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■■Quadruple homicide trial

Prosecution wraps case against accused killer Defense calls no witnesses to stand

By AMELIA ARVESEN

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Timeline shows the trail to Kyle Flack’s 2013 arrest, 2016 jury trial. See Page 2.

On trial for his life, Kyle Flack accepted a single Life Saver candy from his defense attorney during a break Monday.

Moments later, the prosecution rested its 11-day case against Flack in Franklin County District Court, 301 S. Main St., Ottawa.

When the court turned it over to the 30-year-old defendant’s attorneys, they didn’t call any witnesses, nor did he testify.

Flack has pleaded not guilty to the 2013 shotgun slayings of four people in rural Ottawa. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Kaylie Smith Bailey, 21, and her 18-month-old daughter, Lana Bailey. He also is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of Andrew Stout, 30, and Steven White, 31, criminal possession of a firearm and misdemeanor sexual battery

against Kaylie Bailey.

If jurors find him guilty on the murder charges after deliberations, they would then decide whether he should be sentenced to death for capital murder in addition to life in prison with no chance of parole for 50 years.

Prosecutors — Stephen Hunting, Franklin County attorney, and Victor Braden, deputy Kansas attorney general — introduced nearly 100 witnesses and presented more than 550 exhibits during the first two-weeks of the trial, aiming to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Flack murdered the four people at 3197 Georgia Road, west of Ottawa.

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Timothy Frieden, lead defense attorney for Kyle T. Flack, 30, Ottawa — who is on trial for capital murder and other charges relating to the spring 2013 killings in Franklin County — makes several motions Monday afternoon in the ongoing jury trial at the Franklin County District Court, 301 S. Main St., Ottawa.

■■Hit-and-run incident

Pickup crashes 102-year-old’s living room

By JODIE GARCIA Herald Reader Engagement Editor

mcgruff club Photos by Clinton Dick/The Ottawa Herald

Officers Aaron Procaccini, Sarah Frazee and Chad Berg, with the Ottawa Police Department, toss free frisbees into the crowd during McGruff Club Saturday at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. The annual event, hosted by the police department, features a morning of fun with an anti-drug and stranger danger message to local youth.

ABOVE: Briley Womack, 5, Ottawa, high fives McGruff the Crime Dog during Saturday’s annual McGruff Club event hosted by the Ottawa Police Department at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium.

RIGHT: Nick Clark, canine behavior specialist, works on obedience with “Jessie,” an Australian cow dog, during Saturday’s annual McGruff Club event at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. Clark, along with Betsy Carlson, volunteer coordinator and community outreach at Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, 3173 K-68, Ottawa, talked and demonstrated to the audience canine safety and obedience tips.

Kathryn Kochenower was sitting alone in her living room early Sunday morning when an uninvited guest arrived.

The 102-year-old Ottawa woman said she heard a noise, looked out her window and saw a vehicle coming toward her.

The vehicle crashed through the east side of Kochenower’s home in the 500 block of West Seventh Street at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a report from the Ottawa Police Department.

The vehicle then left the scene, the report said.

“I’m OK. It was kind of upsetting,” Kochenower said.

She said the vehicle knocked a hole in the wall of the living room where she was sitting, causing a china cabinet in the room to fall over, and destroying antiques and everything inside.

“It was quite destructive,” she said, adding that she didn’t know the cost of the damage.

According to accounts from other witnesses, the vehicle was a silver 3/4-ton, four-door Dodge Ram pickup with a diesel engine, Capt. Adam Weingartner with the Ottawa Police Department said. No information on the vehicle’s year was available, nor any information about the driver, he said.

The vehicle also knocked over a school crossing sign, Weingartner said.

Anyone with information about the vehicle or incident is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Department at (785) 242-2561.

More local news in today’s Herald ■ Report: Quenemo man killed in weekend K-68 wreck. See Page 3.

■ Investigation continues into reported battery at golf club. See Page 3.

■ Downed power lines cause grass fire north of Kalmar. See Page 3.

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NANCY RUTH GILLASPIE

FORREST ‘BUB’ ALLEN

Nancy Ruth Gillaspie, 66, Independence, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Saint Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.

Memorial services are set for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Colony.

Nancy was born March 27, 1949 in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of George and Rosemary (McCollam) Gillaspie.

Forrest “Bub” Allen, 63, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at his home north of Pomona, Kansas.

Private family memorial services will be held at a later date.

He was born April 5, 1952, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the son of Marvin and Twyla Shepperd Allen.

JAMES LEE WAYNE ‘J.W.’ MIETCHEN James Lee Wayne “J.W.” Mietchen, 37, Quenemo, formerly of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Franklin County.

Arrangements are pending and will be announced later by Dengel & Son Mortuary.

WENDELL EUGENE YOCKEY Wendell Eugene Yockey, 91, Topeka, formerly of Ottawa, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, surrounded by his family.

Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Mount Hope Cemetery & Funeral Chapel. Private entombment will follow.

Eastern Star memorial services are set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel with visitation to follow until 8 p.m.

Wendell was born July 21, 1924, in Ottawa, the son of Joe A. and Edna Rachel (Stadel) Yockey.

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ SAMUEL COUGHENOUR William “Bill” Samuel Coughenour, 82, Wellsville, Kansas passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the Olathe Medical Center.

Cremation is planned.

Memorial services are set for 2 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Wellsville Baptist Church. A visitation is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday evening at Wilson’s Funeral Home in Wellsville.

William “Bill” Samuel

Bub had graduated from Quenemo High School in 1970, then received an associates degree from Allen County Community College, which he attended on a sports scholarship in basketball and track. He then attended Wichita State University on a track scholarship, throwing the javelin.

He worked for Mid-

west Precoat and then for Clarkson Construction as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local No. 101. Bub enjoyed fishing, farming and his dogs and horses.

Bub was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Twyla.

Bub is survived by his two sons, Josh and Abby Allen and grand-

daughter Addison of Junction City; and Tyler Allen and grandsons Jace, Tanner and Kade of Ottawa; his two brothers, Lynn Allen and Brad Allen, both of Quenemo; his sister, Melody (Terry) Hoffsommer of Overbrook; and several nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com

Coughenour was born March 23, 1933, the son of Charles Barney and Clara Louise (Schowengerdt) Coughenour. He grew up in Wellsville and graduated from WHS in 1951. After high school, Bill joined the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant.

He married Elaine Folks Jan. 9, 1971. She preceded him in death in 1998. Bill worked for Dot Manufacturing for more than 10 years and the Wellsville school district for many years as well. Bill was a

farmer most of his life.

He was a member of the Wellsville Baptist Church, a former commander for the Ottawa VFW and was active in his local community. He donated the land the Wellsville American Legion was originally built on and he was an avid fisherman and enjoyed collecting tractors.

Bill is survived by his son and his wife, Rick and Ginger Coughenour of Wellsville; son, Milton Coughenour of Wellsville; son, Brian Coughenour of Houston, Texas; a brother, Charles

Milton Coughenour of Lexington, Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents wife, daughter, Mary Jean Coughenour-Stoy (2012); sisters, Mary Dunsmoor, Phyllis Marshal, and a great -grandson Devon (2015).

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bill Coughenour Memorial Fund in care of Wilson’s, PO Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Timeline shows trail to Kyle Flack’s 2013 arrest

By The Herald Staff

[Editor’s note: The following sequence of events in 2013 is based on the evidence and narrative presented March 7-Monday in the quadruple homicide jury trial of Kyle Flack, 30, Ottawa, who is charged in the killings of Steven White, Andrew Stout, Kaylie Bailey and Lana Bailey.]

• Thursday, April 18: Randi White sees her husband Steven White for the last time when she takes him to pick up job applications and an Ottawa Herald newspaper. The April 20-21, 2013 weekender edition was at the top of a chronological stack found in his room at 3197 Georgia Road, according to testimony and evidence presented.

• Friday, April 19: Andrew Stout and his friends gather to play XBox at his house until about 3 a.m. the next day. Witnesses did not all agree whether Steven White was there, but they all remember Kyle Flack was present.

• On or about Saturday, April 20: Steven White is murdered.

• Tuesday, April 23: Carla Fisher, Steven White’s mother, does not receive a phone call from her son wishing her Happy Birthday. She testified that White told her he might not call because he was running out of minutes on his phone.

• Friday, April 26: Andrew and Lori Helm invite Andrew Stout, Kaylie Bailey and Lana Bailey to a barbecue at their house in Gardner. Kyle Flack shows up with them.

• Saturday, April 27: Kaylie Bailey makes a purchase at about 10 p.m. for three adults to bowl at an Olathe bowling alley.

• Sunday, April 28: Andrew Stout is seen with Kyle Flack that afternoon in convenience store surveillance footage. Stout’s cell phone and banking records show he traveled to Emporia that night.

Prosecutors argue Stout was murdered April 28 or 29.

• Monday, April 29: Dylan Phillips, a temporary roommate at 3197 Georgia Road, Andrew Stout’s residence, returns for his belongings and notices Kyle Flack alone at the home with towels covering the windows. Phillips testified Flack says Stout is running errands before work. Stout fails to report for work that night at the American Eagle Outfitters distribution center, Ottawa.

• Wednesday, May 1: Kaylie Bailey and her 18-month-old daughter, Lana Bailey, are last seen by a friend at about noon in the drive-thru line of Burger King in Ottawa. Kaylie Bailey fails to report for work as a security guard at the American Eagle Outfitters distribution center.

• Thursday, May 2: Michael McCoy, Kyle Flack’s stepfather, delivers food items to his stepson at the Georgia Road residence.

• Friday, May 3: Kaylie Bailey’s employer calls the Olathe Police Department to report her missing.

• Karon Anderson, Stout’s mother, receives a call while she is in Texas that her son is missing.

She begins calling family, friends and even Kyle Flack.

• Michael McCoy, Kyle Flack’s stepfather, delivers cash to his stepson who is waiting in the driveway at the Georgia Road residence.

• Prosecutors say Kyle Flack left the Georgia Road residence that day in Kaylie Bailey’s car for Emporia, dumped a suitcase carrying Lana Bailey along the way and parked the car at an east Emporia apartment complex.

• Kenneth Douglas, Kyle Flack’s friend, picks him up at Walmart in Emporia. Flack stays at his friends’ west Emporia apartment until he is detained by law enforcement agents.

• Saturday, May 4: Neil Stout, Andrew Stout’s father, files a missing person report for his son.

A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy visits the Georgia Road residence and finds nothing suspicious.

• Sunday, May 5: Two other Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies respond to the Georgia Road residence for welfare checks.

They meet Corey Schlotzhauer, who was asked by Stout’s sister to feed the animals, and enter the modular home, noticing a strong odor.

