The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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MANHATTAN — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a case of alleged fraud.

Just after 2p.m. Monday, police filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in the 700 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police activity report.

Officers listed a two residents of Manhattan and Commerce Bank as the victims when it was reported a known male suspect fraudently used a financial card belonging to the victims.

The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $4,477.00.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

HUBERT LEE JACKSON JR, 46, Manhattan, DUI; 1ST CONV; COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF BLOOD/B; Bond $750

AUTUMN MARIE MELSON, 20, Manhattan, THEFT OF PROP/SERVICES; <$1500; Bond $100 AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE PROPERTY; <$1000  Bond $1000

Toliver has a previous conviction for battery, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

LOGAN DEAN HENRICKS, 20, Manhattan, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION; Bond $750

TONY DONNELL TOLIVER, 50, PROBATION VIOLATION, INTERFERE LEO;OBSTR/RESIST/OPPOSE MIS WARR; Bond $1000

ASHLEY DAWN BRANDON, 36, Manhattan, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION; Bond $500

LAURA ANN LUNDAK, 38, Wynne, AR, Failure to Appear; Bond $750

ELAINE RODRIQUEZ, 28, Manhattan, DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $1000

KELVIN AGRIPPA, 26, Manhattan,  DOMESTIC BATTERY;KNOWING/RECKLESS BODILY; Bond $2000

WABAUNSEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of burglaries in Wabaunsee County.

According to the sheriff’s Department, there have been several burglaries to homes and outbuildings in the south east area of the county. Individuals are breaking into homes in the afternoon and evening hours.

The sheriff’s office alerted residents to be very cautious. The alleged burglars were observed by property owners and one of the suspects was armed with a handgun and possibly in a blue pickup and a silver pickup.

“These individuals have stolen everything from ATV’s to the copper wire and air conditioner units from homes.

Use caution if strangers are knocking or approaching your homes, report any vehicles that do not belong in the area or look out of place and call 911.”

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged embezzlement.

Just before noon Monday, police filed a report for embezzlement in the 500 block of South 8th Street in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police activity report.

Officers listed WB Electronics as the victim when it was reported

A known male suspect took $27,000 from WB Electronics, according to the RCPD.

Police did not release the name of the alleged suspect or additional details.  Police have not made an arrest.

Vincke

SALINA — At noon Wednesday in Rome (5 a.m. Central Time), Pope Francis named Monsignor Gerald Lee Vincke, Bishop Elect of the Diocese of Salina. His current assignment with the Diocese of Lansing is Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Grand Blanc, Mich. Msgr. Vincke currently serves on the Presbyteral Council, the Priest Assignment Committee and the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Lansing.

Bishop-elect Vincke is scheduled to be ordained and installed as the 12th Bishop of Salina at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The date and time of the Ordination and Installation will be announced at a later date. Until that time, Rev. Francis E. Coady will continue to serve as Diocesan Administrator.

— Catholic Diocese of Salina

RILEY COUNTY — One person was injured in a fire Tuesday in Manhattan.

Tuesday house fire in Manhattan-photo courtesy Manhattan Fire Dept.

Crews had the fire in the basement of the home in the 2500 Block of Meadowood Drive under control in about 20 minutes, according to the Manhattan Fire Department. Two residents were home at the time. One was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Authorities have determined the fire was incendiary, according to Assistant Fire Chief Sam Dameron.

The Riley County Police Department is assisting with the investigation.

Damage is estimated at $35,000, according to the fire department.

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RILEY COUNTY — One person was injured in a fire Tuesday in Manhattan.

Crews had the fire in the basement of the home in the 2500 Block of Meadowood Drive under control in about 20 minutes, according to the Manhattan Fire Department. Two residents were home at the time. One was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Authorities have not released what caused the blaze.

Damage is estimated at $35,000, according to the fire department.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Brown has 5 previous forgery convictions, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

SONIA LIGIA SWEET, 32, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $200

JERRY DWAYNE BROWN, 40, Probation Violation; Bond $1000

CITATION REPORT

JERMAINE MILLER, 41, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2400 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:12 PM.

