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CONCORDIA
VOL. CX NO. 232 (USPS 127-880)
CONCORDIA, KANSAS 66901
Monday, April 25, 2016
Lawmakers face closing budget shortfall
Good Evening
Concordia Forecast
Tonight, partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog after midnight.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds up to
10 mph.
Tuesday, cloudy in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. Areas of fog in
the morning. A 50 percent chance of rain
showers and thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may be severe in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday night, rain showers and
thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the evening.
Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to
20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 70
percent.
Wednesday,cooler. Mostly sunny with
a 50 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday night...Partly cloudy.
Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs in the
mid 60s.
Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of rain showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s.
Friday, cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.
Friday night, rain showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows around 50.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas
legislators must close projected
budget gaps totaling about $290
million when they resume their
annual session this week, and
top Republicans aren’t sure lawmakers will be tackling much
else.
The Legislature is scheduled
to return Wednesday from its
annual spring break. The leaders
of its GOP supermajorities hope
to remain in session for less than
a week.
Key budget issues as legislators prepare to reconvene:
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HOW KANSAS GOT HERE
Last
year,
lawmakers
approved the initial versions of
the state’s current $15.7 billion
budget and its $16.1 billion
budget for the next fiscal year,
which begins July 1. When tax
collections proved disappointing,
they revised both spending blueprints in March.
State officials and university
economists issued a more pessimistic fiscal forecast last week,
slashing projected tax collections
by a total of $348 million through
June 2017. The new numbers
created the projected shortfalls in
the current and next budgets
that lawmakers must close
because the state constitution
doesn’t permit budget deficits.
Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since Republican
lawmakers slashed personal
income taxes in 2012 and 2013
at GOP Gov. Sam Brownback’s
urging to stimulate the economy.
Even some of his past allies concede that the tax-cutting experiment
hasn’t
worked
as
envisioned, but Brownback
blames the state’s budget woes
on national slumps in agriculture, energy production and aircraft manufacturing.
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NO MORE TAX INCREASES?
Democrats and some Republicans want to reverse a key
Brownback policy that exempts
more than 330,000 farmers and
business owners from personal
income taxes.
The Senate tax committee
plans to have a hearing Thursday
on a bill that would narrow the
exemption, and its House counterpart had a hearing on reversing the exemption in March.
“The only long-term solution is
rolling the exemption back and
then figuring out how we bridge
the financial gap until that tax
money starts coming in,” said
Rep. Mark Hutton, a Wichita
Republican. “We’ve dug a pretty
good hole.”
But Brownback has shown no
signs of budging.
“The governor doesn’t believe
that it’s useful to have a debate at
this point about raising taxes on
small businesses or anyone else,”
said Budget Director Shawn Sullivan.
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GOVERNOR’S BUDGET FIXES
Sullivan last week announced
Brownback’s plans to divert
$185 million from highway projects to general government programs, which would force the
state to delay 25 major projects.
Also, the governor plans to
carry forward $17 million in
immediate cuts he ordered at
state universities into the next
fiscal year.
Brownback also proposed selling off the rights to part of the
state’s annual payments from a
national legal settlement with
tobacco companies that was
reached in the 1990s. The funds
would back bonds that would
Across Kansas
Three federal agents
injured in shootout
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities found
a body in a Kansas hotel room that erupted in flames during a shootout in which
three federal agents were injured while trying to arrest a robbery suspect, the FBI
said Sunday.
The FBI said in a release that two
deputy U.S. marshals and an FBI agent
who were part of a U.S. Marshals Service
Fugitive task force, suffered non-lifethreatening injuries Saturday night when
they came under fire while trying to arrest
28-year-old Orlando J. Collins at a Topeka
hotel.
The suspect, who was being sought on a
federal robbery warrant, was also on the
state’s most wanted list and was considered armed and dangerous, the FBI said.
As the officers approached the hotel
room they came under fire from the inside
the room, the FBI said. During the gunfire,
a fire broke out in the room where authorities later found a body.
“An unidentified body was located within the hotel room where Collins was
believed to be,” the FBI release said. The
agency did not immediately identify the
body or say whether Collins was arrested.
Authorities said earlier that four agents
were injured. The FBI didn’t specify the
nature of the injuries and didn’t immediately return calls seeking clarification
about the change.
The hotel had been evacuated and no
other injuries were reported at the hotel,
which fire officials told WIBW-TV was considered a total loss.
The FBI was processing the crime scene
Sunday, while other federal and state
crews conducted the fire investigation.
Cessna wins
$14 million contract
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita aircraft company has won a $14 million Air
Force contract.
The Wichita Eagle reports the Air Force
has awarded Textron Aviation Cessna the
$14 million contract to supply the Pakistan army with six aircraft, as well as
support and training.
Two of the aircraft are to be modified for
aeromedical uses.
The Department of Defense says the
Cessna work will be done in Wichita and is
expected to be completed by Dec. 30.
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Resurfacing
Hall Brothers Inc., Marysville, puts down asphalt on Broadway Street between Fifth and Sixth
Streets Monday morning. It is part of the K-9 Highway resurfacing project. (Blade photo by Jay
Lowell)
Commodities to be distributed
The Commodities Distribution for Cloud
County is coming up soon.
Distributions will take place at the following times and locations:
Clyde: Clyde Senior Center – Wednesday,
May 18 – 1:30 p.m.Must preregister by
Monday, May 16, by calling Roxana Marcotte at 785-446-2033.
Jamestown: City Hall – Wednesday, May
18 – 3:30 pm. Please be present by 3:45 pm.
Must preregister by Monday, May 16, by
calling 785-439-6443.
Miltonvale: City Building – Wednesday,
May 18 – 1- to 2:30 p.m. Must preregister by
calling Laurie Baldwin at 785-262-7084 by
Monday, May 16.
Concordia, Glasco, and Aurora residents
must call and preregister to receive commodities. Call the First United Methodist
Church Office at 785-243-4560, before 4
p.m. on Monday, May 16.
Distribution on Wednesday, May 18, will
be at the First United Methodist Church
740 W 11th Street, Concordia. Doors will
open at 11:30 am.
You must arrive no later than 12:15 p.m.
to receive your commodities.
Food items that might be included in this
distribution are: green beans, orange juice,
canned potatoes, raisins, rice cereal, pinto
beans, and canned red salmon.
To be eligible for commodities, your gross
income for the month must not exceed the
following guidelines:
Single person: $1287.
Couple: $1736.
Family of 3: $2184.
Family of 4: $2633.
For each additional household member
add $451 per month.
Commodities are food items distributed
by the United States Department of Agriculture in the attempt to accomplish a twofold
purpose. First, it helps to improve the diet of
persons in need of food assistance. Second,
it helps strengthen the agricultural market
for food that American farmers produce.
To aid farmers, USDA buys food under
price-support and surplus-removal legislation and makes this food available for distribution. USDA pays for the initial
processing, packaging, and transporting of
the food.
Overseeing the overall distribution for
Cloud County is the Concordia Ministerial
Association.
Storms cause damage, two injured
MUNDEN, Kan. (AP) — Storms with high
winds and hail have moved into central and
northeast Kansas, prompting tornado warnings and injuring at least two people in
Republic County.
Joe Herrick, a dispatcher for Republic
County emergency communications, said
Sunday night that authorities are surveying
storm damage in Munden, where at least one
trailer home was destroyed. Herrick says two
people who were storm spotting were taken
to a hospital with injuries. It wasn’t immediately clear how badly they were hurt.
The National Weather Service plans to survey the area Monday.
The storms passed through Ellsworth,
Lincoln and Saline counties, where ping
pong- to baseball-sized hail and a funnel
cloud were reported. Emergency managers
tell the Salina Journal there was no serious
damage.
Insure with Alliance Insurance Group
then be issued to give the state a
one-time infusion of $158 million.
Lawmakers have been cold to
the idea, and the governor outlined two alternatives. One is to
delay $99 million in state contributions to public employee pensions due in the next 2¬Ω
months until July 2017. Another
is to cut spending by $139 million in the next fiscal year,
including Medicaid and aid to
public schools.
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UNFINISHED FISCAL
BUSINESS
Lawmakers still have unfinished business tied to the budget
legislation they approved in
March.
That measure assumed the
state would reduce the costs of
providing prescription drugs for
poor and disabled residents in
the Medicaid program by nearly
$11 million during the next fiscal
year. The state would do so by
using “step therapy” with prescriptions, requiring patients to
try less expensive medications
and have the treatment fail
before obtaining more expensive
drugs.
AG opinion
casts doubt on
Wichita slots
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Legislation that
would permit Sedgwick County residents to
cast another vote on whether to allow slot
machines at the Wichita Greyhound Park
would breach the Kansas Lottery’s contract
with the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane,
according to Kansas Attorney General
Derek Schmidt.
