Letters to the editor — March 16

Dear editor,

I spent this morning studying the Register’s online archives; reviewing articles and opinions about our upcoming school bond election. There has been a staggering amount of effort expended by citizens of the USD-257 service area on behalf of our children and communities. My congratulations and appreciation go out to them as they pursue our obligation as citizens to assure that USD-257 is prepared to execute its duty to our communities.

Mary Kay Heard’s letter to the editor pointed out that schools are not just about children. The quality of USD-257 instruction and facilities is paramount in the decision of parents and employers to choose to live and work in our communities.

Ray Maloney’s comments exhibit what can happen when an intelligent citizen fully engages in the democratic process.

Ryan Sparks’ description of the evolution of the USD-257 steering committee’s year long search for common ground was enlightening. It showed that engagement, devotion to civic duty, and compromise are key ingredients to success.

While I respect the right of dissent, I would challenge those opposed to provide facts to substantiate their position. “It costs too much” or “nothing we do will save our communities” aren’t good enough. Prove it to me. A cynic knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. Don’t be cynical or negative just because you can.

Personally, I believe that this bond issue should be passed. It is the right thing to do on so many levels. It won’t be pain-free financially, but it will be worth the investment. Please vote yes for the upcoming bond issue.

John McRae, 

Iola Kan.

 

Dear editor,

It’s all about the numbers and how much? Who’s going to pay? What are we paying for?

A large group of individuals have invested time to gather facts and numbers. However, I did not have enough data to bring me to concurrence with the proposal. 

I offer the following information and my further thoughts on the school bond proposal.

Many taxpayers may not live in a $70k home. I offer to the farmers that the increase in your taxes for question 1 (elementary school) is likely to be 11 percent over your 2018 tax bill.  

The increase related to #2 (high school) is +3 percent and for #3 (middle school) is likely almost 2 percent increase from your 2018 bill tax. I base the above on our farms’ taxes.  

In my own analysis I found that the present taxes range from $2.40 per acre to $20.40 per acre in tax dollars for 2018 taxes. 

I suggest that you review your appraisal document from the county to better understand what your cost would be for the new school. To calculate your increase multiply the assessed value by .01562 (#1), .00434 (#2),.00271 (#3), or a total of .02267.  

To me it looks like the farmers and the commercial/industrial property owners will be footing almost 50 percent of the bond monies requested. I refer to the fact that farm land has an assessment of 30 percent, land improvement assessment is 25 percent and commercial/industrial property assessment is 25 percent.  These are compared to the assessment percent of only 11.5 percent on real property for residential and farm homesites.  

I attended the meeting on March 12 at Bowlus. It was informative, however, there was limited mention of alternatives or negative concerns with the proposal. 

I learned that information was on the school website related to architects’ presentations. It was good to hear that a kitchen and gym will be in the elementary school proposed. Safety will be improved. Utilities will be saved in elementary. Hopefully, traffic drop off will be improved and provide more safety. Do we really want a parking lot in the middle of the high school complex?  I asked the question; I was not satisfied with the response.  It was implied that it might not be the center of complex in the future. And now I read “ it’s possible the district could look at replacing the high school….that might be 20 years in the future.” A parking lot does not add any value to the education of our children!  And to place it in the middle of the complex for 20 years; I cannot support such a proposal!  

So,  please stop and think about what has been presented and what other items that may not have been presented. Consider the why, who, what, where, when, questions to the project.   

Who is paying for the school? Could it have been with sales tax dollars?

What are you purchasing? Education or parking lot convenience? Where are we going? Busing or wellness walking to school?

When will we get there? Now or later; is the timing right?

These are only a few questions and there are tradeoffs to many questions and answers. My hot buttons are parking lots and money, and I vote no.

Respectfully,

Judy Kramer

retired Haldex 

plant manager

“retired” farmer’s wife 

and grandmother

 

 

 

 

Grace Hyatt

Grace Hyatt 

Sept. 3, 1928-March 14, 2019

Grace Hyatt, Emporia, died at Newman Hospital in Emporia.  

