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.&nbsp;

SARA MARIE BENNETT, 28, Manhattan, Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $5,000

GLENN KRISS BENNETT, 27, Manhattan, Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Bond $5,000

JONATHAN PAUL WHITE, 32, Manhattan,&nbsp;Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $5,000

LACIE ANN BROWN, 21, Manhattan, Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $750

SALAYA LORENE LEWIS, 21, Junction City; Battery on LEO; Physical contact with county or city officer on duty; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $4,000

HOWARD ANDREW WELLS, 28, Junction City, Battery on LEO; Physcial contact with county or city officer on duty; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $6,000

TYSON PIERCE MARTINEZ, 25, Overland Park, Battery on LEO; Physical contact with county or city officer on duty; Bond $2,000

WILLIAM LYNN WINDLE, 60, Manhattan, Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Bond $2,000

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.&nbsp;SARA MARIE BENNETT, 28, Manhattan, Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $5,000GLENN KRISS BENNETT, 27, Manhattan, Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Bond $5,000JONATHAN PAUL WHITE, 32, Manhattan,&nbsp;Battery; Physical contact in rude, insulting, angry manner; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $5,000LACIE ANN BROWN, 21, Manhattan, Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $750SALAYA LORENE LEWIS, 21, Junction City; Battery on LEO; Physical contact with county or city officer on duty; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $4,000HOWARD ANDREW WELLS, 28, Junction City, Battery on LEO; Physcial contact with county or city officer on duty; Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting; Bond $6,000TYSON PIERCE MARTINEZ, 25, Overland Park, Battery on LEO; Physical contact with county or city officer on duty; Bond $2,000WILLIAM LYNN WINDLE, 60, Manhattan, Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Bond $2,000

Riley County Arrest Report Jan. 28

LOUISCEL TIMOTHE, 24, Fort Riley, Failure to appear; Bond $500

KAIDEN MICHAEL BURTON, 21, Wamego, Battery; Knowing/recklessly causing bodily harm; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $3,250

CORNEAL ARNEZ JOHNSON, 34, Manhattan, Probation violation x2; Bond $8,000

JACOB JOSEPH THOMPSON, 26, Ogden, Rape; Sexual intercourse without consent and use of force; Bond $250,000

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.&nbsp;LOUISCEL TIMOTHE, 24, Fort Riley, Failure to appear; Bond $500KAIDEN MICHAEL BURTON, 21, Wamego, Battery; Knowing/recklessly causing bodily harm; Disorderly conduct; Brawling or fighting interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $3,250CORNEAL ARNEZ JOHNSON, 34, Manhattan, Probation violation x2; Bond $8,000JACOB JOSEPH THOMPSON, 26, Ogden, Rape; Sexual intercourse without consent and use of force; Bond $250,000

Riley County Arrest Report Jan. 27

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/author/ashley-murray/">ASHLEY MURRAY</a>&nbsp;

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan U.S. senators are sounding the alarm on cost, workforce shortages and dangerous incidents at assisted living facilities across the country as the needs of aging Americans are&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.prb.org/resources/fact-sheet-aging-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Americans%20ages,from%2017%25%20to%2023%25.&amp;text=The%20U.S%20population%20is%20older%20today%20than%20it%20has%20ever%20been.">forecast</a>&nbsp;to sharply increase.

Sen. Bob Casey, chair of the Senate Committee on Aging, led a hearing Thursday to highlight the panel’s fact finding mission. Unlike nursing homes, assisted living care is largely unregulated at the federal level.

“It is long past time for Congress to re-examine this model and ensure that it’s meeting our nation’s needs,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said in his opening remarks.

Citing a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncoa.org/article/80-percent-of-older-americans-cannot-pay-for-long-term-care-or-withstand-a-financial-shock-new-study-shows">recent survey</a>&nbsp;that found 80% of adults would not be able to afford four years in an assisted living facility, Casey appealed directly to the public to share their experiences.

“I want to hear from you about the true cost of assisted living,” Casey said, holding a sign that urged people to submit stories to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/assistedlivingbills">aging.senate.gov/assistedlivingbills</a>.

“I think it’s very important that we hear from people — hear from people about their own experience as family members, as people who are paying the bill and also expecting the promises that are made when someone becomes a resident of an assisted living facility,” Casey said.

“It is only by hearing those stories, only by hearing about those experiences, can we bring the needed change that I know we all agree has to come.”

Residents and family members recall poor care

Among those who testified was a Virginia woman who said she witnessed alarming situations due to short staffing and poor training in a facility where her husband lived with&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/lewy-body-dementia/what-lewy-body-dementia-causes-symptoms-and-treatments#:~:text=Lewy%20body%20dementia%20(LBD)%20is,movement%2C%20behavior%2C%20and%20mood.">Lewy Body Dementia</a>.

Patty Vessenmeyer, of Gainesville, Virginia, described an “extremely loud” central group room at the facility and finding a resident “bloody and staggering down a hallway” after she tripped on a raised area of the floor covered by a rug.

“A company knowledgeable about dementia care would not design a facility this way,” she said.

She also told lawmakers about having to break up a physical altercation when one resident was beating another with his cane, and of finding her husband had soiled himself when staff was not around to help him reach the bathroom.

Without identifying the Warrenton, Virginia, facility, Vessenmeyer told the committee’s ranking member, Sen. Mike Braun, that the base cost for her husband’s room was $7,900 a month, but that her monthly bill eventually totaled $13,000.

“That sounds unaffordable,” Braun, an Indiana Republican, said.

“If he hadn’t passed away rather quickly … it would have used up all of my nest egg,” Vessenmeyer said.

“That’s the kind of stuff I’ve been appalled by,” Braun responded.

Jennifer Craft Morgan, director of the Gerontology Institute at the University of Georgia, told the panel that assisted living costs across the nation average $4,500 a month, making it “inaccessible to most Americans.”

In addition to breaking down cost barriers, Morgan recommended the industry consistently educate and train workers, reward companies that deliver high-quality care, and standardize monitoring and resources to increase state-based oversight and transparency.

But care is not as costly in all states, and operators can choose to go beyond state requirements, Julie Simpkins, co-president of Gardant Management Solutions, told the lawmakers.

The Illinois-based company is the fifth largest assisted living care provider in the U.S. Gardant operates services aimed at low-income seniors in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia.

Simpkins told Braun that in states like Illinois and Indiana, low-income families see limited out-of-pocket expenses because of the states’ arrangements with federal Medicaid waiver programs.

When asked if that situation stretches across the country for low- and middle-income families, Simpkins told Braun: “Nationally, there needs to be programs in each state to provide access to affordable assisted living. They’re not all there yet.”

Simpkins also testified that Gardant’s facilities exceed state requirements “when we believe it is in the best interest of our residents.”

Those instances include immediately reporting to the state when residents wander out of the facilities, a situation the industry calls “elopement.”

“Even something as technical as a resident walking out the door and instantly returning with a staff member — we know they didn’t leave our community and our staff immediately addressed the situation, but we still report it,” Simpkins said.

