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DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Domestic cases filed: Kai-Aira Benner, et al vs. Judy E. Stover, automotive tort Peggy Niemeyer vs. Estate of Samuel Niemeyer, et al, petition to quiet real estate title Kansas Dept. of DCF vs. Amber D. Goodner, et al, other domestic relations Marriage licenses issued: Rhonda R. Hoggatt and Jorge C. Cumplido
Allen County sheriff ’s deputies arrested Brandon E. Mixon, Iola, Thursday for allegedly possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He is being held in Allen County Jail on $6,000 bond. Summer N. Salzwedel was arrested Thurs-
day on a pair of felony warrants out of Allen County, a warrant out of Neosho County and for allegedly interfering with law enforcement.
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A theft was reported in Gas Wednesday. Loss was valued at $100, deputies said.
City council meeting Tuesday Iola City Council members will gather Tuesday evening — one day later than usual — for their regular, bimonthly meeting. The meeting was pushed back 24 hours because Monday is Columbus Day. Iola city offices also are closed Monday. Topics on the agenda include recommended
changes to the city’s property and casualty insurance coverage through EMC Insurance and requests for the upcoming FarmCity Days celebration, which kicks off Thursday. The 6 p.m. meeting will be at the New Community Building at Riverside Park and is open to the public.
Carlyle news Special guests Bob and Alta Courtney brought the message in song, testimony and humor Sunday at the Carlyle Presbyterian Church. Celebrating birthdays are Matthew Smail, Oct. 5, Aiden Fraker, Oct. 6, and David Loomis, Oct. 9. Communion will be served this Sunday. The Carlyle Country Club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Myrna Wildschuetz. Ten members were present. A short business meeting was held. Myrna gave the program on Bible trivia. Each member chose a gift from a basket. Phyllis Shetlar won the door prize. Becky Meiwes will be the hostess in November. Myrna served refreshments and shared new recipes at the close of the meet-
Joanne McIntyre 365-2829 ing. Naomi Oliphant of Derby was a guest over the weekend of Linda and Melvin Guenther. Ron and Rosie Stranghoner recently returned home from Cody, Wyo., while there they visited Rosie’s cousin, Patty Westagard. They also went to Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, Montana. Lynn and Don Lytle, Humboldt, hosted the Foster Family reunion Oct. 3 at the Von Humboldt Plaza. There were 20 present and all enjoyed watching the Biblesta Parade.
Fire breaks out at Wichita chemical plant WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say no one has been injured after a fire broke out at a chemical plant in southwest Wichita. The fire at the Occidental Chemicals plant was reported just before 5 p.m. Thursday. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Dan Wegner said the fire was contained to the storage facility of the plant and was ex-
tinguished shortly before 6 p.m. According to Occidental’s plant manager Steve Hieger, the fire originated inside a sodium chlorite container. Hieger said the incident will have minimal impact on the plant’s operations and there is no environmental danger as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
US rig count declines by 14 HOUSTON (AP) — Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week declined by 14 to 795. It was the sixth consecutive week of declines. Houston’s Baker Hughes said Friday that 605 rigs were seeking oil and 189 explored for nat-
ural gas. One was listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, with oil prices about double the prices now, 1,930 rigs were active. Among major oil- and gas-producing states, Oklahoma lost six rigs, Texas declined by four and Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania each dropped by one. Colorado gained one rig.
