UPDATE: The hearing scheduled on March 31 was continued for the second time. According to court records, Barrioz's next court date is set for April 14.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A woman accused of driving a stolen vehicle that was involved in a crash that killed a Hutchinson woman is due back in court Monday afternoon.

Katelyn Elizabeth Barrioz, 24, Wichita, is schedule for a preliminary hearing before Judge Seth Rundle, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

In November she was charged with First-Degree Felony Murder, Second-Degree Murder – Reckless, Felony Flee and Elude, Aggravated Burglary, Auto Theft and Criminal Damage to Property, according to Wichita Police spokesman Andrew Ford.

On October 27, police located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan. Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

&nbsp;The vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road in Wichita. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires.

Despite this, the suspect later identified as Barrioz, fled the Walmart parking lot, striking a police vehicle.

Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

One individual was apprehended, while&nbsp; Barrioz stole the van from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.

KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with a&nbsp; Chevy Cobalt.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the stolen 2024 Ford Transit Van driven by Barrioz, 24, Wichita, was westbound in the eastbound lanes in the&nbsp;8700 block of E 29th St N in Wichita traveling in the inside lane.

The van struck an eastbound 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by Mandy Lynn&nbsp;Buckwalter, 43, Hutchinson, head-on.

Buckwalter was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Barrioz to Wesley Medical Center for treatment. She was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on Tuesday evening, according to online jail records. Police presented their case to the district attorney on Thursday.

Barrioz remains jailed on a bond of $1.2 million.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1730458850794.png" alt="The red dot from a laser pointer used by Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan shows Barrioz driving the wihite van just before the fatal head-on crash" />
 <figcaption>The red dot from a laser pointer used by Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan shows Barrioz driving the wihite van just before the fatal head-on crash</figcaption>
 </figure>UPDATE: The hearing scheduled on March 31 was continued for the second time. According to court records, Barrioz's next court date is set for April 14.SEDGWICK COUNTY — A woman accused of driving a stolen vehicle that was involved in a crash that killed a Hutchinson woman is due back in court Monday afternoon.Katelyn Elizabeth Barrioz, 24, Wichita, is schedule for a preliminary hearing before Judge Seth Rundle, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.In November she was charged with First-Degree Felony Murder, Second-Degree Murder – Reckless, Felony Flee and Elude, Aggravated Burglary, Auto Theft and Criminal Damage to Property, according to Wichita Police spokesman Andrew Ford.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730284905956.png" alt="Barrioz photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Barrioz photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>On October 27, police located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan. Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.&nbsp;The vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road in Wichita. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires.Despite this, the suspect later identified as Barrioz, fled the Walmart parking lot, striking a police vehicle.Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot.One individual was apprehended, while&nbsp; Barrioz stole the van from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with a&nbsp; Chevy Cobalt.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the stolen 2024 Ford Transit Van driven by Barrioz, 24, Wichita, was westbound in the eastbound lanes in the&nbsp;8700 block of E 29th St N in Wichita traveling in the inside lane.The van struck an eastbound 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by Mandy Lynn&nbsp;Buckwalter, 43, Hutchinson, head-on.Buckwalter was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Barrioz to Wesley Medical Center for treatment. She was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on Tuesday evening, according to online jail records. Police presented their case to the district attorney on Thursday.Barrioz remains jailed on a bond of $1.2 million.&nbsp;

Plea hearing delayed for stolen vehicle crash that killed Kansas woman

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Tennessee man was convicted for running a Ponzi scheme that victimized individuals across the country.

According to court documents, Alcides Roman, 66, of Lebanon, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.

While operating Remain in Control LLC, Roman defrauded a victim in Overland Park, Kansas, after offering investment opportunities and attractive returns.

<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/home">Click here</a>&nbsp;if you believe you have been victimized by this defendant or call&nbsp; the Federal Bureau of Investigation by calling 816-512-8200

From June 2020 to October 2020, the victim made multiple wire transfers into Roman’s company bank account and subsequently received “returns” that were in reality partial amounts from the victim’s own investment funds. When the victim stopped receiving payments and inquired, Roman made excuses and sought to lull the victim into a false sense of security.

Other victims of Roman’s investment fraud scheme included individuals in New York, New York, Houston, Texas, and Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

The total known loss, based on victims identified to date, is $1,977,857.88. Roman used funds from his schemes to pay for his personal living expenses, buy vehicles and land, send money to numerous foreign and domestic companies, and to make purported “returns” to other victim investors.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Tennessee man was convicted for running a Ponzi scheme that victimized individuals across the country.According to court documents, Alcides Roman, 66, of Lebanon, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.While operating Remain in Control LLC, Roman defrauded a victim in Overland Park, Kansas, after offering investment opportunities and attractive returns.<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/home">Click here</a>&nbsp;if you believe you have been victimized by this defendant or call&nbsp; the Federal Bureau of Investigation by calling 816-512-8200From June 2020 to October 2020, the victim made multiple wire transfers into Roman’s company bank account and subsequently received “returns” that were in reality partial amounts from the victim’s own investment funds. When the victim stopped receiving payments and inquired, Roman made excuses and sought to lull the victim into a false sense of security.Other victims of Roman’s investment fraud scheme included individuals in New York, New York, Houston, Texas, and Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.The total known loss, based on victims identified to date, is $1,977,857.88. Roman used funds from his schemes to pay for his personal living expenses, buy vehicles and land, send money to numerous foreign and domestic companies, and to make purported “returns” to other victim investors.

FBI looking for more victims of multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK Associated Press</a>

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C.,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-national-airport-crash-62adba7fb1f546b4cf1716e42b86482b">that killed 67 people</a>&nbsp;that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe.

Click below to watch the entire hearing led by Kansas U.S. Senator Moran

The FAA's artificial intelligence-led review aimed at identifying safety threats at other airports with similar helicopter-airplane congestion should be finished in a couple weeks, said Chris Rocheleau, the agency’s acting administrator.

During the hearing, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and members of Congress again questioned how the FAA hadn’t noticed an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-ntsb-faa-near-misses-53cc37d586a981c3382462a07b3d99ec">alarming number of close calls</a>&nbsp;near Ronald Reagan National Airport and addressed the problem before the January collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner. The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-plane-crash-investigation-ntsb-faa-9da42d267bf44049ecc57763961b0ac4">collision over the Potomac River</a>&nbsp;was the nation's deadliest plane crash&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-crashes-history-washington-ee55776ea0c5f9e322fc77ea1ea452d1">since November 2001.</a>

“We have to do better,” Rocheleau said. “We have to identify trends, we have to get smarter about how we use data, and when we put corrective actions in place, we must execute them.”

The FAA is using AI to dig into the millions of reports it collects to assess other places with busy helicopter traffic including: Boston, New York, Baltimore-Washington, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and along the Gulf Coast.

Investigators have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-american-airlines-helicopter-ntsb-b78bce07efa055aa6f9c04e580ffe24e">highlighted 85 close calls</a>&nbsp;around Reagan airport in the three years before the crash that should have signaled a growing safety problem. Rocheleau told the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that every close call is investigated and the data was reviewed before, but this alarming trend was missed.

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said there clearly was an issue with identifying trends in the data the FAA collects.

Dailey Crofton, whose brother Casey Crofton died in the collision, attended the hearing.

“I was surprised at the lapses of safety protocols that led to this crash,” he said in a statement afterward.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he learned that the Secret Service and U.S. Navy triggered a rash of collision alarms in planes around Reagan Airport on March 1 while testing anti-drone technology that used a similar frequency to the one used by planes' warning systems. Cruz said that happened despite a warning from the FAA against doing it.

“This is deeply disturbing that just a month after 67 people died while on approach to DCA (Reagan Airport), that the Secret Service and Pentagon would inadvertently cause multiple flights to receive urgent cockpit alerts recommending evasive action,” Cruz said.

Helicopter traffic around Reagan National has been restricted since January any time planes use the same runway the American Airlines plane that crashed was approaching when it collided with the helicopter. At the NTSB's urging, the FAA&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-faa-helicopter-restrictions-3590d713589559aa55ced29e00c79fa4">permanently banned</a>&nbsp;that particular helicopter route under most circumstances. If a helicopter does use the route, planes are prohibited from taking off or landing on that runway.

The U.S. Army’s head of aviation Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman acknowledged that helicopters are still flying over the nation's capital with a key system broadcasting their locations turned off during missions. The “ADS-B out data” is designed to let air traffic controllers track a helicopter's location.

