Today is Monday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2022. There are 348 days left in the year. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." 

In 1917, Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million.

In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces launched the first of four battles for Monte Cassino in Italy; the Allies were ultimately successful. 

In 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)

In 1955, the submarine USS Nautilus made its first nuclear-powered test run from its berth in Groton, Connecticut. 

In 1966, the Simon &amp; Garfunkel album "Sounds of Silence" was released by Columbia Records.

In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade. 

In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 

In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan. 

In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York-area landmarks. 

In 1997, a court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history. 

In 2016, Iran released three Americans, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and pastor Saeed Abedini, as part of a prisoner swap that also netted Tehran some $100 billion in sanctions relief.

In 2020, U.S. health officials announced that they would begin screening airline passengers from central China for the new coronavirus; people traveling from Wuhan, China, would have their temperature checked and be asked about symptoms. President Donald Trump added to his legal team for his impeachment trial retired law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton.

Ten years ago: Italian officials released a recording of a furious Coast Guard officer demanding that Capt. Francesco Schettino, commander of the grounded Costa Concordia, re-board the ship to direct its evacuation after the vessel rammed into a reef on Jan. 13. Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&amp;B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive," died in Los Angeles at age 90.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama granted clemency to Chelsea Manning, allowing the transgender Army intelligence officer convicted of leaking more than 700,000 U.S. documents to go free nearly three decades early. Donald Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, Rep. Ryan Zinke, rejected the president-elect's claim that climate change was a hoax, telling his Senate confirmation hearing it was indisputable that environmental changes were affecting the world's temperature and that human activity was a major reason.

One year ago: An Associated Press review found that veterans of President Donald Trump's unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. defense officials said they were worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration; the concerns prompted the FBI to vet all 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested at a Moscow airport as he returned from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

Today's Birthdays: Former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow is 96. Actor James Earl Jones is 91. Talk show host Maury Povich is 83. Pop singer Chris Montez is 80. R&amp;B singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 77. Actor Joanna David is 75. Actor Jane Elliot is 75. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 74. R&amp;B singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 69. Singer Steve Earle is 67. Singer Paul Young is 66. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 65. Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 63. Movie director-screenwriter Brian Helgeland is 61. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 60. Actor Denis O'Hare is 60. Former first lady Michelle Obama is 58. Actor Joshua Malina is 56. Singer Shabba Ranks is 56. Actor Naveen Andrews is 53. Electronic music DJ Tiesto is 53. Rapper Kid Rock is 51. Actor Freddy Rodriguez is 47. Actor-writer Leigh Whannel is 45. Actor-singer Zooey Deschanel is 42. Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy (TV: "Dancing with the Stars") is 42. Singer Ray J is 41. Actor Diogo Morgado is 41. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson is 40. Former NBA player Dwyane Wade is 40. Actor Ryan Gage is 39. DJ-singer Calvin Harris is 38. Folk-rock musician Jeremiah Fraites is 36. Actor Jonathan Keltz is 34. Actor Kelly Marie Tran (Film: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") is 33. Actor Kathrine Herzer is 25.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2022. There are 348 days left in the year. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." On this date: In 1917, Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million.In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces launched the first of four battles for Monte Cassino in Italy; the Allies were ultimately successful. In 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)In 1955, the submarine USS Nautilus made its first nuclear-powered test run from its berth in Groton, Connecticut. In 1966, the Simon &amp; Garfunkel album "Sounds of Silence" was released by Columbia Records.In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade. In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan. In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York-area landmarks. In 1997, a court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history. In 2016, Iran released three Americans, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and pastor Saeed Abedini, as part of a prisoner swap that also netted Tehran some $100 billion in sanctions relief.In 2020, U.S. health officials announced that they would begin screening airline passengers from central China for the new coronavirus; people traveling from Wuhan, China, would have their temperature checked and be asked about symptoms. President Donald Trump added to his legal team for his impeachment trial retired law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton.Ten years ago: Italian officials released a recording of a furious Coast Guard officer demanding that Capt. Francesco Schettino, commander of the grounded Costa Concordia, re-board the ship to direct its evacuation after the vessel rammed into a reef on Jan. 13. Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&amp;B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive," died in Los Angeles at age 90.Five years ago: President Barack Obama granted clemency to Chelsea Manning, allowing the transgender Army intelligence officer convicted of leaking more than 700,000 U.S. documents to go free nearly three decades early. Donald Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, Rep. Ryan Zinke, rejected the president-elect's claim that climate change was a hoax, telling his Senate confirmation hearing it was indisputable that environmental changes were affecting the world's temperature and that human activity was a major reason.One year ago: An Associated Press review found that veterans of President Donald Trump's unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. defense officials said they were worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration; the concerns prompted the FBI to vet all 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested at a Moscow airport as he returned from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin. Today's Birthdays: Former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow is 96. Actor James Earl Jones is 91. Talk show host Maury Povich is 83. Pop singer Chris Montez is 80. R&amp;B singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 77. Actor Joanna David is 75. Actor Jane Elliot is 75. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 74. R&amp;B singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 69. Singer Steve Earle is 67. Singer Paul Young is 66. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 65. Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 63. Movie director-screenwriter Brian Helgeland is 61. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 60. Actor Denis O'Hare is 60. Former first lady Michelle Obama is 58. Actor Joshua Malina is 56. Singer Shabba Ranks is 56. Actor Naveen Andrews is 53. Electronic music DJ Tiesto is 53. Rapper Kid Rock is 51. Actor Freddy Rodriguez is 47. Actor-writer Leigh Whannel is 45. Actor-singer Zooey Deschanel is 42. Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy (TV: "Dancing with the Stars") is 42. Singer Ray J is 41. Actor Diogo Morgado is 41. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson is 40. Former NBA player Dwyane Wade is 40. Actor Ryan Gage is 39. DJ-singer Calvin Harris is 38. Folk-rock musician Jeremiah Fraites is 36. Actor Jonathan Keltz is 34. Actor Kelly Marie Tran (Film: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") is 33. Actor Kathrine Herzer is 25.

Today in History - Jan. 17

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in connection with a drug deal and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 6:00 p.m. Jan. 12, police were dispatched to a shooting call in the 1800 block of S Greenwood in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy. They arrived to find a 35-year-old victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Before officers arrived, it was reported that the suspect, later&nbsp;identified as 34-year-old Nathaniel Kester of Wichita had fled the scene in the victim's vehicle.

Officers learned that the victim and Kester were at a home on Greenwood when a disturbance occurred, and Kester went to the backyard and fired two rounds from a handgun. The victim confronted Kester and was shot in the leg. Kester then forced the victim to get into a vehicle, where another struggle ensued, and two more shots were fired.

The victim was able to get the gun away from Kester and retreat into the home. Shortly after officers arrived on Greenwood, 911 operators received multiple calls about the victim's vehicle, which was reported to have crashed somewhere near 2nd and Topeka Street in Wichita.

The vehicle continued to Central and Main, where it was abandoned, and Kester ran to the Sedgwick County Jail where he was arrested, according to Macy.

