BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with alleged arson.

Just after 11p.m. Monday, sheriff’s deputies responded to report of alleged arson and domestic battery at a residence in Northwest Barton County near Olmitz, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

Upon arrival deputies learned that the suspect identified as 33-year-old Dietre Stevenson 33 of rural Olmitz, had become involved in a domestic battery situation with another family member. 

At some point Stevenson allegedly brandished a handgun threatening to kill the victim. It was later determined Stevenson had poured a flammable liquid on the residence and set the occupied house on fire.

Stevenson was arrested and booked on requested charges of aggravated arson, aggravated assault and aggravated domestic battery, according to Bellendir. She’s being held on a $75,000 bond.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617720836550.png" alt="Stevenson photo Barton Co." />
 <figcaption>Stevenson photo Barton Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with alleged arson.Just after 11p.m. Monday, sheriff’s deputies responded to report of alleged arson and domestic battery at a residence in Northwest Barton County near Olmitz, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.Upon arrival deputies learned that the suspect identified as 33-year-old Dietre Stevenson 33 of rural Olmitz, had become involved in a domestic battery situation with another family member. At some point Stevenson allegedly brandished a handgun threatening to kill the victim. It was later determined Stevenson had poured a flammable liquid on the residence and set the occupied house on fire.Stevenson was arrested and booked on requested charges of aggravated arson, aggravated assault and aggravated domestic battery, according to Bellendir. She’s being held on a $75,000 bond.

Sheriff: Kan. woman accused of setting house on fire

Today is Tuesday, April 6, the 96th day of 2021. There are 269 days left in the year. 

On April 6, 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole. 

In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day. 

In 1886, the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, was incorporated.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.

In 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson. 

In 1945, during World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day. 

In 1954, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., responding to CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow's broadside against him on "See It Now," said in remarks filmed for the program that Murrow had, in the past, "engaged in propaganda for Communist causes." 

In 1968, 41 people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana. 

In 1974, Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, England, with a performance of the song "Waterloo." 

In 1985, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital as he moved into an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. 

In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaking at a private fundraiser in San Francisco, spoke of voters in Pennsylvania's Rust Belt communities who "cling to guns or religion" because of bitterness about their economic lot; Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on the comment, calling it "elitist."

In 2017, Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died at his Beverly Hills home at age 90.

In 2019, former South Carolina Democratic Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who had also helped guide the state through desegregation as governor, died at the age of 97; he was the eighth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.

Ten years ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama in a letter to end what Gadhafi called "an unjust war"; he also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election. Portugal became the third debt-stressed European country to need a bailout as the prime minister announced his country would request international assistance.

Five years ago: A federal judge in Charleston, West Virginia, sentenced former coal executive Don Blankenship to a year in prison for his role in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 men in America's deadliest mining disaster in four decades; Blankenship maintained that he had committed no crime. Country giant Merle Haggard died in Palo Cedro, California, on his 79th birthday.

One year ago: Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order postponing the following day's election for two months, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Republicans in the state legislature who said Evers didn't have the authority to reschedule the race; the decision left Wisconsin as the only state proceeding with an April election amid the coronavirus outbreak. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit of a London hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after his condition deteriorated. A federal judge refused to block Los Angeles officials from shutting down gun stores as nonessential businesses during the pandemic. Amid glimmers of hope that the pandemic could be slowing, stocks surged worldwide, capped by a 7% leap for the U.S. market. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover holiday to control the country's coronavirus outbreak.

Today's Birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson is 93. Actor Billy Dee Williams is 84. Actor Roy Thinnes is 83. Movie director Barry Levinson is 79. Actor John Ratzenberger is 74. Actor Patrika Darbo is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven is 70. Actor Marilu Henner is 69. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Janet Lynn is 68. Actor Michael Rooker is 66. Former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is 65. Rock musician Warren Haynes is 61. Rock singer-musician Black Francis is 56. Actor Ari Meyers is 52. Actor Paul Rudd is 52. Actor-producer Jason Hervey is 49. Actor Zach Braff is 46. Actor Joel Garland is 46. Actor Candace Cameron Bure is 45. Actor Teddy Sears is 44. Jazz and R&amp;B musician Robert Glasper is 43. Actor Eliza Coupe is 40. Folk singer-musician Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids) is 39. Actor Bret Harrison is 39. Actor Charlie McDermott is 31.

<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 Tuesday, April 6, the 96th day of 2021. There are 269 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 6, 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole. On this date: In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day. In 1886, the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, was incorporated.In 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.In 1917, the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson. In 1945, during World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day. In 1954, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., responding to CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow's broadside against him on "See It Now," said in remarks filmed for the program that Murrow had, in the past, "engaged in propaganda for Communist causes." In 1968, 41 people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana. In 1974, Swedish pop group ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Brighton, England, with a performance of the song "Waterloo." In 1985, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital as he moved into an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, speaking at a private fundraiser in San Francisco, spoke of voters in Pennsylvania's Rust Belt communities who "cling to guns or religion" because of bitterness about their economic lot; Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton seized on the comment, calling it "elitist."In 2017, Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed "Mr. Warmth" whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy, died at his Beverly Hills home at age 90.In 2019, former South Carolina Democratic Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who had also helped guide the state through desegregation as governor, died at the age of 97; he was the eighth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.Ten years ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama in a letter to end what Gadhafi called "an unjust war"; he also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election. Portugal became the third debt-stressed European country to need a bailout as the prime minister announced his country would request international assistance.Five years ago: A federal judge in Charleston, West Virginia, sentenced former coal executive Don Blankenship to a year in prison for his role in the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 men in America's deadliest mining disaster in four decades; Blankenship maintained that he had committed no crime. Country giant Merle Haggard died in Palo Cedro, California, on his 79th birthday.One year ago: Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order postponing the following day's election for two months, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Republicans in the state legislature who said Evers didn't have the authority to reschedule the race; the decision left Wisconsin as the only state proceeding with an April election amid the coronavirus outbreak. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was transferred to the intensive care unit of a London hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19, after his condition deteriorated. A federal judge refused to block Los Angeles officials from shutting down gun stores as nonessential businesses during the pandemic. Amid glimmers of hope that the pandemic could be slowing, stocks surged worldwide, capped by a 7% leap for the U.S. market. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover holiday to control the country's coronavirus outbreak.Today's Birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson is 93. Actor Billy Dee Williams is 84. Actor Roy Thinnes is 83. Movie director Barry Levinson is 79. Actor John Ratzenberger is 74. Actor Patrika Darbo is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven is 70. Actor Marilu Henner is 69. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Janet Lynn is 68. Actor Michael Rooker is 66. Former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is 65. Rock musician Warren Haynes is 61. Rock singer-musician Black Francis is 56. Actor Ari Meyers is 52. Actor Paul Rudd is 52. Actor-producer Jason Hervey is 49. Actor Zach Braff is 46. Actor Joel Garland is 46. Actor Candace Cameron Bure is 45. Actor Teddy Sears is 44. Jazz and R&amp;B musician Robert Glasper is 43. Actor Eliza Coupe is 40. Folk singer-musician Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids) is 39. Actor Bret Harrison is 39. Actor Charlie McDermott is 31.

Today in History -- April 6

COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two men on numerous charges after a traffic stop.

Just before 3a.m. March 28, police conducted a&nbsp;traffic stop at involving a vehicle they observed driving down the wrong side of the road in the 900 block of South A Street in Arkansas City, according to&nbsp; Arkansas City Police in a media release issued April 5.

The vehicle’s tag was found to have an expired registration with a current registration sticker on it. Police later determined the sticker and tag were not the same.

The driver&nbsp;Robert Theophilus Lolar, 44, Winfield was found to have a suspended driver’s license and an active warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court. He was taken into custody without incident.

His passenger, Albert Lolar, 64, of Arkansas City, was found to be a suspect in an unrelated case being investigated by the Winfield Police Department. At Winfield’s request, he was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery-domestic violence and criminal damage property and transported to the county jail.