Cruz said this is “shocking and unacceptable.”

The Army says the helicopters' highest-priority mission is evacuating top government officials in the event of an attack. Braman said the military has changed its policies governing when aircraft must transmit their location, but many helicopters still fly without the system on.

There were exceptions in the airspace above Washington that allowed Army and other government aircraft to fly without transmitting, or fly in a mode that allowed less information to be transmitted to avoid broadcasting potentially sensitive missions to the public. Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell highlighted a letter from the Department of Homeland Security saying that all Customs and Border Protection flights in the region were also covered by the exceptions.

Rocheleau said FAA plans to now require all aircraft flying immediately around Reagan National to broadcast their locations. But Homendy said it is also important to inspect that equipment to make sure it actually works.

Braman also said the policies governing those different transmission modes — and the level of seniority needed in the Army to waive the transmissions — has since been elevated.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK Associated Press</a>The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C.,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-national-airport-crash-62adba7fb1f546b4cf1716e42b86482b">that killed 67 people</a>&nbsp;that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The 67 lives that were lost on January 29th were taken prematurely in an accident that by all indications should have been avoided. <a href="https://t.co/b0m5WqPAVa">pic.twitter.com/b0m5WqPAVa</a>&mdash; Senator Jerry Moran (@JerryMoran) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryMoran/status/1905278458478870766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Click below to watch the entire hearing led by Kansas U.S. Senator Moran<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fkXXRf3sXvw?si=QEmLM9TnZjC5_jAn&amp;start=940" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>The FAA's artificial intelligence-led review aimed at identifying safety threats at other airports with similar helicopter-airplane congestion should be finished in a couple weeks, said Chris Rocheleau, the agency’s acting administrator.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/NTSB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NTSB</a> Chair <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferHomendy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JenniferHomendy</a>: &quot;Between October 2021 and December 2024 there were over 15,000 close proximity events between commercial aircraft and helicopters at DCA.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/PoWWf8mTqk">pic.twitter.com/PoWWf8mTqk</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1905273119197065683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>During the hearing, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and members of Congress again questioned how the FAA hadn’t noticed an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-ntsb-faa-near-misses-53cc37d586a981c3382462a07b3d99ec">alarming number of close calls</a>&nbsp;near Ronald Reagan National Airport and addressed the problem before the January collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner. The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-plane-crash-investigation-ntsb-faa-9da42d267bf44049ecc57763961b0ac4">collision over the Potomac River</a>&nbsp;was the nation's deadliest plane crash&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-crashes-history-washington-ee55776ea0c5f9e322fc77ea1ea452d1">since November 2001.</a>“We have to do better,” Rocheleau said. “We have to identify trends, we have to get smarter about how we use data, and when we put corrective actions in place, we must execute them.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1738703092495.png" alt="The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, working with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USCGMidAtlantic?__cft__[0]=AZVaKqPNSiwSuKRH01L03JB8k_89iOrQZOlRWtfzOBsAJCt3z8QQvEYQa8XpseNu6lXA2LDrRWcHbQW3Fa1vXPGXU-T_5Dh2wbhpnKG7qo382L0qE0fMgmG5jv5Z_FFWJHRL1dX62558wBmmNSH_sOYY5t0GOUldAsRj2QW9WelwbsHdhaP3oE4VMMl2yUaEBbw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USNavy?__cft__[0]=AZVaKqPNSiwSuKRH01L03JB8k_89iOrQZOlRWtfzOBsAJCt3z8QQvEYQa8XpseNu6lXA2LDrRWcHbQW3Fa1vXPGXU-T_5Dh2wbhpnKG7qo382L0qE0fMgmG5jv5Z_FFWJHRL1dX62558wBmmNSH_sOYY5t0GOUldAsRj2QW9WelwbsHdhaP3oE4VMMl2yUaEBbw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">U.S. Navy</a>&nbsp;Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), began wreckage removal operations at the site of the Potomac River Aviation Incident near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Phoso U.S. Army Corps of Engineers" />
 <figcaption>The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, working with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USCGMidAtlantic?__cft__[0]=AZVaKqPNSiwSuKRH01L03JB8k_89iOrQZOlRWtfzOBsAJCt3z8QQvEYQa8XpseNu6lXA2LDrRWcHbQW3Fa1vXPGXU-T_5Dh2wbhpnKG7qo382L0qE0fMgmG5jv5Z_FFWJHRL1dX62558wBmmNSH_sOYY5t0GOUldAsRj2QW9WelwbsHdhaP3oE4VMMl2yUaEBbw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/USNavy?__cft__[0]=AZVaKqPNSiwSuKRH01L03JB8k_89iOrQZOlRWtfzOBsAJCt3z8QQvEYQa8XpseNu6lXA2LDrRWcHbQW3Fa1vXPGXU-T_5Dh2wbhpnKG7qo382L0qE0fMgmG5jv5Z_FFWJHRL1dX62558wBmmNSH_sOYY5t0GOUldAsRj2QW9WelwbsHdhaP3oE4VMMl2yUaEBbw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">U.S. Navy</a>&nbsp;Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), began wreckage removal operations at the site of the Potomac River Aviation Incident near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Phoso U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</figcaption>
 </figure>The FAA is using AI to dig into the millions of reports it collects to assess other places with busy helicopter traffic including: Boston, New York, Baltimore-Washington, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and along the Gulf Coast.Investigators have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-american-airlines-helicopter-ntsb-b78bce07efa055aa6f9c04e580ffe24e">highlighted 85 close calls</a>&nbsp;around Reagan airport in the three years before the crash that should have signaled a growing safety problem. Rocheleau told the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that every close call is investigated and the data was reviewed before, but this alarming trend was missed.NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said there clearly was an issue with identifying trends in the data the FAA collects.Dailey Crofton, whose brother Casey Crofton died in the collision, attended the hearing.“I was surprised at the lapses of safety protocols that led to this crash,” he said in a statement afterward.Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he learned that the Secret Service and U.S. Navy triggered a rash of collision alarms in planes around Reagan Airport on March 1 while testing anti-drone technology that used a similar frequency to the one used by planes' warning systems. Cruz said that happened despite a warning from the FAA against doing it.“This is deeply disturbing that just a month after 67 people died while on approach to DCA (Reagan Airport), that the Secret Service and Pentagon would inadvertently cause multiple flights to receive urgent cockpit alerts recommending evasive action,” Cruz said.Helicopter traffic around Reagan National has been restricted since January any time planes use the same runway the American Airlines plane that crashed was approaching when it collided with the helicopter. At the NTSB's urging, the FAA&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/dc-crash-investigation-faa-helicopter-restrictions-3590d713589559aa55ced29e00c79fa4">permanently banned</a>&nbsp;that particular helicopter route under most circumstances. If a helicopter does use the route, planes are prohibited from taking off or landing on that runway.The U.S. Army’s head of aviation Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman acknowledged that helicopters are still flying over the nation's capital with a key system broadcasting their locations turned off during missions. The “ADS-B out data” is designed to let air traffic controllers track a helicopter's location.Cruz said this is “shocking and unacceptable.”The Army says the helicopters' highest-priority mission is evacuating top government officials in the event of an attack. Braman said the military has changed its policies governing when aircraft must transmit their location, but many helicopters still fly without the system on.There were exceptions in the airspace above Washington that allowed Army and other government aircraft to fly without transmitting, or fly in a mode that allowed less information to be transmitted to avoid broadcasting potentially sensitive missions to the public. Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell highlighted a letter from the Department of Homeland Security saying that all Customs and Border Protection flights in the region were also covered by the exceptions.Rocheleau said FAA plans to now require all aircraft flying immediately around Reagan National to broadcast their locations. But Homendy said it is also important to inspect that equipment to make sure it actually works.Braman also said the policies governing those different transmission modes — and the level of seniority needed in the Army to waive the transmissions — has since been elevated.___

🎥 Highlights of Kan. U.S. Senator's hearing on DCA midair collision

County Clerk/Election Official Bobbi Dreiling wants to inform Ellis County citizens about key dates and deadlines for the upcoming city/school election to be held November 4, 2025..

