FORD COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating multiple reports of vehicle damage across Dodge City have made an arrest.

On March 4, officers discovered numerous vehicles with windows damaged, consistent with being shot by a BB/pellet gun, according to a statement from Dodge City Police.

The majority of these incidents were reported east of Central Avenue in Dodge City with a few cases also emerging from the western part of Dodge City.

On Wednesday, police reported officers located the vehicle believed to be involved in the vandalism. A search warrant was executed on the vehicle and numerous items of evidence were collected. 

Based on the evidence obtained police arrested an 18-year-old Kegan Salem and a 19-year-old Eduardo Ramirez both of Dodge City.&nbsp;

They face arraignment for the numerous alleged&nbsp;criminal damage cases and both were bound over on $75,000 bond.&nbsp; Police released their booking photos but did not confirm the names with the photos.

Residents living in affected areas who have video surveillance systems are encouraged to review their footage and share any pertinent information with police.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FORD COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating multiple reports of vehicle damage across Dodge City have made an arrest.On March 4, officers discovered numerous vehicles with windows damaged, consistent with being shot by a BB/pellet gun, according to a statement from Dodge City Police.The majority of these incidents were reported east of Central Avenue in Dodge City with a few cases also emerging from the western part of Dodge City.<figure>
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 </figure>On Wednesday, police reported officers located the vehicle believed to be involved in the vandalism. A search warrant was executed on the vehicle and numerous items of evidence were collected. Based on the evidence obtained police arrested an 18-year-old Kegan Salem and a 19-year-old Eduardo Ramirez both of Dodge City.&nbsp;They face arraignment for the numerous alleged&nbsp;criminal damage cases and both were bound over on $75,000 bond.&nbsp; Police released their booking photos but did not confirm the names with the photos.Residents living in affected areas who have video surveillance systems are encouraged to review their footage and share any pertinent information with police.&nbsp;&nbsp;

2 identified in string of criminal damage reports in SW Kansas 

DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.

How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push it back in the fall, is a tale of that spans over more than a century — one that's driven by two world wars, mass confusion at times and a human desire to bask in the sun for a long as possible.

There's been plenty of debate over the practice, but about 70 countries — about 40% of those across the globe — currently use what Americans call daylight saving time.

While springing the clocks forward “kind of jolts our system,” the extra daylight gets people outdoors, exercising and having fun, says Anne Buckle, web editor at timeanddate.com, which features information on time, time zones and astronomy.

“The really, really awesome advantage is the bright evenings, right?" she says. "It is actually having hours of daylight after you come home from work to spend time with your family or activities. And that is wonderful.”

Here are some things to know so you'll be conversant about the practice of humans changing time:

In the 1890s, George Vernon Hudson, an astronomer and entomologist in New Zealand, proposed a time shift in the spring and fall to increase the daylight. And in the early 1900s, British home builder William Willett, troubled that people weren't up enjoying the morning sunlight, made a similar push. But neither proposal gained enough traction to be implemented.

Germany began using daylight saving time during World War I with the thought that it would save energy. Other countries, including the United States, soon followed suit. During World War II, the U.S. once again instituted what was dubbed “war time” nationwide, this time year-round.

In the United States today, every state except Hawaii and Arizona observes daylight saving time. Around the world, Europe, much of Canada and part of Australia also implement it, while Russia and Asia don’t currently.

After World War II, a patchwork of timekeeping emerged across the United States, with some areas keeping daylight saving time and others ditching it.

“You might have one town has daylight saving time, the neighboring town might have daylight saving time but start it and end it on different dates and the third neighboring town might not have it at all,” says David Prerau, author of the book “Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time.”

At one point, if riders on a 35-mile (56-kilometer) bus ride from Steubenville, Ohio, to Moundsville, West Virginia, wanted their watches to be accurate, they'd need to change them seven times as they dipped in and out of daylight saving time, Prerau says.

So in 1966, the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which say states can either implement daylight saving time or not, but it has to be statewide. The act also mandates the day that daylight saving time starts and ends across the country.

Confusion over the time change isn't just something from the past. In the nation of Lebanon last spring, chaos ensued when the government announced a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-daylight-savings-time-9aee80838f6dfd53fd3564981f9667a8">last-minute decision</a>&nbsp;to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month — until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Some institutions made the change and others refused as citizens tried to piece together their schedules. Within days, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-daylight-saving-time-a85575b650af7fcc419e3fdb1b2090e8">decision was reversed.</a>

“It really turned into a huge mess where nobody knew what time it was,” Buckle says.

WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE CLOCKS?

Changing the clocks twice a year leads to a lot of grumbling, and pushes to either use standard time all year, or stick to daylight saving time all year often crop up.

During the 1970s energy crisis, the U.S. started doing daylight saving time all year long, and Americans didn't like it. With the sun not rising in the winter in some areas till around 9 a.m. or even later, people were waking up in the dark, going to work in the dark and sending their children to school in the dark, Prerau says.

”It became very unpopular very quickly," Prerau says.

And, he notes, using standard time all year would mean losing that extra hour of daylight for eight months in the evenings in the United States.

In 1908, the Canadian city of Thunder Bay — then the two cities of Fort William and Port Arthur — changed from the central time zone to the eastern time zone for the summer and fall after a citizen named John Hewitson argued that would afford an extra hour of daylight to enjoy the outdoors, says Michael deJong, curator/archivist at the Thunder Bay Museum.

The next year, though, Port Arthur stayed on eastern time, while Fort William changed back to central time in the fall, which, predictably, "led to all sorts of confusion,” deJong says.

Today, the city of Thunder Bay is on eastern time, and observes daylight saving time, giving the area, “just delightfully warm, long days to enjoy” in the summer, says Paul Pepe, tourism manager for Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission.

DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.Where did this all come from, though?How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push it back in the fall, is a tale of that spans over more than a century — one that's driven by two world wars, mass confusion at times and a human desire to bask in the sun for a long as possible.There's been plenty of debate over the practice, but about 70 countries — about 40% of those across the globe — currently use what Americans call daylight saving time.While springing the clocks forward “kind of jolts our system,” the extra daylight gets people outdoors, exercising and having fun, says Anne Buckle, web editor at timeanddate.com, which features information on time, time zones and astronomy.“The really, really awesome advantage is the bright evenings, right?" she says. "It is actually having hours of daylight after you come home from work to spend time with your family or activities. And that is wonderful.”Here are some things to know so you'll be conversant about the practice of humans changing time:HOW DID THIS ALL GET STARTED?In the 1890s, George Vernon Hudson, an astronomer and entomologist in New Zealand, proposed a time shift in the spring and fall to increase the daylight. And in the early 1900s, British home builder William Willett, troubled that people weren't up enjoying the morning sunlight, made a similar push. But neither proposal gained enough traction to be implemented.Germany began using daylight saving time during World War I with the thought that it would save energy. Other countries, including the United States, soon followed suit. During World War II, the U.S. once again instituted what was dubbed “war time” nationwide, this time year-round.In the United States today, every state except Hawaii and Arizona observes daylight saving time. Around the world, Europe, much of Canada and part of Australia also implement it, while Russia and Asia don’t currently.INCONSISTENCY AND MASS CONFUSIONAfter World War II, a patchwork of timekeeping emerged across the United States, with some areas keeping daylight saving time and others ditching it.“You might have one town has daylight saving time, the neighboring town might have daylight saving time but start it and end it on different dates and the third neighboring town might not have it at all,” says David Prerau, author of the book “Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time.”At one point, if riders on a 35-mile (56-kilometer) bus ride from Steubenville, Ohio, to Moundsville, West Virginia, wanted their watches to be accurate, they'd need to change them seven times as they dipped in and out of daylight saving time, Prerau says.So in 1966, the U.S. Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which say states can either implement daylight saving time or not, but it has to be statewide. The act also mandates the day that daylight saving time starts and ends across the country.Confusion over the time change isn't just something from the past. In the nation of Lebanon last spring, chaos ensued when the government announced a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-daylight-savings-time-9aee80838f6dfd53fd3564981f9667a8">last-minute decision</a>&nbsp;to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month — until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Some institutions made the change and others refused as citizens tried to piece together their schedules. Within days, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-daylight-saving-time-a85575b650af7fcc419e3fdb1b2090e8">decision was reversed.</a>“It really turned into a huge mess where nobody knew what time it was,” Buckle says.WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE CLOCKS?Changing the clocks twice a year leads to a lot of grumbling, and pushes to either use standard time all year, or stick to daylight saving time all year often crop up.During the 1970s energy crisis, the U.S. started doing daylight saving time all year long, and Americans didn't like it. With the sun not rising in the winter in some areas till around 9 a.m. or even later, people were waking up in the dark, going to work in the dark and sending their children to school in the dark, Prerau says.”It became very unpopular very quickly," Prerau says.And, he notes, using standard time all year would mean losing that extra hour of daylight for eight months in the evenings in the United States.A NOD TO THE EARLY ADOPTERSIn 1908, the Canadian city of Thunder Bay — then the two cities of Fort William and Port Arthur — changed from the central time zone to the eastern time zone for the summer and fall after a citizen named John Hewitson argued that would afford an extra hour of daylight to enjoy the outdoors, says Michael deJong, curator/archivist at the Thunder Bay Museum.The next year, though, Port Arthur stayed on eastern time, while Fort William changed back to central time in the fall, which, predictably, "led to all sorts of confusion,” deJong says.Today, the city of Thunder Bay is on eastern time, and observes daylight saving time, giving the area, “just delightfully warm, long days to enjoy” in the summer, says Paul Pepe, tourism manager for Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission.

