than $10,000, punitive damages of more than $10,000 and attorney fees. Sysco said in a statement that it disputes the allegations.

LEXINGTON, Okla. (AP) - State prison officials say three of six water pumps that supply water to two state prisons in Lexington have failed, causing an outage. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Saturday that the pumps provide water to the Lexington Correctional Center and the Joseph Harp Correctional Center. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has brought in a tanker truck of water to cook meals and for toilets and bottled water is being sent for inmates to drink. Officials say no meals have been missed.

CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors moved quickly to charge a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man whose vehicle broke down in the middle of a street. Now, they have to prove it. Based on what's been made public to date, some legal experts say prosecutors may have a tough time proving officer Betty Shelby's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. She is charged with first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 16 fatal shooting of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Hundreds of mourners packed a church for a funeral honoring an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer. Terence Crutcher was remembered Saturday evening at Antioch Baptist Church. The 40-year-old Crutcher was fatally shot Sept. 16 by Officer Betty Jo Shelby. Shelby has been charged with first-degree manslaughter and turned herself in Friday.

(KNZA)--An elderly St. Joseph man was struck and killed by a car in Andrew County late Saturday night.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as 87-year-old Charley Schrupp.

The Patrol says it happened on Route K, south of I-229, around 11:00.

The Patrol says 39-year-old Savannah resident Randy Dudley was southbound when he attempted to go around a vehicle on the southbound shoulder and struck Schrupp who was in the middle of the roadway.

Schrupp was pronounced dead at the scene.

From the Kansas Department of Transportation

K-187 (Nemaha County) north of the city of Centralia NOW CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.

We will let you know when the roadway is reopened to all traffic.

Drivers must use alternate routes. No marked detours provided.  Drivers: Do not attempt to drive through flooded or high water on roadways. TURN AROUND. DON’T DROWN!

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

09/23/16 07:47 07:50 07:55 08:05 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014038 8809

W OVERBROOK

RP ADV'D HIS BLUE AND WHITE BAHA MINI BIKE WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT. IT HAS A HARLEY DAVIDSON HEADLIGHT AND SEAT ON IT. #14 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

09/23/16 09:43 09:46 10:09 10:20 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014043 8809

N OSAGE

RP IN THE LOBBY TO RPT THEFT OF CHECKS. #14 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

09/23/16 10:50 10:52 11:01 11:32 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014044 8809

E PROSPECT

BUSINESS WOULD LIKE TO RPT A SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT. #14 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

09/23/16 11:26 11:56 12:01 12:21 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014046 8809

N LAKE

RP REQ AN OFFICER REF THEFT OF A CHINA CABINET. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/23/16 11:43 11:57 12:09 12:18 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16014049 9368

HILLCREST

RP RPTS TWO VEHS WERE BURGLARIZED. RP ADV'D THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. #45 ASND, DECLINED RPT.

09/23/16 13:07 13:09 13:09 13:37 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014053 8809

N UNION

RP IN LOBBY REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #14 ASND, DECLINED RPT.

09/23/16 14:52 15:02 15:16 15:44 DOMESTIC PD 16014056 9999

N UNION

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER MOTHER IN LAW WHO IS IN HER RESI AND REFUSES TO LEAVE. #40 ASND, #51 ASST. RPT TKN. PC FOR MALE SUBJ.

09/23/16 15:33 15:37 15:40 18:30 RAPE PD 16014059 9666

N ELM

RP IN LOBBY REQ OFFICER REF MOLESTATION OF 14 YO MALE.

#41 ASND, WENT 10-15 FORM ADDR ON 10TH W/ 19 YO W/F FOR 2ND DEGREE RAPE.

09/23/16 15:46 15:48 15:55 17:00 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16014060 8305

N UNION

RP ADV'D SEVERAL MALES IN THE PARKING DRINKING, EXPOSED THEMSELVES TO TENANTS. RP WILL BE IN THE OFFICE.

#24 ASND, RPT TKN. WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO W/M FOR PI.

09/23/16 18:18 18:20 18:24 18:30 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014065 8305

E PROSPECT

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #24 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/23/16 20:01 20:02 20:05 21:13 DISTURBANCE PD 16014070 9731

S OSAGE

PHYSICAL DOMESTIC, BOTH 1/2'S ARE INTOX. #49 & #33 RESPONDED, WARRANT REQ TKN.

09/23/16 22:22 22:27 22:30 22:38 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 160140-- 0023

N BIRCH

RP RPT'D SEEING A SUBJ AT RESI W/ A FLASHLIGHT AND YELLED, SUBJ RAN EAST THROUGH RP'S BACKYARD IN DARK CLOTHING, NO FURTHER DESC. L/S RUNNING EB. #26 & #44 RESPONDED, UTL.

09/23/16 22:59 22:59 22:59 00:15 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 160140-- 0023

S 4TH

#44 ON T/S W/ MOTORCYCLE C124. #44 WENT 10-15 W/ A MALE WHO WAS SENT STRAIGHT TO KSO.

09/23/16 23:06 23:06 23:06 00:25 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 160140-- 9595

5TH & SOUTH

#43 ON T/S W/ 867FDE. #07 & #49 ASST.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 24 YO W/M FOR POSS CDS METH.

09/24/16 00:20 00:23 00:29 00:51 WELFARE CHECK PD 16014090 9245

W GARY

RP ADV HER EX 1/2 IS TXT'ING HE'S IN HER FRONT YARD AND GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE THERE, ADV'D HIS TRUCK IS NOT OUT THERE AND SHE CANNOT SEE HIM. #26, #33, & #44 RESPONDED, MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ, HE IS JUST TRYING TO GET AT HIS EX 1/2.

09/24/16 01:08 01:10 01:13 02:25 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16014094 9245

12TH & SOUTH

RPT OF HIGHLY INTOX I/F, HEAVY SET WRG BLK SHIRT, RED SHORTS, KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND CUSSING. L/S EB FROM 12TH/SOUTH. #26, #33, & #44 RESPONDED.

#26 WENT 10-15 W/ 51 YO I/F FOR DRUNKENESS.

09/24/16 04:35 04:36 04:37 05:23 FIGHT IN PROGRESS PD 16014099 9677

N 14TH

RPT OF 4 FEMS FIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT. #38 ASND, #33 ASST.

#38 WENT 10-15 W/  21 YO FEM FOR PI.

(KMZA)--A Whiting man accused of igniting fireworks in an attempt to harm another individual is facing a charge of battery in Nemaha County.

The Nemaha County Sheriff's Department says 26-year-old Michael Webster was arrested Tuesday on a Nemaha County warrant.

The Sheriff's office says the alleged incident occurred August 7th in the area of 825 X Road in the Wetmore area.

Webster posted a $500 bond following his arrest and is to appear in court on October 18th.

(KNZA)--An Ozawkie man convicted on charges in connection with a shooting in Holton last October has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News that 24-year-old Joshua Myers was sentenced Friday in Jackson County District Court on charges of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a  firearm at an occupied dwelling.

Miller says Myers is to surrender himself to start serving his sentence on November 30th at noon.

Once his sentence is served, she says Myers will be on parole for 12 months. In addition, Miller says he will be required to register as a violent offender for 15 years.

Myers pleaded no contest to the reduced charges last month.

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

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

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

Henson JIU-JITSU is approaching its grand opening at 103 East Grand Avenue.

Owners Jacob and Kim Henson have remodeled the space, including adding 2-inch professional martial art mats for the safety of team members.

The grand opening is tentatively set for Oct. 15. All members who are signed up before  2 p.m. Oct. 15 will receive the seminar for free that day. All non-members may attend it for $50.

Jacob Henson said the Jiu Jitsu instructor, Carlos Diaz, is a  2nd Degree Black Belt and will be in Ponca City from American Top Team in Florida. He will conduct a three hour class from 2 to 5 p.m. 

All team members who sign up before the grand opening will get 15 percent off for one year, he said.

"We will also offer door prizes and prizes to member who sign up between now and the grand opening by random drawing," he said. Prizes will include free private lessons, a free month, three free months, shirts, hoodies and other prizes.

Henson said active Ponca City Police will have full access to the facility at a discounted rate of $25. 

"We offer a substantal discounted set price to our Military and firemen and women. College students are 20 percent off," he said. 

Henson said  they are working on preparing a summer program for school children as well as an after school program next year.

The owners also are active in fundraising for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Foundation.

"We always offer anyone in the community to partner with us and raise money for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Foundation," Henson said. "If it is the change left over from a purchase or a dollar -- every six months, whatever money the gym raises will be donated to this foundation. We add one dollar for every shirt we sale. We also do demonstrations for fund raising. This is to spread awareness about this disease that affects so many, including myself."

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

09/22/16 09:00 09:01 09:10 09:35 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16013995 9999

W PROSPECT

RP ADV'D THAT HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED, REQ AN OFFICER. #14 ASND, RPT TKN. REQ XPTL DURING THE DAY, SUBJ DRIVES A NEWER GOLD FORD P/U. ALSO REQ TRESPASS ISSUED TO SUBJ.

09/22/16 11:44 11:47 11:47 13:22 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014004 9368

CEDAR ST

RP ADV'D A SUBJ THAT SHE HAD WORKING FOR HER STOLE FROM HER. #45 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/22/16 12:16 12:19 12:31 12:48 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16014005 9999

FRONTIER

RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH BURG. #40 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/22/16 17:55 17:58 18:00 19:42 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16014010 9999

S FRANKLIN

HOUSE FIRE, BACK OF HOUSE. #40 ASND, FIRE EXTINGUISHED, DHS CALLED DUE TO STATE OF HOUSE. APS CALLED FOR ADULT DUE TO SAME CONDITIONS. RPT TKN.

09/22/16 19:50 19:52 19:59 20:55 ACCIDENT, MINOR PD 16014015 8305

14TH & KNIGHT

2 VEHS, THEY ARE BLOCKING THE INTERSECTION. #24 ASND. #33 RESPONDED. #49 ASST. #33, O/P WANRERS TOWED 382FDD. NP TRM TOWED 233MXT.

REQ NON EMERG AMB FOR ONE [REDACTED.] A114 TRANSPORTED ONE CODE GREEN. RPT TKN.

09/22/16 20:33 20:34 20:36 21:46 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014016 9679

N 14TH

SHOPLIFTER IN STORE. W/F W/ BROWN HAIR WRG A BLUE SHIRT & GRY SWEATS.

#50 ASND, WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO W/F FOR LARCENY/SHOPLIFTING.

09/22/16 20:42 20:50 20:50 22:35 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014017 9595

12TH & EDWARDS

#43 T/S 920JYG. #49 ASST. NP WARNERS TOWED THE VEH.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO W/M FOR FALSE INFO AND (KSO FELONY 44: RULE 8-CDS.)

#49 WENT 10-15 FOR #43 W/ 30 YO I/F FOR DUS & NO INS.

09/22/16 22:09 22:11 22:11 22:35 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16014021 9863

GRAND & OSAGE

RP ADV 32 YO B/M IS DANCING AROUND IN THE STREET. #34 ASND. #44 ASST. OUT W/ THIS SUBJ, CONFIRMED FELONY 44'S OUT OF KSO, SUBJ RAN NB. #44, TASER DEPLOYED, N OSAGE.

#49 RESPONDED, 10-15 FOR #44 TO PD. #50 TRANSPORTED TO KSO. PD CHARGES: OBSTRUCTING, RESISTING.

09/22/16 23:11 23:12 23:26 00:55 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014027 9679

W DRY RD

#50 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 57 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44: FALSE INFO.)

09/22/16 23:43 23:44 23:48 01:34 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16014029 9863

W OKLAHOMA

C911 ADV A 35 YO I/F ASKED RP FOR HELP. [REDACTED.] LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS BEEN BEAT UP. #34 & #26 ASND. #34, AMB TRANSPORTED [REDACTED.] CHECKING THE AREA FOR SUSPT, 55 YO I/M. #24 WENT TO THE ER W/ VIC. #38. #49, #33. & #07 ASST @ ADDR ON S OSAGE LOOKING FOR SUSPT. CRIME SCENE ESTABLISHED AT 00:24. #15 RESPONDED. RPT TKN.

NOTE: A&B - BOTH INTOX.

09/23/16 00:25 00:27 00:30 00:55 VANDALISM PD 16014032 9677

WOODTHRUSH

CONTACT RP REF SOMEONE THREW A BRICK THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS VEH. #38 ASND. #38, NO SUSPT INFO, HAPPENED EARLIER THIS EVENING. RPT TKN.

09/23/16 03:26 03:28 03:28 04:38 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16014036 9595

6TH & HAZEL

#43 OUT W/ FEM SUBJ, 08-16-96. KSO K-09 ASST.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 20 YO W/F FOR POSS CDS METH, POSS CDS MARIJ, POSS PARA, AND (MISSOURI-OUT OF STATE HOLD.)

#38 & #26 RESPODNED. CHECKED THE AREA FOR MALE SUBJ DOB 1992, HAD BEEN W/ THIS SUBJ EARLIER. UTL. #26 TRANSPORTED THE 10-15.

09/23/16 05:42 05:44 05:51 06:03 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16014037 9863

S 6TH

RP REPORTS A GREEN BIKE WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT. #44 ASND. #44 ADV'D RPT TKN.

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) - The U.S. Army says it has suspended the commander of Fort Riley and launched an official investigation, though no details have been provided about what led to the action.
 
Army spokesman Col. Patrick R. Seiber announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby has been suspended as commander of the 1st Infantry Division at the Kansas base. He declined further comment. An Army spokeswoman also declined to disclose the nature of the investigation.
 
Grigsby assumed command of For Riley in August 2015, after 31 years of military service that included a stint as commander of the Combined Joint Task Force in East Africa.
 
Grigsby was previously stationed at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and served in multiple deployments to Iraq, including as commander of the 1st Infantry Division's G3 unit.
 

(KAIR)--In one year, a new hotel will stand in downtown Atchison.

That was the reason for a groundbreaking ceremony held just prior to the start of the weekend, with local leaders, and others, gathered at the future hotel site, located near 4th and Main Street.

The Holiday Inn Express and Suites Hotel is being constructed through a development agreement between the City of Atchison, and the developer, Atchison Hospitality group. President Bill Michaud spoke prior to the groundbreaking, as did Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce President Jacque Pregont, Atchison City Manager Trey Cocking, and Atchison Mayor Jack Bower.

Bower referenced Atchison's railroad history in saying that the hotel will serve as an engine to help move the city forward. All four speakers cited the expected economic impact of the Hotel on Atchison's economy.

Construction is set to begin next month and is expected to last around 10 months, with the opening of the hotel anticipated to happen in the later summer, or early fall of 2017.

The four-star, 68 room hotel will feature an indoor pool, business center, fitness center, and a small conference room.

(KAIR)--Local community leaders joined developer representatives Friday morning, as ground was broken for the future hotel to be constructed in downtown Atchison. 

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hotel is expected to be constructed in about one year. 

(MSC News)--An Elwood, Kansas man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a shooting in downtown St. Joseph earlier this year that left another man injured.

The St. Joseph News Press reports Angel Maisonet-Laboy was sentenced Thursday in a Buchanan County courtroom on a charge of second-degree assault.  

Maisonet-Laboy pleaded guilty to the charge in July.  

Prosecutors say Maisonet-Laboy shot a man during a fight outside a bar in downtown St. Joseph in May.

He was ordered to pay more than $4,000 restitution to the victim for his medical bills.     

The Standing Bear Pow Wow, hosted by the six north-central tribes of Oklahoma, begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.

The Pow Wow features inter-tribal dancing, exhibition dancing, contest dancing, tiny tot contests and the crowning of the Standing Bear Princess.

Visitors will also find a variety of arts and craft vendors, along with a wide variety of food vendors.

This free event in Ponca City is open to the public and often considered one of the most significant American Indian events in the United States.

The Kaw, Osage, Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Ponca and Tonkawa tribes gather to celebrate their tribal heritage with contest dancing, singing, drumming and more.

The Standing Bear Powwow begins with gourd dancing at 6 p.m. Friday, a wide variety of traditional tribal dances, princess selection, tiny tots contest and golden age contests. The Grand Entry is at 7 p.m. with native dancers in full regalia.

Saturday starts with Gourd Dancing at 1 p.m., specials (afternoon only) and Saturday evening meal, which is served free to the public. It generally consists of corn soup and fry bread.

The pow wow arena sits adjacent to the 63-acre Standing Bear Park & Museum, on the southern edge of Ponca City. Parking and camping spaces are free.

For more information, call (580) 762-1514.

The Ponca City Police Department continues its partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.

Through a competitive grant program, the Ponca City Police Department was approved for the funding of overtime to place more officers on the street at targeted locations and times.

“Saturation Patrol is set for next week,” said Patrol Division Captain Earl Watkins. “You will see extra officers enforcing speed and aggressive driving."

  
(KMZA)--The Seneca City Council has approved a change to the city’s employee residency policy.

The Council Wednesday evening approved a revision to the personnel manual replacing the existing requirement that employees live within two miles of the city limits to one requiring a 15-minute response time.

Council member Steve Bennett cast the lone no vote to the revision, saying he had heard from several residents in his ward who were against the change.

Department heads will still be required to live within two miles of the city limits.

The revision was developed by the council’s personnel committee after newly hired police officer Kendal Grimm asked the council in June for an exemption from the residency requirement.

On-call employees responsible for city utility systems already have a 15-minute response time requirement.

(KNZA)--Repair work needed to Doniphan County roads as a result of last week's heavy rainfall dominated discussion at this week’s County Commission meeting.

Road Supervisor Bob Edie provided the Commission with a list of 16 roads in need of immediate repair.  The Commission authorized Edie to work within the budget to complete the projects.

Three county residents met with the Commission to discuss needed repairs to Friendship Road, north K-7 Highway. The road collapsed last week after heavy rainfall caused Wolf River to swell out of its banks.

The Board granted Commissioner Tim Collins the authority to negotiate the purchase of ground from adjoining landowners in order to relocate and build up the road and then bring it back to the Commission for final approval.

The county residents said they would provide the equipment and labor for the project, if the county would provide the fuel.

The road will remain closed until repairs are made.

County Emergency Management Director Julie Meng told the Commission  in order to apply for federal or state emergency assistance, Doniphan County would have to incur a total of more than $28,000 in project costs, with each project having repair costs of at least $3,000.  In addition, the state of Kansas would need to incur 4 million dollars in damages statewide related to the same event.

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners this week adopted a budget for the next fiscal year of just under $14.4-million with a property tax requirement of 34.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This figure includes a nearly 3-cent levy for the Jail Bond fund.

The total budget of expenditures is down more than $2.3-million, a decrease of 16.4 percent. Costs for the new jail project were included in the previous budget of expenditures.

The total property tax requirement is nearly $5.1-million, an increase from $4.97-million last year. That is a 2.3 percent increase. 

The total levy is a fraction under last years levy, but a property valuation increase of $45.6-million will allow an additional $114,000 in property taxes to be collected. 

During the annual budget hearing Tuesday, Larry Rexroth from Humboldt protested the payment to Falls City Economic Development and Growth Enterprise for the funding to private economic development corporations. 
 
 

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office says the man killed by a Tulsa Police officer died from "a penetrating gunshot wound of chest" and his death is considered a homicide. 
 
But spokeswoman Amy Elliott says a full autopsy report and toxicology results for Terence Crutcher are not yet complete.

Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby was charged Thursday with first-degree manslaughter in Crutcher's Sept. 16 death. An affidavit from District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler's office said the officer "reacted unreasonably" when she shot Crutcher, who did not have a gun.
 
An attorney for Shelby has said the officer believed Crutcher was using the hallucinogenic drug PCP, and a police spokesman has confirmed the drug was found in Crutcher's SUV.
 

The Poncan Theatre presents "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" today at 2 and 7 p.m. in memory of Gene Wilder.

Admission is free, and concessions will be available.

Join the Chamber of Commerce at noon today in the Commission Chamber at City Hall for the State of City talk sponsored by the Ponca Politics Committee.

City Manager Craig Stephenson and Mayor Homer Nicholson will speak. The forum will end at 1 p.m.

The forum can be viewed starting Monday on cable channel 22 at 10:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. You can also go to the City of Ponca City web site www.poncacityok.gov and view the forum.

City Manager Craig Stephenson and Mayor Homer Nicholson are shown with the past Ponca Politics Chair Lee Evans and current Chair Barry Bickle. 

TULSA -- An Oklahoma police officer charged with manslaughter in last week's shooting death of an unarmed black man has surrendered to authorities.
 
Tulsa County jail records show that 42-year-old Betty Shelby turned herself in early Friday, hours after prosecutors charged her with first-degree manslaughter in the death of Terence Crutcher.
 
The records show Shelby, who is white, was booked at 1:11 a.m. and released at 1:31 a.m. after posting $50,000 bond.
 
District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges Thursday afternoon against Shelby, saying the officer "reacted unreasonably" when she shot Crutcher, who did not have a gun.
 

Osage Hills ABATE will hold a come-and-go BBQ sandwich dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at 64792 U.S. Highway 60. The location is next to Indigenous Motorcycle Shop, formerly the River Bridge Cafe.

The cost is $6 a plate, with a $2 option for a second sandwich.

The proceeds help to fight for motorcyclist rights and to  help fund rider education. It is a "Legislative Fundraiser," sponsors said.

The Ponca Playhouse is having a costume and dress sale this Saturday, Sept. 24.

Evening and wedding dresses and costumes, including hats and gloves, will be on sale.

This is the first of two sales to clear out room for more rentable costumes for holidays and parties. The next sale will be Saturday, Oct. 8, and will include great Halloween costume ideas.

Volunteers will be available to take requests for specialty costumes.

All proceeds will support the Ponca Playhouse, a community theatre 501(c)3.

Auditions for "To Kill a Mockingbird" are at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 26 and 27, at the Ponca Playhouse, 301 South First Street.

Jeri Seefeldt is directing. A cast of 20 is needed, including men, women and children of diverse ethnicity.

TOPEKA, KAN. – A Prairie Village resident has claimed a record Super Kansas Cash jackpot worth $3,160,431 in last night’s drawing!  The lucky winner, who wished to remain anonymous, matched all numbers on a $5 Quick Pick ticket.  The winning Super Kansas Cash numbers from the September 21 drawing are 07-08-14-28-29 Cashball 07.

“When I was reading the newspaper this morning, I noticed the Super Kansas Cash jackpot had been hit and decided I’d better check my ticket,” said the winner. “When I got to work, I looked up the winning numbers on the Lottery’s website and was nearly speechless when I realized I had all the numbers.  I immediately called my wife.  When she answered, I said, ‘Are you sitting down? I think we just won the Super Kansas Cash jackpot!’”

After talking to his wife, the winner made the trip to Lottery headquarters in Topeka to claim his jackpot prize.

“I play Super Kansas Cash every week,” said the winner.  “Sometimes I pick my own numbers and some days I’ll do a Quick Pick.  You always hope you’ll win, but you never really expect it to happen.”

The Prairie Village resident said he plans to share his winnings with his three grown children.  He purchased the jackpot-winning ticket at Hen House 22, located at 4050 W. 83rd St. in Prairie Village.  For selling the winning ticket, the store is eligible to receive a $1,000 selling bonus.

The Super Kansas Cash jackpot returns to an estimated $100,000 in theSeptember 24 drawing.

Registration is open now through Oct. 12 for Boys & Girls  Pre K through third grade basketball. No registrations can be accepted after Oct. 12. 

Games will be played Nov. 12 through Dec. 17, with with weekday games Dec. 12-16.

Registration is free for YMCA members and $60 for non-members.

If needed, a jersey fee is $13. All youth participants need a YMCA all sport  jersey .  If your child already owns a jersey from a previous Y sport, they may use that one. 

A registration form is available online at http://www.ymcaofponcacity.net/PreK-3rdBasketball.html

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

09/21/16 09:22 09:24 09:32 09:42 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013944 8809

N ASH

RP IN THE LOBBY TO RPT HIS 91 GEO STORM AS STOLEN. #14 REFERRED RP TO OSCO WHERE VEH WAS STOLEN.

09/21/16 09:59 10:00 10:00 11:10 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013946 9751

E OKLAHOMA

#58 10-12 W/ 10-15 TO KSO.

#58 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 29 YO I/M FOR (FTA-PI X3.)

09/21/16 10:42 10:45 10:48 11:05 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013947 8809

N OSAGE

ANON RP ADV'D WATER COMING OUT OF FRONT PORCH AREA. #14 ADV'D VACANT RESI. UTL PROP OWNER. WATER DEPT NOTIFIED.

09/21/16 12:04 12:05 12:15 12:25 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013951 8809

N LAKE

REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN ITEMS. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/21/16 14:15 14:17 14:20 14:48 ACCIDENT W/ INJURY PD 16013954 9276

HARTFORD & UNION

RP ADV'D OF ONE VEH ACCIDENT VS LIGHTPOLE. #29 ASND. #14/#58 ASST. RPT TKN.

09/21/16 15:27 15:28 15:38 16:27 NARCOTICS VIOLATION PD 16013961 9660

N 2ND

SPU SERVED SEARCH WARRANT. ATL FOR 38 YO C/M, #54 HAS P.C. FOR ARREST.

09/21/16 16:07 16:11 16:13 16:36 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013964 9679

W CHESTNUT

REQ OFFICER REF BURG TO RESI. #50 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/21/16 16:26 16:36 16:40 17:17 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16013965 9551

N 2ND

RP REQ OFFICER REF MOTORBIKE FOUND IN THEIR BACK YARD. #27 ASND, NP WARNERS TOWED KAWASAKI 100.

09/21/16 17:09 17:11 17:17 17:38 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013970 9679

N WAVERLY

RP REQ OFFICER REF BURG. #50 ASND, NO RPT FOR NOW.

09/21/16 21:55 21:56 21:56 00:24 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013978 9595

14TH & SOUTH

#43 ON T/S W/ A WHITE FORD EXPEDITION W/ DEALER TAG. #07 ASST. NP BUDGET TOWED THE VEH.

#43 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO W/F FOR (KSO: RULE 8-DUS,) (CITY: IMPROPER LEFT TURN W/ ACCIDENT,) AND POSS PARA.

#34 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO W/M FOR (KSO: BAIL JUMPING,) POSS PARA, & NO DL.

09/22/16 00:02 00:07 00:12 02:00 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013986 9908

E PARK

CONTACT RP REF UUMV. BLU '08 KIA RHONDO SUV THAT BELONGS TO RP'S GRANDMOTHER. #28 ASND, RPT TKN, VEH ENTERED NCIC. BOLO SENT TO SURROUNDING AGENCIES, VEH WAS LOANED TO MALE SUBJ DOB 2/13/70 WHO NEVER RETURNED IT. IF LOCATED, CONTACT OWNER.

09/22/16 00:02 00:03 00:10 00:00 SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED PD 16013985 9245

QUEENS

911 ADV 38 YO C/M MAKING SUICIDAL THREATS, HAS TXT'D PICTURS OF HIS [REDACTED.] #26, #07, & #44 RESPONDED, WENT 10-12 W/ THIS SUBJ 1019. EDWIN FAIR WAS CONTACTED.

09/22/16 02:56 02:56 02:56 04:23 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013989 9595

7TH & HIGHLAND

#43 ON T/S 886ERS. WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO MALE FOR POSS MARIJ, POSS PARA, (CITY 44'S: FTP-NO INS.)

WENT 10-15 W/ 25 YO MALE FOR POSS MARIJ, POSS PARA.

09/22/16 06:21 07:05 07:05 07:05 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013992 9863

W GRAND

#34 T/S W/ OM 3197. WENT 10-15 W/ 38 YO MALE FOR KSO 44: RULE 8, BURG 2ND.

VEH LEGALLY PARKED AT RESI. TAG REMOVED FROM THE VEH BY OFFICER. VEH IS A GREEN HONDA.

Motorists enjoying the first signs of Fall are advised to maintain the speed limit as they travel this weekend.

During Sept. 23-25, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and 24 other law enforcement agencies across the state will join participating law enforcement from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas and Oklahoma in a Regional Speed Enforcement Campaign.

Troopers will be on the lookout for those who are traveling above the speed limit on all roadways.

Law enforcement officers across the state will patrol approximately 1,156 miles of roadway. By concentrating law enforcement on high traffic corridors, organizers hope to put motorists on guard and encourage safe driving.

“Speeding is a serious problem on Oklahoma roadways and has contributed to multiple traffic crashes, especially those that resulted in deaths. Too many of our fellow citizens are impacted by drivers who drive too fast for the road conditions or exceed the speed limit,” said Major McCoy, Oklahoma Highway Patrol. “In order to get drivers to slow down and reduce the number of crashes and fatalities, we plan to intensify enforcement of posted speed limits in Oklahoma. We’ll stop and ticket anyone caught speeding,” he said.

Nationwide, 27 percent of crash fatalities in 2015 were related to a driver exceeding the speed limit or driving too fast for conditions. Fully 86 percent of all speeding-related traffic fatalities occurred on local roads -- where the posted speed limits were 55 miles per hour or under.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a crash on a road with a speed limit of 65 mph or greater is more than twice as likely to result in a fatality than a crash on a road with a speed limit of 45 or 50 mph and nearly five times as likely as a crash on a road with a speed limit of 40 mph or below.

