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Maryanne Elizabeth Webb, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2022, surrounded by family at Pleasant Hills Care Home, Hutchinson, KS.&nbsp; She was a homemaker and bookkeeper for Carol Winslow and KP&amp;L. Maryanne finished her working career as an&nbsp;office manager for Mustang Mobile Park and Smokey’s Industries.

Maryanne was born on June 6, 1935, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Lyndell Webster and Ina Josephine (Slabach) McDonald.&nbsp; She attended Wickersham Elementary School, McPherson Jr. High and graduated from McPherson High School in 1953. &nbsp;She also attended McPherson College and Hutchinson Community College studying business and accounting. 

On September 3, 1954, Maryanne was united in marriage to Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Webb in McPherson, KS.&nbsp; They were married for 60 years before his passing on January 25, 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Maryanne committed her life to Christ at an early age and was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. &nbsp;She taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, was a member of the Ruth Heimer CWF group where she served many church dinners. Maryanne was&nbsp;the church librarian and treasurer for many years. &nbsp;Her CWF group was the last activity she was able to attend outside of the home.

Maryanne was a member of Beta Omicron Epsilon Sorority as well as a member of EHU. &nbsp;She and Ronnie enjoyed playing bridge, cutting up the dance floor and listening to live music. &nbsp;Maryanne provided for her family with wonderful meals and desserts, sewing everything from curtains to swimsuits to Barbie doll clothes, crocheting afghans for family and friends and leading Blue Birds and Campfire groups as well as classroom room mother. &nbsp;She was an avid reader switching to books on tape as her vision diminished. Maryanne enjoyed attending her children and grandkids concerts, school activities and attended high school girls and boys basketball games for many years with Ronnie. &nbsp;Shopping was a huge joy of Maryanne’s life. Her family often had a hard time keeping up with her. They enjoyed trips to see family including Australia and Venezuela. Weekends during the summer were spent at their special place at Kanopolis lake where they were surrounded by a special group of lake friends. &nbsp;Maryanne could be found with her book on the deck while Ronnie was out fishing, ending the day with a sunset cruise around the lake. All those fish that Ronnie caught were enjoyed by many at their annual 4th of July fish fry. In later years she loved watching the Food and Hallmark Channels, ending her day with The Golden Girls.

Survivors include: three children, Michele (Kerry “Kap”) Peel, of Lafayette, CO, Kelli (Mike) Dossett, of McPherson, KS, and Mike (Kristen) Webb, of Tucson, AZ; a brother, Robert McDonald of Wichita, KS; ten grandchildren, Emily (Wade) Cherms, Trevor Dossett, Abe and Jake (Theresa) Tinsley, Molly and Henry Peel, Taylor (Lexi), Spencer (Mercedes), Kalea, and Kaiya Webb; five great-grandchildren, Blake and Ella Jones, Fallon Webb, Judy Tinsley and Ellie Peel. Maryanne had a very special relationship with all her nieces &amp; nephews as well as extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Wayne McDonald, Clarence McDonald, and Lyndell McDonald, Jr.; and sister, Velma Buehler.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Stockham Family Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, at the First Christian Church with Rev. Lynn Scott officiating.&nbsp; Cremation will follow the service and inurnment will be held at a later date at McPherson Cemetery. &nbsp;

To view a live stream broadcast of the funeral service, please click on the following link:&nbsp;<a href="https://evt.live/funeral-service-for-maryanne-e-webb">https://evt.live/funeral-service-for-maryanne-e-webb</a>

Memorial donations may be given to the First Christian Church in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 North Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.&nbsp;

To send flowers to the family in memory of Maryanne E. Webb, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.condolences.com/Stockham-Funeral-Home/flowers?bgs=N95%2B%2FDq1zu5ggH9SNid6ja4Ic8qGHDOvdfXwkdsZreAlGK3QaYiBdqAe8c4CjCKoIoUanC0rFBUjFrRF3e2bif3QAqh4LMrtjEQV89mAQUBFEM5RcnWt6erthjWyW8WV246QeK3pDNknQBs2rrY3eZtDgOC1LUARIHXxP%2Fw4NHjtQeEkQi9Fe1eQw7Yds7tHINWe1ve3aENHfMsa8IvJfhvI16jCNDIs90dCdCaFPni2gIAVY%2FJudAvPJ9gg9V0TwYbIndXzmfx4cp8GMAgqLRY2POFmcLSDTZwE2zMBwiXjeoPP3JqvWdBTITzPc3zPKevjmM2Po7D5ZvdmNDlfQMsC%2BeQIOw8yQA%2FXXgMZyAUkeFJBkDcRFqIaNIbSpl5qJtdvpnF5%2FWZ60nUw9K9wYqhoF3w670vv%2FyA4E9daDu2JFCz712hLezVOSjc6ikURLCg4xBUvT9sEtunc9NElyc4eZBXb4ubnAtXBqQxgqBuUXpsk3h0xLoYHABhwU4Uk35z4v2ijvSyl0O%2F3NgNKp076K5ud2IDoD4oSkLeE%2F%2FHA4BtXuNB7fcjbfXN13ZEmNouI%2FzBTX1nxVFgTDlXIG6aWK5ItuX96uYxlJK75cgoZFMLqpai3Mx0mXrArOfEF9CV5cimHz0ccAmmwVvomDZz1bFVXc%2Fz3BMAOKK38bHJG%2B2IEEj9j4KPmQZotEU4U%2BYueM8Xt7vAtBdwAH8TBvsz2BYirVenia6wHoZBc0l33kjPIoWQ8xf7GFevXp9C%2BsohCUeLkXSwzvIftL65qahoa%2FnvH19NrE4LcE53h%2B9Ui%2B%2FeR69p7xZInGSDPjaBMqd3DfJjQS6CJkup6poU5Jaqavp6j9QqUGQnxZgl%2BMUZH58dhOKTBnTD8seKK5iDuMaCtyuo%2FCtuGLr2CZl2ob7xNVFJxwjoe8d5k%2B2iQ5Wo80KEcX8qPOzYL8iYL%2BKIDH8QYCkoD6F9fylXxdtjEkgW80rJ2KLxqDtPmPoXz46enMjcYYhAPSaI%2F3VltWlQwZku3rB4HUTC%2B90PYpnRuYs%2FCjTDX07AGVlvdwr2APdBbn4ucAQfAloyv2QtYBmWSYvng7LXv2FzcMgncf3C2Dr0%2FD02jKabTKXIAsIdW%2Bsq0S4vrn%2BZGJklYmK2iIzXOJ60LrsMaH0VRg1C7N4dTZpxuUNxNTgDSu5muNAD5DslzBr7Q2eo0gAjoHIDJWMAIF98zAMdO949o3rcyx4%2BwQd4hDUuSyk94BJdQJHiqcONG%2F7QIFuOGZtLSREPtwDO%2BHiOOHgOpED%2FZ9FosHEYoqVcDOYGj%2FrAIixKaAJWIdptqcfY6tmNvscK5jlwSTG4%2B3QQKKfkeFWelYcTbeOl1mImyhgmNNGb8cSbTbcWQpqx17E%2FAmE2%2FbiVAkhWf9%2BdbIglCXz1lyxYUgUy7%2FxhSEyrodBaeTXv3owdLRpbv9zIUMYt77cDAzvHnFd47seKGhiRhOtXFMI1B2XAXg%2BtD6Tmz%2FbRSdp8BDs0P3IeuGWOzYeQA3qRuqGI6RU556JC6RAmekjn0gH5uVL93N0FdPXcN3Uh5k2ptu1kOL%2F91V94wAy9x%2B0R16RQyR94lEim6IzozWcGBkqaXKUIJK6itxM%2BWjU0THn3jAExEzaASkWiaih0znRi8lkJTqUvYWYiNy5AnS13R7uUtYqGK4ViAYNKAppl0r9rmuhMC4b2IiXznGHNxLANgSTx0K5yPBXbjqOEKIbDgUTq%2FgARWiwewDOZSk8vh1G1FU13YaDq96q5GWSbtNCWDjgSNJ3B4%2FTVP4ReORF0cCTT7%2BfKrjPaC9DNX%2F5EHGXfqLb9NcFKiLPCpRp7nwhiCTdEAEe2oZlt47HzGKyWk4sUm6E1ieaccFA%3D%3D" target="_blank">flower store</a>.

<h2>Maryanne E. Webb, McPherson</h2><figure>
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 </figure><a href="https://www.stockhamfamily.com/obituaries/maryanne-webb">Maryanne E. Webb Obituary 2022 - Stockham Funeral Home (stockhamfamily.com)</a>June 6, 1935 - March 17, 2022Maryanne Elizabeth Webb, 86, of McPherson, KS, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2022, surrounded by family at Pleasant Hills Care Home, Hutchinson, KS.&nbsp; She was a homemaker and bookkeeper for Carol Winslow and KP&amp;L. Maryanne finished her working career as an&nbsp;office manager for Mustang Mobile Park and Smokey’s Industries.Maryanne was born on June 6, 1935, in McPherson, KS, the daughter of Lyndell Webster and Ina Josephine (Slabach) McDonald.&nbsp; She attended Wickersham Elementary School, McPherson Jr. High and graduated from McPherson High School in 1953. &nbsp;She also attended McPherson College and Hutchinson Community College studying business and accounting. On September 3, 1954, Maryanne was united in marriage to Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Webb in McPherson, KS.&nbsp; They were married for 60 years before his passing on January 25, 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryanne committed her life to Christ at an early age and was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. &nbsp;She taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, was a member of the Ruth Heimer CWF group where she served many church dinners. Maryanne was&nbsp;the church librarian and treasurer for many years. &nbsp;Her CWF group was the last activity she was able to attend outside of the home.Maryanne was a member of Beta Omicron Epsilon Sorority as well as a member of EHU. &nbsp;She and Ronnie enjoyed playing bridge, cutting up the dance floor and listening to live music. &nbsp;Maryanne provided for her family with wonderful meals and desserts, sewing everything from curtains to swimsuits to Barbie doll clothes, crocheting afghans for family and friends and leading Blue Birds and Campfire groups as well as classroom room mother. &nbsp;She was an avid reader switching to books on tape as her vision diminished. Maryanne enjoyed attending her children and grandkids concerts, school activities and attended high school girls and boys basketball games for many years with Ronnie. &nbsp;Shopping was a huge joy of Maryanne’s life. Her family often had a hard time keeping up with her. They enjoyed trips to see family including Australia and Venezuela. Weekends during the summer were spent at their special place at Kanopolis lake where they were surrounded by a special group of lake friends. &nbsp;Maryanne could be found with her book on the deck while Ronnie was out fishing, ending the day with a sunset cruise around the lake. All those fish that Ronnie caught were enjoyed by many at their annual 4th of July fish fry. In later years she loved watching the Food and Hallmark Channels, ending her day with The Golden Girls.Survivors include: three children, Michele (Kerry “Kap”) Peel, of Lafayette, CO, Kelli (Mike) Dossett, of McPherson, KS, and Mike (Kristen) Webb, of Tucson, AZ; a brother, Robert McDonald of Wichita, KS; ten grandchildren, Emily (Wade) Cherms, Trevor Dossett, Abe and Jake (Theresa) Tinsley, Molly and Henry Peel, Taylor (Lexi), Spencer (Mercedes), Kalea, and Kaiya Webb; five great-grandchildren, Blake and Ella Jones, Fallon Webb, Judy Tinsley and Ellie Peel. Maryanne had a very special relationship with all her nieces &amp; nephews as well as extended family and friends.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Wayne McDonald, Clarence McDonald, and Lyndell McDonald, Jr.; and sister, Velma Buehler.The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Stockham Family Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, at the First Christian Church with Rev. Lynn Scott officiating.&nbsp; Cremation will follow the service and inurnment will be held at a later date at McPherson Cemetery. &nbsp;To view a live stream broadcast of the funeral service, please click on the following link:&nbsp;<a href="https://evt.live/funeral-service-for-maryanne-e-webb">https://evt.live/funeral-service-for-maryanne-e-webb</a>Memorial donations may be given to the First Christian Church in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 North Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.&nbsp;To send flowers to the family in memory of Maryanne E. Webb, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.condolences.com/Stockham-Funeral-Home/flowers?bgs=N95%2B%2FDq1zu5ggH9SNid6ja4Ic8qGHDOvdfXwkdsZreAlGK3QaYiBdqAe8c4CjCKoIoUanC0rFBUjFrRF3e2bif3QAqh4LMrtjEQV89mAQUBFEM5RcnWt6erthjWyW8WV246QeK3pDNknQBs2rrY3eZtDgOC1LUARIHXxP%2Fw4NHjtQeEkQi9Fe1eQw7Yds7tHINWe1ve3aENHfMsa8IvJfhvI16jCNDIs90dCdCaFPni2gIAVY%2FJudAvPJ9gg9V0TwYbIndXzmfx4cp8GMAgqLRY2POFmcLSDTZwE2zMBwiXjeoPP3JqvWdBTITzPc3zPKevjmM2Po7D5ZvdmNDlfQMsC%2BeQIOw8yQA%2FXXgMZyAUkeFJBkDcRFqIaNIbSpl5qJtdvpnF5%2FWZ60nUw9K9wYqhoF3w670vv%2FyA4E9daDu2JFCz712hLezVOSjc6ikURLCg4xBUvT9sEtunc9NElyc4eZBXb4ubnAtXBqQxgqBuUXpsk3h0xLoYHABhwU4Uk35z4v2ijvSyl0O%2F3NgNKp076K5ud2IDoD4oSkLeE%2F%2FHA4BtXuNB7fcjbfXN13ZEmNouI%2FzBTX1nxVFgTDlXIG6aWK5ItuX96uYxlJK75cgoZFMLqpai3Mx0mXrArOfEF9CV5cimHz0ccAmmwVvomDZz1bFVXc%2Fz3BMAOKK38bHJG%2B2IEEj9j4KPmQZotEU4U%2BYueM8Xt7vAtBdwAH8TBvsz2BYirVenia6wHoZBc0l33kjPIoWQ8xf7GFevXp9C%2BsohCUeLkXSwzvIftL65qahoa%2FnvH19NrE4LcE53h%2B9Ui%2B%2FeR69p7xZInGSDPjaBMqd3DfJjQS6CJkup6poU5Jaqavp6j9QqUGQnxZgl%2BMUZH58dhOKTBnTD8seKK5iDuMaCtyuo%2FCtuGLr2CZl2ob7xNVFJxwjoe8d5k%2B2iQ5Wo80KEcX8qPOzYL8iYL%2BKIDH8QYCkoD6F9fylXxdtjEkgW80rJ2KLxqDtPmPoXz46enMjcYYhAPSaI%2F3VltWlQwZku3rB4HUTC%2B90PYpnRuYs%2FCjTDX07AGVlvdwr2APdBbn4ucAQfAloyv2QtYBmWSYvng7LXv2FzcMgncf3C2Dr0%2FD02jKabTKXIAsIdW%2Bsq0S4vrn%2BZGJklYmK2iIzXOJ60LrsMaH0VRg1C7N4dTZpxuUNxNTgDSu5muNAD5DslzBr7Q2eo0gAjoHIDJWMAIF98zAMdO949o3rcyx4%2BwQd4hDUuSyk94BJdQJHiqcONG%2F7QIFuOGZtLSREPtwDO%2BHiOOHgOpED%2FZ9FosHEYoqVcDOYGj%2FrAIixKaAJWIdptqcfY6tmNvscK5jlwSTG4%2B3QQKKfkeFWelYcTbeOl1mImyhgmNNGb8cSbTbcWQpqx17E%2FAmE2%2FbiVAkhWf9%2BdbIglCXz1lyxYUgUy7%2FxhSEyrodBaeTXv3owdLRpbv9zIUMYt77cDAzvHnFd47seKGhiRhOtXFMI1B2XAXg%2BtD6Tmz%2FbRSdp8BDs0P3IeuGWOzYeQA3qRuqGI6RU556JC6RAmekjn0gH5uVL93N0FdPXcN3Uh5k2ptu1kOL%2F91V94wAy9x%2B0R16RQyR94lEim6IzozWcGBkqaXKUIJK6itxM%2BWjU0THn3jAExEzaASkWiaih0znRi8lkJTqUvYWYiNy5AnS13R7uUtYqGK4ViAYNKAppl0r9rmuhMC4b2IiXznGHNxLANgSTx0K5yPBXbjqOEKIbDgUTq%2FgARWiwewDOZSk8vh1G1FU13YaDq96q5GWSbtNCWDjgSNJ3B4%2FTVP4ReORF0cCTT7%2BfKrjPaC9DNX%2F5EHGXfqLb9NcFKiLPCpRp7nwhiCTdEAEe2oZlt47HzGKyWk4sUm6E1ieaccFA%3D%3D" target="_blank">flower store</a>.

