Kansas Klips

Students Raise Money For Service Dog

DERBY—Students and Derby’s Park Hill Elementary School have raised more than $900.00 to help train a classmate’s service dog. Each student was asked to bring at least $1.00 to school for the privilege of getting to wear a hat to school. The hat-day fundraiser was organized to benefit five-year-old Corbynn and the companion on which she will rely. Corbynn has epilepsy, and her dog, Remi, is her seizure-response dog. A GoFundMe page has been set up and has raised an extra $1,000.00 to date. (KWCH)

Schools Across Kansas Receive Fake Shooting Calls

WICHITA — Several schools across the state received threats of active shootings on Wednesday, March 1st. The schools were Wichita North High, El Dorado High School, Wellington High School, Russell High School, Garden City High School, Liberal High School, Manhattan High School West Campus, Topeka’s Highland Park High School, Lawrence Free State High School, Udall School District, and the Salina Districts. All the calls were false and unfounded. The Wichita Police Department stated, “We take these calls very seriously. Swatting calls are alarmist and detrimental to the community by tying up public safety resources.” Officer Chad Ditch stated, “Shootings are a serious problem in our society, and we will work with other agencies to try to determine the cause of these false reports.” (KSNW)

Nine People Arrested in Kansas

INDEPENDENCE — Nine people from Independence, Kansas were charged following a joint law enforcement investigation and the execution of a search warrant. On Tuesday, February 28th, officers with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Independence Police Department, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant in Independence, Kansas. Officers say methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found at the residence. All nine were charged with drug possession, possession with intent to sell or distribute, and possession of drug paraphernalia. (KSNF/KODE)

Featured on “COPS”

SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS— The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office was featured on “Cops” Friday, March 3rd. The episode showed “Behind the Scenes with the Sedgwick County Sheriff.” (KSN NEWS)

Celebration Of Life Held

EMPORIA — Philip Woodbury George, 101, passed away on February 12th in Emporia and was laid to rest on February 25th. While funerals are generally intentional sad occasions, this was not. Apparent laughter, grins, and nodding smiles were commonplace as family, compadres, fellow veterans, and clergy shared remembrances of Phil George serving others. During WWII, Phil participated in multiple significant battles, even sinking the Japanese battleship Yamato, the biggest in the world. He flew more than 25 missions, with the first flights to return over mainland Japan after the Doolittle Raid. Phil earned the Air Medal, Gold Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Presidential Unit Citation for his combat service. Friend and fellow veteran (serving in Vietnam) Jim Whitaker said, “Probably now, one of the last great heroes of World War II has slipped into history. He flew his plane #129 off the brand new UUS Hornet CV12 for the rest of the war after the original USS Hornet CV8, Skinny Spatz’s boat was sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz in the Solomons.” (EMPORIA GAZETTE)