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MILFORD LAKE The search continues for an active duty soldier who drowned last week after he attempted to retrieve a duck he and a hunting partner had shot from shore. On Monday, Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf in a press release stated efforts to locate the body of 31-year-old Thomas Hedrick of Fort Riley so far have been unsuccessful. Previous search attempts have been hindered by weather conditions. Deputies first responded to an area of the lake near Charleys Point at about 7:40 a.m. Dec. 24. Hedrick was identified as the drowning victim Thursday. Authorities reported Hedrick entered a small, makeshift boat with no motor to retrieve a duck that had landed on an ice sheet. As Hedrick headed toward the ice sheet, the wind caught the boat and pushed it farther from shore. The boat began to take on water, authorities stated, but Hedrick was able to make it to the ice sheet, where he was stranded. Hedrick fell through shortly after reaching the sheet. Later Dec. 24, local agencies had to call off an attempt to recover his body due to weather conditions and ice cover near the lakes boat ramps. Wolf hosted a meeting Monday morning with area law enforcement, emergency and state park agencies. Numerous boats equipped with enhanced side scan sonar, cold water dive teams and other support assets will be used during the search, Mondays press release stated. The search is expected to resume today due to anticipated warmer temperatures. The area near where the drowning occurred is secured. Civilians are asked to stay clear during the search.
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n May, Fort Riley leaders announced furloughs of 2,400 civilians on the post as a response to budgetary shortfalls. The furloughs on Fort Riley, were to be held in nonconsecutive days and impacted nonessential services between July and the end of September. However, those 11 days later dropped to six when, in August, the Pentagon moved to ease the pain of mandatory, unpaid furloughs that civilian employees were having to bear. At that time, Defense officials said the Pentagon found sufficient savings in the final months of the current fiscal year to lessen the burden on those who have had to take a day off a week without pay since early July. As a result, the final furlough day for most workers was in late August. Altogether, officials said they were able to identify about $1.5 billion in new savings. About $1 billion of that was used to buy back the five furlough days and another $500 million is being used
1. More than furlough Fridays
to restore money for Air Force training and flight hours, along with training for about six Army brigade combat teams. The decision came as about 650,000 civilian workers on military installations such as Fort Riley began their fifth week of furloughs, which riled department employees and prompted many to complain directly to DOD leadership during visits to military bases.
Those furloughs werent the only ones for civilian employees on Fort Riley this year. The government shutdown effective on Oct. 1, affected various areas across post. The most obvious was the closure of the commissary. An empty parking lot with signs posted on the doors of the closure were a sure sign that it wasnt business as usual on post. Annual funding for the federal government expired on September 30, 2013, Fort Riley Garrison Commander Col.
2. Shutdown frustration
Andrew Cole said on Oct. 1. This lapse in funding means a number of government, and Fort Riley, activities have ceased due to a lack of appropriated funding. While active duty military personnel will continue in a normal duty status, a large number of appropriated fund civilian employees are now furloughed until further notice. Actually, the partial shutdown lasted 16 days, but much of Fort Riley was back to normal earlier than that. The commissary was opened back up a week after it closed. Talk of bringing a casino to Geary County heated up in 2013, as, among others, Rep. Allan Rothlisberg has been making a push for a destination casino. Several meetings and discussions have been held over several months, including a meeting in October between Junction City and Geary County officials. Rothlisberg has sponsored a bill which would allow for a fifth Kansas casino to be built
in Geary County, and he expects his committee to address the bill at a hearing in February. Both city and county officials have expressed support of bringing a casino to Geary County. In October, officials with the city and county met about the possibility of a casino. In December, Grandview Plaza jumped on board. If approved, the bill would only allow for a casino to be built; it would not guarantee that a casino would be built in Geary County.
3. Casinos
The year 2013 featured two weather patterns. The first part featured the continuation of a two-year drought, with the second half featuring above-average rainfall. Through late June, Junction City received just more than 13 inches of rain, roughly two to three inches below average. June was an especially dry month, as the area received 2.47 Please see Top, 10A
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Geary County Commissioners Sen. Moran talks health care and more during Grandview Plaza visit discuss ways to be more prepared
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After a recent drowning incident at Milford Lake, Geary County officials are working to be more prepared in the future. On Monday, Geary County Commissioners approved $10,000 for the Geary County Sheriffs Office and Emergency Management departments to purchase a craft to assist with rescue missions in the winter. Verbally, Junction Citys police and fire departments have agreed to contribute money for training and equipment. Were all going to pull our money together to get this equipment and training, Sheriff Tony Wolf said. This gives us a fighting chance in the future if anything likes this comes up. During the press conference, Commission Chair Ben Bennett discussed the drowning of Thomas Hedrick, a 31-yearold Fort Riley soldier. Thats a tragedy,