Maryanne E. Webb

<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren">Obituary for Kenneth Edward Sjogren | Ryan Mortuary</a>

February 5, 1935 ~ March 21, 2022 (age 87)

Kenneth Edward Sjogren, 87, of Lindsborg, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Riverview Nursing Home in Marquette, Kansas. &nbsp;

He was born in Marquette, Kansas on February 5, 1935 to Chester and Mildred Sjogren.&nbsp; Kenny attended Marquette Elementary and Marquette High School graduating in 1953.&nbsp; He attended Bethany College and graduated in 1957 with a business and Aart degree and was a member of the Terrible Swede football team and Pi Sigma Chi fraternity.&nbsp; He met his sweetheart and future wife, Marilyn Miller, while attending Bethany.&nbsp; Kenny and Marilyn were married on July 26, 1958 in Englewood, Colorado. &nbsp;

He was hired at Bethany College in May of 1961 as the public relations and alumni director.&nbsp; In 1968, he became the director of development.&nbsp; Kenny created many friendships and business relationships over the next 16 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; He was honored as a recipient of the Bethany College Alumni Merit and Lifetime Achievement Award.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2019, Kenny published a book about the Bethany presidents he had the privilege to work with during years of fundraising.&nbsp; Even in retirement, he continued to work as a consultant for the Development Office. &nbsp;

In 1984, the Sjogren and Kenny Swisher families converted a gas station into a Scandinavian gift shop named the Hemslojd.&nbsp; The specialty shop offered a variety of Swedish imports, hand-crafted Dala horses, glass etching, and a woodworking factory.&nbsp; Kenny enjoyed telling stories and making new friends while painting the horses. They continued this endeavor for the next 25 years.

In retirement, Kenny and Marilyn enjoyed traveling with friends and visiting family.&nbsp; He was very involved in the Lindsborg community and was a member of Salemsborg Lutheran Church.&nbsp; He was also active in Kiwanis and the Lindsborg Quarterback Club and continually advocated for Lindsborg businesses and tourism. &nbsp; Family was everything to Kenny.&nbsp; They faithfully attended activities of their children and grandchildren.&nbsp; If he wasn’t at a ballgame,&nbsp; he was asking if you wanted to make a difference by making a donation to Bethany College because we all know, you couldn’t take it with you. &nbsp;

Kenny is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn, his sister Marilyn Hendrix of McPherson,&nbsp; and children Karla Wright (John) of Boerne, TX, Kristin Slater (Mike) of Colorado Springs, CO, Steven (Roxie) of Lindsborg, and Eric (Ronda) of Lindsborg.&nbsp; He was also blessed with eight grandchildren: Christie Vial (Brian), Erin Fair (Mitchell), Kara Slater, Kelsey Madl (Adam), Kaj Sjogren, Kort Sjogren, Theron Sjogren, Haven Sjogren, and six great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Salemsborg Lutheran Church, Smolan, Kansas.&nbsp;

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Bethany College or The Sjogren Fund in care of First Bank Kansas in Lindsborg. The Sjogren Fund will give grants annually to assist individuals to fund personal needs such as medical, educational, or for small business needs in the Lindsborg area.

To&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/sympathy">send flowers</a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/1074854/memorial-tree">plant a tree</a>&nbsp;in memory of Kenneth, please&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/sympathy">visit our floral store.</a>

<h2>Kenneth Edward Sjogren, Lindsborg</h2><figure>
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 </figure><a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren">Obituary for Kenneth Edward Sjogren | Ryan Mortuary</a>February 5, 1935 ~ March 21, 2022 (age 87)Kenneth Edward Sjogren, 87, of Lindsborg, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Riverview Nursing Home in Marquette, Kansas. &nbsp;He was born in Marquette, Kansas on February 5, 1935 to Chester and Mildred Sjogren.&nbsp; Kenny attended Marquette Elementary and Marquette High School graduating in 1953.&nbsp; He attended Bethany College and graduated in 1957 with a business and Aart degree and was a member of the Terrible Swede football team and Pi Sigma Chi fraternity.&nbsp; He met his sweetheart and future wife, Marilyn Miller, while attending Bethany.&nbsp; Kenny and Marilyn were married on July 26, 1958 in Englewood, Colorado. &nbsp;He was hired at Bethany College in May of 1961 as the public relations and alumni director.&nbsp; In 1968, he became the director of development.&nbsp; Kenny created many friendships and business relationships over the next 16 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; He was honored as a recipient of the Bethany College Alumni Merit and Lifetime Achievement Award.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2019, Kenny published a book about the Bethany presidents he had the privilege to work with during years of fundraising.&nbsp; Even in retirement, he continued to work as a consultant for the Development Office. &nbsp;In 1984, the Sjogren and Kenny Swisher families converted a gas station into a Scandinavian gift shop named the Hemslojd.&nbsp; The specialty shop offered a variety of Swedish imports, hand-crafted Dala horses, glass etching, and a woodworking factory.&nbsp; Kenny enjoyed telling stories and making new friends while painting the horses. They continued this endeavor for the next 25 years.In retirement, Kenny and Marilyn enjoyed traveling with friends and visiting family.&nbsp; He was very involved in the Lindsborg community and was a member of Salemsborg Lutheran Church.&nbsp; He was also active in Kiwanis and the Lindsborg Quarterback Club and continually advocated for Lindsborg businesses and tourism. &nbsp; Family was everything to Kenny.&nbsp; They faithfully attended activities of their children and grandchildren.&nbsp; If he wasn’t at a ballgame,&nbsp; he was asking if you wanted to make a difference by making a donation to Bethany College because we all know, you couldn’t take it with you. &nbsp;Kenny is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn, his sister Marilyn Hendrix of McPherson,&nbsp; and children Karla Wright (John) of Boerne, TX, Kristin Slater (Mike) of Colorado Springs, CO, Steven (Roxie) of Lindsborg, and Eric (Ronda) of Lindsborg.&nbsp; He was also blessed with eight grandchildren: Christie Vial (Brian), Erin Fair (Mitchell), Kara Slater, Kelsey Madl (Adam), Kaj Sjogren, Kort Sjogren, Theron Sjogren, Haven Sjogren, and six great-grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Salemsborg Lutheran Church, Smolan, Kansas.&nbsp;In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Bethany College or The Sjogren Fund in care of First Bank Kansas in Lindsborg. The Sjogren Fund will give grants annually to assist individuals to fund personal needs such as medical, educational, or for small business needs in the Lindsborg area.To&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/sympathy">send flowers</a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/1074854/memorial-tree">plant a tree</a>&nbsp;in memory of Kenneth, please&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Kenneth-Sjogren/sympathy">visit our floral store.</a>

Kenneth Edward Sjogren

Today is Thursday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2022. There are 282 days left in the year.

On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil.

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In 2010, keeping a promise he'd made to anti-abortion Democratic lawmakers to assure passage of his historic health care legislation, President Barack Obama signed an executive order against using federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance.

In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.

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Five years ago: President Donald Trump and GOP leaders yanked their bill to repeal "Obamacare" off the House floor when it became clear the measure would fail badly. Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was convicted of hushing up child sexual abuse allegations in 2001 against Jerry Sandusky, whose arrest a decade later blew up into a major scandal for the university. (After losing an appeal, Spanier served nearly two months in jail.)

One year ago: The Senate confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health; Levine was the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. Virginia, the state with the second-highest number of executions, became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty. Jessica Walter, whose roles included a scheming matriarch on TV's "Arrested Development" and a stalker in the film "Play Misty for Me," died at 80. "Nomadland" cemented its Oscar front-runner status, winning the top award at the Producers Guild of America Awards.