Why spring forward: Wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight 

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months' probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/patrick-mahomes-brother-charges-chiefs-812506d230c0964df8ff7feecf4c359f">Jackson Mahomes</a>, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records. Following his sentence, Jackson Mahomes was taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff's office, which will determine whether he's eligible for work release.

The sentencing came more than two months after prosecutors&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/charges-dropped-jackson-mahomes-sexual-assault-e342afb174f0567499b9458504b79c2b">dismissed three felony charges</a>&nbsp;for aggravated sexual battery related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will inside an Overland Park, Kansas, restaurant in February 2023. Those more serious charges were dropped due to a lack of cooperation from the woman, according to a court filing.

The remaining misdemeanor battery charge said Jackson Mahomes shoved a waiter who tried to come into a room where he was with the woman, according to investigators.

Prosecutors dropped the felony charges after the accuser, who was the owner of the restaurant, refused to testify in the case. The woman reported that she endured death threats and harassment and that her restaurant was vandalized in the wake of the charges. She closed the restaurant in August.

Jackson Mahomes is not the only relative of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' family to face recent brushes with the law. The NFL player's father, former Major League Baseball pitcher Patrick Mahomes Sr., was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-patrick-mahomes-father-arrest-cfcca2814d423c6411948c30e38d98cf">arrested in Texas</a>&nbsp;on Feb. 3, accused of driving while intoxicated.

A week later, Patrick Mahomes earned his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-49ers-chiefs-mahomes-d2878a311b13408ebc186638256e703e">third Super Bowl championship ring</a>&nbsp;in February, leading the Chiefs to a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684270297047.png" alt="File photo Jackson Mahomes was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/patrick-mahomes-brother-charges-chiefs-812506d230c0964df8ff7feecf4c359f">charged</a>&nbsp;with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery after the incident at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park, Kansas, on Feb. 25.&nbsp;photo AP" />
 <figcaption>File photo Jackson Mahomes was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/patrick-mahomes-brother-charges-chiefs-812506d230c0964df8ff7feecf4c359f">charged</a>&nbsp;with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of battery after the incident at Aspens Restaurant and Lounge in Overland Park, Kansas, on Feb. 25.&nbsp;photo AP</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months' probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/patrick-mahomes-brother-charges-chiefs-812506d230c0964df8ff7feecf4c359f">Jackson Mahomes</a>, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via video conference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records. Following his sentence, Jackson Mahomes was taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff's office, which will determine whether he's eligible for work release.The sentencing came more than two months after prosecutors&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/charges-dropped-jackson-mahomes-sexual-assault-e342afb174f0567499b9458504b79c2b">dismissed three felony charges</a>&nbsp;for aggravated sexual battery related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will inside an Overland Park, Kansas, restaurant in February 2023. Those more serious charges were dropped due to a lack of cooperation from the woman, according to a court filing.The remaining misdemeanor battery charge said Jackson Mahomes shoved a waiter who tried to come into a room where he was with the woman, according to investigators.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683125496286.png" alt="Jackson Mahomes-Johnson Co. booking photo" />
 <figcaption>Jackson Mahomes-Johnson Co. booking photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Prosecutors dropped the felony charges after the accuser, who was the owner of the restaurant, refused to testify in the case. The woman reported that she endured death threats and harassment and that her restaurant was vandalized in the wake of the charges. She closed the restaurant in August.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1707097553263.png" alt="-Paatrick&nbsp;Mahomes , Sr. -photo Smith County, Texas Jail" />
 <figcaption>-Paatrick&nbsp;Mahomes , Sr. -photo Smith County, Texas Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>Jackson Mahomes is not the only relative of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' family to face recent brushes with the law. The NFL player's father, former Major League Baseball pitcher Patrick Mahomes Sr., was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-patrick-mahomes-father-arrest-cfcca2814d423c6411948c30e38d98cf">arrested in Texas</a>&nbsp;on Feb. 3, accused of driving while intoxicated.A week later, Patrick Mahomes earned his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-49ers-chiefs-mahomes-d2878a311b13408ebc186638256e703e">third Super Bowl championship ring</a>&nbsp;in February, leading the Chiefs to a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

No jail time for brother of KC Chiefs quarterback in assault case

&nbsp;In its 40th year, the 2024 Salina Spring Poetry Series features a lineup of accomplished poets who will read in downtown Salina. In-person readings will occur at 7 pm on Tuesdays in April at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

The series is sponsored by Salina Arts &amp; Humanities and was curated by Traci Brimhall, Kansas Poet Laureate. Brimhall selected poets with a broad range of perspectives including those of a spoken word poet, a poet whose work is centered on the body, trauma, and the pharmaceutical industry, and the founder of the Salina Spring Poetry Series. Admission to each reading will be $5 cash at the door and free for students with ID.&nbsp;

“Salina Arts &amp; Humanities has been honored to present poetry to Salina over the last forty years,” said Brad Anderson, Executive Director of Salina Arts &amp; Humanities. “Over the decades Salina has been enriched through the diversity of voices that explore our sense of place and reflect the human spirit.”&nbsp;

“It’s so incredible to be a part of celebrating 40 years of this series in Salina,” says Brimhall. “I'm so grateful for the celebration of different voices in Kansas poetry, and I'm so glad that this year's anniversary happens when there are five Tuesday's in the month, so we can hear even more great poems.”&nbsp;

The lineup of poets for the 2024 Salina Poetry Series includes:&nbsp;

Cash Hollistah is a national hip-hop recording artist, musician, spoken word poet, arts educator, and community activist based in Salina, Kansas. Hollistah's musical projects, "#cashmob." (2016) &amp; "#cashmob. 2" (2017), and live performances have earned him spots on high-profile stages, notably South by Southwest (SXSW), and billing with acts such as Common, Shaggy, Kirk Franklin, and T.I. Hollistah also founded/hosted the former poetry series, "ONE MIC", and occasionally teaches "Poetry &amp; Hip-Hop" specialty classes to students in central Kansas. Currently, Hollistah sits on the board of directors of the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Cash Hollistah performs Tuesday, April 2, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

Hadara Bar-Nadav is an NEA fellow and award-winning author of several books of poetry, among them The Animal Is Chemical, The New Nudity, Lullaby (with Exit Sign), The Frame Called Ruin, and A Glass of Milk to Kiss Goodnight, as well as the chapbooks Fountain and Furnace and Show Me Yours. She is also co-author with Michelle Boisseau of the best-selling textbook Writing Poems, 8th ed. Her poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, The Believer, Kenyon Review, The New Republic, Ploughshares, Poetry, Tin House, and elsewhere. Hadara is a Professor of English and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bar-Nadav reads Tuesday, April 9, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

Laura Lee Washburn is a University Professor, the Director of Creative Writing at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, the author of The Book of Stolen Images (Meadowlark) which was awarded the Nelson Book Award from the Kansas Authors Club, This Good Warm Place: 10th Anniversary Expanded Edition (March Street) and Watching the Contortionists (Palanquin Chapbook Prize), and the Editor-in-Chief of Poetry Cooperative/Heartland: Poetry of Love, Resistance, and Solidarity. Her book Arteries is forthcoming this May. Harbor Review’s Washburn Prize is named in her honor. Washburn reads Tuesday, April 16, at 7 pm at Ad Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