· City Officials (Commissioners, Council Members, Mayors, and Treasurer)

To be a candidate for any of these positions, candidates must submit candidacy paperwork to the County Clerk’s office. The filing fee is $20 per position. The deadline to file is June 2 at noon. Forms are available at the County Clerk’s office at 718 Main Street or online at <a href="https://www.ellisco.net/425/Election">www.ellisco.net</a> under the Elections tab.

A primary election will be held if more than three times the number of candidates file for a position.

To vote, you must present a valid photo ID. If you lack an approved government-issued photo ID or have an expired driver’s license, you can apply for a free nondriver identification card through the Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles. To obtain the free ID, complete the Certification Requesting Fee Waiver for Nondriver Identification Card (Form DE-VID1). This form is available at driver’s license offices, county election offices, and online. An expired driver’s license is acceptable for voters aged 65 and older. For those 64 and younger, the driver’s license must be current.

· June 2 at noon – Filing deadline for candidates

· October 14 – Voter registration deadline

· October 15 - Advance Mail ballots get mailed

· October 20 – First day of Advance Voting

· November 3 at noon - Last day to advance vote

For more information, contact the County Clerk's office at (785) 628-9410 or visit <a href="https://www.ellisco.net/93/Clerk">www.ellisco.net</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1727885504031.jpeg" alt="File photo" />
 <figcaption>File photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Ellis CountyCounty Clerk/Election Official Bobbi Dreiling wants to inform Ellis County citizens about key dates and deadlines for the upcoming city/school election to be held November 4, 2025..Positions on the Ballot:· School Board· City Officials (Commissioners, Council Members, Mayors, and Treasurer)· Extension District· Improvement DistrictsCandidate Filing InformationTo be a candidate for any of these positions, candidates must submit candidacy paperwork to the County Clerk’s office. The filing fee is $20 per position. The deadline to file is June 2 at noon. Forms are available at the County Clerk’s office at 718 Main Street or online at <a href="https://www.ellisco.net/425/Election">www.ellisco.net</a> under the Elections tab.A primary election will be held if more than three times the number of candidates file for a position.Voter ID RequirementsTo vote, you must present a valid photo ID. If you lack an approved government-issued photo ID or have an expired driver’s license, you can apply for a free nondriver identification card through the Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles. To obtain the free ID, complete the Certification Requesting Fee Waiver for Nondriver Identification Card (Form DE-VID1). This form is available at driver’s license offices, county election offices, and online. An expired driver’s license is acceptable for voters aged 65 and older. For those 64 and younger, the driver’s license must be current.Key Dates to Remember· June 2 at noon – Filing deadline for candidates· October 14 – Voter registration deadline· October 15 - Advance Mail ballots get mailed· October 20 – First day of Advance Voting· November 3 at noon - Last day to advance vote· November 4 - Election DayFor more information, contact the County Clerk's office at (785) 628-9410 or visit <a href="https://www.ellisco.net/93/Clerk">www.ellisco.net</a>.

Deadlines for upcoming Ellis County city, school general election on Nov. 4 

By WILL WEISSERT&nbsp; Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attempts by President Donald Trump and top leaders of his administration to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans in a Signal group chat including a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton's use of a home server as secretary of state.

This time, they've largely focused their ire not on sweeping potential security lapses, or punishments as a result, but on the journalist who was errantly added to the group text and reported on it: editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. Some of the text's participants who spoke out against Clinton haven't commented publicly at all about the Signal leak.

One of the chief concerns about Clinton's email server was that it was insecure, and that sensitive information could fall into the wrong hands. But former FBI Director James Comey said in recommending that no charges be brought against Clinton that there was no evidence that her email account had been hacked by hostile actors.

Trump insisted Tuesday that no classified information was divulged in the group chat, though Goldberg wrote that messaging revealed "precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing" of strikes in Yemen. The White House's National Security Council has said it is investigating.

For her part, Clinton's reaction to Goldberg's reporting was one of astonishment: "You have got to be kidding me," Clinton said in an X post that spotlighted The Atlantic article and included an eyes emoji.

Here's a look at what some of the officials in the group chat, and some of those steadfastly standing by them, are saying now versus then.

Now: "The main thing was nothing happened. The attack was totally successful," Trump said during a meeting with a group of his ambassadors at the White House on Tuesday.

He also called his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, "a very good man" and insisted "he will continue to do a very good job," while adding, "I think it's very unfair how they attacked Michael" and labeling Goldberg a "total sleazebag."

Later, in an interview with Newsmax, Trump said a Waltz aide had Goldberg's number and "this guy ended up on the call." He also added that he felt good about what occurred. "I can only go by what I've been told ... but I feel very comfortable, actually."

Then: "Hillary is the one who sent and received classified information on an insecure server, putting the safety of the American people under threat," Trump said in an October 2016 speech in Warren, Michigan.

"The rigged system refused to prosecute her for conduct that put all of us, everybody in this room, everybody in this country at risk. Hillary Clinton went to great lengths to create a private email server and to bypass government security in order to keep her emails from being read by the public and by federal officials," he said in a November 2016 speech in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

And, during a Florida rally in July 2016, he even urged Russian hackers to help find a batch of emails said to have vanished from Clinton's private server. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing."

Now: "I think there's a lot in the lessons for a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves making up lies about this president," Waltz said during Tuesday's White House meeting with Trump and the ambassadors.

He also said of Goldberg, "This journalist, Mr. President, wants the world talking about more hoaxes."

In a subsequent interview on Fox News Channel's "The Ingraham Angle," Waltz said, "I take full responsibility. I built the group." He also contradicted Trump by saying that no staffer was responsible.

Waltz further acknowledged, "embarrassing, yes" and said, "We made a mistake. We're moving forward."

Then: "How is it Hillary Clinton can delete 33,000 government emails on a private server, yet President Trump gets indicted for having documents he could declassify?" Waltz posted in June 2023, referencing charges against Trump for mishandling classified documents. The case was scrapped after Trump won a second term.

Now: "Nobody was texting war plans," Hegseth told journalists traveling with him in Hawaii on Monday. He said of Goldberg, "You're talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who's made a profession of peddling hoaxes."

Then: "Any security professional, military, government or otherwise, would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information," Hegseth, then a regular contributor for Fox News Channel, said of Clinton's emails on the network in 2016.

That same year, Hegseth asked on Fox News, "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"

In another 2016 Fox News segment, Hegseth said, "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now for what has been done. Because the assumption is, in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for, and likelihood, that foreign governments are targeting those accounts and gathering intelligence from them."

Now: No public comment on the Signal group chat.

Then: "Nobody is above the law, not even Hillary Clinton – even though she thinks she is," Rubio told Fox News in January 2016.

The previous year in a Fox News interview, Rubio referred to the same emails when he said, "What they did is reckless — it's complete recklessness and incompetence."

Deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller

Now: No public comment on the Signal leak.

Then: Miller posted in 2022: "One point that doesn't get made enough about Hillary's unsecured server illegally used to conduct state business (obviously created to hide the Clintons' corrupt pay-for-play): foreign adversaries could easily hack classified ops &amp; intel in real time from other side of the globe."

Now: "My communications, to be clear, in a Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information," Ratcliffe said at a Tuesday congressional hearing.

Then: On Fox News in 2018, Ratcliffe suggested of officials who mishandle sensitive information: "It's always a good thing that we see that there is investigation and prosecution of folks if they're not handling that information appropriately."

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard

Now: "There's a difference between inadvertent release versus careless and sloppy, malicious leaks of classified information," Gabbard said at the same congressional hearing.

Then: Gabbard posted on X earlier this month, "Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such."