Bennett said. We feel for the family and we feel for his friends. Bennett said officials had a difficult time receiving assistance to save and recover Hedricks body because of wintery elements such as ice, cold and the wind. Local emergency officials lacked the proper equipment for taking care of accidents in the winter. If theres an incident in winter during weather like this, were not prepared for it, Bennett said. Bennett said hes been in Geary County for almost 50 years and remembers when the lake was filled in the 1960s. Theyve had some winter instances, but nothing like this before, he said Officials are considering buying a Rapid Deployment Craft (banana boat) to exist in winter emergencies involving water. The cost is more than $4,000, but additional funds will be used for training and equipment.
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Fort Riley sees changes for good, bad in 2013
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ment, and sustain continual efforts in improving educational success. Fort Riley Middle School was the only middle school in Kansas, and the only one on a military installation, to receive the honor. Meanwhile, in May, Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk took command of the 1st Infantry Division in a change of command ceremony at Fort Riley. Funk took command from Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville, who moved to the Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk took command of the 1st Infantry Division, better known as the Big Red One, on May 22. Funk was born at Fort Hood, Texas, and has served in the Army for 31 years. And finally, in July, Col. William J. Clark retired from the Army, relinquishing command of the Garrison to Col. Andrew Cole, Jr. Clark was then announced as the executive director of the Flint Hills Regional Council. As part of his duties, he will also serve as the secretary of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is responsible for transportation planning for the area around Manhattan and Junction City, including parts of Geary, Pottawatomie and Riley counties.
Transitioning personnel
FORT RILEY The Fort Riley community was saddened by the loss of several heroes in 2013, none bigger than the loss of Lt. Gen. Dick Seitz in May. Seitz, who was described by many as a leader, hero and a role model, passed away June 8 at his home in Junction City. He was 95. He was one of the first paratroopers, and reached the rank of major by 25. Later, he earned the radio call sign of Dangerous Dick. Seitz fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and also became the Armys youngest battalion commander. A funeral was held July 23, where more than 300 people paid their final respects to Seitz. December also marked a somber month for Fort Riley, as five solders stationed at the base were killed in a Black Hawk
Unified School District 475 honors Fort Riley Middle schools accomplishment as National Middle School of the Year.
helicopter crash Dec. 17 near Zabul, Afghanistan. Killed were Chief Warrant Offer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Co. B, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div.; Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, 28, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div.; Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, 29, of Co. B, 3rd AHB, 1st Avn. Regt., 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div.; and Spc. Terry K.D. Gordon, 22, of Company E., 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st CAB, 1st Inf. Div. Army officials indicate the crash is still under investigation. Brigades were also a hot topic during 2013, as the Department of Defense announced that Fort Riley would be losing the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team as part of the Army 2020 plan. In total, Fort Riley will lose roughly 1,700 soldiers, not quite a full brigade. In addition, the 1st Infantry Divisions 3rd IBCT, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., will also be deactivated. All changes will take effect by 2017.
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But the news at Fort Riley was not all bad. Fort Riley Middle School, for example, was named the 2012-13 National Association of Middle School Prinicpals/ Lifetouch School of the Year on Aug. 30. The school was selected based on its ability to show how they promote academic achievement, discipline and attendance improve-
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Please note the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library will be closed today and tomorrow. The book drop will remain open. The library will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 for regular business hours.
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NARFE meeting
The January meeting/luncheon of the Old Trooper Chapter 383, The National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), will be Jan. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at 1025 S. Spring Valley Road, 4H/ Senior Citizens Center. After the business meeting, the 2014 officers will be sworn in. Guest speaker will be Jackie Williams, a representative from the Kansas Attorney Generals office speaking on scams and identity theft. All federal active and retired employees are invited to attend. For information contact Dixie Thomas, 238-1455 or bthomas56@ cox.net.
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Geary County Democrats meeting