Grace Pauline Hyatt went to be with her Lord and her husband in Heaven.  Her cowboy went to Heaven 12 years ago on Friday.  

Grace Pauline Carmean was born near Des Moines, N.M.  Her parents were Dorothy May Meier Hintergardt Carmean and Charles Pearson Carmean.  She was named for Grace Longwell who helped with the delivery.  Very, very poor, the family was rich with love in the Land of Enchantment.  Between 1928 and 1934, the family moved several times.  Grace remembered crawling up on the bed to see her baby sister, Eva, in 1932 in Springer, N.M.  Shortly afterward, the family moved by covered wagon to Miami, N.M.  During the Great Depression, many poor families moved by wagons since they did not own vehicles.  Grace began school in Miami.  The family was back near Des Moines during the Dust Bowl.  The Ken Burns documentary placed them at the epicenter of the many dust storms.  Charlie “Shorty” had severe asthma but did not move to Kansas until the middle of World War II.  They settled on the old Perkins farm at Xenia.  Ernest Edward Hyatt of Folsom, N.M., and Grace  were married at the Bourbon County Courthouse on March 21, 1946.  Grace and Ernest were going to be different from everyone when they got married.  They took a train from Fort Scott to Kansas City, Mo., to be married.  A three-day waiting period was in effect in Missouri, so they took a bus back to Fort Scott.  The bus had a flat tire in Louisburg and lost a lot of time, much to the annoyance of the passengers and soon to be newlyweds.  The courthouse closed at 5 p.m. Grace and Ernest arrived at 4:55, just in time to be married by Probate Judge George Newell Bainum.  Grace’s earlier years were spent as a homemaker and mother.  The Hyatt’s lived their entire married life in Allen and Bourbon Counties except for eight months.  They lived and worked on the XT Ranch in Folsom, N.M., in 1947 where Ernest was raised. The XT Ranch was just down the road from where Grace was raised.  

Grace was a Baptist.  She died on Pi Day.  She didn’t know about science but sure could bake pies.  She was a good cook and also enjoyed crocheting, gardening, canning, music, her coffee, animals and flowers.  She had many windmills, reminders of New Mexico.  She had one regret; she never did visit Hawaii to get a grass skirt.  She was a member of the Bronson Order of Eastern Star  No. 65 and later the Olive Chapter No. 13 of Fort Scott for over 60 years, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Kansas Woman’s Day Club.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Eva Brecheisen, Marjorie Schultz; half-sisters, Inez Carmean, Ola May Carmean, Goldie East, Amelia Wasmer and Helen Faucett and half-brothers, Frank Carmean, Chrest Hintegardt and Adolph Hindergardt.  Survivors are Randy and Betty Pierson, Clay and Randielle Houser and Calvin Houser, all of Emporia, and many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends all over the world.  

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel. Eastern Star Services and funeral services will follow visitation.  Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery where Grace will be laid to rest beside her cowboy.  Memorials are suggested to the Xenia Masonic Lodge No. 47 AF & AM, the oldest lodge west of the Mississippi River which continues to do work in the original building in which it was chartered.  A Mr. Stevenson was the wagon master that brought the Carmean ancestors to Bourbon County from Ohio.  The town was named Xenia (Z-Knee), Kansas after Xenia (Zinnia), Ohio.  In the meantime, the editor of the Xenia News moved as a Free Stater to Lawrence, Kansas and on to what he founded as Emporia, Kansas.  Preston Plumb had many connections to Emporia and both Xenias.  

Services are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Bronson Chapel, 501 Pine Street, Bronson.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Bill Zimmerman

William “Bill” Arthur Zimmerman, 87, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Moran Manor.

He was born June 9, 1931 in Kansas City, Mo., to William Alfred and Blanche (Covert) Zimmerman. 

He served in the U.S. Army.

He married Juanita Hilt on May 3, 1952 in Kansas City, Mo.