• Monday, May 6: Schlotzhauer and other friends of Andrew Stout go to the Georgia Road residence and discover a body hidden under a tarp in the detached garage, later identified as Steven White.

Law enforcement from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Ottawa Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol begin the initial investigation. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit

responds to the Georgia Road property to assist in processing the crime scene. During the search of the modular home, investigators find an adult female body and an adult male body. They are later identified as Kaylie Bailey and Andrew Stout.

• Tuesday, May 7: The Major Case Squad, known as the MSquad of more than 40 detectives from numerous area law enforcement agencies, is activated to assist the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. A Kansas City morgue conducts autopsies of the deceased to identify them and to try and determine causes or times of death.

• Authorities identify Kyle Trevor Flack, who was a regular guest at the modular home with Stout and White, and Cyle Bailey, former brother-in-law of Kaylie Bailey, as persons of interest in the case.

Authorities later speak with Cyle Bailey and eliminate him as a person of interest.

• The 2007 black Toyota Corolla, in which Bailey and her daughter were last seen in May 1, is found unoccupied 8:30 p.m. in Emporia.

• Wednesday, May 8: Flack is located at 12:19 a.m. at Douglas’ apartment in Emporia. He is held on an outstanding Osage County warrant, and detectives begin to interview him. The victims’ bodies are identified, but Lana Bailey remains missing.

• The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office requests an Amber Alert be activated for Lana Bailey, but the Kansas Bureau of Investigation denies the request, citing the fact the toddler’s disappearance and photo had been widely publicized since the

investigation began days before.

• A worker at the waste treatment station in Emporia discovers a discarded shotgun among refuse.

• Thursday, May 9: After a fourhour interview that ends about 3:30 a.m. at the Ottawa Police Department, Flack is arrested and booked into Franklin County Jail on suspicion of first degree murder. The investigation is upgraded from a triple homicide to a quadruple homicide when Lana Bailey remains missing and is presumed to be dead.

• Friday, May 10: The search for Lana resumes Friday morning and is extended to Emporia, where the car associated with Kaylie Bailey and Lana was recovered. Stephen Hunting, Franklin County attorney, files eight charges against Flack that include two counts of capital murder, four counts of murder in the first degree, one count of rape and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. Flack makes his first court appearance 4 p.m. before District Judge Eric Godderz in Franklin County District Court.

Godderz assigns Topeka attorney Ronald Evans to represent Flack.

Timothy Frieden later took the lead.

• Saturday, May 11: Blake Reker, Osage County Sheriff’s deputy, spots diapers and prescription receipts with the toddler’s name near Tequa Creek bridge on Stubbs Road in Osage County, near the Franklin County line. It led to the discovery of a suitcase with a toddler, later identified as Lana Bailey, tucked inside.

• Friday, May 17: Victor Braden, Kansas deputy attorney general, joins Stephen Hunting, Franklin County attorney, to make the

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Testimony came from Flack’s parents, family members and friends of the victims, law enforcement agents, crime scene investigators, an entomologist expert who studied maggot activity, the coroner who performed the autopsies, forensic scientists, blood spatter experts and a geologist with the FBI. Exhibits included photos of the bodies, Flack’s belongings recovered in Emporia, articles of clothing, ammunition components, receipts,

phone records, surveillance videos and even interviews with Flack on the day he was detained.

Flack’s defense attorneys — Timothy Frieden and Maban Wright, both with Kansas’ Death Penalty Defense Unit — aimed to poke holes in the prosecution’s case during cross examination by questioning witnesses about reported drug activity at the Georgia Road residence where three of the bodies were found, as well as unidentified markers of DNA found on Kaylie Bailey and the shotgun

said to have been used in the killings.

With the jury momentarily out of the courtroom Monday, Frieden requested the two premeditated first-degree murder charges be merged as “one, large pack” with the capital murder charge.

District Court Judge Eric W. Godderz denied the request, noting that there was a time period between the killings and specific reasons for the separate charges.

Godderz also denied the defense’s motion for judgement of acquittal,

as well as renewed motions for change of venue, exclusion of Flack’s interview statements to law enforcement agents, exclusion of certain witness statements and exclusion of various evidence.

Closing statements are scheduled to begin 9 a.m. Wednesday, after Wright requested additional time to prepare statements.

Amelia Arvesen is a Herald staff writer. Email her at aarvesen@ottawaherald.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AmeliaArvesen.

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News Briefs Report: Quenemo man killed in weekend K-68 wreck A passing motorist discovered a fatal singlevehicle wreck Saturday evening.

About 7 p.m. Saturday evening, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Pomona Fire Department first responders responded to the area of K-68 and Alabama Road, just east of the Franklin and Osage county lines to a report of a single-vehicle wreck, a sheriff’s office news release said.

James Lee Wayne Mietchen, 37, Quenemo, was traveling westbound on K-68 in a 2002 Mercury Cougar when his vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason, Jeff Richards, Franklin County Sheriff, said.

The vehicle then returned to the roadway where it overturned and came to rest on its top, Richards said.

Mietchen, the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, Richards said.

Mietchen was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the wreck, the release said.

K-68 was closed about three hours Saturday evening while the crash was being investigated, the release said.

Investigation continues into reported battery at golf club Police are working to locate an identified suspect in a reported battery of an 8-year-old girl at an Ottawa golf club.

A 29-year-old Baldwin City woman said an unknown man touched her 8-year-old daughter in an inappropriate manner Sunday night at Great Life Golf & Fitness, 1001 E. Logan St., Ottawa, according to a report from the Ottawa Police Department.

Officers identified a suspect and are working to locate him, Capt. Adam Weingartner, with the Ottawa Police Department, said.

The woman who reported the incident was a guest at Great Life, he said.

He said he didn’t know what, if any, relationship existed between the woman and the suspect.

The incident was labeled as a battery, which means the alleged contact was in a “rude, insolent or angry manner,” Weingartner said.

He said though the investigation is continuing, no information at this time suggests anything else.

Weingartner declined to provide additional details about the allegations or the suspect, citing the ongoing investigation.

Downed power lines cause grass fire north of Kalmar Downed power lines caused a Sunday afternoon grass fire north of Kalmar Ottawa, according to a fire department report.

No injuries or property damage were reported from the fire, which happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday at 1300 N. Mulberry St., north of Kalmar’s main facility, 415 E. Dundee St., Ottawa Fire Department Chief Tim Matthias said in a report.

It was unknown what caused the power lines to fall, Matthias said.

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Daily Report Ransom Memorial Hospital Admissions • Friday: Alvin Crawford, Ottawa.

• Sunday: Anita Nichols, Pomona.

Births • Baby boy, 7 pounds, to Megan Peterson, Greeley.

Dismissals • Friday: William Marlow, Lansing.

• Saturday: Timothy Dawdy, Blue Mound.

Franklin County Jail Sheriff’s Department Arrests • 9:19 a.m. Thursday, 3200 block of Delaware Road, Robert Wright, 46, Ottawa, on suspicion of felony possession of stolen property. A previous report said Wright was also arrested on suspicion of driving while suspended, no proof of insurance and no registration.

Police Department Arrests • 11:29 a.m. Friday, 100 block of West Second Street, Caitlyn Ellington, 25, Ottawa, on suspicion of domestic battery.

• 10:54 p.m. Friday, 100 block of South Main Street, Kenzee Luna, 33, Ottawa, on suspicion of transporting an open container.

• 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Walmart Supercenter, 2101 S. Princeton St., Curtis Miller, 25, Ottawa, on suspicion of theft.

Sheriff’s Department News Accidents • 12:52 p.m. Thursday, 100 block of South McGinnis Street, Rantoul, a 1995 Freightliner driven by Herbert Sitz, 54, Grand Island, Nebraska, was turning onto South McGinnis Street from West Main Street when it struck a KCP&L pole and knocked it over. No injuries reported. Damage estimated at more than $1,000.

• 7:03 p.m. Thursday, Sand Creek and Kentucky roads, a 2001 Chevy van driven by Michelle Gast, 46, Ottawa, attempted to turn left onto Kentucky Road from Sand Creek when a 2002 Dodge Ram driven by Shawn Sullivan, 21, Ottawa, attempted to pass on the left, striking the driver’s side of the van. No injuries reported. Damage estimated at more than $1,000.

• 2:02 p.m. Friday, 3700 block of Oregon Road, a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 driven by Jolene Haas, 27, Ottawa, was northbound when the front axle broke, causing the vehicle to strike a concrete guardrail. No injuries reported. Damage estimated at more than $1,000.

Police Department News Thefts • 11:38 a.m. Friday, 800 block of North Oak Street, a 60-year-old Ottawa woman reported an unknown suspect entered her unlocked vehicle and stole property.

• 8:46 p.m. Saturday, South Beach Cove, 1608 S. Main St., a 21-year-old Ottawa woman reported the theft of an item.

• 10 p.m. Saturday, 1400 block of South Willow Street, a 36-year-old Ottawa woman reported a theft of items from a home.

• 1 a.m. Sunday, 1600 block of South Hickory Street, a 26-year-old Valdosta, Georgia, man reported the theft of an item.

• 4:36 p.m. Sunday, 600 block of South Burroughs Street, a 44-year-old Ottawa woman reported an unknown suspect stole her debit card.

Incidents • 1:04 p.m. Friday, Advantage Ford, 2320 S. Oak St., unknown subjects caused damage to a vehicle

belonging to Advantage Ford.

• 12:05 a.m. Saturday, 900 block of Lincoln Street, a 35-year-old Ottawa man, a 34-year-old Ottawa woman and 15-year-old Ottawa boy reported having been battered by a known 27-year-old woman that entered the residence and took items. Case remains under investigation.

• 4:25 p.m. Saturday, 100 block of West Seventh Street, a 17-year-old Ottawa boy was taken into protective custody as a child in need of care after allegedly battering a family member.

• 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Stuara, 115 S. Main St., a 21-yearold Ottawa man and a 23-year-old Wichita man reported having been battered by several people.

• 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Great Life, 1001 E. Logan St., a 29-year-old Baldwin City woman reported her 8-year-old daughter was touched in an inappropriate manner by an unknown man. Case remains under investigation.

Accidents • 12:27 a.m. Sunday, 500 block of West Seventh Street, a 102-year-old Ottawa woman reported a vehicle left the road, struck City of Ottawa property, struck her home and left the scene.

Wellsville Police Department News • Friday: I-35 milepost 198, traffic complaint; 900 block of Poplar Street, pedestrian check; 400 block of Walnut Street, unsecured door; 300 block of Walnut Street, animal complaint.

• Saturday: 200 block of East Seventh Street, trespassing complaint; 200 block of Meadowbrook, medical call; 4300 block of Pawnee Road, assist another agency; 700 block of West Third Terrace, traffic/ noise complaint; 600 block of Meadowbrook Court, medical call.