The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the scene

Robert Lolar was booked on suspicion of one felony count each of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and no drug tax stamp, as well as one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended driver’s license (third offense), expired or illegal registration, no proof of insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He also was cited for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court and transporting an open container of alcohol.

The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the scene.&nbsp; Both men have posted bail and are no longer in custody.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617651616595.png" alt="Robert Lolar" />
 <figcaption>Robert Lolar</figcaption>
 </figure>COWLEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two men on numerous charges after a traffic stop.Just before 3a.m. March 28, police conducted a&nbsp;traffic stop at involving a vehicle they observed driving down the wrong side of the road in the 900 block of South A Street in Arkansas City, according to&nbsp; Arkansas City Police in a media release issued April 5.The vehicle’s tag was found to have an expired registration with a current registration sticker on it. Police later determined the sticker and tag were not the same.The driver&nbsp;Robert Theophilus Lolar, 44, Winfield was found to have a suspended driver’s license and an active warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court. He was taken into custody without incident.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617651661331.png" alt="Albert Lolar" />
 <figcaption>Albert Lolar</figcaption>
 </figure>His passenger, Albert Lolar, 64, of Arkansas City, was found to be a suspect in an unrelated case being investigated by the Winfield Police Department. At Winfield’s request, he was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery-domestic violence and criminal damage property and transported to the county jail.The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the sceneRobert Lolar was booked on suspicion of one felony count each of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and no drug tax stamp, as well as one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended driver’s license (third offense), expired or illegal registration, no proof of insurance and possession of drug paraphernalia.He also was cited for failure to appear in Arkansas City Municipal Court and transporting an open container of alcohol.The vehicle was searched, and police found items suspected to be illegal substances and items associated with drug sales in the vehicle, which was later impounded and towed away from the scene.&nbsp; Both men have posted bail and are no longer in custody.

2 men jailed after found driving down wrong side of Kan. road

A Wichita man was arrested early Saturday morning after he was observed throwing something out of a vehicle window in north Salina.

According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, an officer at the intersection of W. Otis Avenue and N. Ninth Street observed a silver 2019 Nissan Sentra traveling northbound on N. Ninth Street with no headlights activated at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the 1500 block of N. Ninth Street, but the vehicle failed to pull over.

The Sentra continued north on N. Ninth and then turned east on Diamond Drive, north on N. Fifth Street, west on Gold Street, south on N. Ninth Street, south on N. Broadway Boulevard, and west on W. Grand Avenue, Forrester noted. The Sentra finally stopped at the intersection of W. Grand Avenue and Barney Street. Speeds reached approximately 50 mph during the pursuit.  

While pursuing the vehicle, the officer observed the driver throw something from the car in the 200 block of E. Diamond Drive. Officers located a small plastic baggie containing suspected cocaine in the area where the driver was seen throwing something from the vehicle.

The driver, Terrius Jones, 31, of Wichita, was taken into custody and booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, according to Forrester.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617460288162.jpeg" alt="Terrius Jones. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Terrius Jones. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>A Wichita man was arrested early Saturday morning after he was observed throwing something out of a vehicle window in north Salina.According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, an officer at the intersection of W. Otis Avenue and N. Ninth Street observed a silver 2019 Nissan Sentra traveling northbound on N. Ninth Street with no headlights activated at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the 1500 block of N. Ninth Street, but the vehicle failed to pull over.The Sentra continued north on N. Ninth and then turned east on Diamond Drive, north on N. Fifth Street, west on Gold Street, south on N. Ninth Street, south on N. Broadway Boulevard, and west on W. Grand Avenue, Forrester noted. The Sentra finally stopped at the intersection of W. Grand Avenue and Barney Street. Speeds reached approximately 50 mph during the pursuit. While pursuing the vehicle, the officer observed the driver throw something from the car in the 200 block of E. Diamond Drive. Officers located a small plastic baggie containing suspected cocaine in the area where the driver was seen throwing something from the vehicle.The driver, Terrius Jones, 31, of Wichita, was taken into custody and booked into the Saline County Jail on the following requested charges, according to Forrester.Possession of cocainePossession of drug paraphernaliaFlee and eludeDriving without headlightsImproper driving on laned roadwaysSpeedingNo turn signal

Wichita man arrested on requested drug, other charges after pursuit

Today is Monday, April 5, the 95th day of 2021. There are 270 days left in the year. 

On April 5, 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Charleston, West Virginia, killed 29 workers. In a televised rescue, 115 Chinese coal miners were freed after spending eight days trapped in a flooded mine, surviving an accident that had killed 38.

In 1621, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts on a monthlong return trip to England.

In 1792, President George Washington cast his first veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.

In 1887, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, teacher Anne Sullivan achieved a breakthrough as her 6-year-old deaf-blind pupil, Helen Keller, learned the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the Manual Alphabet. 

In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following their conviction in New York on charges of conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. 

In 1955, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned his office for health reasons. Democrat Richard J. Daley was first elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Robert E. Merriam. 

In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston at age 70. 

In 1986, two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident that prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya more than a week later. 

In 1987, Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut by airing the situation comedy "Married with Children" followed by "The Tracey Ullman Show," then repeating both premiere episodes two more times in the same evening.

In 1991, former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, his daughter Marian and 21 other people were killed in a commuter plane crash near Brunswick, Georgia.

In 1997, Allen Ginsberg, the counterculture guru who shattered conventions as poet laureate of the Beat Generation, died in New York City at age 70.

In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine apologized and officially retracted its discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia.

In 2019, inspecting a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border in California, President Donald Trump declared that "our country is full," and that illegal crossings must be stopped.

Ten years ago: Ivory Coast's strongman leader, Laurent Gbagbo, remained holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence, defiantly maintaining he'd won an election four months earlier even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. (Gbagbo was arrested six days later.) Texas A&amp;M won its first national women's basketball championship with a 76-70 victory over Notre Dame.

Five years ago: The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile political casualty as Iceland's prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, stepped aside. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law allowing religious groups and private businesses to deny services to gay and transgender people. R&amp;B singer-songwriter Leon Haywood, 74, died in Los Angeles. UConn won an unprecedented fourth straight women's national championship, capping another perfect season by routing Syracuse 82-51.

One year ago: Surgeon General Jerome Adams told CNN that the coming week would be "the hardest and saddest week of most Americans' lives" because of the increasing toll from the coronavirus; hours later, President Donald Trump took a more optimistic tone, saying, "We're starting to see light at the end of the tunnel." British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests, as he continued to suffer symptoms 10 days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Federal officials said a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York had tested positive for the coronavirus, in what was believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S.; the tiger was believed to have been infected by a zoo employee.

Today's Birthdays: Movie producer Roger Corman is 95. Former U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell is 84. Country singer Tommy Cash is 81. Actor Michael Moriarty is 80. Pop singer Allan Clarke (The Hollies) is 79. Writer-director Peter Greenaway is 79. Actor Max Gail is 78. Actor Jane Asher is 75. Singer Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA) is 71. Actor Mitch Pileggi is 69. Singer-songwriter Peter Case is 67. Hip-hop artist/actor Christopher "Kid" Reid is 57. Rock musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) is 55. Singer Paula Cole is 53. Actor Krista Allen is 50. Actor Victoria Hamilton is 50. Country singer Pat Green is 49. Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams is 48. Rapper/producer Juicy J is 46. Actor Sterling K. Brown is 45. Country singer-musician Mike Eli (The Eli Young Band) is 40. Actor Hayley Atwell is 39. Actor Lily James is 32.

