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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016 • 22 PAGES • 2 SECTIONS • 1 INSERT • 75 CENTS
IN THIS ISSUE
KDHE: Caney must rehab sewer system
Consent order issues $4,500 fine,
mandates City of Caney to develop
five-year sewer system rehab plan
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
HOOPS ACTION
Area basketball teams
have busy week at midseason tournaments;
second half of season
now under way.
See page B3-B10
INDEPENDENCE
Mayor Leonhard
Caflisch continues
questions about City’s
protection in demolition of former hospital
property.
See page A8
COFFEYVILLE
City commission issues
narrow vote in issuing
bonds for municipal
building project.
See page A6
CHESS CHAMPS
Cherryvale High School
wins first place at weekend chess tournament.
See page B2
FARM/BUSINESS
Montgomery County
Conservation District
to hold annual awards
ceremony on Feb. 6.
See page A10
OPINIONS
Area university president
offers pushback to Donald Trump’s presidential
campaign.
See page A4
WORLDLY WINNER
Troutman is winner for
second straight year of
Geography Bee at Zion
Lutheran School.
See page A9
INDEX
Caney ...........................B1
Cherryvale .................. B2
Coffeyville...............A6-A7
Classified ads..............B12
Datebook..................... A5
Independence........ A8-A9
Obituaries.................... A2
Public notices..... B11-B12
Sports................... B3-B10
Today’s
Chuckle
A Chicago councilman
was sworn into office
while behind bars on
felony charges. Many
people are outraged but
Hillary just wants to know
what notary he used.
www.FunnierU.com
CANEY — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Tuesday assessed a
$4,500 penalty against the City
of Caney and gave city officials
120 days to prepare a five-year
plan that addresses several
critical problems with the community’s sewage treatment system.
KDHE, which regulates all
public water and sewage treatment facilities in Kansas, issued a consent order on Tuesday that charges the City of
Caney of violating various state
and federal laws related to the
treatment of raw sewage and
the discharge of effluents into
the Little Caney River.
According to the findings
of fact in the consent order,
the infractions stem from a
June 2015 inspection in which
East Coffeyville
Redevelopment
Plan given nod
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — The East Coffeyville Redevelopment Plan, which was unveiled at Tuesday’s Coffeyville
City Commission meeting, generated ample questions
from city commissioners.
While all five commissioners voiced support for
adopting the plan, they posed questions to city staff
and a community planning consultant about how
much taxpayer money would be required to put the
plan into action.
Commissioners heard the East Coffeyville Redevelopment Plan presentation from Ken Boone, director of
design of the Kansas City, Mo.-based consulting firm
of Oschner Hare and Hare, which prepared the redevelopment plan. Boone’s presentation specifically
focused on the recommendations, which call for the
redevelopment of the entire eastern side of Coffeyville
by taking advantage of available land along the U.S. 169166 highway corridor and
creating buffers between
heavy industries, namely the
Coffeyville Resources refinery complex, and adjoining
residential neighborhoods.
Existing
neighborhoods — MAYOR CHRIS WILLIAMS
would be addressed in the
plan to include development
of infill housing, relocation of apartment complexes,
and elimination of unsightly, condemned properties.
Boone emphasized that the redevelopment plan
merely was a guide to assist the commission in future
planning. By approving the plan, which the commissioners ultimately did on a 5-0 vote, does not tie the
commission to use of taxpayer money for the redevelopment process, he said.
“You don’t have to invest a single dollar because
city monies won’t drive this plan,” said Boone. “The
bulk of the redevelopment will come from private investment. However, there are areas of this plan that
will require a commitment from you, the city commission.”
City manager Kendal Francis said approval of the
redevelopment plan will drive the commission in its
future planning and budgeting.
“This gives us a broad scheme of how we use the
land in the east Coffeyville area,” said Francis. “It
“It’s a plan. It’s
a template. It’s
a way to move
forward.”
• see Redevelopment, page A3
Plan available to the public
The East Coffeyville Redevelopment Plan is available
on the City of Coffeyville website at http://www.coffeyville.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1608.
KDHE cited the City for three
deficiencies of its sewer treatment plant. That inspection
was in response to a similar
consent order that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
issued in November 2013 that
cites the City of Caney for failing to monitor flow of effluents
into the Little Caney River and
failing to comply with the federal mandates for the treatment
of sewage and safe discharge of
effluents into the river.
The three deficiencies cited
in the June 2015 inspection involve specific pieces of equipment at the sewage treatment
plant. KDHE gave the City of
Caney until July 28, 2015, to
plan for equipment replacement or repairs. KDHE gave
the City until Oct. 28, 2015 to
fully address those equipment
and facility issues.
City officials notified KDHE
on July 28 that the three deficiencies were being rectified.
To assist the City in conforming to state and federal mandates regarding sewage treatment, KDHE asked the Kansas
Rural Water Association to provide wastewater technical assistance to the City of Caney in
order to comply with the state
and federal mandates. The cost
of the assistance was paid for
by KDHE.
While the City was rectify-
ing the issues that were raised
in the June inspection, a portion of the sewer system in the
northern area of the community collapsed. On Nov. 17, City
employees noticed a large section of a 15-inch diameter sewer main had collapsed, which
allowed for the discharge of
raw sewage. On Nov. 20, City
officials notified KDHE that
their efforts to repair the sewer
line had failed because the line
itself contained decades of debris and multiple blockages of
underground roots.
In response to addressing
the collapsed line, City officials
notified KDHE on Nov. 24 that a
• see KDHE, page A3
A need for speed
Cherryvale girl cuts her teeth in the sport of drag racing
CHERRYVALE — Don’t question
Allee Martin’s pace.
The 10-year-old Cherryvale girl
has the skills — and the hardware
to prove it — to show that speed is
her game.
The Cherryvale youngster is the
first-place champion in the junior
mod division of the Mo-Kan Dragway’s 2015 bracket series. Mo-Kan
Dragway, located outside of Joplin,
completed its 2015 season in
October and held its 2015 awards
banquet on Saturday.
The 2015 season was the second year for Allee, who drags the
one-eighth mile strip of asphalt
in a 1/2-scale dragster that is
identical in design to her father’s
dragster. Jason Martin introduced
his daughter to the world of drag
racing at an early age.
And, ever since she caught
the sound of squealing tires and
inhaled the fumes from alcoholbased fuel, she has been hooked
on drag racing.
Allee said the junior mod division allows kids, age 7-9, to pilot
modified dragsters. Typical speeds
of 50 miles per hour are common
by the time the young dragster
crosses the finish line in the 11.0
second range.
Allee Martin . . . 10-year-old Cherryvale girl was the first-place
In recalling her first dragster
champion in the junior mod division of the Mo-Kan Dragway’s
experience in 2014, Allee said she
2015 bracket series. Martin received her first-place trophy at
was incredibly nervous.
Mo-Kan’s awards banquet on Saturday. (Courtesy photo)
However, the quick span of time
in piloting a dragster on an asphalt
laughed her father, Jason Martin, who has been
runway goes by with the snap of a finger, she said.
competing in drag racing for more than 10 years.
“It doesn’t seem like 10 or 11 seconds at all,”
Safety is a paramount concern for parents and
said Allee. “Once I see the bottom yellow light
their fast-wheeled kids, Jason Martin said. Alflash on the Christmas tree (the light device that
lee’s car comes equipped with a five-point safety
instructs dragsters when to go)
harness, as well as the all-imat the starting line, it seems like
portant crash helmet. She also
I’m crossing the finish line just
wears the fire-protective suit
a second later.”
and gloves.
For the 2015 season, MoIn introducing his daughter to
Kan took each driver’s top 10
the world of drag racing, Jason
finishes to determine their fintook Allee on a slow spin in a
ish. Martin bested a half dozen
golf cart on the very asphalt
MY MONTGOMERY COUNTY
other fellow drivers in her age
strip that she drags at weekend
group (age 7-9).
races. By giving her an close view of the track,
Now at age 10, she will advance to a higher
Jason was able to teach Allee about the various
level, where she will compete against young drivlandmarks to look for on the asphalt runway,
ers in the age 10-18 division.
“We’re going to be throwing her to the wolves,”
• see Martin, page A3
Andy
Taylor
Coffeyville police cleared in shooting of Parsons man
County attorney: Officers were justified in using
lethal force after suspect refused to end pursuit,
fired weapon at officers
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — No charges
will be filed against two members of the Coffeyville Police
Department who exchanged
gunfire with a Parsons man following a pursuit in downtown
Coffeyville on the morning of
Nov. 5, 2015.
On Monday, Montgomery
County Larry Markle issued a
letter to Coffeyville police chief
Kwin Bromley in which Markle
determined that Officer Thomas Darbro and Sgt. Darin Daily
“used reasonable force in dealing with this situation.”
The incident left Kenneth J.
Jones of Parsons with a gunshot wound. He was hospitalized after the shooting and
awaits various criminal charges in Montgomery County District Court.
In Markle’s letter to Bromley, the county attorney said he
reviewed dashboard camera
video from Darbro’s and Daily’s
police cruisers, as well as interviews of the two officers, to
make his conclusions.
The incident that led to
the use of lethal force against
Jones is as follows, according
to Markle’s letter:
• On Nov. 5, 2015, Coffeyville
police received a 911 call from
a male caller claiming that an
individual within the McDonald’s restaurant on 11th Street
had pointed a firearm at the
store manager.
• Upon arrival, Sgt. Darin
Daily learned from McDonald’s
employees that no such incident had taken place. However,
the employees advised Daily
of an African-American male,
wearing dread locks and a tiedied t-shirt, had just left the
restaurant and was acting suspicious.
• Coffeyville police later confirmed that the 911 caller’s cell
phone registered at a “ping”
at the McDonald’s location on
11th Street.
• Shortly thereafter, Officer
Cody Rexwinkle located a male
subject matching the description from the McDonald’s employees. The subject was with
a white female who was later
identified as Staci Terrell.
• When Rexwinkle attempted to make contact with the
male subject, the subject ran
from his location, leaving Terrell behind.
• Officer Thomas Darbro
then located the male subject
behind Chick’s Bar and Grill.
Darbro activated his emergen-
cy lights, after which the male
subject ran down the alley toward Walnut Street.
• Darbro, dressed in a police
uniform, makes contact with
the subject and orders him to
stop. Darbro deploys his Tazer
weapon. However, the Tazer
round misses the mark or was
not effective in deploying a
charge.
• According to the officers,
Jones put his hand into his
waistband. Shortly afterward,
dashboard cameras record the
sound of a gunshot. Jones is
seen firing one round from a
handgun at Darbro.
• Darbro then uses his 9 mm
• see Officers, page A3
Page A2
OBITUARIES
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J.D. Crocker
CANEY — Former Caney rancher J.D. Crocker, age 89, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2016.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 at the Memorial Park
Cemetery Mausoleum in Bartlesville, Okla. Military rites will be conducted by the American
Legion Post #105 Honor Guard. Arrangements
are under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home of Bartlesville.
J.D. Crocker was born Nov. 18, 1926 in Copan, Okla., to E.J. and Grace (Sullivan) Crocker.
J.D. graduated from Caney
High School and served his
country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
On Dec. 24, 1947, he
married Betty Lee Smith at
the Caney United Methodist
Church. He was a life member of the Caney Masonic
Lodge #324, a rancher well
known in the area for his
prize winning Herefords,
and a member of the American Hereford Association.
On Nov. 19, 2004, J.D. was a victim of a terrible kidnapping plot. It was then that he and
Betty moved from their beautiful ranch home
near Caney to Bartlesville.
J.D. was a giver to many organizations. He
loved country and western music and in his
later years he became a NASCAR fan.
J.D. is survived by his wife, Betty of the family home; a brother, Jack Crocker and wife Edna
of California; a step sister, Genevieve Jackson
of Bartlesville; a sister-in-law, Maxine Crocker;
a niece, Carolyn Baker of Caney; and numerous
nieces, nephews and many friends.
J.D. was preceded in death by his parents
and sister, Jane Withers.
Online condolences for the family may be left
at www.walkerbrownfuneralhome.com.
Susan Isabel Farris
DEWEY, Okla. – Susan Isabel Farris died
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Forrest Manor
Nursing Home in Dewey, Okla.
She was born Sept. 10, 1942 to Raleigh and
Angelene Snell in Erie, Pa. She graduated from
Bartlesville College High School in 1960, and
later graduated from Bartlesville Beauty College and worked in the area as a beautician.
She married Tom Harmon and they had four
children. They made their home in Caney. They
later divorced and she married Bill Farris, and
they were divorced.
Susan worked for more than 30 years in
Independence at A.C.C., later called Standard
Motors, until her retirement.
She is survived by three sisters, Joanne Hall,
Mary Company, and Laura Dixon, all of Bartlesville, Okla.; three sons, John Harmon and wife
Ginger, Miles Harmon, and Mike Harmon, all
of Caney; four grandchildren, Chance Harmon, Josh Harmon, Jordayne Theiss and husband Michael, and Drew Harmon; three greatgrandchildren, Alexis Theiss, Tucker Theiss,
and Madison Lloyd.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
daughter Ann Marie Harmon, and a daughterin-law.
Graveside services are planned for Saturday,
Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Janice Kitchen
CANEY — Janice Kitchen, 67, of Caney, Kansas passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at
Jane Phillips Hospital in Bartlesville.
Janice Kay Patterson was born Nov. 1, 1948,
at Caney, the second child to Vernon Albert Patterson and Mary Edna (Miller) Patterson. She
was raised in the Wayside area, attending
schools there, graduating Wayside High School
in 1966. She attended college at Pittsburg State
College, studying business. On Dec. 31, 1985, at Miami, Okla., Janice
married Jerry Kitchen. Janice and Jerry raised
their two sons, Jim and Chris, in Caney. Janice retired from Phillips Petroleum,
Bartlesville, after 34 years service. She enjoyed
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Patricia “Pat” Webb
INDEPENDENCE — Patricia
“Pat” Webb, age 87, of Independence died Thursday, Jan.
21, 2016 at Medicalodge in Independence.
Cremation has taken place
under the direction of Potts
Chapel of Independence. A
memorial service will be held
at a later date.
Ann Marie Rexwinkle
COFFEYVILLE — Ann Marie Rexwinkle, age 54, of Coffeyville died unexpectedly at
her residence.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at
Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel un-
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Montgomery County Chronicle
der the direction of Ford-WulfBruns Chapel.
The family suggests memorials to Coffeyville Friends of
Animals and they may be left
with the Chapel.
To leave the family a message of condolence, visit www.
fordwulfbrunschapel.com.
Tina Renee Schicke
INDEPENDENCE — Tina
Renee Schicke, age 50, of Independence died Friday, Jan.
22, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital
in Joplin, Mo.
Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 2 p.m., Thursday,
Jan. 28, at the St. Andrews
Catholic Church. Burial will
follow in the Calvary Cemetery
under the direction of the Potts
Chapel.
Reciting of the Rosary was
held Wednesday, Jan. 27, at
the Potts Chapel of Independence.
The family has suggested
memorials to the C.J. and Cody
Schicke Educational Fund
through First Oak Bank and
contributions may be left at
the Potts Chapel.
Friends may leave online
condolences at www.pottsfuneralhome.com.
Virginia Wilson
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE —
Virginia L. Wilson, age 83, of
South Coffeyville died Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, 2016,
at Coffeyville Regional Medical
Center.
A memorial service will
take place at a later date at
the Cowboy Capital Fellowship
in Lenapah, Okla., with Justin
McKee officiating.
The family suggests memorials to the Cowboy Capital
Fellowship; contributions may
left with Cowboy Capital Fellowship or mailed c/o David
W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306
N. Cline Road, Coffeyville, KS
67337.
flowers, gardening, going to Branson after retirement, life in general, her friends and neighbors, but especially spoiling her grandchildren.
Janice will be remembered for her kindness to
all she met. She will be truly missed.
She was an avid and active member of the
American Legion Auxillary, serving several
terms as Caney President,
as District Vice President
and President, as well as
occupying the position of
Kansas State Chaplain for a
period. She was a member
of the Caney United Methodist Church. She was also an
avid local supporter of local
veterans organizations and
events.
Survivors blessed by her memories are her
husband, Jerry, of the home, sons Jim (and wife
Jennifer) of Olathe, Kan., and Chris (and wife
Cassandra ) of Dearing; six grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Celebration of Life services were held Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Potts Chapel Funeral
Home, Caney, with Pastor Jonathan Schultz,
Trinity Lutheran Church of Caney, officiating. Interment followed at Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, under the direction of Potts Chapel.
Online condolences can be shared at www.
pottsfuneralhome.com. Family suggests donations to the National Kidney Foundation, https://
www.kidney.org/, specified in memory of Janice
Kitchen. Ronald L.
“George” Kiister
CHERRYVALE — Ronald L. “George” Kiister,
age 58, of Cherryvale passed away Thursday,
Jan. 21, 2016 at Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital
in Wichita with family and friends by his side.
Ronald Lynn Kiister was born Aug. 13, 1957
in Parsons, the son of James Eugene Kiister and
Sharon (Lundrigan) Kiister. He grew up in Kansas City, Parsons and Cherryvale. He graduated
from Cherryvale High School in 1975.
On Dec. 2, 1983, in Miami, Okla., he was
united in marriage to Julie Huffman, and she
preceded him in death Feb. 26, 2014.
Ron worked for Big Hill Glass, Vallis and
most recently for Sun Graphics as a pressman
for over 20 years. He enjoyed gardening, mowing lawns, working and helping others, but really loved
to fish, especially for crappie. Ron was a loving father,
grandfather and husband. He had a way to have fun
and be ornery with others.
Ron was good with rhymes
and poetry something a few
friends knew about.
He was member of the
Cherryvale United Methodist
Church, past member of the USD 447 Board of
Education, and Scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts
when his boys were younger.
Survivors include two sons, Cody Kiister and
his wife Jaia of Mound Valley, Kyle Kiister and
his wife Emily of Arma, Kan.; his mother, Sharon Kiister of Cherryvale; his brother, Rick Kiister and his wife Donna of Cherryvale; a sister,
Lori Kiister of Cherryvale; his grandson, Jayden
Kiister of Cherryvale; and a host of nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Julie
and father James Eugene Kiister.
Celebration of Life funeral services were
held Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Cherryvale United
Methodist Church with Bill Booe, pastor, officiating. Interment followed the service in Fairview Cemetery.
Memorial remembrances are suggested to
Cherryvale Bassmasters or Cherryvale United Methodist Church and they may be left or
mailed to the funeral home.
Words of condolences may be left at wickhamfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Independence school system
mourns loss of Jefferson teacher
INDEPENDENCE — The Independence education community is in grief this week following the sudden death of an
elementary school teacher.
Superintendent Rusty Arnold confirmed that Tina
Schicke, a third grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary
School, died Friday evening.
The exact cause of death has
not yet been determined.
Tina and her husband,
Chris, were in attendance at
their son’s freshmen basketball game in Columbus, Kan.,
when Tina collapsed. She died
en route to Mercy Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.
“Tina was an incredible
role model for thousands of
students and a great friend to
her colleagues over the course
of her 26 year career in Independence Unified School District 446,” said Arnold. “She
was a friend to all and absolutely loved helping kids grow
and learn. Tina will be dearly
missed by our entire community and our thoughts and
prayers go out to the family.”
Grief counselors were at
Jefferson Elementary School
on Monday and throughout the
week to console students and
faculty, Arnold said.
Schicke, age 50, began her
career with Independence in
1989 as a first grade teacher
serving Lincoln Elementary
School. After three years, she
moved to the third grade level,
where she has served for 23
years.
Schicke was a 1984 graduate of Independence High
School and a graduate of Pittsburg State University.
Mass of
Christian
Burial
will
be held at 2
p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28,
at the St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Burial
will
Schicke
follow
in
the Calvary
Cemetery under the direction
of the Potts Chapel.
Shicke is survived locally by
her husband, Chris, and two
sons: C.J. and Cody.
Potts Funeral Home is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
Thank You!
We would like to thank the Caney Fire Department and the Tyro Fire
Department for their quick response on the morning of our house fire.
Their handling of the fire was super and they continued to watch for
hot spots afterward which was awesome. We would like to thank all the
people who came by and offered words of comfort, support and help.
— Jerry and Rose Hockett
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Officers cleared in 2015 shooting
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firearm as a service weapon
and discharges four rounds.
Darbro proceeds down the alley and crosses through a bank
parking lot, during which time
he radios to dispatch of shots
fired and the suspect down.
• From Daily’s dashboard
camera, Daily can be seen
with an AR-15 in hand as he
pursues Jones, Darbro’s police
cruiser in close pursuit. Daily
fires two rounds toward the
male subject. After the subject has been shot, the video
shows Daily, Darbro and Rexwinkle approach the down
subject. The white female,
Staci Terrell, also can be seen
approaching from an alleyway
between 9th and 10th streets.
• The subject is then taken
into custody, and medical personnel arrive.
• Jones’ vehicle was later
recovered at the McDonald’s
parking lot.
Markle noted that Darbro
initially used non-lethal force
in the form of a Tazer in order
to subdue Jones. Only after
Jones fired two rounds from
his 9 mm weapon did Darbro
switch weapons and use his
own 9 mm sidearm to return
gunfire. Daily’s use of his AR15 rifle was justified because,
Markle said, he fired initially
to “neutralize the threat posed
by Jones” and the second
round was shot because Jones
showed no visible reaction
from Daily’s initial gunshot.
The letter does not specifically mention which of the
two officers’ weapons struck
Jones. The letter said Jones
sustained one bullet wound.
Redevelopment plan given nod
does not require us to spend a
dime.”
While the city’s commitment to the east Coffeyville redevelopment could be limited,
by choice, upon the discretion
of the city commission, Francis said the city government
does have a large stake in the
project. That’s because the
redevelopment plan requires
upgrades to infrastructure
and streets. It also requires
the city to focus on park redevelopment and elimination
of unsightly and unsafe structures.
Francis said some aspects
of the redevelopment already
were under way. He said the
anticipated demolition of the
former Walmart building at
Eighth Street was one sign
of redevelopment in process.
The newly-formed community
park advisory board also will
examine how to address Harmon Park, which is largely unused. The city’s ongoing street
improvement plan will be incorporated into the redevelopment plan to address crumbling streets.
Commissioner Jim Taylor
Jr., questioned the totality of
the redevelopment plan, asking if the city government had
“any money” to pursue the redevelopment.
“I don’t think we’ve talked
about this. I didn’t know we
are going to address this until I read it in the newspaper,”
said Taylor. “I think it’s a great
plan. It looks like a really good
thing. I just have concerns
about the money.”
Commissioner Justin Martin initially questioned the
money and the city’s financial
commitment in the plan. However, by the time the presentation had concluded and questions had been asked, Martin
had changed his tune, saying
he believed the plan poses
the best guide toward reducing the struggles of east Coffeyville.
The redevelopment plan
provided an estimated cost to
fully implement the recommendations. The $300 million
price tag was only an estimated number, Boone said, the
bulk of which will come from
private developers who chose
to build commercial and residential properties.
East Coffeyville was beset with challenges following the 2007 flood that eliminated hundreds of homes and
several dozen commercial
properties. The bulk of those
properties have been razed
and purchased by Coffeyville
Resources or the City of Coffeyville. However, no development of new homes has taken
place since the flood. However, east Coffeyville
has seen several major commercial projects since 2007,
including the current construction of the new Holiday
Inn Express at Eighth and
Northeast streets. The construction of the Aaron’s rental
business and the El Pueblito
restaurant are other examples
of new businesses that have
settled in east Coffeyville since
2007.
City officials contend the
commercial
development
along the highway corridor
in east Coffeyville needs more
planning and management,
which is why the redevelopment plan addresses future
land use and infrastructure
upgrades.
Trish Purdon, assistant city
manager, said she has already
prepared a five-minute video
that is shown to prospective
private developers about aspects of the east Coffeyville potential. Having the redevelopment plan in hand will make
the potential investment from
private developers more attractive, said Purdon.
Citizen views
Several community members spoke to the commission
with their views about the redevelopment plan. Former city
commissioner Jim Taylor Sr.,
who is the father of current
city commissioner Jim Taylor
Jr., criticized the plan, saying
it should involve the entire
community rather than focus
on one section only.
“I have no objections to this
project if we include the entire city,” said the elder Taylor.
“The west side has suffered as
much damage as the flood in
east Coffeyville. We need infill
housing. We need to redevelop
parks that no one uses. We
have a golf course no one uses.
We have a community that no
one wants to move to. This is
all pie in the sky. But I know
it will pass the commission.
That’s the way we do things
now: we talk about projects
with a big noise, but we don’t
have the money to pay for it.”
Ryan Thompson, who was a
member of the redevelopment
planning committee, said he
agreed with the elder Taylor
that redevelopment should
encompass the entire commu-
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nity. However, he also said the
redevelopment planning process for east Coffeyville was
a necessary tool toward addressing future land use in the
community.
Greg Vowell, who owns several commercial properties in
east Coffeyville, said he was
unaware of the east Coffeyville
redevelopment planning process and was never contacted
by city officials about it. While
he did not have any problems
with plans to redevelop east
Coffeyville, he warned that he
did not want to see it go the
way that urban renewal destroyed a once-healthy downtown business district in the
early 1970s.
He cautioned the commission to not put too much trust
in the goals as set out by community planning consultants.
“We’ve heard a lot about
the potential businesses that
will come to the highway corridor in east Coffeyville,” said
Vowell. “However, I did not
see a lot of businesses coming
into east Coffeyville before the
flood in 2007.”
Boone deflected some of the
criticism about the redevelopment plan saying it is a starting point for future economic
development. Approval of the
plan alone does not guarantee
any development.
“East Coffeyville currently
is an underserved, untapped
resource, and in response to
concerns that there are no
businesses coming to east Coffeyville, I wouldn’t want to put
anything over there today,”
said Boone. “It has neglected
infrastructure. It has stressed
neighborhoods. But it represents opportunities that you
don’t have elsewhere in town.”
While the plan does not
require any financial dollars
from the community, the redevelopment cannot take place
without a commitment of city
resources, Boone emphasized.
“There is going to have to
be some commitment from the
city to revitalize that area,”
said Boone.
Mayor
Chris
Williams
summed up the need for the
plan.
“It’s a plan. It’s a template.
It’s a way to move forward,”
said the mayor.
Quality
Allee Martin, age 10, of Cherryvale poses in the winner’s circle at a 2015 race at the Mo-Kan
Dragway near Joplin, Mo. Martin already is a registered member of the International Hot
Rod Association (IHRA), where she carries the number 114X. (Courtesy photo)
Martin is Mo-Kan’s junior champ
which will guide her reactions as she pilots
her modified dragster.
Kim Martin, Allee’s mother, said her
daughter is already viewed as an experienced
veteran among the kids who have an interest
in the drag racing hobby. She has competed
against teenagers who were a bit goosey with
the throttle at the starting line, while Martin knew the precise reaction to take at the
Christmas tree. By jumping the Christmas tree
early, drivers are penalized, she said.
Allee describes the starting line experience
as an absolute thrill.
“When I see the bottom yellow light go on
before it turns green, that’s when I know to
slam it,” she said.
Allee is a fourth-grade student at LincolnCentral Elementary School. She said her
classmates often ask questions about her drag
racing experiences and have wanted to make
trips to the Mo-Kan Dragway to see her in action.
And, when she’s not in the seat of a dragster, young Martin is likely in an athletic uniform. She competes in gymnastics, volleyball,
softball, basketball and cheerleading. • Montgomery County Chronicle editor Andy Taylor always
is interested in the pace of Montgomery County residents —
whether fast or slow. If you know of a person who has a unique
interest, contact Taylor via email at [email protected]
KDHE issues sewer system mandate
contractor’s effort to perform
a video inspection of the collapsed sewer line and remove
the root blockages had failed.
As for the repairs to the
sewage treatment plant that
were mandated following the
June 2015 inspection, City officials notified KDHE on Dec.
18 that they were unable to
complete the equipment and
facility repairs that were required to be fully addressed by
an Oct. 28 deadline.
The
sewage
treatment
activities are documented
through Discharge Monitoring
Reports, known as DMRs, that
are sent to KDHE headquarters in Topeka on a monthly
basis. Those reports address
the content and volume of
treated sewage, also known
as effluents, that leave the
sewage treatment plant and
are discharged into the Little
Caney River. The effluent limitations are protected under
the federal Clean Water Act in
order to protect downstream
water sources and consumption from unsafe or harmful
bacteria.
KDHE noted in its consent
order that the City’s failure to
address its sewage treatment
issues led to effluent violations
in nine document DMRs over
the course of 16 monthly reporting periods. Violations of
ammonia effluent limitations
OPINION
Caney city residents need to
awaken to reality: they are paying
big bucks for ignoring problems
from the past. See page A4
were documented in August
and September 2014, as well
as June 2015. Escherichia
coli, commonly known as E.
coli, effluent limitations were
documented in May, June and
September 2014, and April,
May and June 2015. As of Jan.
5, 2016, the City of Caney had
failed to submit DMRs for September, October and November 2015.
The consent order not only
assesses the City of Caney with
a $4,500 penalty but also gives
local officials 120 days to submit a plan, prepared by a professional engineer, concerning
rehabilitation of the sewage
treatment facility. Within five
years, the City will complete
the rehabilitation plan or risk
having its sewage treatment
permit revoked.
Contacted Tuesday, city administrator Fred Gress said the
release of the consent order
obviously will awaken the community to the need of addressing a struggling sewage treatment system. He noted that the
city council has already raised
sewage rates twice in the past
three months in order to build
revenue that will be needed to
address those concerns.
Stability
“The moral of this story
is that Caney has to bring its
sewage system to operational
capacity and to a condition
that meets all state and federal mandates,” he said. “It
won’t be free . . . and it won’t
be easy. We should not worry
about what happened decades
ago because we are addressing the situation today. We
can’t ignore it.”
Gress said he will address
the consent order with the
Caney City Council at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 1.
He also said he has already
submitted a letter to KDHE
that appeals not the findings
of fact in the consent order
but the $4,500 fine. He said
KDHE could, as an alternative, choose to have the City of
Caney use that $4,500 penalty
to directly address its sewage
issues.
Gress also emphasized that
the City of Caney is seeking a
grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Development that, if awarded,
would allow a professional
engineer to do a complete assessment of the City of Caney’s
sewage treatment plant, which
was built in 1983. That assessment report will evaluate the
sewage treatment plant’s condition, offer recommendations
for addressing concerns, and
present a preliminary cost for
meeting those recommendations.
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Coyote hunting has changed
. . . but the overall thrill hasn’t
A good friend of mine frequently posts
they sped in that direction. The pilot would
then circle around the coyotes at a low altitude
pictures on Facebook of coyotes he has slain
and they would hunker together, not realizing
for area farmers and ranchers. He’s a hero to
they were about to meet their waterloo.
these landowners, and to the mama cows that
lose way too many baby calves to the vicious
The coyotes’ days as killers of cattle and
wolves.
sheep were over.
Coyote hunting looks fun to me, but I lack
Like all animals in God’s kingdom, there is a
the willingness to get up before dawn, walk
place for them in the nature chain. But when
five miles while wearing
their numbers grow, as we noninja makeup and carrying a
ticed they have this year, they
10-pound rifle with scope.
need to be thinned out.
So, admiring the sport from
Roar. Zoom, zoom, bang.
my computer screen will do.
The final site on a Sunday
RUDY TAYLOR
As a little boy, living 18
was when the hunters would
Off the Cuff
stop by to show off their
miles south of Chetopa, I retrophies. The pelts would be
member many Sunday afterharvested then remaining
noons when coyote hunters
parts were thrown into a pit
would cluster near our farm.
and covered with dirt.