Today's Birthdays: Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 83. Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is 75. Rock musician Lee Oskar is 74. Singer Nick Lowe is 73. Rock musician Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) is 71. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 71. Actor Donna Pescow is 68. Actor Robert Carradine is 68. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, is 68. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is 66. Actor Kelly LeBrock is 62. TV personality Star Jones is 60. Country-rock musician Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) is 58. Actor Peter Jacobson is 57. Rock singer-musician Sharon Corr (The Corrs) is 52. Actor Lauren Bowles is 52. Actor Lara Flynn Boyle is 52. Rapper Maceo (AKA P.A. Pasemaster Mase) is 52. Actor Megyn Price is 51. Actor Jim Parsons is 49. Christian rock musician Chad Butler (Switchfoot) is 48. Actor Alyson Hannigan is 48. Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 46. Actor Amanda Brugel (TV: "The Handmaid's Tale") is 45. Actor Olivia Burnette is 45. Actor Jessica Chastain is 45. Actor Amir Arison is 44. Actor Lake Bell is 43. Rock musician Benj Gershman (O.A.R.) is 42. Neo-soul musician Jesse Phillips (St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones) is 42. Actor Philip Winchester (TV: "Strike Back") is 41. Dancer Val Chmerkovskiy is 36. Actor Keisha Castle-Hughes is 32.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Thursday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2022. There are 282 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil.On this date:In 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.In 1832, a mob in Hiram, Ohio, attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.In 1882, German scientist Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis.In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.In 1976, the president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country's military.In 1980, one of El Salvador's most respected Roman Catholic Church leaders, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, was shot to death by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador.In 1995, after 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.In 1999, NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country. Thirty-nine people were killed when fire erupted in the Mont Blanc tunnel in France and burned for two days.In 2010, keeping a promise he'd made to anti-abortion Democratic lawmakers to assure passage of his historic health care legislation, President Barack Obama signed an executive order against using federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance.In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.In 2016, a U.N. war crimes court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges for orchestrating a campaign of terror that left 100,000 people dead during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia; Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in prison. (The sentence was later increased to life in prison.)In 2020, the International Olympic Committee announced that the Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.Ten years ago: Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, with a long history of cardiovascular problems, underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.Five years ago: President Donald Trump and GOP leaders yanked their bill to repeal "Obamacare" off the House floor when it became clear the measure would fail badly. Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was convicted of hushing up child sexual abuse allegations in 2001 against Jerry Sandusky, whose arrest a decade later blew up into a major scandal for the university. (After losing an appeal, Spanier served nearly two months in jail.)One year ago: The Senate confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation's assistant secretary of health; Levine was the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. Virginia, the state with the second-highest number of executions, became the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty. Jessica Walter, whose roles included a scheming matriarch on TV's "Arrested Development" and a stalker in the film "Play Misty for Me," died at 80. "Nomadland" cemented its Oscar front-runner status, winning the top award at the Producers Guild of America Awards.Today's Birthdays: Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 83. Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is 75. Rock musician Lee Oskar is 74. Singer Nick Lowe is 73. Rock musician Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) is 71. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 71. Actor Donna Pescow is 68. Actor Robert Carradine is 68. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, is 68. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is 66. Actor Kelly LeBrock is 62. TV personality Star Jones is 60. Country-rock musician Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) is 58. Actor Peter Jacobson is 57. Rock singer-musician Sharon Corr (The Corrs) is 52. Actor Lauren Bowles is 52. Actor Lara Flynn Boyle is 52. Rapper Maceo (AKA P.A. Pasemaster Mase) is 52. Actor Megyn Price is 51. Actor Jim Parsons is 49. Christian rock musician Chad Butler (Switchfoot) is 48. Actor Alyson Hannigan is 48. Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 46. Actor Amanda Brugel (TV: "The Handmaid's Tale") is 45. Actor Olivia Burnette is 45. Actor Jessica Chastain is 45. Actor Amir Arison is 44. Actor Lake Bell is 43. Rock musician Benj Gershman (O.A.R.) is 42. Neo-soul musician Jesse Phillips (St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones) is 42. Actor Philip Winchester (TV: "Strike Back") is 41. Dancer Val Chmerkovskiy is 36. Actor Keisha Castle-Hughes is 32.

Today in History - March 24

Today is Wednesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2022. There are 283 days left in the year.

On March 23, 1919, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy.

In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

In 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east.

In 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.

In 1942, the first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.

In 1965, America's first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.

In 1981, the U.S. Supreme Court, in H.L. v. Matheson, ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.

In 1993, scientists announced they'd found the renegade gene that causes Huntington's disease.

In 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593, an Airbus A310, crashed in Siberia with the loss of all 75 people on board; it turned out that a pilot's teenage son who was allowed to sit at the controls had accidentally disengaged the autopilot, causing loss of control.

In 1998, "Titanic" tied an Academy Awards record by winning 11 Oscars, including best picture, director (James Cameron) and song ("My Heart Will Go On").

In 2003, during the Iraq War, a U.S. Army maintenance convoy was ambushed in Nasiriyah; 11 soldiers were killed, including Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa; six were captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who was rescued on April 1, 2003.

In 2010, claiming a historic triumph, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a $938 billion health care overhaul.

In 2020, President Donald Trump said he wanted to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months; he asserted that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus itself. Britain became the latest European country to go into effective lockdown, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings.

Ten years ago: Urging Americans to "do some soul searching," President Barack Obama injected himself into the emotional debate over the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, saying, "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan. Pope Benedict XVI landed in Mexico to throngs of faithful who lined more than 20 miles of his route into the city of Leon.

Five years ago: Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave "Obamacare" in place and move on to other issues if the next day's vote failed. (Trump and GOP leaders ended up pulling their bill when it became clear it would fail badly.)

One year ago: A cargo ship the size of a skyscraper ran aground and became wedged in the Suez Canal; hundreds of ships would be prevented from passing through the canal until the vessel was freed six days later. Israeli voters took part in parliamentary elections that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without a majority, forcing him from office. George Segal, nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," died in California at 87; he had worked into his late 80s on the ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs."

Today's Birthdays: Movie director Mark Rydell is 93. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Craig Breedlove is 85. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is 70. Singer Chaka Khan is 69. Actor Amanda Plummer is 65. Actor Catherine Keener is 63. Actor Hope Davis is 58. Actor Richard Grieco is 57. Actor Marin Hinkle is 56. Rock singer-musician Damon Albarn (Blur) is 54. Actor Kelly Perine is 53. Actor-singer Melissa Errico is 52. Rock musician John Humphrey (The Nixons) is 52. Bandleader Reggie Watts (TV: "The Late Late Show With James Corden") is 50. Actor Randall Park is 48. Actor Michelle Monaghan is 46. Actor Keri Russell is 46. Actor Anastasia Griffith is 44. Gossip columnist-blogger Perez Hilton is 44. Actor Nicholle Tom is 44. Actor Brandon Dirden is 44. Country singer Brett Young is 41. Actor Nicolas Wright is 40. Actor Ben Rappaport is 36. NBA point guard Kyrie Irving is 30.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2022. There are 283 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 23, 1919, Benito Mussolini founded his Fascist political movement in Milan, Italy.On this date:In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the Virginia Provincial Convention in which he is said to have declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"In 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, began their journey back east.In 1933, the German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act, which effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.In 1942, the first Japanese-Americans evacuated by the U.S. Army during World War II arrived at the internment camp in Manzanar, California.In 1965, America's first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom and John W. Young aboard for a nearly 5-hour flight.In 1981, the U.S. Supreme Court, in H.L. v. Matheson, ruled that states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teenage girls seek abortions.In 1993, scientists announced they'd found the renegade gene that causes Huntington's disease.In 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593, an Airbus A310, crashed in Siberia with the loss of all 75 people on board; it turned out that a pilot's teenage son who was allowed to sit at the controls had accidentally disengaged the autopilot, causing loss of control.In 1998, "Titanic" tied an Academy Awards record by winning 11 Oscars, including best picture, director (James Cameron) and song ("My Heart Will Go On").In 2003, during the Iraq War, a U.S. Army maintenance convoy was ambushed in Nasiriyah; 11 soldiers were killed, including Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa; six were captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who was rescued on April 1, 2003.In 2010, claiming a historic triumph, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a $938 billion health care overhaul.In 2020, President Donald Trump said he wanted to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months; he asserted that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus itself. Britain became the latest European country to go into effective lockdown, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the closure of most retail stores and banned public gatherings.Ten years ago: Urging Americans to "do some soul searching," President Barack Obama injected himself into the emotional debate over the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, saying, "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." The U.S. Army formally charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 17 villagers, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan. Pope Benedict XVI landed in Mexico to throngs of faithful who lined more than 20 miles of his route into the city of Leon.Five years ago: Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave "Obamacare" in place and move on to other issues if the next day's vote failed. (Trump and GOP leaders ended up pulling their bill when it became clear it would fail badly.)One year ago: A cargo ship the size of a skyscraper ran aground and became wedged in the Suez Canal; hundreds of ships would be prevented from passing through the canal until the vessel was freed six days later. Israeli voters took part in parliamentary elections that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without a majority, forcing him from office. George Segal, nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," died in California at 87; he had worked into his late 80s on the ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs."Today's Birthdays: Movie director Mark Rydell is 93. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Craig Breedlove is 85. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is 70. Singer Chaka Khan is 69. Actor Amanda Plummer is 65. Actor Catherine Keener is 63. Actor Hope Davis is 58. Actor Richard Grieco is 57. Actor Marin Hinkle is 56. Rock singer-musician Damon Albarn (Blur) is 54. Actor Kelly Perine is 53. Actor-singer Melissa Errico is 52. Rock musician John Humphrey (The Nixons) is 52. Bandleader Reggie Watts (TV: "The Late Late Show With James Corden") is 50. Actor Randall Park is 48. Actor Michelle Monaghan is 46. Actor Keri Russell is 46. Actor Anastasia Griffith is 44. Gossip columnist-blogger Perez Hilton is 44. Actor Nicholle Tom is 44. Actor Brandon Dirden is 44. Country singer Brett Young is 41. Actor Nicolas Wright is 40. Actor Ben Rappaport is 36. NBA point guard Kyrie Irving is 30.

Today in History - March 23

ATLANTA&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of four finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. 

Agbaji is looking to become the third Jayhawk to win the James A. Naismith Trophy along with Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason III (2017). Joining Agbaji as finalists are Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Keegan Murray (Iowa) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky). Agbaji is the lone senior among the four and the lone finalist still playing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Earlier this month, Agbaji earned what will be announced as Consensus All-America First Team by being collecting All-America first-team honors by the NABC, AP, The Sporting News and USBWA. Those four entities make up the collaboration of the consensus teams recognized by the NCAA. Agbaji is Kansas’ 31st&nbsp;all-time Consensus All-America First Team selection, which is more than any other school. He is the first Jayhawk to earn the honor since Devonte’ Graham in 2018. On the 2022 Wooden Award Ballot, Agbaji was a Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player and an all-tournament selection in guiding Kansas to the tourney title earlier this month. Agbaji, the 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year, leads the Big 12 and is 33rd nationally in scoring at 19.3 points per game. The Kansas City, Missouri, guard is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (40.0%, 34th nationally) and in three-point field goals made per game (2.7, 53rd nationally). A four-year starter for KU, Agbaji has etched his name into the Kansas records book. He holds the record for consecutive games of three-point field goals made at 53. He also ranks 16th on the KU career scoring list with 1,596 points, fourth on the three-point field goals made (241) and fourth on three-point field goals attempted (653). The four finalists were chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, who based their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2020-22 college basketball season. Once again, this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner.&nbsp; Starting March 22 fans can visit&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=7e7b3eb0ac&amp;e=42e2e56024" target="_blank">www.naismithfanvote.com</a>&nbsp;or on Twitter (<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=199ebad417&amp;e=42e2e56024" target="_blank">@MarchMadness</a>&nbsp;and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy finalists. Voting ends at 5 p.m. CST on March 29 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote. The 2022 Naismith Trophy winner will be announced on Sunday, April 3, at the Naismith Awards Brunch in New Orleans. Ranked No. 3 in both national polls, No. 1 seed Kansas (30-6) has advanced to its 32nd&nbsp;round of 16, 23rd&nbsp;Sweet 16, of the NCAA Championship. On Friday, March 25, KU will face No. 4 seed Providence (27-5) at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be televised on TBS with a 6:29 p.m. CST tip. Ochai Agbaji 2021-22 Honors Naismith Trophy Finalist Consensus All-America First Team USBWA All-America First Team NABC All-America First Team The Athletic All-America First Team Associated Press All-America First Team NABC All-District 8 First Team Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10) Bleacher Report All-America First Team The Sporting News All-America First Team SI.com All-America Second Team Big 12 Player of the Year (Big 12 and AP) All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 and AP) Wooden Award Final Ballot (1 of 15) Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist (1 of 5) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team co-Big 12 Player of the Week (2.21.22) Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team (1 of 30) Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (top 10) Big 12 Player of the Week (1.24.22) The Sporting News Midseason All-American Second Team Big 12 Player of the Week (1.17.22) Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21) Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21) Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 50) NABC Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20) Preseason All-Big 12&nbsp;&nbsp;

