Lorene Faye Schartz, 89, passed away March 17, 2021 at her home, near Rozel.

She was born October 6, 1931 in Sterling, the daughter of Lynn E. and
 Blanche Rose Rose.&nbsp; A Rozel area resident since 1949, she was a farm 
wife and a homemaker, loved quilting, gardening, and crafting.

She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society, 
and Garden Club, all of Larned; Burdett Senior Center, FCE and the 
Golden Rule Quilting Club, both of Rozel. She was a 4-H leader and 
enjoyed going to her children and grandchildren’s events.

On December 18, 1949 she married Arden Edward Schartz in Ellinwood; he preceded her in death on May 29, 2000.

Survivors include: four sons, David Schartz, Rozel, Stephen (Kay) 
Schartz, Larned, Joseph (Julie) Schartz, Larned, Jerome Schartz, 
Surgoinsville, TN; four daughters, Barbara Straub, Larned, Teresa (Bob) 
Spears, Knoxville, IL, Juanita (Phil) Smith, Wichita, Christine (Lowell)
 Brenner, Coats; two brothers Dale (Judy) Rose, Sterling, Wayne Rose, 
Kansas City, MO; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-seven great 
grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arden Schartz; a 
son, Michael Schartz; two brothers, Lynn E. Rose Jr and Edgar Rose; and a
 sister, Veva Shirk.

Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, with Father Bernard Felix presiding.&nbsp; Service 
will be viewable via Facebook live at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/beckwithmortuary">www.facebook.com/beckwithmortuary</a>.
 Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 
Beckwith Mortuary, Larned, with a Vigil and Rosary at 7 p.m. at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, 
Larned.

Memorials may be given to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477 Larned, KS 67550.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Lorene Faye Schartz, 89, passed away March 17, 2021 at her home, near Rozel.She was born October 6, 1931 in Sterling, the daughter of Lynn E. and
 Blanche Rose Rose.&nbsp; A Rozel area resident since 1949, she was a farm 
wife and a homemaker, loved quilting, gardening, and crafting.She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Altar Society, 
and Garden Club, all of Larned; Burdett Senior Center, FCE and the 
Golden Rule Quilting Club, both of Rozel. She was a 4-H leader and 
enjoyed going to her children and grandchildren’s events.On December 18, 1949 she married Arden Edward Schartz in Ellinwood; he preceded her in death on May 29, 2000.Survivors include: four sons, David Schartz, Rozel, Stephen (Kay) 
Schartz, Larned, Joseph (Julie) Schartz, Larned, Jerome Schartz, 
Surgoinsville, TN; four daughters, Barbara Straub, Larned, Teresa (Bob) 
Spears, Knoxville, IL, Juanita (Phil) Smith, Wichita, Christine (Lowell)
 Brenner, Coats; two brothers Dale (Judy) Rose, Sterling, Wayne Rose, 
Kansas City, MO; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-seven great 
grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arden Schartz; a 
son, Michael Schartz; two brothers, Lynn E. Rose Jr and Edgar Rose; and a
 sister, Veva Shirk.Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, with Father Bernard Felix presiding.&nbsp; Service 
will be viewable via Facebook live at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/beckwithmortuary">www.facebook.com/beckwithmortuary</a>.
 Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 
Beckwith Mortuary, Larned, with a Vigil and Rosary at 7 p.m. at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, Larned. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery, 
Larned.Memorials may be given to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477 Larned, KS 67550.&nbsp;

Lorene Faye Schartz

Lois L. Noffsinger, 88, of Osborne, KS, died on Monday, March 15, 
2021, at Parkview Care Center in Osborne, KS. &nbsp;She&nbsp;was born in Osborne 
County, KS on October 4, 1932, to the late Ena&nbsp;(Eller) and Charles R. 
Dimond.

Lois attended school&nbsp;through 12th grade. &nbsp;She married Wayne R. Noffsinger and to this union, 5 children were born.

Lois was a bookkeeper at the First State Bank &amp; Trust in Osborne,
 KS and Secretary/Treasurer for 27 years at the USD 392 Osborne School 
District.

Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, in 2018 and one daughter Ann, in 1982.

Lois is survived by&nbsp;3 daughters:&nbsp;Carol (Eugene) Torkelson, of Beloit,
 KS; Karen Noffsinger of Manhattan, KS; Mary (Brad) Pywell of Lindsborg,
 KS; son: Robert Noffsinger of Osborne, KS; 5 grandchildren and 4 
great-grandchildren.

Click <a href="https://www.clarkgashawfh.com/obituary/Lois-Noffsinger">HERE</a> for service details.

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 </figure>Lois L. Noffsinger, 88, of Osborne, KS, died on Monday, March 15, 
2021, at Parkview Care Center in Osborne, KS. &nbsp;She&nbsp;was born in Osborne 
County, KS on October 4, 1932, to the late Ena&nbsp;(Eller) and Charles R. 
Dimond.Lois attended school&nbsp;through 12th grade. &nbsp;She married Wayne R. Noffsinger and to this union, 5 children were born.Lois was a bookkeeper at the First State Bank &amp; Trust in Osborne,
 KS and Secretary/Treasurer for 27 years at the USD 392 Osborne School 
District.Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne, in 2018 and one daughter Ann, in 1982.Lois is survived by&nbsp;3 daughters:&nbsp;Carol (Eugene) Torkelson, of Beloit,
 KS; Karen Noffsinger of Manhattan, KS; Mary (Brad) Pywell of Lindsborg,
 KS; son: Robert Noffsinger of Osborne, KS; 5 grandchildren and 4 
great-grandchildren.Click <a href="https://www.clarkgashawfh.com/obituary/Lois-Noffsinger">HERE</a> for service details.

Lois L. Noffsinger

Arvetta Marie Karst, 97, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, in 
Lyons, KS. She was born October 31, 1923, the oldest of four children, 
to Oscar and Marie Ninemire in Zurich, KS. She grew up in Plainville, KS
 and graduated from Plainville High School.

Arvetta started her working career at the city office in Plainville
 then went to work for the Plainville State Bank until she moved to 
Ellsworth, KS. She married Herman “Sam” Karst in 1944 and had two 
children, Susan and Sam. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in
 Ellsworth.

Arvetta is survived by her son, Sam (Darla) of Bennington, KS; 
son-in-law, Jon (Susan) Mehler of Topeka, KS; four grandchildren, Lance 
(Nancy) Karst of Ellsworth, Craig (Emily) Mehler of Salina, KS, Craig 
Karst of Ellsworth, and Christi (Tim) Boyden of Topeka; sister, Doris 
Comer of Sapulpa, OK; and eight great grandchildren, Alexis, Sam, Luke, 
Joshua, Zachery, Kierra, Gabe, and Harmony. She was preceded in death by
 her parents; sister, Olive Nash; brother, Orion Ninemire; daughter, 
Susan Mehler; husband, Herman “Sam”; and granddaughter, Jennifer Karst.

Graveside funeral service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, KS.

In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions can be made to Kindred 
Hospice or the Good Samaritan Society, Lyons, c/o, Parsons Funeral Home,
 PO Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Arvetta Marie Karst, 97, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021, in 
Lyons, KS. She was born October 31, 1923, the oldest of four children, 
to Oscar and Marie Ninemire in Zurich, KS. She grew up in Plainville, KS
 and graduated from Plainville High School.Arvetta started her working career at the city office in Plainville
 then went to work for the Plainville State Bank until she moved to 
Ellsworth, KS. She married Herman “Sam” Karst in 1944 and had two 
children, Susan and Sam. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in
 Ellsworth.Arvetta is survived by her son, Sam (Darla) of Bennington, KS; 
son-in-law, Jon (Susan) Mehler of Topeka, KS; four grandchildren, Lance 
(Nancy) Karst of Ellsworth, Craig (Emily) Mehler of Salina, KS, Craig 
Karst of Ellsworth, and Christi (Tim) Boyden of Topeka; sister, Doris 
Comer of Sapulpa, OK; and eight great grandchildren, Alexis, Sam, Luke, 
Joshua, Zachery, Kierra, Gabe, and Harmony. She was preceded in death by
 her parents; sister, Olive Nash; brother, Orion Ninemire; daughter, 
Susan Mehler; husband, Herman “Sam”; and granddaughter, Jennifer Karst.Graveside funeral service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, KS.In lieu of flowers, memorials contributions can be made to Kindred 
Hospice or the Good Samaritan Society, Lyons, c/o, Parsons Funeral Home,
 PO Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.&nbsp;

Arvetta Marie Karst

Francis Allan Moore, 91, of Oberlin, KS passed away March 10, 2021 in 
North Platte, NE. Francis was born in rural Cedar Bluffs, KS on October 
5, 1929, to Dem and Norma Moore.
 Francis grew up in Cedar Bluffs, KS. He married Joan Robinson on 
December 25, 1950. Francis served in the US Army during the Korean 
conflict, 1951-1953. He took his young family to southern California for
 a 30-year career with Deluxe check printers. Retirement brought Francis
 and Joan back to Oberlin. In 1980, he started a second career as a 
farmer. He spent the next 40 years pursuing that passion.
 Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Dem and Norma; wife, 
Joan Moore, and daughter, Marsha Eubank. He is survived by companion, 
Ilene O’Leary; daughters, Rita and Kelly Krier of Oberlin, KS and Patty 
and Mike Savage of Loganville, GA; four grandchildren, Nick Eubank, 
Megan Ayers, Cody Savage and Clayton Eubank, and four great 
grandchildren.