The Geary County Democrats will hold their monthly meeting at Tyme Out on Monday, Jan. 6. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. for those wishing to eat. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. All Democrats are invited to attend. Please call Melody at (785) 3751425 for information.
Democratic Womens meeting

The Geary County Democratic Womens monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Church of Our Savior Methodist Church, located at 1735 Thompson Drive. For information, please call Melody at (785) 375-1425.
No trash pick-up
There will be no trash and garbage pick-up by the City of Junction City on Wednesday, Jan. 1 due to the New Years holiday. However, operations will resume on the next work day as follows: Wednesdays pickup day will be Thursday, Jan. 2. Thursdays pickup day will be Friday, Jan. 3. Fridays pickup day will be Saturday, Jan. 4 In order to ensure pick-up, trash should be set out by 6 a.m., Thursday morning. Carts should be removed from the curb-alley by the following day of their scheduled pick up. As an example, Wednesdays pickup will need to be set out by 6 a.m. Thursday and removed by 6 a.m. Friday. Additional items that are set out may require making arrangements for a special pick up. Customers with questions should call the citys public works department at (785) 238-7142.
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A handful of business developments in 2013 may have positioned Junction City for more economic growth in the future. At the top of the list is the new Dick Edwards auto dealership located near Golden Belt Boulevard and US-77. The older Dick Edwards, located on Grant Avenue, is expected to remain in place as a full-service shop. The Golden Belt Boulevard facility held a grand opening on Dec. 16. The new dealership finally began to look like a reality in July 2012 when the Junction City Commission approved an ordinance to issue more than $3.66 million in special obligation bonds to help fund the infrastructure costs for the Dick Edwards tax incremen-
Eagles New Year

The Junction City Aerie #830 Eagles Club will celebrate and ring in 2014 today at 9 p.m. with the sounds of Soul Preacher. When the dancing is done, those in attendance can enjoy breakfast right there before heading home.
tal financing district. Sales tax captures from the dealership eventually will pay back the bonds issued. While the dealership could draw more businesses to that section of town, the new CVS Pharmacy is expected to do the same near Washington and East Chestnut streets. CVS is expected to open up early in early 2014. Groundwork began in June. The new pharmacy is located next to land that could attract businesses looking to draw from the intersections heavy traffic. Some of that traffic may
continue down East Chestnut Street toward Starbucks, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Great Clips, all of which opened their doors in 2013.
All of the above businesses likely hope to benefit from the growing Junction City and Geary County communities. From July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012, Junction City was the second fastest growing micropolitan area in the country in both percentage (7.4 percent) and in number (2,604 people), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Junction City, Geary County growing
A micropolitan area has a city with at least 10,000, but less than 50,000 people. Geary County was listed as one of the nations fastest growing counties. It also saw a population growth of 7.4 percent. Some officials have
pointed toward an increase in First Infantry Division soldiers redeployed from overseas to Fort Riley as a possible reason for the rapid growth. The Census Bureau released the statistics in March 2013.
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Janice Jan Ann Boland
Janice Jan Ann Boland, 74, of Milford passed away Dec. 30, 2013 at Valley View Senior Life Center. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Matthew Glasgow officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 from 5-8 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Mass-Hinitt Chapel, 805 Caroline Ave. Cremation will follow the services and a private family inurnment will take place at a later date at Milford Cemetery. Memorial contributions have been designated to the First Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St., Junction City, KS 66441, and Hospice at Geary Community, in c/o Geary Community Health Care Foundation, P.O. Box 3015, Junction City, KS 66441.
Randy Billings
Sept. 1, 1979 Dec. 17, 2013
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy Lee two deployments in Afganistan and Billings, U.S. Army, 34, of two in Iraq. Manhattan, died Dec. 17, 2013 Left to cherish his memory in a helicopter crash while is his wife, Ashley Weaver serving with NATO forces in Billings of Manhattan; his Now Bahar, Afganistan. father, Robert Billings and Five of his fellow soldiers mother, Sheryl Brown, both died in the same crash. He was of Heavener, Okla.; and all of born on Sept. 1, 1979 in Poteau, his family and friends across Okla. and served our country the world. R ANDY proudly for over 16 years. Family, friends, and miliB ILLINGS He was assigned to the U.S. tary personnel will celebrate Army, 3rd Assault Helicopter his life on Saturday, Jan. 4, Battalion from Fort Riley, and served 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1100 W. Highland Blvd., Inverness, FL. Military honors and burial will follow at Florida National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church prior to services. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory of Inverness, Fla. is serving the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Randys memory may be direct to: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675
Francisco Aguon Torre

Francisco Aguon Torre, 67, of Junction City, died Dec. 29, 2013 at Geary Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel in Junction City.
Former NBA, Cincinnati player Dierking dies