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 <figcaption>President Trump National Security team before a Senate committee on Tuesday-image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>By WILL WEISSERT&nbsp; Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The attempts by President Donald Trump and top leaders of his administration to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans in a Signal group chat including a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton's use of a home server as secretary of state.This time, they've largely focused their ire not on sweeping potential security lapses, or punishments as a result, but on the journalist who was errantly added to the group text and reported on it: editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. Some of the text's participants who spoke out against Clinton haven't commented publicly at all about the Signal leak.One of the chief concerns about Clinton's email server was that it was insecure, and that sensitive information could fall into the wrong hands. But former FBI Director James Comey said in recommending that no charges be brought against Clinton that there was no evidence that her email account had been hacked by hostile actors.Trump insisted Tuesday that no classified information was divulged in the group chat, though Goldberg wrote that messaging revealed "precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing" of strikes in Yemen. The White House's National Security Council has said it is investigating.For her part, Clinton's reaction to Goldberg's reporting was one of astonishment: "You have got to be kidding me," Clinton said in an X post that spotlighted The Atlantic article and included an eyes emoji.Here's a look at what some of the officials in the group chat, and some of those steadfastly standing by them, are saying now versus then.Trump<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">President Trump on Signal group chat: &quot;There was no classified information as I understand it.&quot; National Security Adviser Michael Waltz: &quot;We have our technical experts looking at it. We have our legal teams looking at it...the attack was phenomenal and it&#39;s ongoing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2DjG0idfJa">pic.twitter.com/2DjG0idfJa</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1904617345160532395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Now: "The main thing was nothing happened. The attack was totally successful," Trump said during a meeting with a group of his ambassadors at the White House on Tuesday.He also called his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, "a very good man" and insisted "he will continue to do a very good job," while adding, "I think it's very unfair how they attacked Michael" and labeling Goldberg a "total sleazebag."Later, in an interview with Newsmax, Trump said a Waltz aide had Goldberg's number and "this guy ended up on the call." He also added that he felt good about what occurred. "I can only go by what I've been told ... but I feel very comfortable, actually."Then: "Hillary is the one who sent and received classified information on an insecure server, putting the safety of the American people under threat," Trump said in an October 2016 speech in Warren, Michigan."The rigged system refused to prosecute her for conduct that put all of us, everybody in this room, everybody in this country at risk. Hillary Clinton went to great lengths to create a private email server and to bypass government security in order to keep her emails from being read by the public and by federal officials," he said in a November 2016 speech in Virginia Beach, Virginia.And, during a Florida rally in July 2016, he even urged Russian hackers to help find a batch of emails said to have vanished from Clinton's private server. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing."<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sen. Cotton: &quot;They testified...that there&#39;s no intelligence community classified information, is that correct?&quot; Ratcliffe: &quot;That&#39;s correct.&quot; Gabbard: &quot;Yes.&quot; Sen. King: &quot;That&#39;s not correct! She said repeatedly there&#39;s nothing classified. Period.&quot; Sen. Warner: &quot;Period.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Ta27JnxKXt">pic.twitter.com/Ta27JnxKXt</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1904564790569156611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>WaltzNow: "I think there's a lot in the lessons for a lot of journalists in this city who have made big names for themselves making up lies about this president," Waltz said during Tuesday's White House meeting with Trump and the ambassadors.He also said of Goldberg, "This journalist, Mr. President, wants the world talking about more hoaxes."In a subsequent interview on Fox News Channel's "The Ingraham Angle," Waltz said, "I take full responsibility. I built the group." He also contradicted Trump by saying that no staffer was responsible.Waltz further acknowledged, "embarrassing, yes" and said, "We made a mistake. We're moving forward."Then: "How is it Hillary Clinton can delete 33,000 government emails on a private server, yet President Trump gets indicted for having documents he could declassify?" Waltz posted in June 2023, referencing charges against Trump for mishandling classified documents. The case was scrapped after Trump won a second term.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> Hegseth on Signal group chat: &quot;Nobody&#39;s texting war plans. I know exactly what I&#39;m doing. Exactly what we&#39;re directing. Really proud of what we accomplished, successful missions that night and going forward.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/qgB69C5vnK">pic.twitter.com/qgB69C5vnK</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1904736411292487955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Now: "Nobody was texting war plans," Hegseth told journalists traveling with him in Hawaii on Monday. He said of Goldberg, "You're talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who's made a profession of peddling hoaxes."Then: "Any security professional, military, government or otherwise, would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information," Hegseth, then a regular contributor for Fox News Channel, said of Clinton's emails on the network in 2016.That same year, Hegseth asked on Fox News, "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"In another 2016 Fox News segment, Hegseth said, "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now for what has been done. Because the assumption is, in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for, and likelihood, that foreign governments are targeting those accounts and gathering intelligence from them."Secretary of State Marco RubioNow: No public comment on the Signal group chat.Then: "Nobody is above the law, not even Hillary Clinton – even though she thinks she is," Rubio told Fox News in January 2016.The previous year in a Fox News interview, Rubio referred to the same emails when he said, "What they did is reckless — it's complete recklessness and incompetence."Deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen MillerNow: No public comment on the Signal leak.Then: Miller posted in 2022: "One point that doesn't get made enough about Hillary's unsecured server illegally used to conduct state business (obviously created to hide the Clintons' corrupt pay-for-play): foreign adversaries could easily hack classified ops &amp; intel in real time from other side of the globe."CIA Director John Ratcliffe<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Heated exchange between <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorBennet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenatorBennet</a> and CIA Director Ratcliffe. Sen. Bennet: &quot;This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable! It&#39;s an embarrassment! You need to do better!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/fUCywRlqHO">pic.twitter.com/fUCywRlqHO</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1904563032769925300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Now: "My communications, to be clear, in a Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information," Ratcliffe said at a Tuesday congressional hearing.Then: On Fox News in 2018, Ratcliffe suggested of officials who mishandle sensitive information: "It's always a good thing that we see that there is investigation and prosecution of folks if they're not handling that information appropriately."Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DNIGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DNIGabbard</a>: &quot;There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.&quot; Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkWarner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkWarner</a>: &quot;If there was no classified material share it with the committee. You can&#39;t have it both ways. These are important jobs. This is our national security.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/E4y43cSRPE">pic.twitter.com/E4y43cSRPE</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1904550509312454829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Now: "There's a difference between inadvertent release versus careless and sloppy, malicious leaks of classified information," Gabbard said at the same congressional hearing.Then: Gabbard posted on X earlier this month, "Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such."

🎥In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal chat leak

By JOHN P. TRETBAR Eagle Media

May crude prices in New York settled 21 cents higher Friday, at $68.28 per barrel for the near month contract. That's a weekly gain of about a dime. Prices were up another dollar by lunchtime Monday, topping $69 a barrel for the first time in a month.

Prices at CHS are a dollar lower than last week, a half dollar lower than the first of the month, and a buck-and-a-half lower than the first of the year. Kansas Common crude starts the week in McPherson at $58.50 per barrel.

Crude imports from Canada cascaded, contributing to a drop in all crude imports, and a two-year low in net crude imports. 

U.S. crude imports averaged 5.4 million barrels per day in the week through March 14, down 85,000 barrels a day from the week before. Crude imports from Canada fell by more than half a million barrels per day, to 3.1 million daily barrels. That's the lowest since March 2023.&nbsp; 

The Energy Information Administration says we are still a net crude importer, but that's down by 1.44 million daily barrels to 741,000 barrels per day, the lowest since October 2023. U.S. crude production last week dropped by two thousand barrels a day tot 13,573,000 barrels per day, the fifth highest weekly tally in government records. The Energy Information Administration says the four-week and cumulative year-to-date averages set new record highs near 13.5 million barrels a day.

Crude stockpiles rise, while fuel inventories drop.&nbsp; Commercial crude inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels to 437 million, or about five percent below the five year average. Stockpiles of regular gasoline and diesel were both lower. Gasoline demand was unchanged from a week ago, while diesel demand dropped.

The Energy Department took delivery on another 300,000 barrels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserves last week, raising the dip stick to just under 396 million barrels, up 34 million from last year.

The weekly Rotary Rig Count from Baker Hughes is up two gas rigs but down one oil rig for a total of 593 active rigs. Texas is down one, Louisiana is up one, and Oklahoma is up two rigs.

The Kansas Rig Count from Independent Oil and Gas Service shows five active rigs in eastern Kansas and 12 in the western half of the state. Drilling was underway on Friday on a lease in Barton County and two in Finney County. Operators on Friday were preparing to spud a new well in Ellis County.

Operators in Kansas completed 18 wells last week. Nine of those were west of Wichita, including one in Ellis County, one in Haskell County and two in Stafford County. Independent Oil and Gas Service reports 269 newly completed wells so far this year.

Kansas regulators okayed 22 new drilling locations, with eight in western Kansas including one in Russell County, two in Finney County and three in Haskell County. That's 158 new permits so far this year compared to 193 a year ago.

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources reports January production averaged 1.17 million barrels a day, down about 20,000 daily barrels from the month before. DMR said the state's closely watch gas-capture rate returned to 95% after a brief hiatus.&nbsp; Permits and rig counts are up compared to last year at this time.