Bradford Tice is the author of two books of poetry: Rare Earth (New Rivers Press, 2013), which was named the winner of the 2011 Many Voices Project and a 2014 Debut-litzer finalist, and What the Night Numbered (Trio House Press, 2015), winner of the 2014 Trio Award. His poetry and fiction have appeared in such periodicals as The Atlantic Monthly, North American Review, The American Scholar, Epoch, as well as in Best American Short Stories 2008. His poetry was also selected as the winner of Prairie Schooner’s 2009 Edward Stanley Award. He currently teaches at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. Tice reads Tuesday, April 23, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

In the decades since Patricia Traxler moved to Salina from San Diego, she has been active in the cultural life of the city. The founder and longtime director of Salina's Spring Poetry Series, she also taught at Kansas Wesleyan University for more than three decades. Traxler is the author of four volumes of poetry (most recently, Naming the Fires); a novel, Blood; and a short-story collection, In the Skin. She is currently at work on a book of essays, Don't Ask Me, and a volume of her collected poems, as yet untitled. Traxler reads Tuesday, April 30, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709829968117.jpeg" alt="The entryway of Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier" />
 <figcaption>The entryway of Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier</figcaption>
 </figure>Submitted&nbsp;In its 40th year, the 2024 Salina Spring Poetry Series features a lineup of accomplished poets who will read in downtown Salina. In-person readings will occur at 7 pm on Tuesdays in April at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;The series is sponsored by Salina Arts &amp; Humanities and was curated by Traci Brimhall, Kansas Poet Laureate. Brimhall selected poets with a broad range of perspectives including those of a spoken word poet, a poet whose work is centered on the body, trauma, and the pharmaceutical industry, and the founder of the Salina Spring Poetry Series. Admission to each reading will be $5 cash at the door and free for students with ID.&nbsp;“Salina Arts &amp; Humanities has been honored to present poetry to Salina over the last forty years,” said Brad Anderson, Executive Director of Salina Arts &amp; Humanities. “Over the decades Salina has been enriched through the diversity of voices that explore our sense of place and reflect the human spirit.”&nbsp;“It’s so incredible to be a part of celebrating 40 years of this series in Salina,” says Brimhall. “I'm so grateful for the celebration of different voices in Kansas poetry, and I'm so glad that this year's anniversary happens when there are five Tuesday's in the month, so we can hear even more great poems.”&nbsp;<h2>The lineup of poets for the 2024 Salina Poetry Series includes:&nbsp;</h2><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709830033668.jpeg" alt="Cash Hollistah. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities" />
 <figcaption>Cash Hollistah. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities</figcaption>
 </figure>Cash Hollistah is a national hip-hop recording artist, musician, spoken word poet, arts educator, and community activist based in Salina, Kansas. Hollistah's musical projects, "#cashmob." (2016) &amp; "#cashmob. 2" (2017), and live performances have earned him spots on high-profile stages, notably South by Southwest (SXSW), and billing with acts such as Common, Shaggy, Kirk Franklin, and T.I. Hollistah also founded/hosted the former poetry series, "ONE MIC", and occasionally teaches "Poetry &amp; Hip-Hop" specialty classes to students in central Kansas. Currently, Hollistah sits on the board of directors of the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. Cash Hollistah performs Tuesday, April 2, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709830080168.jpeg" alt="Hadara Bar-Nadav.&nbsp;Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities" />
 <figcaption>Hadara Bar-Nadav.&nbsp;Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities</figcaption>
 </figure>Hadara Bar-Nadav is an NEA fellow and award-winning author of several books of poetry, among them The Animal Is Chemical, The New Nudity, Lullaby (with Exit Sign), The Frame Called Ruin, and A Glass of Milk to Kiss Goodnight, as well as the chapbooks Fountain and Furnace and Show Me Yours. She is also co-author with Michelle Boisseau of the best-selling textbook Writing Poems, 8th ed. Her poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, The Believer, Kenyon Review, The New Republic, Ploughshares, Poetry, Tin House, and elsewhere. Hadara is a Professor of English and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Bar-Nadav reads Tuesday, April 9, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709830136384.jpeg" alt="Laura Lee Washburn. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities" />
 <figcaption>Laura Lee Washburn. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities</figcaption>
 </figure>Laura Lee Washburn is a University Professor, the Director of Creative Writing at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, the author of The Book of Stolen Images (Meadowlark) which was awarded the Nelson Book Award from the Kansas Authors Club, This Good Warm Place: 10th Anniversary Expanded Edition (March Street) and Watching the Contortionists (Palanquin Chapbook Prize), and the Editor-in-Chief of Poetry Cooperative/Heartland: Poetry of Love, Resistance, and Solidarity. Her book Arteries is forthcoming this May. Harbor Review’s Washburn Prize is named in her honor. Washburn reads Tuesday, April 16, at 7 pm at Ad Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709830181984.jpeg" alt="Bradford Tice. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities" />
 <figcaption>Bradford Tice. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities</figcaption>
 </figure>Bradford Tice is the author of two books of poetry: Rare Earth (New Rivers Press, 2013), which was named the winner of the 2011 Many Voices Project and a 2014 Debut-litzer finalist, and What the Night Numbered (Trio House Press, 2015), winner of the 2014 Trio Award. His poetry and fiction have appeared in such periodicals as The Atlantic Monthly, North American Review, The American Scholar, Epoch, as well as in Best American Short Stories 2008. His poetry was also selected as the winner of Prairie Schooner’s 2009 Edward Stanley Award. He currently teaches at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln. Tice reads Tuesday, April 23, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709830208005.jpeg" alt="Patricia Traxler. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities" />
 <figcaption>Patricia Traxler. Image courtesy Salina Arts and Humanities</figcaption>
 </figure>In the decades since Patricia Traxler moved to Salina from San Diego, she has been active in the cultural life of the city. The founder and longtime director of Salina's Spring Poetry Series, she also taught at Kansas Wesleyan University for more than three decades. Traxler is the author of four volumes of poetry (most recently, Naming the Fires); a novel, Blood; and a short-story collection, In the Skin. She is currently at work on a book of essays, Don't Ask Me, and a volume of her collected poems, as yet untitled. Traxler reads Tuesday, April 30, at 7 pm at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S Santa Fe Ave).&nbsp;

2024 Salina Spring Poetry Series announced for 40th anniversary

NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">cache of hand-drafted lyrics</a>&nbsp;to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits.

In the middle of trial, New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their case Wednesday against three collectibles experts who had been accused of scheming to hang onto and peddle the pages, which Eagles co-founder Don Henley maintained were stolen, private artifacts of the band’s creative process.

In explaining the stunning turnabout, prosecutors agreed that defense lawyers had essentially been blindsided by 6,000 pages of communications involving Henley and his attorneys and associates. Prosecutors and the defense got the material only in the past few days, after Henley and his lawyers apparently made a late-in-the-game decision to waive their attorney-client privilege shielding legal discussions.

“These delayed disclosures revealed relevant information that the defense should have had the opportunity to explore” when Henley and other prosecution witnesses testified late last month, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Aaron Ginandes told the court.

With that, rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski were cleared of all the charges. They had included conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.

The case centered on roughly 100 pages of legal-pad pages, many from the creation of a classic rock colossus. The 1976 album “Hotel California” ranks as the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-biggest seller</a>&nbsp;of all time in the U.S., in no small part on the strength of its evocative, smoothly unsettling title track about a place where “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”

Prosecutors had said the defendants knew the pages' chain of possession was shaky but sought to keep and sell them anyway, contriving to fabricate a provenance that would pass muster with auction houses and stave off Henley’s demands for the return of the handwritten sheets.

Through their lawyers, the defendants contended they were rightful owners of pages that weren’t stolen by anyone.

“The next step is building back our reputations," Inciardi said in a written statement after the dismissal. Kosinski, leaving court, said only that he felt “very good” about the case's end. Horowitz hugged tearful family members, then left court without commenting.

Henley lawyer Dan Petrocelli, meanwhile, said the musician plans to turn to civil courts.

“As the victim in this case, Mr. Henley has once again been victimized by this unjust outcome,” Petrocelli said in a statement.

One of Kosinski's lawyers, Scott Edelman, said they also were going to “evaluate next steps."

The communications that led to the case dismissal weren’t released publicly. But in court earlier this week, defense lawyers said the trove had identified additional potential witnesses and raised questions about some testimony from Henley and others.

Judge Curtis Farber said Wednesday that witnesses and their lawyers used attorney-client privilege “to obfuscate and hide information that they believed would be damaging" and that prosecutors “were apparently manipulated.”