They loaded into several pickup trucks and
every now and then, they would go flying past
The little airplane would circle above and I
our place on their way to a coyote destination
considered it a Hollywood moment when John
that had been “spotted” by a pilot, John Patch
Patch would holler over his speaker, “Hello,
from his J3 Piper Cub.
Taylor family!”
Patch would attach a large speaker to the
So, that’s why seeing the posts on Facebook
outside of his plane — his only communication
by my good friend Blaine Lotz seems to captiwith hunters on the ground. That was before
vate me.
cell phones or citizen band walkie-talkies.
A wolf slayer is still a hero to folks who own
When he spotted a band of coyotes, he
livestock. Methods might have changed over
time. But the thrill of the hunt, and the notches
would announce their location on his loud
in the hunter’s belt remain the same.
speaker, and all the neighbors within a mile
could hear.
It’s a sight from the prairies that I love to
A string of pickup trucks stirred up dust as
experience ... if only from Facebook.
Of celebrating Kansas’ birthday this week
. . . seeing progress physically after “being on the
mend” . . . enjoying a few days
of “warm” January weather . .
. being proud to live in Kansas
-- happy birthday dear Kansas
on Jan. 29 . . . giving praise
and encouragement to your
child, no matter their age . .
. sunshine streaming through
the windowpane . . . instead
of learning “the tricks of the
trade,” it is better to learn the
trade . . . kids who know how
to do chores without being told
. . . browsing in a bookstore .
KATHY TAYLOR
Life’s Little Lifesavers
. . the aroma of hot coffee . .
. putting the house to sleep at
night (turning off the lights,
locking the doors, adjusting
the thermostat, getting a drink
of water, saying a prayer) . .
. red checked tablecloths . .
. “Summing it all up, friends,
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
I’d say you’ll do best by filling
your minds and meditating on
things true, noble, reputable,
authentic, compelling, gracious – the best, not the worst;
the beautiful, not the ugly;
things to praise, not things to
curse. Put into practice what
you learned from me, what you
heard and saw and realized.
Do that, and God, who makes
everything work together, will
work you into his most excellent harmonies.” (Philippians
4:8-9)
Chronicle
Volume 131, No. 4 • January 28, 2016
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OUR THOUGHTS
Saying no to Trump
Conservative university leader not on the side of The Donald
The conservative movement may have a cally mad and radically righteous. It’s not
fresh face, and it’s someone who isn’t in poli- going to work. Any layman who knows an
tics nor unafraid to put fellow conservatives iota about Trump’s successes knows he has
done so through simple greed and by picking
in their place.
He’s Everett Piper, the president of Okla- industries, namely casinos, that are turnoffs
homa Wesleyan University in nearby Bartles- to the evangelical base. He may be great at
ville, Okla. Piper has already made waves striking deals that grant him multi-billion
with a viral blog in 2015 titled “This Is Not A dollar returns on property investments. Yet,
being crafty with property deals is
Day Care. It’s a University!”, which
far removed from the struggles and
discussed a student who comchallenges of the average evangeliplained that he felt uncomfortable
after hearing a chapel sermon.
cal voter.
On Monday, Piper issued anoth
When Trump appeared at
er blog where he answered a quesOral Roberts University last week
tion as to whether he would invite
(with former Alaska governor
Republican presidential candidate
Sarah Palin on his hip), he failed
Donald J. Trump to his Bartlesville
to look the part of an evangelical
campus for a chapel lecture and
leader. And, in other recent apcampaign appearance.
pearances where he has tried to
acquiesce to the evangelical base,
Piper’s answer: a resounding no.
Piper said speakers are chosen Dr. Everett Piper an uncomfortable Trump has stut. . . conservatered and stammered about his reat the university based on “pertive-minded
ligious background, noting that he
sonal conduct, public statements,
president of
still has his certificate of baptism
theological integrity and moral
consistency.” Party affiliation isn’t Oklahoma Wes- from his infanthood.
considered, he wrote.
Yep, that little fact will
leyan University Piper — who is a conservative —
surely translate to votes (insert eye
in Bartlesville
roll here).
addressed fellow Republicans who
criticized his decision not to invite Trump by
Perhaps Trump should stick with his insaying Piper is helping Democrats by criti- sults and one liners. Appealing to a ticked
cizing candidates on “our side.”
off electorate appears to be his strong suit,
“Anyone who is pro-abortion is not on my not cozying up to evangelicals who readily
side. Anyone who calls women ‘pigs,’ ‘ugly, know the difference between a Believer and
‘fat’ and ‘pieces of a--’ is not on my side. a Deceiver.
Anyone who mocks the handicapped is not It’s obvious which candidate will get Pipon my side. Anyone who has been on the er’s vote, as the university president successcover of Playboy and proud of it, who brags fully landed Republican candidate Ted Cruz
of his sexual history with multiple women for a campaign appearance in 2015. Repuband who owns strip clubs in his casinos is licans of the Piper ilk will be the ones who
not on my side. Anyone who believes the decide whether Cruz gets the nomination
government can wrest control of the defini- this summer.
tion of marriage from the church is not on For now, it’s refreshing to see someone
my side,” Piper continued.
with the conservative movement offer some
“I refuse to let my desire to win ‘trump’ pushback against a candidate who confuses
his image. Trump thinks he can carry their
my moral compass.”
party’s banner in one hand and a rarely Bully for Piper.
If there is a twisted mindset within the opened Bible in the other.
conservative crowd, it is the belief that being However, people can spot a charlatan immad equates to being righteous. The two are mediately. They aren’t as dumb as Trump
as removed, to use as an oft-cited Biblical says they are.
phrase, “as the east is from the west.”
There’s nothing wrong with saying no to
The Trump camp is making efforts to blur sinful ways.
the lines between being radically rich, radi— Andy Taylor
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City officials in Caney are now paying
the price for ignoring communications from
state and federal regulators regarding a
badly hemorrhaging sewer treatment plant.
It proves again the value of employing
a well qualified city administrator, and the
good fortune of finding one living in close
proximity and holding many years of municipal management experience.
Fred Gress inherited a mess in Caney. Responses to letters from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had been
delayed --- even ignored. The city now will
pay a $4,500 fine, the second such fine in the
past year to be paid by the City of Caney for
delays in responding to state edicts.
Gress was right this week when he stated,
“We should not worry about what happened
decades ago because we are addressing the
situation today. We can’t ignore it.”
The bottom line for Caney residents is
this: Get prepared to pay considerably more
for the luxury of flushing your toilets and
draining your kitchen sinks.
A separate emergency transpired in the
past three months that is raising sewer rates
by $15 per month, taking the base rate to
$29 per month.
Now the focus will be the sewer plant it-
self, and certain sewer mains within the city.
The City of Caney is seeking a grant through
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development to fund an engineering assessment on the city’s collection and treatment
of sewage. If that application is successful,
it will reduce the impact somewhat to city
dwellers, but a long-term fix still lurks on the
stinky horizon.
In short: The city of Caney must operate a
fully functional and safe sewer plant, even if
it means building a new one. State and federal laws say so.
We appreciate Gress’s focus upon where
the city is headed, rather than beating up
previous mayors, council members and city
staff. But it certainly shows how a small
town’s inadequate training of staff, and trying to manage municipal government without a qualified administrator can pull a small
town’s finances, rates and taxes in the wrong
direction.
For today, Fred Gress has a good handle
on the situation. Wise elected officials will
listen to his advice --- and for that matter
--- make sure he continues to be employed.
His arrival was long overdue.
— Rudy Taylor
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COURTHOUSE NEWS
Husband’s numerous talents County employees saluted
rediscovered during ankle injury
with service awards
There’s a phrase uttered in our house quite
often, mostly by the same person, and it’s usually not in the nicest tone. “I have to take care
of everything!”
This is typically said after I have found
some small thing that hasn’t been completed,
a plan that hasn’t been made, or an errand
that still needs to be taken.
The past few days I have repented a
thousand times over to my husband for those
words.
On Sunday afternoon my
oldest son came into our bathroom where I was putting on
JENNY
makeup for a special date we
DIVELEY
had planned in Tulsa. He said,
Pick A Little,
“Mommy, I think Daddy fell off
Talk A Little
the ladder!”
In the next 5 seconds that it
took to run from our bedroom
to the front door, a thousand scenarios played
out in my mind and have been on repeat since
that moment. Without boring our dear readers with the details of the minutes and hours
that followed, he came out of this fall a lucky
man, although he still has a long road ahead
with surgery and rehabilitation to heal a badly
injured ankle.
As soon as we got him back home, I turned
into a nurse, short-order cook, and overtime
worrier. And quite honestly those titles aren’t
far from everyday, plus tack on housekeeper,
editor, technology go-to person, financial manager, video game monitor, and family planner.
It’s really no wonder I have uttered those
words so frequently.
But it didn’t take long for me to find the
things, from the simple to the complex, that
are handled by my husband every day. He’s
our official trash man. I can fill a trash can
in a blink of an eye. He tears apart the boxes,
smashes the cartons, and magically creates
room in the can.
He’s also our chief investigator. In the early
morning hours after we got him home, our son
came into our bedroom and said something
smelled in the house. I was terrified of what
I was going to find and sure enough a strong
odor wafted through the house of burning
electrical wires. The capacitor in our heating
unit blew up and thank goodness the breaker
tripped it off to prevent a fire. But that type of
investigation is usually handled by him.
He’s the heavy lifter and the
boogie man slayer. He builds
the fires in the fireplace and
reassures me after a stressful
day that everything is going to
work out. He’s the jar opener,
bacon separator (for those
of us who have an aversion
to touching bacon), and the
person who crawls up ladders
and hangs Christmas lights from every peak of
the house.
And these are the just the beginning of the
things I’m missing right now while he’s stuck
in a chair. Although the pain he’s experiencing in his ankle is terrible, I know it pains him
more knowing that he can’t help with those
things we have become so used to.
Oh I’m not going to promise that those
words will never be uttered again in our
house. His recovery is in our future and I will
steam and fume once again about having the
world on my shoulders. But the moments I
don’t have to haul our trash to the curb in
frigid temperatures, use a chair to reach the
cocoa powder in the top of the cabinet, or walk
around a dark house, smelling the air to determine if we are in danger will be moments of
rejoicing. Because it really does take both of
us to make our family work. But right now I’m
grateful to know he’s recovering in our home
and I can take care of everything.
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
Several Montgomery County employees received service
awards at Monday’s county
commission meeting.
The awards are bestowed
each January in recognition
of employees who completed
service milestones at five- or
10-year intervals.
The recognized employees
included:
• 35 years: Nancy Clubine,
county treasurer’s department.
• 25 years: Paul Gillman,
public works department;
Jerry Watson, public works
department; Darla Robertson,
county appraiser’s department; and Carolyn Muller,
county health department.
• 20 years: Angela Wright,
county appraiser’s department.
• 15 years: Teresa Voth, Juvenile Justice Authority.
• 10 years: Jason Clubine,
computer technology department; Matthew Blumer, public works department; Ralph
Jones, sheriff’s department;
Larry Markle, county attorney’s department; and Beverly
Canaday, Juvenile Justice Authority.
In other business transacted at Monday’s county commission, commissioners:
• agreed to purchase a new
microfilm reader for the Montgomery County Appraiser’s
Department.
The appraiser’s department
typically has two microfilm
machines in its office; the department has been down to
one machine after one of the
two went inoperable last November, said Marilyn Calhoun,
register of deeds.
• met in executive session
with Aaron Heckman, director of the Montgomery County
Action Council, for 15 minutes
Clerk’s office can assist with claims processing
The Montgomery County
Clerk’s office would like to notify all citizens of Montgomery
County that the clerk’s staff
will be available to assist in
processing the Homestead
Claim and Property Tax for
Low Income Seniors claims.
The deadline for processing the returns will be Friday
April 15, 2016.
• Homestead: Renting does
not qualify for the Homestead
refund. You must be a homeowner and pay the property
taxes to qualify.
• Food Sales: You must file a
Federal Income tax return before calculating the food sales
tax credit. If you do not file a
federal income tax return then
you do not qualify for the food
to 11:30 a.m. at the Tyro
Christian Church. All mothers
of birth age through kindergarten age children are invited
to attend. A supervised nursery is provided.
• The Caney City Library is
open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The Caney City Rec Center
will be open to the public from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to
8 p.m.
• The Caney Valley Historical Museum is open to the
public 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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THURSDAYJAN.28
8 p.m.
• The Coffeyville Chamber
of Commerce’s anual Chamber Meeting and Banquet will
be held at 6 p.m.,at the Holy
Name Catholic Church Gymnasium.
FRIDAYFEB.29
• Kansas Day -- Kansas
celebrates 155 years of statehood.
open from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SATURDAYJAN.30
•
The
Daddy/Daughter
Dance will be held from 6 to 8
p.m. in the Independence High
School Cafeteria.
• The Cherryvale Youth
Fair will hold its annual dinner dance oat the St. Francis
Catholic Church Community
Center in Cherryvale. Dinner
will be served from 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Dance to the Rick
Cook Band from 8 p.m. to 11
p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door, and all proceeds go for improvements for
the Cherryvale Youth Fair and
Logan Park. MONDAYFEB.1
• The Caney City Coun-
cil will hold its semi-monthly
meeting, which is open to the
public, at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
• The Caney Lions Club will
hold its 6 p.m. dinner meeting
in the Lions Den at the Caney
Valley Recreation Center, 403
E. First Ave.
is open to the public 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m
• Montgomery County Commission will meet at 9 a.m., in
the lower level of the Montgomery County Judicial Center
in Independence.
• The Cherryvale City Council will meet at 7 p.m., a City
Hall, 123 W. Main, Cherryvale.
6 p.m.
FRIDAYFEB.4
• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) will hold its semimonthly meeting from 9 a.m.
WEDNESDAYFEB.3
• The Caney Valley High
School Bullpup Booster Club
will hold its monthly meeting
at 6:30 p.m. at the high school.
Enjoy Some Classic
Arcade Fun!
Plus –
• Pool Table • Board Games
• Fooseball
• Magic the Gathering
• Yarn Club • And More
FRIDAYFEB.5
• Independence Chamber of
Commerce First Friday event
will be held in the Independence Civic Center at 7:30 a.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
sales tax credit.
The clerk’s office will be
available to assist applicants
on the following days and
times: Mondays, 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.; Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Shown below is the information that you will need to
bring with you:
• SRS: Food Stamp payments
for all of 2015; Cash Assistant
payments for all of 2015
• Social Security (1099): Disability date letter (if receiving
disability payments), Income
letter for all of 2015, 1099 (Interest and Income)
• Children: Birthdates, Social Security numbers
• Homeowners: Statement
for 2015 Property Taxes
• Income: All income for any
household member over the
age of 18, 2015 tax papers –
(tax preparer)
The clerk’s office will not be
able to process these claims
unless all necessary paperwork is brought in at the time
of preparing your claim.
For more information, contact the County Clerk’s office at
(620) 330-1200.
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• The Caney Valley Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the
Caney Historical Museum.
8 p.m.
• Freshwater mussels will
be the focus when the Southeast Kansas Audubon Society
meets at 7 p.m., at the Parsons
Arboretum, at 2004 Briggs Avenue in Parsons.
to discuss financial affairs and
trade secrets of a private company. No action was taken following those discussions.
• met with Darren Felts of
the Montgomery County Rural
Fire Department concerning
various fire station issues.
Felts said a new bay door
was needed for the Dearing
station. Department members
will install the new door, which
will be purchased through
competitive quotes, Felts said.
• renewed a contract with
CPR Pest Management for insect spraying in the Montgomery County Courthouse and
Montgomery County Judicial
Center.
• agreed to appoint Marty
Reichenberger to the Montgomery County Planning and
Zoning Commission and Jack
Wishall and J.D. McCarthy to
the Montgomery County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals.
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Coffeyville
City commission
has narrow vote
on bond issuance
General obligation
bonds to serve as
funding vehicle for
construction of a new
fire-police headquarters, renovation of City
Hall; sales tax revenue
will retire bonds
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
Plans to build a new policefire station and remodel the
current Coffeyville City Hall
took a step forward Tuesday
— but only by the slimmest of
margins.
City commissioners voted
3-2 to issue general obligation bonds with a principal of
$7 million for construction of
the new fire-police station on
the site of the former McKinley School on 11th Street. The
interest rate for the bonds will
be 3.95 percent.
Commissioners Jim Taylor
and Justin Martin voted against
the issuance of the bonds while
commissioner Marcus Kastler
and Craig Powell joined Mayor
Chris Williams in approving
the issuance and sale of the
bonds.
A portion of the revenue
derived from a one-half cent
sales tax devoted to capital
improvements will be used to
retire the debt for the project.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting,
commissioner Craig Powell
was chosen to serve as mayor
for 2016 while commissioner
Jim Taylor Jr., will serve as
vice mayor. Powell’s selection of mayor was unanimous
while Taylor’s selection as vice
mayor was approved 4-1 with
commissioner Marcus Kastler
voting against the selection.
In other business transacted
at Tuesday’s city commission
meeting, commissioners:
• agreed to sell 26 cityowned lots in a buffer zone
that adjoins the Coffeyville
Resources refinery complex
in east Coffeyville. Coffeyville
Resources will purchase the
26 lots for $150,000. Proceeds
from the sale of the lots will
go toward the purchase of the
former McKinley School property on 11th Street. That site
will be the home to a new firepolice headquarters.
• approved a cereal malt
beverage for MKT Investment
Inc., which is the new owner
for a convenience store located
at 1401 W. 11th.
• signed an agreement with
MILITARY
Matthew Roesky
completes basic
military training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st
Class Matthew H. Roesky graduated from
basic
military training
at Joint Base
San AntonioLackland in
San Antonio,
Texas
on
Oct. 29.
The airman
completed
an
intensive,
Roesky
eight-week
program that included training in military discipline and
studies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits
toward an associate in applied science degree through
Community College of the Air
Force.
Roesky is the son of Bob and
Robin Roesky of Coffeyville.
He is a 2014 graduate of Field
Kindley High School.
Professional Engineering Consultants, P.A. for the engineering design/inspection of the
Wilshire Street curb and gutter project. PEC will be paid
$58,900 for their services.
• agreed to purchase a chlorine booster station for the
city’s water treatment plant.
Home Center Construction,
Inc. of Pittsburg, Kan., submitted the low bid in the amount
of $333,622.
• awarded a demolition bid
to Muller Construction of Coffeyville for the demolition of
the former Walmart building
at 900 W. 8th. Muller Construction submitted a bid of
$74,985.
• agreed to increase municipal court costs by $5, meaning
traffic cases will increase to
$80 and non-traffic cases will
be $105. Court costs have not
increased since 2010.
• approved a series of
change orders for the construction of the New Generation Electric Plant.
Field Kindley homecoming candidates
Five Field Kindley High School senior girls and five senior boys are vying for the school’s winter sports homecoming crowns,
which will be bestowed in coronation ceremonies between the FKHS varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball games on Friday,
Feb. 5 in the Stoner-McClure Gymnasium. Seeking the title of homecoming queen are (front row, left to right) Courtney
Hambleton, Marley Barnett, Andre’a Newton, Tieraney Thornburg and Tylar Dougan. King candidates include (back row,
left to right) Seth Graham, Spencer Phillips, Jawaun Thompson, Anthony Swift and Zach Holman. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
Police warn public about graffiti spree
The Coffeyville Police Department is asking the public
to be aware of recent reports
of vandalism where someone
is applying spray paint on cars
and houses.
On Jan. 24, officers re-
sponded to several properties
where multiple vehicles and
houses were hit with graffiti.
Those properties were in the
1300 block of West 6th Street,
the area of Cline and Woodland, and 500 through 700
blocks of West 3rd Street.
Police officer Shelby Sewell
said this was the second such
occurrence involving graffiti in January. On Jan. 8 officers also took several reports
where cars and houses had
been spray painted. These all
occurred during the midnight
hours. Officers are urging citizens to report any suspicious
activities.
If you have been the victim of vandalism or have any
information pertaining to this
case, contact Officer Sewell
or Officer Gilfillan at the Coffeyville Police Department
(620) 252-6160.
Public presentation to unveil plans for bicycle path
The City of Coffeyville will
hold a public meeting and information session regarding
plans to revitalize a former
industrial area with construction of a bike path and trail.
The Coffeyville City Commission has set a public meeting and information session
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Senior
Citizens Activity Center, 601
Walnut, at which time city officials will explain their plans
to use a federal grant for the
creation of a bike path that
would connect Sherwin Williams Park with LeClere and
Pfister parks. A formal presentation of the plan will be given
at 6:30 p.m.
In 2014, the City of Coffeyville was among 171 communities nationwide that received funding through the
Environmental
Protection
Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields
grant program. The City received three grants, $200,000
each, with two grants to assess
the potential for impacts from
hazardous substances and petroleum products, and a cleanup grant that will enable the
start of a bicycle trail system.
The City retained Olsson
Associates in Overland Park,
Kan., to provide technical
support for the Brownfields
projects, including designing Phase I of the bicycle trail
by restoring the old rail spur
adjacent to the former Sherwin Williams plant on Fourth
Street. Constructing the bike
path associated with this grant
will be Phase 1 of the larger
project to ultimately link several parks in the community
with biking/pedestrian paths
– a desire expressed during
community visioning meetings
conducted for the Coffeyville
Community Plan. When Phase
1 is complete, new funding
will be obtained after the community reaches a consensus
on a suitable trail system.
Demolition bids to be
received for vacated
CCC dorm complex
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
Bids for the demolition of
Raven Hall, the former men’s
and women’s dormitory at Coffeyville Community College are
due in early February, CCC
trustees were told Monday.
Jeff Morris, vice president
of finance, told trustees that
demolition and asbestos removal bids at Raven Hall will
be open after 2 p.m., Friday,
Feb. 5. Several companies
have expressed interest in
both aspects of the Raven Hall
removal (the demolition and
asbestos removal are two different elements of the former
dormitory removal), Morris
said.
Weather permitting, demolition and asbestos removal
will take place in March with
the goal of having the grounds
ready for grass seed in early
spring. Morris said the college
has the goal of having new
grass growing in time for the
CCC commencement ceremony
in early May.
Raven Hall has been empty since September, which is
when the new Terry Powell
Residence Hall was open to
male students. Raven Hall was
opened in the early 1970s.
They have been replaced with
Powell Residence (for males)
and Walker Residence Hall (for
females).
On a related note, Morris told trustees that the final
“punch list” of projects to be
completed at the new Powell
Residence Hall should be completed in the coming weeks, after which contracts can be released from the project.
In other business at Monday’s CCC trustee meeting,
trustees accepted the hiring
of Tony Haynes as offensive
coordinator and Ruzell McCoy
as defensive coordinator for
the CCC football program, and
John Gilmore as instrumental
music instructor.
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COFFEYVILLE
School board extends superintendent’s contract
The USD 445 Board of Education on Monday extended
the contract of Superintendent
Craig Correll for two years.
The board voted unanimously to extend Correll’s
contract an additional two
years, thereby bringing his to-
tal contract to three years. The
three-year contract will expire
in 2019.
Consideration of a salary
increase will be discussed at a
later meeting.
In other business transacted at Monday’s board meeting,
the board:
• approved the hiring of
Tereasa Stanley and Christopher Moore as custodians.
• approving the retirement
notices of Lanny Eubanks and
Artonza Martin, both of whom
are teachers at Roosevelt Mid-
dle School. They will retire at
the end of the 2015-16 school
year.
• agreed to see quotes
from contractors for concrete
repairs at Roosevelt Middle
School.
• participated in a board
discussion about strategic
planning. The discussion was
led by Doug Meckel of the
Kansas Association of School
Boards and included all building principals, assistant superintendents, and board members.
Residents invited to apply for various City board positions
The Coffeyville City Commission is
accepting applications for persons interested in serving on the following city
boards. The deadline to receive applications is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17. Appointments will be made at the Feb.
23, 6:30 p.m., commission meeting. Applicants must be present in order to
be appointed.
• City planning commission: This
seven-member board has two positions
available for three-year terms serving
to Jan. 1, 2019. One of the positions
is to be filled by a resident of the City
of Coffeyville; and one of the positions
is to be filled by an applicant outside
of but within three miles of the corporate limits of the City. This board meets
the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30
p.m.
• Coffeyville Recreation Commission: This five-member board has
one position available for a four-year
term serving to March 10, 2020. Applicants must be residents of the USD
445 school district. This board meets
the second Wednesday of each month
at 4:30 p.m.
Applications for board appointments
may be picked up in the City Clerk’s Office, 11 E. 2nd. In addition, or they are
available and can be filed through the
Coffeyville website, www.coffeyville.
com. All applications will be reviewed
by the Coffeyville City Commission. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper to be held at St. Paul’s Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
at 7th and Elm in Coffeyville
will host its 117th annual
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m.
The $5.00 ticket per meal
may be purchased at the door.
The
Episcopal
Church
Women have a quilt drawing
and those tickets are $1.00
each or six for $5.00. The
“dinner plate” pattern in neutral colors was hand quilted by
Sherry Partridge.
The youth will be having a
bake sale to raise money for
summer church camp. This
has become a Coffeyville tradition preceding Ash Wednes-
day, the beginning of the Lenten season.
The public is invited to attend.
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New band
teacher hired
at college
Coffeyville Community College welcomed a new face on
campus, early January 2016.
John Gilmore, made the
move to Coffeyville from the
Kansas City area. Gilmore
brings a diverse passion for
music, and
teaching to
the
faculty
and is excited for the
opportunities CCC has
to offer.
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on to complete his Master in
Music from Emporia State in
2014 and is currently working
on his second Master of Music
with a concentration in Jazz
Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Gilmore moves here with his
wife Erin and two pets, a dog
and a cat. In his spare time he
and his wife enjoy trying new
foods, visiting museums, and
attending concerts.
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Washington bureau chief for
Bankrate.com, has received
the Cosgrove Award from the
National Press Club.
The award is named for
past National Press Club
president
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Cosgrove, who,
at age 96, is
still a lively
participant
in Club activities. The
award was
Hamrick
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as an annual honor to former
National Press Club presidents
for their service during the
year.
Hamrick, who is a Society
of American Business Editors
and Writers board member,
was with the Associated Press
when he was named National
Press Club president in 2011.
He is the chair of the Club’s
broadcast committee, which
meets monthly and creates
outstanding programming for
the Club. Hamrick also serves
on the board’s non-profit, the
National Press Club Journalism Institute. He was an active member of a committee
that led the effort to bring the
Club’s historic Norman Rockwell Painting to auction where
it received a price of more than
$11 million.
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in January 2013 after leading
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based in Washington, for nearly 20 years.
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Independence
Caflisch seeks clarity in City, Mercy ‘confusion’
City manager confirms restrictions in agreement between City of Independence, Mercy;
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
City manager Micky Webb
confirmed Thursday that the
City of Independence’s use of
the facilities that were recently donated by Mercy Hospital
comes with restrictions.
That’s a different story than
what city commissioners were
told at a meeting on Jan. 14 in
which city attorney Jeff Chubb
told the commission that there
were no restrictions on the donated properties.
Webb said he should have
said something during the conversation at the Jan. 14 commission meeting in which the
city attorney said he believed
there were no restrictions on
the use of the former hospital.
Chubb was not present at the
portion of Thursday’s meeting in which the restrictive
covenants were confirmed by
Webb.
“I wanted to check it in writing before I said anything,”
said Webb about knowing of
the restrictions that were attached to the property. “I
think I should have opened my
mouth and said something.”
Asked about a sunset clause
in those restrictive covenants,
Webb said the restrictions
would be lifted should St. John
Health System ever dissolve its
services in the former hospital
building, which is now owned
by the City of Independence.
St. John Health System intends to lease an area of the
former Mercy Hospital building, now owned by the City of
Independence, to house its radiology services. St. John will
lease the space for $100,000
per year.
Caflisch broached the subject after saying there was
“confusion” surrounding the
nature of the agreement between Mercy Hospital and the
City of Independence concerning the donation of the hospital
property and how it would be
used by the City and St. John
Health System.
Some of those restrictions
forbid the former hospital to
be used for any type of abortion services or any activity
that promotes abortions. The
buildings also cannot be used
for businesses that sell or promote pornographic materials
or promotes the sale of alcohol
or liquor.
interest by an elected official.
In Kansas, a local elected official is prohibited from voting
on any matter in which that
official or the official’s spouse
has a “substantial interest” in
a party that is involved in that
matter. In this case, Hogsett’s
wife, Dr. Anne Hogsett, was
employed by Mercy Hospital at
the time when Mercy was offering the former hospital as
a donation, with restrictions,
to the City of Independence.
Hogsett has since joined Coffeyville Regional Medical Cen-
ter as a hospitalist physician.
However, that same state law
prohibits the elected official
from voting on matters for 12
full months in which a “substantial interest” was present.
The representative from the
Kansas Attorney General’s Office opined that Hogsett could
vote because the donation of
the hospital building was understood to be free and clear
— much like a gift from one
person to another. In other
words, the donation was devoid of restrictions or a bind-
ing, contractual agreement.
That same letter from the
Kansas Attorney General’s Office also instructed the City of
Independence to gain further
instruction from the Kansas
Governmental Ethics Commission.
Ever since Hogsett voted at
that Dec. 17 meeting to accept
the donation of the hospital
properties, Hogsett was recused himself from voting on
all other matters related to the
former Mercy Hospital properties.
A question of conflict?
The issue about restrictions on the donated hospital
property to the City of Independence also has an effect
on another unique element:
whether commissioner Gary
Hogsett has a conflict of interest.
The city commission on
Dec. 17 voted 2-1 to accept the
donation of the Mercy Hospi-
Mayor not budging on
demolition agreement;
negotiations continue
Mayor Leonhard Caflisch
last Thursday continued to
raise issues concerning proposed permits for Mercy
Health System to demolish two
portions of its former hospital
building that is now owned by
the City of Independence.
Commissioners are discussing whether to issue permits
for the demolition of the two
oldest portions of the former
Mercy Hospital. Mercy Health
System has agreed to tear
down the 1920- and 1962-era
portions of the hospital. The
city commission accepted the
hospital building as a donation
from Mercy on Dec. 17.
Caflisch, an architect by
profession, said he had concerns not about the way Mercy
plans to demolish the two oldest wings of the now-closed
hospital but how the result of
that demolition would impact
the remaining structure that
is owned by the City of Independence. Caflisch said he
wanted language inserted into
its demolition agreement with
Mercy that requires the health
provider to conform to proper
building codes and environmental codes.
Caflisch said his intent in
raising the arguments was to
protect local taxpayers from
further costs related to the demolition.
Caflisch asked city attorney
Jeff Chubb to return to Mercy’s
administration with language
that protects the City’s interests in Mercy’s demolition,
specifically that Mercy leave
the demolished property with
no environmental or hazardous materials concerns.
“I am only interested in protecting the City from any unnecessary costs due to cleaning
up environmentally hazardous
material that is left behind,”
said Caflisch. “I believe Mercy
is responsible to make sure
that the community is safe.”
The discussion about the demolition permits has persisted
at the Jan. 14 and 21 city commission meetings with Caflisch
voicing opposition to Mercy’s
current language in the agreement.
Chubb, in negotiating on
behalf of the City of Independence, said he felt comfortable with language that was
tal properties. Hogsett joined
commissioner Fred Meier
in accepting the donation.
Caflisch voted against it.
Immediately before that
vote was taken, Chubb said
he had received a letter from
a representative of the Kansas Attorney General’s Office,
which was asked to render an
opinion as to whether Hogsett
could be allowed to vote on the
question of accepting the donated hospital building.