Schmidt also said in an opinion issued
Friday that the courts would likely block
any law to allow a revote in Sedgwick County.
“It is clear that if the State were to take
action today, in the absence of enactment of
new legislation, to allow placement of (electronic gaming machines) at the Wichita
racetrack facility, that action would violate
both the contract and state law,” Schmidt
said.
In 2007, Sedgwick County voters rejected placing slot machines in the county and
rejected a destination casino. Sumner
County residents approved a destination
casino, leading to the opening of the Kansas
Star Casino in 2011. It is one of three stateowned casinos. Another is planned for
southeast Kansas.
Some have pushed for legislation to allow
Sedgwick County voters to again consider
allowing slot machines at Wichita Greyhound Park if it reopened. The park closed
after the 2007 vote.
But state law and the gambling contracts
were crafted with the intent that there
wouldn’t be other gaming facilities with slot
machines in the state until at least 2032.
The Kansas Star paid a privilege fee to be
the only gaming facility in the south-central
Kansas gaming zone. Its management
“would have a strong claim for damages
from lost market share due to the state’s
illegal operation” of slot machines in Sedgwick County, Schmidt said.
Rep. Mark Kahrs, R-Wichita, requested
the opinion from Schmidt. Kahrs, who
opposes gambling, said Friday the opinion
“should shut down any debate on whether
or not there should be a revote in Sedgwick
County.”
CHS Prom
is April 30
Concordia High School’s Prom will be
Saturday, April 30, and the theme is “Far
Away Galaxy” (Star Wars).
The high school building will be open
from 4:30-6:30 p.m. so the public can
view the decorated gym.
Walk-in starts at 7 p.m. It will be on
the north side of CHS, weather permitting. If the weather is bad, walk-in will be
from the CMS entrance through the varsity gym. Prom will be from 8-11 p.m.
The after-prom party will be at the
Concordia Elementary School gym from
11 p.m.-2 a.m.
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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars Feds likely to keep
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By Jacqueline Bigar
Today in History
50 years ago
April 25, 1966—Sharon Kay Loomis, Mankato,
was crowned Miss North
Central Kansas at the Miss
North Central Kansas 1966
pageant in Concordia. Lana
Gieber of Linn was first runner- up and Eileen Puett
was second runner-up . . .
Concordia Dairy Queen was
having a 19 cent malt and
shake sale.
25 years ago
April 25, 1991—Concordia High School Faculty
representatives and student leaders selected Kyle
Adams, son of Harley and
Darla Adams, as Student of
the Month for April . . . At
the Hollis Hustlers 4-H Club
meeting Genae Lagasse gave
a project talk on ceramics,
Mark Lauer’s special talent
talk was on Spanish, Kim
Lauer led the members in
singing a song, and recreation was a game of tag led
by Aliss Lagasse.
10 years ago
April 25, 2006—Bill and
Amy Drury, Concordia, announced the birth of their
daughter, Gracey Rachelle,
born April 22 . . . Johanna
Wurm and Michael Wasylk
announced their April 22
wedding, which took place
at the St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church in Clyde.
5 years ago
April 25, 2011—Garrett Brummett, a junior on
the Concordia High School
baseball team who pitched
a no-hitter against the
Wamego Red Raiders, was
the Concordia High School
Athlete of the Week . . .
Sherrie Radcliffe displayed
part of her costume jewelry collection at the Easter
Bonnet Open House at the
Brown Grand Theatre.
1 year ago
April 25, 2015—Amanda
Rall accepted the Concordia
Area Chamber of Commerce
position of Chamber director/Broadway Plaza Event
coordinator . . . Concordia
VFW Auxiliary received first
place in the artistic/decorative use of poppies category
at the District #4 VFW and
Auxiliary Spring Convention in Salina. The tree was
made by Mary Jane Hurley
and Ruth Bombardier.
A baby born today has a
Sun in Taurus and a Moon
in Sagittarius.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Monday, April 25, 2016:
This year, focus on your
strengths, knowing what
needs to happen. You have
a friend who often misrepresents situations. Confirm
his or her information. Others express so much energy
and vitality, especially when
it comes to being with you.
You have many choices to
make if you are single. You
could find dating exhausting, as you often have difficulty choosing which person
to relate to. Trust that you
will know the right person
when he or she appears.
Sometimes, once you are
in a relationship, you find
that the other party often is
holding back. If you are attached, accept this person
for who he or she is, and try
to understand what motivates this person. The qualities that might not please
you make up the person
you love. Maintain a sense
of humor, and relating will
become far easier. SAGITTARIUS can be authoritarian at times.
The Stars Show the Kind
of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April
19)
***You might be surrounded by an element
of confusion, as someone
switches mental stations
on you. You can adapt, but
this person might really act
and feel as if he or she is off
the wall. Refuse to get angry, and simply state what
is going on in a key matter.
Tonight: You might have difficulty gaining a perspective.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20)
**** A close interaction
between you and another
person could make you feel
uncomfortable. You might
not be sure you will get what
you want. Friends could be
getting another impression,
but it’s what you feel that
counts. Don’t underestimate
your ingenuity in a tight
spot. Tonight: Listen to a
loved one’s opinion.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20)
**** Defer to another person, though on some level
you might not be sure that
this person’s interest is the
same as yours. A sense of
direction and knowing what
you want helps you through
a problem. Defer to a roommate or loved one who is
close. Tonight: Do some
wish fulfillment.
CANCER (June 21-July
22)
*** Pace yourself. You
have a lot of ground to
cover. You know when you
have had enough of all the
talk and swapping of ideas.
Your interest is to get to the
bottom of a problem and, if
possible, eliminate it. Recognize you might need to break
from this conversation after
a while. Tonight: Curl up
with a game or a good book.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
*** You could hear another person share his or her
feelings. You could be confused by a partner. Excess
could mark spending right
now. Expect ramifications,
even if it might be someone else’s upset. A child or
younger friend could become ornery. Tonight: Slow
down and don’t have any expectations.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
**** You might be coming from a different space,
where you need to look at
a situation from a different
point of view than your own.
What is great is that you realize your vision is limited
simply by your experience,
and one can always open
up. Tonight. Try for a quiet
night at home.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
**** Conversation happens easily, though you
might be confused by what
another person might share.
You could have difficulty
making a decision, but you
don’t need to come to a final
conclusion just yet. Trust
your inner thoughts about
a daily matter. Tonight: Get
some extra R and R.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)
*** You could be quite exhausted from dealing with
another person’s needs and
qualms. Your lack of patience comes out when dealing with a younger person or
loved one. Try not to misdirect your feelings. A friend
pitches in, making your day
a lot easier. Tonight: Order
in.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21)
**** You feel as if you’re finally in your element and not
easily distracted. You know
what is expected and what
you want to do with a touchy
situation. A lot of confusion
runs through a domestic issue. You don’t necessarily
see a matter from the same
point of view as a roommate
or loved one. Tonight: Whatever feels right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)
*** You might be well advised to stay mum and not
share everything you know
with another person. Fatigue marks a decision, no
matter how you look at a
personal matter. Pull back
in the midst of confusion,
and you will hear many different versions of what has
happened. Walk in someone
else’s shoes. Tonight: Feel
free to refuse calls.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18)
**** Expect some hoopla
around a friendship and
what his person is doing.
One-on-one relating with
this person proves insightful and points to a new direction. Fatigue or irritation could become an issue
if you keep having to wade
through the same misunderstanding. Tonight: Where
people are.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20)
***** You could be in a
situation where you are not
sure what is best yet you
must take the lead. Get as
much feedback as possible.
If need be, slow down and
don’t make any impulsive
decisions. Don’t be too serious. Opportunities surround a dear friend or loved
one. Tonight: Could go to the
wee hours.
BORN TODAY
Director, actor Al Pacino
(1940), singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917), military leader
Oliver Cromwell (1599)
***
Jacqueline Bigar is on
the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.
(c) 2016 by King Features
Syndicate Inc.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The
U.S. job market is healthy.
The stock market is up.
Home prices are rising. Yet
as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet this week, it
seems in no mood to resume
raising interest rates from
ultra-lows.
With the global economy
struggling and U.S. inflation
still below the Fed’s target
rate, many economists see
little likelihood of a rate increase even before the second half of the year.
The outlook for the world
economy was downgraded
this month by the International Monetary Fund,
which warned of the risk
of another international recession. Any major global
slump would, in turn, hinder U.S. growth.
A sharp economic slowdown in China – the world’s
second-largest economy after the United States – has
already hurt much of the
developing world. Europe
is straining to gain any
momentum, and Japan is
hobbled by wary consumers
and an aging population.
Even in the United States,
key sectors like manufacturing and energy have been
bruised by a strong dollar
and shrunken oil prices.