Both Kester and the victim were transported to the hospital for treatment and released.&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=189992"> Kester was booked</a> to the Sedgwick County Jail on requested charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and aggravated kidnapping, according to Macy. It is believed that drugs were a factor.&nbsp;Kester has previous convictions for burglary, theft, criminal damage to property and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in connection with a drug deal and have a suspect in custody.Just after 6:00 p.m. Jan. 12, police were dispatched to a shooting call in the 1800 block of S Greenwood in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy. They arrived to find a 35-year-old victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Before officers arrived, it was reported that the suspect, later&nbsp;identified as 34-year-old Nathaniel Kester of Wichita had fled the scene in the victim's vehicle.Officers learned that the victim and Kester were at a home on Greenwood when a disturbance occurred, and Kester went to the backyard and fired two rounds from a handgun. The victim confronted Kester and was shot in the leg. Kester then forced the victim to get into a vehicle, where another struggle ensued, and two more shots were fired.The victim was able to get the gun away from Kester and retreat into the home. Shortly after officers arrived on Greenwood, 911 operators received multiple calls about the victim's vehicle, which was reported to have crashed somewhere near 2nd and Topeka Street in Wichita.The vehicle continued to Central and Main, where it was abandoned, and Kester ran to the Sedgwick County Jail where he was arrested, according to Macy.Both Kester and the victim were transported to the hospital for treatment and released.&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=189992"> Kester was booked</a> to the Sedgwick County Jail on requested charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and aggravated kidnapping, according to Macy. It is believed that drugs were a factor.&nbsp;Kester has previous convictions for burglary, theft, criminal damage to property and criminal possession of a firearm, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

Police: Kan. felon ran to the jail where he was arrested for shooting incident

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Today is Sunday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2022. There are 349 days left in the year. 

On Jan. 16, 1991, the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. (Allied forces prevailed on Feb. 28, 1991.) 

In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate.

In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to have inspired the expression, "Forty acres and a mule.") 

In 1912, a day before reaching the South Pole, British explorer Robert Scott and his expedition found evidence that Roald Amundsen of Norway and his team had gotten there ahead of them. 

In 1919, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the first premier of the newly created Republic of Poland. 

In 1920, Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect, one year to the day after its ratification. (It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.) 

In 1942, actor Carole Lombard, 33, her mother, Elizabeth, and 20 other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, while en route to California from a war-bond promotion tour.

In 1987, Hu Yaobang resigned as head of China's Communist Party, declaring he'd made mistakes in dealing with student turmoil and intellectual challenges to the system. 

In 1989, three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but then was acquitted in a retrial.) 

In 2002, Richard Reid was indicted in Boston on federal charges alleging he'd tried to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes. (Reid later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.) 

In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off for what turned out to be its last flight; on board was Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. (The mission ended in tragedy on Feb. 1, when the shuttle broke up during its return descent, killing all seven crew members.) 

In 2007, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois launched his successful bid for the White House.

In 2020, the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump opened in the Senate, with senators standing and swearing an oath of "impartial justice." Trump again denounced the proceedings as a "hoax," while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said new evidence reinforced the need to call additional witnesses. (Trump would be acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.) 

Ten years ago: Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney fended off attacks from rivals during a debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; hours before the debate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman withdrew from the race and announced his support for Romney despite their differences.

Five years ago: Turkish authorities captured an Uzbek national suspected of killing 39 people during an attack on an Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations. Former NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan, to date the last man to walk on the moon, died in Houston at age 82.

One year ago: By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, even as they kept anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. Biden introduced his team of scientific advisers, saying they would lead with "science and truth." Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his "Wall of Sound" method, died in California at 81 while serving a prison sentence for killing actor Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his mansion.

Today's Birthdays: Author William Kennedy is 94. Author-editor Norman Podhoretz is 92. Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 88. Hall of Fame auto racer A.J. Foyt is 87. Singer Barbara Lynn is 80. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 79. Singer Katherine Anderson Schaffner (The Marvelettes) is 78. Country singer Jim Stafford is 78. Talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 75. Movie director John Carpenter is 74. Actor-dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen is 72. R&amp;B singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 63. Singer Sade is 63. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 63. Rock musician Paul Webb (Talk Talk) is 60. Actor David Chokachi is 54. Former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is 53. Actor-writer-director Josh Evans is 51. Actor-comedian Jonathan Mangum is 51. Actor Richard T. Jones is 50. Actor Josie Davis is 49. Model Kate Moss is 48. Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda is 42. Country musician James Young (The Eli Young Band) is 42. Rock musician Nick Valensi (The Strokes) is 41. Actor Renee Felice Smith is 37. NFL quarterback Joe Flacco is 37. Actor Yvonne Zima is 33.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Sunday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2022. There are 349 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 16, 1991, the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. (Allied forces prevailed on Feb. 28, 1991.) On this date: In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate.In 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots and given to former slaves. (The order, later revoked by President Andrew Johnson, is believed to have inspired the expression, "Forty acres and a mule.") In 1912, a day before reaching the South Pole, British explorer Robert Scott and his expedition found evidence that Roald Amundsen of Norway and his team had gotten there ahead of them. In 1919, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the first premier of the newly created Republic of Poland. In 1920, Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect, one year to the day after its ratification. (It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.) In 1942, actor Carole Lombard, 33, her mother, Elizabeth, and 20 other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, while en route to California from a war-bond promotion tour.In 1987, Hu Yaobang resigned as head of China's Communist Party, declaring he'd made mistakes in dealing with student turmoil and intellectual challenges to the system. In 1989, three days of rioting began in Miami when a police officer fatally shot Clement Lloyd, a Black motorcyclist, causing a crash that also claimed the life of Lloyd's passenger, Allan Blanchard. (The officer, William Lozano, was convicted of manslaughter, but then was acquitted in a retrial.) In 2002, Richard Reid was indicted in Boston on federal charges alleging he'd tried to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes. (Reid later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.) In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off for what turned out to be its last flight; on board was Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. (The mission ended in tragedy on Feb. 1, when the shuttle broke up during its return descent, killing all seven crew members.) In 2007, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois launched his successful bid for the White House.In 2020, the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump opened in the Senate, with senators standing and swearing an oath of "impartial justice." Trump again denounced the proceedings as a "hoax," while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said new evidence reinforced the need to call additional witnesses. (Trump would be acquitted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.) Ten years ago: Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney fended off attacks from rivals during a debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; hours before the debate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman withdrew from the race and announced his support for Romney despite their differences.Five years ago: Turkish authorities captured an Uzbek national suspected of killing 39 people during an attack on an Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations. Former NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan, to date the last man to walk on the moon, died in Houston at age 82.One year ago: By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, even as they kept anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states. Biden introduced his team of scientific advisers, saying they would lead with "science and truth." Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his "Wall of Sound" method, died in California at 81 while serving a prison sentence for killing actor Lana Clarkson in 2003 at his mansion. Today's Birthdays: Author William Kennedy is 94. Author-editor Norman Podhoretz is 92. Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 88. Hall of Fame auto racer A.J. Foyt is 87. Singer Barbara Lynn is 80. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 79. Singer Katherine Anderson Schaffner (The Marvelettes) is 78. Country singer Jim Stafford is 78. Talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 75. Movie director John Carpenter is 74. Actor-dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen is 72. R&amp;B singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 63. Singer Sade is 63. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 63. Rock musician Paul Webb (Talk Talk) is 60. Actor David Chokachi is 54. Former Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is 53. Actor-writer-director Josh Evans is 51. Actor-comedian Jonathan Mangum is 51. Actor Richard T. Jones is 50. Actor Josie Davis is 49. Model Kate Moss is 48. Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda is 42. Country musician James Young (The Eli Young Band) is 42. Rock musician Nick Valensi (The Strokes) is 41. Actor Renee Felice Smith is 37. NFL quarterback Joe Flacco is 37. Actor Yvonne Zima is 33.

Today in History - Jan. 16

Today is Saturday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2022. There are 350 days left in the year. 

On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds disabled both engines; all 155 people aboard survived. 

In 1862, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Abraham Lincoln's choice of Edwin M. Stanton to be the new Secretary of War, replacing Simon Cameron. 

In 1892, the original rules of basketball, devised by James Naismith, were published for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the game originated. 

In 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta. 

In 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of War (now Defense). 

In 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League 35-10 in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, retroactively known as Super Bowl I. 

In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations. 

In 1976, Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford in San Francisco. (Moore was released on the last day of 2007.) 

In 1981, the police drama series "Hill Street Blues" premiered on NBC.