JERYL DENTON, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT KIMBALL AVE & GRAND MERE PKWY IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON MAY 31, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY11:59 PM.

JERYL DENTON, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT KIMBALL AVE & GRAND MERE PKWY IN MANHATTAN FOR VEHICLE TAGS-EXPIRE/ILLEGBLE (19-198) ON MAY 31, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY11:59 PM.

PEGGY JANSSEN, 68, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT KIMBALL AVE & GRAND MERE PKWY IN MANHATTAN FOR INATTENTIVE DRIVING (31-18) ON JUNE 1, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:37 AM.

BRANDEN KOPF, 21, WICHITA, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 5700 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON JUNE 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:35 AM.

SHELBY PERRY, 19, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 531 N MANHATTAN AVE; DIRTY DAWGS SALOON IN MANHATTAN FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF LICENSE (19-199) ON JUNE 8, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:20 AM.

JACOB STARK, 20,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2300 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) AND FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE IN POSSESSION (19-193) ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM.

TIERRA WILLIAMS, 31, JUNCTION CITY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2700 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR INATTENTIVE DRIVING (31-18) AND FOR NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:02 AM.

MARGARET STARR, 20, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3400 BLK KIMBALL AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY10:42 PM.

CLAYTON ROBBINS, 38, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1100 BLK BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY11:10 PM.

ERICA GRAYDON, 36, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3400 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:41 PM.

ABDULRAHMAN ALMUFTI, 38, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3400 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:03 PM.

JORDAN LAURIN, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT N 11TH ST & BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:28 PM.

SARA JOHNSON, 19, WAMEGO, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT E POYNTZ AVE & LEVEE DR IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY-INTERSECTION (157) ON MAY 31, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:48 AM.

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged computer crime.

Just after 3p.m. Tuesday, police filed a report for theft by deception and computer unlawful acts in the 1100 block of Westport Drive in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

Officers listed Dentistry by Design, Bret Gilsdorf, 41, of Manhattan, and CFO & Accounting as the victims of fraud online.

The suspect is unknown. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $50,000.00.

Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.

RILEY COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 9:30a.m. Wednesday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Honda Motorcycle driven by Jeremy R. Scott, 31, Junction City, was eastbound on Kansas 18 eleven miles northeast of Manhattan, traveling with a convoy of motorcycles.

The group came to an abrupt stop. Scott lost control when he hit the brake. He tried laying the motorcycle down to keep from hitting any other vehicles and was ejected from the Honda.

Scott was transported to Via Christi in Manhattan. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session September 24 at Manhattan High School in Manhattan as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the high court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary.

The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Monday, September 24, in the Manhattan High School Auditorium at 2100 Poyntz Avenue.

Courtesy photo Kansas Supreme Court

It will be the Supreme Court’s first visit to Manhattan in the court’s 157-year history, and it will be only the ninth time that the court will hear cases in the evening.

The public is invited to attend the special session to observe the court as it hears oral arguments in two cases to be announced about one month before the special session. After the hearing concludes, the justices will greet the public in an informal reception outside the high school auditorium.

“Community visits are a great way for the people of Kansas to get to know us—to see who we are, what we do, how we do it—and to learn about the judiciary’s role in our society,” said Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. “We encourage anyone who’s ever been curious about Supreme Court proceedings to come. We continue to provide live webcasts of all our courtroom sessions in the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka, but people tell us there’s nothing like seeing proceedings in person.”

The Supreme Court has conducted several special sessions outside its Topeka courtroom since 2011, when it marked the state’s 150th anniversary by convening in the historic Supreme Court courtroom in the Kansas Statehouse. From there, and through the end of 2011, the court conducted special sessions in Salina, Greensburg, and Wichita. Since then, the court has had sessions in Garden City, Hays, Hiawatha, Hutchinson, Kansas City, Overland Park, Pittsburg, Topeka, Winfield, Emporia, and Colby.