Click <a href="https://www.paulsfh.com/obituaries/Francis-Allan-Moore?obId=20275772#/celebrationWall">HERE</a> for service details.

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 </figure>Francis Allan Moore, 91, of Oberlin, KS passed away March 10, 2021 in 
North Platte, NE. Francis was born in rural Cedar Bluffs, KS on October 
5, 1929, to Dem and Norma Moore.
 Francis grew up in Cedar Bluffs, KS. He married Joan Robinson on 
December 25, 1950. Francis served in the US Army during the Korean 
conflict, 1951-1953. He took his young family to southern California for
 a 30-year career with Deluxe check printers. Retirement brought Francis
 and Joan back to Oberlin. In 1980, he started a second career as a 
farmer. He spent the next 40 years pursuing that passion.
 Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Dem and Norma; wife, 
Joan Moore, and daughter, Marsha Eubank. He is survived by companion, 
Ilene O’Leary; daughters, Rita and Kelly Krier of Oberlin, KS and Patty 
and Mike Savage of Loganville, GA; four grandchildren, Nick Eubank, 
Megan Ayers, Cody Savage and Clayton Eubank, and four great 
grandchildren.Click <a href="https://www.paulsfh.com/obituaries/Francis-Allan-Moore?obId=20275772#/celebrationWall">HERE</a> for service details.

Francis Allan Moore

Florence L. Daubert, born on October 16, 1926, to Johan and Teresa 
Eder of Wichita County, died at Park Lane nursing home on March 11, 
2021. Like all of her generation who had long lives, she lived through 
all of the dramatic changes that the world went through - from wall 
phones and shared party lines and needing an operator to make a call to 
cellphones, from large console radios for news and entertainment to 
flat-screen televisions and the internet, from World War II and other 
armed conflicts affecting America to the current pandemic.

She had many personal tragedies during her life. Finding her dead 
father when she was still in high school to losing her husband at the 
age of 40 to losing two of her children were just some of her trials and
 tribulations. She relied on her faith and inner strength. A lifetime 
Catholic, she used her core values to pull her through those times. She 
managed to put all of her children through college so they could have 
better lives even though she had to make many financial and personal 
sacrifices along the way. She managed to accumulate many friends through
 the garden club, her church, sewing groups, and other activities. She 
loved Scott City and SCHS even though she was raised in Wichita County. 
She was her class’s valedictorian and always looked forward to class 
reunions.

On September 3, 1946, she married Edward Loyd Daubert in Scott City, 
Kansas.&nbsp; He passed away on February 8, 1967, in Scott City, Kansas.

She is survived by her children, Darrell of Pembroke Pines, Florida, 
Dan (Elaine) of Jupiter, Florida, Kenton of Greeley, Colorado, and Lisa 
Vrbin (Dan) of Love’s Park, Illinois. She is survived by six 
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and 
nephews - most notably Jeff Eder and Sharon Friedman. She was preceded 
by her parents, husband (Edward) and children Duane and Ellen Knuth, and
 all of her siblings.

Special thanks need to be made to the “church ladies,” garden club 
members, her sewing friends, the staff at Park Lane Nursing Home, Dr. 
Elizabeth Hineman, the special people who lived with her and still 
reside in the Park Lane apartments, and their caregivers, Phyllis Ruiz, 
and Connie Wright. Also, thanks to Bertha Armendariz for her help in the
 last few months of her life.

Vigil Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2021, 
at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas with Fr. 
Augustine Owusu presiding.&nbsp; Services will be streamed live on Facebook 
at Price and Sons Funeral Home page (www.facebook.com/priceandsons) 
starting at 10:25 a.m.

Inurnment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.

Memorials in Lieu of Flowers can be made to the Scott County 
Historical Society, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in care of Price and 
Sons Funeral Home; PO Box 553; Scott City, Kansas, 67871.

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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Florence L. Daubert, born on October 16, 1926, to Johan and Teresa 
Eder of Wichita County, died at Park Lane nursing home on March 11, 
2021. Like all of her generation who had long lives, she lived through 
all of the dramatic changes that the world went through - from wall 
phones and shared party lines and needing an operator to make a call to 
cellphones, from large console radios for news and entertainment to 
flat-screen televisions and the internet, from World War II and other 
armed conflicts affecting America to the current pandemic.She had many personal tragedies during her life. Finding her dead 
father when she was still in high school to losing her husband at the 
age of 40 to losing two of her children were just some of her trials and
 tribulations. She relied on her faith and inner strength. A lifetime 
Catholic, she used her core values to pull her through those times. She 
managed to put all of her children through college so they could have 
better lives even though she had to make many financial and personal 
sacrifices along the way. She managed to accumulate many friends through
 the garden club, her church, sewing groups, and other activities. She 
loved Scott City and SCHS even though she was raised in Wichita County. 
She was her class’s valedictorian and always looked forward to class 
reunions.On September 3, 1946, she married Edward Loyd Daubert in Scott City, 
Kansas.&nbsp; He passed away on February 8, 1967, in Scott City, Kansas.She is survived by her children, Darrell of Pembroke Pines, Florida, 
Dan (Elaine) of Jupiter, Florida, Kenton of Greeley, Colorado, and Lisa 
Vrbin (Dan) of Love’s Park, Illinois. She is survived by six 
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and 
nephews - most notably Jeff Eder and Sharon Friedman. She was preceded 
by her parents, husband (Edward) and children Duane and Ellen Knuth, and
 all of her siblings.Special thanks need to be made to the “church ladies,” garden club 
members, her sewing friends, the staff at Park Lane Nursing Home, Dr. 
Elizabeth Hineman, the special people who lived with her and still 
reside in the Park Lane apartments, and their caregivers, Phyllis Ruiz, 
and Connie Wright. Also, thanks to Bertha Armendariz for her help in the
 last few months of her life.Vigil Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas.Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2021, 
at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas with Fr. 
Augustine Owusu presiding.&nbsp; Services will be streamed live on Facebook 
at Price and Sons Funeral Home page (www.facebook.com/priceandsons) 
starting at 10:25 a.m.There will be no visitation times.Inurnment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas.Memorials in Lieu of Flowers can be made to the Scott County 
Historical Society, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in care of Price and 
Sons Funeral Home; PO Box 553; Scott City, Kansas, 67871.

Florence L. Daubert

Kenneth P. “Ken” Leiker, 75, Hays, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at HaysMed.

He was born October 20, 1945, in Hays, 
the son of Leo A. and Angela (Klaus) Leiker.&nbsp; On May 8, 1965, he was 
united in marriage to Darlene Agnes Lang in Victoria, and they 
celebrated 55 years of marriage.&nbsp; He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic
 Church and the St. Anthony Third Degree Knights of Columbus Council 
#4166.&nbsp; Ken was an oilfield technician and for 36 years worked for 
Knighton Oil Company and then worked for Hertel Contract Pumping.&nbsp; He 
was a weather spotter, enjoyed farming and raising cattle, had a gentle 
nature with all God’s creation, and was a patient man.&nbsp; He was an 
excellent chef and liked German food and baking pies.&nbsp; Ken was a 
talented woodworker and craftsman, enjoyed working with leather, and 
would say he was a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.&nbsp; His family was 
special to him, and he loved the fun times he had with his grandchildren
 and great grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife Darlene of 
Hays, a son: Troy Leiker of House Springs, MO, a daughter: Connie Werth 
and husband Vincent Werth, Jr. of Hays, three brothers: LaVern Leiker of
 Great Bent, Reinhold “Ronnie” Leiker and wife Diana of Hays, and Art 
Leiker and wife Marilyn of Hays, two sisters: Erma Dinges and husband 
Jim and Norine Leiker, all of Hays, three grandchildren: RaeLynn Werth, 
Cheyenna Leiker, and Chance Leiker, two great grandchildren: Emma Rose 
and Aliza Jane Leiker, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: Herbert and Erwin “Erv” Leiker.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 
10:00 am on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 
Hays, with Fr. Brian Lager officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in St. 
Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria.&nbsp; Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 
on Wednesday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Thursday, all at Hays 
Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; A vigil service will be at 6:00 pm 
followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, all on Wednesday at the 
funeral home.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested and payable to:&nbsp; Hospice of 
HaysMed, the Cancer Council of Ellis County, or for masses.&nbsp; Condolences
 and memories of Ken may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com&nbsp; 