Another example, Simpkins said, is that every employee at Gardant’s memory care facilities trains beyond the required levels to become certified dementia practitioners.

Still, “it’s important to note that every state, every community, and every resident is different,” Simpkins said in her testimony.

“Efforts to standardize all assisted living communities would be both unworkable and irresponsible for resident care,” she said.

Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition in New York City, disagreed.

As needs of aging adults have evolved since assisted living dawned in the 1980s, Mollot advocates for national standards and a national database of assisted living caregivers and companies.

“The absence of any federal quality or safety standards, coupled with a virtual absence of reliable public information on the quality, safety and cost of assisted living, have made assisted living a sector ripe for investment by sophisticated private enterprises who can shuffle around resources and take profits with little regard to the promises made to seniors and their family,” Mollot said in his opening statement.

Later, during questioning, Mollot told Casey: “Essentially, there’s no independent validated information on assisted living for the consumers, for policymakers, or for the general public. So families, as you noted, have to rely on facilities and facility marketing materials.”

Casey responded to Mollot, saying he thinks it’s “pretty fundamental that people should have the opportunity to place reliance upon a source that is objective and, to use your word, independent.”

Braun also criticized Simpkins’ argument against standardization, particularly when it comes to transparency.

“I don’t know how you could say that wouldn’t be good,” he said to Simpkins.

“I’ve been the most vocal senator that our health care system is broken,” Braun later continued. “We do not have transparency. We do not have competition.

“It’s kind of almost like an unregulated utility and you get your bill after you had a significant health care scrape or a bad accident. You gotta hold your breath to see how much it’s gonna cost or if you can afford it,” he said.

The hearing did not focus on pushing a particular piece of legislation forward. Rather, the senators said they will be gathering information to assess the industry.

Casey touted the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letters_to_assisted_living_facility_companies.pdf">letters</a>&nbsp;he penned in mid-January to the three largest corporate assisted living care operators, including Atria Senior Living based in Louisville, Kentucky; Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood, Tennessee; and Sunrise Senior Living in McLean, Virginia.

The Pennsylvania lawmaker also announced he was joining colleagues in requesting that the Government Accountability Office study how much federal money is spent on assisted living facilities, what those facilities are charging families and whether or not they make their charges easily known.

Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Raphael Warnock of Georgia co-signed the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_gao_re_assisted_living.pdf">letter</a>&nbsp;to GAO.

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/author/ashley-murray/">ASHLEY MURRAY</a>&nbsp;WASHINGTON — Bipartisan U.S. senators are sounding the alarm on cost, workforce shortages and dangerous incidents at assisted living facilities across the country as the needs of aging Americans are&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.prb.org/resources/fact-sheet-aging-in-the-united-states/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Americans%20ages,from%2017%25%20to%2023%25.&amp;text=The%20U.S%20population%20is%20older%20today%20than%20it%20has%20ever%20been.">forecast</a>&nbsp;to sharply increase.Sen. Bob Casey, chair of the Senate Committee on Aging, led a hearing Thursday to highlight the panel’s fact finding mission. Unlike nursing homes, assisted living care is largely unregulated at the federal level.“It is long past time for Congress to re-examine this model and ensure that it’s meeting our nation’s needs,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said in his opening remarks.Citing a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncoa.org/article/80-percent-of-older-americans-cannot-pay-for-long-term-care-or-withstand-a-financial-shock-new-study-shows">recent survey</a>&nbsp;that found 80% of adults would not be able to afford four years in an assisted living facility, Casey appealed directly to the public to share their experiences.“I want to hear from you about the true cost of assisted living,” Casey said, holding a sign that urged people to submit stories to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/assistedlivingbills">aging.senate.gov/assistedlivingbills</a>.“I think it’s very important that we hear from people — hear from people about their own experience as family members, as people who are paying the bill and also expecting the promises that are made when someone becomes a resident of an assisted living facility,” Casey said.“It is only by hearing those stories, only by hearing about those experiences, can we bring the needed change that I know we all agree has to come.”<h2>Residents and family members recall poor care</h2>Among those who testified was a Virginia woman who said she witnessed alarming situations due to short staffing and poor training in a facility where her husband lived with&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/lewy-body-dementia/what-lewy-body-dementia-causes-symptoms-and-treatments#:~:text=Lewy%20body%20dementia%20(LBD)%20is,movement%2C%20behavior%2C%20and%20mood.">Lewy Body Dementia</a>.Patty Vessenmeyer, of Gainesville, Virginia, described an “extremely loud” central group room at the facility and finding a resident “bloody and staggering down a hallway” after she tripped on a raised area of the floor covered by a rug.“A company knowledgeable about dementia care would not design a facility this way,” she said.She also told lawmakers about having to break up a physical altercation when one resident was beating another with his cane, and of finding her husband had soiled himself when staff was not around to help him reach the bathroom.Without identifying the Warrenton, Virginia, facility, Vessenmeyer told the committee’s ranking member, Sen. Mike Braun, that the base cost for her husband’s room was $7,900 a month, but that her monthly bill eventually totaled $13,000.“That sounds unaffordable,” Braun, an Indiana Republican, said.“If he hadn’t passed away rather quickly … it would have used up all of my nest egg,” Vessenmeyer said.“That’s the kind of stuff I’ve been appalled by,” Braun responded.Jennifer Craft Morgan, director of the Gerontology Institute at the University of Georgia, told the panel that assisted living costs across the nation average $4,500 a month, making it “inaccessible to most Americans.”In addition to breaking down cost barriers, Morgan recommended the industry consistently educate and train workers, reward companies that deliver high-quality care, and standardize monitoring and resources to increase state-based oversight and transparency.<h2>Cost and care vary by state</h2>But care is not as costly in all states, and operators can choose to go beyond state requirements, Julie Simpkins, co-president of Gardant Management Solutions, told the lawmakers.The Illinois-based company is the fifth largest assisted living care provider in the U.S. Gardant operates services aimed at low-income seniors in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia.Simpkins told Braun that in states like Illinois and Indiana, low-income families see limited out-of-pocket expenses because of the states’ arrangements with federal Medicaid waiver programs.When asked if that situation stretches across the country for low- and middle-income families, Simpkins told Braun: “Nationally, there needs to be programs in each state to provide access to affordable assisted living. They’re not all there yet.”Simpkins also testified that Gardant’s facilities exceed state requirements “when we believe it is in the best interest of our residents.”Those instances include immediately reporting to the state when residents wander out of the facilities, a situation the industry calls “elopement.”“Even something as technical as a resident walking out the door and instantly returning with a staff member — we know they didn’t leave our community and our staff immediately addressed the situation, but we still report it,” Simpkins said.Another example, Simpkins said, is that every employee at Gardant’s memory care facilities trains beyond the required levels to become certified dementia practitioners.<h2>Debate over national standards&nbsp;</h2>Still, “it’s important to note that every state, every community, and every resident is different,” Simpkins said in her testimony.“Efforts to standardize all assisted living communities would be both unworkable and irresponsible for resident care,” she said.Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition in New York City, disagreed.As needs of aging adults have evolved since assisted living dawned in the 1980s, Mollot advocates for national standards and a national database of assisted living caregivers and companies.“The absence of any federal quality or safety standards, coupled with a virtual absence of reliable public information on the quality, safety and cost of assisted living, have made assisted living a sector ripe for investment by sophisticated private enterprises who can shuffle around resources and take profits with little regard to the promises made to seniors and their family,” Mollot said in his opening statement.Later, during questioning, Mollot told Casey: “Essentially, there’s no independent validated information on assisted living for the consumers, for policymakers, or for the general public. So families, as you noted, have to rely on facilities and facility marketing materials.”Casey responded to Mollot, saying he thinks it’s “pretty fundamental that people should have the opportunity to place reliance upon a source that is objective and, to use your word, independent.”Braun also criticized Simpkins’ argument against standardization, particularly when it comes to transparency.“I don’t know how you could say that wouldn’t be good,” he said to Simpkins.“I’ve been the most vocal senator that our health care system is broken,” Braun later continued. “We do not have transparency. We do not have competition.“It’s kind of almost like an unregulated utility and you get your bill after you had a significant health care scrape or a bad accident. You gotta hold your breath to see how much it’s gonna cost or if you can afford it,” he said.<h2>Looking ahead</h2>The hearing did not focus on pushing a particular piece of legislation forward. Rather, the senators said they will be gathering information to assess the industry.Casey touted the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letters_to_assisted_living_facility_companies.pdf">letters</a>&nbsp;he penned in mid-January to the three largest corporate assisted living care operators, including Atria Senior Living based in Louisville, Kentucky; Brookdale Senior Living in Brentwood, Tennessee; and Sunrise Senior Living in McLean, Virginia.The Pennsylvania lawmaker also announced he was joining colleagues in requesting that the Government Accountability Office study how much federal money is spent on assisted living facilities, what those facilities are charging families and whether or not they make their charges easily known.Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Raphael Warnock of Georgia co-signed the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_gao_re_assisted_living.pdf">letter</a>&nbsp;to GAO.