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CINCINNATI Connie Dierking, a former University of Cincinnati star and longtime NBA player who was part of the trade that brought Wilt Chamberlain to Philadelphia, has died. He was 77. His death Sunday was announced Monday by Cincinnatis WKRC-TV, where daughter Cammy Dierking is a news anchor. It was confirmed by the University of Cincinnati, where he starred in the late 1950s. WKRC reported that Dierking fell in November. No other details were released immediately. The Brooklyn-born Dierking played with Oscar Robertson for the Bearcats in 1957-58. He later teamed with Robertson and Jerry Lucas on the NBAs Cincinnati Royals. Dierking averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in his NBA career. He averaged a career-high 16.7 points in 1969-70 for the Royals. The 6-foot-10 center was a 1958 firstround pick of the Syracuse Nationals, who became the 76ers. He also played in the short-lived American Basketball League during more than a decade of professional basketball. In 1965, he was among three players traded to San Francisco to bring Chamberlain to Philadelphia, a move that helped the 76ers build an NBA champion. Dierking was later traded by the Warriors to the Royals. Dierking was co-captain of the 57-58 team that made the Bearcats first NCAA tournament appearance. He averaged 15.8 points and 14.9 rebounds. As a junior, he led the Bearcats by averaging 18.5 points per game and 18.8 rebounds. He still holds the schools singlegame rebound record, with 33.
I. Sun Mickle
I. Sun Mickle, 66, of Junction City, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at her home in Junction City. Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Johnson Chapel in Junction City.
Elton Vaughn
Elton G. Vaughn, 90, formerly of Osage City, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at Geary Community Hospital in Junction City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 at the VanArsdale Funeral Chapel in Osage City, with burial to follow at the Osage City Cemetery. Family will receive friends an hour before service at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to the American Legion Post 198 and sent in care of VanArsdale Funeral Chapel, 107 N. Sixth, Osage City KS 66523.
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running mate in Mitt Romneys 2012 presidential campaign, and Steiner believes Portman will continue to build his reputation as a thoughtful leader on meatand-potatoes issues that people focus on the most.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Conservative restlessness within their own party poses challenges to three Republican stars in the battleground state of Ohio, where House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Rob Portman and Gov. John Kasich all have riled up the right. Kasich upset some by pushing for certain tax increases and embracing Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obamas health care overhaul; Boehner is clashing with conservative groups over the federal budget; and Portman faces backlash from social conservatives over his about-face in favor of gay marriage. Whether the GOP trio can hold Republicans together has sweeping political implications, given Ohios role as a swing state and the three mens own national profiles. Kasich and Portman have been floated as presidential-ticket contenders, while Boehner seeks to hang on to one of Washingtons most powerful jobs. Some party dissidents feel betrayed, seeing an orchestrated effort to court support among the roughly 20 percent of unaffiliated voters in Ohios middle. Kasich could face a primary challenge in 2014 and lose some conservatives to a Libertarian candidate in November. People are lining up to oppose Boehner in the district he has held more than two decades, while theres talk of recruiting a primary challenger for Portman in 2016. The Republican Party needs to know what it stands for, said Tom Zawistowski, a leader in the Ohio tea party movement. Were not going to let them slide. Given the current volatility and uncertainty in U.S. politics, what happens with the three leaders in Ohio, often seen as a political bellwether, could serve as a beacon of national interest, said Barbara Trish, an associate political science professor at Iowas Grinnell College who studies political parties. Veteran Ohio GOP consultant Mark Weaver said division over strict adher-
Man killed in rural Mo. domestic disturbance

HOPKINS, Mo. Authorities say a relative is claiming self-defense in the fatal shooting of a Kansas man in rural northwest Missouri. The St. Joseph NewsPress reports that 34-yearold Mickey Lobdell of Manchester, Kan., was killed Friday night near the town of Hopkins. Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White says Lobdell had been living with the alleged shooter since about November. The shooting happened
after an argument ensued and Lobdell was asked to leave. White says Lobdell then returned and threatened to assault the alleged shooter. The alleged shooter told authorities he fired at Lobdell because he had a disability and didnt feel he could defend himself.
Rwandan peacekeepers promised to CAfrican Republic