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 </figure>Kenneth P. “Ken” Leiker, 75, Hays, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at HaysMed.He was born October 20, 1945, in Hays, 
the son of Leo A. and Angela (Klaus) Leiker.&nbsp; On May 8, 1965, he was 
united in marriage to Darlene Agnes Lang in Victoria, and they 
celebrated 55 years of marriage.&nbsp; He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic
 Church and the St. Anthony Third Degree Knights of Columbus Council 
#4166.&nbsp; Ken was an oilfield technician and for 36 years worked for 
Knighton Oil Company and then worked for Hertel Contract Pumping.&nbsp; He 
was a weather spotter, enjoyed farming and raising cattle, had a gentle 
nature with all God’s creation, and was a patient man.&nbsp; He was an 
excellent chef and liked German food and baking pies.&nbsp; Ken was a 
talented woodworker and craftsman, enjoyed working with leather, and 
would say he was a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.&nbsp; His family was 
special to him, and he loved the fun times he had with his grandchildren
 and great grandchildren.Survivors include his wife Darlene of 
Hays, a son: Troy Leiker of House Springs, MO, a daughter: Connie Werth 
and husband Vincent Werth, Jr. of Hays, three brothers: LaVern Leiker of
 Great Bent, Reinhold “Ronnie” Leiker and wife Diana of Hays, and Art 
Leiker and wife Marilyn of Hays, two sisters: Erma Dinges and husband 
Jim and Norine Leiker, all of Hays, three grandchildren: RaeLynn Werth, 
Cheyenna Leiker, and Chance Leiker, two great grandchildren: Emma Rose 
and Aliza Jane Leiker, and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: Herbert and Erwin “Erv” Leiker.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 
10:00 am on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 
Hays, with Fr. Brian Lager officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in St. 
Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria.&nbsp; Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 
on Wednesday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 on Thursday, all at Hays 
Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; A vigil service will be at 6:00 pm 
followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, all on Wednesday at the 
funeral home.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested and payable to:&nbsp; Hospice of 
HaysMed, the Cancer Council of Ellis County, or for masses.&nbsp; Condolences
 and memories of Ken may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com&nbsp;

Kenneth P. 'Ken' Leiker

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

Another property held by Chuck Comeau's Liberty Group is coming up for sheriff sale.

The property at 223 W. Mill in Plainville is part of a foreclosure through the Bank of Hays. The property will be sold at 10 a.m. March 25 at the Ellis County Courthouse.

This sale is a series of properties after the bankruptcy of Comeau's business holdings.&nbsp;

<a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/10/18/downtown-hays-business-owners-buy-comeau-properties/">Thirteen downtown Hays properties also owned by Comeau and his Liberty Group were sold at sheriff's sale in October 2019.&nbsp;</a><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/96bfd36b-baf4-4b51-8c07-9414030d858d">Another series of Hays downtown buildings were sold in September 2020.</a>

<a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/04/17/dessin-fournir-subsidiaries-file-for-bankruptcy-comeau-properties-foreclosed/">Comeau’s furniture manufacturing company in Plainville, Dessin Fournir, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2019.</a>

RELATED STORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/07/12/comeau-discusses-fall-of-dessin-fournir/">Comeau discusses fall of Dessin Fournir</a>

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostAnother property held by Chuck Comeau's Liberty Group is coming up for sheriff sale.The property at 223 W. Mill in Plainville is part of a foreclosure through the Bank of Hays. The property will be sold at 10 a.m. March 25 at the Ellis County Courthouse.This sale is a series of properties after the bankruptcy of Comeau's business holdings.&nbsp;<a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/10/18/downtown-hays-business-owners-buy-comeau-properties/">Thirteen downtown Hays properties also owned by Comeau and his Liberty Group were sold at sheriff's sale in October 2019.&nbsp;</a><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/96bfd36b-baf4-4b51-8c07-9414030d858d">Another series of Hays downtown buildings were sold in September 2020.</a><a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/04/17/dessin-fournir-subsidiaries-file-for-bankruptcy-comeau-properties-foreclosed/">Comeau’s furniture manufacturing company in Plainville, Dessin Fournir, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2019.</a>RELATED STORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://archive.hayspost.com/2019/07/12/comeau-discusses-fall-of-dessin-fournir/">Comeau discusses fall of Dessin Fournir</a>

Former Comeau Plainville property goes up for sheriff sale

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the authority to issue a nationwide moratorium on rental evictions, the second such ruling issued by a federal judge in two weeks.

U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese, sitting in Cleveland, ruled this week that the CDC went beyond what the federal Public Health Service Act allows it to do in ordering a halt to evictions. However, he did not grant an injunction that would have stopped the agency from enforcing the moratorium.

The ruling comes two weeks after U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in the Eastern District of Texas determined that the moratorium was unconstitutional. The Justice Department is&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-pandemic-5c1dec620b158295dca66f51a73b4d04">appealing</a>&nbsp;that order.

The National Association of Homebuilders and a group of property owners from across northern Ohio had filed a federal lawsuit last October, claiming the CDC’s order was overreaching and arbitrary.

The chair of the NAHB said the group was pleased with the judge’s ruling.

“Saddling landlords with the responsibility to provide free rent during this pandemic ignores their financial obligations and ability to provide safe, decent and affordable housing,” Chuck Fowke said in a statement. “Even during emergencies, federal agencies must abide by the law.”

The suit was one of several filed in federal courts across the country by property owners who have struggled financially because of the coronavirus. Other courts around the country have upheld the eviction ban, said Diane Yentel, president of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. She added that challenges to the moratorium made little sense when tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance are coming in the recently passed coronavirus relief bill.

“These attempts to overturn the moratorium are frivolous,” Yentel said. “These landlords that are bringing these suits and working so hard to overturn the eviction moratorium will be made whole by the unprecedented amount of resources that Congress has made available. But it is going to take time to get the money into their hands.”

The CDC eviction moratorium was signed in September by President Donald Trump and extended by President Joe Biden through March 31.

CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the authority to issue a nationwide moratorium on rental evictions, the second such ruling issued by a federal judge in two weeks.U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese, sitting in Cleveland, ruled this week that the CDC went beyond what the federal Public Health Service Act allows it to do in ordering a halt to evictions. However, he did not grant an injunction that would have stopped the agency from enforcing the moratorium.The ruling comes two weeks after U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in the Eastern District of Texas determined that the moratorium was unconstitutional. The Justice Department is&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-pandemic-5c1dec620b158295dca66f51a73b4d04">appealing</a>&nbsp;that order.The National Association of Homebuilders and a group of property owners from across northern Ohio had filed a federal lawsuit last October, claiming the CDC’s order was overreaching and arbitrary.The chair of the NAHB said the group was pleased with the judge’s ruling.“Saddling landlords with the responsibility to provide free rent during this pandemic ignores their financial obligations and ability to provide safe, decent and affordable housing,” Chuck Fowke said in a statement. “Even during emergencies, federal agencies must abide by the law.”The suit was one of several filed in federal courts across the country by property owners who have struggled financially because of the coronavirus. Other courts around the country have upheld the eviction ban, said Diane Yentel, president of the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. She added that challenges to the moratorium made little sense when tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance are coming in the recently passed coronavirus relief bill.“These attempts to overturn the moratorium are frivolous,” Yentel said. “These landlords that are bringing these suits and working so hard to overturn the eviction moratorium will be made whole by the unprecedented amount of resources that Congress has made available. But it is going to take time to get the money into their hands.”The CDC eviction moratorium was signed in September by President Donald Trump and extended by President Joe Biden through March 31.

Judge: CDC exceeded authority on eviction moratorium

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor.

Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed the number of children and families increased by more than 100% between January and February. Kids crossing by themselves rose 60% to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places to hold them temporarily.

The surge has been seized on by Republicans and former President Donald Trump as a line of attack on Biden, though his administration is turning back nearly all single adults, who make up the majority of border-crossers, under a public health order imposed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Biden administration is temporarily holding children and families, mostly from Central America, for several days. They are generally then allowed to enter the U.S. while authorities evaluate their claims to asylum or see if they have any other legal right to stay in the country.

It is a challenge for an administration that has been working to restore an asylum system largely dismantled under Trump and likely to face increasing pressure.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-guatemala-central-america-immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-a37241f7310940c98dbdd986efec3532">Factors driving the increase include&nbsp;</a>widespread hunger in Central America due to recent hurricanes, the economic upheaval of the pandemic and more fundamental social problems dating back years.

“If you put all those issues together you are going to see folks that are looking for a better way of life,” acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said as he presented the latest figures.

Republicans have argued that migrants are drawn by incentives such as the immigration bill backed by Biden and many Democrats that would offer a path to citizenship for millions of people illegally in the country. “We’re seeing a surge of unaccompanied children coming across the border. Why? Joe Biden promised amnesty,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet.

Overall encounters have been increasing steadily since April 2020, soon after Mexico and the U.S. agreed to close the official border crossings to all but essential traffic because of the pandemic.

There were nearly 29,000 families or unaccompanied minors combined in February. The last time it was higher was in October 2019. The total number of people encountered by CBP was just up 28% from January, but many of them are migrants who were recently turned back and are trying again.

Biden officials have faced mounting questions about the temporary detention of migrant families, an issue that the two previous presidents had to deal with because of the instability in the region. The new administration is seeking to craft a softer approach.

Roberta Jacobson, Biden’s senior official for southwest border affairs and a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said the administration is asking Congress for $4 billion for targeted aid to nonprofit and community organizations in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to try to ease some of the conditions that cause people to flee their homelands.

“Only by addressing those root causes can we break the cycle of desperation and provide hope for families who clearly would prefer to stay in their countries and provide a better future for their children,” she told reporters at the White House.