Senate panel examines quality, costs of assisted living centers

by BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

RILEY COUNTY - Around 5:30pm on Thursday, January 25th, volunteers with the Riley County Fire District #1 were dispatched to the report of a structure fire northwest of Randolph.

When crews arrived at the scene on Winkler Road, they found a mobile home with flames and smoke visible.

One resident was home at the time of the fire and escaped without injury. Unfortunately the mobile home was a total loss.

Volunteer crews remained on scene for three hours following the extinguishment of the fire to monitor for hot spots and perform salvage work.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

“I continue to be impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by our volunteer firefighters,” explained Fire Chief Russel Stukey. “We have a solid group of people who we can count on to show up in any emergency, and their hard work makes Riley County a safer place.”

The owners of the property are listed as Jacob and Caley (Brenner) Gallimore. Donations to help them rebuild can be made at Union State Bank in Randolph or Olsburg or through Venmo: @caley-brenner.

Riley County Fire District #1 (RCFD#1) safeguards the unincorporated areas of Riley County, Kansas, including Leonardville, Ogden, and Randolph. Additionally, the department offers supplementary support to the City of Manhattan and the City of Riley. Covering approximately 500 square miles of suburban and rural terrain, this dedicated team responds to wildfires, brush fires, structure fires, vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, road hazards, gas leaks, and other disasters. Dispatched by Riley County 911, the 15 strategically located fire stations, staffed by over 120 volunteer firefighters, ensure around-the-clock emergency response and risk reduction for the community.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/1/1706303851881.jpeg" alt="picture courtesy Riley County Fire District #1" />
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 </figure>by BECKY GOFF Little Apple PostRILEY COUNTY - Around 5:30pm on Thursday, January 25th, volunteers with the Riley County Fire District #1 were dispatched to the report of a structure fire northwest of Randolph.When crews arrived at the scene on Winkler Road, they found a mobile home with flames and smoke visible.One resident was home at the time of the fire and escaped without injury. Unfortunately the mobile home was a total loss.Volunteer crews remained on scene for three hours following the extinguishment of the fire to monitor for hot spots and perform salvage work.The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.“I continue to be impressed by the dedication and commitment shown by our volunteer firefighters,” explained Fire Chief Russel Stukey. “We have a solid group of people who we can count on to show up in any emergency, and their hard work makes Riley County a safer place.”The owners of the property are listed as Jacob and Caley (Brenner) Gallimore. Donations to help them rebuild can be made at Union State Bank in Randolph or Olsburg or through Venmo: @caley-brenner.Riley County Fire District #1 (RCFD#1) safeguards the unincorporated areas of Riley County, Kansas, including Leonardville, Ogden, and Randolph. Additionally, the department offers supplementary support to the City of Manhattan and the City of Riley. Covering approximately 500 square miles of suburban and rural terrain, this dedicated team responds to wildfires, brush fires, structure fires, vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, road hazards, gas leaks, and other disasters. Dispatched by Riley County 911, the 15 strategically located fire stations, staffed by over 120 volunteer firefighters, ensure around-the-clock emergency response and risk reduction for the community.

Fire destroys mobile home northwest of Randolph

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall.&nbsp;

<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKCM-ZYibfo?si=3Yp0xymsJ9uhNLiV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall.&nbsp;

🎤Forward Ever: U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall

TIMOTHY ALLEN LAVENDER, 35, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $500

RICHARD ARON LOWERY, 26, Ogden, Failure to appear; Remains confined to Riley County Jail

MANU BENADA REVADA, 40, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $1,500

ASHLEE DANIELLE CORONA, 34, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $912

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.&nbsp;TIMOTHY ALLEN LAVENDER, 35, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $500RICHARD ARON LOWERY, 26, Ogden, Failure to appear; Remains confined to Riley County JailMANU BENADA REVADA, 40, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $1,500ASHLEE DANIELLE CORONA, 34, Manhattan, Failure to appear; Bond $912

Riley County Arrest Report Jan. 26

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged sex crimes in the city of Riley.

Just before 7p.m. Thursday, officers filed a report for rape in Ogden. A 19-year-old-woman and a 22-year-old woman were listed as the victims and a 26-year-old man known to them was listed as the suspect.

Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest..

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged sex crimes in the city of Riley.Just before 7p.m. Thursday, officers filed a report for rape in Ogden. A 19-year-old-woman and a 22-year-old woman were listed as the victims and a 26-year-old man known to them was listed as the suspect.Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest..

RCPD investigating report of alleged rape in Ogden

RILEY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Thursday in Riley County.

According to the Riley County Police Department activity report, a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by Megan Corral, 36, of Riley was involved in a crash with a 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by Argelia Adame, 59, of Manhattan at the intersection of Wreath Avenue and Anderson Avenue in Manhattan.

EMS transported Adame to Ascension Via Christi for treatment of minor injuries. Corral was issued a warning for following too closely.