An official in Saudi Arabia says the kingdom is not providing logistical support or fuel for U.S. military operations in Yemen, calling Middle East media reports "misleading." President Donald Trump ordered military operations targeting Houthi militants, which were expected to continue for days and possibly months.

Venezuela says it will continue crude production and exports after Chevron leaves next month. The Administration gave the U.S. oil company until next month to get out of the South American nation. Reuters reports on three possible scenarios by which the national oil company PDVSA intends to pump between 105,000 and 138,000 barrels per day after the oil major's departure.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By JOHN P. TRETBAR Eagle MediaMay crude prices in New York settled 21 cents higher Friday, at $68.28 per barrel for the near month contract. That's a weekly gain of about a dime. Prices were up another dollar by lunchtime Monday, topping $69 a barrel for the first time in a month.Prices at CHS are a dollar lower than last week, a half dollar lower than the first of the month, and a buck-and-a-half lower than the first of the year. Kansas Common crude starts the week in McPherson at $58.50 per barrel.Crude imports from Canada cascaded, contributing to a drop in all crude imports, and a two-year low in net crude imports. U.S. crude imports averaged 5.4 million barrels per day in the week through March 14, down 85,000 barrels a day from the week before. Crude imports from Canada fell by more than half a million barrels per day, to 3.1 million daily barrels. That's the lowest since March 2023.&nbsp; The Energy Information Administration says we are still a net crude importer, but that's down by 1.44 million daily barrels to 741,000 barrels per day, the lowest since October 2023. U.S. crude production last week dropped by two thousand barrels a day tot 13,573,000 barrels per day, the fifth highest weekly tally in government records. The Energy Information Administration says the four-week and cumulative year-to-date averages set new record highs near 13.5 million barrels a day.Crude stockpiles rise, while fuel inventories drop.&nbsp; Commercial crude inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels to 437 million, or about five percent below the five year average. Stockpiles of regular gasoline and diesel were both lower. Gasoline demand was unchanged from a week ago, while diesel demand dropped.The Energy Department took delivery on another 300,000 barrels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserves last week, raising the dip stick to just under 396 million barrels, up 34 million from last year.The weekly Rotary Rig Count from Baker Hughes is up two gas rigs but down one oil rig for a total of 593 active rigs. Texas is down one, Louisiana is up one, and Oklahoma is up two rigs.The Kansas Rig Count from Independent Oil and Gas Service shows five active rigs in eastern Kansas and 12 in the western half of the state. Drilling was underway on Friday on a lease in Barton County and two in Finney County. Operators on Friday were preparing to spud a new well in Ellis County.Operators in Kansas completed 18 wells last week. Nine of those were west of Wichita, including one in Ellis County, one in Haskell County and two in Stafford County. Independent Oil and Gas Service reports 269 newly completed wells so far this year.Kansas regulators okayed 22 new drilling locations, with eight in western Kansas including one in Russell County, two in Finney County and three in Haskell County. That's 158 new permits so far this year compared to 193 a year ago.The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources reports January production averaged 1.17 million barrels a day, down about 20,000 daily barrels from the month before. DMR said the state's closely watch gas-capture rate returned to 95% after a brief hiatus.&nbsp; Permits and rig counts are up compared to last year at this time.An official in Saudi Arabia says the kingdom is not providing logistical support or fuel for U.S. military operations in Yemen, calling Middle East media reports "misleading." President Donald Trump ordered military operations targeting Houthi militants, which were expected to continue for days and possibly months.Venezuela says it will continue crude production and exports after Chevron leaves next month. The Administration gave the U.S. oil company until next month to get out of the South American nation. Reuters reports on three possible scenarios by which the national oil company PDVSA intends to pump between 105,000 and 138,000 barrels per day after the oil major's departure.&nbsp;&nbsp;

News from the Oil Patch: Crude stockpiles rise despite import drop

Following the unfortunate <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/6e85435e-6359-49f9-9065-13e910c2ef48">fire that destroyed the Garden Theatre</a>, local entrepreneur Carroll Bartlett Kelly purchased two lots and rebuilt the theatre in WaKeeney.

Business sense ran in this family that arrived in the newly established community in 1879. According to the Western Kansas World, C.B.’s grandfather “engaged in the hardware business, the firm known as Kelly and Walker, one of the first business establishments in the town.”

 Prior to young C.B.’s military service in World War I and after his return, he worked in the family-owned Star Grocery. In the 1920s, he managed the Garden Theatre in addition to holding other jobs.

During his military enlistment, young Kelly served on the Mexican border and later in France as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. Seriously wounded in France, C.B. required four years of treatment in American service hospitals following WWI. After returning to WaKeeney, he served as postmaster from 1924 until 1936, according to his obituary. Overcoming serious injuries, he served his home community until his death in 1951.

C.B.’s can-do attitude guided the rebuild of the local movie house, renamed the Kelly Theatre. The Western Kansas World said the new facility, which officially opened on November 7, 1929 was constructed using 125 x 38 feet of fireproof brick and tile and included 540 spring-bottom upholstered seats that filled the main floor, with another 60 in the balcony. A wine-colored satin curtain fronted the 20 x 38-foot stage. The basement contained the heating and cooling system while the projection room sported Vitaphone Talking equipment. Upon completion, WaKeeney area residents again enjoyed moving pictures.

As in the present, technology continually updated. Mr. Kelly accommodated patrons with new sound equipment from Universal Television Co. The June 26, 1930 Western Kansas World mentioned the new system was “superior to the old 5 tube sets.”

During July 1931, Kelly again dealt with blue law enforcement. He responded to legal demands that he close his theatre on Sundays by closing his doors, stating, “As soon as the smoke clears, he will reopen for business.”

Though I didn’t find a specific reopening date, the October 1, 1931 Western Kansas World reported that C.B. invested in 5,000 advertising cards promoting October, November, and December show dates. The article mentioned movie patronage increased other business in town. It appears folks supported the reopened theatre.

In November of '31, Kelly advertised the Dayton Vaudeville Act between shows. Audiences got their money’s worth watching an added live show during intermission. Imagine the buzz circulating as folks exited that performance.

Kelly continued to prosper. Despite a diminishing national economy, Mr. Kelly continued improving his theatre in 1933. The June 22 paper records that he installed an “18-foot Dayton Perforated Picture Screen that permitted him to show larger, brighter pictures.” He also updated the stage curtain.

He added improvements according to the July 13, 1933 Western Kansas World. He increased the lobby room, widened aisles, and installed a partition to separate those waiting to attend the second show.

Other businesses may have suffered hard times, but thanks to C.B. Kelly’s astute business sense, the Kelly Theatre thrived.

Karen Madorin is a retired teacher, writer, photographer, outdoors lover, and sixth-generation Kansan.

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 </figure>By KAREN MADORIN Following the unfortunate <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/6e85435e-6359-49f9-9065-13e910c2ef48">fire that destroyed the Garden Theatre</a>, local entrepreneur Carroll Bartlett Kelly purchased two lots and rebuilt the theatre in WaKeeney. Business sense ran in this family that arrived in the newly established community in 1879. According to the Western Kansas World, C.B.’s grandfather “engaged in the hardware business, the firm known as Kelly and Walker, one of the first business establishments in the town.” Prior to young C.B.’s military service in World War I and after his return, he worked in the family-owned Star Grocery. In the 1920s, he managed the Garden Theatre in addition to holding other jobs.During his military enlistment, young Kelly served on the Mexican border and later in France as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. Seriously wounded in France, C.B. required four years of treatment in American service hospitals following WWI. After returning to WaKeeney, he served as postmaster from 1924 until 1936, according to his obituary. Overcoming serious injuries, he served his home community until his death in 1951.C.B.’s can-do attitude guided the rebuild of the local movie house, renamed the Kelly Theatre. The Western Kansas World said the new facility, which officially opened on November 7, 1929 was constructed using 125 x 38 feet of fireproof brick and tile and included 540 spring-bottom upholstered seats that filled the main floor, with another 60 in the balcony. A wine-colored satin curtain fronted the 20 x 38-foot stage. The basement contained the heating and cooling system while the projection room sported Vitaphone Talking equipment. Upon completion, WaKeeney area residents again enjoyed moving pictures.As in the present, technology continually updated. Mr. Kelly accommodated patrons with new sound equipment from Universal Television Co. The June 26, 1930 Western Kansas World mentioned the new system was “superior to the old 5 tube sets.”During July 1931, Kelly again dealt with blue law enforcement. He responded to legal demands that he close his theatre on Sundays by closing his doors, stating, “As soon as the smoke clears, he will reopen for business.”Though I didn’t find a specific reopening date, the October 1, 1931 Western Kansas World reported that C.B. invested in 5,000 advertising cards promoting October, November, and December show dates. The article mentioned movie patronage increased other business in town. It appears folks supported the reopened theatre.In November of '31, Kelly advertised the Dayton Vaudeville Act between shows. Audiences got their money’s worth watching an added live show during intermission. Imagine the buzz circulating as folks exited that performance.Kelly continued to prosper. Despite a diminishing national economy, Mr. Kelly continued improving his theatre in 1933. The June 22 paper records that he installed an “18-foot Dayton Perforated Picture Screen that permitted him to show larger, brighter pictures.” He also updated the stage curtain.He added improvements according to the July 13, 1933 Western Kansas World. He increased the lobby room, widened aisles, and installed a partition to separate those waiting to attend the second show.Other businesses may have suffered hard times, but thanks to C.B. Kelly’s astute business sense, the Kelly Theatre thrived.Karen Madorin is a retired teacher, writer, photographer, outdoors lover, and sixth-generation Kansan.