KU AthleticsATLANTA&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been named one of four finalists for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday. Agbaji is looking to become the third Jayhawk to win the James A. Naismith Trophy along with Danny Manning (1988) and Frank Mason III (2017). Joining Agbaji as finalists are Johnny Davis (Wisconsin), Keegan Murray (Iowa) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky). Agbaji is the lone senior among the four and the lone finalist still playing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Earlier this month, Agbaji earned what will be announced as Consensus All-America First Team by being collecting All-America first-team honors by the NABC, AP, The Sporting News and USBWA. Those four entities make up the collaboration of the consensus teams recognized by the NCAA. Agbaji is Kansas’ 31st&nbsp;all-time Consensus All-America First Team selection, which is more than any other school. He is the first Jayhawk to earn the honor since Devonte’ Graham in 2018. On the 2022 Wooden Award Ballot, Agbaji was a Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player and an all-tournament selection in guiding Kansas to the tourney title earlier this month. Agbaji, the 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year, leads the Big 12 and is 33rd nationally in scoring at 19.3 points per game. The Kansas City, Missouri, guard is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (40.0%, 34th nationally) and in three-point field goals made per game (2.7, 53rd nationally). A four-year starter for KU, Agbaji has etched his name into the Kansas records book. He holds the record for consecutive games of three-point field goals made at 53. He also ranks 16th on the KU career scoring list with 1,596 points, fourth on the three-point field goals made (241) and fourth on three-point field goals attempted (653). The four finalists were chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s national voting academy, comprised of leading journalists from around the country, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, who based their selections on outstanding on-court performances during the 2020-22 college basketball season. Once again, this year fans will have a say in the determining the winner.&nbsp; Starting March 22 fans can visit&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=7e7b3eb0ac&amp;e=42e2e56024" target="_blank">www.naismithfanvote.com</a>&nbsp;or on Twitter (<a href="https://kuathletics.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3846a6408b9536a51afeabac1&amp;id=199ebad417&amp;e=42e2e56024" target="_blank">@MarchMadness</a>&nbsp;and @naismithtrophy) to cast their ballot for one of these four Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy finalists. Voting ends at 5 p.m. CST on March 29 and fans are limited to one vote per day. The fan vote will account for 5% of the total vote. The 2022 Naismith Trophy winner will be announced on Sunday, April 3, at the Naismith Awards Brunch in New Orleans. Ranked No. 3 in both national polls, No. 1 seed Kansas (30-6) has advanced to its 32nd&nbsp;round of 16, 23rd&nbsp;Sweet 16, of the NCAA Championship. On Friday, March 25, KU will face No. 4 seed Providence (27-5) at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be televised on TBS with a 6:29 p.m. CST tip. Ochai Agbaji 2021-22 Honors Naismith Trophy Finalist Consensus All-America First Team USBWA All-America First Team NABC All-America First Team The Athletic All-America First Team Associated Press All-America First Team NABC All-District 8 First Team Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist (1 of 10) Bleacher Report All-America First Team The Sporting News All-America First Team SI.com All-America Second Team Big 12 Player of the Year (Big 12 and AP) All-Big 12 First Team (Big 12 and AP) Wooden Award Final Ballot (1 of 15) Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist (1 of 5) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team co-Big 12 Player of the Week (2.21.22) Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team (1 of 30) Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (top 10) Big 12 Player of the Week (1.24.22) The Sporting News Midseason All-American Second Team Big 12 Player of the Week (1.17.22) Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21) Big 12 Player of the Week (11.15.21) Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 50) NABC Player of the Year Watch List (1 of 20) Preseason All-Big 12&nbsp;&nbsp;

KU's Agbaji named a Naismith Trophy finalist

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A Saline County woman found dead Monday in a residence south of Salina died of an apparent gunshot wound.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Laurie Likins, 50, died of what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Additionally, two dogs found dead at the residence also suffered apparent gunshot wounds, he said.

Deputies were sent to 554 W. Parsons Road after a friend of Likins' requested a welfare check. Soldan said the friend had seen a social media post that concerned her, so she called for a welfare check.

When deputies arrived at the residence, they found a broken window and saw blood inside the residence. When they called out for anyone in the residence, they made contact with Brent Allen Spainhour, 55, who also lived there.

Soldan said Spainhour appeared agitated and told deputies that Likins was dead inside the residence.&nbsp;

Spainhour was taken into custody at the residence. He was booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, Soldan said.

The Saline County Sheriff's Office this morning issued the following statement concerning a homicide investigation in the county.

On Monday March 21st, 2022 at about 5:50 PM deputies responded to a residence located at 554 West Parsons Road in rural Saline County for a welfare check.

Responding deputies found a deceased female (50) and two dead dogs in the residence. Deputies took Brent Allen Spainhour (55) into custody at the scene.

Brent Allen Spainhour has been booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of Murder in the First Degree and Cruelty to Animals.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Scene Response Team has been called in to assist with this investigation.

This investigation is in progress and victim information will be released after next of kin notification has been completed.

UPDATE 10:15 a.m. TuesdayBy LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA Saline County woman found dead Monday in a residence south of Salina died of an apparent gunshot wound.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Laurie Likins, 50, died of what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Additionally, two dogs found dead at the residence also suffered apparent gunshot wounds, he said.Deputies were sent to 554 W. Parsons Road after a friend of Likins' requested a welfare check. Soldan said the friend had seen a social media post that concerned her, so she called for a welfare check.When deputies arrived at the residence, they found a broken window and saw blood inside the residence. When they called out for anyone in the residence, they made contact with Brent Allen Spainhour, 55, who also lived there.Soldan said Spainhour appeared agitated and told deputies that Likins was dead inside the residence.&nbsp;Spainhour was taken into custody at the residence. He was booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, Soldan said.●Murder in the first degree●Cruelty to animalsThe Saline County Sheriff's Office this morning issued the following statement concerning a homicide investigation in the county.On Monday March 21st, 2022 at about 5:50 PM deputies responded to a residence located at 554 West Parsons Road in rural Saline County for a welfare check.Responding deputies found a deceased female (50) and two dead dogs in the residence. Deputies took Brent Allen Spainhour (55) into custody at the scene.<figure>
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 </figure>Brent Allen Spainhour has been booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of Murder in the First Degree and Cruelty to Animals.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Scene Response Team has been called in to assist with this investigation.This investigation is in progress and victim information will be released after next of kin notification has been completed.

UPDATE: Murder victim identified; man taken into custody

Today is Tuesday, March 22, the 81st day of 2022. There are 284 days left in the year.

On March 22, 1894, hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1.

In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.)

In 1882, President Chester Alan Arthur signed a measure outlawing polygamy.

In 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam in Washington state officially went into operation.

In 1945, the Arab League was formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt.

In 1963, The Beatles' debut album, "Please Please Me," was released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone.

In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In 1988, both houses of Congress overrode President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act.

In 1993, Intel Corp. unveiled the original Pentium computer chip.

In 1997, Tara Lipinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest ladies' world figure skating champion in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In 2010, Google Inc. stopped censoring the internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland to Hong Kong.

In 2019, special counsel Robert Mueller closed his Russia investigation with no new charges, delivering his final report to Justice Department officials. Former President Jimmy Carter became the longest-living chief executive in American history; at 94 years and 172 days, he exceeded the lifespan of the late former President George H.W. Bush.

In 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses in the state to close and nonessential workers to stay home. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul became the first member of the U.S. Senate to report testing positive for the coronavirus; his announcement led Utah senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney to place themselves in quarantine.

Ten years ago: Coroner's officials ruled singer Whitney Houston died by drowning the previous February, but that heart disease and cocaine use were contributing factors. In a dramatic end to a 32-hour standoff, a French SWAT team slipped into the Toulouse apartment of an Islamic extremist suspected of seven killings, sparking a firefight that ended with the suspect jumping out the window and being fatally shot in the head.

Five years ago: A knife-wielding man plowed a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, killing four people, then stabbed an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament before being shot dead by authorities. A northern Wisconsin man went on a shooting rampage, killing two of his wife's co-workers, her divorce attorney and a police officer before being shot by police; he died 10 days later in the hospital. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch wrapped up two days of Senate questioning to glowing GOP reviews but complaints from frustrated Democrats that he had concealed his views from the American public.

One year ago: A man opened fire at a crowded supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including one of the first police officers to respond. (The suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, has so far been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.) Former Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor, an 11-time NBA All-Star, died at the age of 86.

Today's Birthdays: Evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson is 92. Actor William Shatner is 91. Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is 88. Actor M. Emmet Walsh is 87. Actor-singer Jeremy Clyde is 81. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 79. Writer James Patterson is 75. CNN newscaster Wolf Blitzer is 74. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 74. Actor Fanny Ardant is 73. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 70. Country singer James House is 67. Actor Lena Olin is 67. Singer-actor Stephanie Mills is 65. Actor Matthew Modine is 63. Actor-comedian Keegan-Michael Key is 51. Actor Will Yun Lee is 51. Olympic silver medal figure skater Elvis Stojko is 50. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is 49. Actor Guillermo Diaz is 47. Actor Anne Dudek is 47. Actor Cole Hauser is 47. Actor Kellie Williams is 46. Actor Reese Witherspoon is 46. Rock musician John Otto (Limp Bizkit) is 45. Actor Tiffany Dupont is 41. Rapper Mims is 41. Actor Constance Wu is 40. Actor James Wolk is 37.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Tuesday, March 22, the 81st day of 2022. There are 284 days left in the year.Today's Highlights in History:On March 22, 1894, hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1.On this date:In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.)In 1882, President Chester Alan Arthur signed a measure outlawing polygamy.In 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam in Washington state officially went into operation.In 1945, the Arab League was formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt.In 1963, The Beatles' debut album, "Please Please Me," was released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone.In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.In 1988, both houses of Congress overrode President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act.In 1993, Intel Corp. unveiled the original Pentium computer chip.In 1997, Tara Lipinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest ladies' world figure skating champion in Lausanne, Switzerland.In 2010, Google Inc. stopped censoring the internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland to Hong Kong.In 2019, special counsel Robert Mueller closed his Russia investigation with no new charges, delivering his final report to Justice Department officials. Former President Jimmy Carter became the longest-living chief executive in American history; at 94 years and 172 days, he exceeded the lifespan of the late former President George H.W. Bush.In 2020, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses in the state to close and nonessential workers to stay home. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul became the first member of the U.S. Senate to report testing positive for the coronavirus; his announcement led Utah senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney to place themselves in quarantine.Ten years ago: Coroner's officials ruled singer Whitney Houston died by drowning the previous February, but that heart disease and cocaine use were contributing factors. In a dramatic end to a 32-hour standoff, a French SWAT team slipped into the Toulouse apartment of an Islamic extremist suspected of seven killings, sparking a firefight that ended with the suspect jumping out the window and being fatally shot in the head.Five years ago: A knife-wielding man plowed a car into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, killing four people, then stabbed an armed police officer to death inside the gates of Parliament before being shot dead by authorities. A northern Wisconsin man went on a shooting rampage, killing two of his wife's co-workers, her divorce attorney and a police officer before being shot by police; he died 10 days later in the hospital. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch wrapped up two days of Senate questioning to glowing GOP reviews but complaints from frustrated Democrats that he had concealed his views from the American public.One year ago: A man opened fire at a crowded supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people, including one of the first police officers to respond. (The suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, has so far been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.) Former Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor, an 11-time NBA All-Star, died at the age of 86.Today's Birthdays: Evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson is 92. Actor William Shatner is 91. Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is 88. Actor M. Emmet Walsh is 87. Actor-singer Jeremy Clyde is 81. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 79. Writer James Patterson is 75. CNN newscaster Wolf Blitzer is 74. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 74. Actor Fanny Ardant is 73. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 70. Country singer James House is 67. Actor Lena Olin is 67. Singer-actor Stephanie Mills is 65. Actor Matthew Modine is 63. Actor-comedian Keegan-Michael Key is 51. Actor Will Yun Lee is 51. Olympic silver medal figure skater Elvis Stojko is 50. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is 49. Actor Guillermo Diaz is 47. Actor Anne Dudek is 47. Actor Cole Hauser is 47. Actor Kellie Williams is 46. Actor Reese Witherspoon is 46. Rock musician John Otto (Limp Bizkit) is 45. Actor Tiffany Dupont is 41. Rapper Mims is 41. Actor Constance Wu is 40. Actor James Wolk is 37.

Today in History - March 22

FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects after an weekend altercation and shooting in Garden City.

Just after 3a.m. Saturday, police responded to report of a drive-by shooting in the area of 3rd Street and Labrador in Garden City, according to a media release.

Officers learned that 24-year-old Johnathan Reyes was southbound on 3rd Street when a vehicle in front of him was traveling slowly and refused to let Reyes pass.

While stopped at the intersection of North 3rd and Labrador, the occupants exited both vehicles and began a verbal altercation. During this argument, Reyes pulled a knife and allegedly stabbed 37-year-old Justin Cole.

As Reyes attempted to leave in his vehicle, Cole brandished a firearm, shot Reyes and drove from the scene, according to police.

Both vehicles later met on Labrador Boulevard and as the vehicle passed, Cole allegedly fired a second shot that hit Reyes' vehicle.

Police were unable to locate Cole after the incident. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kearny County Sheriff's Deputies later located Cole and took him into custody.