Survivors include sons, David Zimmerman of Fairway, and Mark Zimmerman of Hutchinson. 

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, at 1883 US Hwy 54, Iola, with burial to follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Mildred.

Iola High School students listed on honor rolls

Iola High School has announced its third quarter honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year. Students earning all A’s require a 4.0 grade-point average. The Principal’s Honor Roll is designated for those with a 3.76 to 3.99 GPA. Students maintaining a GPA of 3.0 to 3.75 are named to the Regular Honor Roll. Students earning a D or F are disqualified from consideration.

All A’s

Seniors: Emmie Brant, Derek Bycroft, Ellie Carson, Jaden Channel, Natalie DeGrado, Dalton Kerr, Mercedes Maple, Piper Moore, Cole Regehr, Kassy Shelby, Shaylee Sutterby and Jennifer Tidd.

Juniors: Dongming Eason Cheung, Jayce Doolittle, Isabella Duke, Branna Northcutt, Carlie Payne, Andre Quinn and Ella Taylor.

Sophomores: Jada Cunningham, Tabitha Graham, Lauryn Holloway, Sidney Shelby, Dillon Slaven and Michael Stoll.

Freshmen: Jenna Curry, Ryker Curry, Josie Plumlee, Cooper Riley, Chloe Sell, Miah Shelby, Elanie Sturgeon and Ember Womelsdorf.

Principal’s Honor Roll

Seniors: Spencer Ames, Mia Aronson, Ashley Crane, Jacob Eyster, Sean Lewis, Elijah Luedke, Dylan Newland, Trinity Roush, Jeremy Waldman, Emily Weide and Hailey Willis.

Juniors: Rachel Bycroft, Torrance DePriest, Jillian Keller, Lauren McDermeit, Kelsey Morrison, Adryan Nading, Sadrie Overall and Shane Winner.

Sophomores: Isaac Badders, Lorie Carpenter, Audrey Coltrane, Jocelyn Erbert, Alexi Fernandez, Thomas Fleming, Hannah Gardner, Aidan Jones, Henry Lohman, Jessica Tidd

Freshmen: Braxton Curry, Colin Long, Maci Miller and Reece Murry.

Regular Honor Roll

Seniors: Devin Aiello, Jacob Anderson, Blake Ashmore, Tavon Bass, Hunter Baughn, Cellia Branstetter, Paige Burrough, Gentry Dougherty, Blake Haar, Chloe Hageman, Madisyn Holloway, Ty Johnson, Dakota Knowles, Stephen Melton, Jonathan, Miller, McKenzie Morris, Kane Rogers, Keily Rojas-Cazares, Kendra Sprague, Wolfgang Ian Webber, Katelynn Weide, Jacob Wight and Michael Wood.

Juniors: Casen Barker, Mayte Breithaupt, Haley Carlin, Mary Crites, Calvin Delich, Alexandra Fager, Danielle Fees, Kayton Godfrey, Christine Helman, Mackenzie Hutton, Elysia Kunkler, Gabriella Lampe, Maria Landsdown, Cal Leonard, Mark McCullough, Trevelle Means, Theresia Middleton, Chara Moss, Naomi Neal, Brody Nemecek, Sierra Petty, Gabriella Richards, Paige Riley, Xadie Smith, Ian Spoor, Jada Stogsdill, Bryce VanHouden, Alexandria Vega, Pieter Venter and Zane Whitney.

Sophomores: Jack Adams, Logan Brown, Dillon Bycroft, Landon Carson, Claudia Rodrigo-Castellanos, Rachel Cochran, Bradyn Cole, Dakota Fry, Riley Jay, Joshua Kaufman, Jacob Levitt, Bobby Lewis, Nathan Louk, Grant Luedke, Delmar McCullough, Levi Meiwes, Jenna Miller, Landen Nading, McKenna Orear, Kailey Schinstock, Averie Sharon, Drew Sirota, Elijah Smith, Rebecca Sprague, Elaina Stiffler, Kelli Stogsdill and Rebecca Wood.