About 14 percent of the country’s speeding-related fatalities occur on interstate highways each year. NHTSA considers a crash speeding-related if the driver was charged with exceeding the posted speed limit or if the driver was driving too fast for conditions at the time.

“Our goal is to save lives and we’re putting all drivers on alert - the posted speed limit IS THE LAW. No more warnings and no more excuses. When it comes to speeding: Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine,” said Major McCoy.

GERONIMO, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a 3-month-old girl died after being left in a vehicle for at least nine hours.

The OSBI said Wednesday that Mame Neta Attocknie was in the custody of foster parents when she died Tuesday in Geronimo.

Investigators say the foster father didn't drop off the child at daycare Tuesday morning after he took his son to school. The foster mother went to the daycare Tuesday afternoon and discovered the infant wasn't there.

Minutes before the foster mother called the foster father, he sent his son to a store in the vehicle with the child still strapped in a car seat. The OSBI says the foster parents went to the store and found the girl dead in the vehicle.

No arrests have been made.

Martin, Jean & Jackson, Attorneys at Law, are the newest occupants of a historic building at Fourteenth Street and Grand Avenue.

The stone building on the southwest corner of the intersection has long been known as the former Higdon's Florist building. A conservatory on the east side once held a greenhouse used by the florist.

Several other businesses have occupied the space over the years, most recently a salon.

The building has undergone some landscaping and maintenance to prepare for the new occupants, greatly improving the appearance of the property.

Jesse Kyle Hand, age 38, of Ponca City is wanted by the Ponca City Police.

A search warrant was conducted on his home yesterday afternoon in the 1000 block of North Second Street. He was not present during the search.

Firearms and illegal drugs were found during the search and seized by police, and police believe he is avoiding arrest.

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online regarding the location of Jesse Kyle Hand, 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 (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man facing charges in a Brown County child abuse case will stand trial.

25-year-old Frankie Rodriquez waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday and was bound over to Brown County District Court on one count each of aggravated battery and felony child abuse.

Arraignment was scheduled for November 7th.

Rodriquez was arrested late last month following an investigation by the Hiawatha Police Department and Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

The investigation was launched after a two-year-old girl was brought to the Hiawatha Community Hospital on August 26th with a severe head injury.  The child was later flown to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill says the victim remains in serious condition in the hospital.

Rodriquez is currently being held in the Shawnee County Jail on other charges and was transported to Brown County for the hearing Wednesday.  His bond on the Brown County charges is set at $500,000.

(KLZA) -- Routine maintenance will close a ramp at the Interstate 229 and U.S. 36 interchange in St. Joseph Friday, weather allowing. 

The Missouri Department of Transportation says the ramp from westbound U.S. Route 36 to northbound I-229 will be closed from about 8:00 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon.

Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure. 

CASA of Kay & Noble Counties welcomes Sara English and Rebecca Skluzacek to the organization.

The Honorable Judge Leach of the state's 8th Judicial District swore in the two new volunteer advocates Tuesday at the Noble County Courthouse in Perry.

The newly appointed CASA volunteers join other community members who have been trained and are advocating for children in state custody.

“We are pleased to welcome these new volunteers who will advocate for some of the most vulnerable members in our community, said Program Director Sharon Mocabee-Sisco. "We invite others to consider this flexible volunteer opportunity as we work towards our vision to provide every abused and neglected child in Kay and Noble Counties with an advocate.”

Kay County ranked No. 10 in Oklahoma in 2014 for the number of cases investigated for child abuse and/or neglect by DHS Child Welfare Services. There were 1,529 children in Kay and Noble Counties combined.

With many children waiting for a CASA volunteer, more advocates are still needed. A CASA volunteer must be at least 21 years of age, clear an extensive background screening and successfully complete 30 hours of training.

In an overburdened social welfare system, abused and neglected children often slip through the cracks among hundreds of current cases. CASA volunteers change that.

Appointed by judges, CASA volunteers typically handle just one case at a time — and commit to staying on that case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home.

While others may come and go, CASA volunteers provide that one constant that children need in order to thrive. Focused exclusively upon the child’s best interest, a CASA volunteer provides individualized one-on-one advocacy. As officers of the court, they ensure the children’s needs are recognized and best interests are considered in the courtroom.

CASA volunteers are asked to meet with the child regularly and are authorized to interview people in the child’s life such as social workers, attorneys and teachers.

The next advocate training session for CASA of Kay & Noble Counties will be held in October. To learn more about becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate or to complete on online volunteer application, visit www.KayNobleCASA.org.

Pictured from left are Sara English, the Honorable Judge Leach and Rebecca Skluzacek after the swearing in ceremony on Sept. 20 at the Noble County Courthouse in Perry.

Special agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Austin Pelletier, 23, of Payne County on complaints of possession of child pornography, engaging in sexual communication with a minor by use of technology, and violation of the Oklahoma computer crimes act.

The arrest was made about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday,

Agents said Pelletier responded to a Craigslist ad posted by an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Officer.

The officer posed as a 14-year-old girl. Pelletier responded to the ad and engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the undercover officer, exchanging explicit photos.

OSBI conducted a computer forensic examination on a computer device of his and located child pornography.

(KLZA)-- Unemployment dipped in Southeast Nebraska for the month of August.
A new report says the Nebraska unemployment rate for August was up slightly to 3.2 percent, a tenth of a point higher than in July. 

In Richardson County the August unemployment rate was 3.3 percent;
Pawnee County had the best rate in the area at 2.4 percent.
Nemaha County was 4.3 percent, down 7-tenths of a point from July.
Johnson County had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate.
Gage County was 3.5 percent and Otoe County was 3.6 percent.

The national unemployment rate for August was 4.9 percent.  South Dakota at 2.9 percent had the lowest unemployment in the nation, New Hampshire is second at 3 percent and North Dakota was third at 3.1 percent.  
 

(KNZA)--The boil water advisory for the Brown County communities of Horton and Willis has been lifted.

The advisory was issued Tuesday evening because of a loss of pressure due to a water main break in the city of Horton. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Thursday that  
laboratory testing samples collected from the City of Horton public water supply indicate no evidence of contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by the agency to be resolved.

As a result, water customers no longer need to boil the water they use for drinking or cooking.   

(KNZA)--Speeders beware!  

Friday through Sunday, the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Hiawatha Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol will join other law enforcement agencies in Kansas and five other states in a regional speed enforcement campaign called  "Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine.”

Officers will be on the lookout for those who are traveling above the speed limit on all roadways.

By concentrating law enforcement on high traffic corridors, organizers hope to put motorists on guard and encourage safe driving.

Hiawatha Police Chief John Defore said in a press release that as speed increases, the severity of crashes increases, including the risk for fatalities.  Defore says "even one death is unacceptable."

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says speeding is a serious problem on county roadways and has contributed to multiple traffic crashes, especially those that resulted in deaths.  He says in  order to get drivers to slow down and reduce the number of crashes and fatalities, they plan to intensify enforcement of posted speed limits in Brown County.

Nationwide, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 27% of crash fatalities in 2015 were related to a driver exceeding the speed limit or driving too fast for conditions. The federal agency says 86 percent of all speeding-related traffic fatalities occurred on local roads where the posted speed limits were 55 miles per hour or under.

(KAIR)--Formal action is taken regarding the plans of the Atchison County Commission to form its own Emergency Medical Service.

That happened Tuesday when the Atchison County Commission voted unanimously to cancel the contract with current provider, Techs Inc., based in Jackson County.

The formal action came one week after an executive session was held to discuss the matter. According to the minutes of the meeting, present in that session were Commissioners Bill Pohl and Eric Noll, County Counselor Pat Henderson, Emergency Management and IT Director Wes Lanter, and HR Director Jamie Madison.

Commissioner Jeff Schuele was absent.

Following the September 13 closed door meeting, a letter, dated September 16, was addressed to EMS employees by Lanter informing the employees of the decision made behind closed doors.

In the letter, apparently sent four days prior to the vote of the Commission, Lanter stated that "the application time line for the new director is opening today and will close on Friday, October 7." He explained that once the new director is hired, Atchison County will open the application process for paramedics and EMTS.

The letter encourages the current employees to apply for a position with the new service.

Atchison County Counselor Patrick Henderson, following the executive session, notified Techs Inc. CEO Brent Teter of the plan to terminate.

A termination clause was part of the contract with the ambulance service provider.

The Commission, following their vote Tuesday, informed Teter, in a letter, of their decision to act on the termination clause. The letter thanks the company for the operation of a quality ambulance service for the past several years, and says "the time is right to bring the service under the County's umbrella."

Expected cost savings has been stated as a key reason for the Commission's decision.

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

09/20/16 07:27 07:37 07:52 07:56 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013877 9785

CLEARY DR

UNLOCKED VEHS BROKEN INTO. #39 ASND, NOTHING MISSING, NO RPT.

09/20/16 08:51 08:51 08:51 09:57 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013880 9751

N 11TH

#57 T/S W/ OM1929. WENT 10-15 W/ 59 YO FEM FOR NO INS, DUS.

09/20/16 10:19 10:19 10:25 10:25 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16013884 9785

N ELM

KSO REQ AN OFFICER STAND BY WITH K5 WHILE HE TRIES TO SERVE A 44 ON 41 YO I/M FOR LEWD MOLESTATION. #59 ASND, K5 TOOK SUBJ IN CUSTODY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.

09/20/16 10:51 10:54 10:58 11:21 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013891 9751

E HIGHLAND

FEM IN GRY CHEV IMPALA AT THE BUSINESS, [REDACTED] SHE REFUSED MEDICAL ASST FROM PCD CONNECT #16003622. #59 RESPONDED, ADV IT IS A MEDICAL ISSUE, AN EMPLOYEE FROM BUSINESS IS GOING TO TAKE HER & HER VEH HOME.

09/20/16 12:06 12:07 12:07 12:07 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16013896 88PD

10TH & OTOE

STREET DEPT ADV'D ROAD CLOSURE 10TH BTWN CHERRY & OTOE FOR 2-3 DAYS.

09/20/16 15:43 15:46 15:48 15:58 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 1603906 9271

SHANNON

REQ OFFICER REF VEHS WERE RUMMAGED THROUGH. #20 ASND. RP DOES NOT WANT RPT, JUST REQ LOGGED FOR INFO AND XPTL.

***XPTL***

09/20/16 16:07 16:08 16:09 17:10 DOMESTIC PD 16013907 9271

E PROSPECT

#20 FLAGGED DOWN FOR DOMESTIC. RPT TKN.

09/20/16 17:02 17:05 17:21 18:08 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16013913 9551

W CHESTNUT

REQ OFFICER REF ISSUED WITH AN EX 1/2. PROBLEM IS NOT THERE. #31 ASND. WARRANT REQ TKN.

09/20/16 18:07 18:16 18:22 18:23 VANDALISM PD 16013918 9906

N STEPHENS

RP ADV'D OF VANDALISM TO VEH. #31 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/20/16 18:38 18:40 18:44 18:53 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16013920 9271

EL CAMINO

STANDBY FOR PROP, GOLD FORD EXPLORER. #20 ASND. #50 ASST. AFTER LEAVING, RP WENT TO THE ER FOR SUPPOSED A&B INJURIES.

#20 RESPONDED AND WENT 10-15 FROM THE ER W/ 40 YO W/F FOR DOM A&B, DOM ADW, AND ADW.

09/20/16 19:49 19:51 19:54 21:02 MAN WITH WEAPON PD 16013921 9906

N UNION

RP ADV'D OF INTOX MALE W/ KNIFE THAT WON'T LEAVE RESI. #31 ASND. #50 ASST.

#50 WENT 10-15 FOR #31 W/ 36 YO W/M FOR POSS CDS/METH, POSS PARA, AND ADW. RPT TKN.

09/20/16 20:17 20:28 20:42 20:42 DOMESTIC PD 16013923 9679

EL CAMINO

2ND HAND INFO OF A PHYSICAL DOMESTIC AT THIS RESI, FEM 1/2 HAD TO GO TO THE ER. RP IS ENRT IN A WHITE JEEP CHEROKEE. #50 ASND. #20 HANDLED BY P/S.

***CONNECT #16013923 & 3920****

09/20/16 21:58 22:03 22:03 22:03 EXTRA PATROL PD 16013930 9908

W CHESTNUT

XTPL REF EX 1/2 COMING AROUND & CAUSING PROBLEMS. 33 YO W/M W/ TATS, DRIVES A BLU 2013 FORD EDGE. RP HAS A CONFIRMED EMERGENCY EX PARTE IN PLACE. #28 ASND.

(KAIR)--The former chief of the Kickapoo Tribal Volunteer Fire Department has been indicted on federal charges for intentionally setting fires for financial reasons.

According to a news release from Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 26-year-old Stephen Ramirez is charged with four counts of wire fraud.

34-year-old former volunteer firefighter Arlene Negonsott was also indicted Wednesday on the same federal charges.

According to the indictment, Ramirez recruited Negonsott to set fires on the Kickapoo Reservation, in order to collect funds from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, contracted to pay the tribe $600 for each fire fought.

It's alleged that six fires were set intentionally, with the crimes occurring from July to November 2015.

If convicted, both Ramirez and Negonsott face up to 20-years in federal prison, and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

(KNZA)--A Brown County railroad crossing will be getting warning devices.

The County Commission Monday approved an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas Department of Transportation for the installation of crossing gates and warning lights at a crossing on Antelope Road.

Federal funds will pay for 100 percent of the project cost. The county will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of advance warning signs.

A date for the installation of the warning devices hasn’t been announced.

In other business, the Commission took another step in the process of holding a county tax foreclosure sale.

The Commission voted to sign a petition presented by County Attorney Kevin Hill for review.

Around 300 letters were sent out by the county attorney’s office in late July giving property owners who were at least three years delinquent on taxes until September 1st to pay the amount owed or be included in the tax sale petition.

Hill says it will be next spring at the earliest before a tax sale is set.     

(KAIR)--An Atchison County Jail inmate is back behind bars after fleeing custody for several hours.

According to a report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, 31-year-old Sidney Isaac Kye Jr. failed to report back to the jail after work release Monday.

The jail reported the incident to deputies who began a search for Kye.

He was arrested around 2:45 Tuesday morning after being spotted by a deputy running east in the alley in the 600 block of Atchison Street.

He was booked back into the Atchison County jail for escape from custody.

He remains there held without bond on the escape charge. Kye had previously been serving a one-year sentence before he failed to return after work release. 

(KAIR)--A public hearing, focused on Westar Energy's request to rebuild a transmission line locally, will be held Thursday.

According a press release issued by the Kansas Corporation Commission, which is hosting the hearing, it will begin that evening at 6:00 at the Riverfront Community Center, in Leavenworth.

Westar is proposing a more powerful line to replace the one built in the 1980s, which connects the Stranger Creek substation to an interface point near the Missouri River, north of Leavenworth.

Thursday evening's hearing is intended to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about the project and to provide input regarding the proposed location of the new line.

Westar staff will be in attendance, beginning at 4:00 Thursday afternoon, to answer questions posed by landowners.

The KCC is accepting public comment on the proposal through September 29.

A decision from the Commission is expected by December 22.

If approved, the project would be completed prior to December 2018.

(KMZA)--There’s a vacancy on the Vermillion USD 380 Board of Education.

The vacancy was created due to the resignation Shana Steinlage who represented district 3 on the Board.

The Board accepted her resignation during a special meeting last month.

A public notice of the vacancy was published this week.

The Board  will have 15 days to appoint someone to fill Steinlage’s unexpired term.

Those interested should contact the USD 380 Board of Education office for more information.  

(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council has pledged support of the Lane Leadership Group effort to construct a splash pad at Dallas Jones Park.

Representatives of the leadership training group explained this week they intend to seek grant funds and go out for donations to place the water feature where the old city swimming pool was located.

The project is estimated to cost $200,000 and would include in-ground and “event” sprayers.
 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska counties with dilapidated bridges are one step closer to having a new funding source to cover some of the repair costs.
 
State officials outlined the selection criteria for their new match program on Tuesday and announced they will start seeking proposals in October. Gov. Pete Ricketts identified the program as one of his top priorities during this year's legislative session.
 
Department of Roads Director Kyle Schneweis says roughly 40 percent of Nebraska's 11,000 county bridges are at least 50 years old. Schneweis says state and county officials collaborated to create a program that meets both of their needs.
 
The match program will cover 55 percent of a project's repair costs, up to $150,000 per bridge. The law passed this year provides up to $40 million through 2023.

(KLZA)--The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors has a approved a budget for the new fiscal year with a lower levy. 

Directors approved a $4.8-million budget with a levy of just over 3-cents per $100 of assessed valuation.  No one from the public spoke during a public hearing on the budget proposal.

The budget includes work to develop a public recreation area at the Duck Creek Dam near Peru.  Funds are also included for a groundwater studies intended to help with decision making on updated rules for fair use of groundwater.  
 

(KMZA)--A Dawson, Nebraska man charged in connection with a shooting at the Old Sabetha Lake over the Memorial Day weekend has pleaded no contest to charges.

The Nemaha County Attorney’s Office says 59-year-old Anthony Leftwich recently entered the plea in Nemaha County District Court to charges contained in an amended complaint of one count each of aggravated battery and criminal threat.

Sentencing was set for September 29th.

Authorities says Leftwich shot 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.

The Oklahoma Wildlife Department is offering a hunter education class on Oct. 8.

The class will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Phillips66 Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth Street in Ponca City.

Lunch will be provided by RCB Bank.

To register, visit www.wildlifedepartment.com or call (580) 761-6565. 

A former Yale, Oklahoma, school teacher was arrested Tuesday night and booked into the Kaufman County, Texas, jail on a felony warrant for lewd acts with a minor.

Joseph Kolt Palmer, 27, was arrested by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department 7:41 p.m. Tuesday on an Oklahoma warrant.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reports that Palmer was wanted for lewd acts by engaging in sexual communication with a minor by use of technology.

Last May, the Yale police chief requested OSBI special agents investigate an allegation Palmer was having a relationship with a 17-year-old female student at the school.

Special agents collected text messages sent between Palmer and the student. The messages explicitly described sexual acts.

The felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, up to a $10,000 fine, or both.

Palmer was hired by the Yale School District in August 2015 as a fulltime math teacher and coach.

He was currently working as a junior high school physical education teacher at a Texas school district.

(KAIR)--An investigation is launched following the discovery of a burglary at the Atchison Sports Complex.

Police Chief Mike Wilson tells MSC News an officer on patrol, in the area of the 2100 block of Country Club Road, found that the concession stand had been targeted. "Forced entry had been made through a door to get into the concession stand. We're still trying to determine exactly what was taken, but we do know that a burglary did occur, and the theft of some items did occur."

Wilson says the crime was discovered during the midnight hour of Wednesday. "We believe that the burglary did occur late on Tuesday night. Our officers on the night patrol frequently check that area, as they do the surrounding area. Officers had checked it earlier in the evening, the burglary had not occurred, and then shortly after 12:30 they discovered it."

No suspects are yet identified, and police are seeking any information regarding suspicious vehicles in the area of the burglary.

Wilson says anyone with any possible leads on the crime are urged to contact his office.

(KAIR)--A suggested change in oversight for the Atchison County Lake has not yet gained traction, despite recent discussion regarding the possibility.

That happened through email correspondence on the matter, between two Atchison County Commissioners, and Road and Bridge Superintendent Seth Howard.

In the email exchange, dated June 14, Howard, citing a complaint made at the Commission's meeting earlier that day regarding improper boating, suggested the elimination of the position of lake caretaker.

Instead, he suggested utilizing the Sheriff's Office for patrols at that location, with road and bridge staff to “maintain the mowing and other odd end things as needed.”

Just over two hours later, 3rd District County Commissioner Bill Pohl replied to Howard, saying “Seth, I like the way you're thinking.”

A short time later, 2nd District Commissioner Eric Noll weighed in through an email to Pohl, saying “ I like this idea, too. But do we open up the lake for a free for all with no one watching? Maybe we get through election, we sell it?”

Noll was apparently referring to the August 2nd Primary Election, in which both he and Pohl faced Republican challengers.

MSC News inquired about the correspondence in emails sent to the two Commissioners.

Pohl, in his reply, said they “are looking at all options about the lake.”

Noll, in his response said the idea “was in context of saving tax dollars in the long range of County operations. No real discussion was held by the Commisison on the subject after the email.”

The correspondence was among numerous emails obtained through an open records request made by MSC News in August.

(MSC News)--Repairs have been made following a water main break in the city of Horton Tuesday evening.

However, a boil water advisory remains in place for Horton along with Willis, which receives its water from Horton, until further notice.

Horton Mayor Tim Lentz says the 8-inch water main break occurred Tuesday evening around 7:00 between 3rd and 4th Avenue East in front of the Dollar General Store on 15th Street.  
 
Lentz says crews worked through the night to make the needed repairs by 4:30 Wednesday morning, and thanked all those who helped out.

He says the line that broke is the main one that feeds the Brown County community’s water customers.

Water customers in the cities of Horton and Willis should boil the water they use for drinking and food preparation for one minute prior to use or use bottled water.  

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Municipal Airport Board has been re-established as the city plans to seek a grant for an airport development plan.

The Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening approved an amendment to the municipal code changing the makeup of the airport board from 5 to 7 members.  The board will consist of 1-2 city commissioners, at least three city residents and the rest users of the airport and/or residents of Brown County.

City Administrator Mike Nichols says control of the airport will shift back to the Commission, with the Airport Board serving in an advisory role.

Appointed to staggering terms on the airport board were Duke Koerperich, Jim Reigle, Floyd McElwain, Matt Tietjens, Heath Simmer and Commissioners John Sheeran and Bill Collins.

The Commission gave Nichols approval to seek an Airport Improvement Program grant through the Kansas Department of Transportation to develop a plan to guide future development of the Hiawatha Airport.

If awarded, the grant would fund 95 percent of the $125,000 project cost.  The city would be responsible for the remaining five percent or $6,250.    
     

(KLZA)--Bond is now set for the 24-year-old former Peru State College basketball player accused of a three person stabbing Saturday night.

Jeffland Neverson remains in custody in Nemaha County, held on a bond of $15,000.

Formal charges are not yet filed, with his next scheduled appearance in a Nemaha County Courtroom set for October 11.

Neverson was arrested Monday, accused of stabbing three Peru State athletes at a house in Peru.

Authorities have not yet said what led to the altercation that led to the stabbing, which sent the two football players, and a basketball player, to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Nebraska State Patrol is assisting the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office with the ongoing investigation.

(KLZA)-- A trip to the hospital for a Falls City couple following a Sunday morning wreck. 

50-year-old Brad Campbell and his 49-year-old wife, Jennifer, suffered what are described as non-disabling injuries in the Falls City crash that happened in the 1500 block of Harlan Street. 

According to the Falls City Police report, Brad Campbell was driving a motorcycle with his wife riding on the back.  Entering Harlan Street from the west, the motorcycle proceeded south. It was then that 82-year-old Margaret Jones, of Falls City, driving from the Post Office mailbox on the east side of Harlan Street, made a U-Turn, causing the car and motorcycle to sideswipe each other. 

Jones was not hurt, but the Campbells sought treatment at Community Medical Center in Falls City.

No citations were issued.  

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

09/19/16 07:24 07:30 07:43 07:50 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013806 9785

SPRING VILLAGE

RESIDENT ADV'D 2 VEHS BROKEN INTO DURING THE NIGHT. #59 ADV'D VEHS WERE LEFT UNLOCKED, NOTHING OF VALUE TAKEN. RP DECLINED RPT.

09/19/16 07:47 07:53 07:53 07:53 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16013807 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

****** STOLEN VEH  SAPULPA PD TTY ***

* TAKEN BTWN 09/18 2230 HRS & 09/19 0600 HRS **

WHITE 2008 FORD P/U. DARK TINTED WINDWOS & SILV TRUCK BOX.

MINOR DAMAGE TO TAILGATE.

*** NO LIC PLT INFO GIVEN ***

****** STOLEN VEH  SAPULPA PD TTY ***

09/19/16 07:54 07:54 07:54 08:58 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013808 9498

ASH & OVERBROOK

#38 ON T/S W/ 664MXR. VEH REL TO FAMILY MEMBER.

#39 WENT 10-15 W/ 24 YO W/F FOR DUR, NO INS, SPEEDING 11-14 SCHOOL ZONE.

09/19/16 08:56 08:58 09:00 11:23 FIRE RUN PD 16013810 9498

W CLEVELAND

FEM ADV'D RESI ON FIRE. #39, #37, #40, & #29 RESPONDED. #03 ON SCENE. ELDERLY MALE WAS EVACUATED. PHOTOS TAKEN. #25 ON SCENE. RPT TKN.

09/19/16 09:28 09:30 09:40 10:09 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013811 9785

MONUMENT

MALE IN PD LOBBY TO RPT BIKE TAKEN FROM LOCKED STORAGE. #59 TOOK RPT.

09/19/16 10:12 10:16 10:18 10:18 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16013812 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

**** OFFICER SAFETY  SKIATOOK PD/ OSAGE COUNTY AREA *****

* THREATENED TO KILL AN OFF DUTY OSCO DEPUTY **

SUBJ: W/M DOB 11/13/86, 5'7", BLUE EYES

REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, STATED HE HAS ACCESS TO FIREARMS. THREATENED OFFICER AT PIONEER DAY PARADE IN SKIATOOK.

*

OFFICER SAFETY ** OFFICER SAFETY ** OFFICER SAFETY

09/19/16 10:45 10:47 10:47 10:47 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16013815 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

******* STOLEN VEH  STILLWATER PD  TTY ***

VEH WAS STOLEN ON 09/17/16

MAROON 2003 HONDA ACCORD 824BDJ/OK

NO DISTINGUISHING MARKS OR STICKERS

******* STOLEN VEH  STILLWATER PD  TTY ***

09/19/16 10:45 10:48 10:50 11:04 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013816 9785

S 4TH

RP IN PD LOBBY TO RPT A CELL PHONE STOLEN FROM HER HOUSE. #59 TOOK RPT.

09/19/16 12:46 12:48 12:54 13:15 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013823 9999

S 14TH

RP ADV'D AN OFF WHITE 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR THAT WAS STOLEN ON THURSDAY. #40 ASND. RPT TKN. REQ ATL ON A PEARL WHITE 2005 MITSUBISHI ENDEAVOR BEARING TAG 445MXX. VEH WAS STOLEN DURING THE LATE HOURS OF THURSDAY NIGHT. **** BOLO **** ATL ***

09/19/16 13:16 13:27 13:27 15:21 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013825 9742

E SCISSORTAIL

RP IN PD LOBBY REF EMBEZZLEMENT FROM CHARITY WHICH HAS NO PHYSICAL LOCATION, JUST A PO BOX. #40 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/19/16 14:17 14:19 14:19 14:19 EXTRA PATROL PD 16013827 88PD

S 10TH

RP REQ XPTL. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT AT WORK OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THE SUBJ WAS FIRED. HE KNOWS WHERE SHE LIVES AND SHE IS WORRIED HE WILL COME TO HER HOME. SUBJ IS A B/M 5'3" 136 LBS.

*************XPTL*****************

09/19/16 15:56 15:56 15:56 16:51 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013837 9551

W CENTRAL

#27 WENT 10-15 X2:

A) 10-15 W/ 20 YO W/F FOR (CITY: FTP-PL.)

B) 10-15 W/ 20 YO W/M FOR (CITY: FTP-PL,) (KSO: FTA-BURG II, FTA-BAIL JUMPING.)

09/19/16 16:06 16:24 16:34 17:20 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013838 9551

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN VEH. #20 ASND. NO RPT. OWNER PARKED VEH BY BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND FORGOT.

09/19/16 19:46 19:47 19:48 19:57 DISTURBANCE PD 16013848 9679

S PERRY

RP ADV'D OF SON'S FREINDS CAUSING DISTURBANCE AT HOME. #50 ASND. ADW RPT WAS TKN. UNK MALE ASSAULTED FATHER.

09/19/16 19:48 19:51 19:58 20:19 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013850 8783

N 14TH

FEMS JUST SHOPLIFTED AT BUSINESS. LEFT NB ON 14TH IN OLDER BRONCO. #21, KSO, OHP NOTIFIED. #20 MADE COTNACT AT STORE. RPT WAS TKN. UTL SUSPTS.

09/19/16 21:24 21:25 21:29 22:00 DOMESTIC PD 16013855 9908

N PEACHTREE

PHYSICAL DOMESTIC, BOTH 1/2'S ARE STILL THERE, NO WEAPONS. #28 RESPONDED. #41 ASST. RP DECLINED MEDICAL. BOTH PARTIES REFUSED TO LEAVE, SETTLED AND #28 WILL DO WARRANT REQ FOR A&B.

09/19/16 22:19 22:21 22:22 22:59 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16013858 9863

S 6TH

I/F WRG A GRY SHIRT & SHORTS SITTING ON THE CRUB, E SIDE, WAVING HER ARMS AROUND & LYING BACK ON THE GROUND. APPEAR TO BE VERY SIG 87. #34 RESPONDED. #56 ASST.