State law spells out the
rules pertaining to conflicts of
inserted into the agreement
prior to Thursday’s meeting.
He said those concerns were
addressed by Mercy’s hired
architect, John Heckman of Independence, and that the language should cover any of the
City’s liability issues.
However, Chubb expressed
growing unease with the back
and forth between the City and
Mercy regarding the demolition permit proposal.
“I look at it right now being
in the middle of two immovable objects,” said Chubb referring to Mercy’s administration and Caflisch.
Commission sells
former Patel Clinic
property for $50K
One of the Mercy Hospital
facilities that was donated to
the City of Independence in
December has been sold to a
local home healthcare business.
Hometown
Healthcare,
which took over Mercy’s home
healthcare and hospice services, agreed to purchase the
property at 921 W. Myrtle,
commonly known as the Patel
Clinic Building, for $50,000.
Commissioners agreed to move
on the transaction quickly so
that Hometown Healthcare
will have enough time to remodel the clinic building to fit
its needs.
Hometown Healthcare is
now located in a former Mercy
facility at 900 W. Myrtle. However, that building is targeted
for demolition. Hometown
Healthcare has until Feb. 28 to
vacate its offices in that building.
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High fives for local Marine
In keeping with the year-long theme on patriotism, students at Jefferson Elementary School last Friday heard a presentation from Independence native Chase Carter, who recently completed basic military training in San Diego, Calif. The Marine
will soon depart for his first duty at Camp Pendleton. The 2015 graduate of Independence High School spoke to the students
about his experiences in basic training. After the presentation, Carter got a round of high fives from students, including those
from Vickie Gilbert’s fourth grade class. Gilbert’s class has been communicating with Carter by letter during his first year as
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
College reports spring enrollment bump
Independence Community
College has reported an increase in enrollment for the
spring 2016 semester. The
headcount on the spring 2016
opening day is up 19 percent
over last year’s first day of
classes. “While I am cautiously optimistic, these numbers are
quite impressive and hopefully continues the trend from
last fall,” said Dr. Dan Barwick, ICC president. ICC experienced a similar increase in
enrollment last fall when they
ICC Business Leaders Spotlight
luncheon to feature Jason Brown
Jason Brown, the new head
football coach for Independence Community College
(ICC), will be the featured guest
speaker for the college’s Business Leaders Spotlight
luncheon at
the Independence Country Club on
Wednesday,
Feb. 3.
Originally
from Lakewood,
CaBrown
lif.,
Brown
graduated
from
Compton
Community College in 1999 as
an All-American player and
an academic All-American.
Brown went to Fort Hayes
State University (FHSU) where
he started at quarterback and
earned his degree in Kinesiology in 2003. Brown
moved
forward to
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The ICC Business Leaders
Spotlight events are provided
by Independence Community
College to encourage education and growth in the community. Make reservations for
this complimentary lunch by
Monday, Feb. 1 by contacting
Mary Jo Dancer at mdancer@
indycc.edu or (620) 332-5492.
reported a 22 percent increase
on opening day over the fall
2014 numbers.
The enrollment numbers
will change, as the official
student census reported to
the state are calculated on
the twentieth instructional
day. Students can still add or
drop courses which will affect those official numbers. “As of right now we are
ahead of our post-census
numbers from last year,” said
Barwick. “So even if we don’t
enroll any more students, it is
highly likely that the college
will experience a significant
enrollment increase for the
second straight semester.” Students can continue to en-
roll through next week under
certain conditions, which likely means an increase in enrollment by the time the official
census is reported. “We have
reason to feel good about the
recruiting and retention work
we’ve done,” said Barwick. “I
particularly want to single out
our admission and recruiting
staff, who have implemented
an aggressive program for
responding to inquiries and
streamlining our admissions
process. And the hard work
of our outstanding faculty has
clearly led to increased retention.” To enroll in spring courses
visit www.indycc.edu.
Out with the Old –
In with the New!
We’ve been to gift market & have great
new items coming in weekly.
210 N. 17th • Downtown Parsons
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Fri., Jan. 29 thru Thurs., Feb. 4
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Please excuse our spring cleaning
mess to get ready for new inventory.
Newton’s
Hardware
116 W. Main
Cherryvale
(620) 336-2276
2801 W. Main
Independence
(620) 331-2276
Mon.-Fri. 7:30 to 6
Sat. 8 to 5
Closed Sunday
Mon.-Fri. 8 to 6
Sat. 8 to 5
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Theater group to perform
‘The Red Velvet Cake War’
Geography Bee contestants
St. Andrew Catholic School held its annual Geography Bee last Friday. Students competing
in the geography bee included (back row, left to right) Faith Tate, Gabbi Muninger, Taygan
Claar, Sophia Carr, (middle row, left to right) Ian O’Rourke, Ryan Leiker, Lyndi Easter, John
Palovchik, (front row, left to right) Maddix Small, Eli Hiller Muninger was the first place winner while Claar received second place. Easter finished in third place. (Courtesy photo)
Daddy-Daughter Dance
set for Saturday at IHS
The Independence High School class of 2018 will sponsor
a Daddy-Daughter Dance for local girls and their fathers
on Saturday, Jan. 30. The dance will be held from 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., and be held in the IHS Cafeteria.
Cost will be $5 per person. Pictures may be purchased,
and cookies will be provided.
City: guardrails, more
police patrols needed
at 12th & Beech area
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
The City of Independence
will erect a guardrail at 12th
and Beech streets to prevent
speeding motorists from traveling on private properties in
that neighborhood.
Police patrols and signage
in the neighborhood also will
increase.
City commissioners on Jan.
21 learned of an continued
problem of motorists who
speed on streets in the vicinity
of 12th and Beech streets. David Cowan, director of public
safety, said it’s believed many
of the motorists are younger
people because the prime time
for traveling is immediately after school is released at 3:30
p.m.
In some cases, the motorists race their vehicles on the
streets and do not brake into
time to enter a vacant property between the street and the
SKO Railroad tracks.
A property owner in the
neighborhood presented a
photo showing a the tire tracks
of a speeding motorist who left
the roadway and entered his
yard. The motorists missed his
house only by a few feet, the
property owner said.
In other business transacted
at the Jan. 21 city commission
meeting, city commissioners:
• authorized city staff to
seek the removal of condemned property at 610 E.
Magnolia, which was damaged
in a fire in 2014. The property
owner has not made any effort
to remove the fire-damaged
property, which is now considered as dangerous and unsafe
because of its weakened condition.
• agreed to remove the
property at 825 S. Park from
the city’s condemnation list
because the property owner
has razed the structure. However, the commission agreed
to assess a nuisance tax on the
property related to the condemnation of the structure.
The tax is assessed at $239.99.
• postponed a decision on
whether to condemn the property at 209 S. 9th. Commissioners learned that the property owner is in the process of
selling the property.
• agreed to give a property
owner at 812 E. Maple another 90 days to continue to
make repairs to the structure.
The property owner is making
strides to improve the property and meet the city’s codes,
said Jim Engman, city building
inspector.
• agreed to set a date for removing the condemned property at 812 W. Cottonwood.
• agreed to donate the old
tennis court lights at Riverside
Park to USD 446.
• agreed to a request
to block off several streets
around the Booth Hotel on Saturday, April 2 for the Independence High School Prom.
Montgomery County Theater has announced
that they are in the rehearsal process of another southern-fried comedy called “The Red
Velvet Cake War.” The production, which will
be held in a dinner-theatre format at the First
Presbyterian Church of Independence, will be
held on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30
with the doors opening at 6:15 p.m. dinner will
be served at 6:30 and the show will follow.
There will be a special dessert matinee on
Sunday, Jan. 31 with doors opening at 1:15
p.m. and dessert to be served at 1:30 and the
show to follow.
Tickets for the evening shows are $25 each
while tickets for the Sunday matinee are $20
each. Five dollars from each ticket sale will be
donated to the Independence Community College Music Department to assist students with
an upcoming trip to Mexico. Tickets will be
available from Jan. 13-27 at Magnolia Scents
by Design.
The meal will be prepared by Rick’s Ribs &
Barbecue. Servers will be ICC music students.
On the menu is pulled pork, baked beans, cole-
slaw, potato salad, water, tea, coffee and dessert.
Under the direction of Deborah Sandoval,
the two-act comedy follows MCT Players successful presentations of the hit plays “Dearly
Departed,” “Southern Hospitality,” “Dearly Beloved” and “Christmas Belles.”
“The Red Velvet Cake War” spins hilariously
out of control in this Southern farce when the
three Verdeen cousins (Gaynelle, Peaches and
Jimmie Wyvette) decide to throw a family reunion on the hottest day of July, during the
middle of Texas tornado season. Unfortunately,
the cousins face an uphill battle as a neighbor’s
pet devours everything edible and a high-stakes
wager is made on who bakes the best red velvet
cake.
The cast includes Lois Lessman, Vanessa
Dennis, Jeff Shaw, Lori Shaw, Stacy Near, Terri
Goodner Barbera, John Freeman, Gary Morrison, Lisa Weber, Lea Shepard and Geoff Corle,
all from Independence, and Gloria Leyda of Coffeyville.
Troutman wins Zion School’s Geography Bee
Seventh grade student Johnathan Troutman, son of Rick
Troutman and Steve and April Bates, all of Independence, won
Zion Lutheran School’s annual geography bee on Friday, Jan.
22.
The school-level bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the annual National
Geographic Bee.
Johnathan will now attempt to qualify at the state level by
taking a written test. Up to 100 of the top scorers on that test
in each state will then be eligible to compete in the state bee.
Johnathan was also the winner of Zion Lutheran School’s 2015
Geography Bee.
The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expensespaid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacherescorts to participate in the bee national championship rounds.
The first-place national winner will receive a $50,000 college
scholarship.
Zion Lutheran School’s second place winner was seventh
grader, Ryan Stoner, son of Paul and Karin Stoner, Independence. Third place went to Maddison Cochran, eighth grade
daughter of Kevin Cochran also of Independence.
The top three winners in Zion Lutheran School’s Geography
Bee were (let to right) Ryan Stoner, second place; Johnathan
Troutman, first place; and Maddison Cochran, eighth grade.
(Courtesy photo)
Indy Ensemble to deliver Singing Valentines
The Indy Ensemble, the
award-winning vocal music
group from Independence
High School, will be available
to deliver singing valentines
on Thursday, Feb. 11, between
8 a.m. and 2 p.m. this year.
This is the ensemble’s 19th
year of delivering singing valentines to the Independence
community.
For a donation of $25, the
Indy Ensemble will deliver
two musical selections, a box
of valentine candy, valentine
card and a long-stemmed
rose. The roses are donated
by Twigs Floral & Gifts of Inde-
Quality
pendence.
Anyone wishing to reserve
a singing valentine must do so
by Friday, Feb. 8. Only 25 reservations will be accepted and
will be on a first-come, firstserved basis.
For more information or to
reserve, interested persons
should contact Larry Annable,
IHS vocal music instructor, at
332-1815, or by email at [email protected]. You
may also contact any Indy
Ensemble member: Kathleen
Bradshaw, Brianna Bradshaw,
Sagan Shire, Taylor Dufur, Sebastian Cole, Jasmine Gray,
Dalson Hamlin, Anna Miller,
Jacob Hogge, Robbie Bailey,
Courtlynn Rose, Caden Hayward, Maddy Kyle, Paige Kyle,
Daphne Lin, Javian Pereira,
Trenton Shamblin, Ellen Unruh, Tommy Woods, Sean
Neyland, Adam Hayse, Austin
Drake, Noah Stroble and Abby
Ewing.
Proceeds will be used to
help fund the purchase of performance apparel and sheet
music for the group, as well as
help offset expenses when the
group travels to competition
and performance sites.
Reservations go quickly, so
act quickly by Friday, Feb. 8.
Goodrich on Dean’s List at Southwestern
WINFIELD — Top scholars at Southwestern College in Winfield have been announced with the release of the Dean’s Honor
Roll for the fall 2015 semester.
Among the honor roll students is Aidan Goodrich of Independence.
Stability
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is joining
Johnathan Rodriquez, APRN-BC
at
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Business & Farm
Conservation district announces
annual dinner, awards ceremony
County delegates to Kansas Farm Bureau meeting
Delegates and members from Montgomery County were a part of more than 850 who attended
Kansas Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting Dec. 7-8 in Manhattan. Pictured are (left to right) Carl
Hamilton, Nancy Hamilton, Scott Gordon, Anita Clubine, Paul Steed, Debbie Steed, Phillip Reilly
and Kathy O’Brien. More than 350 delegate members wrapped up important business for their
farm organization after debating and adopting policy statements for 2016. These policies will now
become the roadmap for the organization during the upcoming legislative session. Kansas Farm Bureau to honor
tradition, legacy of family farms
Tradition and heritage are a big part of what
makes agriculture such an attractive way of life
for so many Kansans. The lifeblood of our existence, the farms and ranches in Kansas, provide food, fuel and fiber for the world. The history of these farms and ranches is
rich, with many stories to tell. In that spirit,
Kansas Farm Bureau, the state’s leading agriculture advocacy organization, is launching
the fifteenth year of its program to honor those
family farms that have passed down this heritage for more than a century. The Kansas Farm Bureau “Century Farm”
program will recognize family farms whose
current owner/operator is related to the owner/
operator of the farm in 1916 or before. Qualifying farms will receive a farm sign designating
“Century Farm” status and recognition from
Kansas Farm Bureau. “As farmers and ranchers, we are proud
of our legacy and heritage,” said Rich Felts,
Kansas Farm Bureau president. “The Century
Farm program will help others better appreciate the strong family ties and tradition that we
hold so dear.” Since the year 2000, more than 2,500 family
farms qualified for the Farm Bureau Century
Farm designation. The deadline for consideration is May 16,
2016. Complete details for qualification and an
application can be obtained at county Farm Bureau offices across Kansas or on the KFB web
site, https://www.kfb.org/Get-Involved/CenturyFarm-Program. INDEPENDENCE — The Montgomery County
Conservation District will host its 69th annual
dinner and awards meeting Saturday, Feb. 6
at the Independence Community College West
campus.
Reservations are required and can be made
by contacting Desiree Swanson, Conservation
District Manager, at (620) 331-4860 extension
35. The reservation deadline is Friday, Jan. 29
at 4 p.m.
There is no fee to attend this annual event,
but due to limited space, reservations are required.
The meeting will begin at 5 p.m., and dinner
will be provided courtesy of the Kansas Bankers
Association. A short business meeting will be
held regarding the District’s business in 2015,
an election to fill one board vacancy will be held
and award presentations will be made to those
in Montgomery County who have made an effort
to make soil, water and wildlife conservation a
top priority in their operations.
The 2015 Award winners are Geroldine Pittman, Kansas Bankers Award; Jim and Donna
Buchanan, Ashcraft Award; James and Roma
Lee Branham, Shanks Oil Company Grassland
Award; Justin and Stacey Campbell, Clyde
Clubine Memorial Young Farmer of the Year
Award; and Keith Jabben, Wildlife Award.
The conservation district encourages membership donations by becoming an affiliate
member for $25 or a Lifetime member for
$250. Membership donations support the efforts of the District to bring conservation and
agriculture related programs and contests to all
schools within the county.
Should you be interested in becoming a member of the Montgomery County Conservation
District’s board of supervisors, contact the Conservation District office for more information.
Beef Cattle Institute to hold meeting in Fredonia
The Beef Cattle Institute at
Kansas State University and
the Kansas Beef Council are
partnering to host three additional advanced beef cattle
care and health training sessions throughout Kansas during February.
The Beef Checkoff-funded
sessions will provide beef
producers and veterinarians
with up-to-date standards and
technologies to improve animal welfare and food safety.
Dave Rethorst, veterinarian
and outreach director with the
Beef Cattle Institute, will lead
the training sessions. In southeast Kansas, the
beef cattle and health training
session will be held at 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the
Fredonia Livestock Auction in
Fredonia. SEK Inc., holds annual meeting, presents awards
IOLA — The annual meeting of Southeast Kansas, Inc.
was hosted at Miller’s on Madison Avenue in Iola, Kan., on
Jan. 12, with over 100 in attendance.
Elected at the annual meeting were: President—Trish
Carroll, Columbus Telephone,
Columbus; Vice President,
Marsha Wallace, Empire District Electric Company; Assistant Vice President—Don
Alexander, Alexander Manufacturing Company, Parsons; Secretary/Treasurer—Bruce
Fairbank, Labette Bank, Parsons/Topeka; Member at large
of the board of directors,
Gregg Motley, the Landmark
Bank, Fort Scott. Re-elected
to the board were Karen Emerson, Monarch Cement Company, Humboldt and Kathryn
Richard, retired, Arma. Continuing Members at
Large to the Board of Directors are Lindsay Madison, Fort
Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, Fort Scott; and Ryan
Moore, Community National
Bank, Pittsburg.
Also serving as Council
Chairs are: Economic Development – Darrell Pulliam
& Jitka Durman, Pittsburg; Workforce Development –
Lindsay Madison, Fort Scott
and Aaron Heckman, Independence; Legislative – Don Alexander, Parsons, and Yvonne
Hull, Coffeyville; Transportation –Daniel Mann, Parsons; Manufacturers Forum – Steve
Davis, Pittsburg, and Karen
Emerson, Humboldt.
Incoming President Trish
Carroll spoke about her plans
for the organization’s future. During the program, award
presentations were made by
Marsha Wallace with the assistance of Kathryn Richard.
Blake Benson, president,
Pittsburg Area Chamber of
Commerce and Economic
Development Director, City
of Pittsburg, was honored
with the Jim Dahmen Professional Excellence Award. The “Spirit Award” went to
Walter Wulf, Jr., Monarch Cement, Humboldt, for his business leadership and support
of various organizations in the
region. Michael Burns, AuBurn Pharmacy, Inc., Garnett,
was awarded the Invested in
People Award for his contributions to the Garnett community and southeast Kansas area
through AuBurn Pharmacy
and a number of local and regional organizations. Southeast Kansas, Inc. is
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counties and all sectors of the
economy who work together
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Labette Health
to hold town
hall meetings in
Cherryvale, Indy
Parsons-based
Labette
Health is conducting a series of town hall meetings in
southeast Kansas to ascertain
the public input about future
healthcare needs in the region.
In Montgomery County,
two town hall meetings are
planned. They will be:
• Monday, Feb. 8 at the Logan Park Community Building
in Cherryvale, and
• Monday, Feb 29 at the
Veterans Room at the Independence Memorial Hall. Both
meetings will be held from
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Other meetings are planned
in Altamont, Oswego, Chetopa,
Erie, St. Paul and Thayer.
The public is invited to any
of the meetings and provide input.
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Susie went to the dentist for some dental work, and she woke up in the hospital.
Her road to recovery has taken her many places before she came to us at Home N Sight,
including three different hospitals. When she was discharged, her doctor said Susie had
been having mini strokes and it wasn’t safe for her to live at home by herself.
That’s when her daughter, Cheyenne, began searching for a place for her mom to
stay. After visiting several area facilities. She decided Home N Sight was the best option because it combined a clean, comfortable, safe environment with quality care and
outstanding therapy services. It was everything her mom needed.
Susie has made great progress since coming to Home N Sight. She looks forward
to returning to her own home but isn’t certain when that might be due to a variety of
health issues she’s facing. We will continue to work with Susie and her family to determine what Windsor Place services will work best for her. Susie is open to continuing
the Windsor Place At-Home Care services she has had for years and is also considering
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play games and cards. It’s been fun getting to know the other patients. I’ve been working with the therapy department every day. They’ve
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Susie Walker – Patient at Windsor Place Home N Sight
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Caney
Oklahoma FreeWheel 2016 route
released with Caney on final leg
The Oklahoma FreeWheel
2016 route, which has Caney
as its final terminus, has announced its official routes for
the seven-day journey through
the Sooner State.
Speaking
in
Oklahoma
City at a route unveiling ceremony on Jan. 16, Oklahoma
FreeWheel executive director Trevor Steward made the
much-anticipated route announcement to a large group
of new and experienced Oklahoma Freewheel riders. The
2016 tour will start June 19
and conclude June 25.
Along with the route, the
theme for this year’s tour was
announced. “A Tribute to the
Five Tribes of Oklahoma” guided the route development and
helped determine the entertainment that riders will experience in each host town. The
theme also inspired the design
of the 2016 OK Freewheel jersey and t-shirt. With the goal
of highlighting and celebrating
the culture and traditions of
The Five Tribes of Oklahoma,
the tour will stay at least one
night in each of the Five Nations of Oklahoma.
A Kansas community along
the Kansas-Oklahoma border
serves as the traditional final
community along the Oklahoma FreeWheel route. Caney
served as a terminus in about
1999. Sedan, Coffeyville and
Chetopa are among other area
towns that have served as final
towns in previous Oklahoma
FreeWheel journeys.
For the 2016 route, Oklahoma Freewheel participants will
be treated to a mostly south-tonorth route across the eastcentral portion of Oklahoma. On
June 19 riders will start their
week-long event in Madill,
Okla. Located in the Chickasaw
Nation and near the Red River
and Lake Texoma, Madill is
best known for hosting the annual National Sand Bass Festival. From Madill, riders will
cross over into the Choctaw
Nation and ride to Coalgate.
Coalgate is well known for its
small town charm and its coal
production in the early 1900s.
From Coalgate, the riders
will take in the beautiful scenery on their way to the Seminole Nation capital of Wewoka.
Wewoka is best known for
its annual Sorghum Festival.
From Wewoka, the tour continues on to Okmulgee located
in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Along with being the capital of the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Okmulgee is also home
to the historic Creek Council
House. From Okmulgee, the
tour heads to Sand Springs,
also located in the Muscogee
(Creek) Nation. Sand Springs
Shown below are the various legs of the Oklahoma
FreeWheel 2016 route that will take bicyclists from Madill, Okla., to Caney over the course of seven days.
DAY
START
FINISH
June 19
Madill
Coalgate
June 20
Coalgate
Wewoka
June 21
Wewoka
Okmulge
June 22
Okmulgee
Sand Spings
June 23
Sand Springs
Clarmore
June 24
Claremore
Bartlesville
June 25
Bartlesville
Caney, Kan.
TOTAL
MILES
68
71
66
58
58
64
43
463
will host this year’s fast-paced
and exciting Speedwheel Criterium bicycle race presented by
Team Soundpony.
From Sand Springs, the tour
works its way around Tulsa
to Claremore. Located in the
Cherokee Nation, Claremore
is the home to Will Rogers and
Rogers State University. After
a night in Claremore, the tour
then heads to the northwest
corner of the Cherokee Nation
and to Bartlesville. Bartlesville
is the home of the OK Mozart
festival and the Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright. The final day of the
2016 Oklahoma Freewheel
tour takes riders across the
Oklahoma-Kansas border into
downtown Caney. Caney is best
known as the home to the Safari Zoological Park.
The specific route between
Bartlesville and Caney will
take bicyclists primarily on
paved county roads and state
highways (major U.S. highways are not ordinarily used).
From Bartlesville, bicyclists
will travel north on paved
county roads east of U.S. 75
highway. Southeast of Copan,
the route will divert toward
Wann, where the route will
then proceed north on county
road 4020 and cross the state
border south of Tyro. Entering
Tyro, the bicyclists will then
take the county road commonly known as the Tyro Shortcut,
which is county road 1425,
where the bicyclists will enter
Caney on East Third Street.
Tentative plans call for the
Caney community to welcome
the bicyclists with events at
Wark Memorial Park and in
downtown Caney.
By the time, the bicyclists
arrive in Caney on June 26,
each individual bicyclist will
have traveled a total of 460
miles.
Oklahoma
FreeWheel’s
mission is to promote and
strengthen cycling tourism in
Oklahoma. For more information on this great ride and
to register, visit www.okfreewheel.com.
Local H&R Block office awards
$1,000 prize to Copan client
H&R Block is putting the
“fun” back in tax refund season.
Dean Pollock, Copan, Okla.,
right, is a local winner of the
H&R Block 1,000 Wins $1,000
Daily Sweepstakes. Pollock
was presented a giant check
from Carl Johns, left, Caney
franchisee and Pollock’s tax
pro, at the Caney office on
Wednesday, Jan. 27.
H&R Block is giving away a
total of $32 million in the first
month of tax season. Anyone
who files their taxes at a participating H&R Block office by
Feb. 15 can be automatically
entered into the sweepstakes.
Thirty-two thousand people
will win $1,000 from H&R
Block. For more information
visit www.hrblock.com/grand.
Pollock, who is a deputy for
the Washington County Sher-
Carl Jones, left, of the H&R Block office in Caney with $1,000
sweepstakes winner Dean Pollock of Copan (right). (Courtesy photo)
iff’s Department, said he plans
to put his winnings into savings.
Johns reports that two winners have already been drawn
at the H&R Block office in Coffeyville and now one winner at
the Caney office, all in Montgomery County.
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Fire damages local home
Members of the Caney Fire Department were joined by members of the Tyro and Havana
divisions of the Montgomery County Rural Fire Department as well as the Copan Fire Deparmtent in battling a fire at 109 N. Ridgeway on Friday morning. Details of the fire were unavailable at presstime, and local officials referred all questions to the Kansas Fire Marshal’s
Office, which is investigating the fire. No injuires were reported. Smoke and water damage
was prevalent throughout the entire structure. Firefighters battled not only intense smoke
from within the mobile home but also freezing conditions outside the structure. (Photo by
Andy Taylor)
$2,500 grant to boost local
FFA horticulture program
BY ANDY TAYLOR
[email protected]
A $2,500 grant from the
National FFA Association will
help the Caney Valley High
School FFA chapter boost its
horticulture studies . . . while
also providing fresh produce
to the Caney community.
Kimber Kersey, CVHS FFA
advisor, said the local chapter
was notified last week that it
had received a $2,500 Food
For All Grant. Kersey said the
grant money will be used to
purchase materials to build
and grow raised bed gardens
and a small orchard that is
planned to be established
west of the USD 436 Board of
Education building. The grant
will also be used to implement
community gardening workshops focusing on planting for
the different seasons, along
with a workshop for the el-
ementary school students.
Kersey said students in her
agriculture business, agriculture communications, exploratory 8th grade, and introductory agriscience 9th grade
classes will take advantage
of the grant when they plant
flowers in the school’s greenhouse and in the outside garden areas.
One of the influences for applying for the grant was the
absence of a grocery store in
Caney, said Kersey. In her application to the National FFA
Association, Kersey said the
Caney community has suffered
since a grocery store closed
more than five years ago.
The absence of fresh produce
forces local residents to either go without produce, have
a limited supply of fruits and
vegetables, or travel to area
towns to obtain them, thereby
burdening their food dollars.
Under the grant project,
the Caney Valley FFA Chapter
will fight hunger by providing
the fresh fruits and vegetables
from the gardens and orchard
to a community food source.
The goal is to produce 400
pounds of fresh produce annually, she said.
Three workshops will also
be hosted to educate community members on how to grow
their own gardens specific to
the season, manage common
pests, and how to properly
harvest their produce. A special workshop will be held for
elementary school students
focused on basic gardening
principals including: proper
planting techniques, plant
identification, correct watering, and harvesting.
Rec board hears status report on sports programs
The Caney Valley Recreation Commission
met for a monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan.
13. Members present were Tony Chaffin, Zack
Ellison, Kristi Denny, and Janice Shippy. Absent
was member C.W. Buoy.
According to the minutes of the meeting, recreation director Brett Anderson discussed the
ongoing basketball season, upcoming soccer
program as well as discussed the current status
of the baseball and softball season which would
include a joint partnership with Coffeyville for
the regular season games.
Other things visited about were minor re-
pairs to the rec center and plans of the director
attending a state recreation conference in early
February.
The board also discussed the idea of possibly
combining with the school on some sort of before and after school program at the recreation
center.
Another topic Anderson shared with board
members was the current financial status of
the recreation commission and the thought of
requesting another mill from the state, which,
if allowed, would raise the recreation commission’s mill levy from 3 mills to 4 mills.
USD 436 EVENTS
Scheduled activities at Caney Valley Jr.-Sr.
High School for Thursday, Jan. 28, through Saturday, Feb. 6, follow.
• Thursday, Jan. 28: High school wrestling
meet at Independence, 5:30 p.m.; jr. high basketball games at Cherryvale, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 29: High school basketball
games (varsity and JV) at Neodesha.
• Saturday, Jan. 30: CVHS forensics students
at Frontenac tournament; high school wrestling meet at Fredonia.
• Monday, Feb. 1: Jr. high basketball games,
Eureka at Caney, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 2: High school basketball
games (varsity, JVC), Burlington at Caney, 5
p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 4: Scholar’s Bowl event; jr.
high basketball games at Galesburg, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 5: CVHS forensics students at
Pittsburg meet; high school basketball games
(varsity, JVC) at Humboldt, 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 5: CVHS forensics students
at Pittsburg meet; Youth for Music at Emporia;
high school wrestling meet at Silver Lake.
*****
Planned events at Lincoln Memorial Elementary School for Friday, Jan. 29, through Friday,
Feb. 5, follow.
• Friday, Jan. 29: Kansas Day events at the
school; Reading Counts and Students of the
Month assembly.
• Friday, Feb. 5. Hat Day at school.
Page B2
Cherryvale
Signs of student success!
Cherryvale Youth Fair Dinner
Dance set for Saturday night
The Cherryvale Youth Fair will hold its annual dinner dance on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Community
Center in Cherryvale.
Dinner will be served from 6 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. Dance to the Rick Cook Band from 8 p.m.
to 11 p.m.
Donations will be accepted at the door, and
all proceeds go for improvements for the Cherryvale Youth Fair and Logan Park. Deadline to apply for Cherryvale Alumni
Association’s scholarships is March 1
Cherryvale Alumni Association has scholarships available
for 2016 Cherryvale graduates, post 2016 Cherryvale
graduates and Cherryvale Diploma Center graduates.
To apply for a scholarship,
find the appropriate schol-
arship form on the school’s
website at usd447schools.org.
Printable scholarship application forms can be found at the
Cherryvale Middle High School
Counselor’s Corner. Scholarship forms can also be found
on Facebook.
Application forms should
be completed and returned to
Cherryvale Alumni, Community and Educational Foundation, P.O. Box 65, Cherryvale,
KS 67335, by Tuesday, March
1.
Parent-teacher conferences scheduled
Chess tournament champs
The Cherryvale High School chess team participated in the Northeast-Arma Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 23, and placed first as a team. Logan Frazier was first individual
with a perfect 6-0 record, Nathan Torkelson claimed sixth overall with a 4-2 record while
Lucas McPherson earned 10th place at 4-2. Mathew Thornton was 13th place with a 3.52.5 record, and Nathan Cranford earned 17th place at 3-3. The team will travel to Columbus on Saturday, Jan. 30. Pictured are team members (left to right) Logan Frazier,
Nathan Cranford, Lucas McPherson, Nathan Torkelson and Mathew Thornton. (Photo
by Andy Taylor)
Parent-teacher conferences will be held at Cherryvale
Middle-High School and at
Lincoln-Central
Elementary
School on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 8 and 9, from 3:45
p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Parents of local students
are encouraged to visit local
teachers during these conferenes.
FFA students attend contest in Coffeyville
The Cherryvale High School FFA Chapter
was in Coffeyville on Wednesday for the Southeast Kansas FFA Welding, Milk Quality, and
Agronomy competition. The contest was origi-
nally set for Jan. 20 but was postponed to Jan.
27 due to inclement weather.
Details of that competition will be printed in
next week’s Montgomery County Chronicle.
Cheerleaders raising cancer awareness Feb. 15-19
Cheerleaders at Cherryvale
Middle-High School, in cooperation with the middle and
high school student councils,
will sell ribbons and t-shirts
to raise funds for cancer research.