In 1993, a historic disarmament ceremony ended in Paris with the last of 125 countries signing a treaty banning chemical weapons. 

In 2001, Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

In 2014, a highly critical and bipartisan Senate report declared that the deadly September 2012 assault on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, could have been prevented; the report spread blame among the State Department, the military and U.S. intelligence. 

In 2020, Chinese officials said they couldn't rule out the possibility that a new coronavirus in central China could spread between humans, though they said the risk of transmission appeared to be low. House Democratic leaders carried articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump across the U.S. Capitol in a formal procession to the Senate. 

Ten years ago: Addressing a conference in Beirut on democracy in the Arab world, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded that Syria's president, Bashar Assad, stop killing his own people, and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties was over in the Middle East. At the Golden Globes, "The Artist" won best movie musical or comedy, while "The Descendants" won best drama; on the TV side, "Homeland" won best drama series while "Modern Family" was recognized as best musical or comedy series.

Five years ago: In his final interview as president, Barack Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes" that the increase of Israeli settlements had "gotten so substantial" that it was inhibiting the possibility of an "effective, contiguous Palestinian state."

One year ago: The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million; Johns Hopkins University reported the milestone amid a monumental but uneven effort to vaccinate people against the coronavirus. Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Pentagon said it had reached its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to roughly 2,500, a drawdown that appeared to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition on troop withdrawals. The National Rifle Association announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection and would seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where a state lawsuit was trying to put the organization out of business.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Margaret O'Brien is 84. Actor Andrea Martin is 75. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White is 69. Actor-director Mario Van Peebles is 65. Rock musician Adam Jones (Tool) is 57. Actor James Nesbitt is 57. Actor Chad Lowe is 54. Alt-country singer Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) is 52. Actor Regina King is 51. Actor Dorian Missick is 46. Actor Eddie Cahill is 44. Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees is 43. Rapper/reggaeton artist Pitbull is 41. Actor Victor Rasuk is 37. Actor Jessy Schram is 36. Electronic dance musician Skrillex is 34. Actor/singer Dove Cameron is 26. Singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal (TV: "America's Got Talent") is 18.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Saturday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2022. There are 350 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds disabled both engines; all 155 people aboard survived. On this date: In 1862, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Abraham Lincoln's choice of Edwin M. Stanton to be the new Secretary of War, replacing Simon Cameron. In 1892, the original rules of basketball, devised by James Naismith, were published for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the game originated. In 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta. In 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of War (now Defense). In 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League 35-10 in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, retroactively known as Super Bowl I. In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations. In 1976, Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford in San Francisco. (Moore was released on the last day of 2007.) In 1981, the police drama series "Hill Street Blues" premiered on NBC.In 1993, a historic disarmament ceremony ended in Paris with the last of 125 countries signing a treaty banning chemical weapons. In 2001, Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.In 2014, a highly critical and bipartisan Senate report declared that the deadly September 2012 assault on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, could have been prevented; the report spread blame among the State Department, the military and U.S. intelligence. In 2020, Chinese officials said they couldn't rule out the possibility that a new coronavirus in central China could spread between humans, though they said the risk of transmission appeared to be low. House Democratic leaders carried articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump across the U.S. Capitol in a formal procession to the Senate. Ten years ago: Addressing a conference in Beirut on democracy in the Arab world, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded that Syria's president, Bashar Assad, stop killing his own people, and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties was over in the Middle East. At the Golden Globes, "The Artist" won best movie musical or comedy, while "The Descendants" won best drama; on the TV side, "Homeland" won best drama series while "Modern Family" was recognized as best musical or comedy series.Five years ago: In his final interview as president, Barack Obama told CBS' "60 Minutes" that the increase of Israeli settlements had "gotten so substantial" that it was inhibiting the possibility of an "effective, contiguous Palestinian state." One year ago: The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million; Johns Hopkins University reported the milestone amid a monumental but uneven effort to vaccinate people against the coronavirus. Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the riot at the U.S. Capitol. The Pentagon said it had reached its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to roughly 2,500, a drawdown that appeared to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition on troop withdrawals. The National Rifle Association announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection and would seek to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, where a state lawsuit was trying to put the organization out of business. Today's Birthdays: Actor Margaret O'Brien is 84. Actor Andrea Martin is 75. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy White is 69. Actor-director Mario Van Peebles is 65. Rock musician Adam Jones (Tool) is 57. Actor James Nesbitt is 57. Actor Chad Lowe is 54. Alt-country singer Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) is 52. Actor Regina King is 51. Actor Dorian Missick is 46. Actor Eddie Cahill is 44. Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees is 43. Rapper/reggaeton artist Pitbull is 41. Actor Victor Rasuk is 37. Actor Jessy Schram is 36. Electronic dance musician Skrillex is 34. Actor/singer Dove Cameron is 26. Singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal (TV: "America's Got Talent") is 18.

Today in History - Jan. 15

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. 

Saousoalii Siavii Jr., 43, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth on Thursday afternoon, U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Anna Armijo said in a statement, The Kansas City Star reported. 

Siavii was treated by prison staff and taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The prison did not release additional details about Siavii’s death. 

From American Samoa, the former Oregon lineman was drafted by Kansas City in the second round in 2004 and spent two seasons with the Chiefs. He played for Dallas in 2009 and Seattle in 2010.

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 </figure>LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. Saousoalii Siavii Jr., 43, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth on Thursday afternoon, U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Anna Armijo said in a statement, The Kansas City Star reported. Siavii was treated by prison staff and taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. The prison did not release additional details about Siavii’s death. From American Samoa, the former Oregon lineman was drafted by Kansas City in the second round in 2004 and spent two seasons with the Chiefs. He played for Dallas in 2009 and Seattle in 2010.

Former Kansas City Chief found dead in federal prison

By TIM UNRUH Salina Airport Authority

Compressing his career into a 45-minute conference room chat, Chris Harapat summarized that life has been both&nbsp;rewarding and pretty remarkable,&nbsp;given how he started out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The president and CEO of the burgeoning Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services Co., Harapat shared how he and wife Paula, with a growing group of dedicated and like-minded employees, built a small plumbing and heating company into a growing one-stop-shop of service and manufacturing businesses.

But Chris Harapat is quick to divert the credit and admits he would rather get dirty working with his fellow “ditch diggers” than be known as a business mogul.

“I do like this place and this group of people,” Harapat said while motoring a golf cart through the 154,000 square foot former El Dorado National building.&nbsp;This huge structure is now home to Superior and their eight subsidiaries, six of which were added in the last five years after Chris and Paula sold the company to their employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan or ESOP.

Superior became employee owned on Oct. 31, 2015.&nbsp;During that same year Chris introduced the concept of open book management to his employees.&nbsp;Superior implemented the Great Game of Business management practice of creating transparency by sharing financial information with employees.&nbsp;Chris knew if he could help teach his employees to think and act like business owners there would be no telling how far they could take the Company.

As the saying goes, “It’s easy to stop one guy, but it’s pretty hard to stop 100.”&nbsp;

At every tour stop, Harapat heaped praise on individuals and groups of workers, from shop to front office — all who own a piece of the company — and credited each for Superior’s strong future.

“This place is pretty busy, and these people are the glue that holds it together,” Harapat repeated through the half-hour drive at 1655 Wall Street, near the southern limits of Salina’s Airport Industrial Center. 

“Superior is all about the employees and what they, collectively, have done to grow the company.” said Stephanie Carlin of C5 Business Advisors, of Salina, who has been helping the company with various aspects of&nbsp;business succession, strategic planning and the ESOP.&nbsp;

She refers to Chris as the opportunistic visionary of the company, but it’s the employee-owners who make that vision become a reality.

The family of services under the Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services Co. umbrella are Superior Plumbing &amp; Heating, Boretec, Systems 4, Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Services, South Industrial Sheet Metal, Accurate Electric, Tool Time and Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling.