#34 WENT 10-15 W/ 57 YO I/F FOR PI.

09/19/16 22:58 23:00 23:01 23:18 VANDALISM PD 16013861 9908

N PALM

RP ADV 30 YO C/F IS BEATING ON HIS FRONT DOOR, DOESN'T WANT HER THERE & HAS A TRESPASS WARNING ON HER. #28 RESPONDED. #41 ASST. CONFIRMED TP WARNING FOR FEM. SHE LEFT IN PONTIAC G6 W/ ONE HEADLIGHT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. #28 TOOK INFO FOR RPT OF VANDALISM AND TRESPASS.

09/19/16 23:24 23:27 23:30 00:09 DOMESTIC PD 16013863 9004

MONUMENT

RP CAN HEAR A MALE & FEM FIGHTING BEHIND RESI. UNABLE TO PROVIDE DESC BUT "THEY ARE REALLY GOING AT IT." #32 & #56 ASND. SECOND CALLER ADV OF ADDR. MADE CONTACT W/ BOTH PARTIES INV'D, THEY WERE FIGHITNG OVER A BIKE, AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION OVER CORRECT OWNER, WAS RELEASED TO FEM 1/2. NO RPT, SETTLED.

09/20/16 01:00 01:04 01:06 02:43 ACCIDENT, UNK PD 16013866 9678

CHECKSTAND

C911, RP SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND VEH WENT OFF THE ROAD. DECLINED MEDICAL. #32 ASND. #56 ASST. UNABLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER LOCATION, RP WILL WATCH FOR AN OFFICER. #32 RESPONDED. #56 ASST. LOCATED. ACTION TOWING FOR CA 5MXB862, 2005 HONDA LOCATED IN DITCH. #217 ASST. DRIVER AND PASSENGER REFUSED TREATMENT. ACCIDENT RPT WAS TKN.

09/20/16 06:38 06:41 06:55 07:19 DISTURBANCE PD 16013873 9498

HILLCREST DR

NEIGHBOR ADV'D SUBJ IS MOWING LAWN BY FLASHLIGHT. WHEN RP CONFRONTED HIM, SUBJ THREATENED TO SHOOT HIM. #39 ASND, ONGOING DISPUTE BTWN NEIGHBORS. RP REQ XPTL.

09/20/16 06:53 07:08 07:14 07:28 VANDALISM PD 16013874 8809

N PALM

TIRES WERE SLASHED ON VEH, POSSIBLE SUSPT INFO. CONNECT #16013861. #14 ASND, RPT TKN.

(KAIR)--Guilty.

That’s the plea from the Atchison County man facing child sex charges.

59-year-old William Huckaby entered his plea in Atchison County District Court Monday. He’ll hear his sentence Oct. 31.

Huckaby faces two counts of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. The charges stem from crimes that took place between Jan 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2013 with a 7-9-years-old victim, according to a report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie.

Laurie said his office was informed of the crimes on Aug. 14. Huckaby turned himself into the sheriff’s office Aug. 15 and was arrested on the charges.

He remains in the Atchison County Jail held on a $75,000 bond.

The Creek County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation with a homicide at 9224 S. 417th West Avenue, Mannford.

Outside his home at that location Ronald "Rocky" Bethel, 61, was shot and killed at approximately 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

OSBI special agents are interviewing numerous individuals in the area as OSBI crime scene agents document the scene and collect evidence.

OSBI will release more information as it becomes available.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released the identity of the people involved in a fatal collision which occurred Monday morning at U.S.  Highway 70 and State Highway 98, three miles each of Valliant in McCurtain County.

Larry J. Nolen, 66, of Paris, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene of massive injuries by Medical Investigator Alisha Heinen. His body was transported  to Conley-White Funeral Home in Idabel.

Nolen was driving a 2013 Chevy pickup which collided with a 2017 Freightliner semi  truck driven by  Kevin Ray Terrell,  44, of Durant.

Terrell was transported to Plano Medical Center in Plano, Texas with head, trunk internal, trunk external, arm, and leg injuries. The Patrol reports he is in serious condition.

A passenger in Terrell's vehicle, Patrick J. Lambeth, 64, was transported to St Michael's Hospital in Texarkana, Texas  with head, arm, trunk internal, and leg injuries, in serious condition, the Patrol reported.

In a report on the investigation, the Patrol stated Nolen was northbound on SH98 and Terrell was eastbound on US70.  Nolen failed to yield and pulled out in front of Terrell.

The semi struck Nolen's vehicle, then ran off the roadway to the left and overturned 1 ¾ times, coming to rest on the driver’s side. 

Nolen was ejected approximately 15 feet from the vehicle out the driver’s side door.

The Highway Patrol said its investigation is continuing.

(KLZA)-- Southeast Safety for Kids, Community Medical Center in Falls City, Sixpence and Head Start are teaming up Wednesday from 4:30 until 7 p.m. for a car seat event.

Certified technicians from southeast Safety for Kids will be assisting area parents and caregivers in making sure your car seat is installed correctly and your child is secured safely in the vehicle. The event will be held at North School, in the 2500 block of Chase Street.

You should bring your child, car seat, car seat manual and vehicle manual if possible.  Each check will take about 30 – 45 minutes.

You can call to make an appointment at 402-245-6537 or 402-245-3276.  Appointments are not required but are encouraged. 
 

(KLZA)-- The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board continued discussion during their September meeting on the District’s groundwater management rules.

Currently work is focusing on development of a risk map that would be used to help identify various factors affecting water quantity in particular areas. Rules could then be tailored to each area based on it being in a high or low risk area. Work on a risk map for the Elk Creek to Shubert area is anticipated to be done in a couple of months.

The Board also voted during the meeting to increase the minimum score required for approval of new water wells in a portion of eastern Richardson County at 300. Last year the board approved a temporary minimum score of 231 in this area which was to sunset, September 30th. 

Since the work on updating the rules to address concerns, the new minimum score was put in place and is to end no later than September 30, 2017. 

(KLZA)-- It’s homecoming week at Falls City High School.  

A full week of activities is planned for students and staff. The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned at halftime of the football game with Auburn on Friday night. 

The Homecoming candidates are:
Molly Brown, daughter of Gary and Patty Brown.
Cheyenne Dovel, daughther of Jeana Dovel and Todd Dovel. 
Tayten O’Brien, daughter of Tracy O’Brien
Ben Bauman, son of Mark and Jenny Bauman
Edward Fritz, son of Jason and Paula Fritz and Tammy Shefferd
Trevis  Keller, son of Mike and Rachelle Keller.

The public is invited to the pre-game pep rally at Jug Brown Stadium at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon.
 

(KLZA)-- The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Gail Froeschl, elementary librarian at North and South School, a $3,000 grant to support youth literacy in the Falls City Schools.  This local grant is part of $4.5 million in youth literacy grants awarded to approximately 1,000 organizations across the 43 states that Dollar General serves. 

Given at the beginning of the academic school year, these grants are aimed at supporting teachers, schools and organizations with resources to strengthen and enhance literacy.

The grant, will provide eBook libraries to students in all four schools in the Falls City Public School district. Information on obtaining a student account and accessing the eBook Libraries can be found on the North and South School Library website. Information will also be provided at school for students who have access to devices and wish to join.

Committed to helping increase the literacy skills of individuals of all ages, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $127 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping nearly 7.9 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education since its inception in 1993. 

(KNZA)--A Hiawatha woman has been sentenced to 4 years in prison on a pair of child sex-related charges.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill says 22-year-old Jaimie Wardrup was sentenced Monday in Brown County District Court on one count each of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and criminal sodomy involving a child born in 2000.

Hill said he asked the court to sentence Wardrup to a total of 125 months in prison on the charges while her court-appointed attorney, Andy Delaney, requested probation.

The court denied probation and sentenced Wardrup to 48 months in prison with lifetime registration as a sex offender.

In a separate case,  Hill says Wardrup pleaded “ no contest” to felony charge of aggravated interference with parental custody and a misdemeanor charge of contributing to a child’s misconduct.

In exchange for the plea, a charge of felony theft was dismissed.

Sentencing was set for November 7th.

Wardrup was arrested April 26th in Arkansas with three teenage runaways from the Hiawatha area who disappeared the day before.  Authorities say she was driving a pickup truck that had allegedly been stolen from Hiawatha.

The child sex charges were filed following an investigation by the Hiawatha Police Department and after she was extradited to Kansas.

(KLZA)--A former Tarkio, Missouri teen accused of bringing a loaded gun to school has admitted to illegally possessing a machine gun..

(KNZA)--The city of Hiawatha will hold its Citywide Clean-Up day Saturday.

The clean-up site will be located at the county property at 11th and Pottawatomie Streets.  Items will be accepted from 8:00 in the morning to 1:00 in the afternoon.

Bob Spicer Salvage will be at the location to accept air conditioners, appliances, tires with rims, iron, metal and batteries.

Each household will be allowed one pickup load, one carload, or one single-axle trailer load.  No contractors are allowed and the City reserves the right to refuse any load.  Proof of residency will be required.

Unacceptable items include household trash, leaves, grass clippings, tires, paint, oil, gas, hazardous materials, and any material containing Freon except appliances.              

The City of Ponca City and Phillips 66 are partners again in the 2016 Household Hazardous Waste Day, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.

Ponca City residents can bring their items to the parking lot at South Avenue between Pine and Oak Streets for safe disposal. Please enter the lot on the Oak Street side and follow the directions of the volunteers.

See the flyer for items that are allowed and those that cannot be accepted during this event.

The Household Hazardous Waste Day is a special event held every two years in this partnership to help keep dangerous items out of the city's landfill. It is offered at no charge to Ponca City area residents.

Volunteers include those who are familiar with handling hazardous waste materials and know the correct way to handle, store and dispose of them.

Items to bring:

• Used oil and filters; no drums.
• Antifreeze
• Car batteries
• Old paints
• Solvents
• Pool chemicals
• Household cleaners
• Pesticides and herbicides
• Fertilizers
• Wood preservatives
• Drain cleaners
• Electronics such as TVs and PCs
• Rechargeable batteries
• Ammunition
• Medications

Do NOT bring:

• Medical wastes
• Radioactive materials
• Compressed gas cylinders
• Commercial wastes
• Tires
• Kitchen appliances
• No containers over 5 gallons
• Explosives
• Hypodermic needles
• Dynamite

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was on the scene of a non-injury semi rollover accident on U.S. Highway 412 and Old Keystone Road on the westbound side early Tuesday morning.

The roadway was reopened at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday.

The Patrol reports that the semi was hauling dairy cattle, and about 12 head of cattle escaped the trailer. They were herded to the service road and contained in a small pasture.

About 18 other head of cattle were still in the trailer and Sooner Emergency Services arrived to deal with any deceased cattle.

Both lanes of the westbound side were closed at 5:34 a.m. to upright the truck and trailer, with traffic diverted to the service road.

Police need assistance from the public to identify these suspects. They are seen here in surveillance video from the Ponca City Wal-Mart as they are entering the store about 9:48 p.m. Monday Sept. 12.

Once in the store, each female made a purchase with a credit card that had just been stolen from a home on Shamrock Circle.

What the trio didn’t know is their images were captured on private surveillance just moments earlier when the newer white four door sedan, possibly a Chevrolet with a sunroof, parked in the cul-de-sac and they walked into the garage of  the home on Shamrock Circle.

The female in the black shirt and the male ransacked a pickup and took a wallet containing two credit cards, then returned to their car. They drove to Wal-Mart and made two purchases there and then traveled to Sand Springs and Tulsa on a spending spree, using the stolen credit cards.

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online regarding the identity of the subjects pictured, 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 (580)762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

WAKITA, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake first reported as a 4.3 magnitude struck extreme northern Oklahoma late Monday and was widely felt throughout parts of Kansas. No injuries or damage were reported.

On Tuesday morning the magnitude was downgraded to 3.9.
 
The earthquake was centered near the town of Wakita, which is right on the state's border with Kansas and is about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City. The USGS says the quake was felt in Wichita and other parts of Kansas just before midnight.
 
Scientists have linked Oklahoma's sharp increase in earthquakes to the underground injection of wastewater by oil and gas companies. State regulators have asked companies in earthquake-prone areas to reduce the volume of wastewater or shut down the wells altogether.
 
Earlier this month, a 5.8-magniutde earthquake struck Oklahoma, making it the strongest on record in the state.
 

The Highway Patrol reports that the intersection of State Highway 98 and U.S. Highway 70, two miles east of Valliant in McCurtain County, was reopened at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

A fatal accident occurred there Monday involving a loaded semi gasoline tanker and a pickup truck.

The tanker released several thousand gallons of gasoline. Hazardous material recovery crews removed as much of the fuel as possible and coated the remaining areas with a substance to neutralize the fuel on the road and in the ground.

The Patrol evacuated an area within 1,000 feet of the accident and barricaded the roads to traffic for more than 20 hours.

Photo courtesy The Valliant Leader

Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested a Marietta man at the Carter County Jail Monday on a complaint of shooting his wife with intent to kill.

Just before 5 a.m. Monday, the Love County Sheriff's office called OSBI requesting assistance with a shooting in Marietta after a man called from that location saying he accidentally shot his wife. Investigators found 34-year-old April Hudson with a gunshot wound to her upper torso.

She was flown to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City and is listed in fair condition.

Multiple special agents and a crime scene investigator spent the day conducting interviews and gathering evidence at the scene. James Preston Hudson, 35, was arrested at the Carter County Sheriff's Office and transported to the Love County Jail.

(KAIR)--Atchison County's ambulance service provider has been notified that the contract for their services will be terminated.

That follows what 2nd District County Commissioner Eric Noll confirms was a decision made behind closed doors September 13th.

In an email to MSC News, Noll says County Counselor Pat Henderson was directed, in Executive Session, “to draw up a letter stating Atchison County's intention to break our contract with Tech [sic] Inc. and to also notify employees as to our intentions as well.”

Noll, and Commission Chairman Bill Pohl, of the 3rd District, were the only Commissioners present at the time, with 1st District Commissioner Jeff Schuele absent.

Noll's email came hours after he sent an earlier email Friday that stated no decision had been reached, a sentiment echoed by Pohl in an email that he sent Friday, following inquiries made by MSC News. In that correspondence, Pohl said “at this Point we are looking at all our options & no decision was made last week.”

Noll says his first answer was based on the Commission not having acted in regular session, and that he “thought the execution of the letter/notification [to the ambulance service regarding the termination] was not happening till next week” and that he was “acting to insure proper channels of notification happened before it was confirmed to the media [and] public.”

Henderson confirms that he has notified Techs Inc. of the contract termination, and maintains that the decision to do so behind closed doors did not violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The act states that “all binding action must be publicly taken. Executive sessions may only be used to discuss matters. However, a public body can reach a consensus while in executive session.” Henderson maintains the decision to terminate was decided on a consensus, and not binding action, of the Commission, saying a formal vote is forthcoming.

MSC News has reached out to the Kansas Attorney General's Office for a decision on the matter.

Commissioner Pohl, in an email sent to MSC News Monday, says Henderson, during the closed door meeting, was directed to write a rough draft letter, which would then be reviewed prior to deciding what direction to go, including consultation with the Atchison County Ambulance Board. Henderson has not yet commented on Pohl's assessment.

As the matter currently stands, the ambulance contract will end January 31st.

Cost savings, and County oversight of the ambulance service, are cited as reasons for the decision.

Techs Inc. has not yet responded to an MSC News request for comment.

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

09/18/16 11:17 11:19 11:25 11:51 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16013771 9498

N 13TH

RP'S VEH WAS DAMAGED WHILE PARKED IN THE STREET. #39 TOOK RPT.

09/18/16 11:49 11:55 12:00 12:05 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013774 9742

MCFADDEN

RP REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN PHONE. #37 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/18/16 12:32 12:46 12:54 13:!5 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013776 9498

LARKSPUR

RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH BURG. #39 ASND. RP DOES NOT REQ RPT, JUST WANTS IT LOGGED FOR INFO AND XPTL.

***XPTL***

09/18/16 16:08 16:09 16:23 16:35 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013780 9527

N 14TH

CONTACT RP IN PD LOBBY IN REF TO STOLEN VEH. #30 ASND. BOLO ON VEH.

1995 BUICK CENTRY. NO TAG INFO. GRY IN COLOR. LEFT FRONT END DAMAGE. DRIVEN BY AN UNK AGE FEM.

09/18/16 16:16 17:03 17:03 17:39 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013782 9551

S 5TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF A 1090 ON THE FEM NEXT DOOR. RP MAY BE SIG 87 / 34. COULDN'T ADV WHERE NEXT DOOR OR WHY SHE NEEDS CHECKED ON.

#27 ASND. WENT 10-15 W/ FEM SUBJ FOR KSO 44'S. 10-15 TRANSPORTED TO KSO.

RP REQ *** XPTL S 5TH ***

09/18/16 18:19 18:21 18:21 18:49 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013786 9666

W HIGHLAND

RP IN PD LOBBY IN REF TO STOLEN CREDIT CARD. #41 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/18/16 20:07 20:24 20:29 20:51 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013790 9666

LARKSPUR

RP ADV'D VEHS WERE BROKEN INTO LAST NIGHT AND HAD STOLEN ITEMS. #41 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/18/16 23:23 23:25 23:25 00:04 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013794 9551

ASH & GRAND

#27 WENT 10-15 W/ 18 YO W/M FOR PI.

09/19/16 00:23 00:23 00:24 01:32 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013799 9906

S 3RD

#31 WENT 10-15 AT THIS LOCATION W/ 40 YO W/F FOR POSS MARIJ.

10-15 W/ 47 YO W/M FOR POSS CDS/METH, POSS MARIJ, AND POSS PARA.

#40 ASST.

09/19/16 01:08 01:13 01:13 01:13 ATTEMPT TO LOCATE PD 16013800 88PD

E OKLAHOMA

BOLO FROM STILLWATER PD ON A RED 07 CHEV COLORADO PU, KY TAG 986MCV. TAKEN FROM STILLWATER BTWN 09-16 AND 09-18-2016. HAS A DENT IN THE RT FRONT FENDER AND THE RT TAILLIGHT IS TAPED. NO FURTHER  INFO, VEH IS ENTERED NCIC. ALL UNITS ADV'D.

09/19/16 07:00 07:04 07:08 07:22 ASSIST CALLS PD 16013805 9999

W GRAND

RP ADV'D FIRE ALARM AT BUSINESS. PCFD ADV'D SMALL FIRE IN LAUNDRY RM. #40 & #39 ASST.

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

09/17/16 07:47 07:54 07:54 08:19 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013698 9547

S OAK

RP ADV'D MC STOLEN SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT. #51 ASND, RPT TKN.

CONNECT #16013710

09/17/16 09:19 09:21 09:25 09:44 AMBULANCE RUN PD 16013703 A115

N WAVERLY

911 RP REQ AN AMB FOR AN 80YO MALE [REDACTED.] A115 AND MED1 RESPONDED. MED 1 ADV'D THIS WILL BE A CODE BLACK. NO TRANSPORT.

09/17/16 09:49 09:51 10:10 10:38 VANDALISM PD 16013706 9785

N 4TH

RP ADV'D WINDOW BROKEN OUT OF HER VEH. #59 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/17/16 11:28 11:30 11:40 15:39 CRS RECOVERY PD 16013710 9547

N 14TH

KSO LOCATED STOLEN MC AT RESTAURANT.

#51 RESPONDED. #59 ASST. WENT 10-15 W/ 32 YO W/M FOR POSS STOLEN PROP.

CONNECT #16013698

09/17/16 14:53 14:54 14:54 14:54 EXTRA PARTOL PD 16013717 88PD

S FRANKLIN

REQ XPTL REF ATTEMPTED BURG TO RESI LAST EVENING.

****ATTN HOOTS*******XPTL****

09/17/16 15:27 15:29 15:38 15:38 RECKLESS DRIVER PD 16013718 9731

N ELM

RP REQ OFFICER REF SOMEONE TRIED TO HIT HIM W/ THEIR VEH. #49 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/17/16 18:47 18:48 18:53 19:08 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013731 9731

E PROSPECT

V162 ADV'D OF SHOPLIFTER WHO JUST LEFT BUSINESS, PINK BANDANA, TEAL BACKPACK, SITTING IN FRONT OF RESTAURANT. #49 ASND. UTL NO RPT.

09/17/16 19:57 20:02 20:04 20:49 VANDALISM PD 16013735 9899

N 3RD

CONTACT HOMEOWNER REF THE DOOR ON HIS RENTAL PROP WAS KICKED IN. RP IS ENRT IN A BLK EXPEDITION. #33 RESPONDED, #41 ASST. INFO TKN FOR RPT DEST OF PROP.

09/17/16 20:41 20:50 20:54 21:02 OPEN DOOR PD 16013737 9899

N LAKE

CONTACT RP REF HE NEEDS TO CLEAR THE RESI BECAUSE SOMEONE GOT IN HIS GARAGE WHILE HE WAS GONE. #33 RESPONDED, EVERYTHING OK, REQ XPTL.

09/17/16 23:00 23:05 23:06 23:17 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16013748 9908

S OSAGE

CONTACT RP REF THREATS TO RP AND HER DOG FROM A NEIGHBOR. #28 ASND, INFO TKN FOR RPT OF HARASSMENT.

09/17/16 23:12 23:14 23:14 00:50 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013751 9608

W HARTFORD

#52 ON T/S AT W HARTFORD, REQ ASST. #41 RESPONDED. OK 463LUY REL TO LIC DRIVER AND OWNER THAT WAS DRIVING.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 18 YO W/F FOR POSS MARIJ INT DIST.

09/18/16 00:07 00:08 00:12 01:27 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013755 9678

PECAN & ROBIN

3 SUBJS FIGHITNG IN THE AREA, L/S SOUTH OF INTERSECTION. #28, #52, #14, & #32 RESPONDED TO AREA.

#52 WENT 10-15 FROM PECAN/ROBIN W/ MALE SUBJ FOR (KSO 44) TO KSO DIRECT. #21 TRANSPORTED. THIS SUBJ WAS VIC AT SCENE OF FIGHT AND REFUSED TO PRESS CHARGES.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO I/M FOR PI.

09/18/16 00:37 00:40 00:44 00:47 ASSIST CALLS PD 16013759 9608

CITY VIEW RD

OSCO REQ BACKUP REF A STABBING AT THIS LOCATION. #52 & #33 RESPONDED, THEN OSCO ADV TO 10-22, SUSPT IS NO LONGER THERE. OSCO HANDLED. PCFD AMB RESPONDED FOR TRANSPORT.

09/18/16 05:08 05:08 05:08 05:47 VEHICLE TOW PD 16013766 9608

PRINCETON & RICE

#52 ON T/S AT PRINCETON/RICE W/ BLK CHEV MALIBU W/ PAPER TAG. #52, NP TRM TOWED VEH W/ PAPER TAG. NP GENE CAB RESPONDED.

(KLZA)-- The Nebraska State Patrol, in conjunction with the Nemaha County, Nebraska Sheriff’s Office, have made an arrest in connection with the stabbing of three Peru State College students Saturday night. 

According to a news release from Nebraska State Patrol Information Coordinator Deb Collins, 24-year-old Jeffland R. Neversson, a Peru State College student, was taken into custody around 11 o’clock Monday morning without incident. Neversson was arrested at a residence in Peru and lodged in the Nemaha County Jail, charged with 1st degree assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony. 

About 10:15 Saturday night the Nemaha County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of a disturbance and stabbing near the 1000 block of 5th Street in Peru.
The Nebraska State Patrol was requested to assist with the incident and investigation.

Those injured in the incident were 20-year-old Elijah Lavalais-Hawkins, of Omaha,  19-year-old Larry Hodnett, of Rubendale, Georgia and 23-year-old Anthony Hemingway, of Brooklyn, New York.  Hawkins and Hodnett are members of the Peru State football team. Hemingway is a member of the Peru State basketball team.

According to the news release, Hawkins and Hodnett were both transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn and then flown with non-life threatening injuries by medical helicopter to the Bryan Trauma Center in Lincoln. Hemingway was treated at the Nemaha County Hospital and released.

The investigation into what led to the disturbance and stabbings continues.  
 

The University Center, in partnership with Northern Oklahoma College, will hold "Impact," a Volunteer Expo 2016, on Oct. 5.

Volunteers can join the University Center and NOC to learn how to help your city and surrounding areas. Students and other citizens will find out how to volunteer and make a direct impact on their community. 

There will be information on civic clubs, internships, community service and volunteer hours.

This event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Carl and Carolyn Renfro Reception Area of University Center, 2800 North 14th Street in Ponca City.

For more information, call (580) 718-5600 or (580) 628-6341. 

(KLZA)--A Saturday night stabbing, involving students at Peru State College, sends three to the hospital.

There's no immediate word on any arrests.

According to a press release issued Sunday afternoon, the Nemaha County, Nebraska Sheriff's Office says it happened around 10:15 near the 1000 block of 5th Street in Peru.

Three males were admitted to the Nemaha County Hospital for the treatment of cut and stab injuries. One was treated and released, but two were transferred to a Lincoln hospital for further treatment.

According to the press release, Deputies from the Sheriff's Office were joined by Nebraska State Patrol Troopers in responding to the scene, where a number of Peru State students were apparently involved in the disturbance turned stabbings.

Names are not immediately made public as the joint investigation continues.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol units are on the scene of a fatal accident involving a loaded semi gasoline tanker and a pickup at the intersection of State Highway 98 and U.S. Highway 70, two miles east of Valliant in McCurtain County. 

The Patrol reports the tanker is on its side and has spilled approximately 500 gallons of gasoline into the west ditch of U.S. 70. 

DEQ  is enroute from McAlester.  An incident command is evacuating the area for 1,000 feet and traffic on both S.H. 98 and U.S. 70 will be routed off the highway for several hours.

(KAIR)--The Atchison County man, arrested in connection with a grow operation at his residence, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, entering a plea of guilty.

44-year-old Lancaster resident John Shufflebarger is charged with possession of marijuana, a second offense, possession of meth, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He will be sentenced in Atchison County District Court October 28.

Shufflebarger allowed deputies to search his home at 105 Kansas Street in August, according to a report from the Atchison County Sheriff’s Department.

There, they discovered a marijuana grow operation in a closet. Shufflebarger also revealed to deputies a wooden box containing what was believed to be methamphetamine.

https://youtu.be/G6EyZpKtFDE

In this week's episode of The Ponca City School Board Wrap Up Show, host Sean Anderson and Superintendent Dr. David Pennington talk about ACT test scores.

The board wrap up show is produced the second Wednesday of each month after that month's Monday night Board of Education meeting. It goes in depth on the different topics of that month's meeting.

(KAIR)--Following a nearly two-month investigation, the man, accused of committing an aggravated robbery in Atchison after a gun sale went bad, is now in custody in Jackson County, Missouri.

“A warrant charging Salem Ghani with aggravated warrant was issued by the Atchison County District Court,” said Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson. “He was taken into custody on our warrant in Lee Summit, Missouri on Sept. 9. He remains in the Jackson County Jail.”

Wilson said Ghani awaits pending charges related to the Atchison case but also charges that have since come about in Lee Summit.

Wilson added, more than likely, Ghani will remain in Jackson County until the charges he faces there are resolved. Then, he’ll face the Atchison charges.

“There was a number of things we needed to follow up on to get him identified—and we did,” Wilson said. “Once we got him identified we’ve been communicating with Lee Summit police about him.”

Wilson said the charges stem from a July 19th incident involving Ghani and a 25-year-old victim.

 The suspect went to the victim’s residence in the 500 block of Y Street in Atchison with the intention of selling him a gun. However, the victim decided not to purchase the weapon—which resulted in Ghani using that weapon to rob the victim and take cash from him, Wilson said.

He also added the two men had known each other prior to the incident. 

The Ponca City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the 400 block of West Cleveland Monday morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Ponca City Police Department.

The Ponca City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the 400 block of West Cleveland Monday morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Ponca City Police Department.

(KAIR)--A former physician assistant accused of sexually abusing patients at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth has waived a preliminary hearing in the second of two criminal cases pending against him.

The Leavenworth Times reports Mark Wisner, of Horton, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday in a Leavenworth County courtroom on a charge of aggravated sexual battery.

His court-appointed attorney said Wisner was entering a not guilty plea to the charge.

Wisner had previously waived his right to a preliminary hearing in another case. In that case, he's charged with aggravated criminal sodomy and three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.

A trial in that case is set for October 31st.

The crimes allegedly occurred in 2014 while Wisner worked at the Eisenhower VA Medical Center.

The prosecutor is seeking to combine the two cases for trial. A hearing on the motion to consolidate the cases has been set for October 13th.

Wisner surrendered his medical license after at least seven patients accused him of abusing them.

Meanwhile, United States Senator Jerry Moran continues to put pressure on the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection to the allegations of sexual abuse committed by Wisner. “He had a criminal record admitted on his application for state licensure when he was hired. The VA hired him anyway,” Moran said during a committee hearing last week, where he questioned Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald as a follow up to a letter Moran recently sent to him. “Clearly he never should have been hired and never should have never been retained as an employee of the VA,” Moran said of Wisner.