He was booked into the Finney County jail on requested charges of attempted first-degree murder criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal damage.

Reyes was also later booked into the Finney County Jail on requested charges of aggravated battery and felony interference. Police are also looking for a third suspect believed involved.

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 </figure>FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects after an weekend altercation and shooting in Garden City.Just after 3a.m. Saturday, police responded to report of a drive-by shooting in the area of 3rd Street and Labrador in Garden City, according to a media release.Officers learned that 24-year-old Johnathan Reyes was southbound on 3rd Street when a vehicle in front of him was traveling slowly and refused to let Reyes pass.While stopped at the intersection of North 3rd and Labrador, the occupants exited both vehicles and began a verbal altercation. During this argument, Reyes pulled a knife and allegedly stabbed 37-year-old Justin Cole.As Reyes attempted to leave in his vehicle, Cole brandished a firearm, shot Reyes and drove from the scene, according to police.Both vehicles later met on Labrador Boulevard and as the vehicle passed, Cole allegedly fired a second shot that hit Reyes' vehicle.Police were unable to locate Cole after the incident. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kearny County Sheriff's Deputies later located Cole and took him into custody.He was booked into the Finney County jail on requested charges of attempted first-degree murder criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal damage.Reyes was also later booked into the Finney County Jail on requested charges of aggravated battery and felony interference. Police are also looking for a third suspect believed involved.

Two jailed after SW Kansas road rage stabbing, shooting

<a href="https://www.yazelmeglifh.com/obituaries/jacqueline-jackie-hett-1">Jacqueline "Jackie" Hett Obituary 2022 - Yazel - Megli Funeral Homes (yazelmeglifh.com)</a>

Jackie’s&nbsp;life began on March 20, 1928, in Enid, OK.&nbsp; She was the daughter of John and Blanche (Ware) Manuel. Jackie graduated from Peabody High School in 1946. That summer, on July 20, Jackie was united in marriage to Walter Hett at her parents’ home outside of Peabody, KS. Jackie and Walt then settled east of Marion where they ran their family farm and ranch.

Besides being a full-time rancher, she had many other jobs including working at the El Dorado Livestock Auction and was bookkeeper for several businesses.&nbsp; 

Jackie enjoyed horseback riding, attending rodeos, and her grandkids’ sporting events.&nbsp; She loved playing cards in the evenings with several groups of friends, swimming, tending to her flowerbeds, traveling, and baking her famous cinnamon rolls.&nbsp; She loved her church family where she acted as treasurer for many years.&nbsp; Most of all, Jackie loved her family and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.&nbsp;

Jackie peacefully passed away at the age of 93 on Friday, March 18, 2022, at St. Luke Hospital in Marion, KS surrounded by her family. 

She is preceded in death by her parents John and Blanche, husband Walt, son Steve, and sisters Dorothy and Geraldine. 

She is survived by her daughters Melanie (Larry) Ensey, Melinda (Kendall) Helmer, and Melissa (Tim) O’Sullivan, grandchildren Kelley (Travis) Schafers, Amy (Mike) Russel, Ed Svitak, Jeremy (Tammy) Ensey, Jeff (Laura) Ensey, Jared (Kathy) Ensey, Joel (Laura) Ensey, Leslie (Seth) Beytien, Lauren (Tim) Hartland, Erica (Ron) DeMeritt, Emily (Noah) Carter, Ryan (Senushi) O’Sullivan, and Madeline (Mark Hayes) O’Sullivan, great-grandchildren Jay Dee, Emily, Trevor, Peyton, Paige, Abree, Zeke, Elizabeth, Julia, Aaron, Elise, Daniel, Ezra, Zane, Isaac, Vivian, Lucy, Adalyn, Avery, Nora, Gemma, Kai, Ari, Indi, Liv, Rowan, Finn, Lael, Sienna, and Rhys, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jackie’s Celebration of Life, led by Lucas Zurcher, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Aulne Church in Aulne, KS. Family will greet friends after the Celebration of Life.&nbsp; 

Memorial Contributions in Jackie’s name may be directed to Aulne Church or St. Luke Hospital. 

Please sign her online guest book and leave a memory of Jackie at www.yazelmeglifh.com.

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<h2>Jacqueline 'Jackie' Louise Hett</h2><figure>
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 </figure><a href="https://www.yazelmeglifh.com/obituaries/jacqueline-jackie-hett-1">Jacqueline "Jackie" Hett Obituary 2022 - Yazel - Megli Funeral Homes (yazelmeglifh.com)</a>March 20, 1928 - March 18, 2022Jackie’s&nbsp;life began on March 20, 1928, in Enid, OK.&nbsp; She was the daughter of John and Blanche (Ware) Manuel. Jackie graduated from Peabody High School in 1946. That summer, on July 20, Jackie was united in marriage to Walter Hett at her parents’ home outside of Peabody, KS. Jackie and Walt then settled east of Marion where they ran their family farm and ranch.Besides being a full-time rancher, she had many other jobs including working at the El Dorado Livestock Auction and was bookkeeper for several businesses.&nbsp; Jackie enjoyed horseback riding, attending rodeos, and her grandkids’ sporting events.&nbsp; She loved playing cards in the evenings with several groups of friends, swimming, tending to her flowerbeds, traveling, and baking her famous cinnamon rolls.&nbsp; She loved her church family where she acted as treasurer for many years.&nbsp; Most of all, Jackie loved her family and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.&nbsp;Jackie peacefully passed away at the age of 93 on Friday, March 18, 2022, at St. Luke Hospital in Marion, KS surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by her parents John and Blanche, husband Walt, son Steve, and sisters Dorothy and Geraldine. She is survived by her daughters Melanie (Larry) Ensey, Melinda (Kendall) Helmer, and Melissa (Tim) O’Sullivan, grandchildren Kelley (Travis) Schafers, Amy (Mike) Russel, Ed Svitak, Jeremy (Tammy) Ensey, Jeff (Laura) Ensey, Jared (Kathy) Ensey, Joel (Laura) Ensey, Leslie (Seth) Beytien, Lauren (Tim) Hartland, Erica (Ron) DeMeritt, Emily (Noah) Carter, Ryan (Senushi) O’Sullivan, and Madeline (Mark Hayes) O’Sullivan, great-grandchildren Jay Dee, Emily, Trevor, Peyton, Paige, Abree, Zeke, Elizabeth, Julia, Aaron, Elise, Daniel, Ezra, Zane, Isaac, Vivian, Lucy, Adalyn, Avery, Nora, Gemma, Kai, Ari, Indi, Liv, Rowan, Finn, Lael, Sienna, and Rhys, and numerous nieces and nephews.Jackie’s Celebration of Life, led by Lucas Zurcher, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Aulne Church in Aulne, KS. Family will greet friends after the Celebration of Life.&nbsp; Memorial Contributions in Jackie’s name may be directed to Aulne Church or St. Luke Hospital. Please sign her online guest book and leave a memory of Jackie at www.yazelmeglifh.com.To plant&nbsp;<a href="https://condolences.com/Yazel-Megli-Funeral-Home-Marion/trees/?bgs=ooWuY5WxQx%2F8lPa0cdTLcH2X7hWaSrWiez8TQMPKW%2Fz4BnqOmiHYG4eJCsFn8OI4FcbT3wiA01cj%2FCRHI7XQx3eaz144p1m5LYXR6QR%2FOWVgUKEoTZJy%2Fvva9C%2FlyVmkSDTv69GCOWIEGg%2F8AysLuCDl3%2FVpxGiBW%2BSdr93oVMoi%2FUlRz2ggID7ALk2HpC6tHfo8ocADMa%2FVPSFlWZ80ULhF77LSht%2BEDEJ%2BMgopNWIfMjVhr7ddLyOxXe3%2FJu7iDTCnpeaSvKexJ1ZkUpsvLB8okW0erwRJll9Oh3yAvUi%2FYocEyVODNBEYDYoTS34lOYx3T6DLJVQBgQTtZxnmQeFUFHgGxf1YtD%2F%2FJKkTuCQacfpB3Mw6wLJi8Byevrb5GW8%2BC4Cl9uIliodLLYEtXIRsDX01d1dit%2FVtHZP6u8YA15iW3JrPe6p%2B0TJnqHBg3We%2B5nXWQtWLMU3SJpabNRwaBw7uy%2FebHfBzLXW%2BEGPtvrIpMl4saIJ0T3ihBw9%2Bx1AtN4k%2FUyigGQpOmnMkVj4UJy%2B0eAKnYqREGwoTtK657iUPxB8se5Uwmb9Lb5ZsN1wQoxjds3PgyCwn52o45o6bYNE%2FkA1AZyH%2BIGPWY4BaFwsP%2Fzu%2FoqDH8dl73dsbYSfe4FvBjNKYNVgqJF%2BuKn5PTSDR%2BhmtkgbU%2F7EbHfHoxSK2JujQu8Jvu0gMb0xGP5a7S8jJd%2BV%2B%2BJnfI0CU%2FB50W0I6973pQ84fA5uSLzomFzVaruNsZZNG%2BReszFMBJsn%2F1v1iQtJAU5v1egSs2LyChW0AwDZk3hLK%2FMDVicus5iTZ%2BowAnfZit49m5OZmr%2BXoor2XaZ04T3vUPCxan3Qf6MNuqJ0iDrbtQMcesEkQX5Q8y6EPAo2yqm3lq23zAkTlfG4pFR5xDYhG%2Fo4428bPdP4BS5%2FL4RFLWQXMDmsIE6fVOYfFOva5BIRdhhFKwWPdMTuQVrL7Mg4qH8Yi8wWHEBnfJxjTbz6zN%2BocBHKPpVYnFkTdbRwwKePkgn9fQc8fSCpY0NUhmR3IlM1ru5MlX5nAMRlmbonMWzSGlCJepIl1V5jzVo5aaApNXGPUzW9gJtOniYvtqsJUrwD2%2BH5xk5L75AuC8EYcL4kAl8QymMxyMA9ydkLOhm4PRzCBSqgg2ImydFYsJFSlG%2FyReRrIgnySyOWaDVY3Au1eIHvz8gisuOs8rKQ4Cc4w9V106mDtSXyNLtdW3U4FWpTxGrfEcNcIxRjyME1UAQnvrWXb0PX%2FDM4dJiqgQssGOnPkOp0EyBQqHlUJ2FBsJmDVT%2Fr9dwf49KT%2FOkQHfxizSXuZZTVvu%2FtsOxCK8WNmmnhbibRy3D9%2FYWOLJFBoTGJdQbh2l4EUpYwdDi840YA30KYaklv3w3Ay94cvhnehmE7b">memorial trees</a>&nbsp;or send flowers to the family in memory of Jacqueline "Jackie" Hett, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://condolences.com/Yazel-Megli-Funeral-Home-Marion/flowers/?bgs=ooWuY5WxQx%2F8lPa0cdTLcH2X7hWaSrWiez8TQMPKW%2Fz4BnqOmiHYG4eJCsFn8OI4FcbT3wiA01cj%2FCRHI7XQx3eaz144p1m5LYXR6QR%2FOWVgUKEoTZJy%2Fvva9C%2FlyVmkSDTv69GCOWIEGg%2F8AysLuCDl3%2FVpxGiBW%2BSdr93oVMoi%2FUlRz2ggID7ALk2HpC6tHfo8ocADMa%2FVPSFlWZ80ULhF77LSht%2BEDEJ%2BMgopNWIfMjVhr7ddLyOxXe3%2FJu7iDTCnpeaSvKexJ1ZkUpsvLB8okW0erwRJll9Oh3yAvUi%2FYocEyVODNBEYDYoTS34lOYx3T6DLJVQBgQTtZxnmQeFUFHgGxf1YtD%2F%2FJKkTuCQacfpB3Mw6wLJi8Byevrb5GW8%2BC4Cl9uIliodLLYEtXIRsDX01d1dit%2FVtHZP6u8YA15iW3JrPe6p%2B0TJnqHBg3We%2B5nXWQtWLMU3SJpabNRwaBw7uy%2FebHfBzLXW%2BEGPtvrIpMl4saIJ0T3ihBw9%2Bx1AtN4k%2FUyigGQpOmnMkVj4UJy%2B0eAKnYqREGwoTtK657iUPxB8se5Uwmb9Lb5ZsN1wQoxjds3PgyCwn52o45o6bYNE%2FkA1AZyH%2BIGPWY4BaFwsP%2Fzu%2FoqDH8dl73dsbYSfe4FvBjNKYNVgqJF%2BuKn5PTSDR%2BhmtkgbU%2F7EbHfHoxSK2JujQu8Jvu0gMb0xGP5a7S8jJd%2BV%2B%2BJnfI0CU%2FB50W0I6973pQ84fA5uSLzomFzVaruNsZZNG%2BReszFMBJsn%2F1v1iQtJAU5v1egSs2LyChW0AwDZk3hLK%2FMDVicus5iTZ%2BowAnfZit49m5OZmr%2BXoor2XaZ04T3vUPCxan3Qf6MNuqJ0iDrbtQMcesEkQX5Q8y6EPAo2yqm3lq23zAkTlfG4pFR5xDYhG%2Fo4428bPdP4BS5%2FL4RFLWQXMDmsIE6fVOYfFOva5BIRdhhFKwWPdMTuQVrL7Mg4qH8Yi8wWHEBnfJxjTbz6zN%2BocBHKPpVYnFkTdbRwwKePkgn9fQc8fSCpY0NUhmR3IlM1ru5MlX5nAMRlmbonMWzSGlCJepIl1V5jzVo5aaApNXGPUzW9gJtOniYvtqsJUrwD2%2BH5xk5L75AuC8EYcL4kAl8QymMxyMA9ydkLOhm4PRzCBSqgg2ImydFYsJFSlG%2FyReRrIgnySyOWaDVY3Au1eIHvz8gisuOs8rKQ4Cc4w9V106mDtSXyNLtdW3U4FWpTxGrfEcNcIxRjyME1UAQnvrWXb0PX%2FDM4dJiqgQssGOnPkOp0EyBQqHlUJ2FBsJmDVT%2Fr9dwf49KT%2FOkQHfxizSXuZZTVvu%2FtsOxCK8WNmmnhbibRy3D9%2FYWOLJFBoTGJdQbh2l4EUpYwdDi840YA30KYaklv3w3Ay94cvhnehmE7b">flower store</a>.