Jacobson said the U.S. is also restoring a program, ended under Trump, that reunited children in the three Central American countries with parents who are legal residents in the United States.

There are about 3,100 children whose cases were pending when the program was halted under Trump and “thousands more who are in thousands more who are in need of international humanitarian protection from violence and persecution,” said Jennifer Sime, a senior vice president for the International Rescue Committee.

The Department of Homeland Security has also begun processing the asylum claims of thousands of people who were forced by the Trump administration to stay in Mexico, often in dangerous conditions, for a decision on their case.

U.S. officials say that early Biden administration moves on immigration have likely been portrayed by smugglers to migrants that they will be able to cross the southwest border more easily than under Trump. Most people are still turned back.

Nearly three-quarters of the more than 100,000 total people encountered at the southwest border in February were single adults, records show, and the vast majority were quickly sent back across the border to Mexico under the public health order.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615476676228.png" alt="National Security Council Coordinator for U.S. Southern Border Roberta Jacobson -photo courtesy White House" />
 <figcaption>National Security Council Coordinator for U.S. Southern Border Roberta Jacobson -photo courtesy White House</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant children and families seeking to cross the U.S. southwest border has surged to levels not seen since before the pandemic, a challenge for President Joe Biden as he works to undo the restrictive immigration policies of his predecessor.Statistics released Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection showed the number of children and families increased by more than 100% between January and February. Kids crossing by themselves rose 60% to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places to hold them temporarily.The surge has been seized on by Republicans and former President Donald Trump as a line of attack on Biden, though his administration is turning back nearly all single adults, who make up the majority of border-crossers, under a public health order imposed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The Biden administration is temporarily holding children and families, mostly from Central America, for several days. They are generally then allowed to enter the U.S. while authorities evaluate their claims to asylum or see if they have any other legal right to stay in the country.It is a challenge for an administration that has been working to restore an asylum system largely dismantled under Trump and likely to face increasing pressure.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mexico-guatemala-central-america-immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-a37241f7310940c98dbdd986efec3532">Factors driving the increase include&nbsp;</a>widespread hunger in Central America due to recent hurricanes, the economic upheaval of the pandemic and more fundamental social problems dating back years.“If you put all those issues together you are going to see folks that are looking for a better way of life,” acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said as he presented the latest figures.Republicans have argued that migrants are drawn by incentives such as the immigration bill backed by Biden and many Democrats that would offer a path to citizenship for millions of people illegally in the country. “We’re seeing a surge of unaccompanied children coming across the border. Why? Joe Biden promised amnesty,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a tweet.Overall encounters have been increasing steadily since April 2020, soon after Mexico and the U.S. agreed to close the official border crossings to all but essential traffic because of the pandemic.There were nearly 29,000 families or unaccompanied minors combined in February. The last time it was higher was in October 2019. The total number of people encountered by CBP was just up 28% from January, but many of them are migrants who were recently turned back and are trying again.Biden officials have faced mounting questions about the temporary detention of migrant families, an issue that the two previous presidents had to deal with because of the instability in the region. The new administration is seeking to craft a softer approach.Roberta Jacobson, Biden’s senior official for southwest border affairs and a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, said the administration is asking Congress for $4 billion for targeted aid to nonprofit and community organizations in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to try to ease some of the conditions that cause people to flee their homelands.“Only by addressing those root causes can we break the cycle of desperation and provide hope for families who clearly would prefer to stay in their countries and provide a better future for their children,” she told reporters at the White House.Jacobson said the U.S. is also restoring a program, ended under Trump, that reunited children in the three Central American countries with parents who are legal residents in the United States.There are about 3,100 children whose cases were pending when the program was halted under Trump and “thousands more who are in thousands more who are in need of international humanitarian protection from violence and persecution,” said Jennifer Sime, a senior vice president for the International Rescue Committee.The Department of Homeland Security has also begun processing the asylum claims of thousands of people who were forced by the Trump administration to stay in Mexico, often in dangerous conditions, for a decision on their case.U.S. officials say that early Biden administration moves on immigration have likely been portrayed by smugglers to migrants that they will be able to cross the southwest border more easily than under Trump. Most people are still turned back.Nearly three-quarters of the more than 100,000 total people encountered at the southwest border in February were single adults, records show, and the vast majority were quickly sent back across the border to Mexico under the public health order.___

Surge of kids at U.S border not seen since before pandemic

Fern Maria Dolezal, 87, passed away March 8, 2021, in Great Bend.&nbsp; 
She was born May 16, 1933, in rural Walker, to Herman Morris and Bessie 
Maria (Barrett) Klotz.&nbsp; Fern married Donald Dean Dolezal October 28, 
1951, in La Crosse.&nbsp;

Growing up in rural Walker and attending school in Gorham, Fern moved
 to Great Bend in 1952.&nbsp; She was a bookkeeper and office manager for 
Feist’s Soft Water, retiring in 2005, previously working for Evansco, 
Hansen Jewelers, Great Bend Tribune, Fuller Brush and Bayless Dry 
Cleaners. &nbsp;She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, CKMC Auxiliary, 
V.F.W. Post 3111 Auxiliary, Lake Barton Golf Club and Women’s 
International Bowling Congress.&nbsp; Fern enjoyed gardening, bowling, 
golfing, and crocheting. Fern especially enjoyed watching her 
grandchildren's activities and spending time with her family.

Survivors include, her husband, Donald Dolezal, Sr. of the home; two 
sons, Donald Dolezal, Jr. of Great Bend and Ray Dolezal of Hoisington; 
three daughters, Ida Woydziak and husband David of Hoisington, Donna 
Manwarren and husband Tom of Greenwood, Mo., and Jean Jones and husband 
Michael of Hoisington; three brothers, Marvin Klotz and Morris Klotz of 
Nevada, Mo., and Albert Klotz of Bella Vista, Ark.; three sisters, 
Shirley Vincent, Anna Lee Bloesser and Marjorie Johnson, all of Nevada, 
Mo.; twelve grandchildren, Aaron Dolezal, Brian Dolezal and wife Andrea,
 Michelle Jenkins and husband Chad, Matthew Dolezal, Nathan Woydziak and
 wife Melissa, Shawn Woydziak and wife Brittany, Crystal Schroeder and 
husband Brian, Cortney Boor and husband Glenn, Tyler Manwarren and wife 
Chelsea, Derek Ludwig, Ethan Ludwig, and Sienna Ludwig; and twenty-three
 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a 
brother, Herman Klotz, Jr.; and a sister, Joyce Gundy.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, at 
Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Barbara Jones presiding.&nbsp; Interment
 will be 2:00 p.m. in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Gorham.&nbsp; Visitation will be
 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, March 11, with family receiving 
friends 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. all at Bryant Funeral Home.&nbsp; 

Memorials may be 
given to American Cancer Society or Kans for Kids, in care of Bryant 
Funeral Home.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615384505889.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Fern Maria Dolezal, 87, passed away March 8, 2021, in Great Bend.&nbsp; 
She was born May 16, 1933, in rural Walker, to Herman Morris and Bessie 
Maria (Barrett) Klotz.&nbsp; Fern married Donald Dean Dolezal October 28, 
1951, in La Crosse.&nbsp;Growing up in rural Walker and attending school in Gorham, Fern moved
 to Great Bend in 1952.&nbsp; She was a bookkeeper and office manager for 
Feist’s Soft Water, retiring in 2005, previously working for Evansco, 
Hansen Jewelers, Great Bend Tribune, Fuller Brush and Bayless Dry 
Cleaners. &nbsp;She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, CKMC Auxiliary, 
V.F.W. Post 3111 Auxiliary, Lake Barton Golf Club and Women’s 
International Bowling Congress.&nbsp; Fern enjoyed gardening, bowling, 
golfing, and crocheting. Fern especially enjoyed watching her 
grandchildren's activities and spending time with her family.Survivors include, her husband, Donald Dolezal, Sr. of the home; two 
sons, Donald Dolezal, Jr. of Great Bend and Ray Dolezal of Hoisington; 
three daughters, Ida Woydziak and husband David of Hoisington, Donna 
Manwarren and husband Tom of Greenwood, Mo., and Jean Jones and husband 
Michael of Hoisington; three brothers, Marvin Klotz and Morris Klotz of 
Nevada, Mo., and Albert Klotz of Bella Vista, Ark.; three sisters, 
Shirley Vincent, Anna Lee Bloesser and Marjorie Johnson, all of Nevada, 
Mo.; twelve grandchildren, Aaron Dolezal, Brian Dolezal and wife Andrea,
 Michelle Jenkins and husband Chad, Matthew Dolezal, Nathan Woydziak and
 wife Melissa, Shawn Woydziak and wife Brittany, Crystal Schroeder and 
husband Brian, Cortney Boor and husband Glenn, Tyler Manwarren and wife 
Chelsea, Derek Ludwig, Ethan Ludwig, and Sienna Ludwig; and twenty-three
 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a 
brother, Herman Klotz, Jr.; and a sister, Joyce Gundy.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, at 
Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Barbara Jones presiding.&nbsp; Interment
 will be 2:00 p.m. in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Gorham.&nbsp; Visitation will be
 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, March 11, with family receiving 
friends 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. all at Bryant Funeral Home.&nbsp; Memorials may be 
given to American Cancer Society or Kans for Kids, in care of Bryant 
Funeral Home.