Freshmen: Madison Adair, Ashtyn Aikins-Ansley, Hannah Anderson, Eve Ard, Adam Atwell, Tyler Boeken, Tyler Crane, Drake DeLaTorre, Misty Dixon, Miguel Doolittle, Ally Ellis, Samuel Fager, Harper Gregg, Heidi Hibbs, Isaac Houston, Trenton Jones, Nicholas Karns, Elizabeth Kelley, Phillip Khang, Asha Kilby, Kolten LaCrone, Austin Morris, Jorja Murko, Miranda Palmer, Austyn Paulie, Yuritzi Saavedra, Karson Sigg, TJ Taylor, Mariah VanNice, Skyler Walden, Mars Westgate and Brett Willis.

Iola Middle School students earn academic honors

Iola Middle School’s third-quarter honor rolls have been announced for 2018-19.

The Prinicipal’s Honor Roll is for those who maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. Those with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.99, and did not receive a D or F, were named to the Regular Honor Roll.

Principal’s Honor Roll

Eighth grade — Louise Caron, Caiden Cloud, Elsie Fleming, Macie Hoag, Hallie McDermeit, Cali Riley and Jesse Taylor.

Seventh grade — Korbin Cloud, Rebekah Coltrane, Keira Fawson, Kendall Glaze, Christopher Holloway, Abigail Meiwes, Briggs Michael, Jaydon Morrison, Jenna Morrison, Shelby Peters, Kania Putri, Molly Riebel, Japheth Rutoh and Landon Weide.

Sixth grade — Maxwell Andersen, Kyndal Bycroft, Elza Clift, Kaysin Crusinbery, Roper Curry, Grady Dougherty, Makayla Dunne, Abbigail Hutton, Mariah Jelinek, Kealie Keeler, Alana Mader, Lucas Maier, Cole Mathes, Layla Newkirk, Melanie Palmer, Ethan Riebel, Demarco Ross, Kinsey Schinstock, Tavia Skahan, Hailey Stogsdill, Caroline Toland, Madeleine Wanker and Kenleigh Westhoff.

Regular Honor Roll

Eighth grade — Eli Adams, Holden Barker, Celina Caron, Gavin Doolittle, Carly Dreher, Javin Franklin, Jarrett S. Hermann, Aysha Houk, Jadyn Kaufman, Crystal Lindsey, Emma L McCormack, Dallyn McGraw, Brandon McKarnin, Ta’Kaya Means, Madison Robertson, Jake Skahan, Kadin Smith, Briahna Stiffler, Kaster Trabuc, Olivia Tremain, TRavis Wanker, Jack White, Luke Wicoff, Cody Wille, Haily Wilson, Mercede Wools and Alissa Yarnell.

Seventh grade — Jeremy Adair, Piper Aronson, Emily Atwell, Daniel Boeken, Logan Brakel, Aden Cole, Madisyn Cookson, Katelyn Erbert, Jacquelyn Fager, Justice L. Gile, Easton Hitchcock, William Jay, C’airah Johnston, Carson Keller, Mac Leonard, Rio Lohman, Anna Lyons, Kennedy Maier, Leeann Maloney, Vivian L. McCormack, Madelyn McVey, Mateo Miller, Rylie Olson, Cara Porter, Gage Skahan, Kalibre Smith, Hallie A. Sutherland and William Talkington.