These ribbons and t-shirts
will honor those who had
fought, are fighting, or have
lost their battle to cancer. Ribbons will be made from card
CMS musicians in district honor band
Caitlin Fosnight (left) and Colby Austin of the Cherryvale Middle School band participated in the Southeast Kansas Middle School District Honor Band on Saturday, Jan. 16,
at Chanute High School. Students were nominated by their directors and performed
a concert for the public under the direction of Damian Johnson, director of bands at
Eudora High School. Other groups performing that day were the Middle School District
Honor Choir and Elementary Honor Choir. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
Torkelson to
perform in
all-state band
Cherryvale High School’s
Nathan Torkleson, tuba
player, will be a part of the
Kansas Music Educators
Association’s class 4A-1A
All-State Band in Wichita
during the Kansas Music
Educators State Conference in late February.
He participated in the
Southeast District Honor
Band in December and
had to re-audition for
the state band on Jan.
9 in Salina. “It has been
over seven years since
we have had a student
make the state band,”
said Tonya Torkelson,
CHS band instructor.
“Nathan is fifth chair but
he will have to audition
again on the first day of
rehearsal. The students
end up auditioning three
times throughout this
entire process and it can
be very stressful for the
students, not to mention the directors. It’s a
long process!” (Photo by
Andy Taylor)
stock and hung in the Cherryvale Middle-High School
Commons Area for viewing
by patrons during both home
games during the week of Feb.
15-19.
During halftime of the varsity boys’ game on Friday,
Feb. 19, the cheerleaders will
announce the names of those
who are being remembered
and honored in their battle
against cancer.
The cheerleaders also are
selling T-shirts for the cancer
awareness initiative. T-shirt colors will be designated for the
specific cancer being battled.
Contact Stephanie Groth, high
school cheerleading sponsor, at
(620) 336-8100 to place an order. Ribbons will be $1 each and
T-Shirts are $10 for youth (XSXL) and $12 for adult (S-3XL)
Page B3
Sports
Lady Chargers Caney Valley girls bomb Eureka
struggle in bout
with Neodesha
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
CHERRYVALE — For the
fourth time in the last five
games, the Cherryvale High
School girls’ basketball team
found itself on the losing side
of the scoreboard. This time,
it came at the hands of rival
Neodesha in a 46-37 Tri-Valley
League setback on Tuesday.
“The girls played hard,”
said Lady Charger coach David
Smedley. “Neodesha has such
a height advantage. It allowed
them to eliminate several opportunities that we had inside
the paint. It forced us to make
a lot of perimeter shots, and
we weren’t able to knock them
down. That height allowed
them to take advantage of us
inside when we made a mistake and was out of position.
We played hard, and we kept
fighting. We just weren’t able
to shoot well enough.”
The loss dropped Cherryvale to 7-6 overall and 1-1 in
the TVL. CHS returns to action
on Friday when it travels to
Burlington for another league
matchup.
The Lady Chargers started
strong and took a 9-7 lead after eight minutes of play. Yet,
the visiting Lady Bluestreaks
grabbed control before the
break and went into the locker
room up 23-20.
Neodesha opened things
up a bit in the second half.
The Bluestreaks went on a
16-7 run in the third quarter
to extend their lead to 39-27.
Although the Lady Chargers
tried to cut into the difference
in the final period, they could
never make a serious threat.
Beth Hawkins had 14 points
to pace Cherryvale, followed
by Jordan Carinder with 13.
Neodesha (8-4, 1-0) was
led by Alyson Potter with 22
points.
NEODESHA 46, CHERRYVALE 37
NEODESHA (8-4, 1-0): Potter 8 (1) 3-4
22, Rohling 2 2-2 6, Lamendola 2 1-2 5,
Knickerbocker 2 0-0 4, Dean 1 2-4 4, Keath 0 (1) 0-0 3, Spurlock 1 0-0 2. TOTALS
16 (2) 8-12 46.
CHERRYVALE (7-6, 1-1): Hawkins 4
6-9 14, Carinder 3 7-11 13, A. Rau 2 1-2 5, M.
Rau 1 1-2 3, Wagner 1 0-0 2, Hucke 0 0-2 0,
Steed 0 0-2 0. TOTALS 11 (0) 15-28 37.
NEODESHA
7
16 16
7 — 46
CHERRYVALE 9
11 7
10 — 37
Bluestreaks turn the tables
on Cherryvale boys’ team
Just three days after beating Neodesha to claim third
place at the Wilson County
Classic, the Cherryvale boys
finished on the other side of
things Tuesday night in a 6237 Tri-Valley League loss to
the Bluestreaks.
“Tonight was a real letdown
after how well we played this
past weekend,” said Charger
coach Aaron Rehmert. “I think
it was probably a combination of us being overconfident,
lackadaisical on both ends and
just not playing well. Neodesha played great. They were
the more energetic team from
the tipoff.
“We never really got into a
rhythm besides one small run
in the third quarter. We looked
tired, like we had no legs. I’m
not sure if we practiced too
hard yesterday after a long
week last week, and we didn’t
have legs back, or what exactly. It’s a tough league and we
know we will have to bring our
A game Friday on the road in
Burlington.”
The Chargers — now 5-8
overall and 0-2 in the TVL —
had won their two previous
games against the Bluestreaks
this season, including a 63-57
victory on Saturday in Fredonia.
This time around, Cherryvale was down from the
start, trailing 15-8 after one
quarter and 33-15 at the intermission.
No Charger players reached
double figures in scoring.
Neodesha (4-8, 1-0) had
a game-high 22 points from
Drew Stover.
NEODESHA 62, CHERRYVALE 37
NEODESHA (4-8, 1-0): Stover 7 (1)
5-6 22, Cunningham 1 (2) 3-6 11, O’Neill
5 0-0 10, Mitchell 3 3-3 9, Shinkle 1
2-5 4, Canterbury 1 2-2 4, Ivy 0 2-2 2,
Linn 0 0-2 0. TOTALS 18 (3) 17-26 62.
CHERRYVALE (5-8, 0-2): Smedley
2 (1) 2-2 9, Vigil 1 (2) 0-0 8, Menzer 4
0-0 8, L. Raida 2 2-4 6, Wagner 2 0-0
4, R. Robertson 1 0-0 2, Main 0 0-0 0,
Verge 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 12 (3) 4-6 37.
NEODESHA
15 18 14 15 — 62
CHERRYVALE 8
7
13 9 — 37
EUREKA — A 22-1 run in
the second quarter allowed
the Caney Valley High School
girls’ basketball team to take
control in its 64-30 rout of Eureka Tuesday night.
“We put a good game together and yet have a lot of
room to grow,” said Lady
Bullpup coach Tom Nelson.
“All of the girls played hard
and made good contributions.”
CVHS won for the ninth time
in the last 11 games as it improved to 9-3 overall and 1-0
in the Tri-Valley League. The
Lady Bullpups were coming
off a 44-35 victory over Cherryvale Saturday to claim third
place at the Wilson County
Classic in Fredonia.
Tuesday’s league opener
was close for one quarter
as Caney Valley had a 17-11
edge after eight minutes of
play. That’s when the ‘Pups
grabbed control on both ends
of the floor. Not only did CVHS
explode for 22 points in the
second quarter, but they held
the Lady Tornadoes without a
basket during that stretch in
building a 39-12 edge at the
intermission.
With a comfortable halftime
lead, the Lady Bullpups went
on to blow things out even
more just after the break. Outscoring Eureka 18-9 in the
third quarter, CVHS pushed
its lead up to 57-21 and never
looked back from that point
on.
Kolbi McIntosh had 20
points to lead the way for
Caney Valley, which included
four three-pointers. Kyndal
McIntosh also put in 19.
CANEY VALLEY 64, EUREKA 30
CANEY VALLEY (9-3, 1-0): Ko. McIntosh
4 (4) 0-0 20, Ky. McIntosh 5 9-11 19, Owen
4 0-0 8, Buoy 1 (1) 0-0 5, K. Nunneley
2 0-0 4, Lawrence 2 0-0 4, Kulp 1 0-0 2,
Cunningham 1 0-1 2, Yates 0 0-0 0, L.
Nunneley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20 (5) 9-12 64.
EUREKA (4-8, 0-1): Kelly 2 4-5 8, Zimmers 3 1-2 7, Dehlinger 2 3-4 7, Boone 2
2-2 6, Birkholz 1 0-0 2, Hoover 0 0-1 0, E.
Torrey 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (0) 10-14 30.
CANEY VALLEY 17 22 18 7 — 64
EUREKA
11 1
9
9 — 30
Bullpup boys
get back to
winning ways
After snapping a sevengame losing streak on Saturday, the Caney Valley boys
picked up their second straight
win Tuesday night as they captured a 61-54 victory over Eureka in the Tri-Valley League
opener for both teams.
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Caney Valley’s Aubrie Owen attempts to keep her balance while getting a bump from a Neodesha defender during last week’s semi-final round matchup in the Wilson County Classic in Fredonia. Caney
Valley won the contest, 58-44. For more details about the Wilson County Classic, see page B5. (Photo
by Andy Taylor)
CVHS improved to 4-8 overall and 1-0 in TVL action. The
Bullpups were coming off a
56-43 win over Leon-Bluestem
in the fifth-place game of the
Wilson County Classic Saturday in Fredonia.
The ‘Pups found themselves
in a hole early on as they
trailed the Tornadoes 15-11
after one quarter. But Caney
Valley got things going before
the break by outscoring Eureka 22-9 in the second period.
Up 33-24 at the intermission, CVHS had to hold on in
the second half. Eureka whit-
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tled away at the margin and
got back within six, 43-37,
at the end of three quarters.
Down the stretch, though,
Caney Valley made enough
plays to claim its second
straight victory.
Three CVHS players scored
in double figures, including Baylor Melchiori with 19
points. Troy Watson knocked
down a pair of three-pointers
and finished with 15, while Ty
Rogers added 10.
Eureka (6-6, 0-1) was led by
Braden Larcom with 26 points.
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19, Tro. Watson 3 (2) 3-5 15, Rogers 5 0-1
10, Davis 3 3-5 9, Kastning 2 0-0 4, Tre.
Watson 2 0-0 4. TOTALS 22 (2) 11-17 61.
EUREKA (6-6, 0-1): Larcom 9 (1) 5-5 26,
Basham 1 (2) 1-2 9, Parmes 4 0-1 8, Wolfebauer 3 1-4 7, Talley 2 0-0 4, Ebberts 0 0-0
0, Leis 0 0-0 0, Mongeau 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
19 (3) 7-12 54.
CANEY VALLEY 11 22 10 18 — 61
EUREKA
15 9
13 17 — 54
BOWLING
Cherry Bowl Lanes & Grill
League Standings
Week #21
• Monday Night Ladies: 1.
Cherry Bowl Kegglers, 2615
series, 959 game; 2. Country
Gals, 2469 series, 854 game;
3. Lady Bugs, 2399 series, 809
game; individual highs– Tracie Harper, 569/211; Kristie
Tice, 472/173; Vickie Newman,
462/165.
• Tuesday Men’s Classic: 1.
B&B Automotive, 3124 series,
1117 game; 2. Woods Lumber,
3090 series, 1039 game; 3.
SEK Auto Sales, 3070 series,
1057 game; individual highs–
Jonathon Rash, 598/232; Morris Woldum, 551/207; Ken Gibson, 521/191.
• Wednesday Youth Star of
the Week: Cooper Crain.
• Wednesday Night Mixed
League: 1. Newton’s True Value, 2548 series, 871 game; 2.
Triple ‘B’ Sporting, 2503 series, 904 game; 3. Crazy Four,
2341 series, 820 game; individual highs– Glenn Driskel,
477/167; Jim Beazil, 458/162;
Kristie Groff, 447/187.
Thursday Mixed Doubles:
1.Cheryl’s Salon, 2489 series,
880 game; 2. J&M’s, 2518 series, 858 game; 3. Uncle Ken’s
Coins, 2463 series, 845 game;
individual highs– Jeremiah
Jacobs, 547/191; Morris Woldum, 506/180; Vickie Newman, 453/180.
The City Tournament will be
held Feb. 27-28.
Page B4
SPORTS
Indy boys blast Titans; tired Lady ’Dogs outlast Columbus
Independence fans honor
deceased teacher by
wearing purple to
Tuesday’s home game
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
INDEPENDENCE — It was a mismatch from start to finish for the Independence High School boys’ basketball team Tuesday night as the
Bulldogs captured their third straight
win with a 61-19 non-league rout of
Columbus.
“We had to make sure we kept our
foot to the ground and not let up,”
said Bulldog coach Marcus Lanning.
“We didn’t let up. We played 32 minutes of not letting up. We got better
tonight, especially on defense. We’ve
just got to make sure we continue to
do this when we get back into league
games.”
IHS won for the third time in four
days as it improved to 7-5 overall.
The Bulldogs were coming off a victory over Iola in the fifth-place game
of the Burlington Invitational on
Monday.
After playing four games in five
days, Independence had a few days
off in preparation for Friday’s non-
league trip to Frontenac. After that,
the Bulldogs remain on the road on
Tuesday as they return to Southeast
Kansas League play at Fort Scott.
“I think we’re doing okay,” Lanning said. “I’m not going to say we’re
playing perfect, but we’re continuing
to improve. We still need to get a little
bit better. If we get a little better, we
should be ready for our game Friday at Frontenac and the rest of our
league schedule.”
Despite trailing 2-0 early in the
contest, the Bulldogs were never
threatened against the Titans. IHS
used its pressure defense to force 10
Columbus turnovers in the opening
quarter. That translated into points
for the Bulldogs, who were 12-of-19
from the floor during that period in
building a 27-7 advantage.
Zack Schroeder and Caleb Johnson opened the second period with
back-to-back three-pointers as part
of a 13-2 run that pushed the lead up
to 40-9. IHS had a 46-15 advantage
at the intermission and outscored the
Titans 15-0 in the third period.
Jalynn Lawrie had a team-high
15 points for the Bulldogs, followed
by Johnson and Levi Kemp with 10
each.
Most of the fans in attendance at
Tuesday’s games against Columbus
wore the color purple in honor of
Tina Schicke — a third grade teacher
at Jefferson School who passed away
suddenly on Friday. Schicke’s son,
Cody, is a freshman member of the
Bulldog basketball team.
“We had some games over at the
middle school, and that’s the most
people I’ve seen over there for a
freshman or JV game,” Lanning
said. “It was packed with purple.
Then I come over here and it’s the
same thing. It’s great to be a part of
a community that supports a family
like that. Obviously, there are a lot
of people that care about them. The
players, coaches, families, friends
and community members … to have
them come out and do something like
that, it means a lot to me, and I know
it means a lot to the Schicke family.”
INDEPENDENCE 61, COLUMBUS 19
COLUMBUS (1-10): Stamper 0 (2) 0-0 6, Miller 0
(1) 0-0 3, Speer 0 2-4 2, Babbitt 1 0-0 2, Hamilton
1 0-0 2, Laurance 1 0-0 2, Burns 1 0-0 2, Perry 0
0-0 0, Riker 0 0-0 0, Laws 0 0-0 0, Lindsey 0 0-0 0,
Sears 0 0-0 0, Huston 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 4 (3) 2-4 19.
INDEPENDENCE (7-5): Lawrie 6 (1) 0-0 15, Johnson 2 (2) 0-0 10, Kemp 5 0-1 10, Schroeder 0 (2) 3-4
9, Daniels 1 (1) 4-4 9, Pasternak 2 0-0 4, Rinck 2 0-0
4, Morton 0 0-0 0, Hayward 0 0-0 0, Kleiber 0 0-0
0, Pralle 0 0-0 0, Satchel 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 18 (6) 7-9
61.
COLUMBUS
7
8
0
4 — 19
INDEPENDENCE27 19 15 0 — 61
Indy girls 53,
Columbus 33
Playing for the fourth time in five
days, fatigue could have settled in for
the Independence girls against Columbus Tuesday night. Instead, the
Lady Bulldogs got stronger as the
game went on as they pulled away
for an impressive 53-33 win over the
Lady Titans.
“We played really good defense
tonight and forced them into situations to make bad passes,” said IHS
girls’ coach Dale Reynolds. “That’s
what we need to do to be successful.
I thought we did a good job of that.
In the first half, we turned them over,
but we turned some of those back
over to them. In the second half, we
did a much better job. I thought our
girls played with a lot of heart and intensity from the get go. That’s something we’ve got to continue to do.”
With the exception of an early 3-0
deficit, the Lady Bulldogs led throughout the entire contest. IHS’ pressure
defense caused problems for Columbus the entire contest, including 13
turnovers in the first quarter alone.
Leading 16-10 after one quarter, Independence extended its lead
up to eight in the second period but
couldn’t deliver the knockout punch.
Instead, the Lady Titans were able
to close the gap to five, 27-22, at the
break.
Columbus was able to get as close
as four, 29-25, in the early moments
of the second half. But Independence
rolled off eight consecutive points,
including a steal and layup by Kara
McGrath, and pushed the margin up
to double digits at 40-27 at the end of
three quarters.
The Lady Titans were never a
threat the rest of the game. In fact,
Independence scored the game’s final
nine points to put the finishing touch
on a third straight victory.
IHS was coming off a fifth-place
finish in the Burlington Invitational
on Monday. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-5 overall heading into
Friday’s non-league contest at Frontenac.
McGrath had 14 points to lead the
way for Independence, while Rindy
Marquez put in 11.
COLUMBUS (5-6): Schoech 0 (3) 0-0 9, Kitch 3
0-0 6, French 1 3-6 5, Hosier 2 0-2 4, Sills 1 1-4 3,
Gideon 1 0-0 2, Hill 1 0-2 2, Cassidy 1 0-0 2, Evans 0
0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (3) 4-14 33.
INDEPENDENCE (7-5): McGrath 2 (2) 4-9 14,
Marquez 2 (2) 1-2 11, Schabel 3 3-4 9, K. Smith 3
2-3 8, Renfro 2 1-2 5, Hufferd 1 0-0 2, Lawrie 1 0-1 2,
Griffin 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 15 (4) 11-21 53.
COLUMBUS
10 12 5
6 — 33
INDEPENDENCE16 11
13 13 — 53
State-ranked Zane Stanton claims gold for Caney Valley wrestling team
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
EUREKA — Zane Stanton
won both of his matches to
claim the championship at
113 pounds to lead the Caney
Valley High School wrestling
team at Saturday’s Eureka Invitational.
The Bullpups scored 83
points in
the tournament
to finish
in
ninth
p l a c e
overall.
El Dorado
won the
tournament with
Zane Stanton
1 8 2 . 5
points,
followed by Marion with 153
and Burlington 144.
“Stanton wrestled a solid
match in the finals against
another state-ranked kid,”
said CVHS wrestling coach Jerod Rigdon. “Blake (Hollandsworth) continues to be steady
at 152. Hunter Post was definitely the surprise of the day
being in the finals and winning
6-4 before getting out of position in the third period. That
was a big day for him. Angel
Winstead and Dayton Wade
going 2-2 and a match away
from placing were positives as
they continue to progress. It
was probably our best overall
team performance of the year
so far.”
Stanton was the top Bullpup
performer as he beat Dallas
Parker of West Elk by a technical fall (17-1) before earning
a 4-1 decision over Eureka’s
Kolby Beitz in the final match.
Currently, Stanton is ranked
No. 4 in Class 3-2-1A at 113
pounds by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.
Post opened the 285-pound
weight class with three
straight wins before falling to
Breck Schlup of Chase County
in the final for second place.
Hollandsworth overcame a
third-round loss to earn decisions over El Dorado’s Cody
Hancock (7-4) and West Elk’s
Jonathan Andrews (14-3) for
third place at 152 pounds.
Wyatt Anderson — ranked
No. 3 by the KWCA at 195
pounds — pinned his first
two opponents but eventually earned fifth place in the
weight class.
Wade (120) and Winstead
(138) both went 2-2 on the
day. Also competing for Caney
Valley were Erik Moore, 1-2 at
145; and Dakota Rose, 0-2 at
160.
Caney Valley was scheduled
to head to Independence today
for a double dual against Iola
and host Independence. After
that, the Bullpups will com-
pete in the Fredonia Invitational on Saturday.
EUREKA INVITATIONAL
TEAM SCORES: 1. El Dorado 182.5, 2.
Marion 153, 3. Burlington 144, 4. Clearwater 141.5, 5. St. Marys 133.5, 6. Eureka 117,
7. Chase County 93.5, 8. Fredonia 93, 9.
Caney Valley 83, 10. Hillsboro 65, 11. Erie
56, 12. Rose Hill 53, 13. Remington 48, 14.
Southeast-Cherokee 38, T-15. Central
Burden/West Elk 36, 17. Iola 33, 18. Field
Kindley 32, 19. Herington 27, 20. Humboldt 13.
CANEY VALLEY RESULTS
113: Zane Stanton def. Dallas Parker,
West Elk, by technical fall, 17-1; def. Kolby
Beitz, Eureka, 4-1. Stanton finished in
first place in weight class.
120: Dayton Wade pinned Jacob Haws,
Central-Burden, 0:56; pinned by Brett
Bober, Burlington, 0:38; pinned William
Spaich, Hillsboro, 1:51; pinned by Matt
Atkinson, Rose Hill, 2:05.
138: Angel Winstead pinned by Colby
Johnson, Burlington, 1:17; def. Seth Hackler, El Dorado, 8-2; def. Javier Martinez,
Remington, 8-2. pinned by Travis King,
Hillsboro, 4:45.
145: Erik Moore pinned by Dakota Motter, 1:02; def. Kaylee Grogan, Fredonia,
4-2; pinned by Grant Scheer, Rose Hill,
4:50.
152: Blake Hollandsworth def. Cody
Hancock, El Dorado, 6-5; def. Cody
Smith, Field Kindley, by technical fall,
21-4; pinned by Taegan Schoenfeld, St.
Marys, 0:39; def. Cody Hancock, El Do-
rado, 7-4; def. Jonathan Andrews, West
Elk, 14-3. Hollandsworth finished in third
place in weight class.
160: Dakota Rose pinned by Braden
Lowe, Eureka, 0:35; pinned by Ian Alumbaugh, Hillsboro, 1:54.
195: Wyatt Anderson pinned Spencer
Dodson, El Dorado, 3:52; pinned Britt
Demel, Clearwater, 3:27; pinned by Tyler
Palic, Marion, 3:33; pinned by Lane Hawley, Fredonia, 4:11; def. Colton Timms,
Eureka, by rule. Anderson finished in fifth
285: Hunter Post pinned Levi Habiger,
Humboldt, 1:42; def. Colton Toney, Iola,
2-1; def. Jackson Stringer, Field Kindley, 4-1; pinned by Breck Schlup, Chase
County, 4:55. Post finished in second
CMS girls basketball
team whipped by ’Cats
YATES CENTER — It was
a tough night offensively for
the Cherryvale Middle School
girls’ basketball team on Monday as it suffered a 43-16 loss
to Yates Center.
That setback dropped the
Lady Chargers to 6-7 overall and 5-6 in the Tri-Valley
League. They were coming off
a 26-22 win at Neodesha on
Jan. 21. CMS returns to action
today as it entertains Caney
Valley before staying at home
on Monday against Galesburg.
In Monday’s contest, Cherryvale was shut out in both
the first and fourth quarters.
Meanwhile, the home Wildcats
jumped ahead 9-0 after one
quarter and 31-2 at the intermission.
Christa Boswell had 10
points to lead CMS, followed
by Allison Poole with four and
Camdyn Forman two.
The Lady Chargers managed a split of games against
Yates Center as they beat the
Wildcats 21-16 in the B contest. CMS outscored YCMS
12-4 in the final period to rally
for the win.
Forman led the way for
Cherryvale with 10 points,
while Mariah Monroy put in
six, Harley Allen three and
Alyssa Boswell two.
In the previous outing
against Neodesha, the CMS A
team pulled out a four-point
win against the Bluestreaks.
The Lady Chargers led 12-11
at the intermission and outscored Neodesha 7-4 in the
final period.
Poole and Christa Boswell
had nine points each to pace
Cherryvale, followed by Isabelle McGhee with six and
Hannah Kaiser two.
CMS swept both games on
the evening as it also won the
B contest 23-8. In that game,
the Lady Chargers broke open
a 2-2 tie after one quarter with
a 10-4 run in the second period.
Allen recorded 11 points to
lead the way for Cherryvale.
Alyssa Boswell and Morgan
Hugo had four each, while
Monroy and Kaiser added two
each.
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SPORTS
RESULTS FROM THE 2016 WILSON COUNTY CLASSIC
Cherryvale boys settle for bronze at Wilson County Classic
Bullpup boys defeat
Leon-Bluestem to
finish in fifth place at
tournament
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
FREDONIA — For a second
straight night, the Cherryvale
High School boys’ basketball
team found itself on the winning side of the scoreboard.
The Chargers held on to capture a 63-57 victory over
Neodesha in the third-place
game of the Wilson County
Classic on Saturday.
“I’m very proud of our effort,” said CHS boys’ coach
Aaron Rehmert. “I thought our
guys played tough. We talked
at halftime about how we
needed to really pick up our
energy in the second half. We
crashed the boards well and
played some really nice defense that second half. Neodesha did a great job of hanging
around that fourth quarter.
They hit some really tough
shots, but our guys were resilient. I thought we had a really
nice blend from our starters
and bench … contributions
and effort from them all.”
The Chargers, who were
coming off a 71-46 victory
over Leon-Bluestem in the final game of the Blue Pool on
Friday, improved to 5-7 overall. Cherryvale was scheduled
to host Neodesha in a Tri-Valley League contest on Tuesday
(see related story).
CHS fell behind 14-11 in the
first quarter but used a strong
second period to go up 28-24
at halftime.
The Chargers expanded
their lead slightly just after the
break at 51-44. Neodesha kept
things close in the final period,
but Cherryvale closed out the
tournament with a six-point
victory.
Lane Raida had 14 points to
pace CHS, followed by Brendan Menzer with 13, Trenton
Smedley 11 and Ryan Robertson 10.
BOYS THIRD-PLACE GAME
CHERRYVALE 63, NEODESHA 57
NEODESHA (3-8): Stover 7 (4) 4-6 30,
Canterbury 3 (1) 0-0 9, Mitchell 1 (2) 0-0
8, Ivy 1 1-2 3, Shinkle 1 0-0 2, Cunningham
1 0-0 2, Linn 1 0-1 2, O’Neill 0 1-2 1. TOTALS
15 (7) 6-11 57.
CHERRYVALE (5-7): L. Raida 4 6-8 14,
Menzer 2 (1) 6-11 13, Smedley 5 1-3 11, R.
Robertson 4 2-2 10, Wagner 4 0-0 8, Vigil
1 (1) 0-0 5, Verge 1 0-0 2, Main 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21 (2) 15-24 63.
NEODESHA
14 10 20 13 — 57
Cherryvale’s Brendan Menzer strives to keep the basketball
away from Caney Valley’s Baylor Melchiori during Friday’s
game at the Wilson County Classic. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
Caney Valley’s Ty Rogers maintains his shooting touch while jumping over the span of Cherryvale’s Chance Main and Lane Raida during last Friday’s semi-final round of the Wilson
County Classic in Fredonia. Cherryvale won the contest, 72-60. (Photo by Andy Taylor)
CHERRYVALE
11
17
23 12 — 63
Caney Valley 56,
Leon-Bluestem 43
Caney Valley ended its seven-game losing streak with a
56-43 victory over Leon-Bluestem in the fifth-place game of
the Wilson County Classic on
Saturday.
The Bullpups improved to
3-8 overall heading into Tuesday’s Tri-Valley League opener
at Eureka (see related story).
Bluestem (1-12) led 10-6 after one quarter and 24-21 at
the intermission.
Caney Valley came back in
the third quarter and eventually took the lead by way of a
16-8 run. Up 37-32 at the end
of three quarters, the Bullpups
put things away by outscoring
the Lions 19-11 in the final period.
Ty Rogers had a game-high
19 points to pace CVHS, while
Baylor Melchiori finished with
16 and Josh Davis added 12.
BOYS FIFTH-PLACE GAME
CANEY VALLEY 56, LEON-BLUESTEM 43
LEON-BLUESTEM (1-12): P. Bevan 3 (2)
0-0 12, Beavers 3 (1) 1-2 10, Clift 2 2-4 6,
B. Bevan 1 3-4 5, Lanier 0 (1) 1-2 4, Gale 0
(1) 0-0 3, Br. Elsen 1 0-0 2, Worden 0 1-2 1,
Jackson 0 0-1 0, Bl. Elsen 0 0-0 0, Scott 0
0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (5) 8-15 43.
CANEY VALLEY (3-8): Rogers 7 5-8 19,
Melchiori 4 8-9 16, Davis 5 2-5 12, Tre.
Watson 2 1-3 5, Kastning 1 1-3 3, Gulick 0
1-2 1, Tro. Watson 0 0-0 0, Richey 0 0-0 0,
Messner 0 0-0 0, Clapp 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
19 (0) 18-30 56.
BLUESTEM
10 14 8 11 — 43
CANEY VALLEY 6
15 16 19 — 56
Cherryvale 72,
Caney Valley 60
In a matchup of the two
longtime Montgomery County
rivals, Cherryvale took control in the second half to take
down Caney Valley 72-60 in a
Blue Pool contest on Friday.
“I challenged our guys before the game to play as hard
as they could … crash the
boards every time, move your
feet better on defense and
work the ball,” Rehmert said.
“I still don’t think we did those
things as much as we could,
but we did give great effort. I
was very pleased by how we
kept our composure down the
stretch. There was a lot of fouling and physical play in that
fourth quarter, and we did get
frustrated. But we didn’t let
that frustration seep into the
next play. That’s something we
have learned this season, and
that’s great to see.”
The teams were locked in a
battle at the start. Cherryvale
opened up a 20-13 lead in the
opening quarter, but Caney
Valley came back to get within
two, 31-29, at the break.
The third quarter proved to
be the difference. The Chargers
went on a 21-10 spurt during
that stretch to push their lead
into double digits at 52-39.
Four Cherryvale players
reached double figures in scoring, including Raida with 16
points, Menzer 14, Garrett Vigil
12 and Smedley 10.
As for Caney Valley, Troy
Watson led the way with 21
points, followed by Melchiori
with 20 and Davis 12.
BLUE POOL
CHERRYVALE 72, CANEY VALLEY 60
CANEY VALLEY (2-8): Tro. Watson 6 (2)
3-4 21, Melchiori 7 (1) 3-5 20, Davis 5 2-4
12, Nunneley 2 0-1 4, Gulick 1 0-0 2, Tre.
Watson 0 0-0 0, Rogers 0 0-4 0. TOTALS
21 (3) 8-18 60.
CHERRYVALE (4-7): L. Raida 5 (1) 3-3 16,
Menzer 4 (1) 3-6 14, Vigil 6 0-0 12, Smedley 5 0-2 10, Main 3 3-5 9, Wagner 2 2-4 6,
R. Robertson 2 1-2 5. TOTALS 27 (2) 12-24
72.
CANEY VALLEY 13 16 10 21 — 60
CHERRYVALE 20 11
21 20 — 72
Girard 75,
Cherryvale 41
Facing one of the top teams
in Class 4A-Division II, Cher-
ryvale fell behind by 26 points
at halftime and never recovered in a 75-41 loss to Girard
in Blue Pool play last Thursday.
“I give a lot of credit to Girard,” Rehmert said. “They
played some very good basketball. They’re a very talented
team. We certainly have to
play with more energy when
it comes to defense and rebounding. Offensively, we just
turned the ball over too many
times.”