Consumers have barely
stepped up their spending
this year.
And on Thursday, the
government is expected to
estimate that the economy
grew at an annual rate under 1 percent in the January-March quarter. Some
forecasters think growth
might have been as weak
as 0.3 percent, which would
mean the economy nearly
stalled out last quarter.
“There are number of indications that U.S. economic growth is not strong and
is in fact sputtering,” said
Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at California State University, Channel Islands. “That is not the
kind of environment where
the Fed wants to be raising
interest rates.”
In the meantime, though,
U.S. employers have been
adding jobs at a consistently vigorous pace. Layoffs
have dwindled to unusually
low levels. And since hitting
a 2016 low on Feb. 11, the
Dow Jones industrial average has surged 13 percent.
But since raising rates
from record lows in December, the Fed has grown concerned about the economic
pressures overseas and has
signaled its willingness to
wait for those pressures to
ease. The minutes of their
March meeting noted that
several Fed officials felt that
raising rates again in April
“would signal a sense of
urgency they did not think
was appropriate.”
The Fed’s rate hike in December was its first in nearly a decade, and it ended a
seven-year period in which
the central bank had kept its
benchmark rate near zero.
The Fed had taken that and
other extraordinary steps
during the financial crisis
to try to bolster confidence
and stimulate the economy.
This year, with the economy
having made vast strides
since the recession ended in
2009, further rate increases
were expected. The Fed itself had predicted four rate
hikes in 2016.
But as global markets
sank and concerns about
the global economy intensified early this year, the Fed
held its key rate steady.
Not all Fed officials favor
a go-slow approach. Esther
George, president of the
Fed’s Kansas City regional bank, dissented at the
March meeting, saying she
preferred another rate hike.
She may dissent again this
week, and she might not be
alone. Other officials, including Loretta Meister of
the Fed’s Cleveland regional
bank, have expressed concern that the central bank
may fail to avert high inflation if it delays raising rates
much longer.
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Blade-Empire, Monday, April 25, 2016 3
Looking Back
Annie’s
Mailbox
by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Dear Annie: I am 15
years old and I love your
column. Here's my problem:
Ever since I was a little girl, I
had one dream — to become
an astronaut. I would gaze
at the stars for hours each
night, and I learned everything I could from books.
However, my parents have
always drilled into me that I
was to become a doctor or
lawyer. They are very strict,
and I always have obeyed
them. I believe they do this
for my benefit. My parents
grew up poor. They want me
to make heaps of money so I
will want for nothing.
Whenever I bring up the
topic of becoming an astronaut, they quickly shut it
down, because they don't
believe
astronauts
earn
enough. My parents will
never support me in this. I
have only one path, already
drawn, complete with college courses and job openings. My parents see their
friends' children becoming
lawyers, surgeons or specialists, and they expect me
to do the same. Even my
teachers and friends give me
doubtful looks when I tell
them what I want to do.
But let's say that I cut
ties with my parents and
take college classes in physics and astronomy and don't
get into NASA. Medicine is
a solid field. You can find
jobs anywhere. Shoot for the
stars? Very funny. Do I live
for myself or my parents?
— Trapped in the Grave of a
Dream
Dear Trapped: Dreams
are great, but they do not
always translate to reality, as you know. According
to NASA, the competition
to be an astronaut is, well,
astronomical — there are
an average of 4,000 applicants for 20 openings every
two years. You'd need a degree in engineering, science
or mathematics, and then
three years of related experience. Astronaut salaries are
solid, but will not make you
wealthy. But we don't want
you to give up your dream if
you are that committed to it.
The good news is, you
don't have to decide today.
In college, a pre-med program will require many of
the same science classes
that you would need to be
an astronaut. This will give
you an opportunity to see
how well you do in those
subjects, and your parents
will have no objections.
Dear Annie: My husband
died recently from complications due to Parkinson's disease. He, too, suffered the
indignities of incontinence,
and initially refused adult
diapers, even though he
needed them.
I solved the problem by
asking the nursing staff not
to use the "D" word. After
all, infants wear diapers and
I did not want to infantilize
my husband. I asked them
to use the word "undergarments" to preserve the patient's dignity.
I am happy to report that
the entire staff eliminated
the word "diaper" around
my husband, and probably
around all the other residents of the nursing home,
as well. Hopefully, they understood that one must give
dignity and respect to everyone, no matter the circumstances. — Advocating for
My Husband
Dear Advocate: Sometimes the solutions to such
problems are simple.
Annie's Mailbox is written
by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors
of the Ann Landers column.
Please email your questions
to anniesmailbox@creators.
com, or write to: Annie's
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about Annie's Mailbox and
read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and
cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at
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Seniors
play cards
Concordia Senior Citizens
had three tables of pitch
players when they met last
Friday at the Senior Center
for their progressive card
party.
Winners were Adeline
Charbonneau, first; Barb
Tracy, second; and Kay Anderson, Vera Girard, Dolores Deneault and Trudy Poe,
four-way tie for third.
Next party will be May 13.
Senior Citizens Menu
Tuesday, April 26—Goulash, garlic bread, broccoli,
Jell-O® with fruit.
Wednesday, April 27—
Chicken breast, macaroni
salad, squash, pudding; 10
a.m.—Exercise; Boosters.
Thursday, April 28—Pork
roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, winter green vegetables,
cookies and fruit.
Friday, April 29—Meatloaf, Baked potatoes, sour
cream, green beans, fruit;
10 a.m.—Exercise.
Milk, bread and butter
served with meals
Cinnamon rolls and fresh
coffee daily, 8-11 a.m.
Call Teddy Lineberry at
243-1872 for questions or to
make reservations.
Lennox Louise
Maciejewski
Birth
Adam and Tiera Maciejewski,
Independence,
Mo., announce the birth of
their daughter, Lennox Louise Maciejewski, born April 7
in Liberty, Mo. She weighed
7 pounds 8 ounces and was
19” long. Lennox has a sister, Jaiden, who is 7.
Maternal grandmother is
Robin Henshaw, Independence, Mo.; Paternal grandparents are Mark and Beth
Maciejewski,
Concordia,
Kan.;
Great-grandparents
are Francis and Gladys Maciejewski, Grand Island,
Neb.
Blade-Empire 243- 2424
[email protected]
Girl Scout award
Shayna Snavely receives the Friend of Girl Scout Award at the
annual Bridging and Court of Awards April 5 from her leader
Kathy Ashland. The award is given to the person who has gone
above and beyond to help with the local Girl Scout program.
Snavely is one of five seniors in Troop 20881. The other seniors are Kaelyn Ade, Carrie Allen, Daniela Duran and Tamara
Turner.
Officer kills gunman
who wounded two
outside of prom
ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) – An
18-year-old man opened
fire with a high-powered rifle outside of a high school
prom in northern Wisconsin,
wounding two students before a police officer who was
in the parking lot fatally shot
him, authorities said Sunday.
Investigators did not say
whether they believe the two
students were specifically
targeted or discuss a possible motive for the shooting outside Antigo High
School late Saturday. But a
school administrator said it
appeared that the gunman
– identified by police as Jakob E. Wagner – intended to
go into the dance and start
shooting randomly.
The two prom-goers who
were wounded were shot as
they exited the building, according to Eric Roller, the
chief of police in Antigo, a
community of about 8,000
people roughly 150 miles
north of Milwaukee.
“Officers were in the parking lot patrolling the activities and heard the shots and
an officer immediately fired
upon the shooter, stopping
the threat,” Roller said. He
said the gunman was then
taken into custody. Wagner
died at a hospital.
In a statement, the Unified School District of Antigo
said Wagner approached the
school with a high-powered
rifle and a large ammunition clip. The district said
the “quick actions” taken by
police and district staff to secure the building “prevented
what might have otherwise
been a disaster of unimaginable proportions.”
Interim district administrator Donald B. Childs
told The Associated Press on
Sunday that it appears Wagner intended to go into the
building and shoot at people
at the dance.
“We have no reason to believe at this point it was targeting anybody specifically,”
Childs said, adding that the
shooting outside the entrance happened “from some
distance.”
The female victim was
treated and released and
the male victim was undergoing surgery for injuries
that weren’t life-threatening,
police said. Childs said the
wounded boy, who was shot
in the leg, attended the high
school but that his date, who
was grazed in the shooting,
was from out of state.
Nikita Deep, a student
at the school who attended
the prom, told the Wausau
Daily Herald that police officers came into the building and moved students to
one corner. Students weren’t
released until about 2 a.m.
Sunday, three hours after
the shooting.
“We heard there was a
situation, but I thought it
was some kind of drug bust,”
Deep said. “Then they flipped
the lights and then about
12 officers came in and are
armored. We were all frightened.”