• Sunday: 700 block of Pine Street, burning complaint.

Fire Calls Ottawa Fire Department • 2:24 p.m. Friday, 1550 S. Cedar St., EMS call.

• 5:19 p.m. Friday, 2231 S. Elm St., electrical wiring/equipment.

• 4 p.m. Sunday, 1300 N. Mulberry St., grass fire.

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Bulletproof Gonzo Photo by Clinton Dick/ The Ottawa Herald

RIGHT: Deputy Blake Brooks, with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, straps “Gonzo” into his new bulletproof vest Monday afternoon at the sheriff’s office, 226 S. Beech St., Ottawa. Each vest costs about $1,000, Nikki Woodrow, with the Four Legged Project Inc., said. Monday marked the 32nd vest donated by the organization.

Maria & Jesus, age 13 & 10

LEFT: “Gonzo,” with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, eagerly investigates his new bulletproof vest Monday afternoon at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 226 S. Beech St. Ottawa. The vest was donated

by Sgt. Nikki Woodrow, right, with the Wichita Police Department and Four-Legged Project Inc., to Gonzo and Deputy Blake Brooks, left, with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

Woodrow noted that most law enforcement departments do not have funds to purchase the vests, which are ballistic and stab resistant and good for five years, which is why the Four Legged Project Inc. was formed to provide the vests. For more information on the vests, visit the organization’s website at www.thefourleggedproject.org

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Scary ‘Dad’ Haters remind public: Kasich indeed a Republican “Terrifying” John Kasich is in good company.

Bob Dole, John McCain and Mike Huckabee: all Republican presidential contenders who enjoyed the favor of progressive pundits and members of the media ... until, of course, their quests for the White House got a little too close to reality.

Kasich, the longshot GOP candidate from Ohio, has been toiling on the campaign trail for months — always positive and always behind in the polls. But his moderate-by-comparison positions earned him the reserved praise of editorial writers, journalists and a few entertainment figures along the way.

He became known as “the only adult in the room” as debate after debate devolved into disgraceful verbal slugfests. For a time, it seemed, Kasich was snatching up the endorsements of nearly every major newspaper as the GOP primary season lurched from state to state. The Chicago Sun-Times, The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, The Seattle Times and The Dallas Morning News, among numerous others, urged Republican voters to pick the Ohio governor and former Congressman as their party’s nominee.

“Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, though a distinct underdog, is the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race,” The New York Times wrote in its endorsement. “ ... As a veteran of partisan fights and bipartisan deals during nearly two decades in the House, he has been capable of compromise and believes in the ability of government to improve lives.”

While The New York Times took a passing swipe at Kasich for his traditionally Republican views — “He’s gone after public-sector unions, fought to limit abortion rights and opposed same-sex marriage,” the editorial bemoaned — those perceived sins were overlooked in the face of less-palatable GOP opponents like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

But the progressive media’s begrudging honeymoon with Kasich wouldn’t last forever.

After nabbing his home state’s March 15 winner-take-all primary — potentially denying Trump the delegate count to easily secure the nomination and avoid a brokered Republican convention — some members of the media flipped the script on Kasich.

As with Dole, McCain and Huckabee, the Ohio governor only was an acceptable option in theory for those in the media who serve as overtly partisan tastemakers. Once it became clear he might actually be the man to challenge either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the general election (in which polling consistently suggests a Kasich-led ticket would easily beat either Democrat), the spin machine went into overdrive — trying to undo any goodwill that might have been built up to favor Kasich.

First up: the entertainment industry press.

Rolling Stone magazine released a hit piece Friday headlined “‘Moderate’ John Kasich Is Actually Terrifying: Kasich may not be the racist egomaniac Trump is, but he’d take America backward in a thousand ways.”

After acknowledging Kasich has just as much of a shot at the Republican nomination as the better-funded Cruz, Rolling Stone sought to shatter the image of Kasich as “America’s Dad” by delving into tried-and-true scare tactics.

“Despite his carefully cultivated appearance, and despite comparisons to the moron and the goblin left standing next to him, John Kasich is no moderate. A cursory look at his record proves the opposite: On the issues that matter, Kasich is a deep-red conservative who would do everything in his power to move America in an uglier, more regressive direction.”

The key issue at hand: Abortion.

Surprise, surprise. Rolling Stone managed to unmask a leading Republican politician as ... pro-life!

Terrifying indeed (for some anyway).

Gawker — the increasingly mainstream celebrity gossip-oriented news and entertainment website — took rhetoric a step further with “Reminder: John Kasich Is Also Evil.”

Filed under “Bad Men,” the Gawker story attempted a takedown of Kasich based on his record as governor, which the site characterized as anti-union, anti-education and bad for the Ohio economy.

The piece then slipped irretrievably into vulgarities and accusations of sexism. (It was an interesting turn for Gawker, which just days ago was ordered to pay at least $115 million to Hulk Hogan after the site posted a sex tape of the former WWE professional wrestler having sex with a woman who was not his wife.)

Kasich’s success in Ohio is being downplayed

by Republican heavyweights who have been urging the governor to drop out of the race for weeks. They fear Kasich could be a spoiler who ultimately hands the nomination to Trump.

The progressive media’s sudden about-face on Kasich, however, shows GOP insiders aren’t the only ones afraid of his potential.

— Tommy Felts, Herald editor and publisher

Government at war with free speech During her appearance earlier this month before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers.

Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocked attempts to create new government programs to fight climate change.

These climate change censors claim that the argument over climate change is settled and the deniers’ success in blocking congressional action is harming the public. Therefore, the government must disregard the First Amendment and silence anyone who dares question the reigning climate change dogma.

This argument ignores the many reputable scientists who have questioned the magnitude, effects, and role of human action in causing climate change.

If successful, the climate change censors could set a precedent that could silence numerous other views. For example, many people believe the argument over whether we should audit, and then end, the Federal Reserve is settled. Therefore, the deniers of Austrian economics are harming the public by making it more difficult for Congress to restore

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a free-market monetary policy.

So why shouldn’t the government silence Paul Krugman?

The climate change censorship movement is part of a larger effort to silence political speech.

Other recent examples include the IRS’s harassment of tea party groups, as well as that agency’s (fortunately thwarted) attempt to impose new rules on advocacy organizations that would have limited their ability to criticize a politician’s record in the months before an election.

The IRS and many state legislators and officials are also trying to force public policy groups to hand over the names of their donors. This type of disclosure can make individuals fearful that, if they support a pro-liberty group, they will face retaliation from the government.

Efforts to silence government critics may have increased in recent years; however, the sad fact is the U.S. government has a long and shameful history of censoring speech. It is not surprising that war and national security have served as convenient ex-

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So-called liberal presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt both supported wartime crackdowns on free speech.

Today, many neoconservatives are using the war on terror to justify crackdowns on free speech, increased surveillance of unpopular religious groups like Muslims, and increased government control of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Some critics of U.S. foreign policy have even been forbidden to enter the country.

Many opponents of government restrictions on the First Amendment and other rights of Muslims support government actions targeting so-called “right-wing extremists.” These fair-weather civil liberties defenders are the mirror image of conservatives who support restricting the free speech rights of Muslims in the name of national security, yet clam to oppose authoritarian government.

Defending speech we do not agree with is necessary to effectively protect the speech we support.

A government that believes it can run our lives, run the economy, and run the world will inevitably come to believe it can, and should, have the power to silence its critics. Eliminating the welfare-warfare state is the key to protecting our free speech, and other liberties, from an authoritarian government.

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Caucuses expose Legislature could extend session ideological rift By now, everyone who desires to know has seen or heard the results of the March 5 Kansas Presidential Preference Caucuses.

The significantly higher-than-expected turnout from both parties not only shows voters are interested and engaged in the political process, but it will probably cause a future Legislature to consider whether it is best for our state to have a presidential primary, which is paid for by taxpayers — at a cost of about $2 million — or continue with the caucus process, where the cost is shouldered by the political parties.

The last time Kansas organized a presidential primary was in 1992. Although a Kansas statute said the state would have a presidential primary every four years — generally the year before a presidential election year — the Legislature passed bipartisan legislation that would eliminate a presidential primary during the next election cycle.

The arguments were always the same: the $2 million price tag was too steep, and each party’s nominee already was decided before Kansans weighed in. Interestingly, just last year, legislation was approved to permanently delete the statute requiring a presidential primary and instead opt for the current caucus process.

Another fact revealed by the caucus results: the stark difference between the ideologies of the two major political parties in Kansas. Sunflower State Democrats, by a 2-to-1 margin, chose a liberal, self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders. Kansas Republicans, by an equally large margin, chose conservative Ted Cruz.

The significant difference in the political philosophy of the two parties will no doubt be an issue for voters as they choose the personnel of the 2017 Kansas Legislature, and other positions, in November.

Legislative shadow The Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative (KGTC) had its annual Legislative Shadow Day March 9 at the Capitol. Nick Lybarger, an Anderson County high school student shadowed me. I guided him through a regular day at the office: going to committee meetings and attending session.

It’s great to see kids take an interest in politics and our government. They are the future of our state.

Usurping parental authority The House last week passed House Bill 2369, a bill prohibiting individuals younger than 18 from accessing a tanning device, by a

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77–44 vote. Language in the bill authorizes the Board of Cosmetology to impose fines up to $250 against a licensed tanning facility for each violation.

I understand the seriousness of skin cancer and the increased risk of malignant melanoma attributed to tanning by persons younger than 35. I voted “no” for several reasons: 1) the government should not usurp the authority of parents in making decisions in raising their children. It is the parent’s responsibility to help the child make a wise decision whether it is crossing the street, eating healthy food, or using a tanning bed properly.

2) The government, God love it, cannot blot out the sun. It is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to put sunblock on or restrict their children. 3) Additionally, HB 2369 does not address teenage access to unsupervised tanning beds in gyms, apartment complexes or homes. We were told that the age of persons in the “increased risk” category includes those up to age 35, yet HB 2369 doesn’t “protect” persons between the ages of 18 and 35.

Live-streaming The word “transparency” has been thrown around the Capitol a lot recently. Both parties have been guilty of accusing the other side of trying to hide legislative actions or votes. The good news: It is apparent no one desires to conceal what is happening in the Statehouse from the public. House Bill 2573 passed the House unanimously.

If passed by the Senate, HB 2573 will provide for live audio streaming of additional legislative proceedings starting in 2017. I use the word “additional” because all floor debate in the House and Senate has been accessible to the public for many years.

Any person with internet access can listen in live at www.kslegislature.org The live audio streaming would be administered and supervised by the Director of Legislative Administrative Services in partnership with an existing state agency — the Information Network of Kansas — and any cost associated with implementing the live-steaming would be accomplished within existing resources.