Girard jumped ahead 2516 in the first quarter but put
the game well out of reach by
halftime, using a 26-9 run in
the second quarter to open up
a 51-25 advantage.
Menzer was the lone double-figure scorer for the Chargers with 10 points.
BLUE POOL
GIRARD 75, CHERRYVALE 44
CHERRYVALE (3-7): Menzer 2 6-9 10, L.
Raida 3 2-2 8, Smedley 2 (1) 1-2 8, Main 3
1-5 7, Vigil 0 (2) 0-0 6, Verge 1 0-0 2, Wagner 1 0-0 2, R. Robertson 0 1-2 1, T. Raida
0 0-0 0, John 0 0-0 0, J. Robertson 0 0-0
0. TOTALS 12 (3) 11-20 44.
GIRARD (10-0): Damman 6 (1) 4-4 19,
Davied 4 (2) 3-3 17, Wilson 2 (2) 1-3 11,
Hopson 1 5-6 7, Hamblin 3 0-0 6, Fisher 2
0-2 4, J. Lindbloom 1 1-4 3, Green 1 0-0 2,
Lopes 1 0-0 2, Bailey 1 0-0 2, Goff 1 0-0 2,
D. Lindbloom 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 23 (5) 1422 75.
CHERRYVALE 16 9
10 9 — 44
GIRARD
25 26 19 5 — 75
Lady Bullpups surpass Cherryvale, 44-35, to claim 3rd place
Caney Valley bows
to Girard, 58-36, in
tournament’s opening
round
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
FREDONIA — A 13-4 run in
the third quarter proved to be
the difference for the Caney
Valley High School girls’ basketball team in its 44-35 victory over rival Cherryvale in the
third-place game of the Wilson
County Classic on Saturday.
“We looked like a team that
was playing our third game in
three days,” said Lady Bullpup
coach Tom Nelson. “It was
physically and mentally challenging, but the girls were
tough. Both teams were tired,
and it was ugly at times, but
we never quit playing hard.
They stepped up when needed.”
The win moved the Lady
Bullpups to 8-3 overall heading into Tuesday’s Tri-Valley
League opener at Eureka.
Meanwhile, the Lady Chargers
closed out the tournament in
fourth place while falling to
7-5 overall. Cherryvale was
also scheduled to play Tuesday at home against Neodesha. Stories on both the Caney
Valley and Cherryvale games
from Tuesday appear elsewhere in this edition.
“Both teams came out and
played hard,” said Cherryvale
girls coach David Smedley.
“With it being the third game
in three days, it was hard to
find enough energy to play the
second half. The difference in
the game really came down to
the third quarter. Caney got a
few good looks and was able to
make their threes, and when
we got a few good looks we
didn’t make them.”
The teams were locked in
a battle throughout the first
half. The game was knotted
at 14-all after one quarter before Caney Valley took a 27-25
edge into the intermission.
After the break, though, the
second half was a much different story. Caney Valley went on
a run to open the third quarter
and extend its lead to 40-29 at
the end of three quarters. That
proved to be enough by game’s
end as the Lady Bullpups
earned a second straight win
in the tournament.
Kolbi McIntosh had a teamhigh 13 points to lead the way
for Caney Valley.
Cherryvale got a game-high
14 points from Beth Hawkins.
Girard went on to capture
the girls’ championship later
that night with a 53-47 victory over Fredonia. Also on
Saturday, Neodesha won the
fifth-place game over LeonBluestem 78-45.
At the conclusion of the
Wilson County Classic, the
All-Tournament Team was announced. Kolbi McIntosh and
Kyndal McIntosh of Caney Valley were selected to the team,
as well as Hawkins and Jordan
Carinder of Cheryvale. Other
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players chosen were Ashley
Ray, Olivia Hansen and Jacey
Murphy of Girard; Katie Robinson and Leslie Robinson of
Fredonia; and Alyson Potter of
Neodesha.
Members of the All-Academic Team were Kennedy
Nunneley and Aubrie Owen
of Caney Valley; Carinder of
Cherryvale; Michaela Korte
of Bluestem; Nicole Blackwill
and Charell Mayeske of Fredonia; Katy Pitts of Girard; and
Kaiti Johnson and Katie Lamendola of Neodesha.
GIRLS THIRD-PLACE GAME
CANEY VALLEY 44, CHERRYVALE 35
CHERRYVALE (7-5): Hawkins 2 (2) 4-8
14, Carinder 3 (1) 0-0 9, A. Rau 2 5-5 9, M.
Rau 1 1-2 3, Hucke 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 0-0
0, Steed 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
8 (3) 10-15 35.
CANEY VALLEY (8-3): Ko. McIntosh 5
(1) 0-1 13, Ky. McIntosh 4 1-1 9, Cunningham 2 3-5 7, Buoy 0 (2) 0-2 6, Owen 2 1-2
5, Lawrence 0 (1) 0-0 3, K. Nunneley 0 1-2
1, Kulp 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 13 (4) 6-13 44.
CHERRYVALE 14 11
4
6 — 35
CANEY VALLEY 14 13 13 4 — 44
Caney Valley 58,
Neodesha 44
The Lady Bullpups avenged
an earlier loss to Neodesha
as they took down the Lady
Bluestreaks, 58-44, in a Blue
Pool contest Friday at Wilson
Gymnasium.
“We played pretty well and
put together a good game,”
said Nelson, whose squad
lost its season opener to the
same Neodesha team at home
on Dec. 8. “Especially with
the injuries we are dealing
with right now the girls really stepped up. They made
no excuses and did get better
today. I like how we are starting to develop as a team and
individually.”
Caney Valley led 19-14 after one quarter, 32-24 at the
intermission and 46-33 at the
end of three quarters.
Kendal McIntosh had 17
points for the ‘Pups, while
Brea Buoy knocked down
three three-pointers as part
of a 12-point effort. Ally Cunningham added 10 points.
BLUE POOL
CANEY VALLEY 58, NEODESHA 44
NEODESHA (6-4): Potter 3 (1) 5-7 14,
Knickerbocker 2 (1) 1-3 8, Lamendola 3 1-4
7, Rohling 3 1-2 7, Dean 2 0-0 4, Spurlock
1 0-0 2, Keath 1 0-0 2. TOTALS 15 (2) 8-16
44.
CANEY VALLEY (7-3): Ky. McIntosh 6
5-8 17, Buoy 1 (3) 1-2 12, Cunningham 3
4-4 10, Ko. McIntosh 0 (1) 4-9 7, K. Nunneley 1 (1) 2-2 7, Owen 1 1-6 3, Lawrence 0
2-3 2. TOTALS 12 (5) 19-34 58.
NEODESHA
14 10 9 11 — 44
CANEY VALLEY 19 13 14 12 — 58
Cherryvale 70,
Leon-Bluestem 46
This was just what the doctor ordered for the Cherryvale
girls. After two straight losses,
the Lady Chargers got back in
the win column with a 70-46
victory over Leon-Bluestem
in Gold Pool play on Friday at
Bateman Gymnasium.
“It was a game of tempo,”
Smedley said. “Leon forced
us to play fast, and we had to
work at being calm and doing the things that we needed
to. Overall, I thought the girls
played hard.”
CHS led from start to finish,
opening up a 20-8 advantage
after one quarter. The teams
played fairly even over the
next two periods before Cherryvale put things away with a
20-9 run in the final period.
Hawkins struck for 29
points, including 14-of-19 at
the free throw line, to pace the
Lady Chargers. Carinder followed with 17
points, while Ashton Rau tallied 14.
GOLD POOL
CHERRYVALE 70, LEON-BLUESTEM 46
LEON-BLUESTEM (1-11): A. Emmons
5 1-6 11, Boline 0 (2) 2-2 8, Burch 2 2-4 6,
Jackson 1 3-4 5, H. Emmons 0 (1) 1-2 4,
Bevan 1 2-2 4, Chilcott 1 1-2 3, Mo. Korte
1 1-3 3, Mi. Korte 1 0-2 2, Augur 0 0-0 0,
Fisher 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 12 (3) 13-27 46.
CHERRYVALE (7-4): Hawkins 6 (1) 14-19
29, Carinder 2 (3) 4-6 17, A. Rau 2 (1) 7-10
14, Wagner 3 0-0 6, Hucke 1 0-0 2, M. Rau
1 0-1 2, Spencer 0 0-1 0, Steed 0 0-2 0.
TOTALS 15 (5) 25-39 70.
BLUESTEM
8
15 14 9 — 46
CHERRYVALE 20 15 15 20 — 70
Girard 58,
Caney Valley 36
Facing one of its toughest
opponents of the season, Caney
Valley trailed by double digits
early and never recovered in
a 58-36 loss to Girard in Blue
Pool play on Thursday at Bateman Gymnasium.
“This was a great game for
us to play here around midseason,” Nelson said. “We won’t
play any team on our schedule
better than they are this year.
They put us in some tough situations to play through that really help us and reveal things
we need to work on. They have
great size, deceptive speed and
are well-coached. Win or lose,
games like this only help us
and make us better down the
road.”
Girard — currently ranked
No. 3 in Class 4A-Division II by
the Kansas Basketball Coaches
Association — stormed out to
a 21-8 lead after one quarter.
CVHS had no answer for the
Lady Trojans as it fell behind
37-19 at the intermission.
Kolbi McIntosh was the lone
double-figure scorer for Caney
Valley as she finished with 18
points.
BLUE POOL
GIRARD 58, CANEY VALLEY 36
CANEY VALLEY (6-3): Ko. McIntosh 6
(2) 0-0 18, Owen 3 0-0 6, K. Nunneley 0
(1) 2-4 5, Ky. McIntosh 2 0-2 4, Buoy 0 (1)
0-0 3. TOTALS 11 (4) 2-6 36.
GIRARD (9-1): Hanson 8 3-3 19, Ray 7
0-0 14, Crain 3 (1) 2-2 11, Augustin 3 0-1 6,
Murphy 1 1-3 3, Franklin 1 1-2 3, Flaharty
1 0-0 2, Cuthbertson 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 24
(1) 7-11 58.
CANEY VALLEY 8
11
10 7 — 36
GIRARD
21 16 13 8 — 58
Fredonia 61,
Cherryvale 49
A disastrous second quarter proved costly for the Cherryvale girls as they dropped a
61-49 decision to Fredonia in
Gold Pool action Thursday at
Wilson Gymnasium.
“We scored 11 quick points
then was unable to score for
a quarter and a half,” Smedley said. “We missed shots and
then let that affect our defense,
and Fredonia was able to build
a lead. When we decided to
start getting after it, we were
able to crawl back into the
game, but it was too late.”
CHS hung tough early as it
trailed just 15-13 after eight
minutes of action. That’s when
Fredonia — currently ranked
No. 8 in Class 3A by the KBCA
— took over. The Lady Yellowjackets exploded on an 18-2
run in the second quarter to
a 33-15 advantage and never
looked back.
Cherryvale’s Michelle Rau
put in 22 points to lead all
scorers, while Hawkins added
13.
GOLD POOL
FREDONIA 61, CHERRYVALE 49
CHERRYVALE (6-4): M. Rau 8 (2) 0-2
22, Hawkins 3 (1) 4-4 13, Carinder 2 3-3 7,
A. Rau 1 (1) 0-0 5, Steed 1 0-0 2, Hucke 0
0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 15 (4) 7-9
49.
FREDONIA (8-1): L. Robinson 1 (2) 5-6
13, Solander 0 (3) 2-2 11, K. Robinson 3
(1) 2-2 11, Corle 5 1-4 11, Blackwill 3 0-1 6,
Mayeske 3 0-2 6, Altis 0 (1) 0-0 3, Palmer
Page B6
SPORTS
Cherryvale
matmen go
3-2 at dual
tourney,
claim 4th
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
PARSONS — After going
3-2 on the day, the Cherryvale
High School wrestling team
captured fourth place at the
Parsons Viking Dual Tournament on Friday.
The Chargers finished the
day by dropping a 57-24 dual
to Wichita West in the thirdplace match. Prior to that, they
suffered a 65-9 loss to eventual champion Lebanon (Mo.).
CHS actually opened dual
play with three straight wins,
downing Field Kindley 64-18,
Anderson County 48-27 and
Frontenac 60-10.
“We started out competing well in our first three duals,” said CHS wrestling coach
Casey Lickteig. “We stumbled
a bit against our next opponent, Lebanon. They were a
physically strong team that I
felt we kept up with at certain
weights throughout the dual.
“At the end of the night, we
faced Wichita West, who came
out quick and set a strong
pace. I felt talent-wise we were
the better team as a whole but
waited too long in our matches
to match their pace. Overall,
I was proud of our effort and
know that the boys will use the
lessons from the night to adapt
and improve as we continue
forward.”
Lebanon (Mo.) won the
tournament title by beating
Louisburg in the finals. Wichita West and Cherryvale came
in at third and fourth place,
respectively, followed by Lebanon (Mo.) junior varsity in fifth,
Anderson County sixth, Parsons seventh and Field Kindley
eighth. Frontenac and Labette
County tied for ninth place.
The Cherryvale wrestling
team is scheduled to return to
Parsons today.
PARSONS VIKING DUALS
TEAM RESULTS: 1. Lebanon, 2. Louisburg, 3. Wichita West, 4. Cherryvale, 5.
Lebanon (Mo.) JV, 6. Anderson County, 7.
Parsons, 8. Field Kindley, T-9. Frontenac/
Labette County.
DUAL RESULTS
CHERRYVALE 64, FIELD KINDLEY 18
106: Eric Spencer won by forfeit. 113:
Open. 120: Open. 126: Micah King won by
forfeit. 132: Seth McQuery pinned Austin
Bertie, 2:42. 138: Bo Edens won by forfeit. 145: Cameron Cannon pinned Chace
Wheeler, 1:49. 152: Alexander VanRooy
def. Cody Smith, 13-0. 160: Zach Yates
pinned Logan Foster, 2:40. 170: Colben
Dodson pinned Dante White, 0:43. 182:
Mathew Douglas pinned Ryan Tracy,
2:53. 195: Josh Madl pinned Titus Woodward, 2:31. 220: Clay Holloway pinned
Brandon Barrager, 2:56. 285: Open.
CHERRYVALE 48, ANDERSON COUNTY 27
106: Eric Spencer won by forfeit. 113:
Open. 120: Open. 126: Micah King pinned
by Blade Marmon, 3:13. 132: Seth McQuery lost to Cole Denny, 3-7. 138: Bo
Edens pinned Sebastian Weaver, 0:13.
145: Cameron Cannon pinned by Shiloh
Sutton, 1:56. 152: Alexander VanRooy
pinned Dalton Duke, 2:32. 160: Zach
Yates pinned Matt Kirkland, 2:32. 170:
Colben Dodson pinned Kyle Lamb, 3:05.
182: Mathew Douglas won by forfeit. 195:
Josh Madl pinned Dominic Sutton, 1:27.
220: Clay Holloway won by forfeit. 285:
Double Forfeit
CHERRYVALE 60, FRONTENAC 10
106: Eric Spencer pinned Jacob Beitz,
4:58. 113: Donovan LeQue won by forfeit. 120: Double Forfeit. 126: Micah King
won by forfeit. 132: Seth McQuery won
by forfeit. 138: Bo Edens won by forfeit.
145: Cameron Cannon pinned by K.W.
Hale, 0:23. 152: Alexander VanRooy
pinned Saige Briggs, 0:53. 160: Zach
Yates pinned Logan Shaffer, 1:31. 170:
Colben Dodson pinned Jordan Ishimura,
5:46. 182: Mathew Douglas lost to Nathan
Kaufman, 2-12. 195: Josh Madl pinned
Kyler Taylor, 2:34. 220: Clay Holloway
pinned Coby Maples, 1:09. 285: Double
Forfeit.
LEBANON 65, CHERRYVALE 9
106: Eric Spencer pinned by Hunter
Lewis, 0:43. 113: Open. 120: Open. 126:
Micah King lost to Gabe Blaine, 0-6. 132:
Seth McQuery pinned by Andrew Young,
1:42. 138: Bo Edens lost to Logan Beushausen, 1-7. 145: Cameron Cannon pinned
by Christian Watson, 3:26. 152: Alexander
VanRooy pinned Logan Hart, 3:20. 160:
Zach Yates lost to Dakota Shockley by
technical fall, 0-16. 170: Colben Dodson
def. Brandon Horsley, 9-7. 182: Mathew
Douglas pinned by Adrian Palmer, 0:43.
195: Josh Madl pinned by John Henson,
1:54. 220: Clay Holloway pinned by Elliot
Byrd, 3:35. 285: Open.
WICHITA WEST 57, CHERRYVALE 24
106: Eric Spencer pinned by Brandon
Fiedler, 1:35. 113: Open. 120: Open. 126:
Micah King pinned by Kevin Robinson,
0:43. 132: Seth McQuery pinned Brock
Leonard, 6:00. 138: Bo Edens pinned
by Jared Stevens, 0:53. 145: Cameron
Cannon pinned by Isiah Kletecka, 2:40.
152: Alexander VanRooy pinned Avery
Barnes, 5:57. 160: Zach Yates won by forfeit. 170: Colben Dodson pinned by David
Kelly, 5:47. 182: Mathew Douglas pinned
by Chandler Sandusky, 0:53. 195: Josh
Madl pinned Mason Winegarner, Wichita
West, 1:52. 220: Clay Holloway lost to Titus Copes, 4-9. 285: Open.
Butler damages CCC’s top 25 stature
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — In the
race for the Jayhawk Conference title, it’s important for
teams to hold serve at home.
The Coffeyville Community
College women’s basketball
team suffered a bit of a bump
in the road, dropping a 64-61
decision to Butler Saturday
evening at Nellis Hall.
With that loss, the Lady
Ravens moved a game and
a half in back of first-place
Hutchinson in the conference standings. CCC currently
stands at 16-5 overall and 8-2
in conference play heading
into Wednesday’s Montgomery
County showdown in Independence. Information from that
contest was unavailable as of
presstime but will appear in
next week’s edition.
The Lady Ravens are next
scheduled to host Neosho
County in a 5 p.m. contest Saturday at Nellis Hall.
Coffeyville had just moved
into the national rankings as
they stood at No. 23 in last
week’s NJCAA poll. Yet, the
Lady Ravens suffered just
their second loss in the last 10
games.
Butler had a 13-10 lead after one quarter and extended
that to 28-22 at the intermission. CCC got back into things
by outscoring BCC 22-17 in the
third period to narrow the gap
to just one, 45-44. But down
the stretch, the Lady Grizzlies
made enough key plays to hold
off the Lady Ravens.
One of Coffeyville’s biggest
downfalls in the contest was
its free throw shooting. The
Lady Ravens were a woeful
16-of-33 at the charity stripe,
while the Grizzlies connected
on 20-of-29 attempts.
Jasmine Torian finished
with 15 points to lead CCC, followed by Chanel Khammarath
with 13.
As for Butler (15-6, 5-5),
Tamara Lee recorded a gamehigh 19 points, with Nakylia
Carter and Janee Arnold adding 11 each.
BUTLER 64, COFFEYVILLE 61
BUTLER (15-6, 5-5): Lee 6-16 5-7 19,
Carter 4-8 2-2 11, Arnold 3-6 5-8 11, Hannah 2-2 5-6 9, Roberts 2-3 1-2 6, McBride
1-2 1-2 3, Gulledge 1-6 0-0 2, Bell 1-3 0-0
2, Lepper 0-1 1-2 1, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0,
Pauls 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 20-48 20-29 64.
COFFEYVILLE (16-5, 8-2): Torian 5-9
5-9 15, Khammarath 3-10 6-10 13, Curtis
3-8 2-4 8, Nelson 2-5 0-0 6, Davis 2-3
0-0 4, Fisher 0-4 2-4 2, Daniels 1-3 0-2
CCC men’s track
team ranked 4th,
women’s team is
7th in nat’l poll
The United States Track
and Field and Cross Country
Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released their first NJCAA rankings of the season
on Jan. 27, and the Coffeyville
Red Ravens appear in the top
ten.
The Coffeyville men’s team
is ranked fourth in the nation
behind Iowa Central, Barton
County and Iowa Western.
The Coffeyville women’s team
is ranked seventh nationally.
2, Trussell 0-6 1-4 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21-53 16-33 61.
BUTLER
13 15 17 19 — 64
COFFEYVILLE 10 12 22 17 — 61
Three-point goals — BCC 4-14 (Lee 2-8,
Carter 1-2, Roberts 1-1, Gulled 0-2, McBride 0-1); CCC 3-14 (Nelson 2-4, Khammarath 1-5, Trussell 0-2, Fisher 0-1, Torian 0-1, Curtis 0-1). Rebounds — BCC 36
(Lee 7); CCC 30 (Daniels 9). Assists — BCC
9 (Arnold 4); CCC 12 (Khammarath 6).
Turnovers — BCC 28; CCC 19. Total Fouls
— BCC 29; CCC 23. Fouled out — Carranza. Technicals — none.
Coffeyville 76,
Cowley 63
COFFEYVILLE — Leading
by just two at halftime, the
Lady Ravens used a strong
second half to pull away from
Cowley for a 76-63 win on Jan.
20 at Nellis Hall.
CCC expanded what was a
29-27 lead at the intermission
into a nine-point advantage
after outscoring the Tigers
23-16 in the third period. The
Lady Ravens continued to extend that margin in the fourth
quarter, leading by as many as
14 points.
Khammarath led the way
for Coffeyville with 16 points,
while Jade Carranza posted a
double-double with 14 points
and 14 rebounds. Antoinette
Daniels also hit the doublefigure mark in scoring with 13
points.
Cowley (16-5, 7-3) got a
team-high 16 points from Devon Branch, with Ryleigh McCartney following with 12 and
Madi Greenwood adding 11.
COFFEYVILLE 76, COWLEY 63
COWLEY (16-5, 7-3): Branch 5-12 2-4 16,
McCartney 4-7 2-2 12, Greenwood 4-9
2-2 11, Vining 2-7 4-6 9, O’Neil 2-6 4-4 8,
Lainge 1-4 0-0 3, Mimmo 1-4 0-0 2, M.
Pope 1-2 0-0 2, Holloway 0-0 0-0 0, Delaurens-Murciano 0-0 0-0 0, Potter 0-0
0-0 0, Fischer 0-0 0-0 0, Diaz-Brito 0-3
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
Coffeyville’s Caletria Curtis (right), a 5’8” guard from Denham Springs, La., tries to outmuscle for position against Cowley’s Mackenzie Vining, a Caney Valley High School graduate.
(Photo by Coffeyville Community College)
0-0 0. TOTALS 20-54 14-18 63.
COFFEYVILLE (16-4, 8-1): Khammarath
6-9 2-2 16, Carranza 4-5 6-6 14, Daniels
5-7 3-6 13, Fisher 1-2 4-4 7, Nelson 2-6 1-2
7, Torian 3-6 1-3 7, Dodson 1-3 1-2 4, Trussell 0-4 1-2 1, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Arline 0-0
0-0 0. TOTALS 23-49 23-33 76.
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Trussell 0-3). Rebounds — CC 18 (McCartney 5); CCC 44 (Carranza 14). Assists
— CC 9 (Greenwood 3); CCC 17 (Trussell
6). Turnovers — CC 18; CCC 25. Total Fouls
— CC 24; CCC 24. Fouled out — Branch,
Lainge, Vining, Khammarath. Technicals
— Vining.
Chronicle
Church Directory
WAYSIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Jerry D. Davidson,
minister. (620) 778-6575. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Church, 11 a.m. Mailing address for the church: Wayside Christian Church, 508 S. Spring, Caney, KS 67333.
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: 908 E. Fourth,
Cherryvale, Kan. (620) 330-0121. Come and worship
with us at New Hope Christian Church, 908 E. 4th.
Sunday School for adults and youths starts 9:30 a.m.,
with coffee and donuts served. Sunday worship service
begins at 10:30 a.m. Guest speakers will include professors, teachers and students from Ozark Christian College. Find Hope in Christ Jesus at New Hope Christian
Church. Colossians 1:27.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHERRYVALE:
Fourth and Montgomery streets, Cherryvale, KS. John
Chastain, pastor. (620) 336-2440. Sunday School-All
Ages, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.; 2nd
Sunday, Cookie Sunday; 4th Sunday, Fellowship Dinner. Wed. - Family Night - 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm - Free
dinner, 6:30 Youth Group and Ladies Bible Study, Monday - Men’s Bible Study - 6:00 pm.
CHERRYVALE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Eric Lang, minister. 319 E. Main, Cherryvale, Kan. (620) 336-2533.
Free coffee and doughnuts on Sunday mornings, 10:15
a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday evening
6:30 p.m. Student Service. Love God, Love People,
Serve the World. Go to www.cheryyvalechristian.org.
COFFEYVILLE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLES OF CHRIST: Gordon Willhite, pastor. 906
Elm Street, Coffeyville, KS. (620) 251-1710. Sunday
Church at Study, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Church at Worship,
10:30 a.m.; Church mission: Community-wide
breakfast last Saturday of every month, 8 a.m. to 11
a.m.; Game Day on Mondays, 1 p.m.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH OF
CHERRYVALE: 717 E. 6th, Cherryvale, Kan. (620)
336-3504. David Bennett, pastor. Website: www.
fsbccherryvaleks.com. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6
p.m.; Wed. Night Bible Study & Youth, 6 p.m.
The E-Edition.
COWLEY
17 10 16 20 — 63
COFFEYVILLE 21 8
23 24 — 76
Three-point goals — CC 9-26 (Branch
4-8, McCartney 2-4, Greenwood 1-4,
Vining 1-3, Lainge 1-1, O’Neil 0-4, Mimmo
0-2); CCC 7-18 (Nelson 2-5, Khammarath
2-4, Dodson 1-3, Fisher 1-2, Curtis 1-1,
NEW LIFE PRAISE & WORSHIP: David and Renea
Cavaness. 308 N. Liberty, Cherryvale, Kan. (620) 3368027. Sunday School begins at 9:15 a.m.; Morning
Worship Service is at 10:30 a.m. Sunday Youth Meeting
starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by Sunday evening worship at 7 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible
Study will be held at 7 p.m. For more information, go to
www.nlpw.org or send an e-mail to [email protected].
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH: 108 N. Bradley, Caney,
KS. (620) 879-5604, church number; Rev. Jonathan
Schultz, pastor, (918) 520-9829 (pastor’s cell number);
Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Church, 10 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF CANEY: 100 E.
Fourth, P.O. Box 141, Caney, Bill Wright, pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 10:30
a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study, 6 p.m.
9-17-15
TYRO CHRISTIAN CHURCH: David Bycroft, evangelist. Box 307, Tyro, KS. (620) 289-4433. Traditional
Worship Service, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Contemporary Praise/Worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday Eve.
Worship & Youth Classes, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Youth
Classes, 7 p.m.
CHERRYVALE ASSEMBLY OF GOD: Pastor Jeffrey L.
Owen, 305 E. Main. Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday
morning worship 10:30 a.m. Call (620) 217-9665 for
other service times. “Come & Dine” free community
meal 5 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month, unless otherwise noted.
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH: Fr. Sixtus Ye
Myint, priest. 303 N. Hooker, Caney, KS. Sunday Mass,
11 a.m.; Weekday Masses on Monday, 8 a.m.; Confessions are before Mass; CCD/PSR Classes on Sunday at
9:30 a.m.; Altar Society, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF CANEY: Brad Sanders,
pastor. 900 S. Ridgeway, Caney, KS. (620) 879-5220.
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship,
10:40 a.m.; Sunday Night Service (during summer),
6:30 p.m.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH: Fr. Andrew Heiman, pastor. 202 S. Liberty, Cherryvale, KS.
Parish Hall: (620) 336-2599. All mail and calls to St.
Andrew Parish in Independence, KS: (620) 331-1789.
Sunday Mass, 8 a.m.
CANEY ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 2nd
and Vine streets. Worship led by Rev. Tim Black. Adult
& children’s Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship at 11
a.m. Wednesday Kids’ Quest/Prayer Meeting at 6:30
p.m. For more info call (918) 331-6334. Visit caneyopc.
org for more information.
CHERRYVALE CHURCH OF CHRIST: Stan Bryan, minister. North Hwy. 169, Cherryvale, KS. (620) 336-3948.
Sunday Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Preaching, 11 a.m.;
Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.
CROSS POINT BAPTIST CHURCH OF CANEY: Joshua
Eaton, pastor. South 75 Highway, Caney, KS (620) 8792839. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m. Website:
crosspointcaney.com.
COFFEYVILLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: 300 W. 9th
Street (corner of 9th & Willow), Coffeyville, KS; Dr. J.
Dean McNamara, pastor; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.;
Sunday Services, 10:45 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday,
Adult Bible Study, Office “Ivy Room”, 6:30 p.m.; Youth,
“R.C.” Kids, Main Church Social Hall, 6:30 p.m. Phone:
(620) 251-3980; www.coffeyvillefbc.com.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDEPENDENCE: Ryan Carpenter, pastor. 918 W. Chestnut,
Independence, KS. (620) 331-3810. www.fsbindependence.com. SERVICES: Sunday Morning Bible Study
for all ages, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45
a.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday
Night Bible Study/Prayer & Youth, 6:30 p.m.
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY OF CHRIST: three
miles north of Dearing, Kan., at the corner of county
roads 3900 and 2600. Pastors are Melissa McIntosh.
Leslie Brooks, and Johnna Hugo. Church school 10
a.m., Worship service 11 a.m. Crossroads is a welcoming congregation to all races, genders and orientations. Phone 620-331-9294.
LIBERTY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Bill Booe,
pastor. Sunday morning service, 9 -10 a.m. (nursery
available). Sunday school for youth and adults, 10:1510:45 a.m. Other events include Kids Club and Food,
Fun & Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. on 1st, 3rd Wednesday
of each month; Bible Study on 2nd Wednesday of
each month; Family Night on 5th Wednesday of each
month. Youth Group meetings at 5 p.m., on 2nd and
4th Sundays of each month. P.O. Box 175, Liberty, KS
67351. Call (620) 330-3432.
CHRIST’S CHURCH AT CHERRYVALE: 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday night Bible study at 1000 E. 4th St., Cherryvale. We welcome new friends and returning brothers and sisters back after Pastor Louie Celaya’s period
of recovery. Sunday morning services considered at a
later date. Watch this listing for updates, or call (620)
702-6024 for more information.
CANEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: Keven
Grigg, pastor, 407 N. Spring, Caney, KS. 620-8792101. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship,
10:30 a.m.; Youth Group, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;
Divorce Care, www.divorcecare.org. For events see
our Facebook page and Instagram.
CHERRYVALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 305
W. Third, Cherryvale, Kan. (620) 336-2375. Pastor Carl
Ellis. Worship 11:00 a.m., Sunday School for all ages,
9:45 a.m. Preschool is open from September to April.
Nursery is available every Sunday.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD OF CANEY: Mike Morris,
minister. 301 N. McGee, Caney, KS. (620) 879-5255.
Morning Worship, Sunday, 10 a.m.; Evening Worship,
Sun., 6 p.m.; Sunday Youth Meeting, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service, 6:30 p.m.; Children’s Church, 1st, 2nd,
3rd & 5th Sundays of the Month.
CANEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Will Kenyon, pastor. 114 N. High, Caney, KS. (620) 879-2648.
Caney United Methodist Church: where God, tradition
and community intersect. Pastor Will Kenyon leads us
in worship at 10:45am which follows Sunday school
at 9:30am. Community meal open to all on the 2nd
and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Come be a part
of living out God’s mission. Reach out and transform
lives by sharing Christ’s love. You matter to God, and
you matter to us.