As Edelman saw it, prosecutors "got blinded by the fame and fortune of a celebrity.”

The defense maintained that Henley gave the lyrics pages decades ago to a writer who worked on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-8ec3a28657365ecce6bfd4003ead494a">never-published Eagles biography</a>&nbsp;and later sold the handwritten sheets to Horowitz. He, in turn, sold them to Inciardi and Kosinski, who started putting some of the pages up for auction in 2012.

“These are three factually innocent men,” said Inciardi's lawyer, Stacey Richman.

Henley, who realized the pages were missing only when they showed up for sale, reported them stolen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-01d778228e5f7450a2579238798c4f38">He testified</a>&nbsp;at the trial that he let the writer pore through the pages for research but “never gifted them or gave them to anybody to keep or sell.”

The writer, Ed Sanders, wasn’t charged with any crime and wasn’t called to testify. He hasn’t responded to messages about the trial.

Defense lawyers said in court Monday that newly produced emails showed that Henley initially suspected someone else before being reminded of the decades-old book project.

The defense said emails also indicated that some Henley lawyers and a private investigator initially characterized the pages’ disappearance as a burglary — and didn't mention Sanders’ 1979 book contract — because they believed that referring to a burglary would help their cause. The contract, often mentioned during the trial, said the Eagles would furnish Sanders with material, which would remain the band’s “sole property.”

Messages seeking comment were sent to the Henley attorneys involved in the initial 2012 discussions about the lyrics sheets . Another firm that represented Henley in later dealings with the matter, Loeb &amp; Loeb, said in a statement Wednesday that it respects the attorney-client privilege decisions and is “confident that its attorneys acted in accordance with their professional and ethical responsibilities.”

Prosecutors said Wednesday that they repeatedly asked various witnesses to waive their attorney-client privilege, but they chose not to until the past few days.

But Horowitz lawyer Jonathan Bach said that while the defendants were accused of not asking enough questions about the pages' ownership, “it appears that the failure to do a full investigation lies with the other side."

Before the case collapsed, the nonjury trial provided sometimes gossipy peeks into the height of the Eagles' career and the music business.

The court heard the band's longtime manager lament on a decades-old tape about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-1b873edc7596bb736428fbf8fb431c1d">dealing with “a pampered rock star.”</a>&nbsp;Henley held in his hands aging pages with lyrics-in-the-making for such Eagles songs as “After the Thrill is Gone,” “One of These Nights” and “The Long Run.”

During testimony that stretched across three days, the Grammy-winning singer and drummer recounted highlights from the band's heyday, such as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-305107bd8950280a23ae6100a71f0f88">the writing of “Hotel California."</a>&nbsp;And he discussed personal low points, including his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">1980 arrest</a>&nbsp;after authorities reported finding a 16-year-old girl who was ailing from drug use at his home. It happened as the Eagles were breaking up, and Henley was reeling.

“The band was everything to me, and it’s something I’d been working towards since I was 15 years old. It was my whole world" and “my identity," he said. "We had accomplished so much in the previous decade.”

In the long run, it wasn't the end. The Eagles reunited in 1994 and are still touring.

<figure>
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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-973e74e795416821e6f022895b47b78e">cache of hand-drafted lyrics</a>&nbsp;to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits.Its end was even more unexpected.In the middle of trial, New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their case Wednesday against three collectibles experts who had been accused of scheming to hang onto and peddle the pages, which Eagles co-founder Don Henley maintained were stolen, private artifacts of the band’s creative process.In explaining the stunning turnabout, prosecutors agreed that defense lawyers had essentially been blindsided by 6,000 pages of communications involving Henley and his attorneys and associates. Prosecutors and the defense got the material only in the past few days, after Henley and his lawyers apparently made a late-in-the-game decision to waive their attorney-client privilege shielding legal discussions.“These delayed disclosures revealed relevant information that the defense should have had the opportunity to explore” when Henley and other prosecution witnesses testified late last month, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Aaron Ginandes told the court.With that, rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz, former Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski were cleared of all the charges. They had included conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property.The case centered on roughly 100 pages of legal-pad pages, many from the creation of a classic rock colossus. The 1976 album “Hotel California” ranks as the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/3c0b39a1bb5b4e44aafe2c4e05a4b67f">third-biggest seller</a>&nbsp;of all time in the U.S., in no small part on the strength of its evocative, smoothly unsettling title track about a place where “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”Prosecutors had said the defendants knew the pages' chain of possession was shaky but sought to keep and sell them anyway, contriving to fabricate a provenance that would pass muster with auction houses and stave off Henley’s demands for the return of the handwritten sheets.Through their lawyers, the defendants contended they were rightful owners of pages that weren’t stolen by anyone.“The next step is building back our reputations," Inciardi said in a written statement after the dismissal. Kosinski, leaving court, said only that he felt “very good” about the case's end. Horowitz hugged tearful family members, then left court without commenting.Henley lawyer Dan Petrocelli, meanwhile, said the musician plans to turn to civil courts.“As the victim in this case, Mr. Henley has once again been victimized by this unjust outcome,” Petrocelli said in a statement.One of Kosinski's lawyers, Scott Edelman, said they also were going to “evaluate next steps."The communications that led to the case dismissal weren’t released publicly. But in court earlier this week, defense lawyers said the trove had identified additional potential witnesses and raised questions about some testimony from Henley and others.Judge Curtis Farber said Wednesday that witnesses and their lawyers used attorney-client privilege “to obfuscate and hide information that they believed would be damaging" and that prosecutors “were apparently manipulated.”As Edelman saw it, prosecutors "got blinded by the fame and fortune of a celebrity.”The defense maintained that Henley gave the lyrics pages decades ago to a writer who worked on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-8ec3a28657365ecce6bfd4003ead494a">never-published Eagles biography</a>&nbsp;and later sold the handwritten sheets to Horowitz. He, in turn, sold them to Inciardi and Kosinski, who started putting some of the pages up for auction in 2012.“These are three factually innocent men,” said Inciardi's lawyer, Stacey Richman.Henley, who realized the pages were missing only when they showed up for sale, reported them stolen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-01d778228e5f7450a2579238798c4f38">He testified</a>&nbsp;at the trial that he let the writer pore through the pages for research but “never gifted them or gave them to anybody to keep or sell.”The writer, Ed Sanders, wasn’t charged with any crime and wasn’t called to testify. He hasn’t responded to messages about the trial.Defense lawyers said in court Monday that newly produced emails showed that Henley initially suspected someone else before being reminded of the decades-old book project.The defense said emails also indicated that some Henley lawyers and a private investigator initially characterized the pages’ disappearance as a burglary — and didn't mention Sanders’ 1979 book contract — because they believed that referring to a burglary would help their cause. The contract, often mentioned during the trial, said the Eagles would furnish Sanders with material, which would remain the band’s “sole property.”Messages seeking comment were sent to the Henley attorneys involved in the initial 2012 discussions about the lyrics sheets . Another firm that represented Henley in later dealings with the matter, Loeb &amp; Loeb, said in a statement Wednesday that it respects the attorney-client privilege decisions and is “confident that its attorneys acted in accordance with their professional and ethical responsibilities.”Prosecutors said Wednesday that they repeatedly asked various witnesses to waive their attorney-client privilege, but they chose not to until the past few days.But Horowitz lawyer Jonathan Bach said that while the defendants were accused of not asking enough questions about the pages' ownership, “it appears that the failure to do a full investigation lies with the other side."Before the case collapsed, the nonjury trial provided sometimes gossipy peeks into the height of the Eagles' career and the music business.The court heard the band's longtime manager lament on a decades-old tape about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hotel-california-lyrics-manuscript-trial-eagles-henley-1b873edc7596bb736428fbf8fb431c1d">dealing with “a pampered rock star.”</a>&nbsp;Henley held in his hands aging pages with lyrics-in-the-making for such Eagles songs as “After the Thrill is Gone,” “One of These Nights” and “The Long Run.”During testimony that stretched across three days, the Grammy-winning singer and drummer recounted highlights from the band's heyday, such as&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/henley-hotel-california-lyrics-trial-eagles-305107bd8950280a23ae6100a71f0f88">the writing of “Hotel California."</a>&nbsp;And he discussed personal low points, including his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/don-henley-eagles-hotel-california-sex-worker-dae5d3c41ae5ad1071a06dbc74a957d7">1980 arrest</a>&nbsp;after authorities reported finding a 16-year-old girl who was ailing from drug use at his home. It happened as the Eagles were breaking up, and Henley was reeling.“The band was everything to me, and it’s something I’d been working towards since I was 15 years old. It was my whole world" and “my identity," he said. "We had accomplished so much in the previous decade.”In the long run, it wasn't the end. The Eagles reunited in 1994 and are still touring.