Fern Maria Dolezal

KANSAS CITY - The FBI Kansas City Division along with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking information to identify the unknown individual(s) responsible for the 1998 murder of Rhonda Tribue, according to a media release from the agency.

 Rhonda Tribue may also have been known by her maiden name Rhonda Easley.

Rhonda, 34-years-old and a mother of six children, living in Kansas City, Kansas, was found dead from apparent blunt force trauma at approximately 4:40 a.m. on October 8, 1998. Her body was discovered in the roadway at the 500 block of S. 94th Street near Edwardsville, Kansas.

In the early morning hours of that same day, Rhonda had been seen at the Firelight lounge. She was known to frequent the lounge and the area of 7th Street and Quindaro Blvd. in Kansas City, Kansas.

At the time of her death, she was wearing a High-Sierra brand, dark-purple corduroy jacket over a gold lace top, pumpkin colored jeans, and brown sandals. Rhonda was described as follow 5-foot-5 inches tall, 145 pounds, medium build, light-skinned black female with brown eyes and&nbsp;dark brown hair with deep orange and yellow highlights

This cold case investigation was initiated again in 2020. Based upon new information developed during this investigation, law enforcement is asking for the public’s assistance. Anyone with information regarding this homicide should call the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615225616112.png" alt="Rhonda Tribue-Easley photo taken Sept. 1998&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>Rhonda Tribue-Easley photo taken Sept. 1998&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY - The FBI Kansas City Division along with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking information to identify the unknown individual(s) responsible for the 1998 murder of Rhonda Tribue, according to a media release from the agency. Rhonda Tribue may also have been known by her maiden name Rhonda Easley.Rhonda, 34-years-old and a mother of six children, living in Kansas City, Kansas, was found dead from apparent blunt force trauma at approximately 4:40 a.m. on October 8, 1998. Her body was discovered in the roadway at the 500 block of S. 94th Street near Edwardsville, Kansas.In the early morning hours of that same day, Rhonda had been seen at the Firelight lounge. She was known to frequent the lounge and the area of 7th Street and Quindaro Blvd. in Kansas City, Kansas.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615225573969.png" alt="Rhonda Tribue-Easley" />
 <figcaption>Rhonda Tribue-Easley</figcaption>
 </figure>At the time of her death, she was wearing a High-Sierra brand, dark-purple corduroy jacket over a gold lace top, pumpkin colored jeans, and brown sandals. Rhonda was described as follow 5-foot-5 inches tall, 145 pounds, medium build, light-skinned black female with brown eyes and&nbsp;dark brown hair with deep orange and yellow highlightsThis cold case investigation was initiated again in 2020. Based upon new information developed during this investigation, law enforcement is asking for the public’s assistance. Anyone with information regarding this homicide should call the FBI’s toll-free tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

Cold case murder of Kan. mother of 6 gets new attention from FBI

Bonita M. (Linenberger) Schulte, age 77, of Salina, Kansas, died Monday, March 8, 2021, at her home.

She was born October 7, 1943, in Hays, Kansas to Bonavent and Gertrude (Beck)-Brungardt Linenberger.&nbsp; She married Gary M. Schulte on September 5, 1966, at Victoria, Kansas.

She operated a beauty shop in Victoria from 1962 till 1966 and moved to Hays in&nbsp; 1967.&nbsp; She was a 1961 graduate of&nbsp; Victoria High School, a homemaker, a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays.&nbsp; She and Gary moved to Salina in&nbsp; 2004, and was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Salina.&nbsp; She helped start the TMP Booster Club, enjoyed playing card games, spending time with family, and being there for her grandchildren’s sporting activities.

Survivors include her husband, Gary M. Schulte, of the home; two sons, Travis Schulte and wife, Brandi, Lenexa, KS; Troy Schulte and wife, Sharon, Hays, KS; one daughter, Toni Juenemann and husband, Wayne, Salina, KS; one brother, John Linenberger and wife, Marlene, Manhattan, KS; two sisters-in-law, Carol Linenberger and Norma Linenberger, both of Salina; eight grandchildren, Taylor Schulte; Austin Schulte; Jordan Hixon and husband, Nick; Jackson Schulte; Jaden Schulte; Drake Juenemann; Ashley Juenemann; Joshua Juenemann.

She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Edwin, Gilbert, Dennis, Verlin, Thomas, Leo, and Patrick Linenberger; three sisters, Henrietta Giebler, Doris Younger-Pfeifer, Virginita Linenberger; and one infant brother, Clarence Linenberger.

Services are 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 11, 2021, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.

A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Thursday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; The family suggests memorials to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Hospice of Salina, or Masses.&nbsp;

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 E. 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.

Condolences can be sent via e-mail to <a href="mailto:clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net">clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net</a> or can be left at guest book at <a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a> &nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615307980056.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Bonita M. (Linenberger) Schulte, age 77, of Salina, Kansas, died Monday, March 8, 2021, at her home.She was born October 7, 1943, in Hays, Kansas to Bonavent and Gertrude (Beck)-Brungardt Linenberger.&nbsp; She married Gary M. Schulte on September 5, 1966, at Victoria, Kansas.She operated a beauty shop in Victoria from 1962 till 1966 and moved to Hays in&nbsp; 1967.&nbsp; She was a 1961 graduate of&nbsp; Victoria High School, a homemaker, a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hays.&nbsp; She and Gary moved to Salina in&nbsp; 2004, and was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Salina.&nbsp; She helped start the TMP Booster Club, enjoyed playing card games, spending time with family, and being there for her grandchildren’s sporting activities.Survivors include her husband, Gary M. Schulte, of the home; two sons, Travis Schulte and wife, Brandi, Lenexa, KS; Troy Schulte and wife, Sharon, Hays, KS; one daughter, Toni Juenemann and husband, Wayne, Salina, KS; one brother, John Linenberger and wife, Marlene, Manhattan, KS; two sisters-in-law, Carol Linenberger and Norma Linenberger, both of Salina; eight grandchildren, Taylor Schulte; Austin Schulte; Jordan Hixon and husband, Nick; Jackson Schulte; Jaden Schulte; Drake Juenemann; Ashley Juenemann; Joshua Juenemann.She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Edwin, Gilbert, Dennis, Verlin, Thomas, Leo, and Patrick Linenberger; three sisters, Henrietta Giebler, Doris Younger-Pfeifer, Virginita Linenberger; and one infant brother, Clarence Linenberger.Services are 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 11, 2021, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.A vigil service and rosary will be at 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays.Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, at Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Thursday, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; The family suggests memorials to St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Hospice of Salina, or Masses.&nbsp;Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 E. 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.Condolences can be sent via e-mail to <a href="mailto:clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net">clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net</a> or can be left at guest book at <a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a> &nbsp;

Bonita M. (Linenberger) Schulte

<a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/clifford-campbell">Obituary | Clifford V. Campbell of Beloit, Kansas | Roberts Family Funeral Service (mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com)</a>

Clifford V. Campbell, age 99, of Beloit, Kansas, died Monday March 8, 2021 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit.&nbsp; Cliff was born on the family farm southwest of Beloit, to T.A. (Pete) and Eliza (Studer) Campbell, on August 20, 1921. He is a Beloit High School graduate.&nbsp; Cliff served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he served as a radar and radio instructor, stationed at Boca Raton, Florida. Cliff received a medal as an expert marksman while there.

Cliff and Irma Faye Huffman were married October 8, 1943, in Beloit.&nbsp; After World War II, they moved to the family farm southwest of Beloit, where they lived for nearly 70 years. Cliff loved farming, and still helped with wheat harvest when he was 93 years old. Cliff and Faye celebrated 72 years of marriage October 8, 2015. Cliff and Faye enjoyed traveling, including taking the family to the World’s Fair in New York in 1964.

Cliff was a member of Pleasant View Methodist Church, the Masons for 50 years, and a member of the American Legion. Cliff was very interested in politics and served as a Kansas State Representative in Topeka, for 14 years. He and Faye enjoyed many functions and made many friends during his term in Topeka. He also served on the boards of many organizations in the community, including Salt Creek Watershed Board for 50 years. Cliff loved history, was quite the story teller, and enjoyed being involved with Mitchell County Historical Society. Cliff enjoyed hunting with family and friends, hosting large groups for pheasant hunting, especially.

&nbsp;Cliff was preceded in death by his wife Faye, and his parents.

Cliff is survived by children Jim (Elaine) Campbell, Jeannine (Ed) Mondero, and Terry (Charlotte) Campbell, Beloit, grandchildren Maria (Robin) Goter, Frederick, CO, Chris (Cierra) Mondero, Ashley Campbell, Christy (Josh) Miller, all of Beloit, Nick (Katrina) Mondero, Hays, KS, Kendra (Jim) Zimmer, Wichita, Trever (Jessica) Heidrick, Beloit, 14 great grandchildren, and his sister Geneva Pearson, Beloit.

Funeral services will be at 2 PM Thursday, March 11 at the Beloit First United Methodist Church and will be live-streamed through the Church's Facebook page. Visitation will be from 1-7 PM Wednesday at the Roberts Family Funeral Service. Memorials may be given to the Mitchell County Historical Society or Solomon Valley Hospice.