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Louise Hett 

DICKINSON COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a police chase just after 7:30p.m. Sunday in Dickinson County is now in jail.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a&nbsp;was Herington Police were in pursuit of a 1999 Chevy S-10 pickup driven by Matthew R. Mell, 34, Herington southbound from Herington to U.S. 56 Business Highway.

The driver lost control as he attempted to make a right turn onto 400 Avenue and the pickup rolled.

EMS transported Mall to the hospital in Herington. After treatment he was booked into the Dickinson County jail on requested charges that include assault on a law enforcement officer, battery of a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer, DUI and flee or attempt to elude law enforcement, according to online jail records.

DICKINSON COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a police chase just after 7:30p.m. Sunday in Dickinson County.

EMS transported Mall to the hospital in Herington. The KHP did not report seat belt usage details or what prompted the chase.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/3/1647870354271.png" alt="Mell-photo Dickinson Co." />
 <figcaption>Mell-photo Dickinson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>DICKINSON COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a police chase just after 7:30p.m. Sunday in Dickinson County is now in jail. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a&nbsp;was Herington Police were in pursuit of a 1999 Chevy S-10 pickup driven by Matthew R. Mell, 34, Herington southbound from Herington to U.S. 56 Business Highway.The driver lost control as he attempted to make a right turn onto 400 Avenue and the pickup rolled.EMS transported Mall to the hospital in Herington. After treatment he was booked into the Dickinson County jail on requested charges that include assault on a law enforcement officer, battery of a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer, DUI and flee or attempt to elude law enforcement, according to online jail records.The KHP did not report seat belt usage.---------DICKINSON COUNTY —A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a police chase just after 7:30p.m. Sunday in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a&nbsp;was Herington Police were in pursuit of a 1999 Chevy S-10 pickup driven by Matthew R. Mell, 34, Herington southbound from Herington to U.S. 56 Business Highway.The driver lost control as he attempted to make a right turn onto 400 Avenue and the pickup rolled.EMS transported Mall to the hospital in Herington. The KHP did not report seat belt usage details or what prompted the chase.

Kan. man moved from hospital to jail after police chase, crash

Today is Monday, March 21, the 80th day of 2022. There are 285 days left in the year.

On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.

In 1935, Persia officially changed its name to Iran.

In 1945, during World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.

In 1952, the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock and roll concert, took place at Cleveland Arena.

In 1972, the Supreme Court, in Dunn v. Blumstein, ruled that states may not require at least a year's residency for voting eligibility.

In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule.

In 1997, President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin wrapped up their summit in Helsinki, Finland, still deadlocked over NATO expansion, but able to agree on slashing nuclear weapons arsenals.

In 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first "tweet" by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: "just setting up my twttr."

In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress as he pleaded with House and Senate committees to fight global warming; skeptical Republicans questioned the science behind his climate-change documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth."

In 2016, laying bare a half-century of tensions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other over human rights and the longstanding U.S. economic embargo during an unprecedented joint news conference in Havana.

In 2019, President Donald Trump abruptly declared that the U.S. would recognize Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a major shift in American policy.

In 2020 during a White House briefing, President Donald Trump doubled down on his support for the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for the coronavirus, while Dr. Anthony Fauci said the evidence was "anecdotal."

Ten years ago: A previously divided U.N. Security Council sent a strong and united message to the Syrian government and its opposition, telling both sides to immediately implement proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan to end Syria's yearlong bloodshed. Meting out unprecedented punishment for a bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for the coming season and indefinitely banned the team's former defensive coordinator; Commissioner Roger Goodell fined the Saints $500,000 and took away two draft picks.

Five years ago: U.S. and British officials announced they were barring laptops and tablets from the cabins of some international flights because of longstanding concerns about terrorists targeting jetliners. On the second day of his Senate confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared he'd made no promises to President Donald Trump or anyone else about how he would vote on abortion or other issues. Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included "The Dating Game," "The Newlywed Game" and "The Gong Show," died at his home in Palisades, New York, at age 87.

One year ago: Officials in Miami Beach extended an emergency 8 p.m. curfew for at least another week; the move came after after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people during the spring break season.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Kathleen Widdoes is 83. Songwriter Chip Taylor ("Wild Thing") is 82. Folk-pop singer-musician Keith Potger (The Seekers) is 81. Actor Marie-Christine Barrault is 78. Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 77. Actor Timothy Dalton is 76. Singer Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry) is 76. Rock singer-musician Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) is 72. Rock musician Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) is 71. R&amp;B singer Russell Thompkins Jr. is 71. Comedy writer-performer Brad Hall is 64. Actor Sabrina LeBeauf is 64. Actor Gary Oldman is 64. Actor Kassie Depaiva is 61. Actor Matthew Broderick is 60. Comedian-actor Rosie O'Donnell is 60. Actor Cynthia Geary is 57. Hip-hop DJ Premier (Gang Starr) is 56. Rock musician Jonas "Joker" Berggren (Ace of Base) is 55. Rock MC Maxim (Prodigy) is 55. Rock musician Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) is 54. Actor Laura Allen is 48. Rapper-TV personality Kevin Federline is 44. Actor Sonequa Martin-Green (TV: "The Walking Dead") is 37. Actor Scott Eastwood is 36. Tennis player Karolina Pliskova is 30. Actor Jasmin Savoy Brown is 28. Actor Forrest Wheeler is 18.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, March 21, the 80th day of 2022. There are 285 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.On this date:In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.In 1935, Persia officially changed its name to Iran.In 1945, during World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.In 1952, the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock and roll concert, took place at Cleveland Arena.In 1972, the Supreme Court, in Dunn v. Blumstein, ruled that states may not require at least a year's residency for voting eligibility.In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule.In 1997, President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin wrapped up their summit in Helsinki, Finland, still deadlocked over NATO expansion, but able to agree on slashing nuclear weapons arsenals.In 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first "tweet" by co-founder Jack Dorsey, who wrote: "just setting up my twttr."In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore made an emotional return to Congress as he pleaded with House and Senate committees to fight global warming; skeptical Republicans questioned the science behind his climate-change documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth."In 2016, laying bare a half-century of tensions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other over human rights and the longstanding U.S. economic embargo during an unprecedented joint news conference in Havana.In 2019, President Donald Trump abruptly declared that the U.S. would recognize Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a major shift in American policy.In 2020 during a White House briefing, President Donald Trump doubled down on his support for the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for the coronavirus, while Dr. Anthony Fauci said the evidence was "anecdotal."Ten years ago: A previously divided U.N. Security Council sent a strong and united message to the Syrian government and its opposition, telling both sides to immediately implement proposals by international envoy Kofi Annan to end Syria's yearlong bloodshed. Meting out unprecedented punishment for a bounty system that targeted key opposing players, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton without pay for the coming season and indefinitely banned the team's former defensive coordinator; Commissioner Roger Goodell fined the Saints $500,000 and took away two draft picks.Five years ago: U.S. and British officials announced they were barring laptops and tablets from the cabins of some international flights because of longstanding concerns about terrorists targeting jetliners. On the second day of his Senate confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared he'd made no promises to President Donald Trump or anyone else about how he would vote on abortion or other issues. Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included "The Dating Game," "The Newlywed Game" and "The Gong Show," died at his home in Palisades, New York, at age 87.One year ago: Officials in Miami Beach extended an emergency 8 p.m. curfew for at least another week; the move came after after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people during the spring break season.Today's Birthdays: Actor Kathleen Widdoes is 83. Songwriter Chip Taylor ("Wild Thing") is 82. Folk-pop singer-musician Keith Potger (The Seekers) is 81. Actor Marie-Christine Barrault is 78. Singer-musician Rose Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is 77. Actor Timothy Dalton is 76. Singer Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry) is 76. Rock singer-musician Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) is 72. Rock musician Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) is 71. R&amp;B singer Russell Thompkins Jr. is 71. Comedy writer-performer Brad Hall is 64. Actor Sabrina LeBeauf is 64. Actor Gary Oldman is 64. Actor Kassie Depaiva is 61. Actor Matthew Broderick is 60. Comedian-actor Rosie O'Donnell is 60. Actor Cynthia Geary is 57. Hip-hop DJ Premier (Gang Starr) is 56. Rock musician Jonas "Joker" Berggren (Ace of Base) is 55. Rock MC Maxim (Prodigy) is 55. Rock musician Andrew Copeland (Sister Hazel) is 54. Actor Laura Allen is 48. Rapper-TV personality Kevin Federline is 44. Actor Sonequa Martin-Green (TV: "The Walking Dead") is 37. Actor Scott Eastwood is 36. Tennis player Karolina Pliskova is 30. Actor Jasmin Savoy Brown is 28. Actor Forrest Wheeler is 18.

Today in History - March 21

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Just before 2a.m. Thursday, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a spray painted 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck in the 2400 block of SW Fillmore Street for driving with an expired license plate, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

The driver, Christopher L. Allen (39) of Topeka, had a suspended driver’s license and two warrants for his arrest out of Shawnee County. During the investigation, the deputy located illegal narcotics.

Allen was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his warrants and on requested charge of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver’s license, vehicle registration violations and no vehicle liability insurance.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/3/1647609449425.png" alt="Allen-photo Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>Allen-photo Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.Just before 2a.m. Thursday, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a spray painted 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck in the 2400 block of SW Fillmore Street for driving with an expired license plate, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.The driver, Christopher L. Allen (39) of Topeka, had a suspended driver’s license and two warrants for his arrest out of Shawnee County. During the investigation, the deputy located illegal narcotics.Allen was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his warrants and on requested charge of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver’s license, vehicle registration violations and no vehicle liability insurance.

Wanted Kan. suspect was driving spray-painted truck with expired plates

By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/news/2022-03-18/more-and-more-kansas-libraries-are-fine-with-you-not-paying-overdue-fees">Kansas News Service</a>

WICHITA — Kate Webb and her 2-year-old son, Teddy, sat
 in the children’s section of Wichita’s Advanced Learning Library 
watching an educational video about animal sounds on a brightly colored 
monitor.

“What’s that?” Teddy asked, pointing.

“That’s an owl,” his mother said. “Hoooo, hoooo!”

The
 pair sang along to a chorus of “Itsy-Bitsy Spider” and then headed for 
the shelves of picture books, where Teddy collected a pile to check out.

“He’s my COVID baby, so this is our first time here,” Webb said. “His big sister loves this place.”

Kansas
 libraries are finally open for business as usual, and many are 
encouraging readers to revisit by eliminating overdue fines and clearing
 patrons of their debt. That could particularly increase use of 
libraries by people with the lowest incomes.

The State Library of 
Kansas tracks statistics for 320 library systems. Of those, about 
two-thirds don’t charge fines for late materials — and the number is 
growing.

“It’s definitely a trend that’s been building over time, 
and the pandemic has something to do with it,” said Cindy Roupe, the 
state’s acting librarian.

Most libraries that closed branches or 
reduced their operating hours during the pandemic decided to suspend 
overdue fines, Roupe said. “Then some libraries said, ‘Let’s just make 
this permanent.’”