Charges dropped in case of stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics

RENO COUNTY&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Phoenix man connected to a cold case homicide that occurred in Hutchinson nearly 42 years ago, according to a media release from the KBI.

The suspect was arrested for his role in the 1982 murder of Michael McKeown. Allen was brought back to Kansas, and was booked into the Reno County Jail on Wednesday morning.

On Thursday, Jan. 25, KBI agents secured an arrest warrant for Jerry Allen, 75, of Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Police Department arrested Allen around 7 p.m. at a residence at 4501 W. Acoma Dr., in Phoenix. He was arrested for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Allen was booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Extradition was waived, and Allen was transported to Kansas, where he will face charges.

Michael McKeown, then age 44, of Hutchison, was found dead on the morning of March 24, 1982. The Hutchinson Police Department and the KBI investigated McKeown’s murder. Investigators believe he was shot and killed the prior night in his car, while it was parked in the lot outside of his apartment at 320 E. Sherman St., in Hutchinson.

In the last year, KBI agents conducted several key interviews in three states, which provided the additional evidence needed to proceed with charges in this cold case.&nbsp; This investigation is ongoing.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Reno County District Attorney’s Office will prosecute the case. A first appearance is scheduled for Friday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m.

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 </figure>RENO COUNTY&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Phoenix man connected to a cold case homicide that occurred in Hutchinson nearly 42 years ago, according to a media release from the KBI.The suspect was arrested for his role in the 1982 murder of Michael McKeown. Allen was brought back to Kansas, and was booked into the Reno County Jail on Wednesday morning.On Thursday, Jan. 25, KBI agents secured an arrest warrant for Jerry Allen, 75, of Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Police Department arrested Allen around 7 p.m. at a residence at 4501 W. Acoma Dr., in Phoenix. He was arrested for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Allen was booked into the Maricopa County Jail. Extradition was waived, and Allen was transported to Kansas, where he will face charges.Michael McKeown, then age 44, of Hutchison, was found dead on the morning of March 24, 1982. The Hutchinson Police Department and the KBI investigated McKeown’s murder. Investigators believe he was shot and killed the prior night in his car, while it was parked in the lot outside of his apartment at 320 E. Sherman St., in Hutchinson.In the last year, KBI agents conducted several key interviews in three states, which provided the additional evidence needed to proceed with charges in this cold case.&nbsp; This investigation is ongoing.All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Reno County District Attorney’s Office will prosecute the case. A first appearance is scheduled for Friday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m.

KBI: Suspect in Kansas cold case murder captured in Arizona 

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/rmipro/">RACHEL MIPRO</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — A Kansas House Republican will no longer hold a judiciary committee leadership position following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence with a gun.&nbsp;

Carl Maughan, R-Colwich, and state representative, was arrested early Monday. The 52-year-old was booked into Shawnee County Jail around 4 a.m. in connection to the crimes of possession of a firearm while under influence of drugs or alcohol, failure to signal while changing lanes or turning and for improper driving on a roadway with lanes,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://docis.sncoapps.us/Inmate/DailyBookingArchive?class=enableSearch">according to the booking report</a>.&nbsp;

He was released after posting bail and has a court date set for Friday. Maughan did not immediately respond to a Reflector inquiry on the arrest.

Maughan holds the District 90 seat, which covers swathes of north-central Sedgwick County and parts of Wichita.&nbsp;

Maughan held a vice chair position on the House Judiciary Committee, but was replaced in this position Tuesday, hours after news of his arrest became widely publicized. He still holds a seat on the committee, as well as on the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee and the House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, among others.&nbsp;

He is one of many Republicans who endorsed&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hcr5020/">House Concurrent Resolution 5020</a>, a proposed constitutional amendment that would loosen gun restrictions in the state by giving gun rights the same level of protection as the freedoms of speech and religion.&nbsp;

An attorney, he ran unopposed for former Rep. Steve Huebert’s seat in 2022, campaigning on a conservative platform. His term ends in 2025.&nbsp;

“I’d like to try to allow people to experience their version of the pursuit of happiness without necessarily having too much of a heavy hand from centralized entities,” Maughan said in a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1654189443360~maughan">2022 interview</a>&nbsp;with Ark Valley News.

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 </figure>BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/rmipro/">RACHEL MIPRO</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — A Kansas House Republican will no longer hold a judiciary committee leadership position following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence with a gun.&nbsp;Carl Maughan, R-Colwich, and state representative, was arrested early Monday. The 52-year-old was booked into Shawnee County Jail around 4 a.m. in connection to the crimes of possession of a firearm while under influence of drugs or alcohol, failure to signal while changing lanes or turning and for improper driving on a roadway with lanes,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://docis.sncoapps.us/Inmate/DailyBookingArchive?class=enableSearch">according to the booking report</a>.&nbsp;He was released after posting bail and has a court date set for Friday. Maughan did not immediately respond to a Reflector inquiry on the arrest.<figure>
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 </figure>Maughan holds the District 90 seat, which covers swathes of north-central Sedgwick County and parts of Wichita.&nbsp;Maughan held a vice chair position on the House Judiciary Committee, but was replaced in this position Tuesday, hours after news of his arrest became widely publicized. He still holds a seat on the committee, as well as on the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee and the House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, among others.&nbsp;He is one of many Republicans who endorsed&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hcr5020/">House Concurrent Resolution 5020</a>, a proposed constitutional amendment that would loosen gun restrictions in the state by giving gun rights the same level of protection as the freedoms of speech and religion.&nbsp;An attorney, he ran unopposed for former Rep. Steve Huebert’s seat in 2022, campaigning on a conservative platform. His term ends in 2025.&nbsp;“I’d like to try to allow people to experience their version of the pursuit of happiness without necessarily having too much of a heavy hand from centralized entities,” Maughan said in a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1654189443360~maughan">2022 interview</a>&nbsp;with Ark Valley News.

Kansas GOP rep. out of committee leadership job after arrest

Gregory “Greg” Allen Davis September 20, 1953 ~&nbsp;February 28, 2024

Gregory “Greg” Allen Davis was born September 20, 1953 in Salina, Kansas the son of Willard and Mavis (Sandquist) Davis. He passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene.

Greg grew up in the Abilene area, graduated from Abilene High School, and received his Associates Degree from ColbyCommunity College. Greg was a mechanic his entire adult life and owner/operator of G &amp; D Service in Abilene until his retirement.

He enjoyed learning about the newest technology, watching western movies and shows, attending K-State football games, and watching all K-State sports, but his love was his children and grandchildren. He loved grilling for them and having them over for family dinners.

On February 1, 1975 he was united in marriage to Debbie Lady. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his father Willard of Abilene, daughters Erin Signer and her husband Brad of Abilene, Lauren Steinlage and her husband Jonathan of Abilene, son Lucas Davis and his wife Sophia of Scottsdale, Arizona, brothers Bruce Davis of Powhattan, Virginia, Lee Davis of Salina, Jeff Davis of Abilene, Terry Davis of Charlotte, North Carolina, sisters Cindy Neill of Emporia, Denise Neill of Phoenix, Arizona, Glenna Phillips of Salina, five grandchildren Kellen Signer, Aiden Davis, Korbin Davis, Adley Steinlage, and Isaac Steinlage. He was preceded in death by his mother Mavis, and brother Danny Davis.

Funeral services for Greg will be March 12, 2024 at Emmanuel Church in Abilene with Pastor Marc Riegel officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service at 9:00am, service at 10:00 am, and burial to follow. His final resting place will be in the Abilene Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Emmanuel Church or to Dickinson County Home Health and Hospice and may be sent in care of the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home, 414 NW 3 rd , Abilene, Kansas 67410. Friends may sign the register book at the funeral home during business hours.