According to a press release issued by Moran's office following the hearing, the Republican from Kansas says McDonald was unable to fully address his questions regarding the case.

Earlier this month, Moran received a commitment from Veteran's Health Administration Deputy Under Secretary Dr. Carolyn Clancy to address the hiring and background check processes.

Moran, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has now introduced the Accountability to Safeguard Veterans from Violent Crimes Act.

The legislation would cut pensions earned by certain U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs providers who are convicted of a crime of violence, such as sexual assault, against a veteran.

The Chamber’s Ponca Politics Committee will have a forum at noon Friday, Sept. 23, in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall.

This forum will be on city government and feature Mayor Homer Nicholson and City Manager Craig Stephenson. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Ponca Politics Committee is a very important committee assisting our members with all levels of government.

Objective: Promote responsible legislation and government which creates an environment for economic development and enhances quality of life for our city and region at all levels of government.

Membership: Open to any Chamber member

Goals:

• To develop recommendations to be presented to the Chamber Board of Directors on federal, state, county and area legislative issues that affect the business environment, and communicate the Chamber’s position to appropriate officials and the general public.

• To conduct public forums such as “Ponca Politics” to discuss pertinent issues on a non-partisan basis.

• To continue to communicate with Chamber members on legislative issues that affect our region and state.

• To promote our Chamber members and area citizens to get registered and to vote.

• To identify, promote and support those serving on state and federal level boards.

• To host an elected officials appreciation picnic.

• To offer and promote voter registration in the Chamber office.

• To work to increase Ponca City area citizens’ involvement with local and state governments by serving on various boards in Ponca City and within Kay County.

• To host “Ponca City Day” in the Capitol rotunda during the legislative session to promote Ponca City.

Legislative issues: Support passenger rail service; support adequate funding for Oklahoma Department of Tourism; support adequate funding for K-12 education, technology centers and higher education; support no unfunded mandates; support online sales tax collection; support sales tax enforcement; and, support adequate funding for infrastructure needs.

Meeting Date: 4th Friday – 11 a.m. City Hall in the McFadden Room.

Chair: Barry Bickle, Eastman National Bank

Vice Chair: Bruce DeMuth, Pioneer Technology Center

Investigative and crime scene agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation responded to a call for assistance from the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday evening.  

The request relates to a man found dead inside his Checotah home.  A family member discovered 64-year-old Ronnie Crenshaw dead inside his home at 113600 S. 4204 Road Sunday at approximately 4 p.m.

Trauma to the body indicates Crenshaw is a homicide victim.  The medical examiner’s office will perform an autopsy to determine his cause of death.

In the meantime, OSBI special agents and sheriff’s deputies are collecting evidence and information in search of the person who committed the murder. 

If anyone has information that could help the case, contact the OSBI at 1-800-522-8017 or the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office.

The Ponca City YMCA has been closed  this morning because of a small fire.

Stephanie Williams with the YMCA said the fire started in a clothes dryer in the laundry room. 

The fire activated the sprinkler system, she said, and the majority of the damage is water cleanup.

Williams expressed appreciation to the Ponca City Fire Department for a quick response, and the fire was contained quickly.

The YMCA will reopen at 11 a.m. Monday, Williams said.

(KLZA)-- During the September 7th meeting of the Nemaha County, Nebraska Commissioners, Commissioner Bryan Mellage Was appointed as the Board representative to the Design Build Committee for the Law Enforcement Building.

The building housing the Sheriff’s Office and Jail is going to be remodeled and reconfigured.

The Board also approved the purchase, by state contract price, a Motorola Radio Console that is compatible with the statewide system. Sheriff Brent Lottman said Motorola would finance the purchase for 10 years with no interest the first two years of the contract.  

Commissioners also met with Auburn Mayor Scott Kudrna regarding the City providing and maintaining a “water feature” on the Nemaha County Courthouse courtyard. Following the discussion, the Board felt that at the present time, they are not interested in allowing a water feature in the court yard.  
 

(KLZA)-- A Rulo man has entered a plea of not guilty to drug charges in Richardson County District Court.  

20-year-old Chance Huppert entered the not guilty plea’s to a felony charge of possession of Hydrocodone and to misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. 

A jury trial is scheduled for December 7.  
 

(KLZA)-- The jury trial for a Falls City man accused of murdering his cousin in August of 2015 has been postponed again.  

Originally scheduled for February, the trial was postponed until May 23rd, a delay request from defense attorney’s was granted with a new trial date of September 19th. Recently a motion for a continuance by defendant, Desedario Hernandez was granted in Richardson County District Court. 

The trial is now scheduled to begin November 28th. 

Hernandez entered a not guilty plea to charges of first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in November of 2015. He is accused of shooting Joseph Debella Jr. during an August 4, 2015 argument in Falls City. Debella died eight days later at a Lincoln hospital.

If convicted, Hernandez faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He remains in custody on $1.5-million bond.  

The F.O.R. Club, also known as Friends of Rachel or Rachel's Challenge will be having its first meeting of the school year at 3:15-4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Special guest speaker, Chuck Bayha with Safe Schools, will speakt. Learn more about Friends of Rachel club of Ponca City and join us in making a positive impact on our community and school.

The Perk Beverage Co. at 415 North 14th Street is now open.

The new cafe offers coffee, tea, real fruit smoothies, homemade bakery items and a daily breakfast and lunch menu.

Food items include a small variety of muffins, scones, quiche, sandwiches, salads and soup.

Jennifer Green is the proprietor.

COKER CREEK, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is apologizing after it ripped up a portion of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains. The damage has reopened wounds for Native Americans who consider the land sacred.   

 The agency acknowledges that an employee approved construction along a  3/4-mile section of the trail without authorization.    

The damaged trail lies on the edge of Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest near Fort Armistead. That's one of the stops where Cherokees were held during their forced migration West in the 1830s, a trip that killed thousands.   

 The Forest Service purchased the land in 2014 to protect it for future generations. The agency is now working with several tribes to determine how to repair the damage. It also is halting all projects near the trail in a four-state region.

Coker Creek, Tenn., resident and historical preservationist Marvin Harper observes damage to a section of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains. The flag indicates a spot where the U.S. Forest Service used heavy equipment to make trenches and berms in what agency officials now say was in violation of federal laws. The U.S. Forest Service is apologizing after it ripped up a portion of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, Sept. 15, 2016)

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Tulsa Police Department has released the names of two police officers involved in the shooting death of a man on a city street.

Police on Sunday said Officer Betty Shelby shot and killed 40-year-old Terrence Crutcher and Officer Tyler Turnbough fired a stun gun at Crutcher.

Shelby is on paid leave while Friday night's shooting is under investigation.

Police previously said the fatal shot came after the stun gun was fired.

Police have said Crutcher was shot when he refused orders to put up his hands and instead reached inside his SUV, which was stopped in the street.

Police have not said whether a weapon was found. Officials said that information, along with audio and video of the incident, will be released Monday.

Peru, Nebraska- Peru State College professor of mathematics, Paul Hinrichs, received the Milton M. Beckmann Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics (NATM) in special recognition for a career of outstanding contributions of mathematics education in the State of Nebraska.

The NATM board established the life-time achievement award in 1989. Its purpose is to honor outstanding mathematics educators who have spent a lifetime working on the improvement of mathematics education in the state of Nebraska.”

Milton M. Beckmann was a longtime professor of mathematics at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He is most famous for his research into teaching students struggling in mathematics.

Hinrichs is cited for demonstrating outstanding teaching and leadership in the development of teaching strategies and technology for the teaching of mathematics. 

The NATM is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
 

(KNZA)--An Atchison man convicted in a Doniphan County burglary case has been placed on probation.

Travis Sechler was recently sentenced in Doniphan County District Court on a charge of burglary.  He was given a suspended 16-month prison sentence and placed on 24-months supervised probation.

Sechler pleaded no contest to the charge last month as part of a plea agreement.  In exchange for the plea, a charge of theft was dismissed.

He was charged in connection with the burglary of a garage in April at a residence in Highland.   Stolen was a 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible.

A Doniphan County Sheriff’s dispatcher observed the stolen vehicle as it was being towed south toward Atchison.  

(KAIR)--No school today for the students of USD 341.

The unexpected day off at the Oskaloosa Public Schools follows an early morning accident that left the school district without power.

According to the Superintendent's Office, the outage happened when a milk delivery truck became entangled with the wires connected to an electrical transformer.

Repair work is underway, and is anticipated to be completed by late Monday afternoon.

No one was hurt in the accident, which happened around 5:30 Monday morning.

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

09/16/16 10:03 10:11 10:19 10:30 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 160136-- 9999

KYME

LT. FROM WASHINGTON CO ADV'D THEY HAVE RECOVERED A PURSE THAT BELONGS TO FEM SUBJ. #40 ASND. INFO PASSED ON ALONG W/ CONTACT INFO FOR LT. NO RPT.

09/16/16 10:59 11:04 11:06 12:15 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 160136-- 9547

S 12TH

RP ADV'D HER COUSIN STOLE HER 2000 BLK CADILLAC ABT 2 HRS AGO. #51 ASND. RTP TKN AND WARRANT REQ.

09/16/16 11:15 11:17 11:26 11:42 VANDALISM PD 160136-- 8809

N UNION

RP ADV'D THAT DAUGHER IN LAW BROKE OUT HER VEH WINDSHIELD. #14 ASND. RP DECLINED RPT, DOESN'T WANT OFFICER TO CONTACT PROBLEM SUBJ. NO RPT.

09/16/16 15:06 15:08 15:10 15:42 DISTURBANCE PD 16013660 9999

N 14TH

I/M WRG DARK CLOTHING CAUSING DISTURBANCE.

#40 ASND. #37 ASST. WENT 10-15 W/ 28 YO I/ FOR LOCAL & KSO 44'S.

09/16/16 16:53 17:00 17:00 17:00 EXTRA PATROL PD 16013668 88PD

N OAK

RP REQ XPTL IN REF TO HER 1/2 WHO DRIVES A RED TRUCK AND CONTINUES TO REMOVE THINGS FROM HER HOME. SHE HAS A P/O IN PLACE. NO ACTUAL CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE. *****XPTL*****

SUBJ DRIVES A RED TRUCK. NO FURTHER DESC.

09/16/16 17:29 17:31 17:46 17:47 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013669 9666

S PINE

REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN ITEMS. #41 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/16/16 19:25 19:29 19:49 19:57 TRESPASSING PD 16013671 9527

N 7TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF THREATS AND GETTING A TRESPASS WARNING, SUBJ NOT THERE NOW. #30 RESPONDED, RPT TKN.

09/16/16 22:19 22:19 22:37 23:03 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013676 9899

W DRY RD

#31 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 51 YO I/F FOR FTP-DUS 2ND OR MORE.

09/16/16 22:34 22:35 22:35 01:12 PURSUIT PD 16013677 9608

CLARKE & HARTFORD

#33 ATTEMPT T/S AT HARTFORD/CLARKE, OK 455KJB FAIL TO STOP. #52, #32, #26, & #03 RESPONDED TO AREA, LOCATED VEH ON CLARKE.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 37 YO B/M FOR POSS CDS MARIJ, DUI/APC, & RULE8-DUS.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO B/M FOR POSS CDS MARIJ.

09/16/16 22:57 22:58 23:02 01:08 DOMESTIC PD 16013679 8783

MARY

911 DEMANDING AN OFFICER REF HER BROTHER IS INTOX AND TEARING THE RESI UP. ALSO ADV HER BROTHER'S FRIEND IS THERE CAUSING PROBLEMS. #21, #33, & #-- RESPONDED.

#21 WENT 10-15 W/ 22 YO B/M FOR DOM A&B AND INDIRECT CONTEMPT.

09/17/16 01:14 01:18 01:18 01:18 VANDALISM PD 16013686 88PD

CRAWFORD

RP REQ OFFICER REF HER TIRE WAS SLASHED. WHEN RP WAS TOLD AN OFFICER WAS GOING TO COME AND TALK TO HER, SHE ADV SHE HAD TO GO TO SHIDLER. SO, NO OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED.

09/17/16 03:46 03:47 03:47 04:53 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013691 0023

ASH & EMPORIA

#44 ON T/S W/ 499MXR. NP ACTION TOWED THE VEH.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 28 YO FOR DUS, NO INS, AND EXP REG.

09/17/16 03:50 03:50 03:51 04:17 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013692 9678

S 4TH

#32 ON T/S W/ 801AOJ. VEH REL TO LIC DRIVER.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 33 YO FEM FOR DUS.

     OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Despite facing some of the nation's strictest anti-abortion laws, a new clinic has opened its doors in Oklahoma City. It's the first new abortion provider in Oklahoma in more than 40 years.

    The Trust Women South Wind Women's Center welcomed the first patients last week to its facility on the city's south side. Six licensed physicians are providing services there, including abortions, OB-GYN care, family planning, adoption and emergency contraception.

    Trust Women opened its first clinic in Wichita, Kansas, in 2013 following the shooting death of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Trust Women's founder and CEO Julie Burkhart worked with Tiller for seven years.

    Trust Women says Oklahoma City was the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. without an abortion provider. It says the state's last clinic opened in 1974.

The Oklahoma Geological Survey has announced the hiring of a new state seismologist to help study the increase in earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal.

Survey Director Jeremy Boak announced Friday that Jacob Walter will assume the post in November. Walter is a research associate at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas. His research interests include tectonic tremor and slow slip; earthquakes; and seismic triggering of earthquakes.

Oklahoma has seen a dramatic increase in seismic activity in recent years, including a 5.8-magnitude quake on Sept. 3 that was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the state. It shook several states, including nearby Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. Scientists have linked the quakes to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.

PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - More than a dozen small earthquakes have been recorded in northern Oklahoma and one in south-central Kansas.
 
No injuries or damage are reported.
 
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded 13 quakes Oklahoma between 6:55 p.m. Friday and 2:21 a.m. Saturday, including a magnitude 3.5 temblor near Fairview and a 3.2 magnitude quake near Cherokee, both about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. 
 
The other Oklahoma quakes range in magnitude from 1.2 to 2.9 and were near Medford and near Pawnee - the site of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on Sept. 3.
 
The Kansas quake was magnitude 2.9 and recorded at 8:18 a.m. Saturday near Belle Plaine, about 27 miles north of the Oklahoma-Kansas state line.
 
Scientists have linked the quakes to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.
 

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

09/15/16 07:21 07:22 07:27 09:13 ACCIDENT W/ INJURY PD 16013581 9751

14TH & WHITLOCK

3 VEH ACCIDENT, UNK INJ. #58 ASND. #51 & #40 ASST. #58 ADV'D STATE ACCIDENT RPT TKN. NP X3 ACTION, TRM, & WARNERS.

09/15/16 08:45 08:48 08:50 09:06 OPEN DOOR PD 16013585 9368

N ELM

SOLID WASTE CREW ADV'D DOOR KICKED IN, MALE LEFT ON A BIKE, DARK COMPLEXION, NO SHIRT, BLK SHORTS, BACKPACK. NB IN ALLEY THEN EB ON BROADWAY. #45 ASND, #51 ASST. UTL SUBJ, MAY HAVE BEEN A SQUATTER. CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTACTED.

09/15/16 08:53 08:54 09:06 09:26 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013586 9999

E HIGHLAND

CLERK ADV'D THAT RESI BEHIND THEM IS HOOKING UP TO THEIR UTILITIES AND WATER AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE STORE. #40 ASND, INFO TKN FOR WARRANT REQ.

09/15/16 08:59 09:29 09:29 09:29 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013587 9547

CHESTNUT & ELM

#51 WENT 10-15 W/ 40 YO C/M FOR (KSO TRAFFIC WARRANTS X3.)

09/15/16 10:51 11:19 11:24 12:09 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013591 9999

NE WOODLANDS

RESIDENT ADV'D VEH WAS BURGLARIZED. RPT TKN.

09/15/16 11:00 11:06 11:06 11:06 EXTRA PATROL PD 16013594 88PD

BAINBRIDGE

RP ADV'D HER VEH WAS BURGLARIZED AT ADDR ON BAINBRIDGE LAST NIGHT. RP DECLINED A RT AND ADV'D NOTHING OF VALUE WAS TAKNE. RP JUST REQ THIS BE LOGGED FOR INFO AND IS REQ XPTL FOR THE AREA.

******XPTL REQ************

09/15/16 11:03 11:04 11:07 11:09 DOMESTIC PD 16013593 9368

GREENWOOD

RP ADV'D 2 MALES ARE PHYSICALLY ATTACKING A FEM. #45 ASND, #11 ASST. RESIDENT CALLED ADV'D CHIROPRACTOR IS GIVING HIS WIFE A MASSAGE. #45 CONFIRMED.

09/15/16 11:28 11:30 11:39 11:51 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013597 9751

BERKSHIRE

RP RPTS AUTO BURG. #58 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/15/16 13:06 13:07 13:11 14:17 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013603 9547

S 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #51 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/15/16 14:53 14:56 14:59 15:09 DOMESTIC PD 16013609 9368

S BIRCH

RP REQ OFFICER REF A DOMESTIC, FEM IS OUT BY THE CAR [REDATCED.] MALE HALF IS IN THE HOUSE. NEIGHBORS HAVE THE BABY NOW. #45 ASND. #40 ASST. UTL, UNABLE TO CALL RP BACK. NO RPT.

RP ADV'D FEM HALF REFUSES TO CALL PD REF PHYSICAL DOMESTIC ISSUES.

09/15/16 15:44 15:50 15:56 15:58 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16013613 8305

N 14TH

RP ADV'D HE FOUND A WALLET. #24 ASND. COLLECTED PROP. RETURNED TO OWNER.

09/15/16 17:30 17:34 17:37 18:05 VANDALISM PD 16013621 9527

HOLBROOK

RP REQ OFFICER REF VANDALISM/THREATS. #30 ASND. RPT KTN. WARRANT REQ.

09/15/16 19:48 20:34 20:34 20:41 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013631 9899

MCFADDEN

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 35 YO B/M FOR POSS OF DRUG EQUIP AND (A WASHINGTON CO FELONY 44.)

09/15/16 20:26 20:29 20:33 21:10 DOMESTIC PD 16013630 9527

S 7TH

DOMESTIC, MALE 1/2 KEEPS TURNING BURNERS ON THE STOVE, DID RUN OFF DURING CALL, UNK DIR OF TRAVEL. #30 ASND. #24 ASST. #24, NEG CONTACT AT ADDR ON S 7TH. INCORRECT ADDR. #30, RPT TKN FOR WARRANT REQ, DOM ADW,. DO NOT HAVE PC FOR ARREST ON [REDACTED.]

RP REQ XPTL FOR A FEW DAYS.

*****OFFICER SAFETY....SUBJ IS ARMED W/ A KITCHEN KNIFE******

09/15/16 21:26 21:28 21:35 21:55 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013633 9899

DONNER

RP RPT'ING BURGLARY FROM A VEH, HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. #33 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/16/16 01:37 01:42 01:45 01:49 FIRE ALARM PD 16013640 9863

S 7TH

FIRE ALARM, ZONE 7 SMOKE DETECTOR. STA 1 RESPONDED. #34 ADV'D.

09/16/16 02:07 02:09 02:09 02:27 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013641 9595

12TH & SOUTH

#43 T/S W/ 412ERL. WENT 10-15 W/ 35 YO W/F FOR (KSO MISD 44: RULE 8-POSS CDS.)

09/16/16 06:10 06:14 06:14 06:14 FRAUD PD 16013644 9863

ELM & OKLAHOMA

#34 REQ CFS# FOR FALSE IMPERSONATION ON T/S. WARRANT REQ TAKEN.

(KNZA)--The boil water advisory for Brown County Rural Water District #2 has been lifted.

The advisory was issued Tuesday evening due to the loss of pressure because of a water main break.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday that laboratory testing samples collected from the water district indicate no evidence of contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by agency officials to be resolved.  

As a result, customers no longer need to boil the water they use for drinking and food preparation prior to use.

JEFFERON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican-led Legislature used its supermajority Wednesday to significantly loosen the state's gun laws and potentially tighten its voting requirements as lawmakers overrode numerous vetoes of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.

The sweeping guns legislation would allow most adults to carry concealed weapons without needing a permit while also expanding people's right to defend themselves both in public and private places. The elections law change would require people to show a government-issued photo ID at the polls starting in 2017, if voters also approve a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

Both measures passed with more than the required two-thirds majority in each chamber as Republicans shut off Democratic discussion and enacted the laws on largely party-line votes.

(KLZA)--The Nebraska State Patrol is planning a special enforcement effort in Otoe County this weekend.

According to a news release from NSP Information Coordinator Deb Collins, troopers will conduct high visibility patrols and a DUI checkpoint in Otoe County Saturday evening into the early morning hours of Sunday, September 18. A $2,100 grant from the Department of Roads Highway Safety Office will pay for the added patrols. 
 

(KLZA)-- Nemaha County Nebraska Commissioners conducted hearings concerning the 2016-17 fiscal year budget when they met September 7th. 

Following the hearings, which drew no public comment, Commissioners adopted a resolution to increase the base limitation percentage by the one percent allowed by state law; approved a budget of nearly $3,381,000, a decrease of more than $18,000; the Board also se the tax levy for Nemaha County at just over 29.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.  
 

“High Stakes: The Life and Times of E.W. Marland” will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, on OETA.

It will be repeated at 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.

The rise and fall of E.W. Marland, one of Oklahoma’s most colorful and controversial oil barons and the state’s tenth governor, comes alive in this hour-long documentary.

Filled with dramatic re-enactments shot on location, “High Stakes” is the most entertaining and extensive portrayal of Marland’s life ever produced.

“High Stakes” is produced by Steve Herrin and Scott Swearingen of Swearingen Productions of Tulsa and is narrated by Tulsa resident and nationally known historian and author, Michael Wallis.  In addition, Tulsa musicians, including Joseph Rivers, Mark Bruner, Shelby Eicher, and Rick Fortner have composed and perform original music.

The documentary features in-depth interviews with Ponca City residents who knew the Marland family and features never-before seen home movies and hundreds of rare family and Oklahoma oil industry photographs.

The film is funded by the E.W. Marland Estate Foundation and excerpts will be shown as part of public tours of the Marland Grand Home and the Marland Mansion in Ponca City. The full-length DVD version is available at the Marland Mansion.

The film had its premiere in May at The Poncan Theatre.

“High Stakes: The Life and Times of E.W. Marland” will premier at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, on OETA.

It will be repeated at 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.

The rise and fall of E.W. Marland, one of Oklahoma’s most colorful and controversial oil barons and the state’s tenth governor, comes alive in this hour-long documentary.

Filled with dramatic re-enactments shot on location, “High Stakes” is the most entertaining and extensive portrayal of Marland’s life ever produced.

“High Stakes” is produced by Steve Herrin and Scott Swearingen of Swearingen Productions of Tulsa and is narrated by Tulsa resident and nationally known historian and author, Michael Wallis.  In addition, Tulsa musicians, including Joseph Rivers, Mark Bruner, Shelby Eicher, and Rick Fortner have composed and perform original music.

The documentary features in-depth interviews with Ponca City residents who knew the Marland family and features never-before seen home movies and hundreds of rare family and Oklahoma oil industry photographs.

The film is funded by the E.W. Marland Estate Foundation and excerpts will be shown as part of public tours of the Marland Grand Home and the Marland Mansion in Ponca City. The full-length DVD version is available at the Marland Mansion.

The film had its premiere in May at The Poncan Theatre.

“High Stakes: The Life and Times of E.W. Marland” will premier at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, on OETA.

It will be repeated at 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.

The rise and fall of E.W. Marland, one of Oklahoma’s most colorful and controversial oil barons and the state’s tenth governor, comes alive in this hour-long documentary.

Filled with dramatic re-enactments shot on location, “High Stakes” is the most entertaining and extensive portrayal of Marland’s life ever produced.

“High Stakes” is produced by Steve Herrin and Scott Swearingen of Swearingen Productions of Tulsa and is narrated by Tulsa resident and nationally known historian and author, Michael Wallis.  In addition, Tulsa musicians, including Joseph Rivers, Mark Bruner, Shelby Eicher, and Rick Fortner have composed and perform original music.

The documentary features in-depth interviews with Ponca City residents who knew the Marland family and features never-before seen home movies and hundreds of rare family and Oklahoma oil industry photographs.

The film is funded by the E.W. Marland Estate Foundation and excerpts will be shown as part of public tours of the Marland Grand Home and the Marland Mansion in Ponca City. The full-length DVD version is available at the Marland Mansion.

The film had its premiere in May at The Poncan Theatre.

(KAIR)--An Atchison Woman lands behind bars following a theft that occurred earlier this winter.

According to Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, 41-year-old Tracey Vollmer was arrested Tuesday on charges of burglary and theft.

The charges stem from a report dating back to Feb. 10 when a shed at the residence of 6879 Lincoln Road was entered. That entry left an air compressor and a lawn mower missing, Laurie said.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News Vollmer was arrested by his officers and released into the Atchison County Jail.

Vollmer appeared in the Atchison County District Court Friday morning requesting a reduction in her $10,000. The judge considered her request and said he’d inform her lawyer of his decision at a later date.

Vollmer’s case was continued until Sept. 30.

(KLZA)-- The Richardson County Fair continues through Saturday in Humboldt.

Parades featuring area bands, floats, horses, costumed children, and various types of vehicles and business floats will begin at 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday with the King and Queen’s float leading the way. 

Each day of the Fair there will be free acts at 2 in the afternoon and 8 at night on the stage in the City Square Park. Rain would move the shows to the City Auditorium. 

The Friday entertainment features the group High Heel at 2 o’clock. Dawson native Lisa Heim will be the featured vocalist of the popular band.  

At 8 Friday evening “The Wissmann Family” another group that got their start in Richardson County will be the featured act.   

Friday events include the poultry judging, the 4 o’clock Kiddy Tractor Pull and a 9:30 p.m. street dance featuring the Tim Strathman Band on the northwest corner of the square in Humboldt.
 

(KAIR)--A major step forward for the future hotel to be located in downtown Atchison.

That comes in the form of a ceremonial groundbreaking to be held later this month.

According to a press release from the developer, Atchison Hospitality Group, the ceremony is planned for 11:30 on the morning of Friday, September 23, at the future hotel site, located near 4th and Main Street, in downtown Atchison. It will be located in a portion of the existing municipal parking lot, sold, by city leadership, for the purpose of the project.

According to the press release, sitework will begin in October, and construction is expected to take around 10 months.

The opening of the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Hotel is anticipated to happen in the later summer, or early fall of 2017.

A development agreement between the City of Atchison, and the developer was approved by the Atchison City Commission on February 17.

On March 6, it was announced that Intercontinental Hotels Group had approved the franchise application authorizing the hotel to be a Holiday Inn Express and Suites.

The four-star, 68 room hotel will feature an indoor pool, business center, fitness center, and a small conference room.

(KLZA)-- The Southeast interchange project will continue during the Apple Jack Festival this weekend, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.  

Constructors, Inc. of Lincoln, Nebraska, has the $24.42 million contract for the project which consists of constructing a new elevated interchange, with Nebraska 2 elevated over US-75.

Construction operations are necessary during the festival weekend due to weather and phasing commitments.  Traffic will be maintained at all times on US-75, Nebraska 2 and 11th Street in Nebraska City.

Flaggers may be used during the new ramp construction on the northeast quadrant of the project and on 11th street during paving operations.

(KMZA)--Efforts to establish a Vo-Ag program at the Nemaha Central High School advance.

USD 115 Superintendent Darrel Kohlman updated the Board of Education this week on the progress.
         
Kohlman said he will soon post the teaching position opening on Kansas Teaching Jobs website. Board members also suggested that he send
notice of the opening to colleges who offer a Vo-Ag degree in the four contiguous states.
 
Kohlman said one of the next steps should be to establish a committee that will pursue grant possibilities, donations and local  businesses for support. Board members Ilene Enneking, Joe Reitz, and Gary Niehues volunteered to serve on the committee.  Kohlman asked that these three think of community members that maybe interested in serving on the committee as well.

In review of the Strategic Plan, Kohlman reported that two architects from Horst, Terrill & Karst had done a walk through in the high school building and will develop a recommendation of possible renovations. He also reported that two contractors have picked up the information to bid the addition to the bus barn.

Kohlman also presented updated enrollment numbers. The number of students in the elementary & middle school is almost the same as last year at 386.   The high school is down slightly from last year from 247 to 236 students.

Remembering Gene Wilder -- The Poncan Theatre Presents: "Bonnie & Clyde" (the 1967 version), at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17

"They're young, they're in love and they kill people"

Two adult tickets, including a large popcorn and two large drinks, are $20. A single admission is $10, which includes a large popcorn and one large drink. Without refreshments, the ticket is $5 per person.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday, special agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested a Tishomingo school teacher.

The teacher, who worked at the alternative school in Tishomingo, is alleged to have had inappropriate contact with a child.  

On Monday, the Tishomingo Police Department requested OSBI investigate an allegation that teacher Shelly Jo Duncan (born May 29, 1968) was having inappropriate contact with a male student. 

OSBI special agents conducted interviews and collected evidence in the case. 