“Superior has primarily grown through acquiring the assets of smaller, locally owned companies, which includes bringing on board most of their employees and the&nbsp;former&nbsp;owners to continue to run the business,” Carlin said. “Superior has proven the synergies their 100% wholly owned subsidiaries have developed by working together to provide the best service possible for their customers is a recipe for success.”

The original Superior Plumbing &amp; Heating was founded in 1979 by his father-in-law, the late Max Pitts. He built the business around chief customer Tony’s Pizza, Chris said.&nbsp;Superior workers know just about every inch of the mammoth international business that’s now their neighbor in the airport industrial community.

“Every once in awhile we find a new (nook and cranny),” Chris quipped. “Max primarily did the work for Tony’s.&nbsp;That’s how he started.”

Chris and Paula owned half of the company when Max Pitts died in 2005. The couple then took on full ownership and continued to expand.

Superior grew from less than 20 workers in 2015 to over 130 today, which includes all of the divisions, while turning the former ElDorado National bus manufacturing space at 1655 Wall Street, into what looks like a mall of the trades for Salina, north-central Kansas, and beyond, depending on how the territory expands.

The building has a cafeteria in what used to be a mini-bus showroom. The complex also includes an 83,000-square foot building which may be leased or used to house the continued growth of Superior,&nbsp;Carlin said.

"We welcome&nbsp;Superior Contracting&nbsp;&amp; Manufacturing Services Co." said Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority executive&nbsp;director. "The employee-owned company provides a number of valuable services to the airport authority and other businesses at the airport industrial&nbsp;center."

The Harapats sought mom-and-pop type companies like theirs to build a larger company that will make the whole more competitive, offering many services.&nbsp;Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling, for example, didn’t include electrical and plumbing in-house, said Scott Krous, the Callabresi vice president.

In bidding “plan and spec” jobs, he said, you must include a “complete package; plumbing, heating and electrical. Larger Wichita contractors are bidding all three trades, so this is a way for us to compete with the big companies.”&nbsp;

Superior is aimed at helping a number of businesses, said Tom O’Neil, who runs Systems 4 that joined the group in April 2016.

“Chris had this vision to make a conglomerate of trades that would bid jobs together,” O’Neil said. “It’s about being able to stay competitive in today’s world and offering complete service.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Joining forces will provide more buying power in purchasing materials, Krous said.&nbsp;While the local trades used to compete for work, he said, they also worked together on some jobs. They developed good relationships years ago that have endured.

“This adds huge value moving forward. We’re coming together as one and it adds to the longevity of all involved,” Krous said. “We’ll be stronger together.”

Ron&nbsp;Stratman, Accurate Electric, posed for a photo with his division’s warehouse section in the background, standing where shuttle buses used to be assembled. Employing 146 people, ElDorado closed in Salina last May. Superior bought the two buildings and 34 acres on July 1, 2021.

“It’s going well. I like it a lot,” said Stratman, president of the Accurate Electric division.

He started the company in 1996, and&nbsp;its assets were acquired by Superior in 2020.

“Chris and I did a lot of work together. We were journeymen out in the field working jobs, and now we’re joined together in one big company,” Stratman said. “It’s one big payroll, one (human resources) department and that’s huge when you take that off of a smaller company.”&nbsp;

Working together made sense to Chris, and he likes what the partnership can provide.

“I want to build this company and set up the employee owners for success long after I’m gone,” he said. “Over time, these guys will get shares of the company. Our job is to make this company more valuable so they can leave here with something.”

Now Superior is a family of businesses where everybody will straighten up their work stations, pick up a piece of trash that blows into the parking lot, and know that it makes fiscal sense to shut the lights off when they’re not in the office.&nbsp;They take pride in being an employee owner.

Everyone is informed about the company’s performance on a regular basis, and the responsibilities of owning a company are shared.

“There is a lot to manage when you’re a small business owner,” Carlin said.&nbsp;“ESOP is a way to transition ownership, and it also produces an opportunity to develop the next generation of leadership for business succession.”

Employee ownership spreads stress and success over the entire roster.

“Chris no longer feels the sole burden of ensuring the success of Superior.&nbsp;He has been committed to teaching people to think and act like a business owner and now they all can enjoy the sweet taste of success that comes from working together as a team of employee owners.”&nbsp;

Open-book management appeals to Preston McClellan, operations manager for the South Industrial Sheet Metal division.

“Everyone tends to pull a little more weight than they would normally,” he said. “It’s really cool to see how that gets through to everybody in the company. Nobody is more valuable, from the line level employee to somebody in charge of the entire division. Everybody matters.”

“The crew will come talk to me. They’re all welcome to,” he said, adding that “the suggestion box is coming back.”

Feedback is paramount, McClellan said.&nbsp;“Some of the best ideas come from the guys out in the field,” he said.

Other workers may be “doing just enough to get by,” McClellan said. “You don’t see that where we work. We are in charge of our own destiny. What we put into it is what’s going to make us successful.”

A conglomerate produces economies of scale and “reduces customer concentration,” Chris Harapat said.&nbsp;Overall, risk is minimized through diversification.

“There’s this mentality that we try to pursue a sense of camaraderie,” said Megan Ayers, who is part of the Superior leadership team.&nbsp;

“It’s super cool. Ownership is what we all have in common. We all have a voice in things we care about,” she said. “It’s really exciting doing what we’re doing.”

Work is “a big group effort,” said Mark Millard, chief financial officer.

“People are excited about what they themselves, have been able to produce,” he said.&nbsp;Company leaders and division presidents earn a salary, just like everybody else, said Chad McClain, chief operating officer/vice president of Superior, and Boretec division manager.

“If we have a really good year, the profits get reinvested back into the company and the share price goes up,” he said.

When business gets slow in one trade, others may be busy, Stratman said.

“If someone needs a hand, you can go help them. We can swap labor back and forth,” he said. “I can rely on the other divisions to get me through.”

Many customers like to arrange work with one company, Stratman said, and the multifaceted company makes bidding jobs a lot easier.

Stratman sold Accurate Electric to Superior in 2020. “With the employee stock ownership plan, I’d like to think I was looking out for my own employees,” he said. “You kind all mesh together, and 10 or 20 years down the road, if you want to leave, you sell your shares and move on.”

As the former sole owner of Accurate Electric,&nbsp;Stratman&nbsp;said, being in business on your own can be hard on you and your family.

“If something happens and you have $3 million worth of work to do, you don’t have anyone else who can take that work on, “ he said. “In the end the company might ultimately have to be auctioned and I didn’t want to put my wife through all of that.”

Five months into occupying the new building, Stratman said, working with customers is convenient, especially when you’re talking to someone about plumbing and heating, and a question about electrical comes up.

“You just walk down the hall and say ‘Hey, let’s go look at this.’ It’s very handy,” he said. “We have the whole town of Salina covered with all of the divisions.”

The ESOP is a good thing, said Josh Smith, manager of the Superior Automation and Controls division.

“It gives employees extra pride to get jobs done and done right,” he said. “I’ve seen very little controversy. It’s better to have the different departments, and there is a good working relationship between a lot of them.”

Chris Harapat stopped the tour at one point for a report from Joe T. Willis, safety manager, who mentioned catching a co-worker standing on a chair while hanging Christmas lights.

“I went and got her a proper ladder to be safe,” he said.

Retired from Schwan’s in 2019, Willis said he suffered from boredom.

“Chris needed some help and I came over to give him a hand. It allows me to keep busy, and they’re a good bunch of people,” Willis said. “I would highly recommend someone go to work here. Chris is a good man, period.”

More “glue” praise was given to McClellan.

Preston McClellan joined the company in 2019 working in the South Industrial Sheet Metal division located in a 7,600-square-foot shop on Avenue A in south Salina.&nbsp;Superior acquired the assets of South Industrial in 2017. Now he and co-workers are enjoying over 50,000 square feet of space specifically allocated to them so they can continue to grow the full service metal and fabrication manufacturing division of Superior.