Gov. Scott Walker praised
the police response, saying
in a statement the actions
of the Antigo Police Department “undoubtedly saved
lives.”
Friends
said
Wagner
was a senior at Antigo High
School in 2015, but Childs
said he did not graduate
with his classmates and was
continuing to work on his diploma. He said the school of
about 750 students will have
counselors available when
classes resume Monday.
Friends expressed shock
that Wagner was the suspect.
“For him to do that, something just isn’t right. He
was a good kid,” said Dakotta Mills, who said he had
known Wagner since sixth
grade and considered him a
“foster brother.”
Wagner was interested in
guns and wanted to become
a hunter, Mills said, but he
wasn’t sure Wagner could afford a gun. He said Mills was
raised by his mother and
grandparents and was still
living at home.
Wagner loved video games
and music, particularly violin and cello, and had been
in the school marching band,
Mills said.
Dylan Dewey, who graduated from Antigo High last
year, said Wagner had been
dating a girl at the school
who broke up with him last
month. He described Wagner
as an “all-around good guy”
who enjoyed hanging out
with friends.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of
Criminal Investigation has
been asked to lead an outside
review of the officer-involved
shooting, agency spokesman
Johnny Koremenos said.
Today is Monday, April 25, the 116th day of 2016.
There are 250 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 25, 1816, Romantic poet Lord Byron, beset by
financial problems and personal turmoil (including a failed
marriage), left his native England at age 28, never to return.
(Byron died eight years later in Greece.)
On this date:
•In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer
Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of
the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo
Vespucci (vehs-POO’-chee).
•In 1792, highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became
the first person under French law to be executed by the guillotine.
•In 1862, during the Civil War, a Union fleet commanded
by Flag Officer David G. Farragut captured the city of New
Orleans.
•In 1901, New York Gov. Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr.
signed an automobile registration bill which imposed a 15
mph speed limit on highways.
•In 1915, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the
Gallipoli (guh-LIHP’-uh-lee) Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war.
•In 1944, the United Negro College Fund was founded.
•In 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces
linked up on the Elbe (EL’-beh) River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses. Delegates
from some 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
•In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
•In 1964, vandals sawed off the head of the “Little Mermaid” statue in Copenhagen, Denmark.
•In 1974, the “Carnation Revolution” took place in Portugal as a bloodless military coup toppled the Estado Novo
regime.
•In 1983, 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester,
Maine, received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov
to a letter she’d written expressing concern about possible
nuclear war; Andropov reassured Samantha that the Soviet
Union did not want war, and he invited her to visit his country, a trip Samantha made in July.
•In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (It was discovered that
the telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.)
Ten years ago: In a video posted on the Internet, al-Qaida
in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (AH’-boo MOO’-sahb
ahl-zahr-KOW’-ee) swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden
and said any government formed in Iraq would be merely
a “stooge.” President George W. Bush ordered a temporary
suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it
easier for refiners to meet demand.
Five years ago: President Bashar Assad of Syria sent the
military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.
One year ago: A magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal killed
more than 8,200 people. Families of soldiers, leaders and
visitors gathered in Turkey near former battlefields, honoring
thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who fought in
the Gallipoli campaign of World War I on the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated British-led invasion. Italy celebrated the
70th anniversary of a partisan uprising against the Nazis
and their Fascist allies near the end of World War II.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Al Pacino is 76. Ballroom dance
judge Len Goodman (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”) is 72.
Rock musician Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is
71. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (BYORN ul-VAY’-us) (ABBA) is 71.
Actress Talia Shire is 71. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn is 69. Rock
musician Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is
66. Country singer-songwriter Rob Crosby is 62. Actor Hank
Azaria is 52. Rock singer Andy Bell (Erasure) is 52. Rock musician Eric Avery is 51. Country musician Rory Feek (Joey +
Rory) is 51. TV personality Jane Clayson is 49. Actress Renee
Zellweger is 47. Actress Gina Torres is 47. Actor Jason Lee
is 46. Actor Jason Wiles is 46. Actress Emily Bergl is 41. Actor Jonathan Angel is 39. Actress Marguerite Moreau is 39.
Singer Jacob Underwood is 36. Actress Melonie Diaz is 32.
Actress Sara Paxton is 28. Actress Allisyn Ashley Arm is 20.
Thought for Today: “I think it is all a matter of love:
the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger
it is.”
–Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born author (1899-1977).
More Highlight in History:
•In 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa in the Caribbean. (The Navy
initially suspected that a dead crew member had deliberately sparked the blast, but later said there was no proof
of that.)
•In 1993, the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian
compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the
structure after federal agents began smashing their way in;
dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were
killed.
•In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
(Bomber Timothy McVeigh was later convicted of federal
murder charges and executed.)
•In 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was
elected pope in the first conclave of the new millennium; he
took the name Benedict XVI.
•Standard & Poor’s lowered its long-term outlook for the
U.S. government’s fiscal health from “stable” to “negative,”
and warned of serious consequences if lawmakers failed to
reach a deal to control the massive federal deficit. Crystal
Mangum, who’d falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her, was charged with murder in the stabbing
death of her boyfriend Reginald Daye. (Mangum was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to between
14 and 18 years in prison.) Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the
Boston Marathon in 2:03:02, the fastest anyone had ever
run the 26.2 mile distance; fellow Kenyan Caroline Kilel
won the women’s race in 2:22:36.
4 Blade-Empire, Monday, April 25, 2016
ONE PLACE HAS IT ALL
THE CLASSIFIEDS
Cars & Trucks, Used
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2011 GMC 3500
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OBO.
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For Rent
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Large spacious
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apartments
on-site laundry facilities,
water and trash paid.
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CONCORDIA
WALMART
SUPERCENTER
Is hiring the following
positions: cashiers, sales
associates in apparel,
hardware, meat dept. and
produce, overnight stockers
and unloaders. Evening
and weekend availability is
required with a starting wage
of $9.00 per hour.
Please apply at Walmart at
the Hiring Center or online
at walmart.com/careers.
Applications are valid for
60 days. Walmart Stores
Inc. is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
MD Properties
785-534-2070
FOR RENT-Storage spaces, various
sizes, reasonable, locally owned.
785-243-4105.
FOR RENT- House, newly decorated,
CA, taking applications. 785-827-2333.
*SPRING INTO SAVINGS!
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Hi-Eff! “Small” pets & kids
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*Super Senior &
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utilities. 785-275-2062.
FOR RENT
330 E. 14th, Concordia.
Remodeled 3 bedroom, 2
bath, all appliances, CH/CA,
$500 deposit, $630 rent.
Available June 1st.
785-979-7812
785-275-1306
Help Wanted
CNA
2P-10P
We offer benefits.
Apply in person,
M-F, 8:30-4:30.
Mount Joseph Senior Village
1110 W. 11th St.
Concordia, KS. EOE
785-243-1347
Full Time
Fleet Maintenance
Technician
Applicant must meet the
following criteria:
*Have a working knowledge
of Fleet Maintenance for Air
Brakes, Tire Repair, Annual
DOT Requirements
* Have own hand Tools
* Be able to Travel
* Highly Motivated
* Safety Oriented
Salary will be based on
experience. We also offer
Quarterly Attendance
bonuses, Paid Holidays,
p a i d Va c a t i o n D a y s ,
Life Insurance, AFLAC
Supplemental Insurance,
Simple IRA, Cell Phone
Allowance.
Apply in person at 301
Cedar, Concordia, KS or
call for application.
CDL DRIVER
Champlin Tire Recycling
Is hiring for a full time Class
A CDL Driver to operate
truck with self-loading
boom. Sign-on bonus plus
eligible for attendance/safety
bonuses. Benefits available.
Home weekends and most
evenings. Apply in person
at 301 Cedar, Concordia
or call 785-243-3345. EOE.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH of Concordia
Seeks to Fill Two Positions:
OFFICE SECRETARY
requires good people skills,
in person and on the phone.
Should have knowledge of
word processing and be well
organized. Fifteen hours a
week.
NURSERY ATTENDANT
Requries capable, caring
person for child care 1 1/2
hours each Sunday morning.
Contact Church at 785243-3785 for applications
or send resume by email
(fpcconcordia@sbcglobal.
net) or mail to 233 W. 7th St.
HELP WANTED
CNA/CMA for all Shifts
Full or part time including
every other weekend. Shift
differential, paid holidays
after probation period.
Apply in person,
Park Villa
114 S. High St., Clyde, Ks
785-446-2818
Forecasters warn of possible severe weather
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) –
Forecasters say a severe
weather outbreak is possible Tuesday with powerful,
long-track tornadoes and
enormous hail predicted in
some central and southern
Plains states.