This morning, special agents arrested Duncan in the parking lot of the alternative school. She is being booked into the Johnston County jail on a complaint of lewd or indecent proposals or acts with a child under 16.

(KNZA)--A boil water advisory has been issued for Doniphan County Rural Water District #1.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the advisory Friday due to the loss of press because of a water main break. Inadequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
 
Customers should boil the water they use for drinking or food preparation for one minute prior to use or use bottled water.

The advisory will remain in effect until further notice.

(KAIR)--An investigation is ongoing after an elderly Atchison man reported the theft of a vehicle.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie says 75-year-old Richard Norris reported the theft of a black 1994 Jeep Wrangler from his garage at 8542 Pratt Road.

He says the theft happened sometime between 11:00 Monday evening and 8:00 Tuesday morning.

Laurie said they have no suspects in the ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff’s office.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Oklahoma-based tribe has given $400,000 to a group working to legalize casinos in three Arkansas counties.

According to a campaign finance report filed Thursday, Cherokee Nation Businesses made the contribution in August to Arkansas Winning Initiative Inc., which is pushing the proposed constitutional amendment allowing casinos in Boone, Miller and Washington counties.   

The tribe, based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, gave $1 million to the effort in June. Arkansas Winning Initiative has said that Cherokee Nation Businesses would operate the Washington County casino in northwest Arkansas if the measure passes.

The group also reported receiving a $100,000 loan from Marc Williams of Branson, Missouri, in August.

A group fighting the casino measure received more than $100,000 in August from the operators of Arkansas' two racetracks, which both allow electronic gambling.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A recent report says low oil prices and the oil industry slowdown continue to create financial challenges in Oklahoma and other oil-dependent states.

The Oklahoman  reports that Moody's Investors Service released its report on Wednesday.

The report analyzed direct revenue effects, including production taxes and revenues, and indirect revenue effects, such as industry spending cutbacks and layoffs, and the ability of the state to adapt to the ongoing challenges.

Moody's has given Oklahoma's credit the company's third-highest rating. The company says it expects gross production tax revenues will remain well below collections in previous years because of expectations for oil prices to remain in the $40 to $60 per barrel range.
    
 

(KNZA)--A Sabetha man charged in connection with a five-hour armed standoff in March has entered into a plea agreement.

50-year-old James McKenney pleaded “ no contest” Thursday in Nemaha County District Court to felony counts criminal threat and interference with law enforcement along with a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

In exchange for the plea, four additional counts were dismissed.

Sentencing was set for October 6th.

The judge granted a motion by McKenney’s attorney for a bond modification to allow him to the released his own recognizance.  He had been held on a $250,000 bond since his arrest.

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Sheriff Don Pounds discussed staffing with the Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The Sheriff says the office is continuing to accept applications for jailer positions.

Pounds also requested the Commissioners contact the City of Falls City to request a copy of data from the E-911, and address information for Falls City and Richardson County so it can be implemented into the new dispatching software program the Sheriffs office recently obtained.

Commissioners were also informed Richardson County has been named in a suit filed by Twin Oak Bachman Farms, Inc. and Lazy J. Farms Inc., regarding the status of a bridge on 709 Road east of 661 Avenue, which is north of Rulo.  
 

Researchers have identified lightning bolts in Oklahoma and France as the longest on record and warn that their discovery could alter traditional thinking on when it's safe to go outside after a storm passes.

A 2007 storm in Oklahoma produced a lightning bolt nearly 200 miles (321.85 kilometers) long, while a storm in southern France in 2012 produced a single flash that lasted 7.74 seconds. Both events were added Wednesday to a list of weather extremes kept by the World Meteorological Organization.

Timothy Lang from NASA said the Oklahoma lightning bolt streaked from near Tulsa to near the Oklahoma Panhandle. Randy Cerveny at Arizona State University said the French storm produced a lightning bolt that doubled back on itself, extending its life.
 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has cut $59 million of spending for schools, roads and other programs to counteract new tax breaks enacted when lawmakers overrode his vetoes. 
 
Nixon announced the budget cuts Thursday, a day after lawmakers overrode his vetoes. 
 
The cuts include more than $24 million for K-12 schools, $20 million for highway projects, more than $8 million for higher education and more than $4 million for agricultural programs. 
 
Nixon said the cuts were necessary to offset two newly enacted tax breaks - an income tax deduction for agricultural disaster aid payments and a sales tax exemption for instructional classes such as dance lessons. 
 
Lawmakers have disputed Nixon's cost estimates for the tax breaks.
 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A new report is outlining a series of steps Nebraska's beleaguered prisons can take to ensure better outcomes for inmates and staff members.

The report released Thursday by the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System highlights many of the lingering problems in the state corrections department, such as understaffing and crowding.

It also urges officials to hire more minority staff members, including those who speak Spanish and other languages that are prominent in the prison system.

The report notes that at least six Nebraska counties are interested in working with corrections officials on a program that would house work-release inmates in their home counties.

The report was released as prison officials prepare to present their official budget request to lawmakers and Gov. Pete Ricketts.
 

SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, Okla. (AP) - More than 250 new jobs are expected in northeastern Oklahoma after Texas-based Star Pipe Products announced plans to buy a manufacturer and subsidiary in the area.
 
Star Pipe Products announced Thursday that it was purchasing Jensen International of Coffeyville, Kansas, and subsidiary Jencast of South Coffeyville. The Oklahoma facility in Nowata County will retain its 88 jobs, and officials say 260 new jobs will be created over the next five years.
 
Star Pipe is based in Houston and produces iron products. 
 
The Cherokee Nation's career services department will help recruit and train workers for the new facility. 
 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Prosecutors could call more than 200 witnesses to the trial of a woman accused killing four people and injuring dozens when she plowed her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade last fall.
 
Victims, first responders, detectives and numerous spectators are on the list of 207 potential witness names filed this week in Payne County District Court in the case against Adacia Chambers.
 
Chambers has pleaded not guilty to four counts of second-degree murder and 42 counts of assault and battery in the Oct. 24 crash. She has been jailed since.
 
Chambers' attorneys filed a list of around 30 witnesses they plan to call to the trial starting Jan. 10, including co-workers at the burger and malt shop where Chambers worked, jailers, family members and mental health experts.

(MSC News)--Two Leavenworth residents have been sentenced to prison for their roles in detonating pipe bombs that damaged vehicles in the city this spring.

The Leavenworth Times reports 26-year-old Joseph Dickey was sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison Wednesday on two counts of criminal use of explosives and 21-year-old Amber Wood was sentenced to 3 years in prison on one count of criminal use of explosives.

The judge also ordered Dickey and Wood to jointly pay $8,000 in restitution.

Both pleaded no contest to the charges in August as part of a plea agreement.   

(KNZA)--A Doniphan County bridge replacement project east of Blair advances.

The Doniphan County Commission this week accepted a bid from Wamgeo-based Ebert Construction Company for the replacement of a bridge on 190th Road over Peters Creek in the amount of $268,661.

The bid was among two received, and was under the engineer’s estimate.

The current structure will be replaced with a 44-foot steel beam bridge.

Funding through the Kansas Department of Transportation will be pay for up to $160,000 of the project cost.

(KAIR)--No injuries are reported following a fire that destroyed a Horton home.

It happened at 232 East 6th Street Thursday afternoon.

Kansas Fire Marshal Investigator Lamar Shoemaker tells MSC News one of the home's occupant's managed to escape, and notified a neighbor.

Horton-area fire crews were called, and rushed to the scene to battle the blaze.

Shoemaker says the cause of the fire remains under investigation, with interviews to be conducted.

The home was a rental property, with local authorities saying it was being occupied by a couple.

Names are not immediately available.

The fire was reported around 1:45.

(KLZA)--Setbacks in the sale of local school property.

That word from HTRS Superintendent Sherri Edumundson following a recent discovery.

“We have learned that the football field at Table Rock was purchased with Wildlife and Parks Water Conservation Funds,” Edmundson said. “So it’s part of a grant and we have to follow the guidelines of that grant in order to sell it.”

She added they’ll have to use funds from the sale to purchase something else for outdoor recreation.

Since the process takes up to six months, she says the football field and track will not auction with the rest of the building and grounds of the old Table Rock site on Sept. 24.

She said they’re exploring options of what to purchase as well as the possibility of keeping the field and track as is.

The decision of further action will be made sometime in the future.

A local Girl Scout kindergarten troop is forming in Ponca City.

Come join the fun and fellowship of being a Girl Scout!

The new group will meet on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. Membership is $15. Meetings will be at 811 East Grand Avenue at the Girl Scout building.

For more information, call Patricia Hadley at (580) 304-9866.

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 VEH HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED. #56 ASND. RPT TKN.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma election officials say emails designed to look like communications from state or county election boards are being fraudulently sent to some Oklahoma voters.

Officials warned voters to be cautious Wednesday after some reported receiving emails indicating their voter information had been changed or needs verification.

Officials say the emails contain a link to a malicious website and should not be opened. Communications regarding changes in voter information or the need to verify registration are sent by the U.S. mail and not through email.

People can verify their registration information and access other information through the Oklahoma State Election Board's official website. The election board responds to emails sent through a web form on its website.

    Online:
    Oklahoma Election Board: http://elections.ok.gov
    Federal Trade Commission: spamuce.gov
    Anti-Phishing Working Group: reportphishingantiphishing.org
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma election officials say emails designed to look like communications from state or county election boards are being fraudulently sent to some Oklahoma voters.

Officials warned voters to be cautious Wednesday after some reported receiving emails indicating their voter information had been changed or needs verification.

Officials say the emails contain a link to a malicious website and should not be opened. Communications regarding changes in voter information or the need to verify registration are sent by the U.S. mail and not through email.

People can verify their registration information and access other information through the Oklahoma State Election Board's official website. The election board responds to emails sent through a web form on its website.

    Online:
    Oklahoma Election Board: http://elections.ok.gov
    Federal Trade Commission: spamuce.gov
    Anti-Phishing Working Group: reportphishingantiphishing.org
 

(KAIR)--Special recognition for a local coach.

Longtime Benedictine College Head Football Coach Larry Wilcox was named to the 2016 Hall of Fame by the NAIA Thursday. 

Announcement of the induction of Coach Wilcox was delivered by NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr in a video posted to YouTube.

The video release was timed with the NAIA's National Awards Day.

Wilcox will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the annual American Football Coaches Association Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in January.

Wilcox has held the position of Head Football Coach at the Atchison-based Catholic college since 1979.

Doniphan County roads closed as 9:45 a.m. Friday:

260th Road - tube out - closed until further notice
Friendship Road (east of Wolf River) - road caved off - closed until further notice
270th & Buffalo (east 1500 feet) - tube out - closed until further notice
Vermont Street (Elwood) between 15th Street and K-238 - closed due to flooding until further notice

Doniphan County Emergency Management Coordinator Julie Meng says the roads are closed for safety reasons and residents are urged to stay off the roads.

(KAIR)--One man is behind bars following an investigation regarding a stolen vehicle.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News the arrest stemmed from a mid-August report of a stolen truck from the 300 Block of Commercial in Atchison.

“On Sept. 14th, we arrested 22-year-old Jason Price Jr. and charged him with the theft of that truck,” Wilson said.

Wilson said the vehicle was recovered just a day after it was taken back in August.

Price was booked into the Atchison County Jail where he remains held on a $400 bond.

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Sheriff Don Pounds discussed staffing with the Board of Commissioners Tuesday. The Sheriff says the office is continuing to accept applications for jailer positions.

Pounds also requested the Commissioners contact the City of Falls City to request a copy of data from the E-911, and address information for Falls City and Richardson County so it can be implemented into the new dispatching software program the Sheriffs office recently obtained.

Commissioners were also informed Richardson County has been named in a suit filed by Twin Oak Bachman Farms, Inc. and Lazy J. Farms Inc., regarding the status of a bridge on 709 Road east of 661 Avenue, which is north of Rulo.  
 

(KNZA)--The ribbon-cutting and public open house for the new Holton Elementary School has been pushed back.

The event, which had been scheduled for Sunday, has been rescheduled for October 23rd.

The decision to reschedule the event came after the Holton Board of Education received a progress report at this week’s meeting from the contractor indicting there is still a few weeks of finish work to go.

(KNZA)--The Prairie Hills Board of Education has approved a resolution authorizing the refinancing of bonds issued in 2009 by the former USD 441.

Steve Shogren with George K. Baum and Company presented two options for refinancing to the Board Monday evening that would ultimately save taxpayers money through the life of the bonds.

Superintendent Todd Evans says the Board voted to go with a tail-end savings option.

The current bond issue called for the bonds to be paid off by 2029.  Under the new proposal, Evans says the bond will be paid off in 2026—three years early.
 
Evans says by taking advantage of reduced interest rates, taxpayers in the former USD 441 would experience an estimated present day savings of $719,000.

FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) - A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has been recorded near Fairview in northwestern Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the earthquake was recorded at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday 19 miles northwest of Fairview, about 95 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says there have been no reports of injury or damage.

The earthquake comes more than a week after a magnitude 5.8 quake shook Pawnee and was felt in several states, including Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.

On Monday, state and federal regulators said 32 disposal wells in northeastern Oklahoma must shut down because they are located too close to a newly discovered fault line that produced the quake near Pawnee, which is the state's strongest earthquake on record.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a man wanted in connection with a homicide in Oklahoma has been arrested in northeastern Arizona.

U.S. Marshals Service officials say 19-year-old Kevin Nall Jr. was taken into custody Tuesday evening in Holbrook.

Nall was wanted by police in Altus, Oklahoma.

Authorities say Nall allegedly shot someone about a dozen times during a Sept. 1 confrontation and then fled the scene. The victim died from his wounds.

Police say Nall left Oklahoma and was traveling through Arizona in an effort to avoid arrest.

The U.S. Marshals taskforce was able to determine Nall may be in Holbrook and surveillance spotted him at a restaurant in town.  He was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit.

Nall has been booked into the Navajo County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Oklahoma.
 

Photo credit: Atchison Fire Dept. 

(KAIR)--An aerial rescue Wednesday, when two employees of an Atchison County agricultural company found themselves trapped fifty-feet off the ground.

It happened at Cargill Ag, located at 15662 258th Road.

Atchison County Emergency Preparedness Director Wes Lanter tells MSC News the employees were conducting maintenance next to the grain elevator when the lift they were in apparently malfunctioned.

Unable to return to the ground, the Atchison County Rescue Squad was called to the location around 1:00 to bring the two to safety.

Lanter says he requested assistance from the City of Atchison Fire Department, which arrived at the scene with their aerial ladder truck. It was utilized to bring the two employees safely to the ground.

No one was hurt during the situation.

Lanter says the rescue was conducted quickly, and calls it an example of Atchison County based emergency services being able to work together to serve the local citizens.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Two 65-year-old cousins charged in the shotgun slayings of two young Northern California girls are making their first court appearances. But they can't face the death penalty because it wasn't an option when the girls were killed more than 40 years ago.

Yuba County prosecutor John Vacek says William Lloyd Harbour pleaded not guilty to murder at his arraignment in California on Wednesday.

Larry Don Patterson was ordered held without bond in Oklahoma, where he was arrested Tuesday.

Patterson said he intends to waive extradition to California to face charges in the 1973 deaths of 12-year-old Valerie Janice Lane and 13-year-old Doris Karen Derryberry.

District Attorney Patrick McGrath tells The Associated Press they won't face the possibility of execution because the death penalty wasn't available in California at the time.

(KAIR)--An aerial rescue Wednesday, when two employees of an Atchison County agricultural company found themselves trapped fifty-feet off the ground.

It happened at Cargill Ag, located at 15662 258th Road.

Atchison County Emergency Preparedness Director Wes Lanter tells MSC News the employees were conducting maintenance next to the grain elevator when the lift they were in apparently malfunctioned.

Unable to return to the ground, the Atchison County Rescue Squad was called to the location around 1:00 to bring the two to safety.

Lanter says he requested assistance from the City of Atchison Fire Department, which arrived at the scene with their aerial ladder truck. It was utilized to bring the two employees safely to the ground.

No one was hurt during the situation.

Lanter says the rescue was conducted quickly, and calls it an example of Atchison County based emergency services being able to work together to serve the local citizens.

ENID, Okla. (AP) - Health officials say four cases of mumps have been confirmed this week in Garfield County and at least 34 more suspected cases are under investigation.

A statement issued Wednesday night by the State Department of Health says those affected range in age from less than 1 to 41 years old.    

State Epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley says if parents observe symptoms of mumps in their child, the child should be kept at home for five days from the time the symptoms first appear.    

Mumps is a viral infection that causes swelling in the salivary glands and cheeks. Other symptoms include fever, headache, general aches and muscle pain.    

Two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine are required for school attendance. That vaccine is 88 percent effective in preventing mumps, according to the statement.
 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former band instructor at Union Public Schools has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after he admitted exchanging sexually explicit photos with a 12-year-old girl in Canada.

Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old James Russell Wilson of Tulsa was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty in June to one count of receiving child pornography. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped charges of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and transfer of obscene materials to a minor.
 
According to court documents, Wilson found the public profile of a 12-year-old girl on Instagram then contacted her on the messaging app Kik. Prosecutors say Wilson eventually sent and requested sexually explicit photos from the girl.
 
Wilson was suspended from his job at Union Public Schools and later resigned. 
 

(KLZA)-- Royalty was crowned during the Humboldt Fall Festival Wednesday night. 

Crowned as the 2016 Richardson County Fair Queen was Chloe Workman, daughter of Doug and Kellie Workman.  Chloe is a senior at the Humboldt – Table Rock – Steinauer School.

The King of this years Richardson County Fair is Glenn Hayward.

The other finalists for Queen were Cheree Abbott, Alexandria Bangert, Lauren Patzel and Logan Standerford.  

(KLZA)-- The Richardson County Fair is Thursday through Saturday in Humboldt.

Parades featuring area bands, floats, horses, costumed children, and various types of vehicles and business floats will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the King and Queen’s float leading the way. 

Each day of the Fair there will be free acts at 2 in the afternoon and 8 at night on the stage in the City Square Park. Rain would move the shows to the HTRS School. 

Thursday, the A Cappella quartet Blend will perform music from the 50’s and 60;s along with comedy. 

Other Thursday activities include: Goat and Sheep judging at 1.

The Southeast Nebraska Community Band will perform at 6:30 and the Farm Family Awards will be presented at 7:30.  

The AK-SAR-BEN Good Neighbor 100 Year Pioneer Farm Family Awards will be presented to Bernice Matthes and to Polly Porr Duryea. 

The 150 Year Pioneer Farm Family Awards will be presented to Anthony and Janet Ahern;  Elizabeth Dunn and Andrew and Nicole Dunn; Hazel Luginbill; Elizabeth Luginbill daSilva and to Francis Luginbill Warner.

(KNZA)--The Annual Hiawatha Maple Leaf Festival and Heritage Day celebration will take place Saturday.

The event is being put on by the Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce and Brown County Historical Society.

Vendors will be set up around the courthouse square from 9 to 3 selling a variety of goods and services.  

 There will also be a bounce house for kids to enjoy.  In addition, “Nickelodeon’s  Dora the Explorer”  will be making an appearance at the Maple Leaf Festival.  Dora will be roaming about in front of the Rainbow Communications building in 20-minute intervals from 10 to 2.  

The Heritage Day celebration will include the crowning of the first annual Harvest Princess.

The historical society’s downtown museum will be open from 10 to 2 along with Jack’s Trains at 518 Oregon.  In addition, there will be activities at their Ag Museum on East Iowa Street—including demonstrations, displays, wagon rides down Windmill lane, face painting for kids and food.   

Shuttle rides from the downtown museum to the Ag Museum will be provided every half-hour, starting at 10:00.  

(KNZA)--A Holton man facing sex-related charges in six separate cases has been bound over for trial on charges in the fifth case.

21-year-old Jacob Ewing was bound over on charges of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated kidnapping following a preliminary hearing Wednesday in a Jackson County Courtroom.

The charges stem from alleged offenses occurring in January 2015 involving a woman who is now 20.

Ewing was bound over last month on charges in the first four cases following a preliminary hearing.

Arraignment in all five cases is now set for November 10th.

Ewing was arrested September 1st on sex-related charges in a sixth case involving child under the age of 14. A preliminary hearing in that case is scheduled for October 27th.

With the latest case, Ewing now faces 19 sex-related charges.

He remains in the Jackson County Jail.

In a continued show of support for to Give Kids The World Village, a non-profit resort in Central Florida that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery will again host its Free Pancake Day on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Guests can enjoy a free short stack of Perkins' pancakes at any participating locations. All the company asks is that guests, in return, consider making a donation to GKTW.

All money raised by Perkins Restaurants & Bakery on the Free Pancake Day will go directly towards the operation of the Village’s Gingerbread House, a whimsical restaurant opened by Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in 1990, where more than 200,000 breakfasts and dinners are served annually to Give Kids the World guests.

“Perkins Free Pancake Day is an event that the community looks forward to each year. It is an opportunity to enjoy a free short stack of pancakes on us as we all rally behind an outstanding organization that helps families worldwide,” said Jim Frank, Chief Operating Officer of Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. 

Perkins has raised more than $20 million for Give Kids The World since 1989.

“Perkins has been among our most treasured partners for over 25 years," said Pam Landwirth, President and CEO of Give Kids the World Village.  "Through the boundless generosity of Perkins staff, franchisees and guests, we have served over 5,500,000 meals in our beloved Gingerbread House Restaurant. We are deeply grateful that they have embraced our mission and help us create the happiness that inspires hope.”

The BisonBison Film Festival is hosting the annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m., in the historic Poncan Theatre.

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is a unique experience that occurs simultaneously in theaters across six continents.

Started in 1998, Manhattan Short is a competition for filmmakers around the world to submit short films, which are then voted on by the global audience. This year, 678 films were submitted from 52 countries and the 10 finalists were selected to be shown from Sept. 23 through Oct. 2, at hundreds of international venues.

The votes in Ponca City are tallied along with those from other audiences around the globe, and the winners are announced Oct. 3.

“This is an exciting event to have in Ponca City,” said BisonBison Film Festival board president Shanley Wells-Rau. “Just imagine, thousands of people from all areas of the world are watching and voting on the same films that we vote on here. A Ponca City vote counts just as much as a vote from Paris, London, Sydney or Cape Town.

“Last year, two of the shorts shown at the Poncan were nominated for Oscars,” said Wells-Rau. “The film, ‘Bear Story’ won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. The film 'Shok’ was nominated for Best Short. It was fun watching the Oscars and realizing two of the shorts shown here in Ponca were nominated, and one movie won.”

Billed as the “World’s first global film festival,” the Manhattan Short Film Festival is a new way to experience films that local audiences might not otherwise have the opportunity to see.

Ponca City audiences will get their chance to experience this one-of-a-kind film festival and vote for their favorite at the film screenings at the Poncan Theatre.

The Films:

• The Tunnel, directed by André Øvredal. Country: Norway. Synopsis: An overcrowded future. A terrible solution. A family stuck in traffic jam.
• Bravoman, directed by Evelina Barsegian. Country: Russia. Synopsis: Andrey is paid to rouse theater audiences from their seats, a job that turns him into a cynic until he meets a woman whose appreciation of the stage brings her to tears.
• Kaputt, directed by Volker Schlecht & Alexander Lahl. Country: Germany. Synopsis: An animated documentary about Hoheneck, the main prison for women in former East Germany.
• Ella Gets a Promotion?, directed by Mike Pusateri and Richard Diaz. Country: USA. Synopsis: Ella, a talented and loyal employee, finally gets the promotion she deserves. Or does she? A humorous look at duplicitous behavior in today's corporate America.
• Hold On, directed by Charlotte Scott-Wilson. Country: Netherlands. Synopsis: A young, talented cellist suddenly develops stage fright after one of her cello strings breaks during an important performance.
• Overtime, directed by Emma McKenna & Craig D. Foster. Country: Australia. Synopsis: It's getting late on a Friday night and Ralph is keen to get out of the office, but the boss won't let him. No big deal, right? It's just that the full moon is rising and Ralph is a werewolf.
• Carousel, directed by Kal Weber. Country: England. Synopsis: A man doles out a torrent of accumulated wisdom to a teen with unexpected results.
• Gorilla, directed by Tibo Pinsard. Country: France. Synopsis: Hollywood, 1952. Henry Corso performs as a costumed gorilla on horror movies and adventure movies. For Jungle Jenna, he must terrorize the leading actress lost in a fake jungle. But scaring the woman he desires is going to be particularly tricky for the gorilla man.
• I Am A Pencil, directed by Joe D'Arcy. Country: Australia. Synopsis: Freedom of expression is the star of this animated film inspired by those who marched in protest on Jan. 11, 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France.
• The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul W.R., directed by Romain Quirot. Country: France. Synopsis: Mankind's only hope of salvation rests upon the shoulders of the enigmatic Paul WR, the most talented astronaut of his generation. Mysteriously, a few hours before the mission launch, Paul has disappeared.

Tickets to the Manhattan Short Film Festival are $10 each and are available at the Poncan Theatre box office or by calling (580) 765-0943 or by contacting a BisonBison Film Festival board member.

The mission of the BisonBison Film Festival is to recognize and showcase the work of student filmmakers enrolled in academic programs in the mid-America region. For more information, visit www.bisonbisonfilmfestival.org.

Only a few camping sites remain for the Kaw Lake Cherokee Strip Trail Ride, reported Trail Boss Rick Boyd. 

“We’ve had many riders choose to camp the two nights with us at Sarge Creek and only have about five sites for camping left as of Sept. 1,” he said.  “However, we always welcome day riders.”

The Fifth Annual Cherokee Strip Trail Ride is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 on the Five Fingers Trail at Kaw Lake. 

Reservations for the ride and/or camping may be made by contacting the Kaw Lake Association at (580) 762-9494.  Registration forms can be picked up at sponsor locations or the Kaw Lake Association, 3517 Lake Road, Ponca City.

Organized by the Kaw Lake Association in commemoration of the opening of Oklahoma’s Cherokee Strip Outlet in 1893, the ride begins Saturday morning, Sept. 17 at the Sarge Creek Cove Campground, east of Kaw City on Kaw Lake.  Riders will depart at 11 a.m. from the group camp site pavilion and will be divided into gaited and quarter horse groups for a guided ride out to the Big Ravine where the group will break for lunch.  Riders should bring a sack lunch. 

Whether you are a horseback rider or just want to mingle with horses and their riders, everyone can join us that afternoon for the cookout at the Sarge Creek Pavilion.  Dinner is $10 per plate and serving will begin around 4 p.m. at the Sarge Creek Pavilion. This will be followed by live entertainment and the opportunity to test your vocal skills with karaoke.  In addition, new this year will be a live auction of western art and other items.  Numerous door prizes have been donated by area businesses including the Ponca City Chamber/Tourism, Pioneer Woman Museum, Garouette’s, and individuals including the ever popular paintings by actor/artist Buck Taylor donated by trail ride supporters Grant and Deanna Hodges.

Riders may either come just for the day ride Saturday or come Friday evening and join others for the weekend camping at the reserved sites at Sarge Creek.  Cost for the ride is $15 and camping is $36 for the two nights.  All riders are encouraged to register in advance by Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Kathy Tippin, executive director of the Kaw Lake Association.

Trail boss for the ride is Rick Boyd.  Other trail scouts will assist in leading the groups and will be wearing bandanas to identify themselves.

Gold sponsors are Osage County Tourism, Eastman National Bank, Kay Electric Co-operative and Tractor Supply.   Bronze sponsors are Rock-a-Bye Ranch and Nixon Excavating.  Other sponsors include Grant and Deanna Hodges and Garouette products.

For information contact Rick Boyd at (580) 716-7425 or the Kaw Lake Association at (580) 765-9494.  Also on the Kaw Lake Association website www.kawlake.com under Calendar of Events or on the Kaw Lake Association Facebook Page under “events”

Ponca Citian Bruce Williams prepares to mount up for a previous Cherokee Strip Trail Ride at Kaw Lake.  He will be riding again this year.  This year’s ride, organized by the Kaw Lake Association, will be Saturday, Sept. 17 starting at the Sarge Creek Campground

West Middle School will hold its annual curriculum night on Thursday, Sept. 22.

This is an opportunity for parents to learn more about the programs at West. The priority at West is to partner with parents to provide the best possible educational opportunity for children.

Parents are to meet in the Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. After a short introduction by the administrative team, parents will have the opportunity to follow the student’s schedule to meet all of the teachers and hear about their student’s classes.  The evening will conclude at 6:45 p.m. All parents need to enter through the auditorium.

West Middle School is a Title I school, which means it receives federal money to help ensure that all students meet challenging academic standards.

“We look forward to sharing some of the programs we have available at our school,” said West principal Curtis Layton.

Periods at West:

• 5:50-5:55 First period
• 5:59-6:04 Second period
• 6:08-6:13 Third period
• 6:17-6:22 Fourth period
• 6:26-6:31 Fifth period
• 6:35-6:40 Sixth period (The evening concludes after this period)

Parent programs available at West include:

• Title I
• SOAR
• School Website
• Parent Access
• Email Notification
• Volunteering Opportunities – Lunch, Book Fairs, Teacher Assistance
• Plus Programs: Advisory, Fluency Lab, Tutoring
• Get on email list

Visit participating merchants during Ladies Night Out from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.15! Each merchant is partnering with area delis, caterers and restaurants to offer a sweet or savory bite and drink. Bring you friends and your appetite to shop and eat at this fun event in downtown Ponca City!