MADORIN: Kelly Theatre—Part 2

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOHN%20HANNA%20and%20JAMIE%20STENGLE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOHN HANNA and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press</a>

DALLAS (AP) — Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-51224feebb8742a8a4e604da845c7fa8">assassination in 1963</a>&nbsp;gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn't initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.

<a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/available-online">Click here to read the files</a>&nbsp;from the National Archives

Assessments of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-files-release-trump-3e8f31e18468d96b53210572e0992c07">roughly 2,200 files</a>&nbsp;posted by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration on its website came with a huge caveat: No one had enough time as of Wednesday to review more than a small fraction of them. The vast majority of the National Archives’ more than 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination have previously been released.

An initial Associated Press review of more than 63,000 pages of records released this week shows that some were not directly related to the assassination but rather dealt with covert CIA operations, particularly in Cuba. And nothing in the first documents examined undercut the conclusion that Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

“Nothing points to a second gunman,” said Philip Shenon, who wrote a 2013 book about the assassination. “I haven't seen any big blockbusters that rewrite the essential history of the assassination, but it is very early."

Kennedy was killed on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-298388ef0d6e41d98a47c70c86c64788">visit to Dallas</a>, when his motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown and shots rang out from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/travel-and-tourism-e9f33c5e647d45149c1738d64ea0e3c5">Texas School Book Depository</a>&nbsp;building. Police arrested the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/national-national-general-news-808c313725d849fd884794fe49b6fd39">24-year-old Oswald,</a>&nbsp;a former Marine who had positioned himself from a sniper’s perch on the sixth floor. Two days later Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer broadcast live on television.

Historians hope for new details about the man who killed JFK

A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, established by Johnson to investigate, concluded that Oswald acted alone and there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But critics of the commission still spun a web of alternative theories.

Historians are hoping for details fleshing out Oswald's activities before the assassination and what the CIA and FBI knew about him beforehand.

Shenon pointed Wednesday to previously released documents about a trip Oswald made to Mexico City at the end of September 1963. Records show Oswald intended to contact the Soviet Union's embassy there after living as a U.S. defector in the U.S.S.R. from October 1959 until June 1962.

Shenon said the U.S. government may have kept information about what it knew about Oswald before the assassination secret to hide what he described as officials' possible “incompetence and laziness."

“The CIA had Oswald under pretty aggressive surveillance while he was there and this was just several weeks before the assassination,” Shenon said. “There’s reason to believe he talked openly about killing Kennedy in Mexico City and that people overheard him say that.”

Speculation about such details surrounding Kennedy’s assassination has been intense over the decades, generating countless conspiracy theories about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union, the mafia and the CIA. The new release fueled rampant online speculation and sent people scurrying to read the documents and share online what they might mean.

Many documents already were public but information had been redacted

The latest release of documents followed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-files-trump-release-381cd547e10e4f41d27a8e020bb6a435">an order by President Donald Trump</a>, though most of the records were made public previously with redactions. Before Tuesday, researchers had estimated that 3,000 to 3,500 files were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-documents-release-trump-50ea62770b13f0ffc11ca18dde03500d">still unreleased</a>, either wholly or partially. Last month,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-fbi-trump-newly-discovered-files-0bd8ad5569f5fa3ed92b8ee9b795c9e7#">the FBI said</a>&nbsp;it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the assassination.

Jefferson Morley, vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination, said in a statement posted on the social platform X that much of the “rampant overclassification of trivial information has been eliminated” from the documents.

The latest release also is a boon to historians of the Cold War. Timothy Natafali, an adjunct professor at Columbia University who is writing a book about JFK's presidency, said scholars now appear to have more details about U.S. intelligence activities under Kennedy than under any other president.

For example, in October 1975, U.S. senators were investigating what the CIA knew about Oswald, and an October 1975 memo said they considered the agency "not forthcoming.”

A version of that memo released in 2023 redacted the name of the CIA's security contact on Oswald in Mexico, as well as the identity of someone behind the “penetration of the Cuban embassy" there. The latest version shows that the security contact was the president of Mexico in 1975, Luis Echeverria Alvarez, who died in 2022, and that the Mexican government itself penetrated the Cuban embassy.

Also, Nafatali said, before the latest release, the government had made public copies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's “daily checklist” of highly sensitive foreign intelligence in the days after Kennedy's assassination, but with much of the material redacted. Now, he said, people can read what Johnson read.

“It’s quite remarkable to be able to walk through that secret world,” he said.

Some records provide small details about covert operations

Documents show that in December 1963, the CIA director's office was receiving messages from and replying to operatives in Cuba seeking to undermine the government under Fidel Castro. One, on Dec. 9, 1963, relayed a message to the director from Cuba: “TODAY RECD THE MAGNUM PISTOLS BUT NO BULLETS.”

“You’re getting both a bird’s-eye view of U.S. foreign policy, and you’re also getting a snail’s eye view of covert action, right there on the ground,” Nafatali said.

In a previously released April 1975 memo, the CIA downplayed what it knew about Oswald's visit to Mexico City before the assassination. The memo said the CIA recorded three phone calls between Oswald and a guard at the Soviet embassy, but only in the last one did Oswald identify himself.

“We’re now discovering how much more the CIA and the FBI knew before the assassination about Oswald,” Shenon said. “And the question is, why didn’t they act on the information in their own files?"