Kevin Jones, R-Wellsville, represents Franklin County and the 5th District in the Kansas House. He also serves as a Wellsville school board member.

The talk is getting a little louder, in this week before first adjournment of the Legislature on Thursday or Friday, that there might just be a special session of the Legislature this June.

Yes, after the month off for Spring Break, the so-called “veto session” of the Legislature is scheduled to start April 27 and if lawmakers hold it to the presumptive 90-day rule (it took 113 days last year), legislators could be free for fund-raising and campaigning by May 18, or maybe a little sooner.

But lawmakers already are wondering whether they can assemble and pass a new school finance law that will satisfy the Kansas Supreme Court’s February ruling that the state is unconstitutionally and unequally distributing funds to local school districts for their Local Option Budgets and capital outlay funds. So far, no bill has been passed that would meet that ruling and prevent the high court from shutting down schools July 1 if its equalization order isn’t met.

Remember 2005? That’s when lawmakers returned for a two-week session (June 22-July 6) to deal with school finance problems identified by the high court.

Oh, and there was that quickie session, in September of 2013, when the Legislature speedily enacted a 50-year minimum sentence for first-degree murder. No real political downside for returning to duty for just a day to get tougher on crime, is there?

But the school finance equity

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solution is harder and represents a test of power between the Legislature and the Supreme Court, and the court holds another gavel here — shutting down public schools if its order isn’t met.

There are lawmakers who are probably wondering about their vacation/campaign plans if they are called back.

There is also another more politically complicated — Can you believe that? — issue looming, the state’s projected budget deficit.

So far it looks like Kansas will be at least $30 million below zero on June 30, the end of the fiscal year, and as monthly revenues trickle in, chances are considered good that the unconstitutional deficit might grow.

Lawmakers might know enough about the future of revenues to meet that necessary budget balance when they return from Spring Break to make some spending shuffles and cuts. It’s too late for any tax increase to be approved in time to raise any new money to balance the budget. That means Gov. Sam Brownback is going to have to find a way — or alternatively, have the opportunity

— to balance the budget singlehandedly.

The options there aren’t pretty. There’s the freshly passed $100 million late-payment for the state pension fund, or there’s taking more money from the shrinking state highway fund, or ... there’s selling off future receipts from the tobacco industry master settlement agreement, essentially a payday loan that will likely lead to a rollback of decades-old services to children and youths of the state.

Or there’s the point-and-shoot option, where the governor takes money from existing state programs that he doesn’t feel are necessities in a government he would like to shrink in order to meet that $1 budget balance required by June 30 by the state constitution.

Any of those options might — or might not — be reason enough for lawmakers to return to a special session this summer, depending on whether those options draw public outcry that threatens the Republican control of the Legislature for the coming two years — and the final two years of Brownback’s term.

There’s the chance, of course, that the Supreme Court will issue an order saying “never mind.” Or that money floods into the bank in the next few weeks.

Hmmm ... that special session is looking more likely than not ...

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Restroom modesty versus ambiguous ‘sex’ The just-released, identical Kansas Senate Bill 513 and House Bill 2737 legislation throws a hissy fit over the possibility that some students will use transexuality as a rationale to be “peeping toms” and enter the opposite sex restroom for prurient interests. Not only would such a spur-of-the-moment excuse not be accepted by any competent school administrator, no youngster would want to falsely claim that label.

To solve this non-problem, these bills go back a century to recognize only the sex “identified at birth by a person’s anatomy.” Legislators appear clueless that for some children, that is exactly the problem.

When a couple is expecting, and they don’t yet know the sex of their child, the first words they want to hear at childbirth is whether “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl.” But sometimes the doctor has to say “I’ll get back to you on that.” Sometimes genitalia are ambiguous — not clearly male or female.

Physicians can look at chromosomes, biopsy gonads, and check hormone levels to make an initial assignment — but it remains tentative. This initial assignment might not match what the child will come to “feel.”

Testosterone or estrogens cause a brain difference in the second half of our fetal development that will only express itself a few years later — usually between the ages of 4 and 8.

Dr. John Money at Johns Hopkins University was the first to specialize in these ambiguities beginning in the 1950s. Among his many patients, their feelings of masculinity or femininity usually aligned with their attraction to the opposite sex — but not always.

Men vary from masculine to effeminate; and men attracted sexually to other men are not always effeminate. Women exhibit a range of femininity; and

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women sexually attracted to other women are not necessarily masculine. To separate the scale of masculine-to-feminine from sexual ideation, John Money borrowed the term “gender” from its use in language.

And look around at this wonderful variation in gender identity that enriches our society. Not every boy is a John Wayne nor every girl a Marilyn Monroe. There is a gradation to gentler boys and to “tomboy” girls that greatly enriches our cultural life.

The Kansas bills’ reference to anatomy-at-birth ignores the complexities of gender and sexuality that have become solid science over the past 60 years.

Yes, usually XY chromosomes result in a male, and XX chromosomes cause a female. But there are variations from XO to XXY, XXYY, XXXY and others.

One-out-of 5,000 have XO, one out of a thousand are XYY, one out of 500 are XXY, and some persons are a mosaic of XY and XO. There are many thousands of Kansans affected by unusual chromosomal, anatomical and hormone variations.

What appears to be an anatomically normal baby girl can have XY chromosomes in every cell and possess testes; but the testosterone produced is ignored by body cells that lack receptors. The external anatomy of this XY baby appears completely female at birth.

Every boy has a small amount of estrogens produced by fat

and other tissues. And every girl has some testosterone produced by the adrenal glands. These hormones vary in amount, person-to-person and over our lifetimes. Uncle Joe may have smoother skin.

Aunt Louise may grow a slight mustache.

Finally, there is the recent brain research of Dick Swaab and his team. They located a section of the brain hypothalamus that varies in size with masculinity and femininity. The brain of an anatomical boy who felt he was a girl since age six, had the nerve center of a normal girl. Yet homosexual men do not — additional biological proof that gender identity does not always match with sexual anatomy or ideation.

Most biology students come away from this knowledge thankful that their chromosomes match their anatomy that matches their hormones that matches their brain development. And a few are thankful that perhaps now, others will understand the situations when these do not match.

Altogether, having some form of sexual or gender ambiguity is more common than all cases of Down Syndrome and cystic fibrosis combined. Therefore nearly everyone knows someone who secretly has some form of gender or sexual ambiguity; they just keep it hidden.

This current legislation, the “Student Physical Privacy Act,” is based on outdated, simpleminded ideas that everyone should be John Wayne or Marilyn Monroe.

It perpetuates an intolerance based in ignorance. It is 19th Century thinking.

John Richard Schrock is a distinguished professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Emporia State University.

Email him at educationfrontlines@yahoo.com

Where to Write ■ State Rep. Blaine Finch, Room 167-W, Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, KS 66612; (785) 296-7655; Email: blaine. finch@house.ks.gov

■ State Rep. Kevin Jones, Room 512-N, Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, KS 66612; (785) 296-6287; Email: kevin. jones@house.ks.gov

■ State Sen. Caryn Tyson, Room 236-E, Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, KS 66612; (785) 296-6838; Email: Caryn.

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Gay teen wants to come out in time for prom ‌DEAR AMY: I am 17 years old and a lesbian. I’m trying to figure out how to come out to my family, or at least to my dad. I know my family is non-supportive of other LGBT members of the family.

Sometimes they say awful things about them. They tell a lot of jokes, and sometimes it’s really hard on me.

I have a girlfriend.

She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. We have been together almost a whole year. Prom is coming up, and I’m getting sick of hiding the fact that I’m gay and have a girlfriend, but I’m honestly scared.

I don’t know what the reaction will be or how to be prepared for it, or how I will cope if the reaction is bad.

Sometimes it makes life really hard, especially lately with my parents going through a divorce. The idea of revealing this about myself at this time seems wrong.

I know that I’m almost an adult, but the secret makes my life hard. I’m different in a lot of ways I feel they wouldn’t approve of.

I feel sometimes like I should be sorry I am the way I am. This is really important to me. I want them to accept it and to accept us. Please help me, I could use the guidance. — Lost in California ‌ EAR LOST: If D you have other family members who are gay — and if you trust them to be honest and compassionate toward you, they are in the

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best position to offer you specific advice about what you should do in the short term.

It is not always safe for gay teens to come out to their parents.

Sometimes parents punish or kick their children out of the house. If your parents are stressed by their own marital troubles, they might react badly to your news.

In the short term, I hope you will plan on attending your prom with your girlfriend, but you might not be able to do so in front of your parents. I’m very sorry to recommend that you stay at least partially in the closet, but that might be best for you right now.

Please remember that you are perfect just the way you are.

Teenagers often go through very rough patches of worrying and wondering about their identity, and this is especially true for LGBT teens. Your friends, peers and sympathetic adults will help.

I have a great resource to recommend — Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” project: itgetsbetter.org. It is very important for you to know that you are not alone. Countless other teens have

successfully walked this path, and they — and I — stand with you now. ‌DEAR AMY: I am 47 years old, attractive and in decent physical shape. I receive compliments from many men of a variety of ages. I have just met a new man who is 54, and we are very attracted to each other (not only in the physical sense). We have another date coming up and, although I would love to become intimate with him, I am very self-conscious about my body.

I feel that I may not measure up to women he has been with in the past. I know that I am a very nice, intelligent, sweet, attractive woman — but I still have hang-ups about not meeting a man’s expectations and worse yet, being compared to other women he has slept with. Any tips on how I can get past this?

I really like this man and don’t want my hang-ups to ruin the possibility of something wonderful. — Still Learning ‌DEAR STILL LEARNING: Your own feelings about your body don’t really have all that much to do with your potential partner and his previous relationships with other women — or at least, that’s my theory.

There will always be someone hotter, younger or simply not you to compare yourself against. But one advantage of middle age is that you get to be yourself in every

regard, and — aside from a reasonable determination to maintain your body and mind’s health and fitness — you should go forth muttering Popeye’s dictum: “I am what I am...”

Sexual compatibility seems to exist within its own spectrum, and if you two are sexually compatible, neither of your body shapes is going to matter much.

Please realize that this situation is nerveracking for everyone.

Unless your guy is a total hottie, wouldn’t he be worried too? That’s why a fairly frank and honest conversation where you (at least) reveal that you are nervous is in order. If you can’t talk about sex before having sex, then you’re probably not ready to go there. ‌DEAR AMY: I can’t believe the lame response you gave to “Lonely,” the middle-aged woman who didn’t have any friends. Buy a dog?

How about volunteering at a soup kitchen or going to church? It is by giving that we receive. — Disappointed ‌DEAR DISAPPOINTED: First of all, I would never recommend that anyone “buy” a dog, but that they adopt one — preferably an older animal. Dogs are wonderful companions and promote interaction with others. Your suggestions are great.