“We’re really starting to grow our division,” McClellan said. “We kind of do our own little thing, fabricating and installing structural steel equipment for customers like&nbsp;Great Plains (Manufacturing) and Tony’s.”

South Industrial facilitates all divisions as needed, he said.

“Right now, it’s really hard to get some materials,” McClellan said. “One of the divisions couldn’t get couplers for a job, so we’re over there welding pipe for them, so they can keep working. We’re able to keep their world turning.”

Some departments are super “glue” who help meld the divisions. Josh Smith works in the Superior Automation and Controls division and his role is to make systems run smoother and better for Superior and their customers. Superior is one of two companies in Salina and not many others in Kansas, who offer industrial programming, he said.

“We build and design panels that can run many pieces of equipment and give you details about how the equipment is working,” Smith said. “There is troubleshooting and diagnostics as well. You have the ability to set up and change speeds and functions.”

Smith has been at Superior for about a month, after 22 years at&nbsp;Schwan’s and Synergy, doing HR solutions and management training.

“I’m getting to use more of my education and leadership training and have introduced the company to the DiSC model of management training,” he said.

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“It’s a good tool to get you to understand the different aspects of different people, how to adapt and function together to meet common goals outside of your normal differences,” Smith said.

“I think the company’s headed in a good direction. I see a lot of good people here,” Smith said. “Chris is good at bringing people together. He gives them a sense of ownership coming in. He might say ‘I don’t know what you do, but I know you’re good at it. He’ll give you the trust, resources and backing to get it done.”

Another one-employee&nbsp;division&nbsp;is Steve Windholz, manager of Tool Time, which provides commercial, industrial and residential tool sales and repair services.&nbsp;“The biggest thing right now is keeping up with sales,” he said.

Customers include&nbsp;Great Plains Manufacturing/Kubota, Schwan’s/Tony’s, the Salina School District, and Streit Manufacturing.

Tool Time is in the process of working with Farmada, a new agricultural manufacturer in Salina.

Windholz works almost in lockstep with Dave Tharp, the sole member of Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Service division.&nbsp;They worked together 14 years at Mid-Kansas Tool and joined up again at Superior.

“It’s a joint effort. It takes two of us, two brains,” Windholz said.

He enjoys the “free reign” philosophy at Superior.

“Chris is really open on bringing in tools. It’s whatever I decide,” Windholz said.

He also equips the Superior divisions with tools through a nationwide vendor.&nbsp;“Lately it’s been kind of tough to get stuff, but it’s getting a little better,” said the Tool Time manager, referring to the supply chain disruption experienced by many businesses&nbsp;around the globe.

The Harapats’ first opportunity to expand their business was founding Boretec in 2007.

“We bought our first (tunnel) boring machine in 2006. We had been hiring out that work and it was becoming pretty expensive,” Chris said. “We got pretty good at it.”

Directional boring puts service lines — water, natural gas and electric — underground and dodges obstacles, such as roads, McClain said.&nbsp;Superior bought the assets of Boyd Underground of Abilene in early 2015, which enabled Boretec to grow.&nbsp;

Superior Plumbing became employee owned Oct. 31,&nbsp;&nbsp;2015, when it was sold to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

●Highlights in 2016 included bringing Systems 4, another locally&nbsp;owned company which has been in the Salina community since 1981 on board and founding Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Service.

●South Industrial Sheet Metal was acquired in 2017.

●Accurate Electric was acquired in 2020

●July 1, 2021, Superior bought the property located at 1655 Wall Street, which includes 2 buildings and sits on 34 acres in the Salina&nbsp;Airport&nbsp;Industrial Center, enabling the Superior family of businesses to operate under one roof.&nbsp;

●On Dec. 31, 2021 the asset acquisition of Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling was official, adding another service line and 35-plus employees to operate as part of the Superior team.