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700660678254.png" alt="FILE - This Nov. 22, 1963 file photo shows President John F. Kennedy riding in motorcade with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo, file)" />
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 </figure><a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOHN%20HANNA%20and%20JAMIE%20STENGLE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOHN HANNA and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press</a>DALLAS (AP) — Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-51224feebb8742a8a4e604da845c7fa8">assassination in 1963</a>&nbsp;gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn't initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.<a href="https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/available-online">Click here to read the files</a>&nbsp;from the National ArchivesAssessments of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-files-release-trump-3e8f31e18468d96b53210572e0992c07">roughly 2,200 files</a>&nbsp;posted by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration on its website came with a huge caveat: No one had enough time as of Wednesday to review more than a small fraction of them. The vast majority of the National Archives’ more than 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination have previously been released.An initial Associated Press review of more than 63,000 pages of records released this week shows that some were not directly related to the assassination but rather dealt with covert CIA operations, particularly in Cuba. And nothing in the first documents examined undercut the conclusion that Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.“Nothing points to a second gunman,” said Philip Shenon, who wrote a 2013 book about the assassination. “I haven't seen any big blockbusters that rewrite the essential history of the assassination, but it is very early."Kennedy was killed on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-298388ef0d6e41d98a47c70c86c64788">visit to Dallas</a>, when his motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown and shots rang out from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/travel-and-tourism-e9f33c5e647d45149c1738d64ea0e3c5">Texas School Book Depository</a>&nbsp;building. Police arrested the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/national-national-general-news-808c313725d849fd884794fe49b6fd39">24-year-old Oswald,</a>&nbsp;a former Marine who had positioned himself from a sniper’s perch on the sixth floor. Two days later Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer broadcast live on television.<h2>Historians hope for new details about the man who killed JFK</h2>A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, established by Johnson to investigate, concluded that Oswald acted alone and there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But critics of the commission still spun a web of alternative theories.Historians are hoping for details fleshing out Oswald's activities before the assassination and what the CIA and FBI knew about him beforehand.Shenon pointed Wednesday to previously released documents about a trip Oswald made to Mexico City at the end of September 1963. Records show Oswald intended to contact the Soviet Union's embassy there after living as a U.S. defector in the U.S.S.R. from October 1959 until June 1962.Shenon said the U.S. government may have kept information about what it knew about Oswald before the assassination secret to hide what he described as officials' possible “incompetence and laziness."“The CIA had Oswald under pretty aggressive surveillance while he was there and this was just several weeks before the assassination,” Shenon said. “There’s reason to believe he talked openly about killing Kennedy in Mexico City and that people overheard him say that.”Speculation about such details surrounding Kennedy’s assassination has been intense over the decades, generating countless conspiracy theories about multiple shooters and involvement by the Soviet Union, the mafia and the CIA. The new release fueled rampant online speculation and sent people scurrying to read the documents and share online what they might mean.<h2>Many documents already were public but information had been redacted</h2>The latest release of documents followed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-files-trump-release-381cd547e10e4f41d27a8e020bb6a435">an order by President Donald Trump</a>, though most of the records were made public previously with redactions. Before Tuesday, researchers had estimated that 3,000 to 3,500 files were&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-documents-release-trump-50ea62770b13f0ffc11ca18dde03500d">still unreleased</a>, either wholly or partially. Last month,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jfk-fbi-trump-newly-discovered-files-0bd8ad5569f5fa3ed92b8ee9b795c9e7#">the FBI said</a>&nbsp;it had discovered about 2,400 new records related to the assassination.Jefferson Morley, vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination, said in a statement posted on the social platform X that much of the “rampant overclassification of trivial information has been eliminated” from the documents.<h2>A boon to historians of the Cold War</h2>The latest release also is a boon to historians of the Cold War. Timothy Natafali, an adjunct professor at Columbia University who is writing a book about JFK's presidency, said scholars now appear to have more details about U.S. intelligence activities under Kennedy than under any other president.For example, in October 1975, U.S. senators were investigating what the CIA knew about Oswald, and an October 1975 memo said they considered the agency "not forthcoming.”A version of that memo released in 2023 redacted the name of the CIA's security contact on Oswald in Mexico, as well as the identity of someone behind the “penetration of the Cuban embassy" there. The latest version shows that the security contact was the president of Mexico in 1975, Luis Echeverria Alvarez, who died in 2022, and that the Mexican government itself penetrated the Cuban embassy.Also, Nafatali said, before the latest release, the government had made public copies of President Lyndon B. Johnson's “daily checklist” of highly sensitive foreign intelligence in the days after Kennedy's assassination, but with much of the material redacted. Now, he said, people can read what Johnson read.“It’s quite remarkable to be able to walk through that secret world,” he said.<h2>Some records provide small details about covert operations</h2>Documents show that in December 1963, the CIA director's office was receiving messages from and replying to operatives in Cuba seeking to undermine the government under Fidel Castro. One, on Dec. 9, 1963, relayed a message to the director from Cuba: “TODAY RECD THE MAGNUM PISTOLS BUT NO BULLETS.”“You’re getting both a bird’s-eye view of U.S. foreign policy, and you’re also getting a snail’s eye view of covert action, right there on the ground,” Nafatali said.In a previously released April 1975 memo, the CIA downplayed what it knew about Oswald's visit to Mexico City before the assassination. The memo said the CIA recorded three phone calls between Oswald and a guard at the Soviet embassy, but only in the last one did Oswald identify himself.“We’re now discovering how much more the CIA and the FBI knew before the assassination about Oswald,” Shenon said. “And the question is, why didn’t they act on the information in their own files?"____Hanna reported from Topeka, Kansas.

JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiracies

WASHINGTON —The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in Middle East, pursue its nuclear program, and support its terrorist proxies.&nbsp; Iran’s oil exports are enabled by a network of illicit shipping facilitators in multiple jurisdictions who, through obfuscation and deception, load and transport Iranian oil for sale to buyers in Asia, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of State.

On Thursday, the United States announced it is taking action under National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2, President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran.&nbsp; This action marks the fourth round of sanctions targeting Iranian oil sales to stop the flow of revenue the regime uses to fund their destabilizing activities.&nbsp; The Department of State is imposing sanctions on one entity engaged in the acquisition of Iranian petroleum.&nbsp; This target is being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, which authorizes and reimposes certain sanctions with respect to Iran.&nbsp; In a separate action, the Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on 19 entities and vessels pursuant to E.O. 13902, which targets Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors.

Specifically, the Department of State is taking action against a crude oil and petroleum products storage terminal in the port of Huizhou in China.&nbsp; The terminal received and stored Iranian-origin crude oil onboard a blocked tanker.&nbsp; Crude oil and petroleum products terminals based in China serve as the gateway for Iranian petroleum products to enter the Chinese market.&nbsp; As China is the largest importer of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products, terminals in China play a critical role in supporting Iran’s efforts to maintain revenues from its energy exports and fuel its destabilizing activities.

The Department is designating the following entity pursuant to section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran:

As a result of today’s sanctions-related actions, and in accordance with E.O. 13846, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).&nbsp; Additionally, all entities and individuals that have ownership, either directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.

All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt.&nbsp; These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

The power and integrity of U.S. government sanctions derive not only from the U.S. government’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.

WASHINGTON —The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in Middle East, pursue its nuclear program, and support its terrorist proxies.&nbsp; Iran’s oil exports are enabled by a network of illicit shipping facilitators in multiple jurisdictions who, through obfuscation and deception, load and transport Iranian oil for sale to buyers in Asia, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of State.On Thursday, the United States announced it is taking action under National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2, President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran.&nbsp; This action marks the fourth round of sanctions targeting Iranian oil sales to stop the flow of revenue the regime uses to fund their destabilizing activities.&nbsp; The Department of State is imposing sanctions on one entity engaged in the acquisition of Iranian petroleum.&nbsp; This target is being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, which authorizes and reimposes certain sanctions with respect to Iran.&nbsp; In a separate action, the Department of the Treasury is imposing sanctions on 19 entities and vessels pursuant to E.O. 13902, which targets Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors.Specifically, the Department of State is taking action against a crude oil and petroleum products storage terminal in the port of Huizhou in China.&nbsp; The terminal received and stored Iranian-origin crude oil onboard a blocked tanker.&nbsp; Crude oil and petroleum products terminals based in China serve as the gateway for Iranian petroleum products to enter the Chinese market.&nbsp; As China is the largest importer of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products, terminals in China play a critical role in supporting Iran’s efforts to maintain revenues from its energy exports and fuel its destabilizing activities.The Department is designating the following entity pursuant to section 3(a)(ii) of E.O. 13846 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran:<ul>
 <li>HUAYING HUIZHOU DAYA BAY PETROCHEMICAL TERMINAL STORAGE CO., LTD (HUAYING PETROCHEMICAL)&nbsp;knowingly engaged in a significant transaction for the acquisition of crude oil from Iran in late January 2025, when the U.S.-designated tanker, formerly SPIRIT OF CASPER, also known as NICHOLA, offloaded approximately one million barrels of Iranian-origin crude oil at the Huaying Daya Bay terminal, a China-based petroleum products storage terminal that is owned and operated by HUAYING PETROCHEMICAL.</li><li>NICHOLA, which was added to the SDN List in October 2024 in connection with transporting multiple shipments of Iranian oil to China-based refineries, loaded Iranian-origin petroleum in December 2024, when it engaged in a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer in the eastern outer port limits near Singapore with U.S.-designated SALINA, an Iran-flagged tanker associated with the U.S.-designated NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY (NITC). At the time of the transfer, SALINA was laden with petroleum from Kharg Island, Iran, which it had loaded a month earlier in November 2024.</li><li>Several days before the NICHOLA arrived at the Huaying terminal, multiple sources reported that the vessel was laden with Iranian-origin petroleum. On January 22, 2025, HUAYING PETROCHEMICAL received NICHOLA at its petroleum products berth, where the vessel subsequently discharged approximately one million barrels of Iranian crude oil.&nbsp; Since March 2021, HUAYING PETROCHEMICAL has received at least nine shipments of Iranian petroleum at its terminal facility, seven of which came from the U.S.-designated NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY).</li>
 </ul>SANCTIONS IMPLICATIONSAs a result of today’s sanctions-related actions, and in accordance with E.O. 13846, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).&nbsp; Additionally, all entities and individuals that have ownership, either directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked.All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt.&nbsp; These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.The power and integrity of U.S. government sanctions derive not only from the U.S. government’s ability to designate and add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, but also from its willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.