RILEY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Thursday in Riley County.According to the Riley County Police Department activity report, a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by Megan Corral, 36, of Riley was involved in a crash with a 2002 Mitsubishi Mirage driven by Argelia Adame, 59, of Manhattan at the intersection of Wreath Avenue and Anderson Avenue in Manhattan.EMS transported Adame to Ascension Via Christi for treatment of minor injuries. Corral was issued a warning for following too closely.

Manhattan woman injured in 2-vehicle crash

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">JENNIFER SHUTT</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://stateline.org/2023/11/17/cursive-makes-a-comeback-by-law-in-public-schools/">Stateline</a>

WASHINGTON — Congress has spent more than six years avoiding its responsibility to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, using a series of stopgap bills to extend the life of the program that has issued nearly 5 million policies.

The lackadaisical approach to brokering a five-year reauthorization of the program was one of several topics the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee discussed Thursday during a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/reauthorization-of-the-national-flood-insurance-program-local-perspectives-on-challenges-and-solutions">hearing</a>&nbsp;on challenges local communities have with flooding and the federally run insurance program.

“Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster facing the country,” said Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the committee. “It’s devastating to families and businesses and communities in every state.”

The National Flood Insurance Program, he said, is not only responsible for writing policies for homeowners and businesses but for trying to mitigate the impacts of future flooding.

Scott criticizes outdated maps, lack of data

South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, ranking member on the panel, said that Congress must implement “substantial reforms” when it reauthorizes the NFIP.

“The program is financially insolvent with over $20 billion in debt,” Scott said. “Instead of educating communities and homeowners on the risks they face, the program’s outdated flood maps and lack of transparent data often obscures the risks.”

The NFIP pays out about 30% of its “resources” to roughly 1% of “properties that consistently and repeatedly are flood victims again and again and again,” Scott said.

“That’s an opportunity for us to look to the local communities to create strategies to perhaps not rebuild there,” Scott said, adding that Congress cannot allow the program to lapse.

Scott also noted that at some point lawmakers need to talk about a “comprehensive” approach to catastrophic events, noting that different regions of the country experience different natural disasters like wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes.

“If you live in America, the fact is simple — we, the taxpayers, have paid out hundreds of billions of dollars over the last 10 years because of catastrophic occurrences,” he said.

Lawmakers need to address how the size and scope of all natural disasters impacting homeowners and the economy, especially when the cost of repairing or rebuilding reaches a level that private insurance companies cannot handle, he said.

“Without that comprehensive approach, we really are missing the target by a mile,” Scott said.

Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said affordability of NFIP policies is becoming increasingly difficult for homeowners or businesses in particularly flood prone areas, including his home state.

“NFIP’s new risk assessment policy called Risk Rating 2.0 has made flood insurance simply impossible to afford; in some cases policies rising over 1,000%,” he said.

“At this point, we know that we’re in an actuarial death spiral, where people will be dropping insurance because they can no longer afford (it); therefore a smaller number of people for whom to put on the risk. Therefore, more expensive premiums and therefore more people drop,” Cassidy added.

Michael Hecht, president &amp; CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., testified that the new pricing system for flood insurance has caused some premiums to increase substantially, leading to significant problems for people and business owners who need to operate along the coast.

Hecht told the committee that 50% of U.S. grain exports leave through the port of South Louisiana and that the new pricing should take that into account.

“If our workers cannot live there, this is going to have impacts on our ability to supply America and the world with food,” Hecht said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages the NFIP, projects that about 900,000 people will cancel their policies, representing a 20% drop in participants, he said.

Congress should take that into consideration when it reauthorizes the NFIP by requiring a “thorough and holistic analysis of economic impacts, mandating FEMA’s transparency through the release of a usable public facing risk calculator and also a rating appeals process,” Hecht said.

The cap on insurance premium increases should be lowered from 18% to 9%, he said.

Daniel Kaniewski, managing director at Marsh McLennan insurance company, told the committee that hazard mitigation is one of the more important things that Congress can do to address the costs of flooding and recovery.

“Not only does it protect existing homeowners against their existing risk, it helps protect homeowners in the future and …&nbsp; anyone else who purchases that home in the future against future risks,” Kaniewski said. “It also gets at the affordability issue, because if you’ve reduced your risk, you should also be able to reduce your rates.”

Flood insurance out of reach for some families

Steve Patterson, the mayor of Athens, Ohio, told senators that rising prices for some flood insurance policies will price them out of many families’ budgets.

“In Athens and Athens County, the median household income is around $42,000, so it’s much lower than the national average,” Patterson said.

“It is a challenge to have that added burden, especially those who are living within the floodplains within the city and throughout the county,” Patterson added. “It’s going to be an exceptional burden on them to echo the already existing cost of living increases that we’re all experiencing.”

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez said that pricing people out of the National Flood Insurance Program creates issues for those homeowners if they eventually experience flooding as well as for the policyholders left in the NFIP.

“Insurance is about spreading risk, right?” he said. “The wider the pool, the less the costs. The smaller the pool, the higher the cost. And that drives people out at the end of the day.”