The above story is republished with permission from Salina Airport Authority.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/1/1642199453948.jpeg" alt="Chris Harapat, at left, president and CEO of Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services, poses inside of Tool Time at the SCMS headquarters, 1655 Wall Street, in the Salina Airport Industrial Center. At right, Ron Stratman shows off the Accurate Electric portion of the company’s huge building. He is in charge of that division. Photos courtesy Salina Airport Authority" />
 <figcaption>Chris Harapat, at left, president and CEO of Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services, poses inside of Tool Time at the SCMS headquarters, 1655 Wall Street, in the Salina Airport Industrial Center. At right, Ron Stratman shows off the Accurate Electric portion of the company’s huge building. He is in charge of that division. Photos courtesy Salina Airport Authority</figcaption>
 </figure>By TIM UNRUH Salina Airport AuthorityCompressing his career into a 45-minute conference room chat, Chris Harapat summarized that life has been both&nbsp;rewarding and pretty remarkable,&nbsp;given how he started out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The president and CEO of the burgeoning Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services Co., Harapat shared how he and wife Paula, with a growing group of dedicated and like-minded employees, built a small plumbing and heating company into a growing one-stop-shop of service and manufacturing businesses.But Chris Harapat is quick to divert the credit and admits he would rather get dirty working with his fellow “ditch diggers” than be known as a business mogul.“I do like this place and this group of people,” Harapat said while motoring a golf cart through the 154,000 square foot former El Dorado National building.&nbsp;This huge structure is now home to Superior and their eight subsidiaries, six of which were added in the last five years after Chris and Paula sold the company to their employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan or ESOP.Superior became employee owned on Oct. 31, 2015.&nbsp;During that same year Chris introduced the concept of open book management to his employees.&nbsp;Superior implemented the Great Game of Business management practice of creating transparency by sharing financial information with employees.&nbsp;Chris knew if he could help teach his employees to think and act like business owners there would be no telling how far they could take the Company.As the saying goes, “It’s easy to stop one guy, but it’s pretty hard to stop 100.”&nbsp;At every tour stop, Harapat heaped praise on individuals and groups of workers, from shop to front office — all who own a piece of the company — and credited each for Superior’s strong future. “This place is pretty busy, and these people are the glue that holds it together,” Harapat repeated through the half-hour drive at 1655 Wall Street, near the southern limits of Salina’s Airport Industrial Center. “Superior is all about the employees and what they, collectively, have done to grow the company.” said Stephanie Carlin of C5 Business Advisors, of Salina, who has been helping the company with various aspects of&nbsp;business succession, strategic planning and the ESOP.&nbsp; She refers to Chris as the opportunistic visionary of the company, but it’s the employee-owners who make that vision become a reality.The family of services under the Superior Contracting &amp; Manufacturing Services Co. umbrella are Superior Plumbing &amp; Heating, Boretec, Systems 4, Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Services, South Industrial Sheet Metal, Accurate Electric, Tool Time and Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling.“Superior has primarily grown through acquiring the assets of smaller, locally owned companies, which includes bringing on board most of their employees and the&nbsp;former&nbsp;owners to continue to run the business,” Carlin said. “Superior has proven the synergies their 100% wholly owned subsidiaries have developed by working together to provide the best service possible for their customers is a recipe for success.”The original Superior Plumbing &amp; Heating was founded in 1979 by his father-in-law, the late Max Pitts. He built the business around chief customer Tony’s Pizza, Chris said.&nbsp;Superior workers know just about every inch of the mammoth international business that’s now their neighbor in the airport industrial community.“Every once in awhile we find a new (nook and cranny),” Chris quipped. “Max primarily did the work for Tony’s.&nbsp;That’s how he started.”Chris and Paula owned half of the company when Max Pitts died in 2005. The couple then took on full ownership and continued to expand.Superior grew from less than 20 workers in 2015 to over 130 today, which includes all of the divisions, while turning the former ElDorado National bus manufacturing space at 1655 Wall Street, into what looks like a mall of the trades for Salina, north-central Kansas, and beyond, depending on how the territory expands.The building has a cafeteria in what used to be a mini-bus showroom. The complex also includes an 83,000-square foot building which may be leased or used to house the continued growth of Superior,&nbsp;Carlin said."We welcome&nbsp;Superior Contracting&nbsp;&amp; Manufacturing Services Co." said Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority executive&nbsp;director. "The employee-owned company provides a number of valuable services to the airport authority and other businesses at the airport industrial&nbsp;center."The Harapats sought mom-and-pop type companies like theirs to build a larger company that will make the whole more competitive, offering many services.&nbsp;Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling, for example, didn’t include electrical and plumbing in-house, said Scott Krous, the Callabresi vice president.In bidding “plan and spec” jobs, he said, you must include a “complete package; plumbing, heating and electrical. Larger Wichita contractors are bidding all three trades, so this is a way for us to compete with the big companies.”&nbsp;Superior is aimed at helping a number of businesses, said Tom O’Neil, who runs Systems 4 that joined the group in April 2016.“Chris had this vision to make a conglomerate of trades that would bid jobs together,” O’Neil said. “It’s about being able to stay competitive in today’s world and offering complete service.”&nbsp;&nbsp;Joining forces will provide more buying power in purchasing materials, Krous said.&nbsp;While the local trades used to compete for work, he said, they also worked together on some jobs. They developed good relationships years ago that have endured.“This adds huge value moving forward. We’re coming together as one and it adds to the longevity of all involved,” Krous said. “We’ll be stronger together.”Ron&nbsp;Stratman, Accurate Electric, posed for a photo with his division’s warehouse section in the background, standing where shuttle buses used to be assembled. Employing 146 people, ElDorado closed in Salina last May. Superior bought the two buildings and 34 acres on July 1, 2021.“It’s going well. I like it a lot,” said Stratman, president of the Accurate Electric division.He started the company in 1996, and&nbsp;its assets were acquired by Superior in 2020.“Chris and I did a lot of work together. We were journeymen out in the field working jobs, and now we’re joined together in one big company,” Stratman said. “It’s one big payroll, one (human resources) department and that’s huge when you take that off of a smaller company.”&nbsp;Working together made sense to Chris, and he likes what the partnership can provide.“I want to build this company and set up the employee owners for success long after I’m gone,” he said. “Over time, these guys will get shares of the company. Our job is to make this company more valuable so they can leave here with something.”Now Superior is a family of businesses where everybody will straighten up their work stations, pick up a piece of trash that blows into the parking lot, and know that it makes fiscal sense to shut the lights off when they’re not in the office.&nbsp;They take pride in being an employee owner.Everyone is informed about the company’s performance on a regular basis, and the responsibilities of owning a company are shared.“There is a lot to manage when you’re a small business owner,” Carlin said.&nbsp;“ESOP is a way to transition ownership, and it also produces an opportunity to develop the next generation of leadership for business succession.”Employee ownership spreads stress and success over the entire roster.“Chris no longer feels the sole burden of ensuring the success of Superior.&nbsp;He has been committed to teaching people to think and act like a business owner and now they all can enjoy the sweet taste of success that comes from working together as a team of employee owners.”&nbsp;Open-book management appeals to Preston McClellan, operations manager for the South Industrial Sheet Metal division.“Everyone tends to pull a little more weight than they would normally,” he said. “It’s really cool to see how that gets through to everybody in the company. Nobody is more valuable, from the line level employee to somebody in charge of the entire division. Everybody matters.”Chris echoed that remark.“The crew will come talk to me. They’re all welcome to,” he said, adding that “the suggestion box is coming back.”Feedback is paramount, McClellan said.&nbsp;“Some of the best ideas come from the guys out in the field,” he said.Other workers may be “doing just enough to get by,” McClellan said. “You don’t see that where we work. We are in charge of our own destiny. What we put into it is what’s going to make us successful.”A conglomerate produces economies of scale and “reduces customer concentration,” Chris Harapat said.&nbsp;Overall, risk is minimized through diversification.“There’s this mentality that we try to pursue a sense of camaraderie,” said Megan Ayers, who is part of the Superior leadership team.&nbsp;“It’s super cool. Ownership is what we all have in common. We all have a voice in things we care about,” she said. “It’s really exciting doing what we’re doing.”Work is “a big group effort,” said Mark Millard, chief financial officer.“People are excited about what they themselves, have been able to produce,” he said.&nbsp;Company leaders and division presidents earn a salary, just like everybody else, said Chad McClain, chief operating officer/vice president of Superior, and Boretec division manager.“If we have a really good year, the profits get reinvested back into the company and the share price goes up,” he said.When business gets slow in one trade, others may be busy, Stratman said.“If someone needs a hand, you can go help them. We can swap labor back and forth,” he said. “I can rely on the other divisions to get me through.”Many customers like to arrange work with one company, Stratman said, and the multifaceted company makes bidding jobs a lot easier.Stratman sold Accurate Electric to Superior in 2020. “With the employee stock ownership plan, I’d like to think I was looking out for my own employees,” he said. “You kind all mesh together, and 10 or 20 years down the road, if you want to leave, you sell your shares and move on.”As the former sole owner of Accurate Electric,&nbsp;Stratman&nbsp;said, being in business on your own can be hard on you and your family.“If something happens and you have $3 million worth of work to do, you don’t have anyone else who can take that work on, “ he said. “In the end the company might ultimately have to be auctioned and I didn’t want to put my wife through all of that.”Five months into occupying the new building, Stratman said, working with customers is convenient, especially when you’re talking to someone about plumbing and heating, and a question about electrical comes up.“You just walk down the hall and say ‘Hey, let’s go look at this.’ It’s very handy,” he said. “We have the whole town of Salina covered with all of the divisions.”The ESOP is a good thing, said Josh Smith, manager of the Superior Automation and Controls division.“It gives employees extra pride to get jobs done and done right,” he said. “I’ve seen very little controversy. It’s better to have the different departments, and there is a good working relationship between a lot of them.”Chris Harapat stopped the tour at one point for a report from Joe T. Willis, safety manager, who mentioned catching a co-worker standing on a chair while hanging Christmas lights.“I went and got her a proper ladder to be safe,” he said.The CEO nodded, grinned and moved on.Retired from Schwan’s in 2019, Willis said he suffered from boredom.“Chris needed some help and I came over to give him a hand. It allows me to keep busy, and they’re a good bunch of people,” Willis said. “I would highly recommend someone go to work here. Chris is a good man, period.”More “glue” praise was given to McClellan.Preston McClellan joined the company in 2019 working in the South Industrial Sheet Metal division located in a 7,600-square-foot shop on Avenue A in south Salina.&nbsp;Superior acquired the assets of South Industrial in 2017. Now he and co-workers are enjoying over 50,000 square feet of space specifically allocated to them so they can continue to grow the full service metal and fabrication manufacturing division of Superior.“We’re really starting to grow our division,” McClellan said. “We kind of do our own little thing, fabricating and installing structural steel equipment for customers like&nbsp;Great Plains (Manufacturing) and Tony’s.”South Industrial facilitates all divisions as needed, he said.“Right now, it’s really hard to get some materials,” McClellan said. “One of the divisions couldn’t get couplers for a job, so we’re over there welding pipe for them, so they can keep working. We’re able to keep their world turning.”Some departments are super “glue” who help meld the divisions. Josh Smith works in the Superior Automation and Controls division and his role is to make systems run smoother and better for Superior and their customers. Superior is one of two companies in Salina and not many others in Kansas, who offer industrial programming, he said.“We build and design panels that can run many pieces of equipment and give you details about how the equipment is working,” Smith said. “There is troubleshooting and diagnostics as well. You have the ability to set up and change speeds and functions.”Smith has been at Superior for about a month, after 22 years at&nbsp;Schwan’s and Synergy, doing HR solutions and management training.“I’m getting to use more of my education and leadership training and have introduced the company to the DiSC model of management training,” he said.The acronym stands for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness, and is described as a “powerful and profoundly simple tool for understanding people,” according to&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014GHd6_s2cePq2QMnbGbpq8CEir0u558wGE-Jbvv1QxT5IsTwyOI0eKiGmKvNDpxDOyfvH_PCqlGwVPtsPZAIKYw_vBOX1o0AOAzWl4QC3S_xrMIpADq8igjEfJMU39wV1zutd-jD_502BMB9EtCBHg==&amp;c=zQhx7QdgbtnLxmJy9BqMvdPGwrM88iCS5avwy5AyV9L8_RIXRG8NJw==&amp;ch=hq9WfIPkLA2L5anWZmboYUe8EBm_n85572HBif1Ac3fclLT4UczhJQ==" target="_blank">discinsights.com</a>.“It’s a good tool to get you to understand the different aspects of different people, how to adapt and function together to meet common goals outside of your normal differences,” Smith said.He likes the climate at Superior.“I think the company’s headed in a good direction. I see a lot of good people here,” Smith said. “Chris is good at bringing people together. He gives them a sense of ownership coming in. He might say ‘I don’t know what you do, but I know you’re good at it. He’ll give you the trust, resources and backing to get it done.”Another one-employee&nbsp;division&nbsp;is Steve Windholz, manager of Tool Time, which provides commercial, industrial and residential tool sales and repair services.&nbsp;“The biggest thing right now is keeping up with sales,” he said.Customers include&nbsp;Great Plains Manufacturing/Kubota, Schwan’s/Tony’s, the Salina School District, and Streit Manufacturing.Tool Time is in the process of working with Farmada, a new agricultural manufacturer in Salina.Windholz works almost in lockstep with Dave Tharp, the sole member of Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Service division.&nbsp;They worked together 14 years at Mid-Kansas Tool and joined up again at Superior.“It’s a joint effort. It takes two of us, two brains,” Windholz said.He enjoys the “free reign” philosophy at Superior.“Chris is really open on bringing in tools. It’s whatever I decide,” Windholz said.He also equips the Superior divisions with tools through a nationwide vendor.&nbsp;“Lately it’s been kind of tough to get stuff, but it’s getting a little better,” said the Tool Time manager, referring to the supply chain disruption experienced by many businesses&nbsp;around the globe.The Harapats’ first opportunity to expand their business was founding Boretec in 2007.“We bought our first (tunnel) boring machine in 2006. We had been hiring out that work and it was becoming pretty expensive,” Chris said. “We got pretty good at it.”Directional boring puts service lines — water, natural gas and electric — underground and dodges obstacles, such as roads, McClain said.&nbsp;Superior bought the assets of Boyd Underground of Abilene in early 2015, which enabled Boretec to grow.&nbsp;Superior Plumbing became employee owned Oct. 31,&nbsp;&nbsp;2015, when it was sold to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.The company continued growing: ●Highlights in 2016 included bringing Systems 4, another locally&nbsp;owned company which has been in the Salina community since 1981 on board and founding Superior Pump &amp; Electric Motor Service.●South Industrial Sheet Metal was acquired in 2017.●Accurate Electric was acquired in 2020●July 1, 2021, Superior bought the property located at 1655 Wall Street, which includes 2 buildings and sits on 34 acres in the Salina&nbsp;Airport&nbsp;Industrial Center, enabling the Superior family of businesses to operate under one roof.&nbsp;●On Dec. 31, 2021 the asset acquisition of Callabresi Heating &amp; Cooling was official, adding another service line and 35-plus employees to operate as part of the Superior team.The above story is republished with permission from Salina Airport Authority.