Sixth grade — Samuel Anderson, Marissa M. Beerbower, Cartland Carson William Chapman III, Kamryn Chavez, Baylie Crooks, Reese Curry, Brittain Davis, Keaton DePaola, Kelson DePaola, Harper Desmarteau, Alex Donnelly, Brooklyn Ellis, Alejandro Escalante, Savannah Flynn, Bryce P. Franklin, Makayla Genoble, Braden M. Gile, Everett Glaze, Jayden Goble, Kale Godfrey, Keith Gomez, Karingten Hall, O.J. Hamilton, Teanna Hamilton, Ethan Harris, Katelyn Hicks, Jordan Kaufman, Emilian King, Halle Klotz, Kaylah Lampe, Konner Larney, Alanah Maley, Elisabeth Martin, Jada Martin, Annemariee McCullough, Johnathan McCullough, Shaun McLaughlin, Leticia Mendoza Gardner, Kele Michael, Cole Moyer, Kyser Nemecek, Joshua Pritchard, LaPrincia Pulley, Charles Rife, Maya Shaughnessy, Wesleyjoe Simpson, Alexander Smail, Trevor Tatman, Emalee Thompson, Bryce Walden, Robert Warren, Peyton Weast, Grffin Westervelt, Alyssa Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Emily A. Williams, Kegan Wilson, K.C. Wilson, Morgan Wilson, Katelyn Womelsdorf and Logan Yocham.

MVES lists honor rolls

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Elementary School has announced its third-quarter honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year.

All A’s

Sixth grade — Michael Ard, Ty Larue and Brayden Lawson.

Fifth grade — Sophia Heim, Dierks Kegler and Braelyn Sutton.

Fourth grade — Mason Ferguson, Cooper Scharff and Kylie Whitcomb.

Third grade — Alayna Cook, Ethan Lawson, Kaden McVey, Kris Mcvey, Caylee Pass and Evva Sander.

All A’s and B’s

Sixth grade — Piper Barney, Kason Becker, Alexis Carman, Danielle Deer, Trinity Lason, Lily Mynatt and Ava Newman.

Fifth grade — Rodney Cook, Chris Ferguson, Tyler Lord, Jacee Mattox, Brian Morgan, Garrett Morrison, Bella Rahming, Kylah Sander, Isaiah Sinclair and Todd Stevenson.

Fourth grade — Makayla Beal, Taylen Blevins, Adalie Boisvert, Hunter Doolittle, Ethan Flyingman and Brendon Newman.

Third grade — Eterne’ Allison, Brealynn Andres, Kristina Andres, Colin Ard, Layla Cook, Addisyn Drake, Jetta Methews, Tierce Moore, Isabella Sneed, Tucker Sutton, Bryant Uhlrich and Kadience Womelsdorf.

Trump issues first veto

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding.

Flanked by law enforcement officials as well as the parents of children killed by people in the country illegally, Trump maintained that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term.

“Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution,” Trump said, “and I have the duty to veto it.”

A dozen defecting Republicans, including Jerry Moran of Kansas, joined Senate Democrats in approving the joint resolution on Thursday, which capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in new ways. It is unlikely that Congress will have the two-thirds majority required to override Trump’s veto, though House Democrats have suggested they would try nonetheless.

Trump wants to use the emergency order to divert billions of federal dollars earmarked for defense spending toward the southern border wall. It still faces several legal challenges from Democratic state attorneys general and environmental groups who argue the emergency declaration was unconstitutional.

Those cases could block Trump from diverting extra money to barrier construction for months or longer. American Civil Liberties Union, which filed one of the cases, said the veto is meaningless, like the declaration in the first place.

“Congress has rejected the president’s declaration, and now the courts will be the ultimate arbiter of its legality. We look forward to seeing him in court and to the shellacking that he will receive at the hands of an independent judiciary,” said Executive Director Anthony Romero.

Trump maintained that the situation on the southern border is “a tremendous national emergency,” adding, “our immigration system is stretched beyond the breaking point.”

Two years into the Trump era, a dozen Republicans, pushed along by Democrats, showed a willingness to take the political risk of defecting. The 12 GOP senators, including the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt Romney of Utah, joined the dissent over the emergency declaration order that would enable the president to seize for the wall billions of dollars Congress intended to be spent elsewhere.

“The Senate’s waking up a little bit to our responsibilities,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., who said the chamber had become “a little lazy” as an equal branch of government. “I think the value of these last few weeks is to remind the Senate of our constitutional place.”