LISTEN:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/e1d52bf0-dfb8-46b3-bf9b-981f91a83dbe">🎙King in the Community: Saline County Admin. Phil Smith-Hanes</a>

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 </figure>Gregory “Greg” Allen Davis September 20, 1953 ~&nbsp;February 28, 2024Gregory “Greg” Allen Davis was born September 20, 1953 in Salina, Kansas the son of Willard and Mavis (Sandquist) Davis. He passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene.Greg grew up in the Abilene area, graduated from Abilene High School, and received his Associates Degree from ColbyCommunity College. Greg was a mechanic his entire adult life and owner/operator of G &amp; D Service in Abilene until his retirement.He enjoyed learning about the newest technology, watching western movies and shows, attending K-State football games, and watching all K-State sports, but his love was his children and grandchildren. He loved grilling for them and having them over for family dinners.On February 1, 1975 he was united in marriage to Debbie Lady. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his father Willard of Abilene, daughters Erin Signer and her husband Brad of Abilene, Lauren Steinlage and her husband Jonathan of Abilene, son Lucas Davis and his wife Sophia of Scottsdale, Arizona, brothers Bruce Davis of Powhattan, Virginia, Lee Davis of Salina, Jeff Davis of Abilene, Terry Davis of Charlotte, North Carolina, sisters Cindy Neill of Emporia, Denise Neill of Phoenix, Arizona, Glenna Phillips of Salina, five grandchildren Kellen Signer, Aiden Davis, Korbin Davis, Adley Steinlage, and Isaac Steinlage. He was preceded in death by his mother Mavis, and brother Danny Davis.Funeral services for Greg will be March 12, 2024 at Emmanuel Church in Abilene with Pastor Marc Riegel officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service at 9:00am, service at 10:00 am, and burial to follow. His final resting place will be in the Abilene Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Emmanuel Church or to Dickinson County Home Health and Hospice and may be sent in care of the Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home, 414 NW 3 rd , Abilene, Kansas 67410. Friends may sign the register book at the funeral home during business hours.LISTEN:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/e1d52bf0-dfb8-46b3-bf9b-981f91a83dbe">🎙King in the Community: Saline County Admin. Phil Smith-Hanes</a>

Gregory A. Davis

SHAWNEE COUNTY—A member of the Kansas House of Representatives spent most of Monday in Jail. According to online jail records Carl Maughan, 52, of Colwich, was arrested early Monday in Shawnee&nbsp; County.

Maughan, a Republican who <a href="https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_maughan_carl_1/">represents Kansas House District 90</a>&nbsp;, was booked into jail at 4a.m. on requested charges that include possession of firearm while under influence of alcohol or drugs, Failure To Give Signal When Changing Lanes or Turning and Improper Driving On Laned Roadway, according to the county booking report.

His committee assignments include the Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Rules and Journal Committee and the Special Claims Against the State Committee, according to his online statehouse bio.

Just after 2:30p.m. Monday, Maughan was released from jail, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police have released no additional details.&nbsp;

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—A member of the Kansas House of Representatives spent most of Monday in Jail. According to online jail records Carl Maughan, 52, of Colwich, was arrested early Monday in Shawnee&nbsp; County.<figure>
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 </figure>Maughan, a Republican who <a href="https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/rep_maughan_carl_1/">represents Kansas House District 90</a>&nbsp;, was booked into jail at 4a.m. on requested charges that include possession of firearm while under influence of alcohol or drugs, Failure To Give Signal When Changing Lanes or Turning and Improper Driving On Laned Roadway, according to the county booking report.His committee assignments include the Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Rules and Journal Committee and the Special Claims Against the State Committee, according to his online statehouse bio.Just after 2:30p.m. Monday, Maughan was released from jail, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police have released no additional details.&nbsp;

Kansas state representative spent most of Monday in jail

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl. Lawmakers and others have criticized the governor for the decision.

Parson's commutation converted the remainder of Reid's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-nfl-sports-football-ce0454049635803df51fc892aaff9dc4?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">three-year prison sentence</a>&nbsp;to house arrest, subject to several conditions. Reid had been sentenced in November 2022 after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. He is the son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker criticized the governor's decision. "I believed that the court’s sentence of 3 years imprisonment for Britt Reid was a just sentence. Leaving the courtroom, I believed that the interests of justice were served after a sentencing hearing on the merits. The Court carefully considered the evidence and the harm to our 5-year-old victim, Ariel, and her family."

"It also properly considered the unlawful behavior of the defendant, a repeat offender in other states who chose again to drive while intoxicated. I believe that this was a tragic case for the Court to weigh, and I am grateful for the judge's thoughtful and deliberate decision-making."

"I had believed that the sentence was an example for others that even those with resources and privilege were not above the law. "

"The Governor did not contact anyone who handled this case, or those directly impacted, including Ariel’s family," Baker continued. "There simply can be no response that explains away the failure to notify victims of the offender. To Ariel's family, I offered my resolve to continue to fight for just sentences for those who injure others due to the reckless decision to drink alcohol and operate a motor vehicle."

"We are reminded that this governor did not use his political power to commute the sentence of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson. He used his political power to free a man with status, privilege and connections. Both Kevin and Lamar are freed today under the rule of law, but only after difficult battles to gain their freedom."

"Finally, to my community, I simply say I am saddened by the self-serving political actions of the Governor and the resulting harm that it brings to the system of justice. But my office will fight for just outcomes regardless of social status, privilege or one's connections. This system of justice still stands and will prevail over any fleeting political knock. Of this I am certain," Baker wrote.

Missouri State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman who is running for Congress also criticized Parson.

Parson is a longtime Chiefs season ticket-holder holder who celebrated with the team at its recent Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City. A Parson spokesman said the governor considered several factors when making his commutation decision.

“Reid had completed his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more prison time than most individuals convicted of similar offenses,” Parson spokesman Johnathan Shiflett said.

Reid's house arrest will continue until Oct. 31, 2025, with requirements for weekly meetings with a parole officer and peer support sponsor and attendance at behavioral counseling. He also will be required to work at least 30 hours a week and complete 10 hours a month of community service, among other things.

The Chiefs declined to comment about Parson’s commutation of Reid.

Prosecutors said Reid&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-kansas-football-kansas-city-kansas-city-chiefs-d43b085c56ac1d0ec8445f30faa6a4d0">was intoxicated and driving about 84 mph</a>&nbsp;(135 kph) in a 65 mph zone when his Dodge truck hit the cars on an entrance ramp to Interstate 435 near Arrowhead Stadium on Feb. 4, 2021.

A girl inside one of the cars, Ariel Young, suffered a traumatic brain injury. A total of six people, including Reid, were injured. One of the vehicles he hit had stalled because of a dead battery, and the second was owned by Ariel’s mother, who had arrived to help.

Reid had a blood-alcohol level of 0.113% two hours after the crash, police said. The legal limit is 0.08%.

The Chiefs&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-health-business-football-b79b53869eb2a017e1e41623ac5abb58">reached a confidential agreement</a>&nbsp;with Ariel’s family to pay for her ongoing medical treatment and other expenses.

An attorney who represented Ariel's family did not immediately respond to messages Friday.

Reid's sentencing reprieve was one of three commutations and 36 pardons announced Friday by Parson, who also denied 63 clemency requests.

Parson, a former sheriff, has now&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pardon-clemency-missouri-governor-mike-parson-wisconsin-dc788c33d850956460a567554b1a8104?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">granted clemency</a>&nbsp;to more than 760 people since 2020 — more than any Missouri governor since the 1940s. Parson has been been working to clear a backlog of nearly 3,700 clemency applications he inherited when taking over as governor in 2018, but he also has considered some new requests.

Many of those granted clemency by Parson were convicted decades ago of drug crimes, theft or burglary and had completed their prison sentences long ago.

But two notable exceptions were Mark and Patricia McCloskey. The St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial injustice protesters were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-20062ccc6593bd91757ad1ea4a190db5">pardoned by Parson</a>&nbsp;on July 30, 2021, just six weeks after Mark McCloskey&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-5d8c0dd118abef6df4a4214becd2f30a">pleaded guilty</a>&nbsp;to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment.