To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Clifford V. Campbell, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/clifford-campbell/gifts?campaign=obituaryInline-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<h2>Clifford V. Campbell, Beloit</h2><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1615301725514.jpeg" alt="Clifford V. Campbell" />
 <figcaption>Clifford V. Campbell</figcaption>
 </figure>August 20, 1921 - March 8, 2021<a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/clifford-campbell">Obituary | Clifford V. Campbell of Beloit, Kansas | Roberts Family Funeral Service (mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com)</a>Clifford V. Campbell, age 99, of Beloit, Kansas, died Monday March 8, 2021 at the Mitchell County Hospital in Beloit.&nbsp; Cliff was born on the family farm southwest of Beloit, to T.A. (Pete) and Eliza (Studer) Campbell, on August 20, 1921. He is a Beloit High School graduate.&nbsp; Cliff served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he served as a radar and radio instructor, stationed at Boca Raton, Florida. Cliff received a medal as an expert marksman while there.Cliff and Irma Faye Huffman were married October 8, 1943, in Beloit.&nbsp; After World War II, they moved to the family farm southwest of Beloit, where they lived for nearly 70 years. Cliff loved farming, and still helped with wheat harvest when he was 93 years old. Cliff and Faye celebrated 72 years of marriage October 8, 2015. Cliff and Faye enjoyed traveling, including taking the family to the World’s Fair in New York in 1964.Cliff was a member of Pleasant View Methodist Church, the Masons for 50 years, and a member of the American Legion. Cliff was very interested in politics and served as a Kansas State Representative in Topeka, for 14 years. He and Faye enjoyed many functions and made many friends during his term in Topeka. He also served on the boards of many organizations in the community, including Salt Creek Watershed Board for 50 years. Cliff loved history, was quite the story teller, and enjoyed being involved with Mitchell County Historical Society. Cliff enjoyed hunting with family and friends, hosting large groups for pheasant hunting, especially.&nbsp;Cliff was preceded in death by his wife Faye, and his parents.Cliff is survived by children Jim (Elaine) Campbell, Jeannine (Ed) Mondero, and Terry (Charlotte) Campbell, Beloit, grandchildren Maria (Robin) Goter, Frederick, CO, Chris (Cierra) Mondero, Ashley Campbell, Christy (Josh) Miller, all of Beloit, Nick (Katrina) Mondero, Hays, KS, Kendra (Jim) Zimmer, Wichita, Trever (Jessica) Heidrick, Beloit, 14 great grandchildren, and his sister Geneva Pearson, Beloit.Funeral services will be at 2 PM Thursday, March 11 at the Beloit First United Methodist Church and will be live-streamed through the Church's Facebook page. Visitation will be from 1-7 PM Wednesday at the Roberts Family Funeral Service. Memorials may be given to the Mitchell County Historical Society or Solomon Valley Hospice.To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Clifford V. Campbell, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/clifford-campbell/gifts?campaign=obituaryInline-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Clifford V. Campbell

Lifetime Sherman County, Kansas, resident Ellen Eileen (Hurd) Townsend, 94, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Topside Manor in Goodland.

She was born October 19, 1926, in Goodland, the eldest daughter of 
Glen F. and Ada Eileen (Mulkey) Hurd.&nbsp; She attended school in Goodland 
and graduated as Valedictorian of the class of 1944. She went on to 
attend business school in Denver, Colorado.

Eileen returned to Goodland and married Ray Townsend on May 17, 1946,&nbsp; in Garden City, Kansas. In 1949, the couple constructed a home southwest 
of Goodland that remains as the farm headquarters today. Ray and Eileen 
farmed, ranched, and built and operated a 50 head dairy for many years. 
&nbsp;Ray preceded her in death in 2004.

Eileen worked at Goodland State Bank before she married Ray. Years 
later she went to work for the Great Western Sugar Company as an 
assistant chemist then took the position of Office Manager and 
accountant for J&amp;J Feeders (John Cogswell and Joe Gutsch). Eileen 
remained as the feedlot transitioned over the years to Fairleigh Feeders
 and eventually Century Feeders. After retiring, Eileen maintained an 
office in Goodland and provided accounting and bookkeeping services for 
the Cogswell family until the ranch was sold and the estate was settled.

Through the years, Eileen’s math, business, and accounting skills 
combined with Ray’s crop and livestock abilities made for a successful 
team!

While raising her family, Eileen was active in the Methodist Church, 
served as a 4-H leader, helped organize a garden club, and served as a 
president of the parent teacher organization at the elementary school. 
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed growing flowers, especially roses, 
and vegetables which she loved to share.

After retirement, Eileen served as a board member of the Goodland 
Arts Council and the Sherman County Historical Society, and was also 
active in the Sherman County Alumni Association.

Surviving family includes a son, Alan Townsend and wife, Lynda of 
Goodland, a daughter Amy and husband, Craig Good of Olsburg, Kansas. 
Also surviving are 5 grandchildren, Christa (Townsend) and husband, Doug
 Smith of Severn, Maryland, Andra (Townsend) and husband, Michael 
Nielsen of Wichita, Ross Townsend and wife, Ashley of Goodland, Laura 
Good and husband, Isidro Linan Jimenez, Ames, Iowa, and Grant Good, 
Moundridge, Kansas. There are 5 surviving great-granddaughters. Eileen 
is also survived by 3 sisters, Wanda Fitterer, Donna Dee Thompson, and 
Betty Hurd all of Oregon.

&nbsp;In addition to her husband, preceding her in death were her parents and 2 brothers, Don and Darrell Hurd.

Eileen experienced many things in her 94 years and loved her family and her community!

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Lifetime Sherman County, Kansas, resident Ellen Eileen (Hurd) Townsend, 94, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Topside Manor in Goodland.She was born October 19, 1926, in Goodland, the eldest daughter of 
Glen F. and Ada Eileen (Mulkey) Hurd.&nbsp; She attended school in Goodland 
and graduated as Valedictorian of the class of 1944. She went on to 
attend business school in Denver, Colorado.Eileen returned to Goodland and married Ray Townsend on May 17, 1946,&nbsp; in Garden City, Kansas. In 1949, the couple constructed a home southwest 
of Goodland that remains as the farm headquarters today. Ray and Eileen 
farmed, ranched, and built and operated a 50 head dairy for many years. 
&nbsp;Ray preceded her in death in 2004.Eileen worked at Goodland State Bank before she married Ray. Years 
later she went to work for the Great Western Sugar Company as an 
assistant chemist then took the position of Office Manager and 
accountant for J&amp;J Feeders (John Cogswell and Joe Gutsch). Eileen 
remained as the feedlot transitioned over the years to Fairleigh Feeders
 and eventually Century Feeders. After retiring, Eileen maintained an 
office in Goodland and provided accounting and bookkeeping services for 
the Cogswell family until the ranch was sold and the estate was settled.Through the years, Eileen’s math, business, and accounting skills 
combined with Ray’s crop and livestock abilities made for a successful 
team!While raising her family, Eileen was active in the Methodist Church, 
served as a 4-H leader, helped organize a garden club, and served as a 
president of the parent teacher organization at the elementary school. 
She was an avid gardener and enjoyed growing flowers, especially roses, 
and vegetables which she loved to share.After retirement, Eileen served as a board member of the Goodland 
Arts Council and the Sherman County Historical Society, and was also 
active in the Sherman County Alumni Association.Surviving family includes a son, Alan Townsend and wife, Lynda of 
Goodland, a daughter Amy and husband, Craig Good of Olsburg, Kansas. 
Also surviving are 5 grandchildren, Christa (Townsend) and husband, Doug
 Smith of Severn, Maryland, Andra (Townsend) and husband, Michael 
Nielsen of Wichita, Ross Townsend and wife, Ashley of Goodland, Laura 
Good and husband, Isidro Linan Jimenez, Ames, Iowa, and Grant Good, 
Moundridge, Kansas. There are 5 surviving great-granddaughters. Eileen 
is also survived by 3 sisters, Wanda Fitterer, Donna Dee Thompson, and 
Betty Hurd all of Oregon.&nbsp;In addition to her husband, preceding her in death were her parents and 2 brothers, Don and Darrell Hurd.Eileen experienced many things in her 94 years and loved her family and her community!

Ellen Eileen (Hurd) Townsend

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City forcing a mass exodus of employees who couldn’t or didn’t want to move halfway across the country, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce.

The decision to move the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in September 2019 was pitched as putting them closer to farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, though much of their work involves advising members of Congress back in Washington. After the relocation was announced, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff at the time, Mick Mulvaney, joked that moving the jobs to Kansas City was also&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/9f3b4c70d47e4bdf92816c5f170b29f6">“a wonderful way to streamline government.”</a>

Tom Vilsack inherited a demoralized workforce at the two agencies when he took over as secretary of agriculture under President Joe Biden. With 235 vacancies between them, the agencies continued to hire during the pandemic and administration change, but they are putting out work that is smaller in scope and less frequent, causing some farmers to look elsewhere for data they rely on to run their operations.

