Kansas Klips
Teen accused of making bomb threat at Salina South High School
SALINA — Police arrested a Salina teen last Wednesday after a bomb threat allegedly was made at a local high school. A staff member reported to the school resource officer that a 16-year-old boy had made a verbal threat concerning a bomb in the school to a group of people at Salina South High School on Wednesday, according to Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus. Police were able to establish that the report was credible and the boy was taken into custody. Hanus said the boy was arrested on a requested charge of criminal threat. No bomb was found. (SalinaPost.com)
SUV strikes, kills 2 horses on highway
SALINE COUNTY — Two horses were killed in a single vehicle accident just north of Gypsum Wednesday morning. Edward Conway, 60, of Gypsum, had just left Gypsum and was headed west on Kansas Highway 4 when his 2020 Kia Sportage struck two horses in the roadway at approximately 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan. A miniature horse that was killed was found on the roadway. A full-sized horse that died was found in the ditch. The horses were among several from Gypsum Stables that had gotten out, Soldan said. (SalinaPost.com)
33-year-old jailed for stabbing student in school parking lot
FORD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the motive for a stabbing outside Dodge City High School and have made an arrest. Just after 8 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of the stabbing of a high school student reported to the School Resource Officer, according to a media release. At approximately 7:45 a.m., the student victim parked his car in the school parking lot and was approached by the suspect. An altercation ensued leaving the student with a stab wound to the hand. The suspect, later identified as a 33-year-old Dodge City resident, left school grounds in his vehicle. Officers were able to identify the suspect’s vehicle and track it to an address in the 2200 block of Hart Avenue. (HaysPost.com)
Wilson man sentenced to two life terms for child sex crimes
ELLSWORTH — A Wilson man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for conviction of child sex crimes under the Kansas version of Jessica’s Law, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Jason Cunningham, 36, was sentenced in Ellsworth County District Court by Judge Carey Hipp to two life sentences with parole eligibility after 50 years, plus an additional 32 months in prison. Cunningham was found guilty by a jury in July on nine counts of various sex crimes involving two minor children at the time the crimes were committed, between 2014 and 2020. Hipp also sentenced Cunningham to lifetime registration as a violent offender and lifetime parole. (HaysPost.com)
Potential buyer found for county grocery store
La CROSSE — An update on the status of the grocery store in La Crosse was given to a gathering of approximately 15 people on Friday, Sept. 16, at the Barbed Wire Museum meeting room. U. S. Senator Jerry Moran made an unscheduled stop in La Crosse and a group of people met with him to discuss the closure of the grocery store onAugust 30 due to non-payment of sales tax. Kevin Moeder of Farmers Bank & Trust in La Crosse announced that a person who chooses not to be named has signed a contract with the seller for a 45-day purchase option. The seller cannot sell to anyone else during the 45-day period. The buyer is looking for financing options and plans to purchase all new equipment for the store. Moeder assured the group that the buyer is an extremely viable candidate for the purchase. (The Rush County News)
Teen Center building bites the dust
OTIS — The building utilized as a teen center on Main Street in Otis was demolished on Sept. 14 by Stone Sand Company. The building, which had been owend by the City of Otis since 2008, received severe damage in a wind storm on Dec. 15, 2021. It also had structural problems before the storm damage. The city decided to raze the building after costs to bring the building back to its original condition were estimated at $100,000. The building had been used as a teen center since the 1980s but had seen little use in the past several years due to COVID-19. The building, which was constructed in 1920, was razed to the ground and the basement filled in with dirt to ground level. (The Rush County News)
Dedication at the EES Library
NORTON — On Sept. 23 a dedication ceremony was held at the Eisenhower Elementary School in Norton, honoring Private First Class Robert Dewayne Stephens, a Norton County soldier who lost his life on July 5, 1950, at the age of 19, in the Battle of Osan. He was the very first American soldier to die in the Korean War. A plaque designating a special reading area as “The Private First Class Robert Dewayne Stephens’ Story Corner,” was presented to the school library by the 6.25 Foundation, out of Vermont, an organization that honors American soldiers who gave their lives in the Korean War. The Foundation reached out to USD 211 in hopes of donating over $5,000 to the Eisenhower Elementary School Library in Private Stephens’ name. To date, the Foundation has donated funds to nine schools. (The Norton Telegram)