The Storm Prediction
Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the most dangerous weather is predicted
for a 55,000-square-mile
area stretching from northern Oklahoma to southern
Nebraska, including the
Oklahoma City area.
Forecasters say that
area could see powerful
winds, tornadoes and hail
as large as baseballs or
softballs on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
In all, 24 million peo-
ple are at a slight risk or
higher of experiencing severe weather Tuesday in
an area from San Antonio
to Omaha, Nebraska. In
the east, a separate storm
system could bring thunderstorms, strong winds
and hail to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, D.C., but no outbreak
is expected there.
MUTTS® by Patrick McDonnell
ZITS® by Scott and Borgman
Real Estate
Do you like to make a difference
in the lives of people you
work with? These positions
involve working with adults
with disabilities.
Full time, part time, and
substitute positions now
available. Various shifts are
available, including days,
evenings, overnights, and
weekends.
* R e s i d e n t i a l Tr a i n e r
and Overnight Support
(Full-time, part-time and
substitute).
Apply online at www.occk.com
or apply in person at 1502
Lincoln Street, Concordia.
EOE
Drug testing required
SIGNET BUILDERS
Needs
24 Temp Farm Laborers
in Bellwood, Neb.
from 5/15/16-1/15/17
$13.80hr after 1 month
experience required. On
farms, unload materials, lay
out lumber, tin sheets, trusses
and other components for
building livestock confinement
structures. Build and erect walls
and trusses. Lift tin sheets to roof
and sheet walls, install doors
and caulk structure. Clean up
job sites. Must be able to lift and
carry 50lbs/75yds. Guaranteed
offer of employment for a min. of
3/4 of the workdays of the total
work contract period. Employer
will: provide necessary tools
supplies & equipment at no
cost to the worker; provide
housing for workers who cannot
return to their permanent
residence at the end of the
workday and reimburse the
worker for transportation costs
& subsistence to work site when
worker completes 50% of the
work period. Report to or send
resume to the nearest Kansas
Department of Commerce using
job order #344753.
DIETARY POSITION
Part time Evening
Position Available.
Every other weekend and
holidays required.
CNA Part-time and
PRN Positions Available
ALL SHIFTS
Part time positions include
working every other weekend.
For an opportunity to work
as part of our team, please
apply in person at 303 E.
Buffalo St., Glasco, KS. The
Nicol Home Inc., is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Any
questions please call Julie
or Melissa @ 785-568-2251
LPN or RN
6a-6p and 6p-6a Part-Time
Positions Available
Would include working every
other weekend.
For an opportunity to work
as part of our team, please
apply in person at 303 E.
Buffalo St., Glasco, KS. The
Nicol Home Inc., is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Any
questions please call Julie
or Melissa @ 785-568-2251
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Shop Concordia Thursday Nights from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
9-yr.-old home w/full finished
basement on 3 1/4 acres
edge of Concordia near
College. For appointment,
Call 785-614-3790
Sales Calendar
BABY BLUE® by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
•Saturday,
April
30,
2016 – Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. located at the
4-H Building at the Fairgrounds in Belleville, Kansas. Vehicle, Guns, Household, Antiques, Collectibles,
Tools and Misc. Irene Hiatt
Estate, Seller. Novak Bros.
& Gieber Auction.
•Saturday,
April
30,
2016– Public Auction at
9:00 a.m. located at the Ke- BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH® by John Rose
arn Auction House, 220
West 5th Street, Concordia,
Kansas. Furniture, Misc.,
Antiques and Tools. Dannie
Kearn Auction.
•Sunday, May 1, 2016 –
Public Auction at 1:00 p.m.
located at the home located
at 404 Teal Road ( Southeast
corner) of Jamestown, Kansas. Guns, Tractor, Equipment, Horse Equipment, HAGAR THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne
Tools,
Collectibles
and
Household. Jack Trussell,
Seller. Thummel Auction.
•Saturday, May 7, 2016–
Public Auction at 10:00
a.m. located at 502 Brandon Street in Cuba, Kansas.
Snap-On, Mac, and Craftsman Tools, Camaro Carr
Parts, Household, Antiques,
Boat, Guns and Coins. Ronald K. Kauer Estate, Seller.
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friends,
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•Tuesday,
May
17,
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McLaughlin
2016 – Real Estate Auc***
tion at 7:00 p.m. located at
the Glasco Senior Center,
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is located on the NW Corner
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158.03 Acres with 103.48
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Blade-Empire Monday, April 25, 2016 5
Sports
Panthers tumble twice to Falcons
RILEY — Riley County
swept a doubleheader from
the Concordia High School
softball team on Friday.
Limited to one run on
three hits, Concordia lost
the first game of the twinbill 11-1 in six innings.
Riley County rallied
from a 4-0 deficit to win
the second game, 12-5.
The Falcons grabbed a
1-0 lead in the second
inning in game one.
Five runs in the bottom
of the third inning gave
Riley County a 6-0 advantage.
The Falcons added two
runs in the fourth inning
to make it 8-0.
Natalie Vines led off the
top of the sixth inning for
Concordia with a single,
and Laken Schroeder
reached base on an error.
A ground ball by Hadley
Thyfault got Vines home,
and the Panthers trailed 81.
Riley County scored
three runs in the bottom of
the sixth inning to end the
game because of the 10run rule.
Carley Martin gave up
11 runs on 11 hits in six
innings in taking the loss.
She struck out three and
walked three.
Concordia jumped out
to a 4-0 lead in the top of
the second inning in game
two.
With one out, Vines was
hit by a pitch. She scored
on a single by Schroeder.
Thyfault reached base
on a fielder’s choice, and
Allayna Hanson followed
with a run-producing single.
Emily Daniels drove in a
run with a ground ball.
Kora Snavely singled to
drive in Hanson.
Riley County cut the
deficit to 4-3 with three
runs in the bottom of the
first.
Four runs in the second
inning put the Falcons on
top to stay, 7-4.
Riley County added two
runs in the third inning
and three in the fifth to
make it a 12-4 game.
Thyfault was hit by a
pitch and scored a run in
the seventh inning for
Concordia.
Schroeder pitched five
innings in taking the loss.
She gave up 12 runs on 13
hits, struck out one and
walked two.
Brynn
Brummett
pitched a scoreless sixth
inning and gave up one
hit.
Concordia plays a North
Central Kansas League
doubleheader at Abilene
on Tuesday.
Lakers complete sweep of Thunderbirds
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. —
Stepping outside of Jayhawk Conference play for
the final time this season,
the Cloud County Community College baseball team
dropped four games to
Metro Community CollegeLongview on Saturday and
Sunday.
MCC-Longview defeated
Cloud County 3-2 and 114 on Sunday.
The Thunderbirds lost
10-0 and 18-7 to the Lakers on Saturday.
Cloud County led game
one
2-1 through five
innings on Sunday.
MCC-Longview scored
two runs in the bottom of
the sixth inning to take a
3-2 advantage.
Cloud
County
was
retired in order in the top
of the seventh.
John Badgett pitched
five and a third innings in
taking the loss. He gave up
three runs, two unearned
on four hits, struck out six
and walked two.
Cole Otto pitched twothirds of an inning. He
walked two and struck out
one.
The Lakers scored eight
runs over the final three
innings to win game two,
11-4.
A two-run home run in
the bottom of the second
inning
gave
MCCLongview a 2-0 lead.
R yan Cornell homered
with two out in the top of
the third inning.
Bryce Lievens doubled
and scored on a single by
Trace Nelson, and Cloud
County trailed just 3-2.
The T -Birds tied the
game in the top of the
sixth inning when Alixon
Herrera singled and scored
on a base hit by Cornell.
MCC-Longview
reclaimed the lead at 5-3
with two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lakers tacked on
three runs in the seventh
and three in the eighth to
go up 11-3.
Cloud County scored
one run in the ninth.
John Stiger gave up five
runs, three earned, on
eight hits in five and twothirds innings in taking
the loss. He struck out five
and walked two.
Brandon Mitchell, Otto
and Chris Langin pitched
in relief.
Cornell had two hits
and drove in two runs.Nelson and Herrera had two
hits each.
MCC-Longview shut out
Cloud County in the first
game on Saturday.
The Lakers hit three
home runs in rolling to an
18-7 win in the second
game.
In the second game, the
T -Birds got out to a 3-0
lead in the top of the first
inning.
The Lakers scored one
run in the second inning
and five in the third to go
up 6-3.
Two runs in the fifth
inning extended the Lakers’ lead to 8-3.
Cloud County scored
four runs in the top of the
sixth inning, and trailed
just 8-7.
Sending 12 batters to
the plate, MCC-Longview
pushed across seven runs
in the bottom of the sixth,
and led 15-7.
The Lakers got a threerun home run in the
eighth inning.