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">JENNIFER SHUTT</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://stateline.org/2023/11/17/cursive-makes-a-comeback-by-law-in-public-schools/">Stateline</a>WASHINGTON — Congress has spent more than six years avoiding its responsibility to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, using a series of stopgap bills to extend the life of the program that has issued nearly 5 million policies.The lackadaisical approach to brokering a five-year reauthorization of the program was one of several topics the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee discussed Thursday during a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/reauthorization-of-the-national-flood-insurance-program-local-perspectives-on-challenges-and-solutions">hearing</a>&nbsp;on challenges local communities have with flooding and the federally run insurance program.“Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster facing the country,” said Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the committee. “It’s devastating to families and businesses and communities in every state.”The National Flood Insurance Program, he said, is not only responsible for writing policies for homeowners and businesses but for trying to mitigate the impacts of future flooding.<h2>Scott criticizes outdated maps, lack of data</h2>South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, ranking member on the panel, said that Congress must implement “substantial reforms” when it reauthorizes the NFIP.“The program is financially insolvent with over $20 billion in debt,” Scott said. “Instead of educating communities and homeowners on the risks they face, the program’s outdated flood maps and lack of transparent data often obscures the risks.”The NFIP pays out about 30% of its “resources” to roughly 1% of “properties that consistently and repeatedly are flood victims again and again and again,” Scott said.“That’s an opportunity for us to look to the local communities to create strategies to perhaps not rebuild there,” Scott said, adding that Congress cannot allow the program to lapse.Scott also noted that at some point lawmakers need to talk about a “comprehensive” approach to catastrophic events, noting that different regions of the country experience different natural disasters like wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes.“If you live in America, the fact is simple — we, the taxpayers, have paid out hundreds of billions of dollars over the last 10 years because of catastrophic occurrences,” he said.Lawmakers need to address how the size and scope of all natural disasters impacting homeowners and the economy, especially when the cost of repairing or rebuilding reaches a level that private insurance companies cannot handle, he said.“Without that comprehensive approach, we really are missing the target by a mile,” Scott said.<h2>Louisiana flooding</h2>Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said affordability of NFIP policies is becoming increasingly difficult for homeowners or businesses in particularly flood prone areas, including his home state.“NFIP’s new risk assessment policy called Risk Rating 2.0 has made flood insurance simply impossible to afford; in some cases policies rising over 1,000%,” he said.“At this point, we know that we’re in an actuarial death spiral, where people will be dropping insurance because they can no longer afford (it); therefore a smaller number of people for whom to put on the risk. Therefore, more expensive premiums and therefore more people drop,” Cassidy added.Michael Hecht, president &amp; CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., testified that the new pricing system for flood insurance has caused some premiums to increase substantially, leading to significant problems for people and business owners who need to operate along the coast.Hecht told the committee that 50% of U.S. grain exports leave through the port of South Louisiana and that the new pricing should take that into account.“If our workers cannot live there, this is going to have impacts on our ability to supply America and the world with food,” Hecht said.The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages the NFIP, projects that about 900,000 people will cancel their policies, representing a 20% drop in participants, he said.Congress should take that into consideration when it reauthorizes the NFIP by requiring a “thorough and holistic analysis of economic impacts, mandating FEMA’s transparency through the release of a usable public facing risk calculator and also a rating appeals process,” Hecht said.The cap on insurance premium increases should be lowered from 18% to 9%, he said.Daniel Kaniewski, managing director at Marsh McLennan insurance company, told the committee that hazard mitigation is one of the more important things that Congress can do to address the costs of flooding and recovery.“Not only does it protect existing homeowners against their existing risk, it helps protect homeowners in the future and …&nbsp; anyone else who purchases that home in the future against future risks,” Kaniewski said. “It also gets at the affordability issue, because if you’ve reduced your risk, you should also be able to reduce your rates.”<h2>Flood insurance out of reach for some families</h2>Steve Patterson, the mayor of Athens, Ohio, told senators that rising prices for some flood insurance policies will price them out of many families’ budgets.“In Athens and Athens County, the median household income is around $42,000, so it’s much lower than the national average,” Patterson said.“It is a challenge to have that added burden, especially those who are living within the floodplains within the city and throughout the county,” Patterson added. “It’s going to be an exceptional burden on them to echo the already existing cost of living increases that we’re all experiencing.”New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez said that pricing people out of the National Flood Insurance Program creates issues for those homeowners if they eventually experience flooding as well as for the policyholders left in the NFIP.“Insurance is about spreading risk, right?” he said. “The wider the pool, the less the costs. The smaller the pool, the higher the cost. And that drives people out at the end of the day.”

Major changes in federal flood insurance program urged by U.S. Senate panel

High school seniors and current Kansas college students have until Friday, March 15, 2024, to apply for one of two $1,000 scholarships from Kansas Wheat honoring industry leaders Herb Clutter and David Radenberg. The scholarships — each worth $1,000 — continue a proud tradition of supporting the future of the Kansas wheat industry.&nbsp;

“Inspired by the enduring legacies of Herb Clutter and David Radenberg, Kansas Wheat is proud to help empower the next generation of the Kansas wheat industry,” said Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat. “Through these scholarships, we honor the passion of these industry leaders and help to provide opportunities for future leaders in agriculture.”

Administered by the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG), the Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship will award one $1,000 scholarship per year to a college or university-bound incoming freshman from Kansas pursuing a career in the field of agriculture. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must plan to be a full-time student at any two or four-year Kansas college or university.&nbsp;

Recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, leadership qualities and career objectives focused around the field of agriculture. The scholarship will be toward tuition for the student’s college or university education. The scholarship is non-renewable.

The Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship was established in 2009 to honor Herb Clutter’s influential role in organizing leadership groups on behalf of Kansas wheat producers, and is supported by the generosity of the Herb Clutter family. Herbert W. Clutter was a farmer from Holcomb and the first president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, which was established in 1948. Clutter encouraged Kansas wheat farmers to organize as a strong, unified voice, which led to the formation of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers in 1952. He encouraged research in education and industrial uses of wheat, improved variety development and methods to produce the best product at the lowest cost. Clutter’s efforts led to the formation of the Kansas Wheat Commission by the Kansas legislature in 1957.

Apply for the Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship by completing the scholarship application at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUKxunF0WAtvtCjHoiXV_sYrvRoG2CVDBtDhrNoYDP-wHkA0NTd8KD1Q_PXaHwHLDLaABV0Xx6ewbp0wGDrF5O6IMCVDaw5TEBw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">kswheat.com/clutter</a><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUKxunF0WAtvtCjHoiXV_sYrvRoG2CVDBtDhrNoYDP-wHkA0NTd8KD1Q_PXaHwHLDLaABV0Xx6ewbp0wGDrF5O6IMCVDaw5TEBw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">.</a>&nbsp;The application includes a 400-500 word essay discussing why the applicant has chosen to pursue a career in agriculture. The selection committee will use this essay, along with the student’s application, in determining the scholarship winner.&nbsp;

The David Radenberg Memorial Scholarship will award one $1,000 scholarship to a current undergraduate or graduate student from Kansas who is pursuing a career in the field of agriculture. Preference will be given to students pursuing a career related to the improvement of wheat, including but not limited to wheat genetics, wheat agronomics, wheat breeding, plant pathology, Extension and bioinformatics.&nbsp;

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student at any two- or four-year college or university in Kansas. Incoming freshmen or transfers are not eligible.&nbsp;

David Radenberg was a lifelong wheat farmer in Claflin, Kansas, where his family has farmed for more than 100 years. He represented central Kansas on the Kansas Wheat Commission from April 2011 to March 2020, including serving as chairman from August 2018 to May 2019. Radenberg was also a founding board member of the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation.

During his tenure as a commissioner, he supported wheat research and international marketing efforts, including attending the 31st annual Latin American Millers Conference in Lima, Peru, in 2013. At the time, he expressed how he enjoyed sharing with millers, bakers and merchandisers about the research investments Kansas farmers are making to provide a better-quality product.&nbsp;

In 2013, Radenberg also visited multiple Pacific Rim countries to promote U.S. wheat. The contrast between third-world poverty he saw in thriving modern cities left an impression on him and reinforced his support of wheat research to help feed a hungry world.

Apply for the David Radenberg Memorial Scholarship by completing the scholarship application at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUArs9FNsd6055wS6Xdlvy1Eplx1O3V4qkuUX3prWBo3YsVWxlPznwdMMhvgduphRiitKEDFiasS1fnBgjyKfpS15peyTLAoAvw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">kswheat.com/radenberg</a>. The application includes a 400-500 word essay discussing why the applicant has chosen to pursue a career in agriculture. The selection committee will use this essay, along with the student’s application and a statement of financial need, in determining the scholarship winner.