<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, April 5, the 95th day of 2021. There are 270 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 5, 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Charleston, West Virginia, killed 29 workers. In a televised rescue, 115 Chinese coal miners were freed after spending eight days trapped in a flooded mine, surviving an accident that had killed 38.On this date: In 1621, the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts on a monthlong return trip to England.In 1792, President George Washington cast his first veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.In 1887, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, teacher Anne Sullivan achieved a breakthrough as her 6-year-old deaf-blind pupil, Helen Keller, learned the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the Manual Alphabet. In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following their conviction in New York on charges of conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. In 1955, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned his office for health reasons. Democrat Richard J. Daley was first elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Robert E. Merriam. In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston at age 70. In 1986, two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident that prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya more than a week later. In 1987, Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut by airing the situation comedy "Married with Children" followed by "The Tracey Ullman Show," then repeating both premiere episodes two more times in the same evening.In 1991, former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, his daughter Marian and 21 other people were killed in a commuter plane crash near Brunswick, Georgia.In 1997, Allen Ginsberg, the counterculture guru who shattered conventions as poet laureate of the Beat Generation, died in New York City at age 70.In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine apologized and officially retracted its discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia.In 2019, inspecting a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border in California, President Donald Trump declared that "our country is full," and that illegal crossings must be stopped.Ten years ago: Ivory Coast's strongman leader, Laurent Gbagbo, remained holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence, defiantly maintaining he'd won an election four months earlier even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home. (Gbagbo was arrested six days later.) Texas A&amp;M won its first national women's basketball championship with a 76-70 victory over Notre Dame.Five years ago: The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile political casualty as Iceland's prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, stepped aside. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law allowing religious groups and private businesses to deny services to gay and transgender people. R&amp;B singer-songwriter Leon Haywood, 74, died in Los Angeles. UConn won an unprecedented fourth straight women's national championship, capping another perfect season by routing Syracuse 82-51.One year ago: Surgeon General Jerome Adams told CNN that the coming week would be "the hardest and saddest week of most Americans' lives" because of the increasing toll from the coronavirus; hours later, President Donald Trump took a more optimistic tone, saying, "We're starting to see light at the end of the tunnel." British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests, as he continued to suffer symptoms 10 days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Federal officials said a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York had tested positive for the coronavirus, in what was believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S.; the tiger was believed to have been infected by a zoo employee.Today's Birthdays: Movie producer Roger Corman is 95. Former U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell is 84. Country singer Tommy Cash is 81. Actor Michael Moriarty is 80. Pop singer Allan Clarke (The Hollies) is 79. Writer-director Peter Greenaway is 79. Actor Max Gail is 78. Actor Jane Asher is 75. Singer Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA) is 71. Actor Mitch Pileggi is 69. Singer-songwriter Peter Case is 67. Hip-hop artist/actor Christopher "Kid" Reid is 57. Rock musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) is 55. Singer Paula Cole is 53. Actor Krista Allen is 50. Actor Victoria Hamilton is 50. Country singer Pat Green is 49. Rapper-producer Pharrell Williams is 48. Rapper/producer Juicy J is 46. Actor Sterling K. Brown is 45. Country singer-musician Mike Eli (The Eli Young Band) is 40. Actor Hayley Atwell is 39. Actor Lily James is 32.

Today in History -- April 5

By TIM UNRUH Salina Airport Authority

Fruitful gazing into the north-central Kansas airspace is assured this summer as Salina Regional Airport plays host to 11 aviation events.

A few have public possibilities to watch from a distance, and two will allow visitors to hangars or the airport apron.

Most of the exercises are for training, testing, and-or scientific investigation.

All of the activity equates to people coming to town, said Sylvia Rice, Visit Salina director of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce.

The busy season will bring an estimated 910 visitors to Salina, each spending an average of 20 days in town, producing approximately $2.6 million in economic impact, according to the Salina Airport Authority.

They will book rooms in hotels, rent vehicles, dine out at restaurants, shop at retail stores, and visit local attractions.

“Every one of these people involved in the exercises and events is a visitor,” Rice said. “These airmen and airwomen, depending on their schedules, do a great job of getting out into the community.”

But Visit Salina won’t promote the military events as attractions.

“Quite frankly, they’re here doing business,” she said. “Obviously, they’re in the sky because that’s the nature of what they do, but we don’t talk a lot about them publicly. We’re not promoting people to run out to the airport and take a look, unless there is a public component.”

The impact on Salina is tremendous, Rice said.

“We’re proud to host these operations,” said JoAnn McClure, sales manager for Visit Salina at the chamber. She serves as a liaison for the visitors and provides lots of information about Salina and Saline County.

“I give them options for their free time, vehicles rentals, what’s available outside of the airport and the weapons ranges,” McClure said.

Reunions from the Schilling Air Force base days, and public events such as Hawgsmoke military aviation competition, and the occasional open house at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Weapons Range, are openly promoted, Rice said. Regardless of whether these are marquee events, folks notice.

“It’s an attention getter and part of our history,” Rice said, “and there are a lot of people who look up into the sky and actually identify the airplane.”

Two events may allow public visits if COVID19 protocols permit. NASA returns to Salina Regional Airport July 5 through Aug. 31 for intensive study of the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS).

Research targets the North American Monsoon Anticyclone (NAMA) “that dominates circulation of the North-Western Hemisphere,” according to NASA promotional materials.

“Strong convective (thunder) storms from the vertical transport of heat and moisture in the atmosphere,” according to the National Weather Service.

They are not seen in such magnitude or at such high latitudes anywhere else around the globe, according to NASA. “The DCOTSS project directly addresses this knowledge gap.

A media day and NASA Social — open to all ages — will be announced. The public can “Meet and speak with scientists and engineers, learn about NASA missions, and discover with hands-on science fun.”&nbsp;

The event this summer is one of three 8-week science deployments out of Salina. Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Roe5QpNIOolTnEMMEfJI93yLwqkr4tfsjQJiHh8VecHyM_DdZpGRG-rTbUbmpIw4M-vU4ljSDFpx5UfAs2ETPjpqOnXv2R8nX4ce76-yHGyy_DbjxZv-5GGGeIaIHU3-paPvitqmHR3CQwvu0MYfgp2YasUU9wzX1OMTFk8-TZIdr57xOFRPVw==&amp;c=auxmqFczRB1w8OVwgUqYD546bQ1NPARa2gsS80oslM2Zl9t_o3xpfg==&amp;ch=Bw6mRP-oVqnUmv6BkWg2qga9GZiBbTnzNSEOy1kz2Tj70qJf6HOmow==" target="_blank">https://espo.nasa.gov/dcotss/content/DCOTSS</a>to learn more.

“Made in the Shade,” a B-25J bomber from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force, is set to visit July 7 through 12.

Viewing the aircraft from outside is free, but admission is charged for tours and actual flights. Watch for details, such as times and prices.

●Sierra Nevada Corporation, based in Sparks, Nev., will conduct three weeks of runway and flight performance assessment and testing with the DC-9 airliner. SNC is an aerospace and national security contractor specializing in aircraft modification and integration, space components and systems, and related technology products for cybersecurity and health.

●U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 17th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, plans to execute “Plains Warrior Exercise” May 3 through 16 at SLN. The South Dakota Air National Guard squadron will operate with two to four F-16s, flying sorties and practice combat missions at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Weapons Range, just southwest of Salina.

●Goldspike 1.0 involves the 303rd Fighter Squadron and 442nd Fighter Wing, for night operations from May 10 through 14, from Salina Regional Airport. The squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, will use up to five A-10s, a C-130, two King Air aircraft, and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

●The 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is scheduled for a week of training, Sept. 5 through 10, out of Salina Regional Airport. Up to three C-130, four-engine turboprop military transport planes will be used in the training.

●U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, Sept. 15 through 30 at SLN, will bring up to 100 competitors aiming to qualify for the International Aerobatics Championship. The event is not open to the public. However, the action can be viewed for free from Fossett Plaza at the west end of Beechcraft Road, near AvFlight, Salina’s fixed-base operator business. Glean more details at the Nationals Aerobatic Championships Facebook page.

●Roughly 200 personnel and two aircraft from the 131st Bomb Wing will be based at Salina Regional Airport from Oct. 15 through 25 for expeditionary wing training.