The Wichita Public Library’s board of directors recently approved a plan to <a href="https://www.wichitalibrary.org/About/LibraryBoard/2022-02-15%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf" target="_blank">do away with late fees</a>. The Wichita City Council will have the final say on the plan during budget talks this summer.

“It’s
 really something that is based in the fundamentals of how libraries 
have always lived, which is about making sure that everybody has 
access,” said Jaime Prothro, the <a href="https://www.wichita.gov/News/Pages/2021-09-21a.aspx#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Wichita%20today,Library%20and%20six%20branch%20libraries." target="_blank">city’s library director</a>.
 “We’re looking at how we can re-engage members of the community who 
aren’t using us regularly — or haven’t over the course of many years.”

About
 half of Wichita’s residents have a library card, Prothro said. But 
right now about 44,000 of them are blocked from checking out materials 
because they owe more than $10 in fees.

When library officials 
mapped those fines by address, they learned that households in 
low-income areas of the city owed the most. That means late fees are 
driving away groups who stand to benefit the most from free resources, 
Prothro said.

“A lot of communities are looking at the financial and racial equity that this kind of change can have,” she said.

More
 than three-fourths of children in the Wichita school district qualify 
for free or reduced-price lunch, which is an indicator of poverty. 
Prothro said eliminating library fines could help early literacy 
efforts.

“When we did outreach to schools and talked with 
students, their parents were often preventing them from getting that 
card because of the worry about the financial overhead of borrowing,” 
she said.

The Urban Libraries Council says nearly every state in the country has at least one <a href="https://www.urbanlibraries.org/resources/fine-free-map" target="_blank">public library that has gone fine-free</a>.

The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library dropped overdue charges in 2019 with a policy it calls <a href="https://kclibrary.org/finefree" target="_blank">“Freedom from Fines.”</a> That same year, the <a href="https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2019_ms_council_docs/ALA%20CD%2038%20RESOLUTION%20ON%20MONETARY%20LIBRARY%20FINES%20AS%20A%20FORM%20OF%20SOCIAL%20JUSTICE%20Revised%201_27_0.pdf" target="_blank">American Library Association issued a resolution</a> calling fines a form of “social inequity” and urged libraries to find ways to eliminate them.

The Lawrence Public Library <a href="https://lplks.org/the-library-is-now-fine-free/" target="_blank">went fine-free in January 2020</a>,
 saying that eliminating punitive overdue fines “removes an access 
barrier and ensures that everyone can learn, connect, create, and grow –
 equally.”

Lawrence borrowers are still charged for lost or 
damaged items, but charges are dropped for lost items returned in good 
condition.

Under Wichita’s current fee structure, the library 
charges 25 cents a day for books and most other items past their due 
date. Blu-rays and DVDs cost $1 a day.

That may not sound like 
much. But if you visit the library with several children and they each 
check out several books, late fees can pile up quickly.

“One of 
the … philosophies behind this is to really recognize that people have 
lives. People have busy lives, and the library's role is to eliminate as
 many barriers as possible so that people can freely and, without worry,
 be able to borrow,” Prothro said.

In October, the Wichita library system <a href="https://www.wichitalibrary.org/About/LibraryBoard/2021-10-19%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf" target="_blank">eliminated its 25-cent hold fee</a> to reserve a book or transfer it to a different branch. Prothro said more people are <a href="https://catalog.wichitalibrary.org/Polaris/" target="_blank">searching the online catalog</a> and placing more holds.

If
 late fees are eliminated, patrons would still have due dates for 
materials they check out. But they’d have a two-week grace period to 
return the item without penalty. After that, they’d be required to 
return the item or pay a replacement fee to check out more materials.

“It
 really does shift the worry away from our borrowers, as far as, ‘I'm 
gonna make a mistake in my life, and then owe money.’ I think that 
everybody hates that,” Prothro said.

A 2019 study showed that libraries that go fine-free see <a href="https://lplks.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2019/12/Fines-1.pdf" target="_blank">no significant difference in return rates</a>. After a Colorado library system eliminated overdue fines in 2015, officials reported that 95% of materials were <a href="https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/removingbarrierstoaccess" target="_blank">returned within a week</a> of their due date.

Along
 the same lines, libraries with amnesty programs see large numbers of 
long-overdue or lost items returned after the fear of fines disappears.

Eliminating
 overdue charges would cut the Wichita library’s revenue by about 
$13,000 a year, she said — about 5% of its overall budget. But library 
officials say the benefits for both patrons and staff would outweigh the
 financial hit.

“I suspect that it costs more in staff time to try
 to get those fines than what they bring in,” said Roupe, the state 
librarian. “That is staff time that could be better spent doing other 
things.”

Amnesty from late fees might get Wichita residents to 
bring back nearly 30,000 unreturned items, which are valued at more than
 $570,000. But more importantly, said Prothro, the Wichita librarian, it
 might get them back in the doors.

“We want to be the busiest 
place in town,” she said. “It’s the only place in our city where you 
aren't expected to spend money. You can come in here, pluck a book off 
the shelf and just sit here and enjoy. You’re welcome here.”

Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/3/1647622048592.png" alt="Wichita is one of the city's ditching library fines. Suzanne Perez / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Wichita is one of the city's ditching library fines. Suzanne Perez / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/news/2022-03-18/more-and-more-kansas-libraries-are-fine-with-you-not-paying-overdue-fees">Kansas News Service</a>WICHITA — Kate Webb and her 2-year-old son, Teddy, sat
 in the children’s section of Wichita’s Advanced Learning Library 
watching an educational video about animal sounds on a brightly colored 
monitor.“What’s that?” Teddy asked, pointing.“That’s an owl,” his mother said. “Hoooo, hoooo!”The
 pair sang along to a chorus of “Itsy-Bitsy Spider” and then headed for 
the shelves of picture books, where Teddy collected a pile to check out.“He’s my COVID baby, so this is our first time here,” Webb said. “His big sister loves this place.”Kansas
 libraries are finally open for business as usual, and many are 
encouraging readers to revisit by eliminating overdue fines and clearing
 patrons of their debt. That could particularly increase use of 
libraries by people with the lowest incomes.The State Library of 
Kansas tracks statistics for 320 library systems. Of those, about 
two-thirds don’t charge fines for late materials — and the number is 
growing.“It’s definitely a trend that’s been building over time, 
and the pandemic has something to do with it,” said Cindy Roupe, the 
state’s acting librarian.Most libraries that closed branches or 
reduced their operating hours during the pandemic decided to suspend 
overdue fines, Roupe said. “Then some libraries said, ‘Let’s just make 
this permanent.’”The Wichita Public Library’s board of directors recently approved a plan to <a href="https://www.wichitalibrary.org/About/LibraryBoard/2022-02-15%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf" target="_blank">do away with late fees</a>. The Wichita City Council will have the final say on the plan during budget talks this summer.“It’s
 really something that is based in the fundamentals of how libraries 
have always lived, which is about making sure that everybody has 
access,” said Jaime Prothro, the <a href="https://www.wichita.gov/News/Pages/2021-09-21a.aspx#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Wichita%20today,Library%20and%20six%20branch%20libraries." target="_blank">city’s library director</a>.
 “We’re looking at how we can re-engage members of the community who 
aren’t using us regularly — or haven’t over the course of many years.”About
 half of Wichita’s residents have a library card, Prothro said. But 
right now about 44,000 of them are blocked from checking out materials 
because they owe more than $10 in fees.When library officials 
mapped those fines by address, they learned that households in 
low-income areas of the city owed the most. That means late fees are 
driving away groups who stand to benefit the most from free resources, 
Prothro said.“A lot of communities are looking at the financial and racial equity that this kind of change can have,” she said.More
 than three-fourths of children in the Wichita school district qualify 
for free or reduced-price lunch, which is an indicator of poverty. 
Prothro said eliminating library fines could help early literacy 
efforts.“When we did outreach to schools and talked with 
students, their parents were often preventing them from getting that 
card because of the worry about the financial overhead of borrowing,” 
she said.The Urban Libraries Council says nearly every state in the country has at least one <a href="https://www.urbanlibraries.org/resources/fine-free-map" target="_blank">public library that has gone fine-free</a>.The Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library dropped overdue charges in 2019 with a policy it calls <a href="https://kclibrary.org/finefree" target="_blank">“Freedom from Fines.”</a> That same year, the <a href="https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2019_ms_council_docs/ALA%20CD%2038%20RESOLUTION%20ON%20MONETARY%20LIBRARY%20FINES%20AS%20A%20FORM%20OF%20SOCIAL%20JUSTICE%20Revised%201_27_0.pdf" target="_blank">American Library Association issued a resolution</a> calling fines a form of “social inequity” and urged libraries to find ways to eliminate them.The Lawrence Public Library <a href="https://lplks.org/the-library-is-now-fine-free/" target="_blank">went fine-free in January 2020</a>,
 saying that eliminating punitive overdue fines “removes an access 
barrier and ensures that everyone can learn, connect, create, and grow –
 equally.”Lawrence borrowers are still charged for lost or 
damaged items, but charges are dropped for lost items returned in good 
condition.Under Wichita’s current fee structure, the library 
charges 25 cents a day for books and most other items past their due 
date. Blu-rays and DVDs cost $1 a day.That may not sound like 
much. But if you visit the library with several children and they each 
check out several books, late fees can pile up quickly.“One of 
the … philosophies behind this is to really recognize that people have 
lives. People have busy lives, and the library's role is to eliminate as
 many barriers as possible so that people can freely and, without worry,
 be able to borrow,” Prothro said.In October, the Wichita library system <a href="https://www.wichitalibrary.org/About/LibraryBoard/2021-10-19%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf" target="_blank">eliminated its 25-cent hold fee</a> to reserve a book or transfer it to a different branch. Prothro said more people are <a href="https://catalog.wichitalibrary.org/Polaris/" target="_blank">searching the online catalog</a> and placing more holds.If
 late fees are eliminated, patrons would still have due dates for 
materials they check out. But they’d have a two-week grace period to 
return the item without penalty. After that, they’d be required to 
return the item or pay a replacement fee to check out more materials.“It
 really does shift the worry away from our borrowers, as far as, ‘I'm 
gonna make a mistake in my life, and then owe money.’ I think that 
everybody hates that,” Prothro said.A 2019 study showed that libraries that go fine-free see <a href="https://lplks.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2019/12/Fines-1.pdf" target="_blank">no significant difference in return rates</a>. After a Colorado library system eliminated overdue fines in 2015, officials reported that 95% of materials were <a href="https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/removingbarrierstoaccess" target="_blank">returned within a week</a> of their due date.Along
 the same lines, libraries with amnesty programs see large numbers of 
long-overdue or lost items returned after the fear of fines disappears.Eliminating
 overdue charges would cut the Wichita library’s revenue by about 
$13,000 a year, she said — about 5% of its overall budget. But library 
officials say the benefits for both patrons and staff would outweigh the
 financial hit.“I suspect that it costs more in staff time to try
 to get those fines than what they bring in,” said Roupe, the state 
librarian. “That is staff time that could be better spent doing other 
things.”Amnesty from late fees might get Wichita residents to 
bring back nearly 30,000 unreturned items, which are valued at more than
 $570,000. But more importantly, said Prothro, the Wichita librarian, it
 might get them back in the doors.“We want to be the busiest 
place in town,” she said. “It’s the only place in our city where you 
aren't expected to spend money. You can come in here, pluck a book off 
the shelf and just sit here and enjoy. You’re welcome here.”Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