For both scholarships, the application and associated documents must be submitted to Kansas Wheat at 1990 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502, by Friday, March 15, 2024. Learn more or download the scholarship applications at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUArs9FNsd605DNba4R4QhVTER-HXt3CRQgcYm2yAfQFVzNXb_h1czUNzK5QfciE_jx42iEqzvExCl3EDlOQtuyooF-y2ByvMgE44r_kmsm2XOEb_4bUYc0o=&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">https://kswheat.com/growers/outreach/</a>. More information is also available by contacting 785-539-0255 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kawg@kswheat.com">kawg@kswheat.com</a>.

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<figure>
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 </figure>JULIA DEBES Kansas WheatHigh school seniors and current Kansas college students have until Friday, March 15, 2024, to apply for one of two $1,000 scholarships from Kansas Wheat honoring industry leaders Herb Clutter and David Radenberg. The scholarships — each worth $1,000 — continue a proud tradition of supporting the future of the Kansas wheat industry.&nbsp;“Inspired by the enduring legacies of Herb Clutter and David Radenberg, Kansas Wheat is proud to help empower the next generation of the Kansas wheat industry,” said Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat. “Through these scholarships, we honor the passion of these industry leaders and help to provide opportunities for future leaders in agriculture.”<h2>Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship</h2>Administered by the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG), the Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship will award one $1,000 scholarship per year to a college or university-bound incoming freshman from Kansas pursuing a career in the field of agriculture. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must plan to be a full-time student at any two or four-year Kansas college or university.&nbsp;Recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, leadership qualities and career objectives focused around the field of agriculture. The scholarship will be toward tuition for the student’s college or university education. The scholarship is non-renewable.The Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship was established in 2009 to honor Herb Clutter’s influential role in organizing leadership groups on behalf of Kansas wheat producers, and is supported by the generosity of the Herb Clutter family. Herbert W. Clutter was a farmer from Holcomb and the first president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, which was established in 1948. Clutter encouraged Kansas wheat farmers to organize as a strong, unified voice, which led to the formation of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers in 1952. He encouraged research in education and industrial uses of wheat, improved variety development and methods to produce the best product at the lowest cost. Clutter’s efforts led to the formation of the Kansas Wheat Commission by the Kansas legislature in 1957.Apply for the Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship by completing the scholarship application at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUKxunF0WAtvtCjHoiXV_sYrvRoG2CVDBtDhrNoYDP-wHkA0NTd8KD1Q_PXaHwHLDLaABV0Xx6ewbp0wGDrF5O6IMCVDaw5TEBw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">kswheat.com/clutter</a><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUKxunF0WAtvtCjHoiXV_sYrvRoG2CVDBtDhrNoYDP-wHkA0NTd8KD1Q_PXaHwHLDLaABV0Xx6ewbp0wGDrF5O6IMCVDaw5TEBw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">.</a>&nbsp;The application includes a 400-500 word essay discussing why the applicant has chosen to pursue a career in agriculture. The selection committee will use this essay, along with the student’s application, in determining the scholarship winner.&nbsp;<h2>David Radenberg Memorial Scholarship</h2>The David Radenberg Memorial Scholarship will award one $1,000 scholarship to a current undergraduate or graduate student from Kansas who is pursuing a career in the field of agriculture. Preference will be given to students pursuing a career related to the improvement of wheat, including but not limited to wheat genetics, wheat agronomics, wheat breeding, plant pathology, Extension and bioinformatics.&nbsp;To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student at any two- or four-year college or university in Kansas. Incoming freshmen or transfers are not eligible.&nbsp;David Radenberg was a lifelong wheat farmer in Claflin, Kansas, where his family has farmed for more than 100 years. He represented central Kansas on the Kansas Wheat Commission from April 2011 to March 2020, including serving as chairman from August 2018 to May 2019. Radenberg was also a founding board member of the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation.During his tenure as a commissioner, he supported wheat research and international marketing efforts, including attending the 31st annual Latin American Millers Conference in Lima, Peru, in 2013. At the time, he expressed how he enjoyed sharing with millers, bakers and merchandisers about the research investments Kansas farmers are making to provide a better-quality product.&nbsp;In 2013, Radenberg also visited multiple Pacific Rim countries to promote U.S. wheat. The contrast between third-world poverty he saw in thriving modern cities left an impression on him and reinforced his support of wheat research to help feed a hungry world.Apply for the David Radenberg Memorial Scholarship by completing the scholarship application at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUArs9FNsd6055wS6Xdlvy1Eplx1O3V4qkuUX3prWBo3YsVWxlPznwdMMhvgduphRiitKEDFiasS1fnBgjyKfpS15peyTLAoAvw==&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">kswheat.com/radenberg</a>. The application includes a 400-500 word essay discussing why the applicant has chosen to pursue a career in agriculture. The selection committee will use this essay, along with the student’s application and a statement of financial need, in determining the scholarship winner.For both scholarships, the application and associated documents must be submitted to Kansas Wheat at 1990 Kimball Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502, by Friday, March 15, 2024. Learn more or download the scholarship applications at&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001L5o7XaHeHIr6pEdfj3nmFZEXL3EuWSHUIaGOTiE797rkNhxbbhxaUArs9FNsd605DNba4R4QhVTER-HXt3CRQgcYm2yAfQFVzNXb_h1czUNzK5QfciE_jx42iEqzvExCl3EDlOQtuyooF-y2ByvMgE44r_kmsm2XOEb_4bUYc0o=&amp;c=rmEVSClHGq2zmWPJLZ6yxRENSwl9vhVEUEbPBKVjvnl8Eb4c4cCoQg==&amp;ch=4Da59yiqjX4-IhXZ3Bf1fK1C4hFSyqwnWDmaxVCImLDqP-Ox0nP8RQ==" target="_blank">https://kswheat.com/growers/outreach/</a>. More information is also available by contacting 785-539-0255 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kawg@kswheat.com">kawg@kswheat.com</a>.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Applications open for Kansas Wheat Scholarships honoring industry leaders

by BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post/JC Post

MANHATTAN - On Thursday morning, Pawnee Mental Health announced appointment of new Chief Executive Officer.

Michael Rezkalla, MPA, MA was named the new CEO following a national search process.

Anne Browne, outgoing Governing Board Chair headed the search committee which included incoming Governing Board Chair, Kathy Webster, Cawker City, incoming Foundation Board President, Wayne Sloan, Manhattan, Governing Board Treasurer, Barb Wise, Beloit, and Kyle Kessler, Topeka, CEO of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc.

“We are delighted to welcome Rezkalla, as our new CEO,” says Anne Browne. “His exceptional leadership skills, strategic insights, and industry knowledge make him the ideal choice to lead Pawnee into the future.”