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

By TIM UNRUH Salina Airport AuthorityFruitful gazing into the north-central Kansas airspace is assured this summer as Salina Regional Airport plays host to 11 aviation events. A few have public possibilities to watch from a distance, and two will allow visitors to hangars or the airport apron. Most of the exercises are for training, testing, and-or scientific investigation. All of the activity equates to people coming to town, said Sylvia Rice, Visit Salina director of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. The busy season will bring an estimated 910 visitors to Salina, each spending an average of 20 days in town, producing approximately $2.6 million in economic impact, according to the Salina Airport Authority. They will book rooms in hotels, rent vehicles, dine out at restaurants, shop at retail stores, and visit local attractions. “Every one of these people involved in the exercises and events is a visitor,” Rice said. “These airmen and airwomen, depending on their schedules, do a great job of getting out into the community.” But Visit Salina won’t promote the military events as attractions. “Quite frankly, they’re here doing business,” she said. “Obviously, they’re in the sky because that’s the nature of what they do, but we don’t talk a lot about them publicly. We’re not promoting people to run out to the airport and take a look, unless there is a public component.” The impact on Salina is tremendous, Rice said. “We’re proud to host these operations,” said JoAnn McClure, sales manager for Visit Salina at the chamber. She serves as a liaison for the visitors and provides lots of information about Salina and Saline County. “I give them options for their free time, vehicles rentals, what’s available outside of the airport and the weapons ranges,” McClure said. Reunions from the Schilling Air Force base days, and public events such as Hawgsmoke military aviation competition, and the occasional open house at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Weapons Range, are openly promoted, Rice said. Regardless of whether these are marquee events, folks notice. “It’s an attention getter and part of our history,” Rice said, “and there are a lot of people who look up into the sky and actually identify the airplane.” Two events may allow public visits if COVID19 protocols permit. NASA returns to Salina Regional Airport July 5 through Aug. 31 for intensive study of the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere (DCOTSS). Research targets the North American Monsoon Anticyclone (NAMA) “that dominates circulation of the North-Western Hemisphere,” according to NASA promotional materials. “Strong convective (thunder) storms from the vertical transport of heat and moisture in the atmosphere,” according to the National Weather Service. They are not seen in such magnitude or at such high latitudes anywhere else around the globe, according to NASA. “The DCOTSS project directly addresses this knowledge gap. A media day and NASA Social — open to all ages — will be announced. The public can “Meet and speak with scientists and engineers, learn about NASA missions, and discover with hands-on science fun.”&nbsp; The event this summer is one of three 8-week science deployments out of Salina. Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Roe5QpNIOolTnEMMEfJI93yLwqkr4tfsjQJiHh8VecHyM_DdZpGRG-rTbUbmpIw4M-vU4ljSDFpx5UfAs2ETPjpqOnXv2R8nX4ce76-yHGyy_DbjxZv-5GGGeIaIHU3-paPvitqmHR3CQwvu0MYfgp2YasUU9wzX1OMTFk8-TZIdr57xOFRPVw==&amp;c=auxmqFczRB1w8OVwgUqYD546bQ1NPARa2gsS80oslM2Zl9t_o3xpfg==&amp;ch=Bw6mRP-oVqnUmv6BkWg2qga9GZiBbTnzNSEOy1kz2Tj70qJf6HOmow==" target="_blank">https://espo.nasa.gov/dcotss/content/DCOTSS</a>to learn more.“Made in the Shade,” a B-25J bomber from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force, is set to visit July 7 through 12. Viewing the aircraft from outside is free, but admission is charged for tours and actual flights. Watch for details, such as times and prices. Other events include: ●Sierra Nevada Corporation, based in Sparks, Nev., will conduct three weeks of runway and flight performance assessment and testing with the DC-9 airliner. SNC is an aerospace and national security contractor specializing in aircraft modification and integration, space components and systems, and related technology products for cybersecurity and health.●U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 17th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, plans to execute “Plains Warrior Exercise” May 3 through 16 at SLN. The South Dakota Air National Guard squadron will operate with two to four F-16s, flying sorties and practice combat missions at the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Weapons Range, just southwest of Salina.●Goldspike 1.0 involves the 303rd Fighter Squadron and 442nd Fighter Wing, for night operations from May 10 through 14, from Salina Regional Airport. The squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, will use up to five A-10s, a C-130, two King Air aircraft, and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters.●The 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is scheduled for a week of training, Sept. 5 through 10, out of Salina Regional Airport. Up to three C-130, four-engine turboprop military transport planes will be used in the training.●U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, Sept. 15 through 30 at SLN, will bring up to 100 competitors aiming to qualify for the International Aerobatics Championship. The event is not open to the public. However, the action can be viewed for free from Fossett Plaza at the west end of Beechcraft Road, near AvFlight, Salina’s fixed-base operator business. Glean more details at the Nationals Aerobatic Championships Facebook page.●Roughly 200 personnel and two aircraft from the 131st Bomb Wing will be based at Salina Regional Airport from Oct. 15 through 25 for expeditionary wing training.The above story is republished with permission from the Salina Airport Authority.

Salina skies booked heavy into autumn

Today is Easter Sunday, April 4, the 94th day of 2021. There are 271 days left in the year. 

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; his slaying was followed by a wave of rioting (Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago were among cities particularly hard hit.) Suspected gunman James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to assassinating King, then spent the rest of his life claiming he'd been the victim of a setup. 

In 1818, Congress decided the flag of the United States would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state of the Union.

In 1841, President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inaugural, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to die in office. 

In 1850, the city of Los Angeles was incorporated. 

In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, visited the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, where he was greeted by a crowd that included former slaves.

In 1917, the U.S. Senate voted 82-6 in favor of declaring war against Germany (the House followed suit two days later by a vote of 373-50). 

In 1933, the Navy airship USS Akron crashed in severe weather off the New Jersey coast with the loss of 73 lives. 

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Ohrdruf in Germany. Hungary was liberated as Soviet forces cleared out remaining German troops. 

In 1949, 12 nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. 

In 1975, more than 130 people, most of them children, were killed when a U.S. Air Force transport plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Saigon. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. (It was destroyed in the disaster of January 1986.) 

In 1991, Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., and six other people, including two children, were killed when a helicopter collided with Heinz's plane over a schoolyard in Merion, Pennsylvania. 

In 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black motorist, was shot to death while running away from a traffic stop; Officer Michael Thomas Slager, seen in a cellphone video opening fire at Scott, was charged with murder. (The charge, which lingered after a first state trial ended in a mistrial, was dropped as part of a deal under which Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.)

Ten years ago: Yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up on trying avowed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian federal courts and said it would prosecute them instead before military commissions. President Barack Obama's campaign announced in a web video that he would run for re-election in 2012. The Connecticut Huskies beat the Butler Bulldogs 53-41 for the NCAA men's basketball title.

Five years ago: The Supreme Court, in Evenwel v. Abbott, unanimously endorsed election maps that bolstered the growing political influence of America's Latinos, ruling that states could count everyone, not just eligible voters, in drawing voting districts. A tourist helicopter crashed and burned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee, killing all five people aboard. Kris Jenkins hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Villanova to the national title with a 77-74 victory over North Carolina in one of the wildest finishes in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

One year ago: President Donald Trump warned that the country could be heading into its "toughest" weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounted, but he also expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines; he said of the virus-related shutdowns, "The cure cannot be worse than the problem." A cruise ship with coronavirus victims on board, including two who died, docked in Miami; the Coral Princess, with nearly 1,900 passengers and crew, had been in limbo for days awaiting permission to dock as passengers self-isolated in their staterooms.