Superior reaches new frontiers

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12426">Kelcey Hinz</a>&nbsp;(SR/Whitewater, Kan.) permanently etched her name into the Kansas Wesleyan record book – again.

Hinz became KWU's all-time rebounds leader when she pulled down her eighth rebound of the game during the second quarter of Thursday night's 72-38 rout of the York College Panthers inside Mabee Arena.

Hinz passed Stephanie Frost who had 832 rebounds in four years with the Coyotes from 2009 to 2013. Hinz accomplished the feat in two and a half seasons for the Coyotes. She finished the night with 11 rebounds, giving her 836 during her time at KWU.

"It feels pretty awesome," Hinz said about getting the record. "It's just everything back from my first day here and first day playing with this team. They make it so much sweeter."

Wesleyan head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12420">Ryan Showman</a>&nbsp;was so excited to have Hinz set the record.

"Kelcey's such a special kid, such a special player. I really can't put into words right now what she means to our program," he said. "She's made me a better coach, made me a better leader, and she's just been absolutely incredible for us. I am so proud of her. She got the career blocks record earlier in the season and to get the career rebounds record tonight it just shows the type of competitor that she is."

Showman was also pleased with his team's efforts in ending a 2-game losing streak and getting his starters some much needed rest in the brutal early stretch of five games in 11 days to start 2022.

"Just to get back and play well, and win, and feel really great about things. We played everybody. That's exactly what we needed in this moment right now," he said. "A lot of people stepped up, and with all these games and another quick turnaround on Saturday, it was important to hold our starters to only 22 or 23 minutes, that's what we needed today."

No starter played over 23 minutes in the game for the Coyotes as all 15 players in uniform saw at least two minutes on the court in the game.

It took a few minutes for the Coyote offense to get going. After scoring the first point of the game just 15 seconds in, it took over a minute for the Coyotes to score again as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12431">Caila Hill</a>&nbsp;(JR/Rossville, Kan.) netted Wesleyan's first three points.

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13112">Amanda Hill</a>&nbsp;(SR/Rossville, Kan.) scored next as she continues her pursuit of the KWU career scoring record that has stood since 1985 of 1568 points. She had 1526 points after scoring 14 tonight, just 42 off the record held by KWU Hall of Famer Joedy Zimmerman.

Free throws by Hinz put the Coyotes up by a touchdown with 6:13 to go in the first. After York scored, the Coyotes pushed the lead out to double digits for the first time at 15-4 on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13126">Tylieea Wallace</a>&nbsp;(FR/Overland Park, Kan.)'s bucket with 2:39 left in the first and the Coyotes held a 19-8 lead after a quarter.

The second quarter was all Coyotes, as KWU outscored the Panthers 23-6 in the quarter and led 42-14 at the half. KWU led 41-9 at one point in the quarter on a bucket by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13124">Angel Roman</a>&nbsp;(FR/Jacksonville, Fla.) who finished with a career high 12 points tonight.

York cut the difference to 20 points at 48-28 halfway through the third quarter, but Roman's bucket to end the third gave Wesleyan a 55-30 lead.

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13123">Megan Foote</a>&nbsp;(FR/Louisburg, Kan.)'s free throws with a minute left gave Wesleyan its biggest lead of the night at 34 points at 72-38.

Showman was pleased with the play of his reserves down the stretch.

"When we went up to York, we subbed in the fourth quarter and they cut a 30-point lead to 16 really quick," he said. "Tonight's game shows the growth of our team and our bench play tonight as we actually grew our lead late. For me as a head coach that's what I enjoyed seeing."

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13112">Amanda Hill</a>'s 14 led all scorers in the game, while Roman added 12 as KWU shot 41.5 percent from the field in the game. Hinz filled the stat sheet as well with eight points, seven blocks and three steals helping the Coyotes to the win. KWU outrebounded York 46-34.

York shot just 12 percent from the field in the first half, but bounced back to shoot 35.7 percent in the second half and 24.5 percent for the game. Kiara Pesina had 12 for the Panthers.