Michael Rezkalla replaces Robbin Cole, who served as CEO and retired after 28 years with Pawnee Mental Health.&nbsp;

Rezkalla most recently worked as the VP of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of UMass Memorial Community Healthlink, Worcester, MA.&nbsp;

“I am immensely humbled by the Search Committee’s commitment to the mission of the organization and grateful for their decision to select me for this role. I would like to seize this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the search process including but not limited to Ms. Anne Browne, Board Chair, and all members of the Search Committee,” says Rezkalla. “Ms. Robbin Cole leaves big shoes to fill. Her legacy of accomplishments, advocacy for the advancement of mental health services, and passion for the mission of the organization are significant, and humbling. I look forward to spending some time learning from her before she transitions out of her role in May 2024.

Rezkalla will start at Pawnee Mental Health on March 4th, 2024 and will work alongside Cole through the month of March and into April.&nbsp;

Cole stated, “I am grateful for and humbled by the opportunity I have had to serve Pawnee Mental Health and the committees in Pawnee’s service area for more than 28 years. I’m delighted to help facilitate the smooth transition for Michael and Pawnee. We are fortunate to have someone of Michael’s experience, skills, and vision to build on Pawnee’s foundation and lead the organization to new heights of service to our communities.” 

Cole’s official retirement date will be May 1, 2024.

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 </figure>by BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post/JC PostMANHATTAN - On Thursday morning, Pawnee Mental Health announced appointment of new Chief Executive Officer.Michael Rezkalla, MPA, MA was named the new CEO following a national search process.Anne Browne, outgoing Governing Board Chair headed the search committee which included incoming Governing Board Chair, Kathy Webster, Cawker City, incoming Foundation Board President, Wayne Sloan, Manhattan, Governing Board Treasurer, Barb Wise, Beloit, and Kyle Kessler, Topeka, CEO of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc.“We are delighted to welcome Rezkalla, as our new CEO,” says Anne Browne. “His exceptional leadership skills, strategic insights, and industry knowledge make him the ideal choice to lead Pawnee into the future.”Michael Rezkalla replaces Robbin Cole, who served as CEO and retired after 28 years with Pawnee Mental Health.&nbsp;Rezkalla most recently worked as the VP of Operations and Chief Operating Officer of UMass Memorial Community Healthlink, Worcester, MA.&nbsp;“I am immensely humbled by the Search Committee’s commitment to the mission of the organization and grateful for their decision to select me for this role. I would like to seize this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the search process including but not limited to Ms. Anne Browne, Board Chair, and all members of the Search Committee,” says Rezkalla. “Ms. Robbin Cole leaves big shoes to fill. Her legacy of accomplishments, advocacy for the advancement of mental health services, and passion for the mission of the organization are significant, and humbling. I look forward to spending some time learning from her before she transitions out of her role in May 2024.Rezkalla will start at Pawnee Mental Health on March 4th, 2024 and will work alongside Cole through the month of March and into April.&nbsp;Cole stated, “I am grateful for and humbled by the opportunity I have had to serve Pawnee Mental Health and the committees in Pawnee’s service area for more than 28 years. I’m delighted to help facilitate the smooth transition for Michael and Pawnee. We are fortunate to have someone of Michael’s experience, skills, and vision to build on Pawnee’s foundation and lead the organization to new heights of service to our communities.” Cole’s official retirement date will be May 1, 2024.

Pawnee Mental Health names new CEO

JENNIFER MARIE KIRWIN, 44, Topeka, Failure to appear; Bond $10,000

JOSE MIGUEL FUENTES TRINIDAD, 28, Manhattan,&nbsp;Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Criminal threat; Cause terror, evacuation or disruption; Criminal threat; Cause terror, evacuation or disruption; Bond $13,000

TYLER DUANE PINLEY, 33, Liberal, KS; Failure to appear x2; Bond $2,000

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.&nbsp;JENNIFER MARIE KIRWIN, 44, Topeka, Failure to appear; Bond $10,000JOSE MIGUEL FUENTES TRINIDAD, 28, Manhattan,&nbsp;Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Domestic battery; Knowing/reckless bodily harm to family/dating relationship; 3+ in 5 yrs; Criminal threat; Cause terror, evacuation or disruption; Criminal threat; Cause terror, evacuation or disruption; Bond $13,000TYLER DUANE PINLEY, 33, Liberal, KS; Failure to appear x2; Bond $2,000

Riley County Arrest Report Jan. 25

By BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

MANHATTAN - Just before 6:00 pm on Wednesday, fire crews were called out to 5216 Stone Crest&nbsp; Drive on the report on the structure fire.

When Manhattan Fire Department crews arrived on scene, they found a one-story single-family home with a fire in the basement.

Firefighters were able to get the fire contained within 10 minutes of arriving on scene.

Nineteen firefighters on six fire apparatus responded to the fire, with the last crew leaving just after 8:00pm.&nbsp;

Loss due to the fire was estimated at $10,000 to contents and an additional $10,000 in damage to the structure.

The owners of the property are listed as Corey and Laverne Williamson.

The cause of the fire was determined to be unattended cooking.

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 </figure>By BECKY GOFF Little Apple PostMANHATTAN - Just before 6:00 pm on Wednesday, fire crews were called out to 5216 Stone Crest&nbsp; Drive on the report on the structure fire.When Manhattan Fire Department crews arrived on scene, they found a one-story single-family home with a fire in the basement.<figure>
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 </figure>Firefighters were able to get the fire contained within 10 minutes of arriving on scene.<figure>
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 </figure>Nineteen firefighters on six fire apparatus responded to the fire, with the last crew leaving just after 8:00pm.&nbsp;Loss due to the fire was estimated at $10,000 to contents and an additional $10,000 in damage to the structure.The owners of the property are listed as Corey and Laverne Williamson.The cause of the fire was determined to be unattended cooking.

MFD: Structure fire causes $20K in damage Wednesday evening

SALINE COUNTY —A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 10:30a.m. Wednesday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Lisa&nbsp;Voeltz, 64, Abilene, was northbound on Kansas 143 at North Fifth Street.

The driver suffered a medical emergency.The SUV left the right side of the highway, struck a signpost, a tree and came to rest in the east ditch.

EMS transported Voeltz to Salina Regional Health Center. She was properly restrained, according to the KHP.

SALINE COUNTY —A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 10:30a.m. Wednesday in Saline County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Lisa&nbsp;Voeltz, 64, Abilene, was northbound on Kansas 143 at North Fifth Street.The driver suffered a medical emergency.The SUV left the right side of the highway, struck a signpost, a tree and came to rest in the east ditch.EMS transported Voeltz to Salina Regional Health Center. She was properly restrained, according to the KHP.

Kansas woman hospitalized after SUV strikes a tree

MANHATTAN - The Manhattan Fire Department offers CPR classes to the public throughout the year.

Options for taking a CPR class include signing up for a private group class, which requires a group of a minimum of 6 and maximum of 16 to secure your private class.&nbsp;

Individuals looking to get CPR certified can also sign up to participate in a public class, which will be held once enough people have signed up to hold the class.

"We offer both a heart saver CPR and first aid and heart saver is more geared towards the public. It teaches adult child and infant CPR and AED usage, as well as first aid and then we also offer a BLS, which is more for nurses, firefighters, EMTs; kind of the more advanced type CPR." says Manhattan Fire Department Captain Jared Elsasser.