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Page B7
SPORTS
RESULTS FROM THE 2016 HAROLD THOMAS INTERSTATE CLASSIC
Owasso forces Nado boys to settle for 4th
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — Facing a second straight
opponent from the Sooner State, the Field Kindley High School boys’ basketball team settled
for fifth place as it dropped a 56-37 decision to
Owasso (Okla.) in the consolation game of the
43rd annual Harold Thomas Interstate Classic
on Saturday.
“We played pretty good, but we just ran
out of gas late,” said FKHS boys’ coach Tyler
Thompson. “I’m proud of our effort and the
way we were coachable. Moving forward, a
game like this gives us a good opportunity to be
successful in league play the second half of the
season.”
The Golden Tornado closed the tournament
with back-to-back losses to fall to 7-5 overall. Field Kindley returns to Southeast Kansas
League action on Friday as it entertains Fort
Scott.
After suffering a 74-31 loss to Sand Springs
(Okla.)-Charles Page on Friday, the ‘Nado was
looking for a bounceback effort on Saturday.
For much of the contest, Field Kindley hung
tough as it trailed 16-10 after one quarter and
30-19 at the intermission.
FKHS tried to make things interesting in the
second half. Outscoring the Rams 13-9 in the
third quarter, the Golden Tornado closed the
gap to single digits at 39-32. Unfortunately,
the host team ran out of gas down the stretch.
Owasso closed the game on a 17-5 run to put
the game out of reach.
Jawaun Thompson had 12 points to lead the
way for Field Kindley.
Kinder Lambert recorded 22 points for
Owasso (10-4) and was one of three-double
figure scorers, joining DeShanon Lowe with 14
and Josh Proctor with 11.
OWASSO 56, FIELD KINDLEY 37
OWASSO (10-4): Lambert 9 4-7 22, Lowe 2 (3) 1-2 14, Proctor
4 3-6 11, Alexander 2 0-0 4, Johnson 1 1-2 3, Thompson 1 0-2 2,
Vancuren 0 0-0 0, Killion 0 0-0 0, Black 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19 (3)
9-19 56.
FIELD KINDLEY (7-5): Thompson 5 2-6 12, Wilson 4 0-0 8, Swift
1 4-6 6, Lewis 2 0-2 4, Holman 1 1-2 3, Logan 1 0-1 2, Myrie 1 0-0
2, Graham 0 0-0 0, Vacca 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 15 (0) 7-17 37.
OWASSO
16 14 9 17 — 56
FIELD KINDLEY 10 9
13 5 — 37
Sand Springs 74,
Field Kindley 31
It was a long night for Field Kindley in the
semifinal round of the tournament as it was
thumped by Sand Springs (Okla.)-Charles Page
74-31.
The Sandites (9-3) dominated from start to
finish, building a 20-8 lead after one quarter
and 44-18 advantage at the intermission.
FKHS had no answer the entire way. The
team’s deficit continued to grow after the break
to 61-24 at the end of three — forcing a running clock the entire fourth period.
No Field Kindley player reached double figures in scoring.
SAND SPRINGS-CHARLES PAGE 74, FIELD KINDLEY 31
SAND SPRINGS-CHARLES PAGE (9-3): Haddock 3 (5) 0-0 21,
Keener 6 1-2 13, Thompson 1 (2) 4-4 12, Taber 0 (1) 2-4 5, Garbey
1 (1) 0-0 5, Smith 1 3-4 5, Savage 0 (1) 1-2 4, Nichols 2 0-0 4, Warren 1 1-2 3, Shockley 1 0-0 2, Taber 0 0-0 0, Desjarlais 0 0-0 0.
TOTALS 16 (10) 12-18 74.
FIELD KINDLEY (7-4): Graham 1 (1) 2-2 7, Wilson 1 3-6 5, Logan
2 0-0 4, Swift 0 (1) 0-0 3, Colbert 0 (1) 0-0 3, Vacca 1 1-2 3, Lewis
1 0-0 2, Thompson 1 0-3 2, Holman 1 0-0 2, Morris 0 0-0 0, Myrie
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 8 (3) 6-13 31.
CHARLES PAGE 20 24 17 13 — 74
FIELD KINDLEY 8
10 6
7 — 31
Field Kindley 88,
Life Prep Academy 24
A 27-0 run in the first half blew things open
for the Golden Tornado as they thumped Life
Prep Academy 88-24 in the opening round of
the tournament last Thursday.
“Honestly, I wasn’t worried with who we
played,” Thompson said. “I wanted to see how
we played and what we were capable of. Everybody, one through 12, did their job. There have
been other games this year where we jumped
out on people and let the other team get back
into the game. We were just more focused on
what we did as a team than anything else.”
Early on, the ‘Nado trailed 5-4, but after taking a 8-7 advantage three minutes in, the host
team exploded. Field Kindley closed the opening period on a 21-0 run for a 29-7 lead. FKHS
scored the first six points of the second period
and went into the locker room at halftime up
49-15.
Things only got worse in the second half.
FKHS overwhelmed Life Prep in every way,
extending the margin 54 at 74-20 after three
quarters. The Golden Tornado led by as many
as 66 in the final period.
Four ‘Nado players scored in double figures,
including TeVaughn Lewis with 16, Seth Graham 14, Jaylon Logan 12 and Jawaun Thompson 10.
FIELD KINDLEY 88, LIFE PREP 24
LIFE PREP (3-4): Seymour 1 (2) 1-2 9, Barry 2 2-4 6, Hart 1 1-4
3, Thompson 1 0-0 2, McDaniel 1 0-0 2, Wang 1 0-0 2, Johnson 0
0-0 0, Kiser 0 0-0 0, Sawyer 0 0-0 0, Yang 0 0-0 0, Panpia 0 0-0
0. TOTALS 7 (2) 4-10 24.
FIELD KINDLEY (7-3): Lewis 7 2-3 16, Graham 3 (2) 2-3 14, Logan 6 0-1 12, Thompson 5 0-3 10, Swift 2 (1) 2-2 9, Wilson 3 2-2 8,
Myrie 2 (1) 1-2 8, Colbert 1 (1) 0-0 5, Holman 1 0-0 2, Vacca 1 0-2
2, Knight 1 0-0 2, Morris 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 32 (5) 9-18 88.
LIFE PREP
7
8
5
4 — 24
FIELD KINDLEY 29 20 25 14 — 88
Field Kindley’s Anthony Swift reaches skyward for a field goal during his team’s fight against
Owasso in the final round of the Harold Thomas Interstate Classic on Saturday. (Photo by
Andy Taylor)
Field Kindley girls salvage tourney experience with victory
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — After two
rough games, the Field Kindley High School girls’ basketball team salvaged a victory
in its own Harold Thomas Interstate Classic on Saturday,
taking down winless Tulsa
(Okla.)-Nathan Hale 57-30.
With that win, the Lady
‘Nado moved to 4-7 overall.
They return to action on Friday as they entertain Fort
Scott in a Southeast Kansas
League matchup.
For one half, Field Kindley had a battle on its hands.
FKHS led 9-5 after one quarter and 18-15 at the intermission.
That’s when the ‘Nado took
complete control. Field Kindley exploded for 32 points in
the third quarter, including 14
from Andre’a Newton. FKHS
not only got it done offensively,
but it also shut down the Lady
Rangers for a 50-20 advantage.
Newton finished with a
game-high 22 points to lead
the way for Field Kindley.
In the other girls’ contest Saturday, Sand Springs
(Okla.)-Charles Page slipped
past Life Prep Academy 51-49.
FIELD KINDLEY 57,
TULSA-NATHAN HALE 30
TULSA-NATHAN HALE (0-13): Whitlow
6 (1) 0-0 15, Valentine 3 0-0 6, Nash 0 (1)
0-0 3, Shaw 1 1-2 3, Davis 0 2-4 2, Dennis
0 1-2 1, Gourd-Gallegos 0 0-0 0. TOTALS
10 (2) 4-8 30.
FIELD KINDLEY (4-7): Newton 11 0-0 22,
Rutherford 2 (1) 1-2 8, Naden 3 2-4 8,
Herkelman 0 (1) 3-4 6, Barnett 2 2-2 6,
Wilson 1 1-4 3, Homan 1 0-0 2, Rooks 1 0-0
2, Turner 0 0-0 0, Meek 0 0-0 0, Bromley
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21 (2) 9-16 57.
NATHAN HALE 5
10 5 10 — 30
FIELD KINDLEY 9
9
32 7 — 57
Life Prep 60,
Field Kindley 41
Field Kindley had things going in the first half of its second-round matchup with Life
Prep. Unfortunately, the Lady
‘Nado could get nothing going
on the offensive end after halftime.
FKHS was held to just six
second-half points in a 60-41
loss.
“We came out on fire and
kept the lead for the entire
1st half,” said Field Kindley
girls’ coach Nick Hart. “Then
we couldn’t find our rhythm
and only scored six in the second half. We were close and
missed some key layups before
they broke it open. Andre’a led
us and was unbelievable the
first half. Emma (Herkelman)
and Bri (Rutherford) gave us a
spark, but we just got tired.”
FKHS actually had a 35-31
advantage at halftime. Life
Prep stormed out of the gates
in the second half, but Field
Kindley still hung tough down
47-41 early in the first quarter. That’s when Life Prep
struck for the final 13 points of
the game to put things out of
reach.
Newton had 17 points to
lead the way for FKHS.
The other girls’ contest
on Friday had Sand SpringsCharles Page routing TulsaNathan Hale 58-16.
LIFE PREP 60, FIELD KINDLEY 41
LIFE PREP (13-0): M. Timson 7 (1) 0-0
17, Tibbits 5 (1) 3-4 16, R. Timson 2 (2) 0-3
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Castilla 2 0-0 4, Martinez-Perez 2 0-0 4,
Alacorn-Diaz 0 0-1 0, Hinzman 0 0-0 0, L.
Blackburn 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20 (5) 5-14 60.
Herkelman 2 (1) 2-3 9, Rutherford 2 1-2 5,
Naden 0 3-4 3, Homan 0 2-2 2, Barnett 1
0-0 2, Rooks 1 0-0 2, Wilson 0 1-2 1, Meek
0 0-0 0, Bromley 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 14 (1)
10-15 41.
LIFE PREP
15 16 16 13 — 60
FIELD KINDLEY 16 19 4
2 — 41
Sand Springs 64,
Field Kindley 33
The Lady ‘Nado had their
hands full from the start in
opening-round action of the
Interstate Classic as they suffered a 64-33 loss to Sand
Springs-Charles Page last
Thursday.
“They were the better team
and a very strong shooting
team,” Hart said. “We struggled in the half court to execute our sets. We just never
got in a rhythm offensively.”
The Lady Sandites took control from the tip, opening up
a 21-4 advantage after one
quarter and extending that to
43-16 by halftime.
Newton was the lone double-figure scorer for Field
Kindley with 15 points.
Life Prep blew out Nathan
Hale 67-10 in the other girls’
contest last Thursday.
SAND SPRINGS-CHARLES PAGE 64,
FIELD KINDLEY 33
SAND
SPRINGS-CHARLES
PAGE
(8-2): Mutiri 6 3-6 15, Collins 0 (3) 0-0 9,
Pennington 3 1-1 7, Hitchcock 2 (1) 0-0
7, Johnson 3 0-0 6, Regalado 1 (1) 1-2 6,
Kersgieter 0 (1) 1-2 4, Ward 2 0-0 4, Scott
1 0-0 2, Presnell 1 0-0 2, Grant 1 0-0 2,
Taber 0 0-2 0, Leslie 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20
(6) 6-13 64.
Rutherford 1 6-8 8, Rooks 2 1-2 5, Herkelman 0 (1) 1-2 4, #5 0 1-2 1, Homan 0 0-1
0, Naden 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Barnett
0 0-0 0, Meek 0 0-0 0, Bromley 0 0-2 0.
TOTALS 9 (1) 12-21 33.
CHARLES PAGE 21 22 13 8 — 64
FIELD KINDLEY 4
12 12 5 — 33
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Not enough for a Nado wrestlers compete at Eureka, Parsons
Pirate comback;
ICC bows to Neosho
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
CHANUTE — For one half,
the Independence Community
College men’s basketball team
had Jayhawk Conference leader Neosho County on the ropes.
Unfortunately, the second half
didn’t quite go the same route.
The Pirates had a tough
time hanging with the Panthers in the second half as
they suffered an 85-72 loss in
a conference matchup Saturday afternoon.
Since a 10-0 start to the season, the Pirates have dropped
seven of their last nine games
to fall to 12-7 overall and 3-7
in the Jayhawk Conference.
ICC was scheduled to host
Montgomery County rival Coffeyville Wednesday night at
the Field House. Complete details of that contest were not
available as of presstime.
Independence follows that
up with back-to-back road
games at Allen on Saturday
and Pratt on Monday.
The teams were locked in a
battle during the opening 20
minutes of action. The Pirates
found themselves down just a
point, 37-36, as they went into
the locker room at halftime.
Yet, Neosho County eventually opened things up in the
second half. In fact, the Panthers outscored the Pirates 4836 during that stretch to put
the game out of reach.
Davauhnte Turner had 13
points to pace Independence.
Tate Turner and Tyrone Riley
followed with 12 points each,
while Aaron Smith added 11.
Neosho County captured its
ninth straight win, including
eight in a row in conference
play, to improve to 17-3 overall and 9-2 in the Jayhawk.
The Panthers were led in scoring by Jalen Jackson with 29
points, followed by Richard
Granberry with 14, Freddie
Mcswain 13 and Marc Moon
11.
NEOSHO COUNTY 85,
INDEPENDENCE 72
INDEPENDENCE (12-7, 3-7): D. Turner
6-11 0-1 13, T. Turner 4-11 2-2 12, Riley 4-5
4-5 12, Smith 3-7 4-5 11, King 3-7 2-2 8,
Beasley 1-4 2-3 5, Hart 2-3 0-0 5, Scroggins 1-2 0-0 3, Garrett 1-4 0-0 2, Hunt 0-1
1-2 1, Ennis 0-1 0-0 0, Tripp 0-0 0-0 0, Adeyemo 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 25-56 15-20 72.
NEOSHO COUNTY (17-3, 9-2): Jackson
8-14 11-11 29, Granberry 4-8 6-9 14, Mcswain 4-8 4-6 13, Moon 4-9 2-5 11, Downing 3-6 0-0 8, Thompson 2-7 2-2 7, Boone
1-2 0-0 2, Griggs 0-0 1-2 1, Sharp 0-0 0-0
0, Vandiver 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 26-55 2635 85.
INDEPENDENCE
36 36 — 72
NEOSHO COUNTY
37 48 — 85
Three-point goals — ICC 7-27 (T. Turner
2-6, D. Turner 1-4, Beasley 1-4, Smith 1-4,
Hart 1-2, Scroggins 1-2, King 0-3, Garrett
0-2); NCCC 7-19 (Jackson 2-5, Downing
2-3, Thompson 1-4, Moon 1-2, Mcswain
1-2, Granberry 0-1, Boone 0-1, Vandiver
0-1). Rebounds — ICC 30 (King 9); NCCC
35 (Moon 8). Assists — ICC 10 (Scroggins
4); NCCC 9 (Moon 3). Turnovers — ICC
15; NCCC 12. Total Fouls — ICC 24; NCCC
20. Fouled out — none. Technicals — D.
Turner.
EUREKA
— Led by a fourth-place finish
from Jackson Stringer at 285
pounds, the Field Kindley High
School wrestling team capped
off a busy weekend of action
by taking 18th place at the Eureka Invitational on Saturday.
“Four of the five I brought
had wrestled five matches
the night before,” said FKHS
wrestling coach Spencer McGlothin, whose squad had
also competed at the Parsons
Viking Duals on Friday. “We
were all wore out, but we
found out exactly what some
of our boys are made of.”
FKHS had two individuals place in the tournament.
In addition to Stringer going
2-2 for fourth place at 285,
Cody Smith won two of his five
matches to take sixth place at
152 pounds.
“What was really impressive was Cody and Jackson,”
McGlothin said. “Cody came
out and wrestled 10 tough
matches in those two days. I
don’t think he had one easy
match, but he came out making no excuses. Jackson is really starting to turn a corner.
He isn’t going to out wrestle
you, but he will out hustle you
every time. There is not a kid
in the state of Kansas that
works harder than this young
man, and it is starting to show
in those last few minutes of a
match.”
Also competing for Field
Kindley in the tournament
were Austin Bertie, 0-2 at 132;
Dante White, 2-2 at 170; and
Titus Woodward, 0-2 at 195.
As a team, the Golden Tornado recorded 32 points on
the day for their No. 18 spot.
El Dorado captured the tournament title with 182.5 points,
followed by Marion with 153
and Burlington 144.
FKHS will next compete in
the Chanute Invitational on
Saturday.
EUREKA INVITATIONAL
TEAM SCORES: 1. El Dorado 182.5, 2.
Marion 153, 3. Burlington 144, 4. Clearwater 141.5, 5. St. Marys 133.5, 6. Eureka 117,
7. Chase County 93.5, 8. Fredonia 93, 9.
Caney Valley 83, 10. Hillsboro 65, 11. Erie
56, 12. Rose Hill 53, 13. Remington 48, 14.
Southeast-Cherokee 38, T-15. Central
Burden/West Elk 36, 17. Iola 33, 18. Field
Kindley 32, 19. Herington 27, 20. Humboldt 13.
FIELD KINDLEY RESULTS
132: Austin Bertie pinned by Devin Voth,
Fredonia, 0:33; pinned by Jake Thomas,
Clearwater, 0:54.
152: Cody Smith lost to Blake Hollandsworth, Caney Valley, by technical fall,
4-21; pinned Kolten Brewer, Marion, 2:12;
pinned Jarret Brumback, SoutheastCherokee, 0:58; lost to Jonathan Andrews, West Elk, 5-11; lost to Cody Hancock, El Dorado, 2-7. Smith finished in
sixth place in weight place.
170: Dante White pinned Jeffrie Caraway, St. Marys, 0:23; pinned by Matt Triboletti, El Dorado, 1:59; def. Garrett Hoffner Marion, by forfeit; pinned by Skyler
Havilland, Erie, 4:17.
195: Titus Woodward pinned by Colton
Timms, Eureka, 0:11; pinned by Luke Culbertson, Rose Hill, 0:31.
285: Jackson Stringer pinned Nate
Backhus, Herington, 4:41; lost to Hunter
Post, Caney Valley, 1-4; pinned T.J. Lang,
Burlington, 1:50; pinned by Brady Helton, Clearwater, 0:23. Stringer finished in
fourth place in weight class.
Parsons Viking
dual tournament
PARSONS — After dropping
its first three matchups of the
day, the Golden Tornado salvaged a victory before taking
seventh place at the fifth annual Parsons Viking Duals on
Friday.
“For such a young team
we wrestled okay,” McGlothin
said. “Individually, you saw a
lot of good things going on, but
we are going to struggle winning as a team. I was excited to
see that our boys came out and
were not scared to wrestle.
I think probably the hardest
part when coaching wrestling
is getting your kids to open up
and take risks to score points.
That is not a problem I have
here, and it makes coaching them really easy. I expect
to see huge gains out of this
team, but we just need to keep
the long game in mind.”
FKHS lost duals to Cherryvale
(64-18),
Anderson
County (42-36) and Lebanon
(78-6) before earning a 48-30
victory over Frontenac. The
‘Nado finished the day with a
40-36 loss to host Parsons in
the seventh-place match.
Lebanon (Mo.) won the
tournament title by beating
Louisburg in the finals. Wichita West and Cherryvale came
in at third and fourth place,
respectively, followed by Lebanon (Mo.) junior varsity in fifth
and Anderson County sixth.
Frontenac and Labette County
tied for ninth place.
PARSONS VIKING DUALS
TEAM RESULTS: 1. Lebanon, 2. Louisburg,
3. Wichita West, 4. Cherryvale, 5. Lebanon
(Mo.) JV, 6. Anderson County, 7. Parsons,
8. Field Kindley, T-10 Frontenac/Labette
County.
Lady Pirates bounce back in 65-62 win over Neosho
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
CHANUTE — Trailing by
nine points at halftime, the
Independence Community College women’s basketball team
stormed back in the second
half before holding on for a
65-62 victory over Neosho
County on Saturday.
“It was a tough game that
we were able to pull the win
out of,” said Lady Pirate coach
Leslie Crane. “The kids played
hard and did some good things
and handled themselves in a
very tough environment.”
ICC earned its second
straight win as it improved to
14-6 overall and 5-5 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Lady
Pirates were scheduled to host
Montgomery County rival Coffeyville in another conference
matchup on Wednesday, but
details of that contest were
unavailable as of presstime.
The squad will next hit the
road for back-to-back games
at Allen on Saturday and Pratt
Monday.
Things were looking good
for the Lady Pirates early in
Saturday’s contest. ICC jumped
out to a 19-13 lead in the first
quarter before the game went
south before halftime. Independence struggled on both
ends of the floor in the second
period as it was outscored 2510 during that stretch. That
allowed the host team to grab
a 38-29 edge at the intermission.
ICC regained control of the
game in the third quarter. The
Lady Pirates outscored the
Panthers 23-11 during that
period to grab a 52-49 advantage heading into the final
period. The game was a battle
down the stretch, but Independence was able to hold on for
the three-point road win.
One area that nearly cost
the Lady Pirates a victory was
the free throw line. ICC was a
dismal 4-of-15 from the charity stripe, compared to 26-of35 for Neosho County.
Simone Costa had a teamhigh 18 points to pace Independence, followed by Bri-
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and Ja’Vonda Daniels 10.
As for Neosho County (712, 1-10), it was led by Kascity Martin with 19 points and
Brooke Neal 15.
INDEPENDENCE 65,
NEOSHO COUNTY 62
INDEPENDENCE (14-6, 5-5): Costa 7-10
0-0 18, Jackson-Brewer 6-17 2-2 15, Daniels 3-9 1-2 10, Alston 3-8 1-2 8, Berzina
3-3 0-0 8, Milum 2-3 0-3 4, Palmer 1-4
0-0 2, Murdock 0-1 0-0 0, Bartel 0-1 0-0
0, Hadjukovich 0-0 0-6 0, Williams 0-0
0-0 0. TOTALS 25-56 4-15 65.
NEOSHO COUNTY (7-12, 1-10): Martin
7-19 3-5 19, Neal 4-9 5-6 15, Harris 2-5 5-8
9, Bell 2-3 0-0 4, Granger 0-0 4-4 4, Felix
0-1 3-4 3, Finley 0-3 3-4 3, Horton 1-9 0-0
2, Valderrama 0-3 2-2 2, Williams 0-0 1-2
1, Burns 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 16-52 26-35
62.
NEOSHO COUNTY
13 25
11
13 — 62
Three-point goals — ICC 11-20 (Costa
4-5, Daniels 3-6, Berzina 2-2, Alston 1-5,
Jackson-Brewer 1-1, Bartel 0-1); NCCC
4-16 (Martin 2-9, Neal 2-4, Horton 0-3).
Rebounds — ICC 40 (Palmer 8); NCCC
34 (Harris 12). Assists — ICC 12 (Alston,
Bartel, Milum, Daniels 2 each); NCCC 5
(Martin, Horton 2 each). Turnovers — ICC
15; NCCC 11. Total Fouls — ICC 26; NCCC
19. Fouled out — Berzina, Bell. Technicals
— none.
DUAL RESULTS
CHERRYVALE 64, FIELD KINDLEY 18
106: Open. 113: John Porter won by forfeit.
120: Cyrus Alobaidi won by forfeit. 126:
Open. 132: Austin Bertie pinned by Seth McQuery, 2:42. 138: Open. 145: Chace Wheeler
pinned by Cameron Cannon, 1:49. 152: Cody
Smith lost to Alexander VanRooy, 0-13. 160:
Logan Foster pinned by Zach Yates, 2:40.
170: Dante White pinned by Colben Dodson,
0:43. 182: Ryan Tracy pinned by Mathew
Douglas, 2:53. 195: Titus Woodward pinned
by Josh Madl, 2:31. 220: Brandon Barrager
pinned by Clay Holloway, 2:56. 285: Sean
McIntosh won by forfeit.
ANDERSON COUNTY 42, FIELD KINDLEY 36
106: Double Forfeit. 113: John Porter pinned
Tyler Secreast, 1:31. 120: Open. 126: Open.
132: Austin Bertie pinned by Cole Denny,
2:28. 138: Open. 145: Chace Wheeler pinned
by Shiloh Sutton, 3:03. 152: Cody Smith
pinned Dalton Duke, 0:50. 160: Logan Foster
pinned Matt Kirkland, 1:58. 170: Dante White
pinned by Kyle Lamb, 0:59. 182: Ryan Tracy
won by forfeit. 195: Titus Woodward pinned
by Dominic Sutton, 1:39. 220: Brandon Barrager won by forfeit. 285: Sean McIntosh
won by forfeit.
LEBANON 78, FIELD KINDLEY 6
106: Open. 113: John Porter pinned by Hogan Fisher, 1:54. 120: Open. 126: Open. 132:
Austin Bertie pinned by Andrew Young,
0:44. 138: Open. 145: Chace Wheeler pinned
by Christian Watson, 0:23. 152: Cody Smith
pinned Logan Hart, 3:26. 160: Logan Foster
pinned by Dakota Shockley, 1:44. 170: Dante
White pinned by Brandon Hosley, 0:37. 182:
Ryan Tracy pinned by Adrian Palmer, 0:53.
195: Titus Woodward pinned by John Henson, 1:09. 220: Brandon Barrager pinned
by Elliot Byrd, 3:22. 285: Sean McIntosh
pinned by Wyatt Stone, 3:26.
FIELD KINDLEY 48, FRONTENAC 30
106: Open 113: John Porter won by forfeit.
120: Cyrus Alobaidi won by forfeit. 126: Double Forfeit 132: Austin Bertie won by forfeit.
138: Anthony Yeubanks won by forfeit. 145:
Chace Wheeler pinned by K.W. Hale, 1:00.
152: Cody Smith pinned Andrew Cummins,
1:25. 160: Logan Foster pinned by Jordan
Ishimura, 0:58. 170: Dante White pinned Logan Shaffer, 1:01. 182: Ryan Tracy pinned by
Nathan Kaufman, 4:58. 195: Titus Woodward
pinned by Kyler Taylor, 0:48. 220: Brandon
Barrager pinned Coby Maples, 0:57. 285:
Sean McIntosh won by forfeit.
PARSONS 40, FIELD KINDLEY 36
106: Double Forfeit. 113: Josh Porter won
by forfeit. 120: Open. 126: Open. 132: Austin
Bertie pinned by Dalton Misener, 0:56. 138:
Open. 145: Open. 152: Cody Smith pinned
Tyler Metcalf, 5:22. 160: Logan Foster won
by forfeit. 170: Dante White pinned by Dylan
Misener, 0:49. 182: Ryan Tracy won by forfeit. 195: Titus Woodward won by forfeit.
220: Brandon Barrager won by forfeit. 285:
Sean McIntosh lost to Keenan Dodd, 0-10.
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SPORTS
RESULTS FROM THE 2016 BURLINGTON INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
’Dogs settle for 5th place at Burlington tourney
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BURLINGTON — Jumping
out to a 12-point lead after
one quarter, the Independence
High School boys’ basketball
team closed out its appearance at the Burlington Invitational by taking down former
Southeast Kansas League foe
Iola 64-43 in the fifth-place
game on Monday.
“I thought we played a good
27 minutes of basketball,” said
IHS boys’ coach Marcus Lanning. “We had a couple minutes here and there that we let
our guard down a little bit and
let them get back into it. Overall, we played great defense,
which created our offense. We
had a lot of steals and were
great on the boards.”
Following a 55-44 loss to
third-ranked Paola in Friday’s
opening round, the Bulldogs
bounced back with consecutive wins, including Saturday’s
57-47 decision over SEK rival
Labette County in the consolation bracket. IHS moved to 6-5
overall with Monday’s victory
heading into Tuesday’s nonleague home contest against
Columbus (see related story).
“We got two wins out of
here,” Lanning said. “We had a
tough first-round game against
Paola, but they are a very good
team. We were able to bounce
back and get a couple of wins
out of this tournament. So I’d
say it was a good tournament
for us, and hopefully it’s something we can build on.”
The Bulldogs stormed out of
the gate to a 10-0 lead against
Iola, which included threepointers from Jalynn Lawrie
and Zack Schroeder. By the
end of the first quarter, Independence had extended its
lead to 16-4.
Late in that period, Kyle
Rinck made his season debut
for the Bulldogs after his return to Independence. Rinck,
a starter for the squad a year
ago, had transferred to Olathe
Northwest to play football
during the fall season but returned at semester break.
Independence continued to
open things up in the second
period, using a 6-0 run to take
a 25-9 advantage. Although
the Mustangs made things interesting before halftime by
narrowing the gap to nine, the
Bulldogs responded with consecutive threes from Schroeder in the final 37 seconds to
push the lead back up to 15 at
31-16 heading into the locker
room.
The Bulldogs were never
threatened from that point on.
Independence scored the first
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
THEME: SUPER BOWL
ACROSS
1. October stones
6. “The ____ bone’s connected to the
back bone”
9. Show appreciation
13. Set to zero
14. Down Under bird
15. James Blunt’s “____ Beautiful”
16. Actor Owen
17. Credit card rate
18. Bone-chilling
19. To begin with
21. *NFL Comissioner
23. Doh, re, mi, fa, ____, la, ti, doh
24. Beacon light
25. Actors’ group
28. First name in jeans
30. Russian grandmaster
35. Heidi’s shoe
37. Bulgarian money
39. Actress Watts
40. Indian music
41. 100 centimes
43. *Teams have an offensive and
defensive one for the game
44. Frenchman’s love
46. Charlie “Bird” Parker’s sax
47. Pop group “’N ____”
48. *Like Super Bowl 50
50. Virginia Institute of Marine Science
52. Epitome of easiness
53. Margarita fruit
55. Throw one under it?
57. *Expensive big game purchase
61. *Three-time Super Bowl MVP
65. Some are bright
66. Chain letters
68. Defier
69. Mr. Ed’s remark
70. Young newt
71. Do like phoenix
72. Sunbathes
73. High or low card
74. “The Second Coming” poet
DOWN
1. Black and white “killer”
2. Fox coat, e.g.
3. “Clueless” catch phrase
4. *Played this year at ____ Stadium
5. End of “cholesterol”
6. Asia’s “____ of the Moment”
7. Rascal
8. Rid of impurities
9. Like most U.S. campuses
10. A siren’s song, e.g.
11. Seed cover
12. Banana skin
15. Beefeater
20. Elf perch
22. Acorn producer
24. Mollusks with two shells hinged
together
25. Scrawny one
26. Remember this battle
27. “Taras Bulba” author
29. Wang or Bradley
31. *Walter Payton does it in “The Super
Bowl Shuffle”
32. Tissue growth
33. Yemeni neighbor
34. *Given name of man the trophy is
named after
36. Cheap trinket
38. Not in favor
42. Fast food option
45. Dog stand staple
49. Jodie Foster’s ‘08 movie “____’s
Island”
51. *Game day
54. Mythological princess of Colchis
56. Fixed look
57. Not a word?
58. One of #65 Across
59. Bit attachment
60. Links to a posted photo
61. First one on a ship
62. Pavarotti’s song
63. Hitler’s Eagle’s ____
64. Aphrodite’s lover
67. *Represented last year by Seahawks
10 points of the third quarter
to push its lead up to 25 and
never looked back.
Lawrie had a game-high 26
points to lead the way for Independence, followed by Levi
Kemp with 12 and Schroeder
11.