Participating merchants include:

• •The Attic Boutique featuring The Perk Beverage Co.
• • Calie Jo's featuring Food Pyramid
• • Cherokee Strip Company featuring Snyder's Chicken and Catering
• • The Bag Lady Boutique featuring KFC
• • Embellished Home featuring Astoria Blvd Bistro & Bar
• • Grand Relics featuring Sodexo USA catering
• • The Prairie Rose featuring Fraziers Grill
• • Ponca City Nutrition featuring items from their menu
• • Whimsy featuring Danny's BBQ Headquarters
• • Frocks & Fashions LLC. featuring Bold Cookie Company and Deo's Desserts

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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It's "Classic Broadway" music for this week's Music in the Garden concert sponsored by the Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council.

The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Cann Memorial Gardens at 14th Street and Grand Avenue.

Eddie Dixon and the NOC music students are going to give us another great show! Rain will cancel and there is a chance of rain, but the weather guys are often wrong.

The council will make the decision to cancel Thursday at 6 p.m. so check the Ponca City Arts & Humanities Council Facebook page for updates.

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and refreshments and join the crowd for the concert.

Sponsors are John McNeese and John Richardson, Phillips 66, RCB Bank, Martin Jean and Jackson attorneys, Osage Casino, Pemberton Chevrolet, D & P Tank Service, Ponca City Tourism, and Humanity Hospice.

The Kildare Volunteer Fire Department will have its third annual fish fry at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the fire station in Kildare. The station is located at Church Street and 11th Street.

Admission is by donation to the fire department.

The menu includes fish, chicken, beans, cole slaw, hush puppies and a drink.

Money raised by the event will go to help the department finish converting an ex-military truck into a heavy brush truck and to purchase folding tables and chairs.

Heavy  brush trucks are used to carry more water to battle large wildland fires.

This will be Kildare's second heavy brush truck and will give the department better capability to get a quick knock-down on fires  in the district. It also will allow the volunteers the opportunity to provide mutual aid with other fire departments without compromising fire protection in the district.

The folding tables and chairs will allow the department to host events without borrowing the items.

The department and firefighters are selling tickets for a chance to win an AR-15. This rifle is a flat top and in a camo design. It can be traded for an all black design.

Tickets are $5 each or five tickets for $20. They can be purchased at the fish fry, at the annual meeting in November or from any Kildare firefighter.

For more information, contact Fire Chief Travis Harris at (580) 763-7203.

OKLAHOMA CITY --  An OHP Trooper narrowly escaped injury when a driver struck the Trooper’s unoccupied patrol car Tuesday evening, Sept. 13.

Trooper Adam Wood’s vehicle was in the left lane of the Muskogee Turnpike eastbound with emergency lights on. Trp. Wood had just worked on a motorist assist and was clearing debris from the shoulder of the road when he saw an SUV headed toward his car, not slowing. Wood jumped over the center wall to escape being hit by the SUV.

The OHP patrol car was hit, sending it more than 200 feet down the road. The driver of the SUV sustained only minor injuries from airbag deployment and refused treatment at the scene. The driver was issued citations for inattentive driving and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.

“This incident illustrates how vitally important it is for drivers to be aware and attentive at all times,” said OHP Chief Ricky Adams. “We are fortunate that there were no serious injuries or loss of life to anyone in this crash.”

Oklahoma law requires drivers to either change lanes or slow down when passing emergency vehicles on the road with lights flashing.

“Our Troopers face many dangers each and every day,” Adams said. “In the last several years, we’ve had far too many near-misses and units struck. Please avoid all distractions when you’re driving, and when you see flashing lights, slow down and move over. Help us all avoid needless tragedies.”

From the Oklahoma Highway Patrol

From the Ponca City Police Department

At least four local businesses have reported receiving calls today from a man who is very demanding and has a foreign accent.   He says he is from Kay Electric representing Ponca City Utility Authority and tells the business if the issue of payment is not made within 30 minutes his truck would be here to cut off at pole. The phone number that shows up on the caller ID is 580-767-0311 which is a number to the Ponca City Utilities Office.  This man is not calling from Kay Electric or the Ponca City Utility Authority.  This is a scam.  Do not give this caller any credit card or bank account information. 

(KMZA)--The Nemaha Central USD 115 Board of Education has given their approval to a program that provides weekend meals for children.  

The Board Monday evening heard a presentation from Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School Early Childhood Special Education teacher Jamie Anderson on the Harvesters BackSnack program.

Nemaha County is located within the Harvesters 26-county service area in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.

The food is free and is  distributed through the local food bank.

Anderson requested permission to complete the requirements needed to implement the program in the elementary & middle school.  One  requirement is that the superintendent submit a letter of support authorizing the food bank to operate within the district.
         
The Board voted unanimously to authorize Superintendent Darrel Kohlman to write a letter of support allowing the food bank to operate within the district.

This is a list of road closures reported by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department on 9/14

 (0801 AM 09/14/2015) 180th between Horned Owl and Hazelnut is washed out.
 This is a dirt road, so no one should be on it anyway

 (0747 AM 09/14/2016) Areas to the east and south of Robinson are reported
 to having up to 6 feet of water, as per 703.
 Horned Owl, just north of 170th is flooded, awaiting barricades

 (0736 AM 09/14/2016) Mulberry and 200 has cleared
 Raccoon and 200 has cleared
 210th from Lake St in Robinson to Timber is closed
 Temple and Railroad to the Wolf Creek in Robinson is closed

 (0600 AM 09/14/2016) Raccoon and 200th
 Mulberry and 200th
 Prairie and Kansas/Nebraska state line *closed with barricades*
 330th and Starling *Closed with barricades*
 205 and Sumac
 340 from Sagebrush to Redbud

 Horned Owl 170th-180th
 280th Kestrel-Jackrabbitt
 Kestrel 290th-300th
 Sagebrush and Timber at 205th

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service says a postal worker in Shawnee is under investigation for allegedly hoarding mail.
 
U.S. Postal Service Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeff Krafels says investigators received a tip last month that the postal employee was hoarding people's mail in Shawnee. He tells the Shawnee News-Star (http://bit.ly/2cHD8oI ) that agents recovered the missing mail on Sept. 2, and that the mail will be rerouted and delivered to customers.
 
Krafels says the person under investigation is now on "non-duty" status.
 
He declined to release further details about the investigation but said the postal service considers the allegations "to be a very serious matter."
 

If you like sarcastic, witty humor sprinkled with mistaken identity, a little Keystone Kops and a dose of Marx Brothers, "Lend Me A Tenor" is the play for you.

Opening night at the Ponca Playhouse is Friday, Sept. 16, and tickets are now available. The box office is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 301 South First. Call (580) 765-5360.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 25.

Which Tenor is which? Come see this comedy about mistaken identities and the kind of love that lasts, no matter how many times it gets trampled on. 

 It is the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The world-famous tenor, Tito Merelli, “Il Stupendo,” is to perform his greatest role, Otello, at the 10-year anniversary gala season opener.

Henry Saunders, the opera’s executive director, has high hopes that Merelli’s performance will put Cleveland on the operatic map. However, at the final dress rehearsal of Otello, Merelli is nowhere to be found, Saunders is in a panic, and, along with Max Garber, Saunders’s personal assistant, they scramble to figure out what to do.

This performance at the Ponca Playhouse is being staged in the round, with pantomime a large part of  the production.

The small cast for this show includes director Doobie Potter; Chris Schelp as Max; Caroline Buck Homier as Maggie; Larry King as Saunders; John P. Maddox as Tito; Sierra Salton as Maria; Eric Bay as the bellhop and Marylynn Coryell as Julia. The part of Diana will be announced.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - An appellate panel that ordered Missouri to reveal its supplier of lethal injection drugs is giving the state another chance to make its case to shield that information.
 
In a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi's three-drug execution protocol, two death-row inmates have subpoenaed Missouri for details about the using the single sedative, pentobarbital, in executions. Richard Jordan and Ricky Chase argue that Mississippi's three-drug protocol is torturous and unconstitutionally cruel.
 
On Sept. 2, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis unanimously rejected Missouri's claim that disclosing how it gets pentobarbital could crimp its ability to obtain such chemicals for future executions.
 
On Tuesday, the court issued a three-paragraph order granting the rehearing, but did not specify its reasons.
 

The Ponca City Epilepsy Support Group is sponsoring a 5K Run/Fun Walk on Sept. 24 to raise money for the Oklahoma Epilepsy Foundation and  the Mollie Kelly Memorial Scholarship fund. 

Sponsors expect at least 150 participants at the event, which will be held at Lake Ponca. 

To be a sponsor for the event, contact Natalie McBrid at (580) 761-4405 or email epi-purple-mom@outlook.com.

Participants can sign up online at https://www.raceentry.com/races/the-first-annual-mollie-kelly-memorial-5k-run-fun-walk/2016/register.

Some of the proceeds from the event will be used to help young children attend an epilepsy camp at Camp Cavett, seizure medication assistance and provide material for people with epilepsy. All donations will stay in Oklahoma to help the people of Oklahoma.

Mollie Kelly was lost to SUDEP in 2015 while pursuing higher education in music. 

(KLZA)-- The Richardson County Fair is Thursday through Saturday in Humboldt. The Humboldt Fall Festival and Coronation Program will kickoff this weeks events at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.

The theme of the program is “Country Days, American Ways.”  The coronation program will be on the stage in the City Square Park, weather permitting. If it is raining the coronation and program will be held at the City Auditorium on the south side of the Square. During the ceremony the Queen and King will be crowned and the Humboldt Woman of the Year will be honored.  

Parades featuring area bands, floats, horses, costumed children, and various types of vehicles and business floats will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the King and Queen’s float leading the way.  

Each day of the Fair there will be free acts at 2 in the afternoon and 8 at night on the stage in the City Square Park. Rain would move the shows to the HTRS School.   Thursday, the A Cappella quartet Blend will perform music from the 50’s and 60;s along with comedy.   Friday two acts will be featured. At 2 o’clock the group High Heel will perform featuring Richardson County native Lisa Heim. ( hime like lime) That evening, a group with Richardson County roots “The Wissmann Family” will perform.   The Saturday entertainment will be Riverrock, a popular band from Kansas City featuring classic country and rock music from the 60’s and 70’salong with songs of the 80’s and 90’s.

 There will be carnival rides and game as well as the many exhibits to see at the Richardson County Fair in Humboldt.

The Tonkawa Arts and Humanities Council's third annual "A Chair-ity Event" begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at TS Fork, 100 West Grand in Tonkawa.

The event will include a silent auction of 15 artists' chairsto benefit area student arts scholarships and an NOC scholarship fund.

Mike Ball with the Tonkawa Arts and Humanities Council said the event has raised $7,000 over the past two years. This year's event will be usede for the Tonkawa High School Art Department, he said.

The event will be held on the TS Fork patio, weather permitting, and will feature guitarist extraordinaire Edgar Cruz performing live music, heavy hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.

In addition to the silent auction of the chairs, many of which will include companion event tickets, there will be a live auction of three packages. They include The Rocky Top, which includes seven wines, seven whiskeys, and a two-night stay at a Rocky Top Winery Cabin. The second package is The Lunch Box, and includes a wide variety of restaurant gift cards. Finally, The Tailgater includes a 65-quart Pelican ice chest, gift certificates for Danny's BBQ Head Quarters, Food Pyramid and drinks.

Tickets for the event are $35 and are available at Frames and Things in Tonkawa. Phone (580) 628-3400.

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha School Board has agreed to provide more than $30,000 in additional funding to Brown County Special Education Inter-local 615 for the 2016-17 school year.
     
Director Becky Shamburg appeared before the Board Monday evening to request at total of $50,000 from the two districts that makeup the inter-local, with the Hiawatha school district’s share being $30,430.    
         
Shamburg told the board they have seen a decline in carry-over funds since 2012 and saw the level really decrease after they added health insurance for paraprofessionals in 2014.  She said their carry-over is below what its suppose to be and wants enough carry-over to be able to pay one month of salaries, which is around $217,000.

The board voted to provide the additional funding as requested, with the money to come from the district’s capital outlay fund.
    
In other business, the Board approved adding a bus route after school on a trial basis to take middle school students to the elementary school for pickup or to walk home.

Two years ago, a bus route was added to take elementary school students to the middle school after school for pick-up.   Transportation Director Mary Clary said that has worked well.  

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  SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 527 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS CAUSED
  FLOODING. THREE TO AS MUCH AS SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
  FALLEN WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH POSSIBLE. WATER OVER NUMEROUS
  ROADS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE WARNED AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ST. JOSEPH...ATCHISON...CAMERON...SAVANNAH...HAMILTON...GOWER...
  WATHENA...ELWOOD...HIGHLAND...TROY...COUNTRY CLUB VILLA...
  COUNTRY CLUB...OREGON...STEWARTSVILLE...AGENCY...EFFINGHAM...
  OSBORN...KINGSTON...AMAZONIA AND RUSHVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Flood Warning

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
156 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2016


...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill Mo has issued a
flood warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

  Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flowing water. Nearly half of all flood
fatalities are vehicle related. As little as 6 inches of water may
cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Two feet of water will
carry most vehicles away.This product along with additional weather
and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.

(KNZA)--A boil water advisory has been issued for Brown County Rural Water District #2.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the advisory Tuesday evening for customers served in the region east of Highway 73.  Customers located west of Highway 73 are not affected at this time.

KDHE officials issued the advisory due to the loss of water pressure. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

Customers should boil the water they use for drinking or food preparation for one minute prior to use or use bottled water.

The advisory will remain in effect until further notice.

(KNZA)--A Brown County man arrested on suspicion of solicitation to commit first-degree murder has been released from custody as the investigation continues.

39-year-old Douglas Wayne Mueller was arrested Sunday by the Brown County Sheriff's Department and booked into the Brown County Jail.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill tells MSC News that "as their investigation continued Monday night, the Brown County Sheriffs Office determined that while the evidence suggests that Mueller made inquiry to a third party about the crime of murder, he may have communicated his withdrawal or renunciation of the solicitation of the underlying act, prior to the third party acting in furtherance,  which is a defense to the offense in Kansas."

Hill says the case remains under investigation as Mueller was released Tuesday from jail on the 48 hour hold he was being held on.
    

(KNZA)--A Horton man, who formerly served as an accounting technician for the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, has been indicted on a federal charge of embezzling tribal funds.

According to a news release issued by the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 45-year-old Heath Hopkins is charged with one count of theft from an Indian Tribal organization.

The indictment alleges that Hopkins, while working for the Kickapoo Tribe Housing Authority, wrote unauthorized checks to himself on the tribe's checking account.

Hopkins was indicted Tuesday. That follows an investigation by the FBI.

If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.  

(MSC News)--A Tuesday afternoon lighting strike is being blamed for technical issues being experienced by the family of radio stations that comprise Many Signals Communications.

That includes KNZA 103.9 FM, KMZA 92.1 FM and Sunny 101.3 FM.

Repair work is underway, with disruptions likely as that effort advances.

Listeners are reminded to utilize the available online streaming service, available here.

A free streaming app is also available for your phone, or other device, in both the Apple and Android stores.

We will also keep you up to date with any developments right here on mscnews.net.

Route 111 in Atchison and Holt counties in Missouri will close Wednesday, September 14, for sealing. 

Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation had planned to close Route 111 between Route Z in Atchison County and Route W in Holt County Tuesday  from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., but had to postpone the operation until Wednesday due to weather. The route will close Wednesday during the same time period, weather permitting. During the closure motorists will need to use an alternate route.

MoDOT encourages all motorists to slow down, buckle up, eliminate distractions and drive safely to ensure everyone is able to Arrive Alive.
 

MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a man in Oklahoma and another in California have been arrested in connection to the killing of two girls in California more than 40 years ago.
 
Yuba County sheriff's officials said federal authorities aided in the Tuesday arrests of 65-year-old Larry Don Patterson of Oakhurst, Oklahoma, and 65-year-old William Lloyd Harbour of Olivehurst, California.
 
Authorities say the men are suspects in the November 1973 deaths of 12-year-old Valerie Janice Lane and 13-year-old Doris Karen Derryberry of Olivehurst, California.
 
Authorities say the girls were driven to a wooded area near Marysville, north of Sacramento, and shot at close range. The girls went missing after going on a weekend shopping trip.
 
The U.S. Marshals Service says Patterson was being held on multiple charges, including as an unregistered sex offender.
 
 

Students and teachers celebrated Grandparents Day at Washington Pre-Kindergarten Center on Friday. More than 200 guests attended.

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday night  authorizing Mayor Homer Nicholson to sign a grant agreement between the City of Ponca City and  the Federal Aviation Administration to install an Omni-Directional Lighting System (ODALS) for a runway at the Ponca City Regional Airport.

If approved by the FAA, the grant would pay 90 percent of the $291,115 cost for the system, or $262,003. The City of Ponca City would pay the remaining 10 percent, or $29,112.

The grant is contingent upon the FAA approving and funding the project. The City’s 10 percent will be charged to Airport Capital Improvements.

The resolution acknowledges the city and FAA have had a long-term partnership in making improvements to the Ponca City Regional Airport.

Ponca City Police arrested a 24-year-old man Monday morning in connection with several auto burglaries and a burglary of a home.

Demetri Jerome Cassady, 24, was arrested at 7:52 a.m. Monday in the 2600 block of Bluestem. A suspect vehicle was located at Northeast Baptist Church, police said.

Owners of several vehicles reported burglaries in the Bluestem and Donner Place area in the early morning hours on Monday. The first report was made at 5:53 a.m. Monday on Bluestem, where two guns were reported stolen. While taking that report, officers reported hearing gunshots in the area, but were unable to locate where they were fired. 

At least nine reports were made to police, and at 7:52 a.m. Monday, a homeowner reported a man tried to get inside his residence on Bluestem. Cassady was arrested there on complaints of knowingly concealing stolen property and possession of a firearm after a previous conviction.

The vehicles were all parked in the northeast part of Ponca City on North Woodlands, East Hartford, Homestead, Donner Place, Woodthrush, Cedar Lane, and Bluestem. Items stolen and recovered were a .45 caliber loaded pistol, a loaded 9mm handgun, loose change and cash, a portable DVD player, an IPod, prescription medication, Oakley brand sunglasses, a taser, a navigation system, and automatic garage door opener. Other miscellaneous items have been recovered and believed to be stolen, but no owners have identified them.

An occupied home on Donner Place was entered over-night. Items were taken from the vehicle in the drive and food was taken off of the kitchen counter.

When Police confronted Cassady in the back yard of the home in the 2600 block of Bluestem, he had the loaded firearms in the pockets of the jacket he was wearing. Police located a black bag filled with items reported stolen. Cassady had medication in a toothpick container that had not been prescribed to him.

Police also took a report on vandalism damage to a police car after Cassady was arrested.

Cassady was placed in the back seat of a patrol car and transported to the Police Department. He kicked and broke in half the interior door panel of the patrol car and displaced the weather stripping causing over $700 in damages.

Police secured a search warrant for the pickup that Cassady had driven and parked the night before in the lot of Northeast Baptist Church on Pecan. It was later released to a relative.

Cassady was transported to the Kay County Detention Facility early Tuesday afternoon. Although the investigation is continuing, current charges include: first-degree burglary, attempted second-degree burglary, eight counts of thefts from vehicles, seven counts of being in possession of stolen property, two counts of being in possession of a firearm after former conviction, two counts of possession of a firearm while in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, public intoxication and a felony count of destruction of public property.

Cassady's court records in Kay County show five felony cases since 2012, including burglary, conspiracy, knowingly concealing stolen property, larceny of an automobile and possession of controlled dangerous substances. There are also three misdemeanor cases for possession of controlled dangerous substances, breaking and entering, and malicious injury to property. 

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

09/12/16 07:25 07:27 07:42 08:34 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013384 9785

BLUESTEM

RP ADV'D 2 VEHS WERE BURGLARIZED. #59 TOOK RPT.

09/12/16 07:35 07:38 07:55 09:56 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013385 9999

DONNER PL

RP ADV'D 2 VEHS WERE BURGLARIZED. #40 TOOK RPT ON VEH. AFTER #40 ARRIVED, RP REALIZED SOMEONE WAS INSIDE THEIR RESI DURING THE NIGHT.

09/12/16 07:46 08:34 08:34 09:37 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013386 9785

BLUESTEM

WHILE PROCESSING #3384, #59 FOUND ANOTHER VEH BURG. RPT TKN ON VEH.

09/12/16 07:52 07:53 07:54 15:35 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013387 7765

BLUESTEM

RESIDENT ADV'D W/M TRIED TO GET INSIDE HIS RESI. #13, #59, & #40 RESPONDED.

#23 WENT 10-15 W/ 24 YO W/M FOR KCSP & POSS FA APC.

SUSPT VEH: PN 005-706 LOCATED.

*

CONNECT #16013380, 3382, 3383, 3384, 3385, 3386, 3389, 3391, 3393

09/12/16 08:12 08:39 08:49 09:22 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013389 9150

E HARTFORD

RP ADV'D 2 VEHS BURG. #13 TOOK RPT.

09/12/16 08:14 08:16 08:19 08:36 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16013390 9999

E PROSPECT

RP ADV'D MALE CHOKING FEM IN PARKING LOT, DRK SILVER HONDA CIVIC 4DR. #40 & #13 RESPONDED. ATL AREA. UTL VEH. SECURITY NOTIFIED, WILL CHECK VIDEO AND RECALL IF THEY LOCATE ANYTHING.

09/12/16 08:23 08:23 08:23 10:00 VANDALISM PD 16013391 9498

E OKLAHOMA

#39 ADV'D 10-15 DAMAGED HIS PATROL VEH. RPT TKN. CONNECT #16013387

09/12/16 08:34 08:39 08:44 09:08 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013393 9999

WOODTHRUSH

RESIDENT ADV'D GALAXY 4 CELL PHONE STOLEN FROM VEH. #40 TOOK RPT.

09/12/16 10:01 10:16 10:23 10:38 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013396 9150

N UNION

RP ADV'D HER NEPHEW IS IN JAIL. SUBJS AT RESI TOOK HIS TV. #13 ADV'D RP RETRIEVED THE TV BUT DOES NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, NO RPT.

09/12/16 10:33 10:35 10:36 10:48 FRAUD PD 16013397 9742

PARKVIEW

MALE IN PD LOBBY TO RPT BANK CHECK FRAUD. HAS SUSPT INFO. #37 TOOK RPT.

09/12/16 12:22 12:22 12:22 13:33 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013401 9679

4TH & CLEVELAND

#50 WENT ON T/S W/ 562HPW AND WENT 10-15 W/ 29 YO W/F FOR DUS, NO INS, EXP REG, POSS MARIJ, AND POSS PARA.

09/12/16 12:32 12:37 12:48 13:14 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013403 9742

N WOODLAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF VEH BURG FROM LAST NIGHT. #13 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/12/16 12:53 12:55 13:00 14:05 DEATH, REPORTED PD 16013404 9742

GLENDALE

RP ADV'D THEY FOUND HER MOTHER DEAD ON THE FLOOR. #37 ASND. DR AND M/E ADV'D. TROUT HANDLED.

09/12/16 14:39 14:42 14:48 15:33 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16013411 9679

N 1ST

RP REQ OFFICER REF HIT N RUN, SUSPT VEH, WHITE TRUCK, TEXT ON SIDE, L/S WB ON GRAND. #50 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/12/16 16:01 16:03 16:14 16:22 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013414 9679

CANARY DR

CONTACT RP IN REF TO A STOLEN BIKE. #50 ASND. RPT TKN. RP WILL GO CHECK AT A/C TO CHECK IF BIKE WAS PICKED UP.

09/12/16 17:55 17:56 17:56 19:38 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013419 9679

W GRAND

#50 OUT W/ POSSIBLE SIG 88 DRIVER. #27 ASST.

10-15 W/ 51 YO W/M FOR ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL AND NO INSURANCE.

09/12/16 18:19 18:20 18:20 18:20 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013420 9906

N 14TH

#31 WENT 10-15 FROM ER. SUBJ TRANSPORTED TO KSO.

09/12/16 19:44 19:44 19:44 20:21 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013430 9906

GRAND & OAK

#31 AT GRAND/OAK, WENT 10-15 W/ 20 YO W/M FOR (CITY: FTP-CONT DEL MINOR.)

09/12/16 20:06 20:17 20:20 20:53 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013432 9271

CEDAR LN

AUTO BURG, HAPPENED SOMETIME IN THE LAST 24 HRS. #20 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/12/16 20:43 20:45 20:50 20:57 INTOX DRIVER PD 16013438 9679

HARTFORD & WAVERLY

RP ADV'D OF WHITE FORD F150 P/U W/ TOOL BOX TX CPN. SB ON WAVERLY. #50 RESPONDED TO AREA, DID LOCATE THE RP AND DRIVER ON N WAVERLY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT DRINKING OR INTOX, WAS INTIMIDATED BY THE RP.

09/13/16 00:44 00:45 00:46 01:08 DOMESTIC PD 16013450 9004

QUEENS

MALE 1/2 SAYING FEM GOT HIM, HIT HIM ON HEAD WITH HAMMER OR SOMETHING. REFUSED AMB. #56 & #32 RESPONDED, MALE 1/2 WAS UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED, MAY HAVE FALLEN OFF HIS RECLINER AND HIT TABLE, NO EVIDENCE OF HEAD INJURY RELATED TO HAMMER OR ANY OTHER WEAPON. LEFT MESSAGE. NO RPT.

09/13/16 03:14 03:14 03:14 03:38 PURSUIT PD 16013455 9678

HARTFORD & WAVERLY

#32 ATTEMPTING T/S AT HARTFORD/WAVERLY, OK 654BJX, SHORT PURSUIT EB WITH DRIVER REFUSING TO STOP. #28, #19 ASST AND T/S AT 1ST/HARTFORD. CLEARED TRAFFIC, RELEASED DRIVER DOB 1969 WHO WAS CLEARED AND CITATION ISSUED.

(KAIR)--A jury trial is scheduled for the man arrested in connection with a stabbing at a local park.

20-year-old Jacob Reynolds faces charges of aggravated battery and criminal damage to property after Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says he attacked another 19-year-old man with a knife at Atchison’s Jackson Park back in May.

Wilson said the victim was transported to a Saint Joseph hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Reynolds will face a jury on Nov. 22nd in Atchison County District Court.

(SUNNY)-A half-million-dollar reduction in state aid creates challenges for a local school district when creating the budget for 2016-2017 school year.

The more than $11 million budget was approved for the Auburn School District at Monday’s meeting.

Superintendent Kevin Reiman told MSC news their number one goal was making up for the loss in state aid.

“We did not re-hire one teacher,” Reiman said. “We delayed the purchasing of laptops for teachers. Cuts or delays accounted between $300,000 and $350,000 for the loss.”

Reiman said they also increased the property tax levy to the maximum $1.05 per $100 of assessed valuation landing the total tax request at $6.4 million.

“The increase—while it did go up—it was fairly negligible,” he said.

Reiman said though the district’s assessed valuation jumped 2.7 percent—an increase in $16 million—the slash in state aid prompted the tax levy to rise.

Insurance was also renewed for the district at a cost of $130,000—up $2,000 from last year.

“The majority of that was because of increased values for building,” he said.

Reiman also said—due to federal regulations—adult lunch and breakfast prices were also increased. 

 
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The largest teachers' union in Kansas is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 2014 law that stripped public school teachers of guaranteed tenure.
 
The court heard arguments Tuesday on the Kansas National Education Association's challenge to the law over how legislators included it in a larger education funding measure.
 
A national union attorney said adding the anti-tenure provision to what was essentially an appropriations bill violates the state constitution's requirement that legislative bills have only a single subject.
 
State Solicitor General Stephen McAllister said all of the bill's provisions fit under a single subject because lawmakers called it an act concerning education.
 
The anti-tenure provision repealed a law that gave teachers who faced dismissal after three years in the classroom the right to an independent review.

(KAIR)--Enrollment is up in one local school district, but down in another.

That follows the release of preliminary enrollment numbers during meetings Monday night held by the Board of Education for USD 430, in Horton, and for USD 377, in Effingham.

The South Brown County schools have noted an increase, with the student count currently checking in at 16 more than last year.

It's a different story for the Atchison County Schools. “Enrollment's down across the district,” School District Superintendent Steve Wiseman tells MSC News. “We're looking at anywhere from a 35 to 50 student decrease, just depends on how things play out. We've got several new kids enrolling this week. Typically in any given year, over the last 5 to 7 years, we've had a population where we would see 60 to 65 students that would come in new to our school, and 65 to 70 that would be leaving our district. It's just been a transient population, and so this year we just seem to have a few more leaving than are coming in.”

Wiseman says unlike the past state method that provided funds to Kansas districts based on the amount of students, the temporary block grant funding, as approved in 2015 by the Kansas Legislature, means no effect despite the decrease. “Right now, it all depends on what the Kansas Supreme Court determines as far as the lawsuit on school adequacy and funding. My biggest concern is that with any new formula typically that's deemed fair and constitutional, generally has an enrollment factor waiting that's include as a component of that formula. Our biggest concern is going to be funding in the future, and how that relates and ties directly to the enrollment that we have.”