To sign up for CPR Training through Manhattan Fire Department, visit <a href="https://cityofmhk.com/3107/CPR-Training">CityofMHK.com/3107/CPR-Training</a>

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 </figure>by BECKY GOFF Little Apple PostMANHATTAN - The Manhattan Fire Department offers CPR classes to the public throughout the year.<figure>
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 </figure>Options for taking a CPR class include signing up for a private group class, which requires a group of a minimum of 6 and maximum of 16 to secure your private class.&nbsp;Individuals looking to get CPR certified can also sign up to participate in a public class, which will be held once enough people have signed up to hold the class."We offer both a heart saver CPR and first aid and heart saver is more geared towards the public. It teaches adult child and infant CPR and AED usage, as well as first aid and then we also offer a BLS, which is more for nurses, firefighters, EMTs; kind of the more advanced type CPR." says Manhattan Fire Department Captain Jared Elsasser.<div><div style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/LkJv6T7H-60zMcgvZ.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Mfd Cpr Class" style="position:absolute;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div>To sign up for CPR Training through Manhattan Fire Department, visit <a href="https://cityofmhk.com/3107/CPR-Training">CityofMHK.com/3107/CPR-Training</a>

🎥: CPR classes offered by Manhattan Fire Department

CARWYNNE CANTERO, 45, Manhattan, Possession of stolen property; Value $1,500 to $25,000; Driving under the influence; 1st conv; combination of drugs/alcohol; Driving while suspended; 1st conviction; Bond $4,000

JOHN ROBERT MARTIN, 43, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Bond $2,000

ARTURO CRUCES RAMIREZ, 41, Manhattan, Interference with LEO; Obstruct felony warrant service or execution; Criminal deprivation of property; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Intimidation of witness or victim; Prevent reporting of victimization; Criminal damage to property; Without consent value &lt;$1000; Bond $15,000

ANTONIO TERRELL HILL, 52, Ogden, Failure to appear; Bond $10,000

ARIELLE SHAUNTICE ACEVEDO, 32, Clay Center, Failure to appear; Arrested and released on bond by Clay County Sheriff's Office on 12/24/23

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.&nbsp;CARWYNNE CANTERO, 45, Manhattan, Possession of stolen property; Value $1,500 to $25,000; Driving under the influence; 1st conv; combination of drugs/alcohol; Driving while suspended; 1st conviction; Bond $4,000JOHN ROBERT MARTIN, 43, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Bond $2,000ARTURO CRUCES RAMIREZ, 41, Manhattan, Interference with LEO; Obstruct felony warrant service or execution; Criminal deprivation of property; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship; Intimidation of witness or victim; Prevent reporting of victimization; Criminal damage to property; Without consent value &lt;$1000; Bond $15,000ANTONIO TERRELL HILL, 52, Ogden, Failure to appear; Bond $10,000ARIELLE SHAUNTICE ACEVEDO, 32, Clay Center, Failure to appear; Arrested and released on bond by Clay County Sheriff's Office on 12/24/23

Riley County Arrest Report Jan. 24

RILEY COUNTY - On Tuesday morning, Wildcat Creek Road was closed following the crash of a propane delivery truck due to icy road conditions.

Just after 10:30 am, officers from the Riley County Police Department and volunteers with Riley County Fire District #1 were dispatched to assist with the incident.

Wildcat Creek Road was closed for multiple hours while crews worked to safely upright the truck and clear the roadway.

The driver of the propane truck sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

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 </figure>by BECKY GOFF Little Apple PostRILEY COUNTY - On Tuesday morning, Wildcat Creek Road was closed following the crash of a propane delivery truck due to icy road conditions.Just after 10:30 am, officers from the Riley County Police Department and volunteers with Riley County Fire District #1 were dispatched to assist with the incident.<div><div style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/UMeyNwoX-60zMcgvZ.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Propane Truck Crash" style="position:absolute;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div>Wildcat Creek Road was closed for multiple hours while crews worked to safely upright the truck and clear the roadway.<figure>
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 </figure>The driver of the propane truck sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.

🎥: UPDATE: Wildcat Creek Road reopened after crash

CLOSINGS and DELAYS reported for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24th:

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FortRiley/posts/pfbid022GuC1myNV6gZfxfkTsuZfffDhkzMmdSrdJazPSP4uL63RYSiaMjv2Y5GkU1Q4rGQl">Fort Riley - TWO HOUR DELAY</a>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KState/posts/pfbid0M1DRgArrFKEFTqVeHA2AePpLz4mWT6A3igr515EXE799Pb3cwcSGPv5d16iyRJCml">Kansas State University - DELAYED START open at 10:30 am</a>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RCboosters/posts/pfbid027S8ru5wrDbZmJoYgoWho6qD5SR1yMo6o3SSpVCA8fuNZQkbJXYj1GEiVNRCRNaHLl">USD 323 Rock Creek - TWO HOUR DELAY</a>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USD475/posts/pfbid02gwe4izrDKbFpSafDdK18MNBbohznKEC8Qba12Akrh6ZayoV8ijVaESXZYFHgcsnNl">USD 475 Geary County - TWO HOUR DELAY</a>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid03Jrk5VruRta6r1XFBHRwtDNZHGzz4HXmKpxiaLDAakNyUVADXxoC9XcjLRhL3nFWl&amp;id=100063859050680">USD 487 Herington - TWO HOUR DELAY</a>

*This list will be updated as information is released or submitted to Little Apple Post.

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 </figure>CLOSINGS and DELAYS reported for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24th:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FortRiley/posts/pfbid022GuC1myNV6gZfxfkTsuZfffDhkzMmdSrdJazPSP4uL63RYSiaMjv2Y5GkU1Q4rGQl">Fort Riley - TWO HOUR DELAY</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KState/posts/pfbid0M1DRgArrFKEFTqVeHA2AePpLz4mWT6A3igr515EXE799Pb3cwcSGPv5d16iyRJCml">Kansas State University - DELAYED START open at 10:30 am</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RCboosters/posts/pfbid027S8ru5wrDbZmJoYgoWho6qD5SR1yMo6o3SSpVCA8fuNZQkbJXYj1GEiVNRCRNaHLl">USD 323 Rock Creek - TWO HOUR DELAY</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/USD475/posts/pfbid02gwe4izrDKbFpSafDdK18MNBbohznKEC8Qba12Akrh6ZayoV8ijVaESXZYFHgcsnNl">USD 475 Geary County - TWO HOUR DELAY</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid03Jrk5VruRta6r1XFBHRwtDNZHGzz4HXmKpxiaLDAakNyUVADXxoC9XcjLRhL3nFWl&amp;id=100063859050680">USD 487 Herington - TWO HOUR DELAY</a>*This list will be updated as information is released or submitted to Little Apple Post.<a href="https://littleapplepost.com/posts/218b3bab-a265-466c-8167-589f5a2b7e14">Closing and delay information can be submitted here</a>.

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