Today's Birthdays: Recording executive Clive Davis is 89. Author Kitty Kelley is 79. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 77. Actor Walter Charles is 76. Actor Christine Lahti is 71. Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 70. Actor Mary-Margaret Humes is 67. Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 65. Actor Constance Shulman is 63. Actor Phil Morris is 62. Actor Lorraine Toussaint is 61. Actor Hugo Weaving is 61. Rock musician Craig Adams (The Cult) is 59. Talk show host/comic Graham Norton is 58. Actor David Cross is 57. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 56. Actor Nancy McKeon is 55. Actor Barry Pepper is 51. Country singer Clay Davidson is 50. Rock singer Josh Todd (Buckcherry) is 50. Singer Jill Scott is 49. Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) is 49. Magician David Blaine is 48. Singer Kelly Price is 48. R&amp;B singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 47. Country musician Josh McSwain (Parmalee) is 46. Actor James Roday is 45. Actor Natasha Lyonne is 42. Actor Eric Andre is 38. Actor Amanda Righetti is 38. Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears is 30. Actor Daniela Bobadilla is 28. Pop singer Austin Mahone is 25. Actor Aliyah Royale is 21.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Easter Sunday, April 4, the 94th day of 2021. There are 271 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; his slaying was followed by a wave of rioting (Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago were among cities particularly hard hit.) Suspected gunman James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to assassinating King, then spent the rest of his life claiming he'd been the victim of a setup. On this date: In 1818, Congress decided the flag of the United States would consist of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars, with a new star to be added for every new state of the Union.In 1841, President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inaugural, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to die in office. In 1850, the city of Los Angeles was incorporated. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, visited the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, where he was greeted by a crowd that included former slaves.In 1917, the U.S. Senate voted 82-6 in favor of declaring war against Germany (the House followed suit two days later by a vote of 373-50). In 1933, the Navy airship USS Akron crashed in severe weather off the New Jersey coast with the loss of 73 lives. In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Ohrdruf in Germany. Hungary was liberated as Soviet forces cleared out remaining German troops. In 1949, 12 nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. In 1975, more than 130 people, most of them children, were killed when a U.S. Air Force transport plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Saigon. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. (It was destroyed in the disaster of January 1986.) In 1991, Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., and six other people, including two children, were killed when a helicopter collided with Heinz's plane over a schoolyard in Merion, Pennsylvania. In 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black motorist, was shot to death while running away from a traffic stop; Officer Michael Thomas Slager, seen in a cellphone video opening fire at Scott, was charged with murder. (The charge, which lingered after a first state trial ended in a mistrial, was dropped as part of a deal under which Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.)Ten years ago: Yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up on trying avowed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian federal courts and said it would prosecute them instead before military commissions. President Barack Obama's campaign announced in a web video that he would run for re-election in 2012. The Connecticut Huskies beat the Butler Bulldogs 53-41 for the NCAA men's basketball title. Five years ago: The Supreme Court, in Evenwel v. Abbott, unanimously endorsed election maps that bolstered the growing political influence of America's Latinos, ruling that states could count everyone, not just eligible voters, in drawing voting districts. A tourist helicopter crashed and burned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee, killing all five people aboard. Kris Jenkins hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Villanova to the national title with a 77-74 victory over North Carolina in one of the wildest finishes in the history of the NCAA Tournament.One year ago: President Donald Trump warned that the country could be heading into its "toughest" weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounted, but he also expressed growing impatience with social distancing guidelines; he said of the virus-related shutdowns, "The cure cannot be worse than the problem." A cruise ship with coronavirus victims on board, including two who died, docked in Miami; the Coral Princess, with nearly 1,900 passengers and crew, had been in limbo for days awaiting permission to dock as passengers self-isolated in their staterooms.Today's Birthdays: Recording executive Clive Davis is 89. Author Kitty Kelley is 79. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 77. Actor Walter Charles is 76. Actor Christine Lahti is 71. Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 70. Actor Mary-Margaret Humes is 67. Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 65. Actor Constance Shulman is 63. Actor Phil Morris is 62. Actor Lorraine Toussaint is 61. Actor Hugo Weaving is 61. Rock musician Craig Adams (The Cult) is 59. Talk show host/comic Graham Norton is 58. Actor David Cross is 57. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 56. Actor Nancy McKeon is 55. Actor Barry Pepper is 51. Country singer Clay Davidson is 50. Rock singer Josh Todd (Buckcherry) is 50. Singer Jill Scott is 49. Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) is 49. Magician David Blaine is 48. Singer Kelly Price is 48. R&amp;B singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 47. Country musician Josh McSwain (Parmalee) is 46. Actor James Roday is 45. Actor Natasha Lyonne is 42. Actor Eric Andre is 38. Actor Amanda Righetti is 38. Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears is 30. Actor Daniela Bobadilla is 28. Pop singer Austin Mahone is 25. Actor Aliyah Royale is 21.

Today in History -- April 4

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Phyllis June Goering, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2021, peacefully, at Pine Village, Moundridge. Phyllis was born in McPherson, Kansas on August 1, 1930, a daughter of Mildred Helene (Casstevens) and Lester A. Brown. Phyllis attended Roosevelt grade school, McPherson Junior High, and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas, in 1948. She then attended one year at McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, before transferring to Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kansas. Phyllis was baptized upon her confession of faith at McPherson Methodist Episcopal Church and transferred to First Mennonite Church after her marriage to Lyle. She served the church singing in the choir, teaching an adult Sunday school class, and was Chairman of Trustees for eight years. Phyllis was a homemaker and she took great pride in providing for her family in this manner. Through the years she worked in her Dad's grocery store till senior year and then went to work at Hubel's Drug Store and Miller's Printing and Book Store. She later worked at Hinkles Department Store, McPherson Citizen's State Bank in the bookkeeping department, McPherson Farm Sale Barn, and Sterling-Winthrop Pharmaceutical retiring from Sanofi Drug. She was a member of Tri-Delta, Beta Omicron Sorority, Hospice, and Trustee at MCDS for 6 years. Phyllis enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, race walking, and spending time with her family and friends. She also volunteered her time and talent with Hospice, the Red Cross and MCDS. Phyllis June Brown was united in marriage to Lyle Gene Goering on September 15, 1950 at McPherson, Kansas. She is survived by her children, Patsy Jean Heibert, of McPherson, Kansas, Joleen Sue Casebeer and husband Dennis, of rural Galva, Kansas, Janet Lynn Frans, of McPherson, Kansas, and Gene Allen Goering, of McPherson, Kansas; her 10 grandchildren, Bobbi Jo Ireton and husband Matt, Justin Alan Bickford and wife Carrie, Angela Christine Hall, Jennifer Marie Mizell, Julie Nicole Fiedler and husband Shane, Jesse Aaron Casebeer, Joshua Ray Frans, Joseph Tazwell Frans, Cassidy Lynn Goering, and Jared Peter Goering; 25 great-grandchildren, Bryson James Hall, Zachary Bickford, Alexander Patton Hall, Nicole Jean Casebeer, Adrain Chantel Casebeer, Jordan Ashley Girkin, Haley Jane Girkin, Collin Davis Bickford, Grace Mizell, June Mizell, Cainin Stanley St. John, Caiden Bickford, Mali Bree Casebeer, Axell Jett Casebeer, Kimber Fiedler, Brailey Odon, Ashley Odon, Sam Ireton, Daryn Ireton, and Katie Fiedler; other relatives and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lyle Goering; a brother, Donald Brown; a grandson, Austin Bickford; a granddaughter, Heather Frans; and a son-in-law, Dennis Frans. Visitation will be on Friday, April 9, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Glidden - Ediger Chapel, McPherson, Kansas. Funeral service will be held at First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kansas, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2021 with Pastor Rose Marie Zook Barber officiating. Final resting place will be at the McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Mennonite Church, Harry Hynes Hospice or Johnson Cancer Research Center of KSU. and they can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 W. Euclid, McPherson, Kansas 67460.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phyllis Goering please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gliddenedigerfuneral.com/store/Category.aspx?CategoryId=319&amp;icn=desktop_memorial_obituary_link#chooser">Sympathy Store</a>.