Many lawmakers said the vote was not necessarily a rejection of the president or the wall, but protections against future presidents — namely a Democrat who might want to declare an emergency on climate change, gun control or any number of other issues.

Thursday’s vote was the first direct challenge to the 1976 National Emergencies Act, just as a Wednesday vote on Yemen was the first time Congress invoked the decades-old War Powers Act to try to rein in a president. That resolution seeking to end U.S. backing for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen was approved in the aftermath of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and is expected to be the subject of Trump’s second veto.

Despite the embarrassing defections, Trump’s grip on the party remains strong and the White House made it clear that Republicans resisting Trump could face political consequences. Ahead of the voting, Trump framed the issue as with-him-or-against-him on border security, a powerful argument with many.

 

SPEAKING in the Oval Office, Trump painted his usual portrait of a lawless and violent border. He cited “thousands and thousands” of gang arrests and claimed many of the asylum seekers released into the U.S. were “stone-cold killers,” ignoring data that shows immigrants are less likely to commit crime. He noted, correctly, a spike in the number of people coming to the border to claim asylum.

Trump initiated the showdown months ago when he all but dared Congress not to give him the $5.7 billion he was demanding to build the U.S.-Mexico wall, by threatening a federal government shutdown.

Congress declined and the result was the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Against the advice of GOP leaders, Trump invoked the national emergency declaration last month, allowing him to try to tap about $3.6 billion for the wall by shuffling money from military projects, and that drew outrage from many lawmakers. Trump had campaigned for president promising Mexico would pay for the wall.

Trading places

Students won a chance to be “Principal for a Day” or “Superintendent for a Day” in a drawing at last week’s Iola Elementary PTO Carnival.

Kindergartner Elliot Sigg and fourth-grader Ben Fager were superintendents Friday. Here, Sigg checks on her mother, Iola Middle School teacher Emily Sigg, while Fager accompanied his father, Stacey Fager, who typically serves as USD 257 superintendent.

First-grader Sydney Johnston works with Jefferson Elementary School Principal Tiffany Koehn. Johnston’s duties included leading a fire drill, reading morning announcements, overseeing breakfast and lunch, and writing positive notes to teachers. 

Court report — March 16

DISTRICT COURT

Judge Daniel Creitz

Civil cases filed:

Patricia A. Sassone, name change

State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Dustin R. Smith, other domestic

Jamie Hermreck vs. Kevin Stephen, protection from abuse

Marriage licenses issued:

Scott D. Morgan and Samantha J. Hamic

Christopher D. Bradford and Ashley D. Springston

Andrew J. Gaber and Jessica D. Adams

Seth G. Snavely and Erica M. Markley

Ryan P. Munro and Israel L. Stevenson

Dillon Noyes and Tracy R. Hardesty

 

MAGISTRATE COURT

Judge Tod Davis

Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30:

Matilyn C. Rush, Iola

Ricky G. Goble, Bronson

Wendy D. George, Iola

Jessica L. Chapman, Iola

Michael J. Worlein, Yates Center

Stephen A. Frank, Colony

Convicted of speeding:

Michael J. Lanser, Overland Park, 75/65, $178

Joshua S. King, Chanute, 70/55, $258

Daniel K. Peaster, Bartlesville, Okla., 82/55, $276

Juan Raya, Casa Grande, Ariz., 71/55, $189

Joseph Ramos, Lawrence, 82/65, $195

Convicted as follows:

Richard J. Reed, Garnett, gross weight limits for vehicles, $333

Brian D. ENright, Osawatomie, over weight limits on wheel and axles, $577

Scott D. Morgan, Moran, no insurance, $508

Gary W. Blanco, Ottawa, gross weight limits for vehicles, $508

Nathan P. Ropp, Garnett, two registration violations, $348

Taylor S. McMurphy, Rich Hill, Mo., gross weight limits for vehicles, $258

Heather D. Large, Girard, 58/45, no registration, $291

Boyd D. Burns, Iola, failure to yield

Ashley A. Edwards Louisburg, giving a worthless check

Cases deferred with fines assessed:

Jeffrey J. Jones, Iola, domestic battery,criminal damage to property, $1,013

Richard Z. Honeycutt, Protem, Mo., duty of driver to report accident, $253

Roger L. Ward, Gas, distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $868

Ryan A. Geiler, Iola, possession of alcohol by a minor, $483

Steven L. Heimberg, Iola, domestic battery, criminal damage, $713, 30 days jail suspended, six months probation.

Failed to appear:

Tanner A. Beauvais, Iola, theft, three counts of aggravated battery on law enforcement officer, three counts of aggravated escape from custody, three counts of interference with law enforcement officer, two counts of criminal damage to property, three counts of battery on law enforcement officer, theft, three counts of fleeing or attempting to elude, driving while suspended, aggravated robbery, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Damien M. Evans, Iola, criminal damage

Criminal cases filed:

Jose A. Reyes, Independence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no vehicle registration

Austin D. Kimbrell, Independence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Joshua L. Rowe, Iola, aggravated battery, criminal trespass

Jimmy D. Kimbrell Jr., Moran, battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal trespass

Charles M. Tucker, Tulsa, Okla., domestic battery, violation of a protective order, criminal damage

Kevin L. Stephens, Humboldt, aggravated battery, two counts of battery

Gregory B. Ard, Iola, domestic battery, possession of drug paraphernalia

Barry A. Fite, Olathe, 81/65, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Justin C. Roberts, Iola, domestic battery

Contract cases filed:

Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. vs. Angel S. Drybread

Midland Funding LLC vs. Dustin Beeman

Midland Funding LLC vs. Steven Zimmerman

Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. vs. Michael Keenan

City of Iola vs. Jason L. Anderson-Moseley and Alecia M. Sutton

City of Iola vs. Kayla R. and Jacob A. Herman

City of Iola vs. Johnathan B. and Towanda L. Belosic

City of Iola vs. Melinda F. Heston and James E. McGirr Jr.

City of Iola vs. Carl G. and Kimberly S. Hannon

City of Iola vs. Albert E. Thacker Jr., and Alicia D. Stofko

City of Iola vs. Matthew W. Reazin and Jessica Alvarado-Torres

City of Iola vs. Christopher M. and Shawna L. Norton

City of Iola vs. Glenn S. Williams and Briana D. Byrd

City of Iola vs. Michael L. and Annemarie L. Kidwell

Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City PC vs. Timothy A. Deer

Allen County Hospital vs. Diann S. COx

Unifund CCR LLC vs. David W. Craft

 

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge Patti Boyd

Convicted of speeding:

Robert G. Holding Sr., Iola, 51/30, $224

Charles Peeler III, Washington, D.C., 45/35, $160

Shannon L. Sigg, Iola, 40/30, $155

Convicted as follows with fines assessed:

Chase S. Appling, Gas, DUI, $1,295

Darrell J. Chaney Jr., Wellsville, no registration, $195

David W. Greathouse, Bentonville, Ark., no registration, vehicle lighting violation, $965

Kaden J. Griffeth, Iola, no seat belt, $60

Jennifer C. Hutton, Iola, harassment by telecommunication device, $315

Kathleen Sinclair, Iola, proper maintenance of animal pens, $195

Kayla R. Underwood, Iola, theft, $48

SEK judge nominated for post

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has nominated a southeast Kansas judge who previously served in the Legislature for a seat on the state Court of Appeals.

Kelly announced Friday that she selected Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack for the state’s second-highest court. His appointment requires Senate confirmation.

Jack would replace retired Judge Patrick McAnany on the 14-member appeals court.

The 57-year-old Jack has served as a trial court judge since 2005 and was appointed to the bench by then-Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

He represented a Parsons-area district in the Kansas House as a Republican from 2003 until becoming a judge.