The official enrollment count for Kansas schools will be taken September 20.

(MSC News)--A St. Joseph man charged in a deadly double shooting in January 2015 at a rural Faucett, Missouri residence has entered into a plea agreement.

The St. Joseph News Press reports Daron Simpson entered an Alford Plea Monday in a Buchanan County courtroom to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault, canceling a jury trial that had been set in the case.

In an Alford Plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the evidence would lead to a conviction.

As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop two counts of armed criminal action and a charge of burglary.

Sentencing was set for October 20th.

Simpson was charged in the January 24th, 2015 shooting death of 36-year-old Andrew Clary, of Troy.  He was also charged with shooting his ex-wife, Amanda Simpson.  She survived the shooting.

(KLZA)-- Following two public hearings drawing no comments, the Falls City Board of Education approved a budget of just over $15.7-million Monday night with a property tax levy of just over $1.07 per $100 of assessed valuation. 

The General Fund budget of $12.4-million is an increase of nearly $582,000, a 6.1% increase. Superintendent Tim Heckenlively said 42 percent of the increase is due to the Sixpence Early Childhood Grant program, which is 100 percent refunded. That grant is $250,000, which is a substantial increase in the budget.

The rest of the increased amount is nearly $332,000 or 2.8%. Wages and insurance account for most of the increase plus an additional Kindergarten teacher, increased special education costs and a contingency for hiring a school nurse. 

The combined levy for the General Fund and the Special Building Fund will be 99 cents. The statutory limit is $1.05, but bond payments allow districts to exceed the limit.  The Bond Fund and the Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund make the remaining levy. 

The 2016-17 levy is slightly less than the previous year. The school district tax on a $150,000 home or property will be approximately $1,611. 
 

Organizers for this year’s Set In Stone cemetery tours are on the hunt for actors to play historic Ponca City residents.

“This year, we have planned what we think is an exciting and interesting tour of our local history at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. We are looking for anyone who would like to join us and help share the history of our amazing community,” said Pioneer Woman Museum Director Robbin Davis.

The cemetery tours are being co-hosted by the Friends of the Pioneer Woman Statue & Museum and the Friends of Marland’s Grand Home.

“We have partnered up this year to produce this fun event and are excited about pulling it all together and offering it to the community,” said Jackie Hunsucker, president of the Friends of Marland’s Grand Home.

Organizers are searching for five male actors, approximately 35 to 65 years old, to portray Mr. Higdon, an early Ponca City florist; Roy Grantham, a state senator; George Bret, a Ponca City businessman, and B.S. Barnes, founder of Ponca City.

In addition, two male actors who could portray a British soldier and a Civil War soldier, both in the 18-65 year old range are sought. Other actors needed are one male and one female actor to interpret Catholic Church history in the Catholic Church cemetery. Additional volunteers are needed to help answer questions and assist with general tasks at the event.  Set In Stone will take place Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. Actors need to be available for rehearsals prior to the event and on both days of the event. Other volunteers can work shifts on either day.

The casting call will take place at the Pioneer Woman Museum on Saturday, September 17, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Previous acting experience is not needed. Actors should come prepared with a 2 minute monologue or be willing to read from a provided script.

Three cemetery tours at the I.O.O.F. are being offered this year; a walking tour that will cover the symbolism on the grave markers; a tram tour of the cemetery with costumed interpreters along the way; and a presentation in the mausoleum with E. W. Marland. Tickets for the event are currently on sale and can be purchased over the phone or in person at the Pioneer Woman Museum, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information contact the museum at 580-765-6108, piown@okhistory.org or visit its Facebook page.

The Pioneer Woman Museum, a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society, is located at 701 Monument Rd. in Ponca City.

Organizers for this year’s Set In Stone cemetery tours are on the hunt for actors to play historic Ponca City residents.

“This year, we have planned what we think is an exciting and interesting tour of our local history at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. We are looking for anyone who would like to join us and help share the history of our amazing community,” said Pioneer Woman Museum Director Robbin Davis.

The cemetery tours are being co-hosted by the Friends of the Pioneer Woman Statue & Museum and the Friends of Marland’s Grand Home.

“We have partnered up this year to produce this fun event and are excited about pulling it all together and offering it to the community,” said Jackie Hunsucker, president of the Friends of Marland’s Grand Home.

Organizers are searching for five male actors, approximately 35 to 65 years old, to portray Mr. Higdon, an early Ponca City florist; Roy Grantham, a state senator; George Bret, a Ponca City businessman, and B.S. Barnes, founder of Ponca City.

In addition, two male actors who could portray a British soldier and a Civil War soldier, both in the 18-65 year old range are sought. Other actors needed are one male and one female actor to interpret Catholic Church history in the Catholic Church cemetery. Additional volunteers are needed to help answer questions and assist with general tasks at the event.  Set In Stone will take place Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. Actors need to be available for rehearsals prior to the event and on both days of the event. Other volunteers can work shifts on either day.

The casting call will take place at the Pioneer Woman Museum on Saturday, September 17, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Previous acting experience is not needed. Actors should come prepared with a 2 minute monologue or be willing to read from a provided script.

Three cemetery tours at the I.O.O.F. are being offered this year; a walking tour that will cover the symbolism on the grave markers; a tram tour of the cemetery with costumed interpreters along the way; and a presentation in the mausoleum with E. W. Marland. Tickets for the event are currently on sale and can be purchased over the phone or in person at the Pioneer Woman Museum, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information contact the museum at 580-765-6108, piown@okhistory.org or visit its Facebook page.

The Pioneer Woman Museum, a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society, is located at 701 Monument Rd. in Ponca City.

A celebration of David R. Garrison's life will be held at First United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Garrison served many years as Ponca City's Assistant City Attorney. He died Saturday at the age of 79.

He was born May 16, 1937, in Cushing, Oklahoma, and was a longtime resident of Ponca City.

He continued his work as an active practicing lawyer. Garrison was admitted to the State Bar of Oklahoma in 1967 after graduating with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. He honorably served the profession and the community since that time as a Lifetime Member of the OU College of Law Association, the Kay County Bar Association, and as a Lifetime Member of Pampa Mason Lodge #966. He earned his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in 1965, with Delta Theta Phi honors and as a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

David married Glenda Marie Burns on July 11, 1962: a 54-year marriage that produced two sons, David T. Garrison and Darin T. Garrison. David is survived by his loving wife Glenda and devoted son Darin. He was “Papa” to his three adoring grandchildren, Grace (12), Riley (11), and Grant (9), and “Big Dave” to his two admiring daughters-in-law, Tanya and Tammie.

The family will hold a special Celebration of Life at the First United Methodist Church of Ponca City, 200 South Sixth Street in Ponca City at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the First United Methodist Church – his home church for over 48 years.

Ponca City celebrated the city's 123rd birthday Monday evening with a City Hall reception before the City Commission meeting hosted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Panel.

Panel member Richard Winterrowd gave a presentation during the reception of the latest projects undertaken by the group. He said Ponca City is a Preserve America Community with two local historic districts -- the Gateway Neighborhood on North Sixth Street and the Wentworth District in the Acre Homes addition. The panel is working on additional districts, including one for the Overbrook Avenue neighborhood between Seventh Street and 14th Street.

The panel also is submitting a nomination to place the Harry Hatashita House on the National Register of Historic Places. That nomination will be heard by the State Historic Preservation Office in October, before being sent to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C.

During the Commission meeting, Mayor Homer Nicholson presented a proclamation to panel member Marcia Davis, acknowledging the city's birthday and the work of the panel to preserve the city's history.

Nicholson then was presented the framed document proclaiming the addition of the Lake Ponca Duck Pond area to the National Register of Historic Places, the most recent addition to achieve that recognition.

Commissioners also received copies of a book with the history and design information about the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium prepared by the Preservation Design Studio in Oklahoma City. The book was prepared through a Historic American Buildings Survey. 

Ponca City celebrated the city's 123rd birthday Monday evening with a City Hall reception before the City Commission meeting hosted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Panel.

Panel member Richard Winterrowd gave a presentation during the reception of the latest projects undertaken by the group. He said Ponca City is a Preserve America Community with two local historic districts -- the Gateway Neighborhood on North Sixth Street and the Wentworth District in the Acre Homes addition. The panel is working on additional districts, including one for the Overbrook Avenue neighborhood between Seventh Street and 14th Street.

The panel also is submitting a nomination to place the Harry Hatashita House on the National Register of Historic Places. That nomination will be heard by the State Historic Preservation Office in October, before being sent to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C.

During the Commission meeting, Mayor Homer Nicholson presented a proclamation to panel member Marcia Davis, acknowledging the city's birthday and the work of the panel to preserve the city's history.

Nicholson then was presented the framed document proclaiming the addition of the Lake Ponca Duck Pond area to the National Register of Historic Places, the most recent addition to achieve that recognition.

Commissioners also received copies of a book with the history and design information about the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium prepared by the Preservation Design Studio in Oklahoma City. The book was prepared through a Historic American Buildings Survey. 

(KAIR)--Not guilty.

That’s the plea from the woman accused in connection with a bogus robbery in Atchison earlier this summer.

32-year-old Nortonville resident Sondra Stutz will face a jury trial scheduled for Nov. 15 in Atchison County District court. She faces charges of felony theft, conspiracy to commit arson, interference with a law enforcement officer and conspiracy to commit interference with a law enforcement officer.

The charges stem from a two-month investigation after Stutz reported a strong armed robbery at the Atchison Dollar General.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News Stutz claimed she was opening the store—when a man, now accused as her alleged partner in the incident, forced her inside, held her captive and robbed her.

Further investigation revealed the robbery did not occur as she reported, Wilson said.

The pair then attempted to burn Stutz’s vehicle in rural Atchison County, according to Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie.

The other charged in the supposed false robbery report, 34-year-old Atchison resident Stephen Searcy pleaded guilty on his charges, conspiracy to interfere with a law enforcement and arson, weeks ago in Atchison County District Court.

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

Searcy will be sentenced Oct. 3.

Ponca City celebrated the city's 123rd birthday Monday evening with a City Hall reception before the City Commission meeting hosted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Panel.

Panel member Richard Winterrowd gave a presentation during the reception of the latest projects undertaken by the group. He said Ponca City is a Preserve America Community with two local historic districts -- the Gateway Neighborhood on North Sixth Street and the Wentworth District in the Acre Homes addition. The panel is working on additional districts, including one for the Overbrook Avenue neighborhood between Seventh Street and 14th Street.

The panel also is submitting a nomination to place the Harry Hatashita House on the National Register of Historic Places. That nomination will be heard by the State Historic Preservation Office in October, before being sent to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C.

During the Commission meeting, Mayor Homer Nicholson presented a proclamation to panel member Marcia Davis, acknowledging the city's birthday and the work of the panel to preserve the city's history.

Nicholson then was presented the framed document proclaiming the addition of the Lake Ponca Duck Pond area to the National Register of Historic Places, the most recent addition to achieve that recognition.

Commissioners also received copies of a book with the history and design information about the Hutchins Memorial Auditorium prepared by the Preservation Design Studio in Oklahoma City. The book was prepared through a Historic American Buildings Survey. 

A large historic home in the 1100 block of East Central was forcibly entered during the late evening hours of Friday, Aug. 26, or in the early morning on Saturday, Aug. 27, Ponca City Police report.

A fire was started in the home and caused a significant amount of damage.

The homeowners were out of state. When they returned, they found the home had been ransacked. At least three pieces jewelry had been taken in the burglary. A vehicle that was left parked in the garage had the windows rolled down and some type of flammable substance was poured on the interior of the car.

Anyone wishing to send an anonymous tip online regarding the location of the stolen jewelry, a possible suspect in this burglary and arson, 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 (580) 762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

(KNZA)--The sales tax imposed for the construction of the Brown County Jail will terminate at the end of the year and bonds issued for the project will be paid off 3 ½ years early.  

That’s the result of action taken Monday by the Brown County Commission and county Public Building Commission.  

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 by the Public Building Commission to finance the project.  

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

The County Commission approved a resolution authorizing the termination of the sales tax on January 1st, 2017.   

The sales tax collected through the last quarter of the year, estimated at around $200,000, will go toward improvements and upkeep of the county jail.  

Meeting jointly with the County Commission, members of the Public Building Commission approved a resolution authorizing the execution of a escrow trustee agreement.  

An escrow account is being established at a Kansas City bank, with the excess sales tax revenue going into the account to pay off the bonds. The funds are to be transferred into the account September 19th and the bonds will be paid off June 1st, 2017 when the last bonds are callable.  

The Public Building Commission will hold their last meeting June 5th of next year and then dissolve after that time.

(MSC News)--A Catholic priest with connections to parishes in Holton and Mayetta is currently under investigation for allegedly visiting websites depicting children.

WIBW-TV is reporting that the Archdiocese of Kansas City Kansas says Reverend Chris Rossman was suspended on Friday.

The archdiocese said they immediately notified the FBI once they learned of the incident and an investigation is underway.

Rossman is the pastor of Annunciation Church in Baldwin City and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Lapeer, Kansas which is also in Douglas County.

According to the archdioces, Rossman previously served as pastor at St. Dominic Parish in Holton, St. Francis Xavier Parish in Mayetta and was chaplain of Our Lady of Snows Oratory on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation.

(KAIR)--A Leavenworth girl is dead, killed Monday afternoon when the UTV she was riding in crashed in Andrew County, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol identifies the victim as 8-year-old Alexis Walker.

The Patrol's report states that her 9-year-old sister, Kayden, was driving the utility vehicle at the time of the noon-hour wreck.

She lost control of the vehicle on County Road 136, and overcorrected, causing the vehicle to overturn.

Kayden was transported to Mosaic Lifecare in Saint Joseph for the treatment of what the Patrol identifies as serious injuries.

The Patrol says neither child was wearing a safety device.

KQ2-TV reports the grandfather of the two girls was traveling with them, but was not hurt in the wreck.

(KNZA)--A two-vehicle Jefferson County wreck Monday afternoon sent a Meriden woman to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck occurred on K-4 Highway about five miles south of Meriden around 2:20.

The Patrol says a SUV driven by Debra Tarwater was northbound when she slowed due to traffic and her vehicle was struck in the rear bumper by a northbound car driven by 18-year-old Valley Falls resident Brylee Dawn Coleman.

Tarwater was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center with unspecified injuries.  Coleman was not hurt.

The Patrol says both drivers were wearing seatbelts. 

(KNZA)--Securing long term viability.

That's what Kickapoo Tribal officials say is the key to the completion of a water rights agreement that was commemorated Friday during a ceremony at the Kickapoo Tribal Administration building near Horton.

The agreement recognizes the tribe's senior water rights in the Delaware River Watershed, which allows a tributary, Plum Creek, to continue to flow through the reservation.

The agreement was negotiated by legal counsel for the tribe, the state and federal government during the past 2 1/2 years.

Kickapoo Tribal Chairman Lester Randall, during the ceremony, called it a “historic day” for the tribe. “We spent a lot of time on this issue and today marks the day that we can say we’ve had some victory over our water rights.”

Attorney General Derek Schmidt, also speaking at the ceremony, said the settlement agreement resolves 10 years of litigation. “We have an agreement here that I believe is good for the state, for the residences of the state and the area and the tribe, I hope. I certainly wouldn’t presume to speak for the tribe, but I believe it’s good for the tribe. I hope when people look back on it they’ll say, ‘that was a day in history worth celebrating.”

Steve Moore, senior staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund, has worked with the tribe about 11 years on the effort. “This water right agreement is critical because like many tribes in the United States the Kickapoo people have not had a water right that was quantified and decreed and recognized and enforceable.”

The agreement will be forwarded to Congress for ratification, with a request for the appropriation of funds for the construction of a reservoir in the area.

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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09/11/16 09:09 09:11 09:15 09:51 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16013342 9999

W HIGHLAND

RP ADV'D HE WAS ASSAULTED AND WANTS TO PRESS CHARGES. #40 ASND. #59 & #13 ASST. #40 TOOK A RPT ON A SIMPLE ASSAULT.

09/11/16 12:01 12:06 12:13 12:15 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013347 8654

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09/11/16 12:02 12:06 12:08 12:15 DISTURBANCE PD 16013348 9150

5TH & HIGHLAND

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09/11/16 14:37 14:40 14:42 15:14 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013355 9999

N UNION

RP ADV'D 31 YO B/M IS THREATENING SUICIDE AND THREATENING TO BURN THE RESI DOWN. #40 ASND. MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ. DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA. NO RPT.

09/11/16 15:11 15:14 15:15 16:27 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013357 9999

W GRAND

W/F W/ BLK SHIRT AND PINK PANTS AHS BEEN WALKING AROUND STORE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, APPEARS SHE IS FILLING HER PURSE.

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09/11/16 15:26 15:28 15:31 16;08 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013358 9551

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RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #27 ASND. ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO OWNER. NO RPT.

09/11/16 16:08 16:11 16:21 16:31 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013360 9666

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CONTACT RP IN REF TO STOLEN WALLET. #41 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/11/16 18:05 18:11 18:17 18:42 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16013365 9551

N BIRCH

RP REQ OFFICER REF HARASSMENT. #27 ASND. INFO TKN FOR WARRANT REQ.

09/11/16 18:13 18:18 18:23 18:37 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013366 9906

S LINCOLN

RP ADV'D FEM SUBJ HAS KSO 44'S FOR VIOL PO AND IS AT THIS ADDR. SUBJ IS W/F, 5'5", MED LENGTH BLONG, LIGHT COMPLEX, HAZEL EYES.

#31 WENT 10-15 W/ 23 YO C/F FOR (KSO 44'S: VIOL PO.)

09/11/16 18:46 18:47 18:49 20:00 DOMESTIC PD 16013368 9666

MONUMENT

RP REQ OFFICER REF DOMESTIC. #41 ASND. #31 ASST. NEITHER PARTY ADV'D IT WAS PHYSICAL.

#41 WENT 10-15 W/ 42 YO B/M FOR (LOCAL 44'S: FTP-DUS 2ND, FTP-NO INS.)

09/11/16 19:17 19:23 19:23 19:40 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013370 9906

E PARK

RP IN LOBBY REF STOLEN BIKE. #31 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/11/16 22:10 22:10 22:27 23:07 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013376 9666

W DRY RD

#41 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 18 YO W/M FOR (CITY 44'S.)

09/12/16 05:53 05:57 06:04 06:33 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013380 0023

BLUESTEM

RP RPT'D VEH BURG. #44 TOOK RPT ON OK/ 292MXT. 2 GUNS ALSO STOLEN. OFFICERS HEARD 2 GUNSHOTS HEARD IN AREA. ATL. UTL.

09/12/16 05:55 05:56 05:58 06:43 VANDALISM PD 16013381 9908

W GRAND

RP ADV'D FRONT GLASS DOOR BROKEN OUT AT BUSINESS. #28 & #32 RESPONDED. RESPONSIBLE CALLED TO SCENE. #28 TOOK VANDALISM RPT, NOTHING MISSING.

09/12/16 06:06 06:10 06:15 07:00 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013382 9004

HOMESTEAD

RESIDENT RPT'D VEH BURG. #56 TOOK RPT. 2 GUN SHOTS HEARD IN AREA. #44, #32, & #19 ATL THE AREA. UTL.

CONNECT #16013380

09/12/16 06:48 07:09 07:23 00:00 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013383 9150

N WOODLANDS

RP ADV'D VEH WAS RANSACKED. #13 TOOK RPT.

* PER #19 HOLD THIS CALL FOR DAY SHIFT ( 0650 HRS )

The new Ponca City Public Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten Center is providing important skills to enable students to achieve long-term academic success.

Early childhood education and school readiness is essential to prepare children to succeed in an increasingly competitive global society.

Located at 1615 North Seventh Street, the 4-year-old students are all smiles and eager to explain how much they love school. The teachers at the center say they love all the prekindergarten teachers being in the same building, because it allows them to collaborate.

Barbara Davis is the principal at the new pre-K center. 

“I am enjoying the younger children. They are eager to learn and want to give hugs all day.  When I compare them to the 8th graders, I realize they are similar in that they both want to learn, they both appreciate a smile and kind word, and both need to know someone cares about them,” Davis said

The center has 14 classes with a total enrollment of 223 students, Davis said.

“I expect that number to rise, because we still have new students enrolling weekly. We average15 students per class with one teacher and teacher assistant in every class," she said.

Safety is a priority at the center. Teachers are present and the door is opened at 7:30 a.m.

“We have a crossing guard each morning from 7:20 to 8 a.m. to help parents and students cross the street," Davis said. "There is a lot of traffic in the mornings with the high school also on Seventh street.  We don't have a crossing guard in the afternoon, because we dismiss at 2:20 and 2:30 p.m.  We have two dismissal times to help with the parking situation.  We also dismiss from four different exits around the building to help with the parking. The parent or designated pick-up person must come in and sign the children out each day as a safety precaution.”

Superintendent Dr. David Pennington said there were several reasons the district decided to open the pre-K center.

“We were concerned about academic quality of our 4-year-old programs, and we wanted to provide real stability and standardization across the district," he said.  "We also knew there were things 4-year-olds needed, like age-appropriate playground equipment and toys. We couldn’t afford to provide these materials on a district-wide basis, but we could customize the experience for them and create a vibrant program at the new center.

“Another reason was to free up space in our buildings," Pennington said. “Someday I hope we can go back to enforcing class size limits and providing more money to schools. When and if that happens, we would not have had room in our buildings. We needed to create classroom space to allow us to hire teachers to get our class sizes down when/if the money comes back.

"Moving all pre-K classes to Washington creates space for us to do that at the elementary sites. If the district wins this ad valorem lawsuit we are in, we will have some money for 10 to 12 years to allow us to do this. We do not want to place portable buildings at our sites again," he said.

"Since we are finished using the building for major renovations, we wanted to use Washington as a school again. It is well built and well maintained and we wanted to put it back into use rather than moth-ball or sell it,” Pennington said.

Beverly Barger is a 40+ year veteran kindergarten teacher for the district. She was asked if she could see a significant difference in the kids coming into kindergarten who had pre-Kindergarten and the ones who didn’t.

“Back in the 1970s and 1980s, I did not see much of a difference at all because Kindergarten was basically the same as pre-Kindergarten," Barger said. "However, in the early 1990s, the curriculum changed to more academic-based and computers were brought into the classrooms. Students coming in with no pre-Kindergarten were suddenly behind and were struggling all year to catch up. By the late 1990s, they were lost. There was no time to differentiate for kids in the '90s.

"I found myself working harder than ever trying to make sure every student met the academic standards required," Barger said. "It became evident that we could not achieve all of the requirements in a half-day program, so the district moved from half-day to all-day pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.”

In the era of test-based accountability, Kindergarten has truly changed, emphasizing academics rather than socialization and structured play.

Research shows that students who enter Kindergarten with no preschool are significantly behind. In today’s pre-K classroom, children are being exposed to skills that they would have typically learned in the traditional model of Kindergarten, such as learning how to use scissors or write. Preschoolers are even learning how to write their alphabet and how to read.

By putting their children in preschools, parents are helping their children’s academic future.

It has been reported that “children who attend quality preschools score higher on kindergarten readiness screening tests” and “school performance continues to remain higher for those students who attended preschool,” Barger said. "School is the way to success in our economy; therefore, by starting academics earlier, children are getting ahead."

(KNZA)--A former Holton principal is being remembered.

Ron Folk, of Holton, died Monday at the age of 74.

Folk began work with the Holton school district in 1974 as Holton Middle School counselor and basketball coach.  He served as Holton Middle School principal from 1975 to 1987, and as Holton High School principal from 1987 until his retirement in 2000.

A celebration of life service for Folk will be held Saturday, September 24th at 11:00 in the morning at the Holton Country Club.

Folk is survived by his wife, Janice, along with two sons. 

The Kay County Court Clerk's Office invites the public to plan now to attend the Second Annual Trunk or Treat, set for 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the public dock area at Lake Ponca.

The Court Clerk encourages everyone to invite their family, friends and neighbors to join the fun and to allow the little ones to Trick or Treat in safety. All activities will be in one spot.

This is a family-friendly event and no pets will be allowed. Everyone is asked to pick up their litter and give Mother Nature a helping hand.

Since  this is a nonprofit event, candy donations are requested and appreciated. They can be dropped off at the Kay County Court Clerk's Offices:

• In Newkirk, 201 South Main Street, second floor.
• In Ponca City, 400 East Central Avenue, Suite 100.

Volunteers can sign up to decorate the trunks of their vehicles and hand out pre-packaged candy to the youngsters. 

To sign up, call the Kay County Court Clerk's office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (580) 362-3350 or (580) 762-2148. During other hours, contact sponsor Marilee Thornton at (580) 761-4479 or Event Coordinator Heather Stewart at (580) 716-0259.

The Kay County Court Clerk's Office invites the public to plan now to attend the Second Annual Trunk or Treat, set for 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the public dock area at Lake Ponca.

The Court Clerk encourages everyone to invite their family, friends and neighbors to join the fun and to allow the little ones to Trick or Treat in safety. All activities will be in one spot.

This is a family-friendly event and no pets will be allowed. Everyone is asked to pick up their litter and give Mother Nature a helping hand.

Since  this is a nonprofit event, candy donations are requested and appreciated. They can be dropped off at the Kay County Court Clerk's Offices:

• In Newkirk, 201 South Main Street, second floor.
• In Ponca City, 400 East Central Avenue, Suite 100.

Volunteers can sign up to decorate the trunks of their vehicles and hand out pre-packaged candy to the youngsters. 

To sign up, call the Kay County Court Clerk's office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (580) 362-3350 or (580) 762-2148. During other hours, contact sponsor Marilee Thornton at (580) 761-4479 or Event Coordinator Heather Stewart at (580) 716-0259.

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

09/10/16 09:54 09:56 10:11 10:17 VANDALISM PD 16013284 8654

N 14TH

COMPANY VEH WAS VANDALIZED. #57 TOOK RPT AT BUSINESS.

09/10/16 11:16 11:17 11:17 12:09 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013290 8654

E PROSPECT

#57 FLAGGED DOWN BY LOSS PREVENTION A COUPLE OF LAPTOPS STOLEN. RPT TKN.

09/10/16 13:04 13:05 13:16 14:04 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013292 9785

KINGSTON

REQ OFFICER REF UUMV. #59 ASND, DECLINED RPT AGAIN. REQ BOLO FOR RED 2000 CHEV CAVALIER, 373GFA/OK. DRIVER IS APPROX 27 YO W/F.

09/10/16 17:45 17:49 17:52 17:56 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16013307 9666

FRANKLIN & PONCA

RP ADV'D OF A COUCH DROPPED OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. WB LANE. PROBLEM SUBJ WAS IN A WHITE NEWER MODEL TAHOE W/ A SMALL RED TRLR. #41 ASND. #33 ASST. COUCH MOVED OUT OF THE WAY. NOTE LEFT FOR SOLID WASTE TO COME GET MONDAY.

09/10/16 19:59 20:00 20:06 21:35 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013311 9271

LINWOOD

RP ADV'D SHE CAN HEAR SOMEONE TRYING TO BREAK INTO HER HOME. #20 & #27 RESPONDED, NOBODY WAS TRYING TO BREAK IN RESI.

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 52 YO W/F FOR (KSO 44: FTA-DUI.)

09/10/16 20:23 20:27 20:35 20:51 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013313 9899

N 6TH

RP ADV'D SOMEONE JUST STOLE THEIR BIKE. #33 TOOK RPT. GREEN BMX TAKEN BY HEAVY SET MALE WHO SEEN RIGING OFF.

09/10/16 20:37 20:56 20:58 21:01 PICK UP/LOST/FOUND PD 16013315 9899

E GRAND ST

RP ADV'D HE FOUND A LOST VISA CARD. #33 ASND, PICKED UP AND BROUGHT TO BOOKING. INFO WAS TAKEN.

09/10/16 23:31 23:32 23:33 23:33 DISTURBANCE PD 16013321 9608

CLEARY DR

RP ADV'D SOMEONE WAS YELLING AND BEATING ON THEIR WINDOWS. OFFICERS #52 & #41 RESPONDING TO AREA WERE CANCELLED, IT WAS PRANK BY FRIENDS.

09/10/16 23:41 23:42 23:42 00:49 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013322 9678

N 14TH

STAFF ADV'D OF A B/M IN PARKING LOT SAYING HE IS GOING TO BUST OUT CAR WINDOWS AND WON'T LEAVE. BOUNCER IS OUTSIDE WITH HIM. WRG BLK SHIRT AND JEANS. #52, #32, #44, #20 RESPONDED.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 31 YO B/M FOR PI.

NO OTHER PROBLEMS AT THIS LOCATION, BUSINESS OKAY.

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1ST & SOUTH

#33 ON T/S AT 1ST/SOUTH W/ TX HCH9985, 2016 NISSAN. #44 ASST. BUDGET TOWED VEH.

#33 WENT 10-15 W/ 19 YO W/F FOR DUI.