<figure>
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 </figure>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl. Lawmakers and others have criticized the governor for the decision.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709333157469.png" alt="A portion of the list released by Parson's office.&nbsp;<a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MOGOV/2024/03/01/file_attachments/2800812/February%202024%20Pardons%20and%20Commutations.pdf">Click here to see</a>&nbsp;the full list from the governor's office." />
 <figcaption>A portion of the list released by Parson's office.&nbsp;<a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MOGOV/2024/03/01/file_attachments/2800812/February%202024%20Pardons%20and%20Commutations.pdf">Click here to see</a>&nbsp;the full list from the governor's office.</figcaption>
 </figure>Parson's commutation converted the remainder of Reid's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-nfl-sports-football-ce0454049635803df51fc892aaff9dc4?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">three-year prison sentence</a>&nbsp;to house arrest, subject to several conditions. Reid had been sentenced in November 2022 after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. He is the son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid.Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker criticized the governor's decision. "I believed that the court’s sentence of 3 years imprisonment for Britt Reid was a just sentence. Leaving the courtroom, I believed that the interests of justice were served after a sentencing hearing on the merits. The Court carefully considered the evidence and the harm to our 5-year-old victim, Ariel, and her family."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1612784011749.png" alt="Ariel photo GoFundMe" />
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 </figure>"It also properly considered the unlawful behavior of the defendant, a repeat offender in other states who chose again to drive while intoxicated. I believe that this was a tragic case for the Court to weigh, and I am grateful for the judge's thoughtful and deliberate decision-making.""I had believed that the sentence was an example for others that even those with resources and privilege were not above the law. ""The Governor did not contact anyone who handled this case, or those directly impacted, including Ariel’s family," Baker continued. "There simply can be no response that explains away the failure to notify victims of the offender. To Ariel's family, I offered my resolve to continue to fight for just sentences for those who injure others due to the reckless decision to drink alcohol and operate a motor vehicle.""We are reminded that this governor did not use his political power to commute the sentence of Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson. He used his political power to free a man with status, privilege and connections. Both Kevin and Lamar are freed today under the rule of law, but only after difficult battles to gain their freedom.""Finally, to my community, I simply say I am saddened by the self-serving political actions of the Governor and the resulting harm that it brings to the system of justice. But my office will fight for just outcomes regardless of social status, privilege or one's connections. This system of justice still stands and will prevail over any fleeting political knock. Of this I am certain," Baker wrote.Missouri State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman who is running for Congress also criticized Parson.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This isn&#39;t justice. <a href="https://t.co/ZNEGanOMKA">https://t.co/ZNEGanOMKA</a>&mdash; MaryElizabethColeman (@meaccoleman) <a href="https://twitter.com/meaccoleman/status/1763932771695710388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I cannot imagine the pain this must cause to the family of the victim, an innocent 5-year-old girl whose life is forever changed. This is not justice. <a href="https://t.co/48M03cCsS3">https://t.co/48M03cCsS3</a>&mdash; Tony Luetkemeyer (@TonyForMissouri) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyForMissouri/status/1763934179945828383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Parson is a longtime Chiefs season ticket-holder holder who celebrated with the team at its recent Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City. A Parson spokesman said the governor considered several factors when making his commutation decision.“Reid had completed his alcohol abuse treatment program and has served more prison time than most individuals convicted of similar offenses,” Parson spokesman Johnathan Shiflett said.Reid's house arrest will continue until Oct. 31, 2025, with requirements for weekly meetings with a parole officer and peer support sponsor and attendance at behavioral counseling. He also will be required to work at least 30 hours a week and complete 10 hours a month of community service, among other things.The Chiefs declined to comment about Parson’s commutation of Reid.Prosecutors said Reid&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-kansas-football-kansas-city-kansas-city-chiefs-d43b085c56ac1d0ec8445f30faa6a4d0">was intoxicated and driving about 84 mph</a>&nbsp;(135 kph) in a 65 mph zone when his Dodge truck hit the cars on an entrance ramp to Interstate 435 near Arrowhead Stadium on Feb. 4, 2021.A girl inside one of the cars, Ariel Young, suffered a traumatic brain injury. A total of six people, including Reid, were injured. One of the vehicles he hit had stalled because of a dead battery, and the second was owned by Ariel’s mother, who had arrived to help.Reid had a blood-alcohol level of 0.113% two hours after the crash, police said. The legal limit is 0.08%.The Chiefs&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-health-business-football-b79b53869eb2a017e1e41623ac5abb58">reached a confidential agreement</a>&nbsp;with Ariel’s family to pay for her ongoing medical treatment and other expenses.An attorney who represented Ariel's family did not immediately respond to messages Friday.Reid's sentencing reprieve was one of three commutations and 36 pardons announced Friday by Parson, who also denied 63 clemency requests.Parson, a former sheriff, has now&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pardon-clemency-missouri-governor-mike-parson-wisconsin-dc788c33d850956460a567554b1a8104?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share">granted clemency</a>&nbsp;to more than 760 people since 2020 — more than any Missouri governor since the 1940s. Parson has been been working to clear a backlog of nearly 3,700 clemency applications he inherited when taking over as governor in 2018, but he also has considered some new requests.Many of those granted clemency by Parson were convicted decades ago of drug crimes, theft or burglary and had completed their prison sentences long ago.But two notable exceptions were Mark and Patricia McCloskey. The St. Louis couple who gained national attention for waving guns at racial injustice protesters were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-20062ccc6593bd91757ad1ea4a190db5">pardoned by Parson</a>&nbsp;on July 30, 2021, just six weeks after Mark McCloskey&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-5d8c0dd118abef6df4a4214becd2f30a">pleaded guilty</a>&nbsp;to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment.

Harsh reaction: Gov. shortens prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after an arrest.

On Feb. 29, a member of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit was in the 1600 block of SE 29th Street in Topeka when he observed what appeared to be suspicious narcotics related activity.

During the investigation, a loaded firearm was located on the individual and illegal narcotics were located inside the vehicle. It was determined that the individual was not permitted to possess a firearm.

Alex J. Burghart, 27, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of criminal possession of a weapon by a felon and a felony probation violation.&nbsp; He has previous convictions for robbery, burglary, theft and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after an arrest.On Feb. 29, a member of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit was in the 1600 block of SE 29th Street in Topeka when he observed what appeared to be suspicious narcotics related activity.During the investigation, a loaded firearm was located on the individual and illegal narcotics were located inside the vehicle. It was determined that the individual was not permitted to possess a firearm.Alex J. Burghart, 27, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of criminal possession of a weapon by a felon and a felony probation violation.&nbsp; He has previous convictions for robbery, burglary, theft and for drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Kan. man, convicted of burglary, caught with drugs and a gun

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating to suspects on drug allegations.

On Feb. 26, a sheriff's deputy conducted a&nbsp;traffic stop on 198th Road near Q. Road in rural Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

 Deputies seized illegal drug contraband during the stop.  John Albert Johnston, 39, and Melissa Ann Hibbs, 40, both of Topeka, were arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail. Johnston was booked on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended and driving while habitual violator. Hibbs was booked on requested charges of possession of a hallucinogenic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating to suspects on drug allegations.On Feb. 26, a sheriff's deputy conducted a&nbsp;traffic stop on 198th Road near Q. Road in rural Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.<figure>
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 </figure> Deputies seized illegal drug contraband during the stop. John Albert Johnston, 39, and Melissa Ann Hibbs, 40, both of Topeka, were arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail. Johnston was booked on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended and driving while habitual violator. Hibbs was booked on requested charges of possession of a hallucinogenic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Kansas couple caught transporting methamphetamine

SHAWNEE COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on theft allegations

Just after 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center was notified of a recent theft of two lawn mowers from a residence in the 300 block of SE Baldwin Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

 Based on information provided by the caller, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office was able to locate the suspect vehicle, a green 2004 Kia Sorento, in the 400 block of SE Rice Road.

During the investigation, deputies recovered two stolen lawn mowers and illegal narcotics were also located.

Teresa D. Drake, 46, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections (SNDOC) on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass and theft.

Michael R. Youngs, 51, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the SNDOC on requested charges of felony interference with law enforcement, misdemeanor interference with law enforcement, identity theft, criminal trespass, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and theft.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on theft allegationsJust after 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center was notified of a recent theft of two lawn mowers from a residence in the 300 block of SE Baldwin Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. Based on information provided by the caller, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office was able to locate the suspect vehicle, a green 2004 Kia Sorento, in the 400 block of SE Rice Road.<figure>
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 </figure>During the investigation, deputies recovered two stolen lawn mowers and illegal narcotics were also located.Teresa D. Drake, 46, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections (SNDOC) on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass and theft.Michael R. Youngs, 51, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the SNDOC on requested charges of felony interference with law enforcement, misdemeanor interference with law enforcement, identity theft, criminal trespass, operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and theft.

Two Kansas suspects caught transporting stolen lawn mowers

MONTGOMRY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an investigation.

On Feb. 26, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of burglaries in the Dearing and Coffeyville rural areas, according to Sheriff Ron Wade.

Patrol deputies led thorough investigations and conducted numerous follow-up investigations on the reported burglaries which resulted in a search warrant being executed at a residence located at 812 W. Minnesota in Coffeyville.