The court started conducting evening sessions when it visited Hays in April 2015. That event at Fort Hays State University drew a crowd of nearly 700 people. Subsequent evening sessions have also drawn crowds numbering in the hundreds.

Details about the court’s visit to Manhattan are available by following a link on the court’s website at www.kscourts.org under What’s New. The site will be updated as new information becomes available.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

DARREN MICHAEL HOLLADAY, 36, Manhattan, DUI; 1ST CONVICTION; Bond $750

McCray from a previous arrest in Clay County

XAVIER LEE MCCRAY, 23, Manhattan, POSS OPIATES,OPIUM,NARCOTIC, UNLAWFUL POSS OF HALLUCINOGEN, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION; Bond $5000

ADELA PAULINE SANTIBANEZ, 23, Manhattan, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION, Bond $750

SHAWN MARLIN SMITH, 29, Manhattan, VIO PROTECTION ORDER; UNK CIRC; Bond $1000

CITATION REPORT

JUSTIN ROBERTSON, 23, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 924 FREMONT ST #2 IN MANHATTAN FOR BATTERY (22-17) ON JUNE 7, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY10:30 AM.

TIMOTHY NICHOLLS, 28, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 5500 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM.

DESHAWN MITCHELL, 20, FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3400 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR FAIL TO YIELD EMERGENCY VEHICLE (08-1530) AND FOR DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED; 1ST CONVICTION (08-0262A11) ON JUNE 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10 AM.

RUSSELL ROBINSON, 32, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1600 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:19 PM.

GARRETT JACKSON, 19, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 731 S MANHATTAN AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) AND FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF LICENSE (19-199) ON JUNE 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY11:56 PM.

ANNA GATES, 91, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 900 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY (8-47) ON JUNE 8, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PM.

DARCELLA SALAS, 33, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 510 GRIFFITH DR; NORTHVIEW PARK IN MANHATTAN FOR THEFT (PETTY) (22-26) ON JUNE 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 7 PM.

MARIO HAWKINS MYERS, 23, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1400 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY (19-200) ON JUNE 13, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:03 AM.

TRENT DIESEL, 18, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT CASEMENT RD & KNOX LN IN MANHATTAN FOR CELL PHONE-TALKING/HAND FREE (14-126.3) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 PM.

JACKSON OROURKE, 18, OVERLAND PARK, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 710 N MANHATTAN AVE; EIGHTEEN63 IN MANHATTAN FOR POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) AND FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF LICENSE (19-199) ON JUNE 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:01 AM.

PAUL BACHELOR, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 1127 MORO ST; TUBBYS BAR AND GRILL IN MANHATTAN FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT (22-47) ON JUNE 9, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:50 PM.

KELLI SMITH, 46,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 9000 BLK FALCON RD IN RILEY FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON JUNE 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:43 PM.

JENNIFER HANCOCK, 41,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 7400 BLK FALCON RD IN RILEY FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:21 PM.

MICKY BLACK, 33, OLSBURG, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT MADISON RD & TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN RILEY FOR VEHICLES; RENEW REGISTRATION (08-0134) AND FOR INSURANCE;LIABILITY REQUIRED (43104AG1) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY11:54 PM.

JARED MEADOWS, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2400 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 13, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:16 AM.

TRISHA BOOHER, 38, RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 11700 KANSAS AVE IN RILEY FOR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:48 AM.

DEVONTA HOOKS, 22,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1200 BLK MARLATT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM.

MAHDI SALEM ALYAMI, 34, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1200 BLK MARLATT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) AND FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON JUNE 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:04 PM.

ELISHA PITTMAN, 36, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT MARLATT AVE & TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON JUNE 13, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY12:15 AM.

The Riley County Historical Society invites you to spend “An Evening with Johnny Kaw” Tuesday June 19 at 7:00 pm at the Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Avenue.

Linda Glasgow, Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Archives, and Ed Klimek, chair of the Friends of Johnny Kaw Committee, will talk about Johnny Kaw, his origin, early years, present status and future plans.