More and more Kansas libraries are fine with no overdue fees 

NORTH NEWTON - Getting off to a strong start to the 2022 outdoor season with eight national qualifying marks and one school record, the Cloud County Community College women's and men's track teams would sweep the team titles at the 2022 Bethel College Open at Thresher Stadium in North Newton on Saturday. In the team races, the T-Bird men would post a total of 214 points to outpace the nine-team field as the next closest team would be Tabor College who would finish second with 150 points followed by Butler with 103 points. The women's team race would also be a runaway title for CCCC as Cloud County would finish with 175 points, 65 points better than second-place Bethel College (110 points) who would be followed by Tabor in third with 73 points. Posting the T-Bird school record would be men's freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e055cc11-f201-4a1f-8c4b-9a7b07a164e2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mohamed Ahmed</a>&nbsp;who would unleash an NJCAA-best throw of 61.21 meters (200 ft. - 10 in.) to re-write the record book as the previous record was 52.54 meters (171 ft. - 5 in.) held by Dakota Weber (2014). Cloud County would also get a men's national qualifying mark in the pole vault from freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/9e79e53f-3672-4d8b-a825-b52160cab0cf?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Ben Okraska</a>&nbsp;who cleared 4.42 meters (14 ft. - 6 in.) to win the event and give CCCC two national qualifying marks in field events on the day. Also posting men's national qualifying marks for Cloud County would be both&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/3cde6bfc-7093-49f1-8de4-e0d65866dc98?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Emmanuel Wanga</a>&nbsp;(47.96) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/0c43ca16-3e10-46de-a0cc-c117b3ce43fa?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Timothy Nyinguan</a>&nbsp;(48.27) in the 400 meters as Wanga would join&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/c88031e3-4950-464c-b061-215649bf5117?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Jonathan Dende</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/91ce489d-7522-481a-8e11-0afafba0f7f0?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Narindra Rafidimalala</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/63fc7f23-9288-4316-89fd-98151c48bf0c?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Freider Fornasari</a>&nbsp;to post a qualifying time of 41.14 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay. The T-Birds would also get two national qualifying times from their 4x400 meter relay teams with both the relay team of&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/8813f4ac-9afd-4ab8-a7a0-3434d4909182?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Elias Rivera</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4e8e640f-97e9-4e9e-86bf-c1ab10e088cb?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Quwayne Reid</a>, Ceejay Morrison, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4c59bb47-c2c0-47d7-a929-ffee4391fd85?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Deandre Elliot</a>&nbsp;(3:14.08) and Dende,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4680274d-f912-4e5b-a503-adcc0dff85a2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Shadrick Tansi</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/df3eb2bc-8a35-4867-bbe5-46242b34456d?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Hassan Abidi</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/30b081ee-f89d-4c7b-88ee-99aa9252f01e?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Alphonse Igish</a>&nbsp;would run a time of 3:14.80 to finish in first and third in the 10-team relay race. Wins from both Rafidimalala in the long jump (7.17 meters, 23 ft. - 6.25 in.) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/b1493389-6835-4fa8-aec6-ff36fdcca109?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Kidus Misgina</a>&nbsp;in the 3,000 meters (8:50.12) would cap off a day that saw the Cloud County men win six events to go along with seven runner-up finishes with&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/fcfe4c2a-32e6-43a1-83ba-c95a47509965?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Michael Iyali</a>&nbsp;accounting for two of the runner-up finishes (1,500 meters - 4:05.52, 3,000 meters - 8:53.13). Other runner-up finishes included times of 15.72 in the 110-meter hurdles and 55.82 in the 400-meter hurdles from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/445d1820-a25a-430d-a886-33cdfd7af322?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Davit Lukava</a>&nbsp;to go along a time of 1:56.87 in the 800 meters from Reid, and a mark of 7.14 meters (23 ft. - 5.25 in.) from Nyinguan in the long jump. All but one mark from the Cloud County women would finish in the top-five as national qualifying marks would come from a one-two finish in the 800 meters from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/8e11491b-e81c-4e67-8183-ddc2a7de07ce?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Pamela Milano</a>&nbsp;(2:18.83) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/fb2efc9b-1815-4602-9cc5-b236f06bf0f2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Vimbayi Maisvorewa</a>&nbsp;(2:19.87) to go along with times of 3:53.75 from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e2e4d83b-9c31-4b60-aaf9-c1dff5677dc4?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Passion Crews</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e8c8d359-7097-462c-bebe-3c5b3c305d24?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Leonie Beu</a>, Milano, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2096dcc1-bb2d-4848-b469-17422fde4479?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Ludjenie Mondesir</a>&nbsp;in the 4x400 meter relay alongside a time of 3:53.80 from Maisvorewa,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/7fa7345c-7e95-443d-8fb5-17f7a392c66c?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Isila Apkup</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/c9069570-1bf1-48e3-b298-2757b9e3acf3?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Vanessa Mercera</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/32da4da7-d37d-4e30-858c-0b37d883dda3?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Abigail Fisher</a>&nbsp;as part of a one-two finish in the event. Five other event wins would be had by the T-Bird women as&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/68efb77c-1fa7-40f6-94ed-e604707ffd51?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Hollie Stewart</a>&nbsp;(javelin - 34.49 meters, 113 ft - 2 in.), Mercera (long jump - 5.48 meters, 17 ft. - 11.75 in.),&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/caa0ee1d-537d-4a44-9467-7d1cef270d73?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Maggie Armstrong</a>&nbsp;in the pole vault (3.05 meters, 10 ft. - 0 in.), Mondesir in the 1,500 meters (5:06.26), and Beu in the 400 meters (56.74 seconds). Both Stewart (discus - 36.39 meters, 119 ft. - 5 in.) and Mercera (100-meter hurdles - 16.62 seconds) would add runner-up finish in a second event on the day while to go along with a runner-up finish from Fisher in the 1,500 meters (5:08.40), Apkup in the 100 meters (12.21) and two runner-up finishes for freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2605d160-5d72-4547-a77c-7578736862a6?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mallory Callihan</a>&nbsp;(hammer throw - 39.50 meters, 129 ft. - 7 in, and shot put - 10.86 meters, 35 ft. - 7.75 in.). Finishing out top-three finishes for CCCC would be&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2f397507-8faf-46de-ac96-63cbbe5f5496?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Tahisha Thompson</a>&nbsp;in both the hammer throw (39.32 meters, 129 ft. - 0 in.) and discus (34.12 meters, 111 ft. - 11 in.) as well as&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/0b9dec8e-9746-458d-ae66-6534185a1799?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mia Manley</a>&nbsp;in the pole vault (2.90 meters, 9 ft. - 6.25 in.), Crews in the 800 meters (2:26.02), and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/02ddc7bd-3857-42f2-8717-ee4a16bb0354?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Miracle Thompson</a>&nbsp;in the 200 meters (25.78 seconds). What's next? Another trip south for Cloud County next weekend will see the T-Birds head to Arkansas City to take part in the Mark A. Phillips Tiger Open at Cowley Community College. Action is set to get underway at 10 a.m. from the Cowley Track and Field Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Cloud County AthleticsNORTH NEWTON - Getting off to a strong start to the 2022 outdoor season with eight national qualifying marks and one school record, the Cloud County Community College women's and men's track teams would sweep the team titles at the 2022 Bethel College Open at Thresher Stadium in North Newton on Saturday. In the team races, the T-Bird men would post a total of 214 points to outpace the nine-team field as the next closest team would be Tabor College who would finish second with 150 points followed by Butler with 103 points. The women's team race would also be a runaway title for CCCC as Cloud County would finish with 175 points, 65 points better than second-place Bethel College (110 points) who would be followed by Tabor in third with 73 points. Posting the T-Bird school record would be men's freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e055cc11-f201-4a1f-8c4b-9a7b07a164e2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mohamed Ahmed</a>&nbsp;who would unleash an NJCAA-best throw of 61.21 meters (200 ft. - 10 in.) to re-write the record book as the previous record was 52.54 meters (171 ft. - 5 in.) held by Dakota Weber (2014). Cloud County would also get a men's national qualifying mark in the pole vault from freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/9e79e53f-3672-4d8b-a825-b52160cab0cf?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Ben Okraska</a>&nbsp;who cleared 4.42 meters (14 ft. - 6 in.) to win the event and give CCCC two national qualifying marks in field events on the day. Also posting men's national qualifying marks for Cloud County would be both&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/3cde6bfc-7093-49f1-8de4-e0d65866dc98?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Emmanuel Wanga</a>&nbsp;(47.96) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/0c43ca16-3e10-46de-a0cc-c117b3ce43fa?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Timothy Nyinguan</a>&nbsp;(48.27) in the 400 meters as Wanga would join&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/c88031e3-4950-464c-b061-215649bf5117?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Jonathan Dende</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/91ce489d-7522-481a-8e11-0afafba0f7f0?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Narindra Rafidimalala</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/63fc7f23-9288-4316-89fd-98151c48bf0c?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Freider Fornasari</a>&nbsp;to post a qualifying time of 41.14 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay. The T-Birds would also get two national qualifying times from their 4x400 meter relay teams with both the relay team of&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/8813f4ac-9afd-4ab8-a7a0-3434d4909182?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Elias Rivera</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4e8e640f-97e9-4e9e-86bf-c1ab10e088cb?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Quwayne Reid</a>, Ceejay Morrison, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4c59bb47-c2c0-47d7-a929-ffee4391fd85?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Deandre Elliot</a>&nbsp;(3:14.08) and Dende,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/4680274d-f912-4e5b-a503-adcc0dff85a2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Shadrick Tansi</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/df3eb2bc-8a35-4867-bbe5-46242b34456d?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Hassan Abidi</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/30b081ee-f89d-4c7b-88ee-99aa9252f01e?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Alphonse Igish</a>&nbsp;would run a time of 3:14.80 to finish in first and third in the 10-team relay race. Wins from both Rafidimalala in the long jump (7.17 meters, 23 ft. - 6.25 in.) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/b1493389-6835-4fa8-aec6-ff36fdcca109?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Kidus Misgina</a>&nbsp;in the 3,000 meters (8:50.12) would cap off a day that saw the Cloud County men win six events to go along with seven runner-up finishes with&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/fcfe4c2a-32e6-43a1-83ba-c95a47509965?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Michael Iyali</a>&nbsp;accounting for two of the runner-up finishes (1,500 meters - 4:05.52, 3,000 meters - 8:53.13). Other runner-up finishes included times of 15.72 in the 110-meter hurdles and 55.82 in the 400-meter hurdles from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/445d1820-a25a-430d-a886-33cdfd7af322?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Davit Lukava</a>&nbsp;to go along a time of 1:56.87 in the 800 meters from Reid, and a mark of 7.14 meters (23 ft. - 5.25 in.) from Nyinguan in the long jump. All but one mark from the Cloud County women would finish in the top-five as national qualifying marks would come from a one-two finish in the 800 meters from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/8e11491b-e81c-4e67-8183-ddc2a7de07ce?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Pamela Milano</a>&nbsp;(2:18.83) and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/fb2efc9b-1815-4602-9cc5-b236f06bf0f2?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Vimbayi Maisvorewa</a>&nbsp;(2:19.87) to go along with times of 3:53.75 from&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e2e4d83b-9c31-4b60-aaf9-c1dff5677dc4?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Passion Crews</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/e8c8d359-7097-462c-bebe-3c5b3c305d24?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Leonie Beu</a>, Milano, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2096dcc1-bb2d-4848-b469-17422fde4479?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Ludjenie Mondesir</a>&nbsp;in the 4x400 meter relay alongside a time of 3:53.80 from Maisvorewa,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/7fa7345c-7e95-443d-8fb5-17f7a392c66c?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Isila Apkup</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/c9069570-1bf1-48e3-b298-2757b9e3acf3?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Vanessa Mercera</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/32da4da7-d37d-4e30-858c-0b37d883dda3?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Abigail Fisher</a>&nbsp;as part of a one-two finish in the event. Five other event wins would be had by the T-Bird women as&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/68efb77c-1fa7-40f6-94ed-e604707ffd51?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Hollie Stewart</a>&nbsp;(javelin - 34.49 meters, 113 ft - 2 in.), Mercera (long jump - 5.48 meters, 17 ft. - 11.75 in.),&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/caa0ee1d-537d-4a44-9467-7d1cef270d73?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Maggie Armstrong</a>&nbsp;in the pole vault (3.05 meters, 10 ft. - 0 in.), Mondesir in the 1,500 meters (5:06.26), and Beu in the 400 meters (56.74 seconds). Both Stewart (discus - 36.39 meters, 119 ft. - 5 in.) and Mercera (100-meter hurdles - 16.62 seconds) would add runner-up finish in a second event on the day while to go along with a runner-up finish from Fisher in the 1,500 meters (5:08.40), Apkup in the 100 meters (12.21) and two runner-up finishes for freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2605d160-5d72-4547-a77c-7578736862a6?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mallory Callihan</a>&nbsp;(hammer throw - 39.50 meters, 129 ft. - 7 in, and shot put - 10.86 meters, 35 ft. - 7.75 in.). Finishing out top-three finishes for CCCC would be&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/2f397507-8faf-46de-ac96-63cbbe5f5496?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Tahisha Thompson</a>&nbsp;in both the hammer throw (39.32 meters, 129 ft. - 0 in.) and discus (34.12 meters, 111 ft. - 11 in.) as well as&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/0b9dec8e-9746-458d-ae66-6534185a1799?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Mia Manley</a>&nbsp;in the pole vault (2.90 meters, 9 ft. - 6.25 in.), Crews in the 800 meters (2:26.02), and&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com/services/go.ashx/02ddc7bd-3857-42f2-8717-ee4a16bb0354?elinkdata=21008" target="_blank">Miracle Thompson</a>&nbsp;in the 200 meters (25.78 seconds). What's next? Another trip south for Cloud County next weekend will see the T-Birds head to Arkansas City to take part in the Mark A. Phillips Tiger Open at Cowley Community College. Action is set to get underway at 10 a.m. from the Cowley Track and Field Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;