Among them is Vance Ehmke, who said that since the USDA relocations occurred, he has been paying a lot more attention to private market analysis and what private grain companies are doing. The information feeds his decisions on everything from whether to buy more land or a new tractor to whether to build more grain bins.

“Here, when we need really good, hard information, you are really starting to question groups like USDA, which before that had a sterling reputation,” Ehmke said recently. “But out in the country, people are worried about how good the information is now because those groups are operating at half capacity.”

The relocation hollowed out years of specialized experience and delayed or scuttled some of the agencies’ research and other work. Hiring at the Kansas City site remains well below the roughly 550&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/4f29da28ecd746169ded179859c02eca">high-paying jobs</a>&nbsp;local leaders had anticipated.

Farmers rely on the research to make decisions on a wide range of topics, from rural community planning to farming with climate change and volatile weather conditions, said Aaron Lehman, a farmer who is president of the Iowa Farmers Union.

The ERS examines issues including the rural economy, international trade, food safety and programs that provide food assistance to poor Americans. NIFA, meanwhile, provides grants for agricultural research and other farm services.

“It has gone in the wrong direction in general in terms of accuracy now,” said Adrian Polansky, a farmer and former executive director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency office in Kansas during the Obama administration. “Whether that was for sure based on that transition or whether it was the leadership in the department in terms of what the political goals may have been, I am not exactly sure. But it seems like there was less reliability.”

Polansky said he looks to commercial sources of agricultural information to corroborate USDA data more often now than he did in the past. He said that even after the agencies fill their openings, it will take time to “become fully impactful” because research is a long-term endeavor.

“When you lose significant staff and significant institutional knowledge, there is just not a way that can’t impact the product and information from USDA,” he said.

Dan O’Brien, a grain market specialist at Kansas State University Research and Extension, acknowledged that farmers have increasingly been questioning the reliability of the government’s agricultural data over the past few years. However, he said those frustrations have dealt more with reports published by other USDA agencies, and that some farmers may be confusing them.

Laura Dodson, the union representative for ERS employees, said the relocation will affect the agency for another five years. It hasn’t affected the accuracy of its reports, but it has reduced their scope and frequency.

Dozens of ERS reports have either come out late or not at all, including reports on the organic food sector, antibiotic use in animal production, and hired farm workers and labor markets, among others, Dodson said. For example, a two-year research project on pollinators such as honeybees was shelved because the entire team working on it left the agency rather than move to Kansas City.

ERS published 37 reports in 2018, compared to 11 last year, Dodson said. Those figures don’t include its monthly crop price and analysis reports, which have remained fairly steady despite the relocation and the pandemic. Agency employees also published 100 articles in academic journals related to their fields of study in 2018, but just 64 in 2020.

“We help make sure that food is produced safely, timely and responds to changes in the marketplace and changes to environmental sector,” she said. “And so if those become less effective because they are not being informed by good data and research, that will translate directly to how Americans receive their food.”

Matt Herrick, a USDA spokesman, said in an email that he couldn’t speak to the volume and variety of ERS reports and research under the Trump administration. “However, when you lose more than half of your expert workforce, there is bound to be a noticeable effect,” he added, noting that the USDA is focused on restoring employee confidence and morale.

When former&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/5d5c86204a4d4d6c84431488b19c5fea">Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue</a>&nbsp;toured the new Kansas City headquarters in November 2019, he predicted the agencies would be fully staffed by the first quarter of 2020. That didn’t happen.

In October 2016 — before Trump’s first year in office — ERS had 318 permanent employees, according to USDA data. By October 2019 — just a month after the move — its workforce had shrunk to 164. As of late January 2021, it had 219 employees, including 67 still based in Washington.

The same trend played out at NIFA, which had 320 employees in October 2016. In October 2019, it was down to 112 workers, though it rebounded somewhat to 218 by late January, including 16 based in Washington.

“Best I can tell, they were putting out information that Trump really did not like hearing, like global climate change and things like that,” Ehmke said. “And here in the United States, what we do with groups like that — we can’t send them to Siberia, so we send them to Kansas City.”

By ROXANA HEGEMANBELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City forcing a mass exodus of employees who couldn’t or didn’t want to move halfway across the country, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce.The decision to move the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in September 2019 was pitched as putting them closer to farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, though much of their work involves advising members of Congress back in Washington. After the relocation was announced, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff at the time, Mick Mulvaney, joked that moving the jobs to Kansas City was also&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/9f3b4c70d47e4bdf92816c5f170b29f6">“a wonderful way to streamline government.”</a>Tom Vilsack inherited a demoralized workforce at the two agencies when he took over as secretary of agriculture under President Joe Biden. With 235 vacancies between them, the agencies continued to hire during the pandemic and administration change, but they are putting out work that is smaller in scope and less frequent, causing some farmers to look elsewhere for data they rely on to run their operations.Among them is Vance Ehmke, who said that since the USDA relocations occurred, he has been paying a lot more attention to private market analysis and what private grain companies are doing. The information feeds his decisions on everything from whether to buy more land or a new tractor to whether to build more grain bins.“Here, when we need really good, hard information, you are really starting to question groups like USDA, which before that had a sterling reputation,” Ehmke said recently. “But out in the country, people are worried about how good the information is now because those groups are operating at half capacity.”The relocation hollowed out years of specialized experience and delayed or scuttled some of the agencies’ research and other work. Hiring at the Kansas City site remains well below the roughly 550&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/4f29da28ecd746169ded179859c02eca">high-paying jobs</a>&nbsp;local leaders had anticipated.Farmers rely on the research to make decisions on a wide range of topics, from rural community planning to farming with climate change and volatile weather conditions, said Aaron Lehman, a farmer who is president of the Iowa Farmers Union.ADVERTISEMENTThe ERS examines issues including the rural economy, international trade, food safety and programs that provide food assistance to poor Americans. NIFA, meanwhile, provides grants for agricultural research and other farm services.“It has gone in the wrong direction in general in terms of accuracy now,” said Adrian Polansky, a farmer and former executive director of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency office in Kansas during the Obama administration. “Whether that was for sure based on that transition or whether it was the leadership in the department in terms of what the political goals may have been, I am not exactly sure. But it seems like there was less reliability.”Polansky said he looks to commercial sources of agricultural information to corroborate USDA data more often now than he did in the past. He said that even after the agencies fill their openings, it will take time to “become fully impactful” because research is a long-term endeavor.“When you lose significant staff and significant institutional knowledge, there is just not a way that can’t impact the product and information from USDA,” he said.Dan O’Brien, a grain market specialist at Kansas State University Research and Extension, acknowledged that farmers have increasingly been questioning the reliability of the government’s agricultural data over the past few years. However, he said those frustrations have dealt more with reports published by other USDA agencies, and that some farmers may be confusing them.Laura Dodson, the union representative for ERS employees, said the relocation will affect the agency for another five years. It hasn’t affected the accuracy of its reports, but it has reduced their scope and frequency.Dozens of ERS reports have either come out late or not at all, including reports on the organic food sector, antibiotic use in animal production, and hired farm workers and labor markets, among others, Dodson said. For example, a two-year research project on pollinators such as honeybees was shelved because the entire team working on it left the agency rather than move to Kansas City.ERS published 37 reports in 2018, compared to 11 last year, Dodson said. Those figures don’t include its monthly crop price and analysis reports, which have remained fairly steady despite the relocation and the pandemic. Agency employees also published 100 articles in academic journals related to their fields of study in 2018, but just 64 in 2020.“We help make sure that food is produced safely, timely and responds to changes in the marketplace and changes to environmental sector,” she said. “And so if those become less effective because they are not being informed by good data and research, that will translate directly to how Americans receive their food.”Matt Herrick, a USDA spokesman, said in an email that he couldn’t speak to the volume and variety of ERS reports and research under the Trump administration. “However, when you lose more than half of your expert workforce, there is bound to be a noticeable effect,” he added, noting that the USDA is focused on restoring employee confidence and morale.When former&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/5d5c86204a4d4d6c84431488b19c5fea">Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue</a>&nbsp;toured the new Kansas City headquarters in November 2019, he predicted the agencies would be fully staffed by the first quarter of 2020. That didn’t happen.In October 2016 — before Trump’s first year in office — ERS had 318 permanent employees, according to USDA data. By October 2019 — just a month after the move — its workforce had shrunk to 164. As of late January 2021, it had 219 employees, including 67 still based in Washington.The same trend played out at NIFA, which had 320 employees in October 2016. In October 2019, it was down to 112 workers, though it rebounded somewhat to 218 by late January, including 16 based in Washington.“Best I can tell, they were putting out information that Trump really did not like hearing, like global climate change and things like that,” Ehmke said. “And here in the United States, what we do with groups like that — we can’t send them to Siberia, so we send them to Kansas City.”

USDA relocations to Kansas City curtail research, farmer confidence

PAWNEE COUNTY – Bryce Allen Boman, 22 of Kinsley, Kansas, appeared via Zoom with retained counsel Friday in Pawnee County Court, according to County Attorney Doug McNett.

Bowman plead no contest to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Lewd and Lascivious Behavior with a minor under the age of 16.

District Judge Bruce Gatterman accepted the plea and found Boman Guilty of the charges. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to waive his right to appeal the convictions and will be subject to Sex Offender Registration.