Email Amy Dickinson at askamy@tribune. com, follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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‘Water’ is the watchword ‌Dear Readers: Today is World Water Day. It’s celebrated every year on March 22, regardless of what day of the week.

Organized by the United Nations, it is a day to celebrate water.

A simple statement, but without fresh, clean water, people cannot live.

How are crops watered?

What about food preparation?

There are millions and millions of people around the world who do not have access (or easy access) to clean water. They may walk miles and have to carry a bucket just to get water to consume. You turn on a tap; they walk miles! You flush the toilet; they don’t have one!

You brush your teeth; they don’t have a sink!

Every year is themed, and this year’s theme is “Water and Jobs.” If you are interested in donating your time or money, go to www.unwater.org for more information.

Use #WorldWaterDay to join the conversation on social media! — Heloise P.S.: Don’t let this be just for today — please study, learn and help out. ‌Dear Heloise: I found the perfect way to keep nail polish from sticking to the bottle: After you remove the nail polish and paint your nails, wipe the top of the bottle off with a nail-polish remover cotton ball. — Carol F., West Jefferson, Ohio Nailed it! I forget to do this sometimes (yes, I do my own manicures), and over time the cap gets stuck! — Heloise ‌Dear Heloise: I am an avid reader. To remember what books I have read and what they are about, I keep a composition book and write a short synopsis. When I look at that, the whole story comes back to mind.

I make a copy of the books by authors I particularly like and highlight the ones I have read. I take it to the library with me. — Judy B. in West Virginia ‌Dear Readers: This week’s sound off is about people who dial the wrong phone number and are rude. Read on and see what you think: “Dear Heloise: I am tired of people calling me by mistake and then asking who they are talking to. I try to ask, ‘Who are you trying to reach?’ and they keep asking me, ‘What number is this? Who is this?’

“Please ask your readers that if they misdialed or are not sure, they should ask for such and such business or so and so person by name. I live alone and am not going to give them my name. I hate being rude.” — No Name, via email ‌Dear No Name: Hello, who are you? Where are you writing from? I’m with you. I’ve had people call one of my phone numbers and say, after I

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politely said three times that there is no one here by that name, “Oh, well, lady, you don’t have to be rude about it.” Really! — Heloise ‌Dear Readers: Other uses for a clothespin: • ‌Close a chip or bread bag.

• ‌Close curtains in a hotel room.

• ‌Hold a recipe card.

• ‌Clip packages of salad-dressing mix.

• ‌Clip to a planter with the date you last added plant food.

— Heloise ‌Dear Readers: Here is a simple and wonderful way to support our troops overseas. St. Michael’s Soldiers is a nonprofit organization that creates care packages for troops stationed abroad.

They can use all sorts of items, including pantyhose (for cleaning weapons — now that’s a Heloise hint!), dental floss, stationery, cards, envelopes and stamps (yes, they still write letters). Fun stuff: comic books, travel cards, footballs, food, hot sauce, gum, hard candy, girly stuff, perfume or makeup samples, hand lotion, trail mix, cookies and more!

Send your items to: St. Michael’s Soldiers, 1635 Farm Way, Suite 409, Middleburg, FL 32068.

If you need to call, the phone number is 904599-7855. To learn more and see other items, visit their website: StMichaelsSoldiers.org. They have a comprehensive list of items requested most by the troops.

A hug and salute to one and all. Thank you.

— Heloise P.S.: You can use a U.S. Postal Service Flat Rate box, which is cheap! Remember, the organization can always use money — it’s the right size, and it buys more. ‌Dear Heloise: I was reading one of your books, titled “Heloise Conquers Stinks and Stains,” and found a hint that made me chuckle.

The title, “To Prevent Oil Stains on Your Garage Floor,” gave these hints, in this order: $$$$ Buy a new car $$$ Have the leak repaired at your local garage $$ Treat the floor with a masonry sealer that will be effective for years $ Place a drip tray under the car Funny and cute. If you can fix the leak yourself, it’s cheaper than all of the hints. — C.L., Fort Worth, Texas

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Ottawa University’s Kirah Thomas had her scoring ability in high gear Sunday for the Lady Braves lacrosse squad at Peoples Bank Field.

She netted eight goals — including the overtime goal — to spearhead Ottawa to a 1312 win over nationally-ranked Midland University.

Thomas tied the game at 1212 with a late score in regulation.

She gave Ottawa the win with a goal at the 15-second mark of the first overtime.

Ottawa (3-3) plays 5 p.m.

Saturday at home against Missouri Valley.

MEN’S LACROSSE The Ottawa men’s lacrosse squad split a pair of weekend contests.

Ottawa topped Saint Ambrose, 19-10, Saturday at Peoples Bank Field.

The Braves fell 16-14 Sunday at home to St. Gregory’s.

Damon Prince netted six goals in the loss to St. Gregory’s.

Max Jay paced Ottawa with six goals against Saint Ambrose.

Goalkeeper Carson Davis combined for 47 saves in the two contests.

Ottawa (6-2, 1-1) plays April 8 at Rockhurst.

SOFTBALL PERU, Neb. — The Ottawa softball team battled snow and wind to sweep Peru State Saturday in Peru, Nebraska.

Ottawa won 10-0 and 12-6. It was the seventh straight victory for Ottawa.

The Ottawa bats were hot with a combined 26 hits in the doubleheader.

Ottawa scored all 10 runs of the opener in the first four innings.

Elisa Valenzuela paced Ot-

tawa with three hits, three RBIs and scored two runs.

Gabby Markham had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice.

Markham pitched four innings in the opener.

She tossed a one-hitter with six strikeouts.

The second game had more drama.

Ottawa led 5-1 in the fourth inning, but Peru scored four in the bottom of the fourth to tie at 5-5.

Ellena Cott-Lauren hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to give Ottawa a 6-5 lead, but Peru tied it again.

Ottawa exploded for five runs in the sixth inning and one in the seventh.

Amber Harris, Lydia Budke and Cott-Laurie had three hits each.

Cott-Laurie had four RBIs and Budke, three.

Molli Morgan had seven strikeouts in going the distance.

Ottawa (16-13) opens KCAC play Wednesday at home against Friends.

BASEBALL The Ottawa baseball team could not break through for a win this weekend against nationally-ranked York College in Ottawa. Ottawa fell 6-2 and 5-4 Sunday.

York swept Ottawa (10-5, 7-1) in Saturday’s doubleheader.

Aaron Marshall had two hits in Sunday’s opener.

Brandon Downey pitched seven innings with three strikeouts.

The Braves strung together 12 hits in the nightcap. Four players finished with two hits each.

Ottawa outhit York, 10-9, in Saturday’s opener.

The Braves had four errors.

Brandon Mercer pitched seven innings and had five strikeouts.

Six Ottawa hitters had one

hit apiece in the nightcap.

David Mead pitched five innings with three strikeouts.

He allowed two earned runs.

Ottawa (9-20, 4-7) plays 1 p.m. Thursday in Leavenworth against Saint Mary.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL The Ottawa men’s volleyball team got back on the winning track Friday with a 3-1 (22-25, 30-28, 26-24, 25-19) win over Briar Cliff in Wilson Field House.

Ottawa got two dramatic wins in second and third sets to secure a 2-1 lead.

The Braves closed out the victory by owning the fourth set.

Ottawa (7-19) plays 2 p.m.

Saturday at home against Dordt.

Dalton Sayers: 45 assists, 10 digs.

Dylan Riley: 14 kills, 12 digs.

Daniel Jacobs: 33 kills.

Ike Nwachie: 9 kills.

Ben Lee: 12 digs, six blocks.

Falcon track numbers go up

By GREG MAST Herald Sports Editor

POMONA — The West Franklin High School track teams appear to be more competitive this year with bigger numbers and a different mindset.

First-year coach Ryan Hahn said there is a buzz of excitement.

“Our numbers have doubled from last year,” Hahn said. “Numbers are a big part of track.

“Our guys team, we are going to be filled in all the events.”

Hahn is in his second year in the district.

Last year, he was the middle school distance coach.

“It is a big step up,” he said. “We are working on the team aspect.”

The theme this year is ‘stronger, faster, tougher and together.’

“It covers all events,” Hahn said. “The idea for every athlete is to have one event focus and then they need to spread around so we can score

points.”

The team has some experienced competitors.

Senior Isaiah Messick is a four-year track and cross country runner.

He plans to compete in the 800-meter race.

Hahn said the senior is looking strong in the preseason.

Sophomore Dallin Bailey had a nice freshman campaign and has been the top cross country runner for two seasons.

“We will build off the distance,” Hahn said.

Alex Barber returns in the sprints and his main race is the 400.

The girls also are paced by the distance runners.

Senior Megan Ecord is the school record holder in the 800.

“It is nice to have the school record holder coming back,” Hahn said.

Senior Macy Flory returns in the throwing events.

West Franklin opens the season April 1 at Lyndon.

WF softball eyes more success

By The Herald Staff

POMONA — The West Franklin High School softball team got a taste of success in 2015.

The Falcons posted a program-best 13-7 overall record and 8-4 in the Flint Hills League, which was second behind state champion Chase County.

“Last year, I think we surprised a bunch of people with our success,” second-year coach Kayla Jehle said.

“But this year, we will have a target on our back, hopefully we stay hungry and humble.”

The cupboard is far from bare.

The Falcons return six players from last year’s

squad.

“Coming off our best season in program history, we’ll have new faces but the expectations will stay the same,” Jehle said.

“Losing shortstop Charley Fine will be tough to replace but I always look at it as ‘the next person up.’”

The top returners are first-team all-league pitcher Macayla Harmon and all-league selections Brittany Shaffer, Alexa McCurdy and Megan Rogers.

Also back are senior outfielders Lacy Altic and Tori Coopman.

West Franklin opens the season 4:30 p.m.

Thursday at home against Lyndon.

Photo by Greg Mast/The Ottawa Herald

Central Heights High School assistant track coach Troy Prosser displays the correct form in getting into a stance. The Vikings have 25 athletes out for track.

Vet coaches teach youngsters

By GREG MAST Herald Sports Editor

The Central Heights High School track team may be full of young talent, but the coaches are veterans.

Head coach Mike Carey is entering his 39th year of coaching and sixthy overall at Central Heights.

Throwing coach Kevin Tooley has coached track for 40 years.

He is the former head football and track coach for the Vikings.

Troy Prosser will coach the distance.

He is the Viking cross country coach and has more than decade of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate level.

“It makes a difference, especially with the young kids,” Carey said of the coaching experi-

ence. “We have to direct them in the right way.”

Carey said the Vikings are low in experience and numbers.