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 </figure><a href="https://www.gliddenedigerfuneral.com/obituaries/Phyllis-Goering/#!/Obituary">Phyllis Goering Obituary - Visitation &amp; Funeral Information (gliddenedigerfuneral.com)</a>August 1, 1930 - March 31, 2021Phyllis June Goering, 90, of McPherson, KS, passed away at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2021, peacefully, at Pine Village, Moundridge. Phyllis was born in McPherson, Kansas on August 1, 1930, a daughter of Mildred Helene (Casstevens) and Lester A. Brown. Phyllis attended Roosevelt grade school, McPherson Junior High, and graduated from McPherson High School, McPherson, Kansas, in 1948. She then attended one year at McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, before transferring to Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kansas. Phyllis was baptized upon her confession of faith at McPherson Methodist Episcopal Church and transferred to First Mennonite Church after her marriage to Lyle. She served the church singing in the choir, teaching an adult Sunday school class, and was Chairman of Trustees for eight years. Phyllis was a homemaker and she took great pride in providing for her family in this manner. Through the years she worked in her Dad's grocery store till senior year and then went to work at Hubel's Drug Store and Miller's Printing and Book Store. She later worked at Hinkles Department Store, McPherson Citizen's State Bank in the bookkeeping department, McPherson Farm Sale Barn, and Sterling-Winthrop Pharmaceutical retiring from Sanofi Drug. She was a member of Tri-Delta, Beta Omicron Sorority, Hospice, and Trustee at MCDS for 6 years. Phyllis enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, race walking, and spending time with her family and friends. She also volunteered her time and talent with Hospice, the Red Cross and MCDS. Phyllis June Brown was united in marriage to Lyle Gene Goering on September 15, 1950 at McPherson, Kansas. She is survived by her children, Patsy Jean Heibert, of McPherson, Kansas, Joleen Sue Casebeer and husband Dennis, of rural Galva, Kansas, Janet Lynn Frans, of McPherson, Kansas, and Gene Allen Goering, of McPherson, Kansas; her 10 grandchildren, Bobbi Jo Ireton and husband Matt, Justin Alan Bickford and wife Carrie, Angela Christine Hall, Jennifer Marie Mizell, Julie Nicole Fiedler and husband Shane, Jesse Aaron Casebeer, Joshua Ray Frans, Joseph Tazwell Frans, Cassidy Lynn Goering, and Jared Peter Goering; 25 great-grandchildren, Bryson James Hall, Zachary Bickford, Alexander Patton Hall, Nicole Jean Casebeer, Adrain Chantel Casebeer, Jordan Ashley Girkin, Haley Jane Girkin, Collin Davis Bickford, Grace Mizell, June Mizell, Cainin Stanley St. John, Caiden Bickford, Mali Bree Casebeer, Axell Jett Casebeer, Kimber Fiedler, Brailey Odon, Ashley Odon, Sam Ireton, Daryn Ireton, and Katie Fiedler; other relatives and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lyle Goering; a brother, Donald Brown; a grandson, Austin Bickford; a granddaughter, Heather Frans; and a son-in-law, Dennis Frans. Visitation will be on Friday, April 9, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Glidden - Ediger Chapel, McPherson, Kansas. Funeral service will be held at First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kansas, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2021 with Pastor Rose Marie Zook Barber officiating. Final resting place will be at the McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Mennonite Church, Harry Hynes Hospice or Johnson Cancer Research Center of KSU. and they can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 W. Euclid, McPherson, Kansas 67460. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Phyllis Goering please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gliddenedigerfuneral.com/store/Category.aspx?CategoryId=319&amp;icn=desktop_memorial_obituary_link#chooser">Sympathy Store</a>.

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Georgia Faye Goodheart, 92, of Beloit passed away Tuesday, March 9th at the Mitchell County hospital.

She was born to parents Elbert W. and Eula Maude (Genson) Morrison in Corning, IA on February 13, 1929.&nbsp; The family moved back to Missouri before she was 2 years old.

Georgia, as she was called when young, grew up on a farm near Plattsburg, MO.&nbsp; She graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1947.&nbsp; After high school she lived and worked in St Joseph, MO including jobs at a candy factory and a factory which made Christmas tree lights.

Faye, as she was called for most of her adult life, moved to Russell, KS and worked as a book keeper at the local Studebaker dealership and later the local Cadillac dealership.&nbsp; It was in Russell that she met William H. Goodheart.&nbsp; They were married September 22, 1956.

After living in Russell, Bill and Faye moved, to follow Bill's career, to Prairie View and Beloit, KS, then to Sioux Falls, SD before moving to Rapid City, SD, where they made their home for 32 years.

Faye was active in her churches, helping with funeral dinners and bible studies, especially at Trinity Lutheran while they lived in Rapid City.

She had a great love and talent for sewing.&nbsp; For many years she made most of her family's clothes, including even Bill's suit coats and pants.

In their retirement Bill and Faye were volunteers with the Pennington County Sheriff's department community volunteer program and they enjoyed a few years traveling in the southwest in their 5th wheel camper during winter months.

In 2010, due to declining health, Bill and Faye moved to the Hilltop Lodge Independent Living facility in Beloit, KS to be closer to family.&nbsp; Faye had been living the last couple of years in the Hilltop Assisted Living facility.

Faye was preceded in death by her husband Bill, in 2012, her parents, her brother Elbert, Jr (Bill) and sister-in-law, Lois (Faye) Morrison.

She is survived by her son Todd (Lisa) of Glen Elder, nieces Sherry Farwell (Howard), Kathy Ralston (Trevor) and Kristy Morrison, and nephew Scott Morrison, all of Kansas City, MO, also in-law nephews and cousins on the Goodheart family side, and many friends in all the places she'd lived.

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Beloit. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bunker Hill Cemetery in Bunker Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Summer Kids Cafe.

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 </figure><a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/georgia-faye-goodheart">Obituary | Georgia "Faye" Goodheart of Beloit, Kansas | Roberts Family Funeral Service (mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com)</a>February 13, 1929 - March 09, 2021Georgia Faye Goodheart, 92, of Beloit passed away Tuesday, March 9th at the Mitchell County hospital.She was born to parents Elbert W. and Eula Maude (Genson) Morrison in Corning, IA on February 13, 1929.&nbsp; The family moved back to Missouri before she was 2 years old.Georgia, as she was called when young, grew up on a farm near Plattsburg, MO.&nbsp; She graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1947.&nbsp; After high school she lived and worked in St Joseph, MO including jobs at a candy factory and a factory which made Christmas tree lights.Faye, as she was called for most of her adult life, moved to Russell, KS and worked as a book keeper at the local Studebaker dealership and later the local Cadillac dealership.&nbsp; It was in Russell that she met William H. Goodheart.&nbsp; They were married September 22, 1956.After living in Russell, Bill and Faye moved, to follow Bill's career, to Prairie View and Beloit, KS, then to Sioux Falls, SD before moving to Rapid City, SD, where they made their home for 32 years.Faye was active in her churches, helping with funeral dinners and bible studies, especially at Trinity Lutheran while they lived in Rapid City.She had a great love and talent for sewing.&nbsp; For many years she made most of her family's clothes, including even Bill's suit coats and pants.In their retirement Bill and Faye were volunteers with the Pennington County Sheriff's department community volunteer program and they enjoyed a few years traveling in the southwest in their 5th wheel camper during winter months.In 2010, due to declining health, Bill and Faye moved to the Hilltop Lodge Independent Living facility in Beloit, KS to be closer to family.&nbsp; Faye had been living the last couple of years in the Hilltop Assisted Living facility.Faye was preceded in death by her husband Bill, in 2012, her parents, her brother Elbert, Jr (Bill) and sister-in-law, Lois (Faye) Morrison.She is survived by her son Todd (Lisa) of Glen Elder, nieces Sherry Farwell (Howard), Kathy Ralston (Trevor) and Kristy Morrison, and nephew Scott Morrison, all of Kansas City, MO, also in-law nephews and cousins on the Goodheart family side, and many friends in all the places she'd lived.Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Beloit. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bunker Hill Cemetery in Bunker Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Summer Kids Cafe.To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Georgia "Faye" Goodheart, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/georgia-faye-goodheart/gifts?campaign=obituaryInline-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.

Georgia 'Faye' Goodheart

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on multiple charges following a traffic stop.

Just after 11a.m. April 1,&nbsp;a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a black 1995 Mazda pickup truck in the 3000 block of SE Croco Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. 

The driver’s side windshield was smashed. The truck came back stolen, according to the Topeka Police Department. 

During the investigation, deputies located illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia. They also arrested the driver, Christopher J. Obier, 33, of Topeka.