DAKAR, Senegal The African Unions commissioner for peace and security has announced that a contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers will deploy to the Central African Republic, where nine other peace-
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, left, U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman, center, and Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Kasich come together at the end of a rally on Nov. 1, 2010 in Cincinnati.
ence to philosophy and winning elections isnt unique to state Republicans and that its similar to one were seeing around the country. Like the Democrats, the Republican Party has some natural tension inside it, but given the horrific performance of Barack Obama, were going to be united in bringing America back from the Obama policies. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted said Boehner, Portman and Kasich face a classic political conflict: whether to follow, or lead, public opinion. These guys have been pretty successful in their own right; theyre pretty smart politically. Theyre trying to skate, as Wayne Gretzky says, to where the pucks going to be, not necessarily where the puck is, Husted said. That path is not always clear. Ohio consultant Curt Steiner places Portman in the leader category. The Cincinnati native stunned conservative backers in March when he announced his support for same-sex marriage, after his son Will came out as gay. I think history will show that he was ahead of the curve, said Steiner, who helped run Portmans first congressional campaign. The former White House budget chief was an adviser and shortlisted potential
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Postal Service rate hike wont fix long-term woes
The following editorial appeared in Newsday on Friday, Dec. 27
ederal regulators approved Tuesday a twoyear temporary price increase for first-class stamps. The charge will go to 49 cents per stamp on Jan. 26 to help the Postal Service recover from losses it says were brought on by the recent recession. But the increase will almost certainly be neither temporary nor a real path to recovery. The rate was set to go up a penny to 47 cents this coming year anyway, because the Postal Service doesnt need permission for increases that match inflation. Over the two years the temporary rate is in place, inflation will likely make the whole increase permanent. And it wont be a real path to recovery because the amount of first-class mail sent in the U.S. peaked in 2001. That was around the time we were getting used to the Internet as a way to communicate, pay bills, read magazines, join mailing lists and generally supplant the Postal Service. Since 2001, first-class mail has declined more than 30 percent. The Postal Service, theoretically self-supporting, went $16 billion into the red last year alone. Its troubles are not unique: earlier this month, the Canadian postal service announced it would end door-to-door delivery in urban areas, slash jobs and increase postal rates by almost a third. Thats shocking, but its also refreshing that the Canadian government is willing to let Canada Post change to survive. Here Congress wont let Saturday delivery end, though it would save $2 billion per year. It wont let the Postal Service stop spending $5.5 billion annually to pre-fund retiree medical benefits, although its the only federal agency required to do so. Members fight the closing of post offices and changes in the business model that could allow it to break even. The changes Canada Post is making are extreme, but they have an advantage over the tiny and temporary steps were taking to shore up the Postal Service here: they might actually work.
Candidate financial reports should be interesting