U.S. sanctions additional entities that trade in Iran’s oil exports

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&nbsp;FHSU University Communications

A 12-member team of student delegates from Fort Hays State University journeyed to St. Louis, Mo., to compete at the annual Midwest Model United Nations competition. The competition took place between February 19-22 and involved more than 200 college students from across the United States.

“Last year, we sent a team of five to St. Louis and won a single Honorable Mention award. This year, with 12 delegates, we won eight awards and finished number three in the award count,” said FHSU Model UN advisor and associate professor of political science, Dr. Jay Steinmetz. &nbsp;

Model UN is a competitive collegiate experience where student delegates advance UN policy in specific committees and work toward resolutions that can ultimately pass the main plenary body. The competition is a superior test of each student’s skills in public speaking, writing resolutions, following rules of order, and researching specific countries and that country’s policy stances. &nbsp;

Students work incredibly hard to prepare for intense competition days filled with negotiations, responses to crisis events, positioning their teams and individuals as principal sponsors and writers of resolutions, and building alliances.

“The competition is dynamic, fluid, intense,” Steinmetz said. “The students love it—in my experience, I have observed that students like strict professionalism and the demands and rigors of intense negotiations; all of this makes the conference more fun and impactful for them.”

This year in St. Louis, four-person teams from FHSU represented the nations of Finland, Moldova, and Ethiopia. The 2025 team included students from diverse backgrounds, majors, home countries, and policy perspectives.

“We had Biology majors, Informatics majors, Music majors, Honor’s College students, student-athletes, local students from western Kansas, and international students from Israel, Senegal, and Togo,” said Daniel Bechle, a sophomore from Aurora, Colo.

Bechle was one of four FHSU students to take home an individual award. He was selected by the other Model UN delegates to receive the Delegates Choice award. 

Other individual award winners include Luke Hampl, a junior from Andover who took home a Position Paper Award; Mayan Paz, a sophomore from Israel, who won the Most Distinguished Delegate Award; and Mickey Mason, a senior from Ulysses, who earned an Honorable Mention Delegation Award.

“I think we earned a lot of respect this year,” Bechle said. “We raised the profile of our program and made some new friends, including a delegate from Johnson County Community College, who I am trying to get to transfer to FHSU.”

Hannah Caycedo from Manhattan was a member of FHSU’s team of delegates that represented the nation of Ethiopia and a high school senior in FHSU’s Kansas Academy of Math and Science (KAMS) residential college program.

“I was nervous, especially with the part where we had to research existing UN precedents and write proposals based on those precedents,” Caycedo said. “I got more comfortable as the competition progressed and enjoyed working with the delegates representing Mozambique and South Africa on a youth disarmament initiative.”&nbsp;

Plans are underway for the FHSU team to return to competition next academic year, including a trip to Chicago for the November American Model United Nations conference. Plans are also underway to bring the Model UN experience to western Kansas. The inaugural Heartland Model UN Conference is tentatively scheduled for October of this year.

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 </figure>&nbsp;FHSU University CommunicationsA 12-member team of student delegates from Fort Hays State University journeyed to St. Louis, Mo., to compete at the annual Midwest Model United Nations competition. The competition took place between February 19-22 and involved more than 200 college students from across the United States.“Last year, we sent a team of five to St. Louis and won a single Honorable Mention award. This year, with 12 delegates, we won eight awards and finished number three in the award count,” said FHSU Model UN advisor and associate professor of political science, Dr. Jay Steinmetz. &nbsp;Model UN is a competitive collegiate experience where student delegates advance UN policy in specific committees and work toward resolutions that can ultimately pass the main plenary body. The competition is a superior test of each student’s skills in public speaking, writing resolutions, following rules of order, and researching specific countries and that country’s policy stances. &nbsp;Students work incredibly hard to prepare for intense competition days filled with negotiations, responses to crisis events, positioning their teams and individuals as principal sponsors and writers of resolutions, and building alliances.“The competition is dynamic, fluid, intense,” Steinmetz said. “The students love it—in my experience, I have observed that students like strict professionalism and the demands and rigors of intense negotiations; all of this makes the conference more fun and impactful for them.”This year in St. Louis, four-person teams from FHSU represented the nations of Finland, Moldova, and Ethiopia. The 2025 team included students from diverse backgrounds, majors, home countries, and policy perspectives.“We had Biology majors, Informatics majors, Music majors, Honor’s College students, student-athletes, local students from western Kansas, and international students from Israel, Senegal, and Togo,” said Daniel Bechle, a sophomore from Aurora, Colo.Bechle was one of four FHSU students to take home an individual award. He was selected by the other Model UN delegates to receive the Delegates Choice award. Other individual award winners include Luke Hampl, a junior from Andover who took home a Position Paper Award; Mayan Paz, a sophomore from Israel, who won the Most Distinguished Delegate Award; and Mickey Mason, a senior from Ulysses, who earned an Honorable Mention Delegation Award.“I think we earned a lot of respect this year,” Bechle said. “We raised the profile of our program and made some new friends, including a delegate from Johnson County Community College, who I am trying to get to transfer to FHSU.”Hannah Caycedo from Manhattan was a member of FHSU’s team of delegates that represented the nation of Ethiopia and a high school senior in FHSU’s Kansas Academy of Math and Science (KAMS) residential college program.“I was nervous, especially with the part where we had to research existing UN precedents and write proposals based on those precedents,” Caycedo said. “I got more comfortable as the competition progressed and enjoyed working with the delegates representing Mozambique and South Africa on a youth disarmament initiative.”&nbsp;Plans are underway for the FHSU team to return to competition next academic year, including a trip to Chicago for the November American Model United Nations conference. Plans are also underway to bring the Model UN experience to western Kansas. The inaugural Heartland Model UN Conference is tentatively scheduled for October of this year.

FHSU team brings home 8 awards from Midwest Model United Nations competition

By MICHELLE BERAN Cottonwood Extension District

We often associate 4-H projects with the county fair but there is so much more to the 4-H year!

The 4-H year begins in October and youth select several projects to explore and increase their knowledge and skills. 

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 <figcaption>Michelle Beran, 4-H Youth Development Agent in the Cottonwood Extension District. Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By MICHELLE BERAN Cottonwood Extension DistrictWe often associate 4-H projects with the county fair but there is so much more to the 4-H year!The 4-H year begins in October and youth select several projects to explore and increase their knowledge and skills. During winter months, this project work can involve working with a beef or swine animal to begin growing, learning about health, and start handling the animal so that it is familiar with the 4-H member. Project work for the foods project may involve learning new skills such as measuring or using a sharp knife, and helping make meals for the family. Photography members can have incredible opportunities to experiment with light, shadows, and composition with the variety of weather that Kansas provides! Additionally, club members are taking on new leadership roles in their club and improving their communication skills at each meeting.As we move into spring, livestock projects such as sheep and goats take off as those animals are born or purchased and youth will be learning about nutrition, animal health, and showmanship skills. Photography becomes even more fun as 4-H youth can explore subjects such as animals, insects, or landscapes as we can spend more time outside. This is the time that horticulture projects really get busy as youth work on preparing garden space and selecting seeds or plants.This past Friday, 4-H members from seven counties gathered at Great Bend High School for Regional 4-H Day. Each participant was the top placing individual or group in a variety of categories from club skits to project talks to public speaking. Preparing for their local event requires good preparation and planning, as well as a lot of practice as they improve their communication skills about a topic important to the individual youth.Throughout the year, youth learn record keeping by working on Project Records which include setting goals, learning opportunities, project work, and financial records.Communication, Leadership, and Community Engagement are all 4-H project areas but there is a piece of each of these in every 4-H project!&nbsp;These are lifetime skills that help youth be good family members, good employees, and good community members.Keep learning! Keep showing grace and kindness!Michelle Beran is the 4-H Youth Development Agent in the Cottonwood Extension District. For more information on this article or other 4-H Youth Development resources, email Michelle at mberan@ksu.edu or call Cottonwood Extension District – Barton Office at 620-793-1910.