The State alleged that Boman pointed a handgun at four juveniles as they were leaving the skate park in the Larned Schnack Park the evening of October 12, 2019. In a separate incident, it was alleged that&nbsp; Boman exposed himself in the same park to a girl under the age of 16 on October 20, 2019.

Arrested at the time, Boman later posted bond and was released. As a condition of his bond, he was ordered to surrender all of his firearms to law enforcement and have no contact directly or indirectly with the victims. Sentencing will take place once a presentence investigation report is completed, according to McNett.

PAWNEE COUNTY – Following a two hour preliminary hearing this week, Bryce Allen Boman, 21 of Kinsley, Kansas, was bound over for trial&nbsp; in the Pawnee County District Court on four (4) counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, according to County Attorney Doug McNett.

Pawnee County Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell heard testimony from four juveniles that Boman allegedly pointed a handgun at them as they were leaving the skate park in the Larned Schnack Park the evening of October 12, 2019. Arraignment has been scheduled for February 28, 2020.

If convicted, under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines the defendant faces a prison sentence between 11 months and 34 months in the custody of the Department of Corrections depending on his criminal history. Under Kansas law when a firearm is used to commit any person felony, the offender’s sentence shall be presumed imprisonment.

Boman remains free on bond. As a condition of his bond, he was ordered to surrender all of his firearms to law enforcement.

<figure>
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 </figure>PAWNEE COUNTY – Bryce Allen Boman, 22 of Kinsley, Kansas, appeared via Zoom with retained counsel Friday in Pawnee County Court, according to County Attorney Doug McNett.Bowman plead no contest to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Lewd and Lascivious Behavior with a minor under the age of 16.District Judge Bruce Gatterman accepted the plea and found Boman Guilty of the charges. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to waive his right to appeal the convictions and will be subject to Sex Offender Registration.The State alleged that Boman pointed a handgun at four juveniles as they were leaving the skate park in the Larned Schnack Park the evening of October 12, 2019. In a separate incident, it was alleged that&nbsp; Boman exposed himself in the same park to a girl under the age of 16 on October 20, 2019.Arrested at the time, Boman later posted bond and was released. As a condition of his bond, he was ordered to surrender all of his firearms to law enforcement and have no contact directly or indirectly with the victims. Sentencing will take place once a presentence investigation report is completed, according to McNett.----------PAWNEE COUNTY – Following a two hour preliminary hearing this week, Bryce Allen Boman, 21 of Kinsley, Kansas, was bound over for trial&nbsp; in the Pawnee County District Court on four (4) counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, according to County Attorney Doug McNett.Pawnee County Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell heard testimony from four juveniles that Boman allegedly pointed a handgun at them as they were leaving the skate park in the Larned Schnack Park the evening of October 12, 2019. Arraignment has been scheduled for February 28, 2020.If convicted, under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines the defendant faces a prison sentence between 11 months and 34 months in the custody of the Department of Corrections depending on his criminal history. Under Kansas law when a firearm is used to commit any person felony, the offender’s sentence shall be presumed imprisonment.Boman remains free on bond. As a condition of his bond, he was ordered to surrender all of his firearms to law enforcement.

Kan. man must register as sex offender as part of plea deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136">Senate approved</a>&nbsp;a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Saturday, moving President Joe Biden closer to a milestone political victory that would provide $1,400 checks for most American and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governments, and businesses.

The bill cleared by a party-line vote of 50-49 after a marathon overnight voting session and now heads back to the House for final passage, which could come early next week.

Democrats said their “American Rescue Plan” would help the country defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health. Republicans criticized the $1.9 trillion package as more expensive than necessary. The measure follows five earlier virus bills totaling about $4 trillion that Congress has enacted since last spring.

A look at some highlights of the legislation:

Expanded unemployment benefits from the federal government would be extended through Sept. 6 at $300 a week. That’s on top of what beneficiaries are getting through their state unemployment insurance program. The first $10,200 of jobless benefits would be non-taxable for households with incomes under $150,000.

Additionally, the measures provides a 100% subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums to ensure that the laid-off workers can remain on their employer health plans at no cost through the end of September.

The legislation provides a direct payment of $1,400 for a single taxpayer, or $2,800 for a married couple that files jointly, plus $1,400 per dependent. Individuals earning up to $75,000 would get the full amount, as would married couples with incomes up to $150,000.

The size of the check would shrink for those making slightly more, with a hard cut-off at $80,000 for individuals and $160,000 for married couples.

Most Americans will be getting the full amount. The median household income was $68,703 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The legislation would send $350 billion to state and local governments and tribal governments for costs incurred up until the end of 2024. The bill also requires that small states get at least the amount they received under virus legislation that Congress passed last March.

Many communities have taken hits to their tax base during the pandemic, but the impact varies from state to state and from town to town. Critics say the funding is not appropriately targeted and is far more than necessary with billions of dollars allocated last spring to states and communities still unspent.

The bill calls for about $130 billion in additional help to schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The money would be used to reduce class sizes and modify classrooms to enhance social distancing, install ventilation systems and purchase personal protective equipment. The money could also be used to increase the hiring of nurses and counselors and to provide summer school.

Spending for colleges and universities would be boosted by about $40 billion, with the money used to defray an institution’s pandemic-related expenses and to provide emergency aid to students to cover expenses such as food and housing and computer equipment.

A new program for restaurants and bars hurt by the pandemic would receive $25 billion. The grants provide up to $10 million per company with a limit of $5 million per physical location. The grants can be used to cover payroll, rent, utilities and other operational expenses.

The bill also provides $7.25 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, a tiny fraction of what was allocated in previous legislation. The bill also allows more non-profits to apply for loans that are designed to help borrowers meet their payroll and operating costs and can potentially be forgiven.

The bill provides $46 billion to expand federal, state and local testing for COVID-19 and to enhance contract tracing capabilities with new investments to expand laboratory capacity and set up mobile testing units. It also contains about $14 billion to speed up the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines across the country.

Parts of the legislation advance longstanding Democratic priorities like increasing coverage under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Financial assistance for ACA premiums would become considerably more generous and a greater number of solid middle-class households would qualify. Though the sweetened subsidies last only through the end of 2022, they will lower the cost of coverage and are expected to boost the number of people enrolled.

The measure also dangles more money in front of a dozen states, mainly in the South, that have not yet taken up the Medicaid expansion that is available under the ACA to cover more low-income adults. Whether such a sweetener would be enough to start wearing down longstanding Republican opposition to Medicaid expansion is uncertain.

BIGGER TAX BREAKS FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH AND WITHOUT KIDS

Under current law, most taxpayers can reduce their federal income tax bill by up to $2,000 per child. In a significant change, the bill would increase the tax break to $3,000 for every child age 6 to 17 and $3,600 for every child under the age of 6.

The legislation also calls for the payments to be delivered monthly instead of in a lump sum. If the secretary of the Treasury determines that isn’t feasible, then the payments are to be made as frequently as possible.

Families would get the full credit regardless of how little they make in a year, leading to criticism that the changes would serve as a disincentive to work. Add in the $1,400 checks and other items in the proposal, and the legislation would reduce the number of children living in poverty by more than half, according to the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University.

The bill also significantly expands the Earned Income Tax Credit for 2021 by making it available to people without children. The credit for low and moderate-income adults would be worth $543 to $1,502, depending on income and filing status.

The bill provides about $30 billion to help low-income households and the unemployed afford rent and utilities, and to assist the homeless with vouchers and other support. States and tribes would receive an additional $10 billion for homeowners who are struggling with mortgage payments because of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats' showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package.

The compromise, announced by Manchin, D-W.Va., and a Democratic aide late Friday and backed by President Joe Biden, cleared the way for the Senate to begin a marathon series of votes on amendments before eventual approval of the sweeping legislation. The bill then would return to the House, which was expected to give it final congressional approval and send it to Biden to sign.

Biden’s foremost legislative priority is aimed at battling the killer pandemic and nursing the economy back to health. It would provide direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing, aid to state and local governments, help for schools and the airline industry and subsidies for health insurance.

Shortly before midnight, the Senate began to take up a variety of amendments in rapid-fire fashion. The votes were mostly on Republican proposals virtually certain to fail but designed to force Democrats into politically awkward votes. It was unclear how long into the weekend the “vote-a-rama” would last.

By daybreak Saturday, senators had worked through about a dozen amendments, including one from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to swap in Republican centrists’ $650 billion alternative proposal, which Biden panned as inadequate. That and other amendments failed, including one from Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., on the Keystone XL pipeline.

One proposal that did pass, from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., would require schools, within 30 days of receiving money from the bill, to develop publicly available plans for in-person instruction. It appeared designed to fend of Republican criticisms that Biden’s package does not do enough to swiftly reopen schools.

Friday's lengthy standoff underscored the headaches confronting party leaders over the next two years — and the tensions between progressives and centrists — as they try moving their agenda through the Congress with their slender majorities.

Manchin is probably the chamber’s most conservative Democrat, and a kingmaker in the 50-50 Senate. But Democrats cannot tilt too far center to win Manchin’s vote without endangering progressive support in the House, where they have a mere 10-vote edge.