During the search of the residence, several items were recovered that were reported stolen from different jurisdictions including illegal narcotics were also recovered and seized from the residence.

Subsequently, Jerrod Lee Allison of Coffeyville, Kansas was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Possession of stimulants, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and possession of stolen property.

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 <figcaption>Allison-photo Montgomery Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>MONTGOMRY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an investigation.On Feb. 26, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of burglaries in the Dearing and Coffeyville rural areas, according to Sheriff Ron Wade.Patrol deputies led thorough investigations and conducted numerous follow-up investigations on the reported burglaries which resulted in a search warrant being executed at a residence located at 812 W. Minnesota in Coffeyville.During the search of the residence, several items were recovered that were reported stolen from different jurisdictions including illegal narcotics were also recovered and seized from the residence.Subsequently, Jerrod Lee Allison of Coffeyville, Kansas was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Possession of stimulants, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and possession of stolen property.

Sheriff: Kansas man caught with stolen property, drugs

MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a

Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of vehicle thefts on February 23 and 24, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Ron Wade.

The first incident occurred on February 23, when deputies were alerted to the theft of a black 2012 Hyundai Elantra from south Brookside Avenue in rural Independence. 

In addition to the vehicle, other items were reported stolen. Despite initial challenges, deputies continued their efforts to recover the stolen property.

A breakthrough came on February 24, when a diligent employee at Ralph Mitchell Park discovered some of the stolen items near the Lone Chief cabin. 

Later that day, the owner of the stolen vehicle located the it at the Apple Tree Inn, prompting a joint response from the Independence Kansas Police Department and deputies.

 The vehicle was successfully processed and returned to its rightful owner. However, on the same day, another vehicle theft was reported on South Cement Street. 

Deputies responded and learned the stolen Silver 2006 Chrysler 300 went into Independence City limits. Later deputies located the Chrysler 300 traveling south on County Road 3900. 

 The deputies attempted to stop the vehicle.  The driver failed to stop and continued fleeing from the deputies.  The deputies gave chase for a few miles when the vehicle stopped on South Second Street, south of Independence. 

 The suspect bailed out of the vehicle and ran. Deputies gave chase&nbsp; and were able to successfully apprehend the suspect identified as Andy Ochoa. 

Further investigation revealed Ochoa was in possession of stolen property, including a handgun that was reported stolen out of the City of Independence. 

 Deputies also located methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and suspected fentanyl. 

 Ochoa was transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections where he was booked on multiple requested charges.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/2/1709124552856.png" alt="Ochoa-photo Montgomery Co." />
 <figcaption>Ochoa-photo Montgomery Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>MONTGOMERY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after aSheriff's deputies responded to reports of vehicle thefts on February 23 and 24, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Ron Wade.The first incident occurred on February 23, when deputies were alerted to the theft of a black 2012 Hyundai Elantra from south Brookside Avenue in rural Independence. In addition to the vehicle, other items were reported stolen. Despite initial challenges, deputies continued their efforts to recover the stolen property.A breakthrough came on February 24, when a diligent employee at Ralph Mitchell Park discovered some of the stolen items near the Lone Chief cabin. Later that day, the owner of the stolen vehicle located the it at the Apple Tree Inn, prompting a joint response from the Independence Kansas Police Department and deputies. The vehicle was successfully processed and returned to its rightful owner. However, on the same day, another vehicle theft was reported on South Cement Street. Deputies responded and learned the stolen Silver 2006 Chrysler 300 went into Independence City limits. Later deputies located the Chrysler 300 traveling south on County Road 3900. The deputies attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver failed to stop and continued fleeing from the deputies. The deputies gave chase for a few miles when the vehicle stopped on South Second Street, south of Independence. The suspect bailed out of the vehicle and ran. Deputies gave chase&nbsp; and were able to successfully apprehend the suspect identified as Andy Ochoa. Further investigation revealed Ochoa was in possession of stolen property, including a handgun that was reported stolen out of the City of Independence. Deputies also located methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and suspected fentanyl. Ochoa was transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections where he was booked on multiple requested charges.

Sheriff: Kan. stolen car suspect had stolen handgun, fentanyl

SHAWNEE COUNTY&nbsp; –Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a an arrest this week.

Just after 1a.m. Wednesday, police responded to reported suspicious persons in the 1800 block of NW Brickyard Road, according to police spokesperson Rosie Nichold

Officers did not find that a crime had been committed but noticed a vehicle near the railroad tracks. Upon further investigation, officers determined one of the rail cars had open doors and there was wire on the ground.

An individual emerged from the rail car, identified later as Matthew G. Allender, 41, of Topeka. He ran from police. Officers ultimately took him into custody and contacted Union Pacific Railroad. It was determined there was around $550,000 in damage to the rail cars that had been burglarized.

As a result of the investigation, Allender was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department on requested&nbsp;charges of Burglary; Vehicle to commit felony, theft, DV, or sexually motivated crime Felony theft $25,000 &lt; $100,000 Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories Criminal damage to property; Felony Interference with LEO; knowingly flee by means other than motor vehicle for felony cases Criminal trespass; Property as posted per KSA 32-1013.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY&nbsp; –Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a an arrest this week.Just after 1a.m. Wednesday, police responded to reported suspicious persons in the 1800 block of NW Brickyard Road, according to police spokesperson Rosie NicholdOfficers did not find that a crime had been committed but noticed a vehicle near the railroad tracks. Upon further investigation, officers determined one of the rail cars had open doors and there was wire on the ground.An individual emerged from the rail car, identified later as Matthew G. Allender, 41, of Topeka. He ran from police. Officers ultimately took him into custody and contacted Union Pacific Railroad. It was determined there was around $550,000 in damage to the rail cars that had been burglarized.As a result of the investigation, Allender was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department on requested&nbsp;charges of Burglary; Vehicle to commit felony, theft, DV, or sexually motivated crime Felony theft $25,000 &lt; $100,000 Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories Criminal damage to property; Felony Interference with LEO; knowingly flee by means other than motor vehicle for felony cases Criminal trespass; Property as posted per KSA 32-1013.

Kan. man accused of $500,000 damage in railroad burglary

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post

That’s the number Rocelyn Show has knocked down during her three years on the lanes competing as a member of the Salina Central bowling team.

On Friday, Rocelyn will travel to Wichita for the big one, as the Mustang senior prepares to compete in one last 5A state bowling tournament before graduation this spring.

Whether she returns to Salina with hardware in hand or not, Show has already etched her name into the Mustang record books in a career with numbers straight out of a simulation.

Before the final competition on March 1st, Show sits as the all-time leader in bowling average (200) and holds the single-season records for total pins (6,587) and single-season high-series (678).

Despite being a member of the team for just three years, she also ranks second in total career pins at Central, just 4,000 off all-time leader Cheyenne O’Connor.

All of this built to an excellent performance at regionals last week, where Show finished fourth in Hutch as the only participant of the 66 in play to bowl 200 or better in two of her three games.

While all of this is impressive on its own, the coll-bound athlete will also be in search of some redemption this Friday, after suffering a knee injury in her first game at state a season ago.

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/10/1697215856555.jpeg" alt="Salina Regional Orthopedic &amp; Sports Medicine- Your home-field advantage starts here." />
 <figcaption>Salina Regional Orthopedic &amp; Sports Medicine- Your home-field advantage starts here.</figcaption>
 </figure>17,727 pins.That’s the number Rocelyn Show has knocked down during her three years on the lanes competing as a member of the Salina Central bowling team.On Friday, Rocelyn will travel to Wichita for the big one, as the Mustang senior prepares to compete in one last 5A state bowling tournament before graduation this spring.Whether she returns to Salina with hardware in hand or not, Show has already etched her name into the Mustang record books in a career with numbers straight out of a simulation.Before the final competition on March 1st, Show sits as the all-time leader in bowling average (200) and holds the single-season records for total pins (6,587) and single-season high-series (678).Despite being a member of the team for just three years, she also ranks second in total career pins at Central, just 4,000 off all-time leader Cheyenne O’Connor.All of this built to an excellent performance at regionals last week, where Show finished fourth in Hutch as the only participant of the 66 in play to bowl 200 or better in two of her three games.While all of this is impressive on its own, the coll-bound athlete will also be in search of some redemption this Friday, after suffering a knee injury in her first game at state a season ago.Show will get her chance when the lanes open at Bowlero Northrock in Wichita at 1:15 PM.Results of this year’s 5A KSHSAA state bowling competition can be found <a href="https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Bowling/State.cfm">here</a>.