Jared Winter pitched
the first two innings for
Cloud County, and gave
up one run on two hits. He
struck out one and walked
one.
Nick
Wordekemper
allowed nine runs, four
earned, on eight hits in
three and a third innings
in taking the loss. He
struck out one and walked
five.
David Johns and Derick
Bohn also pitched in relief.
Nelson had three hits in
three at bats for the T Birds.
Jake Wells had two hits
and drove in two runs.
Gabriel Jacobo had two
hits.
Cloud County finishes
up the regular season with
four games at Butler
County on Saturday and
Sunday.
Cloud County wrapped
up its regular season by
sweeping Southeast (Neb.)
Community College in a
softball doubleheader it
hosted on Sunday.
The
Thunderbirds
squeezed out a 5-4 win in
the first game of the twinbill, and defeated the
Storm 8-1 in the second
game.
Trailing 1-0 in game one,
Cloud County scored four
runs in the bottom of the
fourth inning to go up 4-1.
Mikayla Booth tripled to
drive in Bayleigh Cope and
Jessie Dixon.
Bailey Dixon followed
with a two-run home run.
Southeast put up three
runs in the top of the fifth
inning to tie the game at 44.
Samantha Shafer led off
the bottom of the fifth with
a single. She would score
what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly
by Bailee Larson.
Cope pitched two and a
third scoreless innings in
relief of Lexi Duhrkop to get
the win. She gave up one
hit and struck out two.
Duhrkop allowed four
runs on six hits, struck out
four and walked two in four
and two-thirds innings.
Shafer had two hits in
the game.
Booth and Bailey Dixon
drove in two runs each.
Cloud County got out to
a 3-0 lead in the first
inning in game two.
Four runs in the second
inning gave the T -Birds a
7-0 cushion.
Cope and Ann Flach had
two-run singles in the
inning.
Southeast scored its
only run on a home run by
Alexis Graewe in the top of
the fifth inning.
Leslie Schuetz hit a solo
home run for Cloud County
in the sixth inning to make
it 8-1.
Cope gave up one run on
seven hits, struck out two
and walked one in seven
innings to get the win.
Flach had three hits in
three at bats and drove in
three runs for the T -Birds.
Cope was 2-for-3 at the
plate with two runs batted
in.
Shafer had three hits
and scored two runs.
Cloud County split a
Region VI Division II doubleheader with Hesston
College on Friday.
The T -Birds won the first
game 7-5 and were shut
out 10-0 in the second
game to finish 10-16 in the
region.
Schuetz hit a two-run
home run in the top of the
first inning for the T -Birds.
Two runs in the third
inning gave Cloud County a
4-0 advantage.
A two-run homer by
Shafer in the top of the
fourth inning made it a 6-0
game.
Hesston scored two runs
in the bottom of the fourth.
Duhrkop singled and
scored on a fly ball by Alison Rassette in the top of
the fifth inning to put
Cloud County up 7-2.
Hesston picked up two
runs in the bottom of the
fifth and one in the seventh.
Cope pitched all seven
innings to get the win. She
allowed five runs, four
earned, on nine hits,
struck out six and walked
one.
Shafer was 4-for-4 at the
plate with two runs batted
in.
Duhrkop had two hits
and Schuetz knocked in
two runs.
The T -Birds were shut
out on four hits by Hesston’s Riley Hannemann in
the second game.
Hesston got a grand
slam home run by Jerrica
Brown in the bottom of the
first inning.
The Larks picked up one
run in the second inning
and five in the fourth.
The game ended after
five innings.
Duhrkop took the loss,
allowing 10 runs on 13
hits. She struck out one
and walked one.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —
Yordano Ventura no longer
wears his emotions on his
sleeve, the young right-hander for the Kansas City Royals having grown up after
his first couple of years in
the big leagues.
If he still did, there’d have
been a big grin plastered to
his jersey Sunday.
Ventura settled down
after a shaky first inning to
allow three hits and run
over seven, and the Royals
pulled away to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 in the
rubber game of their threegame set.
“He’s matured,” said
backup
catcher
Drew
Butera, who had a pair of
hits while giving Sal Perez
the day off. “Now, he’s the
same game. He’s understanding himself. He’s more
relaxed.”
Eric Hosmer homered to
push his AL-leading onbase streak to 26 games,
and Alex Gordon also went
deep for Kansas City. But it
wasn’t until the Royals
strung together a bunch of
hits and scored four times in
the seventh inning that they
could begin to rest easy.
Mike Wright (1-2) allowed
five runs on eight hits in 6
1/3 innings for Baltimore.
“I thought he pitched
pretty well. Mike did hit
part,” Orioles manager
Buck Showalter said. “I
loved the fact he walked
nobody. That’s a quality
start for us. We had four
guys we weren’t going to use
in the bullpen today, so we
needed that from Mike. We
just didn’t do much offensively.”
His final line gave no indicated that most of the sunsplashed
afternoon
amounted to a pitchers’ duel
between two young right-
handers who seemed to be
in complete control.
Ventura got into a spot of
trouble in the first, walking
Manny Machado before giving up a weakly hit infield
single and an RBI knock to
Mark Trumbo. But he settled down quickly, retiring
the next 11 batters he faced
before Caleb Joseph’s single
with one out in the fifth.
Ventura worked around
some shoddy fielding to
escape that inning, then
induced four groundballs in
working through two more
spotless frames and turning
it over to his bullpen.
CCCC sweeps Storm, splits with Larks
Ventura shines, Royals drop Orioles
CHS girls place
third at Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG — The
Concordia High School girls’
track and field team placed
third in the Phillipsburg
Invitational on Friday.
Getting first-place finishes by Jessica Williams in
the pole vault and Shania
Anguish in the 300-meter
hurdles,
the
Panthers
scored 88 points in the
meet.
Beloit captured the team
title with 129.5 points.
Thomas More Prep-Marian
finished second with 93
points.
The Beloit boys won the
meet with 149 points. Norton was second with 148
points and Smith Center
was third with 90.
The Concordia boys finished seventh with 20
points.
Williams cleared 11-0 to
take first in the pole vault
for the Concordia girls.
Anguish ran 49.13 to
place first in the 300 hurdles. Cydney Bergmann was
second (50.65).
Bergmann also finished
second in the 100-meter
hurdles (17.39).
Peyton Reynolds placed
second in the 1,600-meter
run (6:18.70).
Mariah Blazek finished
second in the 800 (2:39.22)
and Maycie Mendenhall was
sixth (2:45.86).
Emma Wahlmeier placed
second in the 400-meter
dash (1:02.09).
Williams,
Anguish,
Bergmann
and
Blazek
teamed up to place second
in the 4x00 relay (4:14.37).
Concordia 4x800 relay
team of Reynolds, Blazek,
Mendenhall and Hunter
Mendenhall finished second
(11:01.22).
Williams,
Anguish,
Bergmann and Wahlmeier
placed third in the 4x100
relay (51.69).
Alex Wilcox finished
fourth in the javelin (102-0).
The Concordia boys had
Rope Dorman clear 12-0 to
place second in the pole
vault.
Logan Higbee finished
third in the 300 hurdles
(41.55) and Matus Kapunec
was sixth (46.17).
Concordia’s 4x400 relay
team of Dorman, Higbee,
Kyler Caspers and Matt
Davenport placed fourth
(3:47.75).
Davenport finished sixth
in the 800 (2:18.24).
Concordia will compete
in the Beloit Relays on Friday.
PHILLIPSBURG INVITATIONAL
Boys
Team Scores
Beloit 149, Norton 148, Smith
Center 90, Thomas More Prep-Marian
73, Phillipsburg 43, Russell 31, Concordia 20.
Individual Results
Discus - 1. Boxberger, R, 141-5; 2.
Ruder, N, 129-9; 3. Rose, B, 123-1.
4x800 - 1. Beloit, 8:46.33; 2.
Smith Center, 9:13.27; 3. Russell,
9:18.67.
4x400 - 1. Beloit, 3:33.62; 2.
Smith Center, 3:34.55; 3. TMP,
3:37.84; 4. Concordia, 3:45.07.
Long jump - 1. Budke, B, 20-7
1/2; 2. Lively, N, 19-11; 3. Thompson,
P, 19-2 1/2.
Javelin - 1. VanKooten, P, 145-10
1/2; 2. Hutchinson, SC, 142-3 ¬Ω; 3.
Maxwell, SC, 135-8 1/2.
800 - 1. Jackson, B, 2:07.76; 2.
Burks, B, 2:10.73; 3. Brummer, B,
2:11.43; 6. Davenport, C, 2:18.89.
4x100 - 1. Norton, 43.73; 2. Beloit,
44.82; 3. Phillipsburg, 46.18.
Pole vault - 1. Meitler, SC, 13-6; 2.