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MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Thomas Saxton Convicted of failure to wear a seat belt and fined $10: Martin Vega, Iola Convicted of speeding: Andrew J. Beu, Kansas City, Mo., 77/65, $165 Paul A. Lichtenauer, Spring Hill, 83/65, $201 Tyrone E. Davidson, Justin, Texas, 74/65, $153 Matthew L. Haynes, Eudora, 75/65, $153 Sarah N. Herriman, Coffeyville, 78/65, $171
Preston S. Nicholson, Topeka, 84/65, $207 Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Jess A. Bolling, Iola, driving while intoxicated, battery, $1,913, sentenced to six months in jail, all but five days suspended for 12 months probation Damien E. Wertz, Iola, possessing drug paraphernalia, $458, sentenced to 90 days in jail, suspended for six months probation Kaleb J.G. Stroud, Moran, reckless driving, $183 Cases deferred with fines assessed: Jeffrey A. Benoist, Foristell, Mo., 80/65, $208 Failure to appear, and subject to driver’s license suspensions or other penalties: Michael W. President Jr., Broken Arrow, Okla., improper signal Juvenile case dispositions: Armand Pulley III, Iola, entered diversion agreement for battery, fined $431 Criminal cases filed:
Misty Cumplido, Gas, possessing methamphetamine, possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia Shivon N. Tucker, Gas, possessing drug paraphernalia Corey E. Walls, Gas, possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia Tea C. Shelton, Iola, domestic battery Samantha H. Landell, Erie, minor possessing alcohol Archibald L.A. Ryales, Iola, criminal damage to property Jennifer G. Smith, Iola, residential burglary, felony theft, felony criminal damage to property Tryston R. Ingle, LaHarpe, unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol, possessing alcohol as a minor Jacob E. Reed, Humboldt, aggravated battery, battery (two counts) Contract cases filed: St. Luke’s Hospital of Garnett, Inc. vs. Jason M. Mead, et al Century Surgical Associates, Inc. vs. Ashley Zibung
Johnson County Spine, P.A. vs. Tristin M. Findley, et al LVNV Funding LLC vs. Tracy L. Fritch Kenneth F. Rowe vs. Tammy Ulery Small claims filed: LaHarpe Telephone Company vs. Mark A. Scott IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Thomas Saxton Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Jonathan M.E. Horner, Chanute, careless driving, $180 Tyrell C. Hutton, Iola, no liability insurance, illegal tag, $530 Norman J. Jacobs, improperly keeping pit bulls, possessing vicious animals, $1,224.76 Ryan A. Kessler, Iola, disorderly conduct, $180, probation ordered Derick R. Peterson, Iola, disorderly conduct, $180, probation ordered Crystal Y. Witchley, LaHarpe, criminal trespassing, $180, probation ordered
1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Northern Arizona Univ. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An overnight confrontation between two groups of students escalated into violence Friday when a freshman at Northern Arizona University opened fire on four fraternity members, killing one and wounding three, authorities said. University police chief Gregory T. Fowler identified the shooter as 18-year-old Steven Jones and said he used a handgun in the 1:20 a.m. shootings. Police were still interviewing Jones and he had not been booked into jail Friday morning. They would not say what precipitated the altercation. The victims were all members of the Delta Chi fraternity, the organization said in a statement. The university identified the student who died as Colin Brough. The victims being treated at Flagstaff Medical Center are Nicholas Prato, Kyle Zientek and Nicholas Piring. The hospital said it couldn’t release any information on conditions. “This is not going to be a normal day at NAU,” said school President Rita Cheng. “Our hearts are heavy.” She called it an isolated and unprecedented incident and said classes would go on as scheduled Friday.
The parking lot where the shooting happened is just outside Mountain View Hall dormitory on the Flagstaff campus, which provides housing for many of the campus’ sororities and fraternities. The gate to the dorm’s main entrance was closed Friday, and police had the surrounding area taped off. Brough was from Castle Rock, Colo., about 30 miles south of downtown Denver. Randy Barber, a spokesman for Douglas County Schools, confirmed that Brough graduated from Castle View High School in 2013. He said the school district had activated a crisis team to support students and staff at the high school. He worked as a cashier at the Puma outlet store in Castle Rock selling shoes and apparel during the summer after graduating high school. Manager Chauncey Musser remembered him as an outgoing employee with a seemingly bottomless supply of energy. Alex McIntosh, a friend of Zientek, said he worked part time at the High Country Conference Center while attending the school full time. “He’s very calm, very respectful, has a great manner, calm demeanor and you’d never expect him to be caught up in
I was studying for an exam so I looked out the window and see two people running, and that’s when I realized they weren’t fireworks they were actually gunshots. — Maria Gonzalez, NAU student
something like this,” McIntosh said. Student Maria Gonzalez told The Associated Press that she at first suspected firecrackers when the shooting happened. “I was studying for an exam so I looked out the window and see two people running, and that’s when I realized they weren’t fireworks they were actually gunshots,” she said. Arizona political leaders voiced support for the university and surrounding community, with Gov. Doug Ducey calling the shooting heartbreaking. He said the state stands ready to help in the investigation and response. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who lives in Flagstaff, expressed confidence that the city “will only grow stronger in difficult moments like these.” The Flagstaff shooting comes on the same day that President Barack Obama is scheduled to
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visit Roseburg, Oregon, where eight students and a teacher were shot and killed last week at Umpqua Community College. The gunman in the Oregon shooting wounded nine others before turning the gun on himself. NAU is a four-year public university that has more than 25,000 total undergraduate students at the campus in Flagstaff, a city about two hours north of Phoenix that is surrounded by mountains and ponderosa pines. The city of 70,000 people has a reputation for being a safe place and typically records only one murder per year. “It’s crazy. You don’t think this stuff happens. When I think of Flagstaff, I think safety,” said freshman Cameron Sands, who had pledged at a fraternity and was supposed to move into Mountain View Hall on Friday.
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