While some of us in the Statehouse/ political clan are waiting for our Blood Alcohol Content to drop below .08 percent after New Years Eve, all of us are waiting for Jan. 10. Thats the day that candidates for state offices have to present to the Governmental Ethics Commission their reports on how much money they raised and from whom and what they have in their campaign accounts for the upcoming election. That report, for better or worse, is New Year resolution No. 1 for those seeking statewide or Kansas House seats this year. (And, they tend to keep that resolution better than most of us ... who generally just vow that we want to lose weight and give up on it before we Fed Ex ourselves smaller belts.) The key is that Jan. 1 is the last day for receipt of campaign contributions from registered lobbyists, political action committees or unions virtually everyone but friends and family until sine die adjournment of the Legislature this spring. So, that Jan. 10 report will be the first look we get at how successful candidates have been at raising significant amounts of money for the upcoming election. A big number shows that a candidate is really serious about this election business. But recall, State Rep. Mike Peterson, D-Kansas City, spent $2,455 in election
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Commentary year 2012 to keep his seat, and Rep. Brenda Landwehr, R-Wichita, spent $77,663 in the last election cycle and lost. What we may see is just how serious incumbents and announced challengers for House seats are about assembling the money theyll need to at least start their campaigns. More will flow in from individuals, and after the session, lobbyists, political action committees, businesses and unions will make contributions ... but what better way to show that you are serious than to have done groundwork in the off-election year? For House members their tally may show spunk in preparing for the 2014 election season. Senators with comfortable four-year terms dont run for reelection until 2016, so their numbers arent as politically important. But the campaign finance reports are important for statewide office seekers. Gov. Sam Brownback had a little over $500,000 in his campaign account a
year ago, and well see Jan. 10 what he raised this year. Democratic team House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, and runningmate Jill Docking, Wichita, just got into the race for governor this year, so the key will be what they have raised since the fall announcement of their candidacy. Four years ago, the 2010 Democratic candidate, Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, hadnt gotten into the race yet, and of course had no gubernatorial money on hand, so there isnt a good comparison there. But that Jan. 10 report will tell a story for the gubernatorial race ahead. A big number by Davis/Docking? It shows that Kansans with checkbooks are ready for a change ... but just what does that number need to be? Thats the question. Brownback? Figure if he doesnt have $1 million, he either wasnt trying very hard ... or presumes the 2014 election will take care of itself ...
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aylynn Childs said it well in her column titled, Something to Think About, published in your paper on Dec. 12. I, too, was saddened and disappointed when lights were not strung in the trees at Heritage Park this year. Every Christmas for many years I have enjoyed driving by the park, and often drove that route specifically to see them. One year our visitors from New York were so impressed with the lights, we later gave them a professionally-taken photo so they could remember the experience. Gaylynn gave us something to think about. I, too, hope our decision makers will find a way to incorporate the lovely figures the Young Professionals have provided along with our strung, hopefully permanently strung, lights in our Heritage Park trees.
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f you saw a fat man in a sleigh distributing presents last week, he was in violation of several government regulations. The Federal Aviation Administration has complaints about his secret flight path. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources might shoot his unauthorized reindeer the way they shot a baby deer named Giggles at an animal shelter this year. His bag of gifts definitely violates numerous charity tax rules. In real life, government barely lets people give each other rides in cars. But now the Internet has given birth to some exciting new businesses that challenge this conceit. Companies called Lyft, Uber and Sidecar offer a phone app that allows people who need a ride somewhere to connect to a driver nearby whod like to make a few extra bucks. Its like creating an instant taxi business which is why it makes existing taxi businesses nervous. I became a Lyft driver. Once I passed a criminal background check and got my Lyft driver app, I pressed a button on my phone saying I was available. I quickly got a message from someone nearby who wanted a ride. My passenger was easy to find my phone gave me directions. He wanted to go to a grocery store. After I dropped him off, I told my phone app I was available again. No cash changed hands. My passengers phone suggested he give me a credit card donation based on time and distance. He could have stiffed me, but if he did, it would appear on his Lyft rating, and hed have trouble getting another ride. My next passenger was a woman.
Why would she feel safe getting into a strangers car? Again, the rating system protects both her and me. Her phone showed her my picture and ratings from other passengers (with me, she took a chance, as I was a new driver). Because of the ratings, both passengers and drivers have an incentive to behave well. The higher your rating, the easier it is to get or give rides. In the end, I made money, and my passengers saved money (Lyft rides are about 20 percent cheaper than taxis). Win-win! But regulators and taxi companies dont see it that way. Taxi companies arent happy about losing business to people like me, driving my own car. One cabbie complained, We have to pay big money for licenses, get fingerprinted, have commercial insurance. (Lyft) has nothing! Sidecar has nothing! But its not nothing. I had to have a drivers license, a state-inspected car and there was that background check. But more useful than all that: the ratings. This instant feedback gives drivers and customers more reliable information than piles of licensing paperwork spewed out by regulatory agencies. Do you pick a contractor or dentist after examining their licenses? No, you consult friends or websites like Yelp to determine the sellers reputation. Feedback from customers is more useful than any bureaucrats stamp of approval. Internet apps like Lyfts make this feedback ever better. Will government crush innovations like Lyft? Maybe. Seattle moved to limit it. Nashville declared it illegal to charge anything less than $45 for rides, so
theres no way for a company like Lyft to compete by undercutting regular cabs prices. Regulators want their fingers in everything. A new idea gives them an excuse to draw attention to themselves as consumer protectors. In addition, existing taxi companies request regulation. They want politicians to regulate new competition out of existence. Luckily, technology and capitalist innovation sometimes move faster than the lazy dinosaur that is government. Lyft, Uber and Sidecar have quickly become popular, and this may help them avoid being crushed. By contrast, politicians dont hesitate to destroy things that people think of as weird or dangerous. Ride-share companies, perhaps sensing that its better to ask for forgiveness than permission, offered rides without first seeking approval from every regulator. Now they have millions of customers. Politicians often fear regulating things that are widely liked. Government is as crude and annoying as a speed bump, but individuals looking for better ways to do things keep cruising ahead. Sooner or later, if we restrain the regulators, the market might even produce flying sleighs.
J OHN S TOSSEL is host of Stossel on the Fox Business Network, and the author of No They Cant! Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed. For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com.
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POLICE & RECORDS

Commonwealth Drive 3:51 p.m. Accident, 500 block of E. Chestnut St. 4:31 p.m. Assault, 1005 W. Fifth St.
Junction City Police Department