Dorman, C, 12-0; 3. Lenker, P, 12-0.
110 hurdles - 1. Ruder, N, 15.98;
2. Flax, TMP, 16.05; 3. Meitler, SC,
16.45.
300 hurdles - 1. Ruder, N, 40.14;
2. Meitler, SC, 41.33; 3. Higbee, C,
41.55; 6. Kapunec, C, 46.17.
400 - 1. Reames, B, 51.97; 2.
Meier, B, 52.77; 3. Zabel, SC, 53.35.
100 - 1. Brown, N, 11.36; 2. Petrie,
N, 11.42; 3. Lively, N, 11.82.
Triple jump - 1. Petrie, N, 41-2; 2.
Mong, B, 39-8 3/4; 3. Gordon, N, 391 1/2.
Shot put - 1. Green, N, 46-2; 2.
Dole, N, 43-10; 3. Boxberger, R, 421/4.
1,600 - 1. Hess, TMP, 4:52.56; 2.
Brummer, B, 5:05.31; 3. Nunez, B,
5:09.02.
3,200 - 1. Hess, TMP, 11:03.01; 2.
Pfeifer, TMP, 11:28.62; 3. Loftus, TMP,
11:28.98.
200 - 1. Petrie, N, 23.10; 2. Brown,
N, 23.12; 3. Lively, N, 23.56.
High jump - 1. McEwen, N, 6-2; 2.
Lowe, TMP, 6-0; 3. Meyer, SC, 6-0.
Girls
Team Scores
Beloit 129.5, Thomas More PrepMarian 93, Concordia 88, Norton
79.5, Smith Center 77, Russell 73,
Phillipsburg 16.
Individual Results
300 hurdles - 1. Anguish, C,
49.13; 2. Bergmann, C, 50.65; 3.
Urban, TMP, 50.95.
Discus - 1. Dietz, SC, 103-9; 2.
Mann, SC, 99-6; 3. Strine, SC, 91-5.
200 - 1. Cox, N, 27.49; 2. Budke,
B, 28.05; 3. Frack, N, 28.16; 6.
Wahlmeier, C, 29.53.
100 hurdles - 1. Werth, TMP,
17.32; 2. Bergmann, C, 17.39; 3.
Roth, R, 17.71.
1,600 - 1 . Pfeifer, TMP, 5:58.47; 2.
Reynolds, C, 6:18.70; 3. Kennedy, P,
6:22.48.
High jump - 1. Behrends, B, 5-0;
2. Boxberger, R, 4-10; 3. Yost, TMP, 410.
Long jump - 1. Gfeller, R, 17-1
3/4; 2. Steinle, R, 15-9 3/4; 3. Budke,
B, 15-8.
4x400 - 1. Russell, 4:12.63; 2.
Concordia, 4:14.37; 3. Beloit, 4:17.71.
Shot put - 1. Palmer, SC, 35-6 1/4;
2. Dietz, SC, 34-10 1/2; 3. Strine, SC,
34-2 1/2.
Javelin - 1. Voss, N, 116-11; 2.
Strine, SC, 107-7; 3. Hutchinson, SC,
107-7; 4. Wilcox, C, 102-0.
800 - 1. Pfeifer, TMP, 2:35.79; 2.
Blazek, C, 2:39.33; 2. Hubert, B,
2:43.54; 6. Mendenhall, C, 2:45.86.
4x800 - 1. TMP, 10:50.46; 2. Concordia, 11:01.22; 3. Norton, 11:14.65.
Triple jump - 1. Behrends, B, 34-6
1/2; 2. Gfeller, R, 34-6; 3. Wolf, TMP,
32-10 1/2.
100 - 1. Behrends, B, 13.16; 2.
Budke, B, 13.35; 3. Ptacek, R, 13.43.
400 - 1. Gfeller, R, 1:00.17; 2.
Wahlmeier, C, 1:02.09; 3. Wagner, B,
1:03.21.
4x100 - 1. Beloit, 50.72; 2. Norton,
51.57; 3. Concordia, 51.69.
Pole vault - 1. Williams, C, 11-0; 2.
Paul, B, 10-0; 3. Spangler, B, 9-6.
3,200 - 1. Maddy, N, 13:43.63; 2.
Stouffer, TMP, 13:49.46; 3. Patterson,
N, 14:09.49.
LAWRENCE — The Cloud
County Community College
women’s track and field
team had two competitors
place in the KU Relays this
past weekend.
Courtney Freed ran a personal best of 2:19.84 to
place fifth for Cloud County
in the unseeded 800-meter
run.
Freshman Nayoka Clunis
finished sixth in the shot
put with a toss of 44-10 1/2.
Clunis would then compete in the Tabor College
Invitational on Saturday.
She won the discus with a
throw of 141-11 and placed
second in the shot put (42-8
3/4).
Cloud County had several
other athletes place in the
Tabor Invitational.
Chanelle Barnett finished
third in the 400-meter dash
(58.49).
Haley Falk placed third in
the pole vault (11-0).
Jade Weathersby finished
third in the long jump (18-2
1/4).
Ashley Parrish was fourth
in the 100-meter hurdles
(15.68).
The Cloud County men
had Chad Gross win the
high jump at Tabor by clearing 6-4. He was also seventh
in the long jump (21-10).
Cloud County’s 4x800
relay team of Jace Coppoc,
Boone Cady, Kurt Van de
Merwe and Bryce Golightley
placed second (8:15.01).
Jamal Namous finished
third in the 800 (1:58.42).
Ramel Mason placed
third in the triple jump (461).
Trevontee Garner finished fourth in the 200 dash
(21.79) and sixth in the 100
(10.72).
Cody Huerter was eighth
in the javelin (150-7) and
qualified for the NJCAA Outdoor Championships.
CCCC has two
place at KU Relays
6 Blade-Empire, Monday, April 25, 2016
Obituaries
DEBORAH (DEBBY) VANWEY
Deborah (Debby) K. VanWey, 62, Willard, Mo., (formerly of Downs and Beloit)
passed away on April 16, at
her home after a courageous
battle with cancer.
Deb is survived by her
husband,
Richard;
her
daughters and their husbands, Becky and Justin
Jenkins, Heather and Matt
Renk; her five grandchildren,
Pam, Kyler, Kaleb, Emily,
Jordyn and her great-grandsons, Jericho and Israel.
She is also survived by her
brother, Jack and his wife,
Nettie Bray; sister, Kathy
and her husband, Gene Begnoche; and sister-in-law,
Carol Madron, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by
her parents; brother, Don;
sister, Mary Lou; and brother-in-law, Merlyn Madron.
Deb was born Feb. 26,
1954, in Scandia, Kan., to
Richard and Dora Bray and
grew up on a farm near Concordia. She found her soul
mate and partner for life
when she married Richard
VanWey on June 3, 1978.
Together they owned and
operated many successful businesses, including
Downs Auto Repair, Downs
Car Wash, Solomon Valley Transmission, Solomon
Valley Car Washes, Newton
Transmission, and She and I
Trucking. Together they also
renovated and sold multiple houses in Colorado and
Kansas. Deb and Rich lived
in many places: Downs, Beloit, McPherson, Newton and
Willard, Mo. She enjoyed
playing bingo, casinos, garage sales, photography and
scrapbooking, and traveling.
Deb’s biggest success in
Deborah (Debby) K.
VanWey
life was as a wife, mom, and
especially as a well-loved
grandmother. Her grandchildren were the center of
her life. She was always willing to be a playmate, listen
to stories from school, and
always had a special meal
and the grandkids’ favorite
snacks on hand when they
visited. She will always be
affectionately known to her
family as Nanny.
Services were held at
Downs Christian Church at
10 a.m., Wednesday, April
20, 2016, with Pastor Kerry
Hookstra officiating. Connie
Hardy, pianist for the service, accompanied the congregation as they sang “The
Old Rugged Cross.” Granddaughter, Emily Jenkins,
sang “Amazing Grace.” Pallbearers were Brock Naasz,
Kyle Williams, Kyler Renk,
Matt Renk, Justin Jenkins,
and Bill Ramsey. Final resting place is the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in Concordia, Kan.
Memorials may be given to
“The Debby VanWey Memorial Fund” in care of Domoney Funeral Home, P.O. Box
127, Downs, KS 67437.
Cleveland settles
suit in death of
Rice for $6 million
CLEVELAND (AP) – The
city on Monday reached a $6
million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir
Rice, a 12-year-old black boy
shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation
center.
An order filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland said
the city will pay out $3 million this year and $3 million
the next. There was no admission of wrongdoing in the
settlement.
Family attorney Subodh
Chandra called the settlement historic but added:
“The resolution is nothing to
celebrate because a 12-yearold child needlessly lost his
life.”