He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, driving without a valid license and obstructed windshield, according to Christian.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617359077199.png" alt="Obier photo Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>Obier photo Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on multiple charges following a traffic stop.Just after 11a.m. April 1,&nbsp;a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a black 1995 Mazda pickup truck in the 3000 block of SE Croco Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. The driver’s side windshield was smashed. The truck came back stolen, according to the Topeka Police Department. During the investigation, deputies located illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia. They also arrested the driver, Christopher J. Obier, 33, of Topeka.He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, driving without a valid license and obstructed windshield, according to Christian.

Kan. deputies catch drug suspect driving stolen pickup

Today is Saturday April 3, the 93rd day of 2021. There are 272 days left in the year. 

On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that "I've been to the mountaintop" and "seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!" (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel.) 

In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.) 

In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang. 

In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. 

In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. 

In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Smith v. Allwright, struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. 

In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander held responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed by firing squad outside Manila.

In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist communism. 

In 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. 

In 1990, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan died in suburban Los Angeles at age 66. 

In 1996, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his remote Montana cabin. 

In 2005, a day after the death of Pope John Paul II, the body of the pontiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that would choose a successor.

Ten years ago: The United States agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition air strikes against targets in Libya.

Five years ago: An international coalition of media outlets published the "Panama Papers," thousands of pages of leaked documents relating to offshore accounts that revealed attempts by world leaders, celebrities and businesses to dodge taxes in their home countries. A southbound Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia and derailed; two Amtrak workers were killed.

One year ago: President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, but Trump immediately said he had no intention of following that advice himself; he said he could not envision himself covering his face while sitting in the Oval Office greeting world leaders. Trump said he was preventing the export of N95 respirator masks and surgical gloves under the Defense Production Act, a move he said was necessary to ensure that medical supplies were available in the U.S. The government reported that more than 700,000 jobs were lost in March because of the pandemic, and economists predicted far worse data ahead. Passengers from two cruise ships were freed from their cabins and allowed to disembark in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after the removal of 14 critically ill people who were taken to hospitals.

Today's Birthdays: Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 87. Actor William Gaunt is 84. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 83. Actor Eric Braeden is 80. Actor Marsha Mason is 79. Singer Wayne Newton is 79. Singer Tony Orlando is 77. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 74. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 72. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 71. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 66. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 65. Actor Alec Baldwin is 63. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 62. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 61. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 60. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 59. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 53. Rock musician James MacDonough is 51. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 50. Actor Jennie Garth is 49. Actor Jamie Bamber is 48. Actor Adam Scott is 48. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 47. Comedian Aries Spears is 46. Actor Matthew Goode is 43. Actor Cobie Smulders is 39. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 36. Actor Amanda Bynes is 35. Actor-comedian Rachel Bloom is 34. Actor Hayley Kiyoko is 30. Rock musician Sam Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) is 22.

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 <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 Saturday April 3, the 93rd day of 2021. There are 272 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that "I've been to the mountaintop" and "seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!" (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel.) On this date: In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.) In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang. In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Smith v. Allwright, struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander held responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed by firing squad outside Manila.In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist communism. In 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. In 1990, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan died in suburban Los Angeles at age 66. In 1996, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his remote Montana cabin. In 2005, a day after the death of Pope John Paul II, the body of the pontiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that would choose a successor.Ten years ago: The United States agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition air strikes against targets in Libya. Five years ago: An international coalition of media outlets published the "Panama Papers," thousands of pages of leaked documents relating to offshore accounts that revealed attempts by world leaders, celebrities and businesses to dodge taxes in their home countries. A southbound Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia and derailed; two Amtrak workers were killed. One year ago: President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, but Trump immediately said he had no intention of following that advice himself; he said he could not envision himself covering his face while sitting in the Oval Office greeting world leaders. Trump said he was preventing the export of N95 respirator masks and surgical gloves under the Defense Production Act, a move he said was necessary to ensure that medical supplies were available in the U.S. The government reported that more than 700,000 jobs were lost in March because of the pandemic, and economists predicted far worse data ahead. Passengers from two cruise ships were freed from their cabins and allowed to disembark in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after the removal of 14 critically ill people who were taken to hospitals. Today's Birthdays: Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 87. Actor William Gaunt is 84. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 83. Actor Eric Braeden is 80. Actor Marsha Mason is 79. Singer Wayne Newton is 79. Singer Tony Orlando is 77. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 74. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 72. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 71. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 66. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 65. Actor Alec Baldwin is 63. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 62. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 61. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 60. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 59. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 53. Rock musician James MacDonough is 51. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 50. Actor Jennie Garth is 49. Actor Jamie Bamber is 48. Actor Adam Scott is 48. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 47. Comedian Aries Spears is 46. Actor Matthew Goode is 43. Actor Cobie Smulders is 39. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 36. Actor Amanda Bynes is 35. Actor-comedian Rachel Bloom is 34. Actor Hayley Kiyoko is 30. Rock musician Sam Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) is 22.

Today in History -- April 3

Tony's Pizza Events Center announced today that the Tarzan Zerbini Circus will be back for three action-packed days of fun family entertainment, April 30-May 2! You won’t want to miss the talents of the many performers and enjoy the animals, daredevils and aerialists, elephant rides, clowns, face painting, and more.

“The Shrine Circus has been a Salina family tradition for nearly 70 years,” said Susan Trafton, general manager of Tony’s Pizza Events Center. “Throughout the past year members of the Isis Shrine of Salina and our staff have been working through the challenges of hosting events safely while protecting our guests and staff from COVID-19. The Shriners felt in 2021 they wanted to be involved but on a lessor level, giving our staff the opportunity to keep this family-friendly event and work with the Shriners to make that happen.”

The Isis Shrine of Salina will be on hand to sell coloring books. All proceeds from coloring book sales fund the mission of the Shriners Hospitals for Children - to assist families of children that require treatment for orthopedics, burn care, cleft lip and palates, spinal cord injuries and other injuries or traumas. The Isis Shrine Temple was established in 1887.

Advance tickets are $10 for kids ages 2-12, and $18 for Adults. Ticket prices increase $2 on the day-of-show.

Groups of 10 or more qualify for discounts, call the Box Office for pricing and details. Tickets are limited per performance. Buy early &amp; save! Tickets go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. through the Tony’s Pizza Events Center Box Office, online, and or by calling 785-826-7200. All seats are general admission.

Get more info at <a href="http://tonyspizzaeventscenter.com">tonyspizzaeventscenter.com</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617399188042.jpeg" alt="Image courtesy Tony's Pizza Events Center" />
 <figcaption>Image courtesy Tony's Pizza Events Center</figcaption>
 </figure>The circus is coming to town!Tony's Pizza Events Center announced today that the Tarzan Zerbini Circus will be back for three action-packed days of fun family entertainment, April 30-May 2! You won’t want to miss the talents of the many performers and enjoy the animals, daredevils and aerialists, elephant rides, clowns, face painting, and more.Show times for this year's circus are:April 30 - 7 p.m.May 1 - 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m.May 2 - 2 p.m.“The Shrine Circus has been a Salina family tradition for nearly 70 years,” said Susan Trafton, general manager of Tony’s Pizza Events Center. “Throughout the past year members of the Isis Shrine of Salina and our staff have been working through the challenges of hosting events safely while protecting our guests and staff from COVID-19. The Shriners felt in 2021 they wanted to be involved but on a lessor level, giving our staff the opportunity to keep this family-friendly event and work with the Shriners to make that happen.”The Isis Shrine of Salina will be on hand to sell coloring books. All proceeds from coloring book sales fund the mission of the Shriners Hospitals for Children - to assist families of children that require treatment for orthopedics, burn care, cleft lip and palates, spinal cord injuries and other injuries or traumas. The Isis Shrine Temple was established in 1887.Advance tickets are $10 for kids ages 2-12, and $18 for Adults. Ticket prices increase $2 on the day-of-show.Groups of 10 or more qualify for discounts, call the Box Office for pricing and details. Tickets are limited per performance. Buy early &amp; save! Tickets go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. through the Tony’s Pizza Events Center Box Office, online, and or by calling 785-826-7200. All seats are general admission.Get more info at <a href="http://tonyspizzaeventscenter.com">tonyspizzaeventscenter.com</a>.