The Junction City Police Department made 14 arrests and responded to 200 calls in the 72-hour period ending 6 a.m. Monday.
Friday
9:45 a.m. Theft, 110 W. 16th St. 3:46 p.m. Accident, 1133 S. Washington St. 5:49 p.m. Damage to property, 1421 Crest Hill Drive 8:42 p.m. Shots fired, 1701 Bel Air Drive 9:21 p.m. Theft, 521 E. Chestnut St.
block of Fox Sparrow St. 10:35 a.m. Theft, 340 W. Pine St. 10:48 a.m. Domestic, 2600 block of Strauss Blvd. 4:37 p.m. Accident, 500 block of E. Chestnut St. 5:25 p.m. Domestic, 100 block of W. 18th St. 6:37 p.m. Domestic, 900 block of W. 11th St. 6:50 p.m. Theft, 126 E. Elm St. 8:23 p.m. Disturbance, 820 N. Monroe St. 1:43 a.m. Disturbance, 130 W. Seventh St. 2:16 a.m. Disturbance, 10th and Franklin streets 6:27 a.m. Domestic, 1700 block of Bel Air Drive 7:02 a.m. Domestic, 100 block of W. Fourth St. 9:52 a.m. Shots fired, 2524
Junction City Fire Department

The Junction City Fire Department made 13 transports and responded to 23 calls in the 72-hour period ending 8 a.m. Monday.
Geary County Detention Center

The Geary County Detention Center booked the following individuals during the 24-hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday. Reports for Friday and Saturday werent received.
Monday
2:30 a.m. Disturbance, 140 E. Chestnut St.
Grandview Plaza Police Department

The Grandview Plaza Police Department made no arrests and responded to seven calls in the 24-hour period ending 12 a.m. Monday. Reports for Friday and Saturday werent received.
Geary County Sheriffs Department

The Geary County Sheriffs Department made two arrests and responded to 51 calls in the 48-hour period ending 7 a.m. Monday. A report for Friday wasnt received. 5:15 p.m. Vehicle fire, Skiddy and J-Hill roads 12:33 a.m. Structure fire, 2724 S. K-57
Sunday
Sunday
Saturday Sunday
6:58 a.m. Nicklous White, domestic battery 7:50 a.m. Brigitte Bautista, domestic battery, obstruction 7:52 a.m. Kenoshay Rouse, domestic battery, obstruction 4:02 p.m. Joshua Shubrick, failure to appear
Saturday
Monday
3:26 a.m. Domestic, 1800 block of Caroline Ave. 10:20 a.m. Domestic, 2300
Sunday
12:05 p.m. Theft, 110 E. Flint Hills Blvd.
1:31 a.m. David Moore, driving while suspended 4:05 a.m. Phillip McGee, failure to appear
News from around Kansas

Kansas accuses two of violating securities laws
WICHITA The Kansas Securities Commission has filed a petition accusing two men of violating state securities laws when they tried to develop locations in downtown Wichita. Michael Elzufon and David Lundberg first began attempts to revitalize downtown Wichita in 2004. The Kansas securities commissioner filed a securities violation complaint against Elzufon, Lundberg and their companies on Tuesday, renewing the states allegation that loans the developers sought were actually unregistered promissory notes, a violation of Kansas law. Jeff Kruske, general counsel for the state securities commissioner, said the case against Elzufon and Lundberg isnt a criminal case, but the two men face substantial financial penalties. Elzufon denies the allegations. Its been an incredible nightmare, Elzufon told the Wichita Eagle. Ive put everything I had into Wichita - millions, my energy, my vision. Lundberg said the partnerships legal counsel is still analyzing the state action. Starting in 2004, Lundberg and Elzufon bought several aging office buildings in downtown Wichita. Most of the purchases were with investors money and by 2007, they owned or managed nearly 1 million square feet of downtown office space, or about 25 percent of downtown Wichitas total. The men planned to buy buildings cheap, reinvest using borrowed money or sale proceeds, attract new tenants at higher rents, and then refinance at the new, higher value to pull out capital for reinvesting and profit. That plan worked during the real estate lending boom, but became a problem when credit began to dry up beginning in September 2008. David Dixon, the planner in Boston who headed a master plan for developing downtown Wichita, said Wichitas money now should be on second developers who are more risk-averse, better-capitalized developers with patient capital, or the money to see difficult projects through. Friday that this months decision could limit the states ability to conserve water resources in the dwindling Ogallala Aquifer. In the ruling, the court also found that the chief engineer of the Division of Water Resources may require farm irrigators to install costly metering equipment on their wells to ensure compliance with their permits. The case involved one of the largest family-owned farming corporations in the state, Clawson Land Partnership. Together with a closely affiliated group, Clawson Farm Partnership, the group operates in several counties in western Kansas and the panhandle areas of Oklahoma and Texas. In 2009, the Division of Water Resources granted Clawson permits for 10 irrigation wells in Meade County in southwest Kansas, an area that has seen some of the steepest declines in groundwater levels. But Clawson said Chief Engineer David Barfield sometimes known as the state water czar because of his near-unilateral authority to approve or deny water permits imposed draconian monitoring requirements in issuing the permits. Barfield also asserted that he would retain jurisdiction over the permits, with authority to reduce the amount of water Clawson would be allowed to pump, if necessary, in order to protect senior water right holders and the public interest. The appeals court said the chief engineer has no statutory authority to do that. Writing for a three-judge panel, Judge Anthony Powell said the chief engineer has broad statutory authority to require a monitoring plan. But he said once a permit is issued and finalized, the chief engineer may not go back later and reduce the amount of water appropriated, unless the permit holder abandons the water right by not using it. The appeals court remanded the case back to Meade County District Court. in the death of a 3-monthold baby boy at a Salina home. The Salina Journal reports that officers were called to the home Thursday night to investigate a report of an unresponsive child. Police Lt. Sean Morton said the child was pronounced dead, and a man and woman were taken into custody for questioning. He wouldnt say if the adults were the childs parents. A police news release says the results of an autopsy conducted Friday are pending, but police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Man, woman arrested in babys death at Salina home