Central Heights has five girls and 20 boys on the squad.

The coach said the majority of the boys are freshmen and sophomores.

“We have young team,” Carey said. “Our older kids are solid.

Are their enough of them to be a force in a meet? We are looking at a lot of individual stuff.”

The girls are paced by senior Regan Markley and juniors Kinsey Laird and Sarah Wood.

Markley is a multiple-event state qualifier for two years.

She had back issues last year and did not qualify for state.

She will throw the shot pot, discus and javelin.

Laird has high expectations in the pole vault after nearly

getting past the 10-foot barrier last year.

“She has been pole vaulting throughout the winter in a camp in Kansas City,” Carey said. “She is looking at 11 feet this year.”

The top boys returners are Sam Skeet, Kyle Cardin and Cameron Hampton. Skeet is a sprinter and will compete in relays.

Cardin qualified for state in cross country this past fall.

Hampton will run the hurdle events.

Newcomer Jimmy Louden will throw the shot put, discus and javelin.

“We are looking at some of our younger people doing some good things,” Carey said.

Central Heights opens the season April 1 at the home meet.

Basketball Flint Hills League Boys First team Justin Criddle, Sr., Paola; Austin Downing, Sr., Eudora; Isaac McCullough, Jr., Ottawa; Mason McDow, Sr., Paola; Ivan Hughes, Sr., Spring Hill.

Second team Perry Carroll, Jr., Ottawa;

Brian Tolefree, Sr., Eudora; Grant Harding, Jr., Louisburg; Jomain Rouser, Sr., Eudora; Alex Wilson, Sr., Paola.

Honorable mention Jackson Barth, Sr., Baldwin; Trey Heinrich, Jr. Spring Hill; Jacob Jennings, Sr., De Soto; Jacob Hodge, Jr., Spring Hill; Jayce Dighans, So., Baldwin.

Girls First team Morgan Laudan, Sr., Paola; Kyna Smith, Sr., Baldwin; Matti Morgan, Jr., Paola; Maddie Neufeld, Sr., Baldwin; Kamryn Shaffer, So., Ottawa.

Second team Mariah Grizzle, So., De Soto; Julia Johnson, Jr., De

Soto; Kristen Saucerman, Sr., De Soto; Abby Ogle, So., Baldwin; Taylor Williams, Sr., Paola.

Honorable mention Lauren Delker, Fr., Spring Hill; Carson Buffington, Fr., Louisburg; Meghan Goff, Fr., Spring Hill; Taylor Cawley, Jr., Baldwin; Brynn Ferguson, Sr., Ottawa; Chandler Karr, Jr., Paola.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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The former northside Dairy Queen is virtually unrecognizable. It’s been transformed into a new operation aiming to serve Ottawans comfort food, Nick Ford, owner, said.

The 1,890-square-foot building was stripped down to its shell and brought back to life as Riverside Diner, 212 N. Main St., Ottawa, which is set to open 6 a.m. today, Ford, who owns the building with his partner and girlfriend, Jamie Caraway, said.

“From the flooring, electrical, windows, Sheetrock, insulation, ducting, everything you see is brand new besides the actual frame of the place,” Ford, who also owns Central RV in Ottawa, said.

Keeping with the name of the restaurant, located above the banks of the Marais des Cygnes River, the interior is covered with nautical decor, beige walls, an open and airy feeling from windows overlooking Ottawa’s Main Street, and “antiqued barn wood plank” porcelain tile flooring.

Plenty of booths, tables, chairs and bar-style seating allow room for customers to view morning news or watch sports games on a giant TV, Ford said.

“We didn’t want to go with a commercial feeling,” he said. “We wanted more of a homey, you-goto-your-grandma’s-house type of feeling. That’s what we really shot for inside here. Just come in here and feel warm, not commercial.”

When Dairy Queen announced it would consolidate its operations into the main restaurant at 1444 S. Main St., Ottawa, in fall 2014,

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Saturday, March 26 ■■ORV Easter Egg Hunt: 1-2 p.m., Ottawa Retirement Village West, 1527 S. Twyman St., Ottawa.

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Jamie Caraway and Nick Ford, owners of Riverside Diner, 212 N. Main St., Ottawa, pose inside the recently renovated restaurant Friday afternoon. The building formerly housed Dairy Queen, which consolidated its operations into its main building at 1444 S. Main St., Ottawa, in the fall of 2014. Ford then purchased the building in April of last year and began renovations in June.

Steve Graham, head cook at Riverside Diner, prepares homemade barbecue sauce Friday ahead of the restaurant’s soft opening Friday night. Graham has more than 35 years in the restaurant business and was approached by Nick Ford, owner of the diner and Ottawa’s Central RV, to work at the diner.

Ford saw an opportunity. By April 2015, he had purchased the building.

Renovations began a couple months later, he said.

With help from many local contractors — Caraway, who’s been in the restaurant business

for 12 years, she said, and Steve Graham, head cook at the diner, former owner of Grampa’s BBQ and who’s been in the business for 35 years — work began on the 52-year-old building.

“They both designed the kitchen and an easy-

Though, breakfast is his favorite meal of the day, Nick Ford, owner of the restaurant, said his favorite thing on the menu is the jumbo Louisiana deep-fried dusted shrimp.

It’s a 15-21 count, which means there are 15 to 21 shrimp per pound, Steve Graham, head cook, said.‌ flow type restaurant,” Ford said of Graham and Caraway. “Something that’s not all traffic-bound and you’re not bumping into each other.”

The kitchen boasts an all-new fire suppression system, as well as new dishwasher and hood systems along with a new grease trap, he said. The hood system might have been the most difficult part of the challenge, Ford said detailing the arduous process.

“It’s not just buying a hood system and installing it,” he said. “If I showed you the stack of paperwork I went for and Googled and codes — you have to have the velocity right. If you don’t have the velocity right, it won’t take the grease out from underneath the hood and bring it out of the building. That along, with the fire suppression system [was the most difficult].”

But what really matters is the food and the service, Ford said.

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Thank you for your support of Prom Boutique 2016 Making prom affordable for all families is the goal of Prom Boutique, no matter your income level. The 9th Annual Prom Boutique, sponsored by ECKAN, was a fun-filled day of free dresses, bras, make-up, jewelry, and prizes. Forty-one ladies from 11 high schools in 6 counties selected from over 300 beautiful formal dresses which were donated by individuals within the community and beyond. Many girls were accompanied by family members, totaling 95 participants who enjoyed helping in the dress selection process. Due to the generosity of Sugar Creek Boutique, Salon Brea, Brown’s Shoe Store, and Wal-Mart, many girls attending the boutique received a door prize. Not one girl left empty handed, even if they did not find a dress, and everyone chose from bras, make-up, and jewelry.

To produce this event 11 volunteers gave over 73 hours of their time in planning, setting up and dismantling as well as working the event on Saturday, March 5. Royal Dry Cleaners and M&N Sports continued to support the event and loaned their dress racks. Our biggest thank you is to Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, the location of this year’s Prom Boutique.

ECKAN is thankful to everyone who made the event a reality!

Participants by High School/County Franklin County Ottawa High School – 9 individuals Ottawa Middle School – 2 individuals West Franklin High School – 5 individuals Central Heights High School – 7 individuals Wellsville High School – 2 individuals Anderson County Anderson Co. Jr/Sr High School – 6 individuals Osage County Burlingame High School – 2 individuals Lyndon High School – 2 individuals Marais Des Cygnes Valley – 3 individuals Douglas County Baldwin High School – 1 individual Johnson County Blue Valley North – 1 individual Miami County Paola High School – 1 individual

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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Club News GENERAL EDWARD HAND CHAPTER OF DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Members of the General Edward Hand Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Ottawa City Hall meeting room.

Dee Ellen Kruzel, regent, called the meeting to order with 16 members present and one prospective member, Saundra Hausler. Chaplain Harma McKenzie gave a spiritual moment, “A Valentine to God” She ended with a love prayer to God. Minutes and treasurer’s reports were accepted. Several members gave committee reports, including Bettie Ore, national defense chairwoman. Ore talked about therapy dogs and their work in hospitals, and she thanked Phyllis Krebs for raising therapy dogs.

Krebs introduced her newest dog, Fleming. The dog was named for Ian Fleming, the creator of 007 James Bond, a fitting name because it is Krebs’ seventh dog. Krebs also talked about the Detroit Dog program for leader dogs.

Only about 50 percent of dogs pass to be guide dogs for the blind. She said another group reaches out to wounded veterans with therapy dogs, and the need is great for both types of trained dogs.

Elaine Oakleaf gave a program on Dr. Mary Elizabeth Edwards Walker, the only woman to ever receive the

evening.

Kay Towner gave a favorable report on the chicken noodle dinner sponsored by the Masonic Lodge and Union Chapter.

With no further business, the chapter adjourned to the dining room for pie and coffee.

Medal of Honor. Walker was born in 1832 in Oswego, New York, and raised as a free thinker. In 1855 she graduated as a doctor and was the only woman in her class.

She wore trousers under her dress long before it became fashionable. Walker volunteered in the Union Army during the Civil War and was the first female surgeon employed by the government. Walker was arrested when she went into enemy territory to assist a doctor with surgery. She was sent to a prison in Virginia and was held there from April to August when she was traded for another doctor. President Andrew Johnson signed the bill to honor her.

After no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

— Submitted by June Butler ••• ZIG ZAG SEWING CLUB

— Submitted by June Butler, secretary ••• UNION CHAPTER No. 15 ORDER OF EASTERN STAR Members of Union Chapter No. 15 Order of Eastern Star met Feb. 17 with the following guests: Norma Stewart, Williamsburg; Judy Bush, Ottawa; Carol Shobe, Gardner and Gene and Loree Mendenhall, LaCygne.

Rylee Ann Radcliff, Pomona; and Brigitte BrecheisenHuss, Garnett; received the conferring of degrees.

Brother Mike Towner, Past Grand Patron, welcomed the new members and thanked substitute officers for the

The Zig Zag Sewing Club had a carry-in luncheon meeting March 2 at the home of Judy Wiederholt and with hostess Laura Sutton, Princeton. Ten members attended, as well as guests Virginia Pine, Wilma Atchison, Denise Woods, Princeton; and Evelyn Gillogly, Garnett.

Birthdays for January, February and March that were recognized included Jan Ouderkirk, Tootie Russell and Becky Roush.

Grace Donham, president, conducted the meeting. Jackie Leach, secretary/treasurer, read the minutes from last month and gave a treasurer’s report.

Projects for 2016 were discussed, including the following ideas: making and collecting scarves, hats and gloves throughout the year to distribute in December and creating more walker bags.

Since there were no meetings in January and February, club members received and read thank-you notes for

walker bags and money gifts given at Christmas.