Iola (2-10) was paced by
Isaiah Fawson and Ethan Holloway with 11 points each.
There was no word on
whether any Bulldog players
were named to the All-Tournament Team as it was not
available at the conclusion of
Monday’s contest.
Prior to the game, IHS was
recognized for its work in the
classroom as two Bulldogs
— Zack Schroeder and Levi
Kemp — were awarded medals for 4.0 grade point averages during their high school
career. They were also named
to the All-Acaemic Team along
with Josh Pralle and Drew
Pasternak.
FIFTH-PLACE GAME
INDEPENDENCE 64, IOLA 43
INDEPENDENCE (6-5): Lawrie 11 (1) 1-4
26, Kemp 4 4-4 12, Schroeder 1 (3) 0-0 11,
Johnson 2 3-6 7, Rinck 3 0-0 6, Hayward
1 0-0 2, Pasternak 0 0-0 0, Morton 0 0-0
0, Daniels 0 0-0 0, Kleiber 0 0-0 0, Pralle 0
0-0 0. TOTALS 22 (4) 8-14 64.
IOLA (2-10): Fawson 4 (1) 0-0 11, Holloway 4 3-4 11, Cooper 1 (1) 1-1 6, Sigg 1 3-6
5, Taylor 1 1-2 3, Barnhart 1 1-2 3, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, Ingle 1 0-0 2, Plumlee 0 0-0 0,
Regehr 0 0-0 0, Vink 0 0-0 0, Cokely 0 0-0
0, Cleaver 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 14 (2) 9-15 43.
IOLA
4
12 11 16 — 43
Independence 57,
Labette County 47
A 10-point lead after one
quarter proved to be the final
margin by game’s end as the
Bulldogs took down SEK foe
Labette County 57-47 in Saturday’s consolation-bracket contest.
“We did a much better job
on the boards and played half
court defense like we are suppose to do it,” Lanning said. “It
was a whole team effort. It was
nice to get back in the winning
side.”
IHS grabbed a 19-9 lead
after one quarter. Although
the Bulldogs could never put
the Grizzlies away, they maintained a comfortable lead
much of the contest. Independence lead 26-15 at halftime
and 43-32 at the end of three
quarters.
Lawrie, Caleb Johnson and
Kemp all shared team-high
honors for IHS with 12 points
each. Schroeder added 10.
INDEPENDENCE 57,
LABETTE COUNTY 47
LABETTE COUNTY (3-7): Ryan 3 (3) 5-8
20, Reliford 1 (1) 4-4 9, McNickle 2 (1) 0-0
7, Dean 1 3-5 5, Back 2 0-0 4, Walters 1 0-0
2, Russell 0 0-0 0, Nibarger 0 0-0 0, Gibbs
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (5) 12-1747.
INDEPENDENCE (5-5): Lawrie 2 (1)
5-6 12, Johnson 3 (2) 0-0 12, Kemp 3 6-9
12, Schroeder 2 (1) 3-6 10, Daniels 2 2-2
6, Pasternak 0 (1) 2-2 5, Morton 0 0-2 0,
Kleiber 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 12 (5) 18-27 57.
LABETTE COUNTY 9
6
17
15 — 47
INDEPENDENCE19 7
17 14 — 57
Paola 55,
Independence 44
Facing one of the top teams
in Class 4A-Division I, the Bulldogs would trail by 22 points
at halftime before suffering a
55-44 loss to Paola in Friday’s
opening round of the Burlington Invitational.
“We did a better job of keeping them out of the paint in the
second half,” Lanning said.
“I’m not going to say Paola
came out with the same intensity in the second half, but we
did a much better job to cut
into that deficit. The score may
not show it, but I think we got
better with the way we fought
the whole game.”
Paola had a size advantage
against the Bulldogs, and it
showed much of the contest.
The Panthers led the Bulldogs
13-7 after one quarter before
using a 23-7 run in the second
period to take control at 36-14
heading into the break.
Johnson and Lawrie had 10
points each to pace Independence.
BURLINGTON INVITATIONAL
PAOLA 55, INDEPENDENCE 44
INDEPENDENCE (4-5): Johnson 2 (2)
0-2 10, Lawrie 1 (2) 2-4 10, Kemp 2 4-4
8, Hayward 1 (1) 0-0 5, Pasternak 1 2-2 4,
Pralle 1 2-2 4, Kleiber 1 0-0 2, Morton 0
1-2 1, Schroeder 0 0-0 0, Daniels 0 0-0 0,
Satchel 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 9 (5) 11-16 44.
PAOLA (8-1): McDow 7 (2) 0-0 20, Wilkes 3 2-2 8, Criddle 2 (1) 0-0 7, Wokutch 3
0-0 6, Wilson 3 0-2 6, Moala 3 0-0 6, Ohlmeier 1 0-0 2, Slawson 0 0-0 0, Jensen 0
0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Phillips 0 0-0 0,
Bell 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22 (3) 2-4 55.
INDEPENDENCE7
7
13 17 — 44
PAOLA
13 23 13 6 — 55
Lady Bulldogs finish 2-1 at tournament
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
BURLINGTON — Shot after
shot would miss for the Independence High School girls’
basketball team on Monday,
resulting in a six-point deficit
just before halftime against
Cair Paravel. Yet, the Lady
Bulldogs used an eight-point
burst in the final 50 seconds
of the half and carried that
momentum the rest of the way.
IHS went on a 31-2 run to
blow things wide open as it
cruised in the second half to
a 50-24 victory over the Lady
Lions in the fifth-place game of
the Burlington Invitational.
“We came out and played
good defense,” said Lady Bulldog coach Dale Reynolds. “In
the first half, they just came
out and got after us. Our effort
was good, but we just couldn’t
make shots. The defense kept
us in the ball game. We talked
about what we needed to do at
halftime. I thought we played
real well all night. The effort
was great, and defensively we
got the turnovers we needed.
I’m really proud of the girls.”
Independence
bounced
back from a first-round loss to
defending Class 4A-Division I
state runner-up Paola on Friday to pick up a pair of wins
in the tournament. The Lady
Bulldogs took a 6-5 mark into
Tuesday’s home game against
Columbus (see related story).
“We played great in this
tournament,” Reynolds said.
“I didn’t even think we played
that bad in the Paola game. I
thought we played fairly well.
They were just a good team.
To come and get two wins
against two tough opponents
is big for us. There are no
cupcakes in this tournament.
That’s why we came here to
face good competition. That
will just make us better down
the road.”
IHS had a tough time containing Cair Paravel senior
forward Peyton Williams during the opening minutes of
play. But Williams ran into
some foul trouble, limiting her
touches the rest of the way.
Meanwhile, the Lady Bulldogs had a tough time shooting. IHS hit just 3-of-13 field
goals in the first quarter and
found itself down 17-11 with
less than a minute to go in
the half. Independence turned
it up just before the break,
though, getting a bucket from
Rindy Marquez followed by six
straight points from Aubree
Lawrie — capped with her
three-pointer at the buzzer —
to take a 19-17 halftime edge.
The Lady Bulldogs had all
the momentum at the break
and continued that in the second half. In fact, IHS scored
the first 12 points in the third
quarter to push its lead up to
double digits and eventually
had a 31-2 overall run that
carried into the final period.
Independence scored the final
eight points of the game to cap
off the easy win.
No IHS player reached double figures in scoring, but the
team had a balanced attack
with six players scoring at
least five points.
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Williams closed the game
with 12 points for Cair Paravel
(7-3).
At the conclusion of the
game, Independence’s Marquez was named to the AllTournament Team.
Prior to the contest, IHS
was also recognized for its
classroom work as Lyssa Schabel, Alex Keller, Abby Ewing,
Marquez and Paige Hufferd all
received medals for earning a
4.0 grade point average during their high school career.
Also earning spots on the AllAcademic Team for a 3.5 GPA
or better were Kara McGrath,
Kallie Smith and Terra Daniels.
FIFTH-PLACE GAME
INDEPENDENCE 50, CAIR PARAVEL 24
INDEPENDENCE (6-5): Schabel 2 (1)
2-3 9, Lawrie 1 (1) 3-6 8, Renfro 2 (1) 0-0
7, McGrath 1 (1) 2-2 7, Hufferd 0 (2) 0-0 6,
Marquez 1 3-4 5, K. Smith 1 1-2 3, J. Smith
1 1-2 3, Daniels 1 0-0 2, Ewing 0 0-0 0,
Keller 0 0-0 0, Carter 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10
(6) 12-19 50.
CAIR PARAVEL (7-3): Williams 5 2-3 12,
Rollenhagen 3 0-0 6, Stone 2 1-2 5, Coker
0 1-2 1, Woolery 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0,
Hickam 0 0-2 0, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Cornwell
0 0-0 0. TOTALS 10 (0) 4-9 24.
INDEPENDENCE11 8
15 16 — 50
CAIR PARAVEL 13 4
2
5 — 24
Independence 60,
Iola 49
The Lady Bulldogs saw a
foe from the past in its path
at the Burlington Invitational
on Saturday, with a matchup
against former Southeast Kansas League rival Iola. Despite
a slow start, IHS pulled away
in the second half for a 60-49
victory over the Fillies.
“It was back and forth,”
Reynolds said. “We finally
drove the ball like we needed
to do and got to the free throw
line. To get to the line 35 times
was big for us. Every time we
played Iola in the past, it was
like that and just a dog fight.
We were finally able to pull
away at the first part of the
fourth quarter and stretched it
out a little bit. The girls pulled
through again. We were able
to get a good win against a
good Iola team.”
Independence trailed 13-8
after one quarter but did manage to grab a 29-26 advantage
heading into the break. Although Iola kept things tight
just after the intermission,
the Lady Bulldogs used a 2213 spurt in the final period to
close out the win.
Schabel had 13 points to
lead the way for Independence, followed by Lawrie
with 12, and Marquez and McGrath with 11 each.
IOLA (4-7): Macha 7 6-7 20, Shields 3 4-6
10, Wade 1 (1) 3-4 8, Riley 2 0-0 4, Platt 0
4-4 4, Lohman 1 1-2 3, Murry 0 0-0 0, Bannister 0 0-0 0, Sutterby 0 0-1 0, Sell 0 0-0
0. TOTALS 14 (1) 18-24 49.
INDEPENDENCE (5-5): Schabel 1 (1) 8-9
13, Lawrie 4 4-5 12, Marquez 1 (3) 0-0 11,
McGrath 2 7-13 11, K. Smith 2 5-7 9, Renfro 0 2-2 2, Hufferd 1 0-2 2, Keller 0 0-0 0,
Carter 0 0-0 0. TOTALS 11 (4) 26-38 60.
IOLA
13 13 10 13 — 49
INDEPENDENCE8
21 9 22 — 60
Paola 60,
Independence 37
Trailing by double digits at
halftime, the Lady Bulldogs
would go on to suffer a 60-37
loss to defending state runnerup Paola in opening-round action of the tournament on Friday.
“Our effort was there all
night,” Reynolds said. “We
didn’t back down or back away
from them. We attacked the
rim and got to the free throw
line. Hopefully, our girls got
some confidence. We didn’t
shoot well, and at times, we
were a little rushed, but those
will eventually start falling for
us. Overall, we played hard.
Paola is just really good. We’ll
take some positives playing a
team like that.”
Paola — ranked No. 5 in
Class 4A-Division I by the
Kansas Basketball Coaches
Association — grabbed an 1811 lead after one quarter and
pushed the margin up to 16 at
35-19 as the teams went into
the locker room at halftime.
That proved to be more
than enough for the Panthers
as they advanced to the semifinal round and knocked the
Lady Bulldogs into the consolation bracket.
PAOLA 60, INDEPENDENCE 37
INDEPENDENCE (4-5): Renfro 1 (2) 1-2
9, Lawrie 2 3-4 7, Marquez 2 (1) 0-0 7, K.
Smith 1 2-3 4, Schabel 0 4-9 4, McGrath
0 (1) 0-0 3, Hufferd 0 2-4 2, Keller 0 1-2 1,
J. Smith 0 0-0 0, Daniels 0 0-0 0, Ewing 0
0-1 0. TOTALS 6 (4) 13-25 37.
PAOLA (8-1): Laudan 8 2-2 18, Morgan 3
(1) 2-4 11, T. Williams 1 (2) 1-2 9, Karr 3 (1)
0-1 9, S. Williams 1 (1) 0-0 5, Edwards 2 1-2
5, Leckner 0 3-4 3, Smail 0 0-0 0, Locke 0
0-0 0, Kelley 0 0-0 0, Hendrickson 0 0-0
0. TOTALS 18 (5) 9-15 60.
INDEPENDENCE11 8
8 10 — 37
PAOLA
18 17
13 12 — 60
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Ravens break milestone at Missouri meet
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
JOPLIN, Mo. — Two school records
were broken as several members of the
Coffeyville Community College track team
qualified for indoor nationals during competition at the Missouri Southern Open
Friday and Saturday.
J’Cee Holmes broke the school record
in the women’s mile run in a time of
5:38.02, surpassing the previous mark of
5:48.67 set in 2012 by Amanda Lightfoot.
Holmes was also a part of the distance
medley relay team — joining Elexis Ferguson-Cooper, Henry Davina and Fatima
Pedroza — that broke the school record
with a time of 13:23.66. The previous
mark was held by Carrie Smith, Alexis
Deason, Kylie Bourquin and Lightfoot in
the same 2012 season.
In addition to the school records, CCC
also had members of the squad qualify for
the national meet.
On the men’s side, those achieving
qualifying marks over the weekend were
Zimbert Bramble, 6-7 in the high jump;
Jeremiah Baltrip, 23-6 in the long jump;
Dequan Lovell, 53-0 3/4 in the weight
throw; Xavier Collis, 6.83 seconds in the
60-meter dash; Terry Wright, 6.81 seconds in the 60; and the 4 x 400 relay team
of Jimmy Keys, Marcelle Preston, Marcus
Smith and Malik Jones in 3:18.37.
Lee Reliford, a Parsons sophomore, tries to overcome pressure from a Cowley defender during last Wednesday’s game
in Coffeyville. (Photo by Coffeyville Community College)
CCC men gain footing
in conference chase
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
COFFEYVILLE — With a 7664 victory over Butler Saturday evening at Nellis Hall, the
Coffeyville Community College
men’s basketball team moved
back to. 500 in Jayhawk Conference play.
CCC improved to 12-9 overall and 5-5 in the conference
heading into Wednesday’s trip
north to Montgomery County
rival Independence. Details
from that contest were unavailable as of presstime.
Coffeyville will be back in
action on Saturday when it
entertains Jayhawk Conference leader Neosho County at
7 p.m.
The Red Ravens picked up
a second straight win at home
on Saturday by using another
strong defensive effort against
the Grizzlies. CCC led by four,
31-27, at the intermission but
quickly pushed that margin
into double digits in the second
half. Coffeyville led by as many
as 15 points at 59-44 midway
through the second half.
CCC won the game at the
free throw line by connecting
on 25 of its 33 attempts, compared to just 11-of-20 for Butler.
Leading the way for the Red
Ravens was Darrion Strong
with 20 points, including a 10of-11 effort from the foul line.
Jovan Barksdale followed with
12 points, while Delano Spencer put in 10.
Butler got a double-double
performance from Daven Joseph with 17 points and 12
rebounds. Caelan Neal also
reached double figures with
13 points.
COFFEYVILLE 76, BUTLER 64
BUTLER (11-10, 3-7): Joseph 7-14 3-5 17,
Neal 5-9 2-2 13, House 3-5 1-2 9, Chapman 2-4 1-2 7, Byrd 2-13 2-3 7, Harvey
2-5 2-4 6, Akao 1-4 0-0 3, Adler 1-2 0-0 2,
Love 0-1 0-2 0. TOTALS 23-57 11-20 64.
COFFEYVILLE (12-9, 5-5): Strong 5-10
10-11 20, Barksdale 4-8 2-2 12, Spencer
3-7 3-3 10, Gill 3-4 3-4 9, Taylor 2-2 2-2
6, Reliford 2-9 1-3 5, Strickland 1-6 3-6 5,
Poleon 2-4 0-0 4, Wolfe 1-5 1-2 3, Ahmed
1-1 0-0 2, Jefferson 0-1 0-0 0, Hards 0-0
0-0 0. TOTALS 24-57 25-33 76.
BUTLER
27 37 — 64
COFFEYVILLE 31 45 — 76
Three-point goals — BCC 7-22 (House
2-4, Chapman 2-3, Byrd 1-7, Akao 1-4,
Neal 1-2, Love 0-2); CCC 3-18 (Barksdale
2-6, Spencer 1-4, Reliford 0-5, Strong
0-2, Strickland 0-1). Rebounds — BCC 31
(Joseph 12); CCC 37 (Gill 9). Assists — BCC
11 (Neal, Byrd 3 each); CCC 8 (Strong,
Strickland Barksdale 2 each). Turnovers
— BCC 13; CCC 12. Total Fouls — BCC 26;
CCC 20. Fouled out — BCC Neal, Poleon.
Technicals — Gill.
Coffeyville 78,
Cowley 61
COFFEYVILLE — Holding
Cowley to just 11 first-half
points, the Red Ravens cruised
to a 78-61 victory over the Tigers in a Jayhawk Conference
matchup at Nellis Hall on Jan.
20.
CCC controlled things from
start to finish, building a 36-11
halftime advantage. Although
the Tigers got things going
with a 50-point second half,
the Red Ravens never let them
get back into the game.
Four Red Raven players
reached double figure sin
scoring, including Barksdale
with 14 points, Delshon Strickland and Jailen Gill with 13
each, and Strong 12.
Cowley (13-8, 5-5) was
paced by Baron Smith 14 and
Atir Cherne 13.
COFFEYVILLE 78, COWLEY 61
COWLEY (13-8, 5-5): Smith 4-8 5-9 14,
Cherne 4-10 2-4 13, Da Silva 4-14 0-0 10,
Diakite 3-6 2-6 8, Harness 2-6 0-0 6, Fulton 1-3 2-4 4, Loewen 1-5 0-0 2, Cannon
0-3 2-2 2, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Gandy 0-3 0-0
0, Mills 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Barrios 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20-60 13-25 61.
COFFEYVILLE (11-9, 4-5): Barksdale
4-9 4-4 14, Strickland 6-10 1-3 13, Gill 6-8
1-4 13, Strong 6-13 0-0 12, Reliford 1-6 6-7
8, Spencer 2-7 2-2 7, Wolfe 2-4 1-2 5, Taylor 2-2 0-0 4, Poleon 1-2 0-0 2, Ahmed
0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 30-61 15-22 78.
COWLEY 11
50
—
61
COFFEYVILLE
36
42
—
78
Three-point goals — CC 8-28 (Cherne
3-8, Harness 2-5, Da Silva 2-5, Smith
1-2, Cannon 0-2, Gandy 0-2, Loewen
0-1, Fulton 0-1, Mills 0-1, Diakite 0-1);
CCC 3-16 (Barksdale 2-6, Spencer 1-5,
Strickland 0-3, Strong 0-2). Rebounds —
CC 32 (Da Silva, Diakite 6 each); CCC 44
(Gill 8). Assists — CC 10 (Smith 6); CCC
8 (Reliford 3). Turnovers — CC 11; CCC
11. Total Fouls — CC 19; CCC 22. Fouled
out — Loewen. Technicals — Wolfe.
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The women’s squad also had several
qualifying marks, including Ivy Gillyard,
17-11 1/2 in the long jump; Fabrianna Nation, 17-8 1/4 in the long jump and 39-1
1/4 in the triple jump; Juliette Smith, 17-8
in the long jump; Christabel Okeke, 55-4
1/4 in the weight throw; and Loushanya
Nemour, 7.85 seconds in the 60. Also the
distance medley relay qualified in schoolrecord time, as well as the 4 x 400 relay
team of Daviana Henry, Dynella Ragland,
Michala Webster and Kalei Matthews in
4:02.20.
MISSOURI SOUTHERN LION INDOOR OPEN
CCC MEN RESULTS
High Jump: 3. Zimbert Bramble, 6-7; 9. Alazae HesterTaylor, 6-3 1/4; 12. Andrew Samuels, 6-3 1/4.
Long Jump: 7. Jeremiah Baltrip, 23-6; 25. Terrence Williams, 19-11.
Triple Jump: 14. Alazae Hester-Talor, 45-3 1/2; 21. Willie
Hobdy, 41-6 1/2.
Shot Put: 2. Jeremiah Peters, 53-0 1/4; 3. Kyrin Tucker,
52-11; 6. Dequan Lovell, 48-8 1/4; 10. Perry Adderly, 44-6
1/4; 26. Terrell Venning, 37-3 1/4; 27. Corey Robinson, 364.
Weight Throw: 1. Corey Robinson, 57-11; 2. Kyrin Tucker, 55-4 1/4; 4. Dequan Lovell, 53-0 3/4; 5. Jeremiah Peters, 52-3 3/4; 15. Perry Adderly, 40-3 1/2; 16. Josephus
Davies, 39-6; 20. Terrell Venning, 30-1 1/2.
200: 5. Jimmy Keys, 22.13; 6. Malik Jones, 22.20; 8. Akiel
Smith, 22.48; 10. Andrew Bishop, 22.50; 12. Terry Wright,
22.51; 17. Marcelle Preston, 22.75.
60: 2. Terry Wright, 6.81; 3. Andrew Bishop, 6.96.
60 Hurdles: 4. Kelvin Almonte, 8.51.
Mile: 70. Jordan Dimirsky, 5:02.97; 73. George Celestine, 5:05.90.
400: 8. Xavier Collis, 51.10.
600: 5. Marcus Smith, 1:14.87; 8. Kelvin Almonte, 1:16.08;
14. Kyle Nelson, 1:17.71.
4 x 400 Relay: 1. Coffeyville (Jimmy Keys, Marelle Preston, Marcus Smith, Malik Jones), 3:18.37; 10. Coffeyville
“B” (Zack Lakeit, Kyle Nelson, Alazae Hester-Taylor,
Terry Wright), 3:30.72.
CCC WOMEN RESULTS
High Jump: 6. Mykelti Mitchell, 5-1; 7. Dianna Gatlin,
5-1.
Long Jump: 4. Ivy Gillyard, 17-11 1/2; 5. Fabrianna Nation, 17-8 1/4; 7. Juliette Smith, 17-8; 20. LeShe Wedderburn, 15-9 3/4.
Triple Jump: 4. Fabrianna Nation, 39-1 1/4.
Shot Put: 1. Ashley Williams, 44-4; 10. Maliya Crouch,
37-2 1/2; 14. Brandi Thomas, 34-3; 20. Tiffaney Johnson,
30-11 1/4.
Weight Throw: 5. Christabel Okeke, 55-4 1/4; 10. Ashley
Williams, 47-5 3/4; 12. Tiffaney Johnson, 46-8; 13. Maliya
Crouch, 45-4 1/2; 18. Sabrina Hollins, 39-0 1/4; 22. Brandi
Thomas, 36-4.
Distance Medley: 4. Coffeyville (Elexis FergusonCooper, Divina Henry, Fatima Pedroza, J’Cee Holmes),
13:23.66.
200: 14. Kale Matthews, 26.26; 18. Ashley Blackwell,
26.42; 24. Ivy Gillyard, 26.64; 27. Mikayla Dudley, 26.73;
28. Juliette Smith, 26.74; 29. Vanessa Joseph, 26.77; 34.
Dyella Ragland, 27.00; 60. Daija McKenith, 28.09.
60: 4. Ivy Gillyard, 7.91; 6. Loushanya Nemour, 7.95.
Mile: 17. J’Cee Holmes, 5:38.02; 28. Elexis FergusonCooper, 5:46.43.
400: 4. Divina Henry, 58.95; 17. Michala Webster,
1:02.72.
600: 10. Diana Gatlin, 1:32.92; 12. Fatima Pedroza,
1:34.20; 26. Natesha Williams, 1:41.03; 29. Brittnie Gunn,
1:44.22.
4 x 400 Relay: 5. Coffeyville (Divina Henry, Dynella
Ragland, Michala Webster, Kalei Matthews), 4:02.20; 11.
Coffeyville “B” (Ashley Blackwell, Vanessa Joseph, Daija
McKenith, Brittnie Gunn), 4:17.48; 19. Coffeyville “C”
(Natesha Williams, Mykelti Mitchell, Diana Gatlin, J’Cee
Holmes), 4:23.83.
IHS matmen beat Columbus, Iola; team falls to Fort Scott
BY BRIAN THOMAS
[email protected]
COLUMBUS — With the
season approaching its final
weeks, the Independence High
School wrestling team captured a pair of wins over Columbus and Iola at the Columbus Duals last Thursday.
The Bulldogs beat host Columbus 36-30 and rolled past
Iola 54-9. Their only setback
on the night was a 46-30 dual
loss to Fort Scott.
“Overall, I was pleased with
the effort of the guys,” said IHS
wrestling coach Zack Camacho. “We did realize that we
have plenty more to work on
in practice. It is always hard
when you have a few missing
spots in the lineup due to kids
being hurt and sick. It is important that we learn to per-
form at our best despite what’s
going on around us. If we can
get everyone healthy, we can
be a very tough team. Credit
to Fort Scott though. They
wrestled well and are very
well coached, but we were
not ready to wrestle them and
they came out with a bang.”
Independence moved to 4-1
in duals this season. Previously, the Bulldogs swept West Elk
and Eureka as part of the West
Elk Double Dual on Jan. 14.
Finishing with 3-0 marks in
the Columbus Duals was Jeremiah Lawrie at 120 pounds,
Conagher Welch at 152 and
Seth Stroble at 285.
Also competing for Independence were Cole Swearingen,
2-1 at 132; Kyler Sanders, 2-1
at 138; Jackson Stafford, 2-1
at 145; Quentin Mason, 2-1
at 160; Cal Bloomfield, 2-1 at
170; D.J. Kessler, 2-1 at 195;
Kris Gilmore, 1-2 at 220; and
Izaiah Rodriquez, 0-3 at 182.
The Bulldogs will make
their only home appearance of
the season this evening as they
host a double dual against Iola
and Caney Valley. After that,
IHS will travel to Chanute on
Saturday to compete in the
SEK Invitational.
COLUMBUS DUALS
106: Double Forfeit. 113: Double Forfeit.
120: Jeremiah Lawrie def. Nate Thomas,
5-2. 126: Open. 132: Cole Swearingen won
by forfeit. 138: Kyler Sanders won by forfeit. 145: Jackson Stafford def. Kale Smith,
4-3. 152: Conagher Welch pinned Tyler
Stice, 1:33. 160: Quentin Mason pinned
by Ridge Smith, 1:25. 170: Cal Bloomfield
pinned by Peyton Hale, 2:53. 182: Isaiah
Rodriquez pinned by Tucker Coble, 3:23.
195: D.J. Kessler pinned Drew Cornwall,
0:24. 220: Kris Gilmore pinned by Austin
Napier, 1:09. 285: Seth Stroble won by
forfeit.
FORT SCOTT 46, INDEPENDENCE 30
106: Open. 113: Open. 120: Jeremiah
Lawrie def. Kyle Montojo, 7-2. 126: Open.
132: Cole Swearingen pinned by Phillip
Moran, 0:43. 138: Kyler Sanders pinned
by Derek Bollinger, 1:57. 145: Jackson
Stafford lost to Zarek Fewell, 7-16. 152:
Conagher Welch def. Chris Stell, 5-4. 160:
Quentin Mason pinned Ryan Miller, 1:33.
170: Cal Bloomfield pinned Trevor Hazlip,
2:00. 182: Isaiah Rodriquez pinned by
Jordan Crowder, 1:58. 195: D.J. Kessler
pinned Anthony Stewart, 2:54. 220: Kris
Gilmore pinned by Charles Pytlowany,
1:55. 285: Seth Stroble pinned Colby
Page, 1:07.
106: Double Forfeit. 113: Double Forfeit.
120: Jeremiah Lawrie won by forfeit. 126:
Double Forfeit. 132: Cole Swearingen
won by forfeit. 138: Kyler Sanders won by
forfeit. 145: Jackson Stafford won by forfeit. 152: Conagher Welch won by forfeit.
160: Quentin Mason pinned Devin Aiello,
0:23. 170: Cal Bloomfield won by forfeit.
182: Izaiah Rodriquez pinned by Tavon
Blazek, 0:32. 195: D.J. Kessler lost to Andrew Garber, 4-11. 220: Kris Gilmore won
by forfeit. 285: Seth Stroble won by forfeit.
COLLEGES
Colleges, universities announce honor rolls
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University
has released the honor rolls
for the 2015 fall semester.
To qualify for Dean’s Scholastic Honors, a student must
complete at least 12 semester
hours, receive a grade point
average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all
credit course work that semester and have no grade lower
than a B and no grade of I in
any course during the semester.
To qualify for All-A Scholastic Honors, a student must
complete at least 12 semester
hours, receive a grade of A in
all credit course work for the
semester and have no grade of
I in any course during the semester.
Dean’s Scholastic Honors
• Caney: Tamara Cutler, senior, social work; Anthony Morrison, senior, environmental and
safety management.
• Cherryvale: Rene Breth, senior nursing; Jazmine Colvard,
senior, English; Jacob Hammer,
senior, elementary education.
• Coffeyville: Elizabeth Keene,
senior, nursing; Trenton King,
senior, electrical technology;
Sydney Lemos, senior, finance;
Scarlett Manley, senior, accounting; Danielle Nieles, senior,
communications; Haley Smith,
senior, family and consumer science education; Jacob Towery,
senior, physical education.
• Independence: Halle Connors, senior, English, Tammy
Dick, senior, accounting; Cole
Keller, senior, construction management; Taylor Mason, senior,
nursing; Monique Shaw, junior,
elementary education; Tyler
Stein, senior, construction management; Randalin Ward, junior,
music.
All A Scholastic Honors
• Caney: Sarah Nelson, senior,
psychology; Caitlin Shepard, senior, graphic communication.
• Cherryvale: Brooke Blaes,
sophomore, accounting; Andrea
Hucke, senior, communicatons;
Katelynn Main, junior, biology;
Kathleen Russell, senior nursing.
• Coffeyville: Tayita Abudu,
senior, biology; Hannah Coward, senior, art; Alexander Ortiz,
senior, computer information
system; Paige Porter, junior, accounting; Christina Vail, senior,
music.
• Elk City: Levi Wyrick, freshman, undeclared.
• Independence:
Jeremy
Bruington, senior, elementary
education; Allison Chism, senior,
family and consumer sciences
education; Anthony Conley, senior, history/government; Ashlyn
Conner, junior, chemistry; Aaron
David, senior, biology; Emely
Flores, senior, communication;
Sean Jones, junior, accounting;
Katherine Knoles, senior; Daniel
McDill, senior, music; Pan Phyu,
senior, psychology; Alina Sigitova, senior, management.
Coffeyville
Community College
Coffeyville Community College has announced the fall
2015 honor roll recipients.
Placement on the President’s Honor Roll requires
a minimum of 14 hours of
graded academic work with a
grade point average of 3.75 or
higher and no grade below a
B. The Vice President’s Honor
Roll requires a minimum of
12 hours of graded academic
work with a grade point average of 3.4 or higher and no
grade below a B.
President’s 4.0 Honor Roll
• Caney: Drew Harmon, Paige
Harrod, Jaclyn Marshall, Timothy
Munday, Desiree Nelson, Daniela
Neri, Chace Owen, Kristin Ryan,
Cristin Shepard.
• Cherryvale: Karrie Mathes.