The program is free and everyone is invited.

MANHATTAN — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary.

Just before 1p.m. Wednesday, officers filed a report for vehicle burglary in the 3200 block of Valleywood Drive in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

A 35-year-old Manhattan woman told police an unknown suspect took miscellanous jewelery from her vehicle. The estimated total loss assocaited with this case is approximately $2,450.00.

Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.

By Madeline Fox

Children entering the Kansas foster care system will soon have a new short-term place to stay in Kansas City.

A double bedroom in the new Kansas City youth residential center for girls. Each bed has a quilted toiletry bag, made by a volunteer.
MADELINE FOX / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE

With kids sleeping in their offices several nights a month, KVC Kansas, one of the state’s two foster care contractors, has been looking to open some sort of crisis center for the past year.

KVC had initially planned to open a basic shelter in January, but then realized that wouldn’t be enough. The kids most likely to be without a family member or a foster home to go to were kids with more serious behavioral or mental health problems.

The hospital arm of KVC’s  parent company is setting up and licensing a facility equipped to handle kids who might be violent or prone to run away. The new youth residential center will provide mental health services and 24-hour supervision. The facility is scheduled to open later this month.

They’ve already got a space for boys, so the new space will be a comfortable spot for up to 20 girls.

In preparation, Vanessa Brouillette, KVC Hospitals’ operations coordinator, has been choosing paint colors, spreading bright comforters over twin beds, and screwing the legs onto cozy couches and chairs.

The entryway, she said, will be a “big, open, welcoming space.”

Carla Drescher, CEO of the Blue Door Project that will be operating the new youth center for KVC Hospitals, said she’s seeing more kids with intense needs than when she started working in child welfare more than 25 years ago.

“When I think back to when I first started in the field, it’s night and day, as far as the acuity level,” she said.

That’s been reflected in long waiting lists for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, which provide more intensive psychiatric treatment. Kids on the waitlist have typically ended up in centers like the one to be opened in Kansas City, Kansas. When there isn’t enough room there, some have spent a night or two in an office.

Stays in the new youth residential center will also likely be longer than in a shelter like KVC had initially envisioned, where less than a week would be the norm.

KVC is also shifting its plans for a shelter in Wichita to reflect higher acuity needs. Instead, KVC Hospitals will be opening a pediatric psychiatric hospital with more than 50 beds in that city in early 2019.

There are more than 7,500 kids in the Kansas foster care system, a number that has increased more than 40 percent since 2005. KVC spokeswoman Jenny Kutz said the tremendous jump has pushed the organization to consider more group housing options, something KVC has historically shied away from.

“We’re not in the shelter business, historically — we built our reputation on caring for kids in family homes,” she said. “We just saw this need.”

In the mid-1990s, 30 percent of children in the state’s foster care system were in group settings, including basic shelters, youth residential centers, and psychiatric treatment facilities. That fell to a low of 4.4 percent in 2013, but that share has started to tick up again. About 7.8 percent of the foster care population, 596 kids, were in group settings in May.

“This is a great solution for now,” Kutz said of the new Kansas City youth residential center. “But ultimately, as communities, as a state, we want to reduce the number of children who need foster care and find ways to care for them in their own home communities before they even get to this point.”

The Department for Children and Families is putting more emphasis on keeping families together with its new child welfare grants, which the agency opened for bids last week. In contrast to the current contracts where the same agencies handle both foster care and family preservation, under the grant structure each region will have an agency dedicated solely to that effort.

Madeline Fox is a reporter for the Kansas News Service. You can reach her on Twitter @maddycfox.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Dawdy has a conviction for Aggravated Indecent Solicitation Child less than 14 sex act and two convictions for violation of offender registration, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

JOSHUA WARREN HILDENBRAND, 35, Manhattan, THEFT BY DECEPTION;$1500,3 BUSIN,72 HRS; Bond $5000

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a state law stripping public school teachers of guaranteed tenure does not violate the state or federal constitution.