Tarzan Zerbini Circus returning to Tony's Pizza Events Center

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman for an April Fool's Day&nbsp; prank.

Just after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police responded to report of a shooting at a home in the 4800 block of East Arlene in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; Multiple officers responded to the call along with the Wichita Fire Department and Sedgwick County EMS.&nbsp;

Officers surrounded the home, blocked streets, and attempted to make contact with anyone inside.&nbsp; After they were not able to contact anyone, officers wearing shields and with weapons drawn, broke down the door.

Through further investigation, it was learned that&nbsp; 58-year-old Arnthia Willis of Wichita  had called a family member claiming to be shot as an April fool’s joke. The family member called 911. 

Police in Derby located Willis and arrested her without incident.

Willis was booked and remained in jail overnight on a charge of unlawful request for emergency service assistance in violation of K.S.A. 21-6207(b3), according to Davidson.&nbsp;

Wichita Polict Lt. Ron Hunt said the prank was dangerous and the woman could face charges. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1617363315226.png" alt="Willis photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Willis photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a woman for an April Fool's Day&nbsp; prank.Just after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police responded to report of a shooting at a home in the 4800 block of East Arlene in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; Multiple officers responded to the call along with the Wichita Fire Department and Sedgwick County EMS.&nbsp;Officers surrounded the home, blocked streets, and attempted to make contact with anyone inside.&nbsp; After they were not able to contact anyone, officers wearing shields and with weapons drawn, broke down the door.Through further investigation, it was learned that&nbsp; 58-year-old Arnthia Willis of Wichita had called a family member claiming to be shot as an April fool’s joke. The family member called 911. Police in Derby located Willis and arrested her without incident.Willis was booked and remained in jail overnight on a charge of unlawful request for emergency service assistance in violation of K.S.A. 21-6207(b3), according to Davidson.&nbsp;Wichita Polict Lt. Ron Hunt said the prank was dangerous and the woman could face charges. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.------------

Kansas woman jailed for April Fools' Day joke 

Today is Friday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2021. There are 273 days left in the year. 

On April 2, 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint. 

In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. 

In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy." (Congress declared war four days later.) 

In 1932, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon went to a cemetery in The Bronx, New York, where Condon turned over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindbergh's kidnapped son. (The child, who was not returned, was found dead the following month.)

In 1968, "2001: A Space Odyssey," the groundbreaking science-fiction film epic produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C. 

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed into law a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. (The tax was repealed in 1988.) 

In 1982, several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain. (Britain seized the islands back the following June.) 

In 1986, four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and grandmother, were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece. 

In 2002, Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, where they began a 39-day standoff. 

In 2003, during the Iraq War, American forces fought their way to within sight of the Baghdad skyline. 

In 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. 

In 2007, in its first case on climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

In 2019, former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot won the runoff election for Chicago mayor, becoming the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to lead the nation's third-largest city. Police near Los Angeles arrested a man they said had fatally shot rapper Nipsey Hussle and evaded authorities for two days; police said the two men knew each other and had some sort of personal dispute in the hours before the rapper was killed.

Ten years ago: Highly radioactive water leaked into the sea from a crack at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant; meanwhile, earthquake-tsunami survivors complained that the government was not paying enough attention to victims.

Five years ago: Mormon leaders meeting in Salt Lake City called on church members to practice tolerance despite political differences, providing guidance at a conference amid a presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that was marked by harsh rhetoric and bickering.

One year ago: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed the 1 million mark, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a coronavirus outbreak was fired after widely distributing a memo pleading for help; Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Capt. Brett Crozier had demonstrated "poor judgment" in a crisis. (Modly himself would resign days later after facing a backlash over his harsh criticism of Crozier in remarks to the ship's crew.) The government said more than 6.6 million Americans had applied for unemployment benefits in the preceding week, doubling a record high set just a week earlier.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Sharon Acker is 86. Actor Dame Penelope Keith is 81. Actor Linda Hunt is 76. Singer Emmylou Harris is 74. Actor Sam Anderson is 74. Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 74. Actor Pamela Reed is 72. Rock musician Dave Robinson (The Cars) is 72. Country singer Buddy Jewell is 60. Actor Christopher Meloni is 60. Singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) is 60. Country singer Billy Dean is 59. Actor Clark Gregg is 59. Actor Jana Marie Hupp is 57. Rock musician Greg Camp is 54. Actor Roselyn Sanchez is 48. Country singer Jill King is 46. Actor Pedro Pascal is 46. Actor Adam Rodriguez is 46. Actor Michael Fassbender is 44. Actor Jaime Ray Newman is 43. Rock musician Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) is 42. Actor Bethany Joy Lenz is 40. Singer Lee Dewyze (TV: "American Idol") is 35. Country singer Chris Janson is 35. Actor Drew Van Acker is 35. Actor Briga Heelan (TV: "Great News") is 34. Actor Jesse Plemons is 33. Singer Aaron Kelly (TV: "American Idol") is 28.

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 <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 Friday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2021. There are 273 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 2, 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint. On this date: In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy." (Congress declared war four days later.) In 1932, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon went to a cemetery in The Bronx, New York, where Condon turned over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindbergh's kidnapped son. (The child, who was not returned, was found dead the following month.)In 1968, "2001: A Space Odyssey," the groundbreaking science-fiction film epic produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed into law a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. (The tax was repealed in 1988.) In 1982, several thousand troops from Argentina seized the disputed Falkland Islands, located in the south Atlantic, from Britain. (Britain seized the islands back the following June.) In 1986, four American passengers, including an 8-month-old girl, her mother and grandmother, were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a TWA jetliner en route from Rome to Athens, Greece. In 2002, Israel seized control of Bethlehem; Palestinian gunmen forced their way into the Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, where they began a 39-day standoff. In 2003, during the Iraq War, American forces fought their way to within sight of the Baghdad skyline. In 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84. In 2007, in its first case on climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, ruled 5-4 that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.In 2019, former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot won the runoff election for Chicago mayor, becoming the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to lead the nation's third-largest city. Police near Los Angeles arrested a man they said had fatally shot rapper Nipsey Hussle and evaded authorities for two days; police said the two men knew each other and had some sort of personal dispute in the hours before the rapper was killed.Ten years ago: Highly radioactive water leaked into the sea from a crack at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant; meanwhile, earthquake-tsunami survivors complained that the government was not paying enough attention to victims. Five years ago: Mormon leaders meeting in Salt Lake City called on church members to practice tolerance despite political differences, providing guidance at a conference amid a presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that was marked by harsh rhetoric and bickering. One year ago: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed the 1 million mark, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a coronavirus outbreak was fired after widely distributing a memo pleading for help; Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said Capt. Brett Crozier had demonstrated "poor judgment" in a crisis. (Modly himself would resign days later after facing a backlash over his harsh criticism of Crozier in remarks to the ship's crew.) The government said more than 6.6 million Americans had applied for unemployment benefits in the preceding week, doubling a record high set just a week earlier.Today's Birthdays: Actor Sharon Acker is 86. Actor Dame Penelope Keith is 81. Actor Linda Hunt is 76. Singer Emmylou Harris is 74. Actor Sam Anderson is 74. Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 74. Actor Pamela Reed is 72. Rock musician Dave Robinson (The Cars) is 72. Country singer Buddy Jewell is 60. Actor Christopher Meloni is 60. Singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) is 60. Country singer Billy Dean is 59. Actor Clark Gregg is 59. Actor Jana Marie Hupp is 57. Rock musician Greg Camp is 54. Actor Roselyn Sanchez is 48. Country singer Jill King is 46. Actor Pedro Pascal is 46. Actor Adam Rodriguez is 46. Actor Michael Fassbender is 44. Actor Jaime Ray Newman is 43. Rock musician Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) is 42. Actor Bethany Joy Lenz is 40. Singer Lee Dewyze (TV: "American Idol") is 35. Country singer Chris Janson is 35. Actor Drew Van Acker is 35. Actor Briga Heelan (TV: "Great News") is 34. Actor Jesse Plemons is 33. Singer Aaron Kelly (TV: "American Idol") is 28.