• Coffeyville: Brian Bailey,
April Box, James Caldwell, Tandi
Cox, Tyler Cox, Christopher Frazier, John Galletti, Joshua Gray,
Johann Ronald Hemman, Amber
Henry, Bradly Hershey, Robert
Hicky, Kristopher High, Erin Holeman, Jordan Lemons, Sonja Mark,
James Neff, Olivia Palmer, Morgan
Porter, Richard Sinclair, Stephanie Smith, Victoria Smith, Molly
Stevenson, Yvonne Tapia, Tanner Vieyra, David Wachs, Nicolas
Westervelt, Edward Williams.
• Dearing: Jordan Robbins.
• Independence: Brandon Babcok, Shelby Corn, Isaac Hunt,
Madison
Keene,
Kristopher
Kuszak, Amy Lewis, Noel Mar-
quez, Kalei Matthews, Wendy
Mejia Neri, Dondi Pippin, Rachel
White, Kelsey Wilhelm.
President’s 3.75 Honor Roll
• Caney: Jacob Archambo.
• Coffeyville: Brandi Beeson,
Imari Davis, Joseph Eubanks,
Troy Lewis, Linda Marang, Jason
Stubbs.
• Independence: Kristen Mitchell, Lane Schicke.
• Liberty, KS: Aaron Hobbs.
• South Coffeyville, Okla.: Tracy Allison, Melanie Hagebush.
Vice President’s 4.0 Honor Roll
• Caney: Koby Aitken, Mauricio Banuelos Pasadas, Colter
Comstock, Jordan Dodson, Travis
Young.
• Cherryvale: Melody Wood.
• Coffeyville: James Boyle,
Bailey Braschler, Kelli Bromley,
Rayanndra Darbro, Aikaterini
Fausnaught, Carlos Martin, Kylie
Matias, Trevor Misgades, Alexi
Nolen, Anastashia Scarborough,
Dustin Sheets, Xanthoula Tzampazi.
• Havana: Ronnie Hall.
• Independence: Ethan Roten.
Vice President’s 3.4 Honor Roll
• Caney: Traci Dewitt, Krystal
Shook.
• Cherryvale: Joshua Cavaness, Bailee Holland, Hunter Lowe,
Casey Shepard.
• Coffeyville: Kody Battaglear,
Julia Baugh, Marissa Bernabe,
Krista Bromley, Keegan Deenihan,
Destin Downing, Kelsi Faulkner,
Jack Gerler, Elijah Jones, Joelle
Leeburg, Amanda Mason, Dylan
Matlock, Chris McCullough, Jordonea McDaniel, Nichole Polk,
Katheryne Tompason, Elizabeth
Villanueva, Dalton Vinyard, Lisa
Walthall.
• Havana: John Jabben, Wesley
Merritt.
• Independence: Cheyenne
Delano, Steven Fuller, Anastasia
Grayson, Lisha Lamb, Macy
Miller Nunneley, Christopher
Schicke.
• South Coffeyville, Okla.: Alexis George, Kimberly Davis, Andrew Key, Alexander Long
• Wann, Okla.: Lane Reeves.
Kansas State University
MANHATTAN — A record
3,900 Kansas State University
students have earned semester honors for their academic
performance in the fall 2015
semester. Students earning a grade
point average for the semester
of 3.75 or above on at least 12
credit hours receive semester
honors along with commendations from their deans. The
honors also are recorded on
their permanent academic records. The following Montgomery
County students earned honors from Kansas State University were:
• Caney: Braden Heid, Makinsey McIntosh • Coffeyville: Luke Finley, Kaylee Horner, Carrington Newberry,
Nicholas Wintjen • Elk City: Esther Mccabe • Havana: Robert Sherwood • Independence: Jerica Hall • Liberty: Kylie Ewing, Brianne
O’Brien.
Labette Community College
PARSONS — The following
full-time students have been
honored for their academic
achievements for the fall 2015
semester at Labette Community College.
Students who were enrolled in at least twelve hours
of courses and earned a 4.0
grade point average are listed
on the President’s Honor Roll
and students in at least twelve
hours of courses earning a 3.5
GPA qualified for the Dean’s
Honor Roll.
Montgomery County and
other area students named to
the LCC honor rolls were:
President’s List
• Caney: Sally Lilian MaganaNeri, Brooke Von Smith.
• Cherryvale: Patricia Mae
Wheatley.
• Coffeyville: Micah James Elrod, Tina Marie Payden, Patricia
Elaine Stevenson, Melissa Stewart,
Heather Wilkes.
• Independence: Sara Lyn Butler, Sierra E. Marquez, Kayla Marie Vail, Jennifer Kaye Wood.
• Thayer: Savanna LeeAnn Millis, Melissa Nina Jane Pearson.
Dean’s List
• Coffeyville: Olivia Sandoval,
Sandra Lynn Blake.
• Independence: Kendra Elysee’
Gifford, Julian Joseph Powers.
PUBLIC NOTICES
WILLIAM HARDEMAN
Case No. 2016 CV 3 C
(Published in the Montgomery County
Chronicle on Thursday, Jan. 28, Feb. 4
and 11, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS
Wells Fargo Bank, NA (Plaintiff)
vs.
Larry D. Wright II, Jamie C. Wright ,
et al. (Defendants)
Case No. 15CV135
K.S.A. 60
Mortgage Foreclosure
(Title to Real Estate Involved)
NOTICE OF
SHERIFF’S SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order of
Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County
of Montgomery, State of Kansas, in a
certain cause in said Court Numbered
15CV135, wherein the parties above
named were respectively plaintiff and
defendant, and to me, the undersigned
Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to
the highest bidder for cash in hand at
02:00 PM, on 02/25/2016, at the Main
Door of the Courthouse in Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas,
Montgomery County Courthouse, the
following described real estate located
in the County of Montgomery, State of
Kansas, to wit:
BEGINNING 163.6 FEET NORTH SE
CORNER NW/4, SW/4, NORTH 177
FEET, WEST 244.6 FEET, SOUTH
177 FEET EAST TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 32, RANGE 15, MONTGOMERY
COUNTY, KANSAS
Robert Dierks, sheriff
Montgomery County, Kan.
Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542
Michael Rupard, KS # 26954
Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152
Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis
Office)
12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: (314) 991-0255
Fax: (314) 567-8006
Email: [email protected]
Attorney for Plaintiff
_____________________________
and 11, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., SITTING
AT COFFEYVILLE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF MARGARET M. ANDREWS,
DECEASED
Case No. 15 PR-22 C
NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 14th day of January, 2016, a Petition was filed in the
above action praying that Petitioner’s
name be changed from Nicholas William Hardeman to Nicholas William
Eytcheson. You are hereby required to
file your defenses to said petition on or
before the 23rd day of March, 2016, in
said court, at 9:00 o’clock a.m., at the
courthouse in Coffeyville, Kan. Should
you fail therein, judgment and decree
will be entered in due course upon said
petition.
Nicholas William Hardeman
JOHN R. HORST, P.A.
207 West Fourth Ave.
P. O. Box 560
Caney, KS 67333
(620) 879-2146
Attorney for Petitioner
File No. 2642
S.Ct. 09412
_____________________________
and 11, 2016)
AT COFFEYVILLE
In the Matter of the Change of Name
of SETH ALAN HARDEMAN
NOTICE OF HEARING
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of January,
2016, a Petition was filed in the above
action praying that Petitioner’s name
be changed from Seth Alan Hardeman
to Seth Alan Eytcheson. You are hereby required to file your defenses to said
petition on or before the 23rd day of
March, 2016, in said court at the courthouse in Coffeyville, Kansas. Should
you fail therein, judgment and decree
will be entered in due course upon said
petition.
Seth Alan Hardeman
JOHN R. HORST, P.A.
P. O. Box 560
Caney, KS 67333
(620) 879-2146
File No. 2642
S.Ct. 09412
NOTICE OF HEARING
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed by Paul M. Kritz,
duly appointed, qualified and acting
Administrator of the Estate of Margaret
M. Andrews, deceased, praying that
his acts be approved; that his account
be settled and allowed; that payment
to creditors be allowed; that fees and
expenses be allowed; that costs be
determined and ordered paid; that the
administration of the estate be closed;
and that he be discharged as Administrator of the estate and be released
from further liability.
You are required to file your written
defenses thereto on or before the 23rd
day of February, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. of
said day, in said Court, in the City of
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause
will be heard. Should you fail therein,
judgment and decree will be entered in
due course upon the Petition.
HALL, LEVY, DeVORE, BELL, OTT &
KRITZ, P.A.
815 Union - P. O. Box 9
Coffeyville, KS 67337
(620) 251-1300
_____________________________
and 11, 2016)
Page B11
_____________________________
and 11, 2016)
AT COFFEYVILLE
In the Matter of the Change of Name
of DARRYL LEE HARDEMAN and
NOAH QUAIT HARDEMAN
NOTICE OF HEARING
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of January,
2016, a Petition was filed in the above
action praying that Darryl Lee Hardeman’s name be changed to Darryl Lee
Eytcheson, and that Noah Quait Hardeman’s name be changed to Noah Quait
Eytcheson. You are hereby required
to file your defenses to said petition on
or before the 23rd day of March, 2016,
in said court, at 9:00 o’clock a.m., at
the courthouse in Coffeyville, Kansas.
Should you fail therein, judgement and
decree will be entered in due course
upon said petition.
Darryl Lee Hardeman
and Noah Quait Hardeman
BY: Darryl Lee Hardeman, Parent, Natural Guardian and Next Friend
JOHN R. HORST, P.A.
P. O. Box 560
Caney, KS 67333
(620) 879-2146
File No. 2642
S.Ct. 09412
_____________________________
Chronicle on Thursday, Jan. 14, 21
and 28, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., CIVIL
DEPARTMENT
U.S. Bank National Association
successor by merger to The Leader
Mortgage Company (Plaintiff)
vs.
Jennifer L. Clark, et al. (Defendants)
Case No. 15CV141I
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
NOTICE OF SALE
Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the
District Court of Montgomery County,
Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of
Montgomery County, Kansas, will offer
for sale at public auction and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, at the
South door of the Judicial Center of the
Courthouse at Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, on February
4, 2016, at 2:00 PM, the following real
estate:
Lot 22, Parcel 2, Green Acres P.U.D.,
an addition to the City of Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas,
commonly known as 1711 Halsey
Avenue, Independence, KS 67301
(the “Property”)
to satisfy the judgment in the aboveentitled case. The sale is to be made
without appraisement and subject to
the redemption period as provided by
law, and further subject to the approval
of the Court. For more information, visit
www.Southlaw.com.
Robert Dierks, sheriff
Montgomery County, Kan.
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C.
Mark Mellor (KS #10255)
245 N. Waco, Suite 410
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733 / (316) 684-7766 (Fax)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(108388)
_____________________________
Chronicle on Thursday, Jan. 21 and
28, 2016)
CHARTER ORDINANCE
NO. 29
CITY OF CANEY
A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF CANEY,
KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF K.S.A. 14-103 AND K.S.A. 14-201,
RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF
OFFICERS, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, TRANSITIONS TO NOVEMBER
ELECTIONS, THE APPOINTMENT
OF OFFICERS, AND NOMINATION
PETITIONS; AND, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT;
AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 2.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
CANEY, KANSAS:
Section 1. The City of Caney, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article
12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does exempt
itself and make inapplicable to it the
provisions of K.S.A. 14-103 and K.S.A.
14-201, that apply to this city, but are
parts of enactments which do not apply
uniformly to all cities.
Section 2. (a) The governing body
shall consist of a mayor and 8 council
members to be elected to terms as set
forth herein. The mayor and council
members shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of Caney, Kansas.
(b) The governing body of the city
may, by ordinance, divide the city into
wards and precincts, establish the
boundaries thereof, and number the
same. No ordinance redefining wards
and precincts shall become effective
less than 30 days prior to the next regular city election.
Section 3. (a) Those governing
body positions with terms expiring in
April 2016, shall expire on the second
Monday in January of 2017, when the
city officials elected in the November
2016 general election take office.
(b) Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2017,
shall expire on the second Monday in
January of 2018, when the city officials
elected in the November 2017 general
election take office.
Section 4. A general election of city
officers take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November
2016. Succeeding elections will be held
every year for all such governing body
positions whose terms have expired.
One council member from each ward
shall be elected at one election, and the
other council members from that ward
shall be elected at the succeeding election. The council members shall have
two terms. The Mayor and City Treasurer shall have a two year term.
Section 5. The mayor shall appoint,
by and with the consent of the council, a municipal judge of the municipal
court, a chief of police, city calk, city attorney, and any other officers deemed
necessary. Any officers appointed and
confirmed shall hold an initial term of
office of not to exceed one year and until their successors are appointed and
qualified. Any officers who are reappointed shall hold their office for a term
of one year and until their successors
are appointed and qualified. The council shall by ordinance specify the duties
and compensation of the office holders,
and by ordinance may abolish any office created by the council whenever
deemed expedient.
Section 6. In accordance with K.S.A.
25-205, and amendments thereto, any
person may become a candidate for
city office elected at large by having
had filed on their behalf, a nomination
petition or a declaration of candidacy,
accompanied by any fee required by
law. The nomination petition must be
signed by not less than five percent
(5%) of the qualified electors of the City
of Caney.
Section 7. This Charter Ordinance
shall be published once each week for
two consecutive weeks in the official
city newspaper.
Section 8. This Charter Ordinance
shall take effect 61 days after the final
publication unless a sufficient petition
for a referendum is filed, requiring a
referendum to be held on the ordinance
as provided by Article 12, Section 5,
Subsection ( c) (3) of the Constitution
of the State of Kansas, in which case
this charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the majority of
the electors voting thereon.
Passed by the Governing Body, not
less than two-thirds of the members
elect voting in favor thereof, this 18th
day of January, 2016.
Chad Bradford, Mayor
Attest:
Debbie Morrison, City Clerk
_____________________________
Chronicle, Thursday, Jan. 21 and 28,
2016)
NOTICE OF 69th ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
To all qualified electors residing
within the boundaries of the Montgomery County Conservation District,
notice is hereby given that pursuant to
K.S.A. 2-1907, as amended, on the 6th
day of February, 2016, at 5 p.m., an annual meeting of the Montgomery County Conservation District will be held at
the Independence Community College
• continued on next page
CITY OF CANEY
(Published in the Montgomery County Chronicle on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016)
QUARTERLY TREASURER’S REPORT • CITY OF CANEY
REAL ESTATE
•Near Riverton - HURRY, 14 Acres,
34000 Sq. Ft. Rancher, outbuildings.........................................$69,900
•Chetopa - 16x60 Mobile, 10 years old,
2-car garage workshop, with central
heat and air..............................$40,000
•Labette, 2 Acres with nice double
wide, 40x50 barn, rural water, REDUCED
to.....................................$47,500
•Rivertson, 32 Acres with Spring River
frontage, 2000 sq. ft. Berm
House....................................$164,900
•Chetopa, 2-BR, 2- Bath Rancher, CH/A,
carport, 1 block to K thru 12 School. Reduced to ............................$27,500
•Oswego, 1-Acre, 3-BR, in Woodcliffe........................................$77,000
•Oswego, Woodcliffe, beautiful home,
corner lots, 2-car detached with party
room. Awesome.....................$199,000
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The Montgomery County Chronicle serves as the official newspaper for legal notices for
the following local governmental entities:
• City of Caney
• City of Cherryvale
• City of Tyro
• City of Havana
• USD 436-Caney Valley
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Page B12
PUBLIC NOTICES
West, 2615 West Main, Independence,
KS.
The meeting agenda shall include
the following items:
ONE:
The supervisors of the Montgomery County Conservation District shall
make a full and due report of their activities and financial affairs since the
last annual meeting.
TWO:
The supervisors shall conduct an
election by secret ballot of qualified
electors there present, of one supervisor to serve a term of three years from
date of said meeting.
The term of Mike Blaes is expiring.
All in the county of Montgomery in
the State of Kansas.
By C. Douglas Blex, chairperson
Montgomery County Conservation District
Attest:
Desiree D. Swanson
District Manager
_____________________________
and Feb. 4, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS
KANSAS TEACHERS COMMUNITY
CREDIT UNION (Plaintiff)
vs.
SETH MCCLURE (Defendants)
Div. No.
K.S.A. 60
Mortgage Foreclosure
NOTICE OF SUIT
The State of Kansas to: SETH MCCLURE A/K/A SETH D. MCCLURE
A/K/A SETH DAVID MCCLURE; ERIKA MCCLURE; JOHN DOE, (REAL
NAME UNKNOWN); MARY DOE,
(REAL NAME UNKNOWN); KANSAS
DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES; KANSAS DEPARTMENT
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SETH MCCLURE and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees,
creditors, and assigns of such of the
defendants as may be deceased; the
unknown spouses of the defendants;
the unknown officers, successors,
trustees, creditors and assigns of such
defendants as are existing, dissolved
or dormant corporations; the unknown
guardians and trustees of such of the
defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability; and all other
persons who are or may be concerned:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court
of Montgomery County, Kansas, by
Kansas Teachers Community Credit
Union for judgment in the sum of
$30,796.22, plus interest, costs and
other relief; judgment that plaintiff’s lien
is a first lien on the said real property
and sale of said property to satisfy the
indebtedness, said property described
as follows, to wit:
THE EAST 51 FEET OF LOT 2,
BLOCK 3, YORK AND WILSON’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
KANSAS AND THE EAST 51 FEET
OF THE SOUTH 2.4 FEET OF LOT 5,
CENTRAL ADDITION TO THE CITY
OF INDEPENDENCE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS. Commonly
known as 916 W Pine, Independence,
Kansas 67301
and you are hereby required to plead to
said petition in said Court at Independence, Kansas on or before the 2nd
day of March, 2016.
Should you fail therein judgment
and decree will be entered in due
course upon said petition.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
SHAPIRO & KREISMAN, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Suite 418B
Fairway, KS 66205 (913) 831-3000 Fax No. (913) 831-3320
Our File No. 15-008021/KP
_____________________________
and Feb. 4, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Bank of America, N.A. (Plaintiff)
vs.
Shelly L. Charter, et al. (Defendants)
Case No. 15CV174I
Court Number:
NOTICE OF SALE
estate:
Lot 81, College Crest Addition No. 3 to
the City of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kansas, commonly known as
946 Crescent Drive, Independence, KS
67301 (the “Property”)
www.Southlaw.com.
Robert Dierks, Sheriff
Classified Ads
Montgomery County, Kansas
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C.
Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096)
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733 / (316) 684-7766 (Fax)
(184152)
_____________________________
and Feb. 4, 2016)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KAN., CIVIL
DEPARTMENT
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Plaintiff)
vs.
John W. Gray, et al. (Defendants)
Case No. 15CV191I
Court Number:
NOTICE OF SALE
estate:
Lots 7, 8 and 9, Except the South 67
1/2 feet, Block 1, McBrides North Side
Addition to the City of Independence,
Montgomery County, Kansas, commonly known as 706 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Independence, KS 67301
(the “Property”)
www.Southlaw.com.
Robert Dierks, Sheriff
Montgomery County, Kansas
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C.
Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096)
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 684-7733 / (316) 684-7766 (Fax)
(184938)
_____________________________
and Feb. 4, 2016)
AT COFFEYVILLE
In the Matter of the Estate of
Mary E. Ward, Deceased
Case No. 2016 PR 2 C
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on January 19,
2016, in this court by Connie Sue Ward,
as one of the heirs at law of Mary E.
Ward, deceased, praying for the determination of descent of the following
described real estate in Montgomery
County, Kansas, to-wit:
TRACT A: Commencing at the
Northeast corner of Block One (1), in
the Town of Havana, Kansas, running
thence West to the center of the Bee
Creek, thence northerly along the center of Bee Creek to the North line of the
City Limits of Havana, Kansas, thence
East to the East line of the East Half
of the Northeast Quarter (E/2 NE/4)
of Section Fourteen (14), Township
Thirty-four (34) South, Range Thirteen
(13) East, thence South 400’ to a point
directly East of beginning, thence West
to point of beginning, EXCEPT a tract
deeded to W. E. Rippetoe, described
as beginning at the Northeast corner
of said Block One (1), Havana, running
thence East 20’, thence North 100’,
thence West 170’, thence South 100’,
thence East 150’ to beginning, also excepting small tract from the North city
limits, extending South approximately
100’ to an iron stake at Southeast corner of a corn crib, and extending thence
due West to the center of Bee Creek.
Said iron stake is approximately 204’
North of the Northeast corner of the
Rippetoe Lumberyard.
TRACT B: And beginning at a point
20’ East and 75’ North of the Northeast
corner of Lot Twenty-six (26), Block
One (1) , Havana, thence West to a
point on the West line of Block One
(1), extended, thence North 25’, thence
East to a point 25’ North of the point of
beginning, thence South to point of beginning, Montgomery County, Kansas.
and all other property in Kansas, real
and personal, or interests therein,
owned by the decedent at the time of
her death. You are hereby required to
file your written defenses to such petition on or before the 16th day of February, 2016, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. of said
day, in said court, in the city of Coffeyville, in Montgomery County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause
will be heard. Should you fail therein,
judgment and decree will be entered in
due course on such petition.
Connie Sue Ward, Petitioner
JOHN R. HORST, attorney
P. O. Box 560
Caney, KS 67333
(620) 879-2146
File No. 2741
S.Ct. #09412
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ITEMS FOR SALE
ITEMS WANTED
HELP WANTED
AREA SERVICES
FOR SALE: 20’ 40’ 45’ 48’ 53’ storage
containers. Go to centralcontainer.net or
call 785-655-9430. (KCAN)
____________________________
“IMAGES
OF
AMERICA:
INDEPENDENCE,” a pictorial history of
Independence, is available for $21.99
(plus sales tax) at the Montgomery County
Chronicle offices in Caney, Cherryvale and
Independence. Makes a great gift for any
event! nc
____________________________
FOR SALE: Used appliances and furniture
including Washers, Dryers, Stoves,
Fridge, Freezers, AC units, Recliners, Lift
chair-918-533-6000 or 620-597-2680. LC38-13tp
____________________________
COMPOUND BOW: New Compound
Bow, Parker brand, model “Frontier”
left-handed; WWII German Sniper Rifle,
Souviner of “Battle of Bulge;” and new
Interterms Rifle w/scope, 300 Winchester
Magnum; sell or trade; Sedan 620-3329379. CQ4-1p
TRAVEL TRAILER NEEDED: Inexpensive,
OLD, small travel trailer. USABLE. (620)
577-4610 leave message. MG-M3-2tp
____________________________
SCRAP METAL: Paying top dollar for scrap
metal, junk cars (running or not), etc. Will
pick up items. Call 918-559-9162.
MC-E3-tfnp
____________________________
GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY WANTED: Get
more for your broken unwanted gold &
silver jewelry at Uncle Ken’s Coin Shop.
Also buying silver coins and old currency.
Phone (620) 331-4570. tf
PT CUSTODIAN: Elk County Building
maintenance, is accepting applications
for the position of Part Time Custodian. Apply at Elk County Court House. Contact
Joe love, Building maintenance Director,
office phone 620-374-3520 or by cell
phone 620-205-7987. CQ4-1tb
____________________________
CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment
Operator Career! We Offer Training
and Certifications Running Bulldozers,
Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job
Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866362-6497.
(KCAN)
____________________________
TRUCK DRIVER: Convoy Systems is hiring
Class A drivers to run from Kansas City
to the west coast. Home Weekly! Great
Benefits! www.convoysystems.com Call
Tina ext. 301 or Lori ext. 303 1-800-9266869. (KCAN)
CLEAR VISION WINDSHIELD REPAIR:
If you need a rock chip repaired, call
Paul Stetz at (620) 725-3265. If we can’t
answer, please leave a message. CQ40-tfn VEHICLES
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER: 1968 Toyota
FJ40 Landcruiser, runs good, ready for
restoration; 1974 VW Thing, new engine,
new tires, new floor panels, rebuilt
fronted, NATO Camo Paint Job, Sell or
Trade; Sedan 620-332-9379. CQ4-1tp
____________________________
The classified ad placement deadline
is 5 p.m., Monday
REAL ESTATE CENTER
www.ksrealestate.com
AUCTION
Sunday, Feb. 20 • 1 p.m.
5039 XRay Road, Oswego, Kan.
(1 1/2 miles north of Chetopa)
4 bedroom house with
partial basement.
1.4 acres.
Dave Alexander, auctioneer
for Real Estate Center
533 N. Penn
Independence, Ks
620-331-7550
Clayton Farlow, broker/owner
HELP WANTED
DELIVERY DRIVER: Part-time help
wanted, delivery work with heavy lifting.
Must be able to pass drug test and have
good driving record. Send resume to: P.O.
Box 806, Coffeyville, KS 67337. MC-S3-2tb
____________________________
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES/ASSISTANT
HUMAN
RESOURCES
DIRECTOR:
Anthony, Kansas, seeks full-time
Development Services/Assistant Human
Resources Director. Salary: $35,000$45,000/yr., DOQ. Non-FLSA Exempt.
Excellent benefits. More information:
www.anthonykansas.org/jobs or620-8425434. Open until filled. EOE. (KCAN)
____________________________
STREET WORKER AND UTILITY CLERK:
Two full time positions now open with
City of Oberlin: street Worker AND Utility
Clerk. Full benefits. For details, email
[email protected] or call
(785) 475-2217. (KCAN)
____________________________
FIELD OPERATOR: Greenwood Rural
Water District #1 is looking for a part
time or full time Field Operator. We offer
competitive salary and some benefits. Call 620-583-7181 or come by the
Water Office at 106 E. 3rd , Eureka for an
application. CQ3-2tb
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
OWN YOUR OWN DOLLAR, BIG BOX, MAIL/
SHIP, PARTY, OR WOMENS CLOTHING/
ACCESSORY/BOUTIQUE STORE, 100%
FINANCING, OAC FROM $59,900
100%
TURNKEY,
1-877-500-7606,
dollarstoreservices.com/start/KS. (KCAN)
AREA SERVICES
THOMAS TREE SERVICE: Tree trimming,
removal and stump grinding, have
chipper, grapple and bucket truck.
Insured. Call for free estimates, 620-8792532 or 620-249-8773.
CQ-T1-tfn
____________________________
LAZY BEAR COMPUTERS: in-home
repair and upgrades. We come to you.
620-725-5465, 620-330-0330. www.
lazybearcomputers.com.
mjking@
lazybearcomputers.com.
CQ1-tfn
____________________________
SEPTIC TANKS: Sold and installed.
Contact Roland Meisch at 620-374-2556.
CQ1-tfn
____________________________
WICKHAM TRUCKING for your rock,
sand, and dirt needs. Call 620-725-3317
or 620-249-2867. CQ1-tfn
____________________________
MCNOWN TREE CARE
Insured, professional tree trimming,
removal, and clean-up.
FREE ESTIMATES
Home: 620-725-4038
Cell: 620-249-1891
“When Experience Counts, Count on Us!”
CQ23-tfn
Total cost: $28.00
TANK & SPRAYER BIDS
Caney Valley Electric will be
accepting sealed bids for a
1990 John Beam 300 gal
tank & sprayer through 4:30
p.m. Feb 11. Unit can be
seen at 401 Lawrence, Cedar
Vale. Contact our office at 758-2262 or 800-3108911 for further information.
Caney Valley has the right to
refuse all bids.
We currently have the following part-time
positions in Home Healthcare open:
· Home Health Attendant - Will work with individuals in need of home
health services. Must be 18 years of age or older; possess demonstrated
interpersonal skills; have effective verbal and written communication
skills; have the ability to work with elderly and disabled persons;
possess the ability to react effectively in a wide variety of human service
situations; and pass pre-employment screens. Must be able to work
independently and as a productive member of a team. Current State of
Kansas certification for Home Health Aid or Certified Nurses Aid helpful,
but not required. Applicants should also have a dependable vehicle,
valid driver’s license, and driving record which meets compliance with
agency’s liability carrier’s driving requirements.
· Home Health Aide - Will work with individuals in need of home health
services. Must be 18 years of age or older; possess demonstrated
interpersonal skills; have effective verbal and written communication
skills; have the ability to work with elderly and disabled persons;
possess the ability to react effectively in a wide variety of human service
situations; and pass pre-employment screens. Must be able to work
independently and as a productive member of a team. Current State
of Kansas certification for CNA required. Home Health Aid certification
helpful, but not required. Applicants should also have a dependable
vehicle, valid driver’s license, and driving record which meets
compliance with agency’s liability carrier’s driving requirements.
For more information
regarding these
positions, please contact
Active Partners at 620332-8584. Applications/resumes may also be submitted in person or
mailed to: Human Resources, Four County Mental Health P.O. Box 688
(Physical Address: 3751 West Main) Independence, KS 67301. For
additional information regarding our agency or to apply online, visit
our parent company website, www.fourcounty.com, under the Career
Opportunities tab. Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug Free Workplace
and bilingual applicants preferred.
Now Has 2 Locations!
205 W. 9th, Coffeyville
(620) 251-2200
East of Dearing, KS
(620) 948-3400
(3 miles east of Dearing or west of Coffeyille Country Club on Woodland Ave.)
New & Used • Antiques • Furniture • La-Z-Boy Recliners
Notice of Grazing Lease Sale
The Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation is
accepting cash bids for grazing
lessons on 1 lease in Osage Co.
Hula WMA (1,787.0 Acres).
Bids will be accepted up until
Feb. 8, 2016.
For additional information or a
copy of the lease, contact the
area biologist John Rempe at
(918) 629-5108.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT IN CANEY: Houses for rent in
Caney. Two and three bedrooms, carports
and storage sheds. No pets. Call 620-8792532. tf
____________________________
FOR RENT IN CANEY: Duplex, one
large master bedroom, one bath, large
sunroom, large living room, washer/
dryer hookup, lots of cabinets, two walkin closets, appliances, garage, fenced. No
smoking, no pets. $550/month, $559/
deposit. Call 620-879-2915 or 620-2528382.MC-B1-tfnp
____________________________
FOR RENT IN OSWEGO: Nice 3 bedroom
home. Central H/A, Stove, Refrigerator
and Garage w/Carport. Deposit Required.
626 Kansas. No Pets Call 795-2653
after 5:30 pm. LC51-tf
____________________________
FOR RENT IN OSWEGO: Nice 3
bedroom/2 bath mobile home. CH/A,
kitchen appliances. $375/month. 620795-2471. LC2-tf
REAL ESTATE
HOWARD: 338 S. Chestnut - Three
bedroom, one bath, large rooms,
hardwood floors, kitchen appliances stay,
large front porch, corner lot, $19,500.
HOWARD: 218 N. Wabash - Nice
business opportunity, 770 square feet
retail. $8,000.
LONGTON: 405 Wyandotte - 1,770
square feet, three bedroom, two bath,
open floor plan, appliances less than five
years old stay, new roof in 2015, detached
four car garage, fenced in backyard.
$62,000.
Call Judy Nungesser, Realtor
Faith Realty
Call 620-330-3688
[email protected]
CQ3-tfn
MISCELLANEOUS
GUN SHOW: JAN. 30-31. SAT. 9-5 & SUN.
9-3. WICHITA KANSAS COLISEUM AT I-135
& E 85TH ST NORTH. BUY-SELL-TRADE
INFO: (563) 927-8176. (KCAN)
____________________________
The classified ad placement deadline
is 5 p.m., Monday
TROTNIC
STORAGE
• Units Available •
As small as 5x10
As large as 20x40
$20 and up
OSWEGO • (620) 795-2414
ALL UTILITIES PAID
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525 Plum Street, Chetopa, KS
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1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Appliances Furnished
HUD/Section 8 Vouchers Accepted
FREE LAUNDRY
Rental Assistance May Be Available to Those Who Qualify
62 and older or disabled households regardless of age
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
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“This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer”
Let classified ads
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