The court issued a unanimous ruling Friday against two veteran teachers who sued their Butler County school district after it did not renew their contracts in 2015.

The Republican-controlled Legislature enacted the law ending guaranteed tenure in 2014 through a measure that also boosted spending on public schools.

Before the change, teachers with three or more years in the classroom had a right to have the non-renewal of their contracts reviewed by an independent hearing officer. Local school boards now set each district’s policy.

The Supreme Court rejected the teachers’ argument that tenure represented a property right that lawmakers could not modify or take away.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

JAIANN ANTOINETTE DESTINA, 29, Manhattan, ARSON; INTENTIONAL TO NON-DWELLING USE/POSS PARA;INTO HUMAN BODY; Bond $5000

Meredith has previous convictions for theft, burglary, arson, drugs, criminal damage to property, violation of a protection order and aggravated failure to appear according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

STEVEN DOUGLAS MEREDITH, 31, Junction City, VIO OFFENDER REG;1ST CONV-NONPERSON AND FAILURE TO APPEAR; Bond $125,000

JEREMY WAYNE BAKER, 37, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Bond $5000

XAVIER ALEXANDER FISHER, 26, Manhattan, DISORDERLY CONDUCT; DISTURB MTG/ASSEMBLY; Bond $500

STEVEN JAMES SIMONSON, 24, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $500

JASON MEYER SMITH, 43, Marquette, Failure to Appear (2x) Bond $10,000

ANTONIO TERRELL HILL, 46, Ogden, Failure to Appear (3x) Bond $19,500

Manhattan, KS –It is two-in-a-row for the winners of the 2018 Kansas Cowboy Poetry contest held at the Flint Hills Discovery Center, as both Danny McCurry and Tim Keane were able to claim championships in their respective categories for the second straight year.  McCurry, from Ash Grove, Missouri , won first place in the serious poem category and Keane of rural Manhattan won in the humorous poem category.

Tim Keane and Danny McCurry.

“It takes an outstanding effort to win two years straight,” said state poetry contest chair Ron Wilson of Manhattan.  Final results were as follows:  Serious – 1^st, Danny McCurry, Ash Grove, Missouri; 2^nd, Tim Keane, Manhattan; and 3^rd Scott Wiswell, Valley Center.  Humorous – 1^st, Tim Keane, Manhattan; 2^nd, Betty Burlingham, Manhattan; and 3^rd, Jerry Jones, Salina.

Only those who finished in the top tier of the regional qualifying contests could compete at the state finals.  Others who competed at state included John J. Cannon of Fredonia and Dana  Moodie of Neodesha.

“Many thanks to our lead donor, the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation, and our other sponsors:  The Symphony in the Flint Hills, the Kansas Chapter of the Western Music Association; Flint Hills Discovery Center, Drovers National Hall of Fame, and Vanderbilts, Roberts Cowboy Outfitters and R Bar B Saddle Tack and Trailer and Outpost Western Wear who are donating prizes for the winners,” Wilson said.  “We also appreciate the support of the Manhattan Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Manhattan Broadcasting, and the Ranchland Trust of Kansas.”

Distinguished judges included K-State Teaching and Learning Center director Dr. Jana Fallin, Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan, Marie Martin from the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation, Manhattan Mayor Linda Morse, and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

As Kansas state champions, McCurry and Keane received the coveted Governor’s Buckle, the Saddlejack Bradrick Award, discounts and gift certificates from leading western wear stores, a one-year membership in the Kansas Chapter of the Western Music Association, two tickets to the Symphony in the Flint Hills, and the opportunity to present their poems at the Ranchland Trust luncheon and at the story circle following the symphony.  Governor Jeff Colyer M.D. signed award certificates for the winners.  Lieutenant Governor Tracy Mann presented the buckles to the champions during story circle time.  In addition, the state winners will be invited to compete in the National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo.  It is not necessary to go through the state contest to enter the national rodeo because anyone can enter the National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo directly, but the Kansas winners will have their entry fees paid by the Kansas contest.