Jackie Leach and Marilyn Lolley won door prizes.

Members shared a variety of items for show and tell, including quilt tops, pot holders, button babies, pin cushion purse, a variety of dolls and a cup and saucer pin cushion.

Judy Wiederholt did a demonstration on how to quickly fold a T-shirt.

The next meeting is scheduled for April 6 at the Pizza Hut, Garnett.

— Submitted by Jackie Leach, secretary ••• GARNETT DUPLICATE BRIDGE • March 16: Tom Peavler and Mary Margaret Thomas, first; Dave and Faye Leitch, second; and Steve Brodmerkle and Anita Dennis, third.

• March 9: Mary Margaret Thomas and Tom Peavler, first; Faye Leitch and Lynda Feuerborn, second; Steve Brodmerkle and Anita Dennis, third place.

• March 2: Faye Leitch and Lynda Feuerborn, first; Norma and Jim Johnson, second; and Anita Dennis and Steve Brodmerkle, third.

The Garnett Duplicate Bridge Club welcomes all bridge players at 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the Garnett Inn. •••

PRINCETON GOAL BUSTERS 4-H CLUB The Princeton Goal Busters March meeting was called to order by Megan Davis. The flag salute was led by Karlie Stinebaugh. The song was “Old McDonald,” led by Braxton Guyett.

Roll call was answered with members’ favorite musical instruments. The theme for the meeting was to wear a neon color.

The game, led by Jayley Ferguson, was duck-duck goose. For the educational trip, the club will go to the big cat sanctuary in April.

Those members who received a purple ribbon on record books last year will have their admission paid for by the club. The club’s exchange meeting date is still undecided but will be in May. Kierstyn Blaufuss, Kameron Stinebaugh, Megan Davis and Rylee McCurry participated in District Club Days.

Sheep producer day was scheduled for March 19.

Spring Fling was March 16 in Celebration Hall at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Ottawa. County Camp is June 12-15 at Rock Springs, and the registration deadline is April 1. Camp counselors are needed. Weigh-in for goats/swine/ sheep is May 2 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.

There were no programs.

The meeting was adjourned by Morgan Jilek and seconded by Faith Rousch.

— Submitted by Kierstyn Blaufuss

Education News CRAFT ATTENDS HORN CONFERENCE, PERFORMS WITH ENSEMBLE Kalliope Craft, Lane, was one of three students at Emporia State University to attend the 2016 Mid-South Horn Conference in late February at the University of

Oklahoma.

In addition to attending and participating in a number of workshops and master classes with world-renowned artists, Craft performed several pieces with a mass horn ensemble during the grand finale concert Feb. 28.

Craft, a freshman majoring

Diner: Comfort food (Continued from Page 9)

The restaurant plans to serve comfort food with such items on the menu as biscuits and gravy, bacon-egg-andcheese biscuits, chicken fried steak, lasagna, bison burgers, and Reuben sandwiches, Ford and Caraway said. The restaurant is expected to be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.

“You know, if you were going back to your mom’s house for Thanksgiving or she’s going to cook a meal, that’s the type of [food],” Ford said.

“I just wanted somewhere for lunch time where somebody can get in and out fast and still relax a little bit at lunch time.”

For the first couple of months in business, the

diner is expected to have comment cards on the table for customers to fill out. Ford hopes to cater to Ottawan’s taste buds.

“You can’t please everybody but you can try to please a great percentage of the people,” he said. “What Steve thinks tastes good, 90 percent of people may say ‘This tastes horrible.’ The first two months, we’ll say, ‘How do you like the food? What would you change? What would you do?’ We’re definitely going to take feedback to heart. We’re not going to just look at the comment card and throw it out. We will be tuning the restaurant to what the masses like.

“We hope Ottawa is as proud of it as we are.

We didn’t just build it for ourselves. We built it for everybody here in Ottawa to enjoy.”

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Jamie Caraway, who worked for Old 56 Diner in Olathe for 12 years and co-owner of Riverside Diner, has many loyal customers she hopes will come to Ottawa and check out her new business venture. One customer already came to visit, she said. “I even had a lady that’s a pilot that flew to the Ottawa [Municipal] Airport and then she drove the airport car over here to check it out,” she said with a bright smile.‌

in elementary education, also performed with the Emporia State University horn ensemble March 1 to introduce a lecture by Robert Watt, the first African American horn player hired by a major U.S. symphony orchestra.

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RENFRO COMPETES AT BUSINESS CONFERENCE Courtney Renfro, Williamsburg, competed at the 2016 Kansas Phi Beta Lambda Conference March 4 and 5 at Sterling College.

Renfro, a sophomore majoring in accounting at Emporia

State University, placed third in accounting principles, second in microeconomics and second in personal finance.

Phi Beta Lambda, the collegiate level of Future Business Leaders of America, builds on communication, leadership, networking and business skills.

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OTTAWA RETIREMENT 1100 W 15th, Ottawa, KS

Help Wanted

• FT/PT Cooks:

1 yr. experience preferred but will train.

WELDER

• FT/PT Dietary Aides

Candidate must have 1-5 years experience, possess attention to detail and demonstrate knowledge and experience of welding principles.

Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and drawings.

• Activity Assistant:

various shifts - CNA required.

EOE Help Wanted

Full Time Quarry Equipment Operators at multiple locations.

www.edgecombauctions. net/edgecomb www.edgecombauctions. com

classifieds@ottawaherald.com

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MID-STATES MATERIALS is currently hiring for

Lester Edgecomb Auctioneer/Real Estate Salesman Baldwin City, KS 785-594-3507 A. Hancock Realtors 913-369-2131

785.242.4700

Print off application at: www.midstatesmaterials.com and mail back to: 2 N. 1700 Rd., Lecompton KS 66050 or email lcrumley@midstatesmaterials.com For questions, call: (785) 887-6038

Please submit your resume to: jmars@midamericanmachine.com or call 620-964-2156 Help Wanted

OTTAWA RETIREMENT 1100 W 15th, Ottawa KS

• CNA: 1 yr experience preferred • CMA: 1 yr experience preferred • PT/FT CNAʼs for Assisted Living •PT CMA

Help Wanted

EOE

Mac Fasteners, Inc.

is seeking Header Operators (trainees and experienced operators) for our plant in Ottawa, KS. Applicants must have proven mechanical aptitude, problem solving skills and be dependable.

Please go to the Careers page at: Trimascorp.com Click on Careers (bottom of page) and the job will appear under Available Opportunities.

Help Wanted

Attendant Care Provider

Part-time Position.

Duties: Provide support for adults with a severe and persistent mental illness in a residential setting in Ottawa.

Hours Available: 4pm-midnight, Saturday & Sunday.

Paid training provided. Must be at least 23 with valid driverʼs license with good driving record to transport clients. To Apply:

Submit resume & letter of interest: hr@laytoncenter.org.

Apply in person at ELC any location www.laytoncenter.org Position is open until filled. EOE

Help Wanted

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MACHINE OPERATORS

Stouse Inc., a specialty printing company in the Gardner area listed as one of the Top 20 Area Manufacturers, is looking to fill full time positions with energetic individuals who want to be machine operators. We will train aggressive self-starters with machine experience or individuals looking for a new career. The position requires a minimum of a high school diploma, some college a plus. We offer a competitive benefit and wage package which includes profit sharing.

Call Fran or Pete @ 913-764-5757 or send your resume to: pmadrigal@stouse.com

Stouse, Inc.

Human Resources Dept.

300 New Century Parkway New Century, KS 66031 Drug Free/EEO Employer

LOOKING FOR WORK?

Focus is currently seeking to interview candidates for positions in a Distribution Center in Ottawa, KS!!

We are looking for motivated individuals that possess the desire to work and are driven for a new challenge!

All shifts available; Must be able to work 12 hour days Pay = $10.50/hr.

Apply today at:

www.workatfocus.com

Help Wanted or call (785) 832-7000 to schedule a time to come in.

Help Wanted

OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, Ottawa, KS: seeks qualified applicants for a full-time, benefit eligible position as a Facilities Maintenance and Repair Technician. Position dePROOF O.K. O.K. WITH CORRECTIONS BY:___________________________ tail and a completed Ap-BY: _____________________________ plication for Employment – 2nd Shift 3:30 to Midnight at (required) available PLEASE READ CAREFULLY • SUBMIT CORRECTIONS ONLINE Stouse Inc., a specialty printing comwww.ottawa.edu/caADVERTISER: STOUSE INC. PROOF CREATED AT: 5/28/2015 11:18 AM pany in the Gardner area listed as one reers. EOE.

Industrial Maintenance Technician

SALES PERSON: Peter Steimle

PUBLICATION: C1-LJWORLD-CLASS NOW HIRING Ottawa SIZE: 4 col X Sanitation.

Apply in 4.198 per- in son only, no phone calls, 211 W. Wilson, Ottawa.

PT BARTENDING Position. Pick up an application at Eagles Lodge, 524 E. 15th, Ottawa after 4 p.m. M-F. No phone calls please.

Must pass background check.

VENDING ROUTE Driver.

Must be flexible hours, mostly Monday through Friday. Fast paced, organized and energetic.

No CDL required. Good driving record and clean background. Pick up application Snack Master LLC, 1516 Davis Rd, Ottawa.

PROOF DUE: NEXT RUN DATE: 05/29/15

of the Top 20 Area Manufacturers, is C1-483949.INDD looking for a maintenance person with 2+ years of experience. The right candidate must have excellent problem solving skills in the repair of manufacturing equipment including electrical and mechanical. Knowledge of computers and/or Industrial Maintenance Certification would be a plus. We offer a competitive wage and benefit package, which includes profit sharing.

Please call 913-791-0656 for info.

Please send resume to:

pmadrigal@stouse.com Stouse, Inc. Attn.: Pete Madrigal 300 New Century Pkwy New Century, KS 66031 (Drug Free/EEO Employer)

OTTAWA RETIREMENT 1100 W 15th

• Full Time Cook • Part Time Cook • 2) Full Time dietary Aides EOE Help Wanted

Preferred Care at Home

is seeking reliable and compassionate Home Health Aides, Certified Nurse Assistant, and Personal Care Attendants for hourly positions.

If interested please fill out online application at https://pcahkansascity.clearcareonline.co m/apply/ Duties include but not limited to, light housekeeping, meal preparation, companionship, running errands, transportation needs, personal care (bathing, dressing, toileting, transfer, ambulation, etc.)

Legal Notices (First Published March 8, 2016) (Last Published March 22, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Stonegate Mortgage Case No. 16CV9 Corporation Court Number: Plaintiff, vs.

Pursuant to Stephanie A. Abbott; K.S.A. Chapter 60 Unknown spouse, if any, of Stephanie A. Abbott, Defendants.