The wrongful death suit
filed by his family and estate
against the city and officers
and dispatchers who were
involved alleged police acted
recklessly when they confronted the boy on Nov. 22,
2014.
Video of the encounter
shows a cruiser skidding to
a stop and rookie patrolman
Timothy Loehmann firing
within two seconds of opening the car door. Tamir, who
lived across the street from
the rec center and played
there almost every day,
wasn’t given first aid until
about four minutes later,
when an FBI agent trained
as a paramedic arrived. The
boy died the next day.
A grand jury declined to
bring charges against the
officers, and a federal civil
rights investigation is pending. The shooting raised
questions about how police
treat blacks, spurred protests around Cleveland and
helped spark the creation
of a state police standards
board to lay out rules about
use of deadly force in law enforcement.
Samaria Rice had alleged
that police failed to immedi-
ately provide first aid for her
son and caused intentional
infliction of emotional distress in how they treated her
and her daughter after the
shooting.
The officers had asked a
judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
Loehmann’s attorney has
said he bears a heavy burden and must live with what
happened.
Tamir’s estate has been
assigned $5.5 million of
the settlement amount. A
Cuyahoga County probate
judge will decide how the
amount will be divided. Samaria Rice, Tamir’s mother, will receive $250,000.
Claims against Tamir’s estate account for the remaining $250,000. Tamir’s father, Leonard Warner, was
dismissed in February as a
party to the lawsuit.
Chandra said Samaria
Rice would not have a comment and she and the rest of
her family remain in mourning over Tamir’s death.
“The state criminal justice
process cheated them out of
true justice,” Chandra said.
The officers had responded to a 911 call in which a
man drinking a beer and
waiting for a bus outside
Cudell Recreation Center reported that a man was waving a gun and pointing it at
people. The man told the
call taker that the person
holding the gun was likely
a juvenile and the weapon
probably wasn’t real, but the
call taker never passed that
information to the dispatcher who gave Loehmann and
Garmback the high-priority
call.
Tamir was carrying a
plastic airsoft gun that
shoots nonlethal plastic pellets. He’d borrowed it that
morning from a friend who
warned him to be careful because the gun looked real. It
was missing its telltale orange tip.
Pot grow operations Weather
found in Ohio homes
where eight killed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)
– Marijuana growing operations were discovered at
some of the crime scenes
where officials said eight
family members were killed
in a “pre-planned execution,” raising more questions as authorities scrambled to find a suspect or
suspects in the slayings in
a rural southern Ohio community.
The killings at four
homes near the small community of Piketon on Friday
was “a sophisticated operation,” Attorney General
Mike DeWine said at a news
conference Sunday. Seven adults and one teenage
boy were found shot in the
head; three young children
were not harmed.
“This was a pre-planned
execution of eight individuals,” DeWine said.
Authorities
remained
tight-lipped Sunday about
details of the investigation,
any suspects or motives for
the crime. They said they
found marijuana operations
at three of the crime scenes,
but didn’t say if the deaths
were linked to pot. Autopsies were expected to be
completed Monday.
Pike
County
Sheriff
Charles Reader said it was
clear the family was targeted, and he’s told the victims’
relatives to arm themselves.
Reader said he didn’t believe safety was an issue for
others, but he said “If you
are fearful, arm yourself.”
Investigators have interviewed between 50 and
60 people in hopes of finding leads, and a team of 38
people is combing wooded
areas around the shooting
scenes to ensure no evidence was missed, authorities said.
“This was very methodical. This was well planned.
This was not something
that just happened,” said
Reader, noting most victims
were targeted while they
were sleeping.
The victims were identified Saturday as 40-yearold Christopher Rhoden
Sr.; his 16-year-old son,
Christopher Rhoden Jr.;
44-year-old Kenneth Rhoden; 38-year-old Gary Rhoden; 37-year-old Dana Rhoden; 20-year-old Clarence
“Frankie” Rhoden; 20-yearold Hannah Gilley; and
19-year-old Hanna Rhoden.
Hanna Rhoden was in
bed with her newborn baby
nearby, authorities said.
The infant was 4- or 5-days
old. The newborn, Hannah
Gilley’s 6-month-old baby,
and one other small child
were not hurt.
DeWine said the state’s
crime lab was looking at
18 pieces of evidence from
a DNA and ballistic standpoint, and five search warrants have been executed.
Since the slayings, authorities have refused to
discuss many details of the
crime, a potential motive,
weapons, or the search for
the assailant or assailants.
“We don’t know whether
it was one or more people
involved in this,” DeWine
said.
More than 100 tips have
been given to investigators,
who’ve set up a number
for people to call as police
seek information about the
crimes. A Cincinnati-area
businessman also put up a
$25,000 reward for details
leading to the capture and
conviction of the killer or
killers.
Robin Waddell, who owns
the Big Bear Lake Family
Resort just south of Piketon, said Christopher Rhoden often did work for him
as a carpenter and helped
out with his excavation
business. He said Rhoden
was a nice guy whose kids
sometimes visited him while
he was working.
“It’s a large family,” Waddell said. “There’s a lot of
them and they’ve been in
this community for generations. So this is affecting a
lot of people.”
Maggie Owens, a cook at
the town’s Riverside Restaurant, said she’s counts
herself among those who
feel they’re on eggshells.
“I know a lot of people
are just scared,” Owens, 39,
said in a phone interview
on Sunday. “You don’t hear
about stuff like that around
here.”
She said her son was
friends with the younger
Christopher Rhoden. She
described Dana Rhoden as
a woman with “a heart of
gold” who gave her clothes
and money when her home
burned down last year.
The exact timing of the
shootings remains unclear.
Authorities got the first 911
call shortly before 8 a.m.
Friday; the second came
several hours later from another location.
Two of the crime scenes
are within walking distance of each other along a
sparsely populated, winding
road that leads into wooded
hills from a rural highway.
The third residence is more
than a mile away, and the
fourth home is on a different road, at least a 10-minute drive away.
Todd
Beekman,
who
owns an outdoors shop a
few miles from the crime
scenes, said at least one
customer came in to stock
up on ammunition after
hearing about the shootings. But Beekman and
others hanging out there
midday Saturday said they
weren’t concerned for their
own safety because it’s an
area where residents know
and look out for each other.
“The word spread pretty
fast, as it does in any rural area,” Beekman said.
“Everybody’s kind of their
own brother’s keeper down
here.”
Published in the Blade-Empire on Monday, April 25, 2016
Today’s weather artwork by
Alyssa Robbins,
a 1st grader in
Mrs. Popelka’s class
Today’s weather artwork by
Alaina Shore,
a 1st grader in
Mrs. Gross’s class
For the Record
Police Dept. Report
Arrests—Officers arrested Mark Moffett, 50, Concordia, and Trina McDonnor, 50, Jamestown, at 6:40
p.m., April 23, in the 1300
block of Spruce St. Moffett
and McDonnor were both
transported to Cloud County Law Enforcement Center
and charged with Domestic
Battery.
Officers arrested John F.
Geisler, 54, Concordia, at
4:40 p.m., April 24, in the
400 block of East 2nd Street
charging him with Aggravated Assault. Geisler was
transported to Cloud County Law Enforcement Center.
Theft—Ronald Corbett,
Concordia, reported at 5
p.m., April 24, the Theft of
items from the 600 block of
Second Ave. Investigation
continues.
John Geisler, Concordia,
reported at 5:30 p.m., April
24, the Theft of items from
the 400 block of East 2nd
Street. Investigation continues.
Markets
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S.
stocks are skidding Monday
as energy stocks take big
losses. Companies including
Xerox and drugmaker Perrigo are down after reporting
disappointing earnings and
lowering their expectations
for the year. Global stocks
also fell.
KEEPING SCORE: The
Dow Jones industrial average fell 102 points, or 0.6
percent, to 17,901 as of
12:22 p.m. Eastern time. The
Standard & Poor’s 500 index
lost 11 points, or 0.5 percent,
to 2,080. The Nasdaq composite index slid 22 points,
or 0.4 percent, to 4,884.
COPY THAT: Xerox cut its
profit estimate for the year
after its first-quarter profit
dropped 85 percent. The
company’s costs went up as
it gets ready to split into two
businesses, and its revenue
fell. The stock shed $1.45, or
13 percent, to $9.72.
PERRI-GOING: Irish drugmaker Perrigo is tumbling after cutting its profit forecast.
The company said prices for
over-the-counter products in
Europe are down, and it may
take an impairment charge
for a business it bought just
a year ago.
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Corn .............................$3.23
Soybeans .....................$9.25
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LOADING FACILITY
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Soybeans .....................$9.15
Nusun .........................$14.20
Upcoming events
Tuesday, April 26, 7 p.m., Brown Grand Theatre—Comedy Pet Show.