09/11/16 00:22 00:23 00:23 01:29 DISTURBANCE PD 16013326 9608

N 14TH

#52 REQ ASST AT BUSINESS W/ OK 024LVB IN ALLEY AND ANOTHER NEWER GRY TRUCK IN DRIV THRU CAUSING DISTURBANCE. #20 & #19 RESPONDED. NEW TRUCK IN DRIVE THRU LEFT PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. UTL.

#52 WENT 10-15 W/ 18 YO W/M FOR UNDER 21 POSS LIQUOR, POSS DRUG PARA, (FTP-PL) AND (FTP-TRESPASS.)

09/11/16 00:39 00:45 00:46 01:00 INTOX SUBJECT PD 16013328 0023

N SUNSET

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09/11/16 03:39 03:40 03:42 07:03 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013332 9908

N SUNSET

MALE SUBJ IS BACK CAUSING TROUBLE. #28 & #44 RESPONDED.

#28 WENT 10-15 W/ 27 YO I/M FOR KSO 44'S. WAS NOT BOOKED. EOD'D & TRANSPORTED TO MUSKOGEE.

CONNECT #16013334: TRANSPORTED TO MUSKOGEE BY #20 AT 21:40.

Students in Laura Johnston's class at Washington Pre-Kindergarten Center celebrated Ponca City's 123rd birthday on Monday. 

Students in Laura Johnston's class at the Washington Pre-Kindergarten center celebrated Ponca City's 123rd birthday on Monday.

(KLZA)-- A Fairbury, Nebraska couple suffered serious injuries in a Saturday afternoon wreck about four miles west of Rock Port, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two eastbound vehicles were involved in the wreck at about 5:20 on U.S. Highway 136.

The Patrol says a 1997 Subaru Legacy driven by 65-year-old William Robbins of Fairbury was attempting to turn north onto Route D when an eastbound 1997 Ford Pickup driven by 28-year-old Tanner Todd of Kansas City, Missouri attempted to overtake the car. The pickup struck the rear drivers side of the car.

William Robbins was transported to the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.  A passenger in his vehicle,  64-year-old Paula Robbins, was transported by Lifenet Air Ambulance to the Creighton Medical Center in Omaha.  Todd refused treatment.  

All three people were wearing safety restraints at the time of the wreck.  

The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has announced that the agency will receive a $1.9 million allocation from the state budget surplus.

The news came after DPS officials met with representatives from the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives, along with fiscal staff from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

DPS Commissioner Michael Thompson expressed appreciation to the Governor’s Office,   Senate members and the House members for the decision to return the much-needed funds to DPS. 

“I am very happy to get the $1.9 million returned to DPS,” Thompson said. “We will use every dollar to apply towards our budget deficit and limit the need for adverse personnel actions.  I am very encouraged by the meetings so far with the Governor’s Office, Senate members and House members to find a positive solution for the remaining budget shortfall.  I am confident we can find a solution to avoid furloughs.”

Lisa Ann Sloan, 46, of Ponca City, was injured in a collision Monday morning west of Burbank in Osage County.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 7:21 a.m. today 1.8 miles East of Burbank Landing, 3.7 miles west of Burbank.

Troopers reported Sloan was driving a 2007 Jeep westbound on U.S. Highway 60 when she swerved to miss an animal in the roadway. Her vehicle left the roadway to the left and collided with a guardrail, then rolled an unknown number of times,  coming to rest on its wheels. Sloan was ejected, the Patrol reported.

She was transported by Shidler EMS to AllianceHealth in Ponca City, where she was transferred by Air-Evac to St. John's Hospital in Tulsa. She was admitted there in critical condition with head and trunk injuries.

(KNZA)--A Brown County man has been arrested on suspicion of solicitation to commit first-degree murder.

According to the Brown County Jail roster, 39-year-old Douglas Wayne Mueller was booked into the Brown County Jail Sunday evening following his arrest by the Brown County Sheriff's Department.
    
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said Monday he couldn’t comment on the case at this time as it still remains under investigation.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill said he's awaiting receipt of reports from the Brown County Sheriff's Office and an out of state law enforcement agency that originally referred the case to local law enforcement for review. Once received, Hill says the reports will be reviewed for determination of whether formal charges will be filed.   

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A 47-year-old Glenpool man is charged with threatening an Internal Revenue Service agent who was auditing his tax filings after his attorney reported the alleged threat.

David Anderson is charged in federal court with attempting to interfere with administration of the internal revenue laws.

The Tulsa World reports  that Anderson's attorney on the federal charge sought to have the charge dismissed on the grounds that it's vague and doesn't establish that the alleged crime occurred in the court's jurisdiction. The motion was denied.

An investigator's affidavit says an attorney for Anderson in the IRS audit told the agent that Anderson had said he was considering harming several people and mentioned the IRS auditor by name and that he had tried to follow the agent home after an audit meeting.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Following the wettest year on record, parts of Oklahoma are dry again, with moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions affecting more than 640,000 Oklahomans.

The U.S. Drought Monitor says about 48 percent of the state is abnormally dry and 14 percent in moderate drought, a higher percentage of drought and dry conditions than any other state in Oklahoma's seven-state region except New Mexico. A portion of Wagoner County in northeastern Oklahoma is experiencing severe drought conditions.

Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says south central Oklahoma from southern Cleveland County to the Red River and parts of northeastern Oklahoma, including Mayes, Rogers and Wagoner counties, are the driest in the state.

Last year, the state waded through the wettest year on record with an average of 53.88 inches of rain.
 

(KLZA)-- Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Communications Director Dawn-Renee Smith has issued a release regarding an inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution assaulting a staff member Friday.

According to the release an inmate assaulted a staff member Friday, and during an effort to restrain the inmate, he was able to strike two other staff members.  All three staff members were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released from the Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh. 

September 2nd the prison located north of Tecumseh was placed in a lockdown status due to threats of violence against staff.  Out-of-cell time, including visits and dining, were being restored gradually. 

Due to information gathered by facility staff, security managers and Department of Corrections intelligence personnel, one unit was not receiving as much out-of-cell movement. The staff assault occurred in that housing unit while the inmate was being allowed access to showers and phones. 

Warden Brad Hansen says he and his team are working to determine if the attack was the action of one person, or it this was a continuation of the threats from the previous weekend. 

Department of Corrections Director Scott Frakes says “stopping staff assaults is my highest priority right now.”

Each assault will be addressed. An inmate may lose up to two years of good time for an assault. All reports are referred to the local county attorney to determine if charges will be filed. 

(KAIR)--A two-vehicle collision over the weekend in Atchison County sent two—including a 12-year-old—to the hospital.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie said it was about 9:45 Sunday morning when Cummings residents Robert Joseph Brader and his 12-year-old passenger Grace Brader were traveling east on 254h Road when Brader failed to stop at the intersection of 254h Road and US 59 Highway.

At the same time, Colette Mary Wallisch, of Effingham, was traveling north on US 59 Highway. Laurie said both vehicles collided at the intersection.

After the wreck, he said Wallisch had to be extricated from her vehicle by Atchison County Rescue.

Both Wallisch, who complained of upper chest pain, and Grace Brader, who suffered a laceration on her face and leg pain, were taken to the Atchison County Hospital.

Brader was issued a notice to appear in court for failing to stop at the stop sign as well as a citation for failure to yield. 

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Human Services spent $14 million on employees who resigned or accepted voluntary buyouts during the past year, a 70 percent increase over the prior year.    

The Tulsa World reports  that the increase in so-called "terminal leave" payments comes as the agency continues to deal with decreasing staff in some areas while simultaneously increasing staff in another department.

DHS spokeswoman Sheree Powell says the increase in terminal pay was to be expected. Powell says DHS has reduced staff by more than 1,200 employees over the past two years.

The buyouts are part of the agency's plan to restructure following budget cuts. The restructuring came about after the agency reached a negotiated settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged abuses of children in the foster care system.
 

TULSA (AP) -- Police in Tulsa are investigating an early morning shooting as a possible "stand your ground" case.

Sergeant Dave Walker says someone called police just before 2 a.m. Sunday after hearing a woman yelling about her husband being shot.

The wounded man was reportedly in critical condition, but police believe he will recover.

Police tracked down a suspect who claims he shot the victim after he walked into his home.

(KLZA)-- Both the Falls City Volunteer Fire Department and the Falls City Rural Fire Department responded to a call at Consolidated Grain and Barge on the south edge of Falls City Friday afternoon shortly before 5:30.

Falls City Volunteer Fire Chief Ken Simpson reported a grain dryer was on fire but had been extinguished by the time firefighters arrived on the scene.

Volunteers used a heat gun to check for additional hot spots and fire but found none.
 

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a 24-year-old Oklahoma man died after his pickup truck struck a bridge pier and burst into flames.

The Patrol says Jonathan DeVilbiss of Perry was killed early Sunday after the crash on U.S. 177 near Stillwater. A preliminary report says DeVilbiss' truck left the highway, struck the bridge and caught fire afterward.

The report says DeVilbiss was pinned in the truck for 3.5 hours and was pronounced dead at the scene.

We will have two Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies this week. The first one is Thursday at 2 p.m. for the Big Brothers Big Sisters new office located at 106 South Fourth Street.

Then on Friday we will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Advanced Massage Studios at 10 a.m. located at 2015 N. Ash Street, Suite D122. Please join us.

More reasons to consider supporting the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce:

Education and Workforce Development

Objective: Support all local education systems, organizations and agencies. Provide an open format that allows for educational and workforce issues to be presented.

Membership: Open to any Chamber member

Goals:

• To seek support of Chamber Businesses for the (PIE) Partners in Education Program so that each school has at least 2 active partners.

• Support educational programs such as elementary school mentoring.

• To present the 8th Grade Oklahoma Scholars Program and the PRIDE program at Ponca City High School.

• To provide information to the Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee on education and workforce issues.

• Host a new teacher luncheon.

• Host a support staff appreciation day.

• To hold a “Stuff the Bus” school supply collection event.

• Conduct on-site visits of our local schools and the workforce office.

• Prepare and distribute a summer children’s activity handout.

• Meeting Date: 1st Thursday – 4:00 p.m., various school sites during the school year.

Chair: Diane Anderson, Phillips 66

Vice Chair: Shirley Neal, Quality Inn of Ponca City

(KNZA)--A Kansas City man is jailed in Jackson County, arrested on drug related charges Sunday, following a traffic stop.

The Missouri resident is identified as 38-year-old Galen Potts, who faces charges of possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of hallucinogens, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement, driving on a revoked license, no insurance, illegal registration, and transporting an open container.

Sheriff Tim Morse says it was the registration violation that caught the attention of a Deputy who spotted Potts driving near 102nd and U.S. Highway 75, in southern Jackson County.

It's alleged that when the Deputy attempted to stop him, Potts began throwing something out of the window of his vehicle, which Morse says was later determined to be illegal drug contraband.

At the time of his arrest, Potts was also wanted on an outstanding Labette County, Kansas warrant.

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

The Holton Recorder reports the budget was approved on 2-1 vote last week following a hearing attended by 10 county residents who voiced their concerns about the increase.   Commissioner Rob Ladner cast the lone no vote.

The newspaper says many of the residents were concerned that the value of their property had increased significantly in the last several years, and that an increase in the county mill levy would be an even greater burden.

The budget calls for the county to collect $8.4 million in local tax revenue, which is up more than $730,000 over this year.

Commissioners say the mill levy increase will establish a funding level to sustain the county through the next five years without the need for exceeding 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.   

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a Johnson County Sheriff's deputy died after his patrol car was hit by another vehicle during a traffic stop.

The sheriff's department says Master Deputy Brandon Collins was killed in the accident early Sunday on U.S. 69.

Overland Park police, who are investigating the accident, say minutes after the traffic stop, another vehicle hit Collins' patrol car from behind, killing him.

The investigation into the accident is continuing.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican senator is trying to relax the medical requirements for private pilots who fly small planes.

And that effort by Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma is drawing complaints from Democrats who say he's going back on a compromise that became law only two months ago.

Inhofe is an avid, 81-year-old pilot who's had a quadruple heart bypass. He's trying to eliminate a requirement that pilots have a statement from their doctor saying they don't have a medical condition that would interfere with their ability to safely operate a plane.

Congressional aides say Inhofe has proposed the change as part of House and Senate negotiations on a major defense bill.

The aides weren't authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An official with the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve of Kansas City says he sees modest improvement in the expectations for future manufacturing activity in Oklahoma.

Branch vice president and economist Chad Wilkerson says the state's manufacturing sector has lost more than 16,000 jobs in the past 18 months, and many of those jobs were at metals and machinery plants that produce goods for the oil and gas industry, which has also struggled.

Wilkerson said a recent survey by the Kansas City Federal Reserve found oil prices need to average about $51 a barrel for businesses to be profitable and the recent rise in oil prices and a small increase in the number of drilling rigs is likely helping reduce pessimism among metals and machinery manufacturers.
 

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State University is reporting a decline in total enrollment for the fall 2016 semester, despite a record number of undergraduate students.

OSU said Friday that total enrollment on the Stillwater campus is 24,387 and enrollment for the Stillwater and Tulsa campuses combined is 25,594.

The university said the number is down because of a drop in the number of graduate students.   

OSU said the Stillwater campus has a record 20,277 undergraduate students, up by 70 from last fall. The OSU and Tulsa combined undergraduate enrollment is a record high 21,093.
 

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a Texas man has been arrested for the 2012 death of his stepfather in Moore and another arrest is expected.

The OSBI says the 30-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday in Dallas for the death of 44-year-old William Cooksey. Court records do not show that formal charges have been filed. 

The OSBI says the suspect and his roommate had driven from Dallas to Moore to pick up his mother's belongings because she and Cooksey - her husband - had been fighting. 

The agency says the two men fought with Cooksey at his home and Cooksey was eventually knocked to the ground, then stomped on and kicked.

An autopsy found Cooksey died of blunt force injuries and possible asphyxia.
 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A man working on a 15-story building under construction in downtown Oklahoma City fell to his death when he apparently drove a piece of equipment off the 14th floor of the building.

Oklahoma City District Fire Chief Benny Fulkerson says the man fell shortly before 11:30 a.m. Friday and was dead at the scene. The man's name was not immediately released and Fulkerson said there were no other injuries.

Fulkerson says the man was driving a scissor lift, which is used to raise or lower objects.

Streets in the area were closed early Friday afternoon and Fulkerson said the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified of the accident.
 

PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says additional inspections of bridges following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake near Pawnee found no significant damage.

The agency said Friday that state highway system bridges within a 60-mile radius of the epicenter of last week's quake were inspected and all are open to traffic and safe for travel.

The department initially inspected 180 bridges within a 30-mile radius of the epicenter and said minor cosmetic damage was found on two. The expanded inspection included 175 additional bridges.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has inspected all dams within a 50-mile radius of the epicenter and found no damage at any of them.

The earthquake damaged more than a dozen buildings and left one man with a minor head injury after a fireplace collapsed on him.
 

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

09/09/16 08:2510:10 10:10 10:10 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013219 9751

N BIRCH

#58 ADV'D MALE SUBJ JUST PULLED INTO ADDR ON N BIRCH. #40 ASST.

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ 19 YO W/M FOR DRIVING W/O LIC AND NO INS.

#58 WENT 10-15 W/ 57 YO W/M FOR FALSE INFO AND WA-POSS PARA.

NP ACTION TOWED KANSAS 631BGH.

09/09/16 09:09 09:17 09:18 10:12 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013222 8809

N OSAGE

RP IN THE LOBBY REQ A RPT FOR STOLEN RX MEDS. #14 ASND, ADV'D RPT TKN.

09/09/16 10:54 10:55 10:55 11:48 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013228 8809

HARTFORD & UNION

#14 ENRT TO A CALL ADV'D HE THINKS HIS UNIT MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY A VEH AT HARTFORD/UNION. #14 ADV'D HIS VEH WAS NOT DAMAGED.

#14 WENT 10-15 W/ 28 YO W/F FOR DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION, NO INS, AND EXP REG.

NP TRM TOWED 767HOH.

09/09/16 11:08 11:09 11:10 12:13 DOMESTIC PD 16013229 9547

N 1ST

NEIGHBOR RPT'ING THAT FEM NEXT DOOR IS INV'D IN A PHYSICAL DOMESTIC, SCREAMING FOR HELP. #40 ASND. #51 & #37 ASST.

#40 WENT 10-15 W/ MALE SUBJ FOR LOCAL 44'S.

NO RPT, ALL VERBAL.

09/09/16 --:32 14:33 14:53 14:56 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013243 8654

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF UNRETURNED RENTAL PROPERTY. #57 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/09/16 16:19 16:34 16:38 16:54 STOLEN VEHICLE PD 16013251 9527

KINGSTON

RP REQ OFFICER REF A VEH THEY LOANED TO A FRIEND WHO REFUSES TO RETURN IT. #30 ASND. RP DECLINED RPT. REQ BOLO.

2000 RED CHEV CAVALIER. 33FGR. POSS DRIVEN BY FEM SUBJ. VEH HAS MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND CLEAR COAT IS WEARING OFF.

09/09/16 16:22 16:29 16:37 16:43 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013252 9666

W HIGHLAND

RP ADV'D SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER RESI THIS MORNING, HAS FOOTAGE ON CELL PHONE FROM SECURITY SYSTEM. #41 ASND, SIG 34, NO RPT.

09/09/16 16:24 16:25 16:31 17:08 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013253 8783

S OSAGE

RP REQ OFFICER REF THEFT. #21 ASND. RP ADV'D OF STOLEN PUPPY FROM YARD. WILL CALL BACK W/ FOOTAGE LATER. NO RPT AT THIS TIME.

09/09/16 21:41 21:47 21:49 22:05 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013264 9678

N 7TH

RP WAS PARKED IN THE AREA AND SOMEONE STOLE ITEMS AND STEREO FROM HER VEH. DROVE TO ADDR ON N 9TH, IS PARKED THERE NOW. #32 RESPONDED, RPT TKN.

09/09/16 21:51 21:52 21:52 21:52 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16013267 88PD

SUNSET

BLOWN TRANSFORMER. ELECTRIC T/S NOTIFIED.

09/09/16 22:10 22:10 22:14 22:49 DOMESTIC PD 16013269 0023

W FRESNO

PHYSICAL DOMESTIC RPT'D, INTOX ADULT FEM ATTACKING MINORS. #44 & #26 RESPONDED, RPT TKN FOR DOM A&B.

09/09/16 22:53 22:53 22:53 23:29 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013271 9678

N 14TH

#32 ON TS W/ 910MBR. #52 ASST.

#32 WENT 10-15 W/ 36 YO B/F FOR IN STATE HOLD.

09/09/16 23:06 23:08 23:11 23:18 DOMESTIC PD 16013273 9678

N 4TH

RP CAN SEE MALE AND FEM ON FRONT PORCH, FEM IS HITTING THE MALE 1/2. #32 & #33 RESPONDED, SUBJS RAN OFF WHEN OFFICERS PULLED UP.

09/10/16 00:20 00:22 00:23 02:12 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013275 9245

E HIGHLAND

RP WAITING IN AREA, THERE IS A MAN YELLING VERY LOUD SAYING "HELP." #26 & #32 RESPONDED.

#26 WENT 10-15 W/ 25 YO W/M FOR DRUNKENESS.

(KNZA)--A two-vehicle Brown County wreck Friday afternoon on U.S. 75 Highway near Sabetha sent two Dawson, Nebraska residents to the hospital.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a van driven by 52-year-old Dover, Kansas resident Roger Hochstedler was stopped eastbound on 192nd Road when he failed to yield the right-of-way to a southbound SUV on U.S. 75 driven by 61-year-old Vickie Lynn Oliver and struck her vehicle.

Vickie Oliver and a passenger in her vehicle, 66-year-old David Oliver, were transported to the Sabetha Community Hospital for the treatment of unspecified injuries. Hochstedler was not hurt.   

The Patrol says all three were wearing seatbelts when the wreck occurred shortly before 2:00.     

(MSC News)--As the 15th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, United States Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) reflects on his memories of the tragedy in a video message released on YouTube. 

(KNZA)--An Atchison man charged in connection with a multi-county pursuit in March 2015 has entered into a plea agreement.
    
Jackson County Attorney Shawna Miller tells MSC News that 25-year-old Ryan Brownfield pleaded no contest Friday in Jackson County District Court to charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and felony flee and elude.
    
Sentencing was set for October 14th.

Brownfield had originally been charged with four felony counts--including attempted second-degree murder.

Authorities say the chase began March 12th, 2015 in Atchison County after a sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a SUV that was later found to have been stolen from an Atchison vehicle dealership.

The pursuit ran from Atchison County into Jefferson County, and then into Jackson County, where a deputy attempted to use stop sticks to deflate the tires on the suspect vehicle, east of Denison, on Highway 16.

Authorities say Brownfield drove the SUV off the roadway in an attempt to run down the deputy. The deputy escaped unharmed. However, the maneuver caused the SUV to collide with a vehicle driven by a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper.

Brownfield attempted to flee the scene, making his way back into Jefferson County, but was forced off the roadway a short time later when an Atchison County sheriff's deputy successfully deployed stop sticks. Brownfield tried to run on foot, but was taken into custody after fleeing into a nearby field.

The trooper involved in the crash was transported to the Holton Community Hospital where he was treated and released.

Brownfield remains in the Jackson County Jail, held on a $250,000 bond.

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

09/08/16 07:07 07:18 07:19 07:28 VANDALISM PD 16013168 8809

N OAK

RP ADV'D SOMEONE THREW A BRICK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS VEH. #14 ASND, RP DECLINED A RPT, MAY BE A FEM FRIEND OF THE RP'S.

09/08/16 07:59 08:00 08:02 12:57 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013169 9999

LAKE & PECAN

MAROON FORD F150 DRIVEN BY W/F, RECKLESS ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. #40 ASND, #06 LOCATED THE VEH AT 9TH/HIGHLAND. WENT 10-15 W/ 60 YO W/F FOR DUI.

09/08/16 08:37 09:27 09:27 09:27 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013171 9751

12TH & CHESTNUT

#58 T/S W/ OM2868. WENT 10-15 W/ 40 YO FEM FOR (KSO 44: FTP-DOM A&B.)

09/08/16 11:34 11:40 11:40 11:41 MISCELLANEOUS PD 16013174 88PD

N UNION

RESIDENT REC'D SEVERAL CALLS FROM SOMEONE SAYING THEY ARE OFFICER BROWN WITH THE IRS. ATTEMPTED SCAM FROM 661-754-0794. NO PERSONAL INFO WAS EXCHANGED, NO FIELD RESPONSE NEEDED.

09/08/16 11:58 12:01 12:05 12:43 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013175 8809

W HARTFORD

REQ OFFICER REF STOLEN ITEMS. #14 ASND, RPT TKN FOR VEH BURG.

09/08/16 12:57 13:00 13:07 13:16 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16013177 9751

W GRAND

RP REQ OFFICER REF A HIT N RUN. #58 ASND, RPT TKN.

09/08/16 13:26 13;28 13:55 14:06 THEFT/SHOPLIFTING PD 16013178 9547

W OVERBROOK

RP REQ OFFICER REF A STOLEN PLATE. #51 ASND. RPT TKN.

09/08/16 14:30 14:30 14:44 15:18 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013181 9999

W DRY RD

#40 WENT 10-15 FROM KSO W/ 32 YO I/F FOR (CITY 44'S: WA/FTP-BRING OR POSS CO, WA/FTP-PI.)

09/08/16 14:38 14:41 14:41 15:18 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013183 8811

14TH & OKLAHOMA

#06 T/S W/ 327DKJ. VEH LEFT SECURED AT BUSINESS. #06 WENT 10-15 X3:

A) 10-15 W/ 37 YO FEM FOR (KSO: CDS PILLS, CONSP TO COMMIT DRUG OFFENSE, POSS CDS MARIJ, DEST OF EVIDENCE, DRUG EQUIPMENT.)

B) 10-15 W/ 31 YO MALE FOR (CITY 44: FTP-PL.)

C) 10-15 W/ 37 YO SUBJ FOR (KSO: POSS CDS PILL W/ INT DIST, CONSP TO COMMIT DRUG OFFENSE, DRUG EQUIP.)

09/08/16 14:43 14:44 14:44 14:44 THREATS/HARASS/OBSCENE PD 16013184 6775

E OKLAHOMA

#03 REQ CFS# FOR TERRORISTIC THREAT.

#33 WENT 10-15 FROM ADDR ON E MILLER W/ 58 YO W/M FOR MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS.

09/08/16 15:04 15:07 15:10 15:53 STAND BY/CONTACT PD 16013186 8654

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF A ROOM, THAT WAS RECENTLY CHECKED OUT OF AND IS COVERED IN BLOOD. #57 ASND. DIDN'T BELIEVE MUCH OF IT WAS BLOOD. DID 1090 ON SUBJ WHO THE ROOM WAS RENTED UNDER. MADE CONTACT W/ SUBJ AND WIFE. ADV'D THE BLOOD WAS FROM MONTHLY WOMANLY ISSUES. NO RPT.

09/08/16 15:50 15:53 15:53 15:53 VANDALISM PD 16013188 88PD

S OSAGE

REQ OFFICER REF ATTEMPTED ARSON.

FIRE MARSHALL ADV'D. WILL CALL IF PD NEEDED.

09/08/16 16:08 16:14 16:17 16:34 FIRE RUN PD 16013189 9527

S OSAGE

FIRE DEPT REQ OFFICER REF POSSIBLE ARSON. #33 ASND. #08 ASST. RPT TKN.

09/08/16 16:51 16:53 16:56 17:11 DOMESTIC PD 16013196 8305

N 14TH

RP REQ OFFICER REF A PHYSICAL DOMESTIC, NORTH SIDE OF BLDG. #24 ASND. #50 ASST. WARRANT REQ TKN.

09/08/16 17:54 17:56 17:59 19:00 DOMESTIC PD 16013202 9527

N OSAGE

RP REQ OFFICER REF A DOMESTIC. #33 ASND. #30 ASST. #08 ASST. ADV'D IT WAS VERBAL DOMESTIC. 10-15 W/ 54 YO I/F FOR (KSO 44'S: FTA-DUS, FTA-FAIL TO PAY TAXES, VIOL COMP ED ACT.)

09/08/16 20:16 20:19 20:22 20:22 WELFARE CHECK PD 16013205 9899

S PALM

RP WANTS AN OFFICER TO MAKE SURE THE RESI HASN'T BEEN BURNED DOWN, BECAUSE 36 YO C/F SAID SHE WILL SET THE PLACE ON FIRE AFTER SHE GETS HER DOG. #33 RESPONDED AND ADV THE RESI HAS NOT BEEN BURNED DOWN.

09/08/16 20:33 20:48 20:55 21:12 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE PD 16013208 9679

S 6TH

CHECK THE ALLEY FOR A SUSPICIOUS LIGHT COLORED SEDAN PARKED W/ THE LIGHTS ON FOR A WHILE. NO FURTHER DESC. #50 ASND, VEH UNOCCUPIED WITH LIGHTS ON, KEY IN IGNITION. UTL OWNER IN AREA OR BY P/S. NP BUDGET TOWED 2001 FORD PASSENGER.

09/08/16 21:48 21:51 21:55 22:33 HIT & RUN ACCIDENT PD 16013210 9608

E HIGHLAND

EMPLOYEE RPT'D HIT N RUN ACCIDENT, CAR VS GAS PUMP, SUBJ LEFT IN UNK DIR IN GREEN OR GRY COLORED 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA, OK 694LVB. #52 RESPONDED, STATE ACCIDENT RPT WAS TKN.

09/08/16 22:31 22:32 22:32 23:23 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013213 0023

W BROADWAY

911 ADV HER HUSBAND JUST CAUGHT SOMEONE BREAKING INTO THEIR VEH, AND HE IS FIGHTING WITH THEM. #44, #34, & #52 RESPONDED.

#44 WENT 10-15 W/ 19 YO I/M FOR BURG II AND PI.

CONNECT #16013215

09/08/16 22:32 22:34 22:40 02:02 SICK/INJURED PERSON PD 16013214 9677

GREENWOOD

C911, ELDERLY MALE AT BIRCH/GREENWOOD [REDACTED.] NO FURTHER DESC. #38 RESPONDED TO AREA, LOCATED A MALE AT ADDR ON GREENWOOD, FAMILY CALLED TO RESI, AMB REQ AND NO HAUL. #07 ASST, APS CONTACTED AND FAMILY RESPONDED TO TRANSPORT TO ER. RPT TKN.

09/08/16 23:32 23:33 23:39 00:05 BURGLARY, INVESTIGATION PD 16013215 0023

N ASH

VEH HAS BEEN BURGLARIZED & SUBJ LEFT A BOTTLE OF VODKA INSIDE. #44 ASND, OK 598HPT, 99 DODGE STRATUS. INFO TKN FOR RPT.

CONNECT #16013213

09/08/16 23:48 23:49 23:49 00:39 PRISONER IN CUSTODY PD 16013216 9608

1ST & SOUTH

#52 ON T/S AT 1ST/SOUTH W 300KTZ, NP PINKY TOW FOR 07 CHRYSLER 4DR.