Notice Of Suit The State Of Kansas, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Franklin County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate: COMMENCING AT A 5/8 INCH REBAR AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC. 21, TWP. 17 S., RNG. 19 EAST OF THE 6TH PM., FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 1997.07 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF INTERSTATE I-35; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 20.00 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 11 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 154.00 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 41 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 502.26 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 77.88 FEET, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 420.22 FEET, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 155.90 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 63 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 125.90 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 70 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 575.00 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE NORTH 75 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 201.00 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 39 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 748.42 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 243.09 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH REBAR; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 1321.25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, commonly known as 2405 Kentucky Road, Ottawa, KS 66067 (the “Property”) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 18th day of April, 2016, in the District Court of Franklin County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Brian R. Hazel (KS #21804) 13160 Foster, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66213-2660 (913) 663-7600 (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (188257)

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(office at 1601 S. Hickory, F-1)

785-242-4456

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1 BR, Nice $345, util. pd., premium Direct TV pd., lg. kit., W/D, A/C, phone, nicely furnished. No pets. (785) 242-0088.

HIDDEN MEADOW SELF STORAGE 1530 South Hickory

3 BR, 2 BA 2 story, high 2 BR Duplex in Wellsville, efficiency heating & fully furnished, weekly cooling, quiet area. No rates or daily rates. Free pets, $950 + deposit, 5x10 storage. (913) (913) 486-1955.

710-8438.

SPRING! SAND Creek Nursery open for the season. Pansies in bloom. Lots of early vegetables. spring Strawberry & asparagus plants. 9-6, Mon.-Sat., (785) 242-5195.

1 BR Apartment, nice, CA/CH, stove, refrigerator, no pets. $475/mo, $375/deposit. References required, (785) 893-4942.

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LEGAL NOTICES. Your Right To Know.

Legal Notices (First Published March 8, 2016) (Last Published March 22, 2016) FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FRANLKIN COUNTY, KANSAS INVITATION FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals for the construction of grading and bridge work in Franklin County, State of Kansas, said work known as Bridge Replacement Project 30 C-4735- 01, will be received at the office of the County Clerk of Franklin County, Kansas in the courthouse at Ottawa, Kansas 66067.

Proposals shall be received at County Clerk office by 9:30 A.M., Thursday, March 31, 2016. Then publicly opened on Thursday, March 31. 2016 at 10:00 A.M at the County Clerk office. The project to be constructed is briefly described as follows: Section I- Bridge 26' x IO' x 45' - 6" R.F. B., 28'-0" Roadway Section 2 -Grading Approximately 627 Cu.Yds. of approach grading, along with any incidental work.

GUARANTY REQUIRED: Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashierʼs check on a solvent bank or a bid bond executed by corporations authorized to contact as surety in the State of Kansas and made payable to Franklin County, as a guarantee that if awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a contract and give bond as required. The amount shown should read "Five Percent (5%) of the amount bid."

Bridge and grading work shall be awarded to the same contractor.

OTHER SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of opening bids.

Further information on the work to be done may be obtained by an examination of the plans and specifications on file in the office of the County Clerk of Franklin County or in the office of the County Engineer.

Contract Documents may be obtained from Cook, Aatt & Strobel, Engineers, P.A., 2930 SW Woodside Drive, Topeka, Kansas 66614, upon payment of a deposit of $80.00. No refund will be made to the successful bidder. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the deposit will be refunded to all other plan holders upon receipt of the returned plans and specifications IN GOOD CONDITION WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS AFTER OPENING OF BIDS. All bidders must be prequalified with the Kansas Department of Transportation for the type and amount of work covered under this contract.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any or all technicalities.

BY ORDER OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Richard A. Howard Chairman

(Published March 22, 2016) Notice of A Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 13, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. of said day in the City Hall, City Commission Room, Ottawa, Kansas, a public hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission on the petition of Daryl Kleitz to consider amending the City of Ottawa, Kansas Zoning Regulations to allow for micro-distilleries and other small-scale alcohol production facilities within Commercial, Industrial and Mixed-Use Zoning Districts in the City of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.

At such public hearing, protests against such proposed uses may be presented to the Planning Commission. If no protests are made, or sufficient or insufficient protest are made, such facts, together with the recommendations of the Planning Commission will be submitted to the Governing Body of the City of Ottawa, Kansas, for its consideration in proceeding with the above matter according to law.

The City Planning Commission Mr. John Boyd, Chairperson Attest: Wynndee Lee, AICP, Director of Planning & Codes Administration PROTEST: Regardless of whether the Planning Commission approves or disapproves a special use, if a protest against such special use is filed in the office of the City Clerk within 14 days after the date of the conclusion of the public hearing pursuant to said publication notice, signed by the owners of record of 20 percent or more of the total area required to be notified of the proposed special use, excluding public streets and ways, the ordinance adopting such special use shall not be passed except by at least three-fourths (3/4) of the members of the Governing Body.

Legal Notices (First Published March 8, 2016) (Last Published March 22, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS CENTRAL RV, INC., Case No: 16 CV 26 Plaintiff, Vs. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, DIVISION OF VEHICLES; KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL; and UNKNOWN PARTIES, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS TO KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL; AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition to quiet title to a 2014 Keystone Fusion342 Travel Trailer with Vin 4YDF34224EF810191 has been filed in the District Court of Franklin County, Kansas, by Central RV, Inc. praying for title to said travel trailer to be quieted in Plaintiffsʼ name, and you are hereby required to plead to said Petition on or before the 19th of April, 2016, in said Court in Ottawa, Kansas. Should you fail therein, judgment will be entered in due course upon said Petition and title to said vehicle quieted in the name of Plaintiff.

CENTRAL RV, INC. Prepared by: Amy C. Winterscheid 13 South Pearl Paola, KS 66071 Telephone: (913) 294-3400 Facsimile: (913) 294-4554 Attorney for Petitioner

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LEGAL NOTICES. Your Right To Know.

Legal Notices (Published March 22, 2016) PUBLIC NOTICE The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at their regular meeting which begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 30, 2016 in the Annex meeting room to discuss vacating Iowa Road from Allen Road to Butler Road.

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(Published March 22, 2016) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 13, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. of said day in the City Hall, City Commission Room, Ottawa, Kansas, a public hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission on the petition of Thomas R. & Mary C. Weigand to consider a conditional use permit for indoor storage, located upon the following described real estate: Lots 17, 19, 21 & 23, Block 98, Ottawa Original Town, in the City of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.

The above-described real estate is generally located at 419 S. Main Street, Ottawa, Kansas. At such public hearing, protests against such proposed conditional use may be presented to the Planning Commission. If no protests are made, or sufficient or insufficient protest are made, such facts, together with the recommendations of the Planning Commission will be submitted to the Governing Body of the City of Ottawa, Kansas, for its consideration in proceeding with the above matter according to law.

The City Planning Commission Mr. John Boyd, Chairperson Attest: Wynndee Lee, AICP, Director of Planning & Codes Administration PROTEST: Regardless of whether the Planning Commission approves or disapproves a special use, if a protest against such special use is filed in the office of the City Clerk within 14 days after the date of the conclusion of the public hearing pursuant to said publication notice, signed by the owners of record of 20 percent or more of the total area required to be notified of the proposed special use, excluding public streets and ways, the ordinance adopting such special use shall not be passed except by at least three-fourths (3/4) of the members of the Governing Body.

(First Published March 15, 2016) (Last Published March 29, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of Case No. 16 PR 10 the Estate of (Pursuant to S.B. Hay, Deceased K.S.A. Chapter 59) NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Lowell Hay, brother and heir of S. B. Hay, deceased, requesting: Descent be determined of the following described real estate situated in Franklin County, Kansas: Beginning at the S.W. corner of the NE 1/4 of Section 25, Township 15, Range 19; East 40 Rods; North 24 Rods; West 40 Rods; South 24 Rods to the Point of Beginning, containing 6.0 Acres, more or less, in Franklin County, Kansas. and that personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death.

You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before April 11, 2016 at 9:30 oʼclock, a.m. in the city of Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard.

Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. /s/ Lowell Hay SUBMITTED BY: R. Scott Ryburn, #12690 ANDERSON & BYRD, LLP 216 S. Hickory, P.O. Box 17 Ottawa, Kansas 66067 (785) 242-1234 Sryburn@andersonbyrd.com Attorney for Petitioner

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(Published March 22, 2016) Notice of A Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 13, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. of said day in the City Hall, City Commission Room, Ottawa, Kansas, a public hearing will be held before the City Planning Commission on the petition of Clover Real Estate LLC, Ted Greene to consider a conditional use permit to allow a 12,000 square foot portion of a retail building to be used for warehousing, located upon the following described real estate: Lot 1 of Wal-Mart Planned Unit Development Final Plat Phase II, a replat of Lot 2, and part of Lots 3, 5 and 6, in Wal-Mart Addition, a replat of Lot 11, County Clerkʼs Subdivision No. 1, to the City of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas.

The above-described real estate is generally located at 2138 S. Princeton Circle Drive, Ottawa, Kansas. At such public hearing, protests against such proposed conditional use may be presented to the Planning Commission. If no protests are made, or sufficient or insufficient protest are made, such facts, together with the recommendations of the Planning Commission will be submitted to the Governing Body of the City of Ottawa, Kansas, for its consideration in proceeding with the above matter according to law.

The City Planning Commission Mr. John Boyd, Chairperson Attest: Wynndee Lee, AICP, Director of Planning & Codes Administration PROTEST: Regardless of whether the Planning Commission approves or disapproves a special use, if a protest against such special use is filed in the office of the City Clerk within 14 days after the date of the conclusion of the public hearing pursuant to said publication notice, signed by the owners of record of 20 percent or more of the total area required to be notified of the proposed special use, excluding public streets and ways, the ordinance adopting such special use shall not be passed except by at least three-fourths (3/4) of the members of the Governing Body.

(First Published March 22, 2016) (Last Published April 5, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS Bank of America, N.A. Case No. 15CV65 Plaintiff, K.S.A. 60 vs.

Mortgage Sam Bolei (Deceased), Foreclosure et al., (Title to Real Defendants.

Estate Involved) NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Franklin, State of Kansas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 15CV65, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on 04/14/2016, at the front door of Franklin County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Franklin, State of Kansas, to wit: THE S.1/2 OF LOT 35 AND ALL OF LOTS 37 AND 39, IN BLOCK 7, UNIVERSITY ADDITION TO THE CITY OF OTTAWA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS. SHERIFF OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS Respectfully Submitted, By: Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542 Michael Rupard, KS # 26954 Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 Phone: (314) 991-0255 Fax: (314) 567-8006 Email: mrupard@km-law.com Attorney for Plaintiff

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