The Coyotes close out a stretch of five games in 11 days to start the second half of the season on Saturday at McPherson. Tip-off is 5 p.m. inside the Sport Center. The Coyotes then get four days of much needed rest before welcoming Oklahoma Wesleyan to Mabee Arena on January 19.

-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

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 </figure><a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12426">Kelcey Hinz</a>&nbsp;(SR/Whitewater, Kan.) permanently etched her name into the Kansas Wesleyan record book – again.Hinz became KWU's all-time rebounds leader when she pulled down her eighth rebound of the game during the second quarter of Thursday night's 72-38 rout of the York College Panthers inside Mabee Arena.Hinz passed Stephanie Frost who had 832 rebounds in four years with the Coyotes from 2009 to 2013. Hinz accomplished the feat in two and a half seasons for the Coyotes. She finished the night with 11 rebounds, giving her 836 during her time at KWU."It feels pretty awesome," Hinz said about getting the record. "It's just everything back from my first day here and first day playing with this team. They make it so much sweeter."Wesleyan head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12420">Ryan Showman</a>&nbsp;was so excited to have Hinz set the record."Kelcey's such a special kid, such a special player. I really can't put into words right now what she means to our program," he said. "She's made me a better coach, made me a better leader, and she's just been absolutely incredible for us. I am so proud of her. She got the career blocks record earlier in the season and to get the career rebounds record tonight it just shows the type of competitor that she is."Showman was also pleased with his team's efforts in ending a 2-game losing streak and getting his starters some much needed rest in the brutal early stretch of five games in 11 days to start 2022."Just to get back and play well, and win, and feel really great about things. We played everybody. That's exactly what we needed in this moment right now," he said. "A lot of people stepped up, and with all these games and another quick turnaround on Saturday, it was important to hold our starters to only 22 or 23 minutes, that's what we needed today."No starter played over 23 minutes in the game for the Coyotes as all 15 players in uniform saw at least two minutes on the court in the game.It took a few minutes for the Coyote offense to get going. After scoring the first point of the game just 15 seconds in, it took over a minute for the Coyotes to score again as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/12431">Caila Hill</a>&nbsp;(JR/Rossville, Kan.) netted Wesleyan's first three points.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13112">Amanda Hill</a>&nbsp;(SR/Rossville, Kan.) scored next as she continues her pursuit of the KWU career scoring record that has stood since 1985 of 1568 points. She had 1526 points after scoring 14 tonight, just 42 off the record held by KWU Hall of Famer Joedy Zimmerman.Free throws by Hinz put the Coyotes up by a touchdown with 6:13 to go in the first. After York scored, the Coyotes pushed the lead out to double digits for the first time at 15-4 on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13126">Tylieea Wallace</a>&nbsp;(FR/Overland Park, Kan.)'s bucket with 2:39 left in the first and the Coyotes held a 19-8 lead after a quarter.The second quarter was all Coyotes, as KWU outscored the Panthers 23-6 in the quarter and led 42-14 at the half. KWU led 41-9 at one point in the quarter on a bucket by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13124">Angel Roman</a>&nbsp;(FR/Jacksonville, Fla.) who finished with a career high 12 points tonight.York cut the difference to 20 points at 48-28 halfway through the third quarter, but Roman's bucket to end the third gave Wesleyan a 55-30 lead.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13123">Megan Foote</a>&nbsp;(FR/Louisburg, Kan.)'s free throws with a minute left gave Wesleyan its biggest lead of the night at 34 points at 72-38.Showman was pleased with the play of his reserves down the stretch."When we went up to York, we subbed in the fourth quarter and they cut a 30-point lead to 16 really quick," he said. "Tonight's game shows the growth of our team and our bench play tonight as we actually grew our lead late. For me as a head coach that's what I enjoyed seeing."<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/23/2/13112">Amanda Hill</a>'s 14 led all scorers in the game, while Roman added 12 as KWU shot 41.5 percent from the field in the game. Hinz filled the stat sheet as well with eight points, seven blocks and three steals helping the Coyotes to the win. KWU outrebounded York 46-34.York shot just 12 percent from the field in the first half, but bounced back to shoot 35.7 percent in the second half and 24.5 percent for the game. Kiara Pesina had 12 for the Panthers.The Coyotes close out a stretch of five games in 11 days to start the second half of the season on Saturday at McPherson. Tip-off is 5 p.m. inside the Sport Center. The Coyotes then get four days of much needed rest before welcoming Oklahoma Wesleyan to Mabee Arena on January 19.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

Hinz claims career rebounding mark as KWU defeats York

<a href="https://www.bachelor-surber.com/obituary/Leonard-Royer">Obituary for Leonard P. Royer | Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home</a>

January 5, 1930 ~ January 12, 2022 (age 92)

Leonard P. “Pee Wee” Royer, the son of Glenn Earl Royer and Viola Marie “Dot” (Pritts) Royer, was born January 5, 1930 in Daykin, NE and passed away on January 12, 2022 at the age of 92 years, 7 days.

Leonard grew up in Daykin and Davenport, Nebraska and later moved with his family at an early age to Republic, Kansas. He graduated from Republic High School in 1948.

Following his schooling, he began work at Jim Lewis Motors in Belleville, Kansas as a mechanic. He attended and graduated from Refrigeration Trade School in Dayton, Ohio. He returned to Jim Lewis Motors to repair and service car air conditioners. Leonard then began work on Barth and Finch Appliance, later Barth Appliance as an appliance repairman. In 1967, he and his wife Betty, established Leonard’s Appliance, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure><a href="https://www.bachelor-surber.com/obituary/Leonard-Royer">Obituary for Leonard P. Royer | Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home</a>January 5, 1930 ~ January 12, 2022 (age 92)Leonard P. “Pee Wee” Royer, the son of Glenn Earl Royer and Viola Marie “Dot” (Pritts) Royer, was born January 5, 1930 in Daykin, NE and passed away on January 12, 2022 at the age of 92 years, 7 days.Leonard grew up in Daykin and Davenport, Nebraska and later moved with his family at an early age to Republic, Kansas. He graduated from Republic High School in 1948.Following his schooling, he began work at Jim Lewis Motors in Belleville, Kansas as a mechanic. He attended and graduated from Refrigeration Trade School in Dayton, Ohio. He returned to Jim Lewis Motors to repair and service car air conditioners. Leonard then began work on Barth and Finch Appliance, later Barth Appliance as an appliance repairman. In 1967, he and his wife Betty, established Leonard’s Appliance, which he owned and operated until his retirement in 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp;On July 4, 1950, he was united in marriage to Betty Joanne Wood and to this union was born, Timothy L. and Tonya M.Leonard was a member of the Belleville Lions’ Club; a member/volunteer for the Belleville Fire Department for 40 years, the Belleville Eagle’s, Belleville Elk’s Club, and a volunteer at the Republic County Historical Society Museum. He was active in the Chamber of Commerce for many years. He loved the group gambling trips, and working on Tim’s farm.Leonard was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Tonya Marie in 1973; his wife Betty Royer in 2011, and brother Robert Dean Royer.He is survived by one son, Tim Royer of Belleville, Kansas; many nieces and nephews, other relatives, and many friends.Cremation was selected and Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home with PMA Al Urich, officiating.Private inurnment will be at the Grace Hill Cemetery, rural Belleville, KS, at a later date.&nbsp;Friends may call to sign the register book from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022 at the funeral home with the family greeting friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m..Memorials are suggested to the Leonard Royer Memorial Fund established at Astra Bank.Online condolences at www.bachelor-surber.com.Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, Kansas is in charge of the arrangements.&nbsp;&nbsp;To&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bachelor-surber.com/obituary/Leonard-Royer/sympathy">send flowers</a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bachelor-surber.com/obituary/Leonard-Royer/1071199/memorial-tree">plant a tree</a>&nbsp;in memory of Leonard, please&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bachelor-surber.com/obituary/Leonard-Royer/sympathy">visit our floral store.</a>