SALINA A man and woman have been arrested
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Dear Annie: Three months ago, I attended the funeral of a friend and former co-worker, Renee. I went in, signed the book, gave my condolences to her husband and was speaking to some friends. At that point, another coworker came up to me and said I should sit in the back of the mortuary because Renee wouldnt want me there. I was stunned. Shortly after, Renees daughter-in-law approached me and said, Thank you for coming and being a friend to Renee. Of course, by then I was crying and decided to leave. When I spoke with another friend later, she told me she thought Renee was jealous of me. I cannot understand why. Renee had a lovely family, a wonderful husband and a new home. I know that many times when I enter a room, most people dont really welcome me. I am tolerated by those with whom I have worked, and even my friends are like this. I have learned to accept it. But this funeral still upsets me. Should they have called me the day before and told me not to come? By the way, I still have not received a thank you for the memorial I gave to the family. Stunned in Nebraska Dear Stunned: Were not sure what happened at the funeral. One person made you feel unwelcome, but the daughter-in-law thanked you for coming. While we can understand your discomfort, you seem to value one persons opinion over the rest. However, there is another issue here. You claim that most people merely tolerate your presence. Why would you think that? Are you behaving in a way that attracts negative attention? Is it possible you are oversensitive and misread others reactions? Please talk to those friends you trust and ask for their honest opinion about you. No one should go through life believing they are not worth liking. Figure it out and then work on changing it. If you need to seek therapy to accomplish this, please do so. Dear Annie: I am a breast cancer survivor and want to donate my hair. My hairdresser told me that while dyed hair is OK, totally bleached-out hair is not. Also, my hair is more than 5 percent gray, so Locks of Love wont use it.
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TAURUS (April 20May 20). Does feeling right seem more important than doing right? Either your bodily intelligence is more evolved than your mind, or your mind is being heavily tempted by a lower agenda. GEMINI (May 21June 21). The 80/20 rule states that the bulk of your results come from a mere 20 percent of your actions, though you may beg to differ. It seems that everything you do today counts in a big way. Youre on to something. CANCER (June 22July 22). Your motives are pure; thats not the trouble. The trouble is that you have a motive at all. Aiming for one particular outcome makes it impossible for you to roll with whats going on in the moment. LEO (July 23Aug. 22). Your social stars shimmer and wait with baited breath like an audience hanging in the balance. Will your next line be a joke, or will it move them to tears? You are in complete control of this drama. VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22). You dreamed of better days, and now you can finally start implementing the improvements. You dont have all of the resources you need, but you have enough to move forward. LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23). You dont judge people by their wealth, because you know they cant help what they came into this world with. But you do admire those who have built a lot out of a little, and that admiration will lead to a mentorship. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). Youll be dealing with your finances. Money isnt given freely these days. If theres a surplus of funds, its because someone worked harder. Give credit where its due. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You will do what you want to do, what you have to do and what is needed. You wont do what you are told. Are you too stubborn or too wise? Either way, it will work for you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Should old acquaintances really be forgotten? No. But you also shouldnt feel badly if you dont tend to them again. Keeping good memories of a person is a way to value that persons existence. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). When you know that you are in the right, its rather easy to stay cool, calm and collected. Thats why you dont trust those who get overly excited about problems. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). You feel that if you get more its because you give more. Compassion is important, too, but right now its more important that you tend to your responsibilities. Do what you said you would do.
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on Jan. 14, after winning the election in November du.editor@thedailyunion.net 2012. I just cant express enough how important and Junction City is a comhow proud I am to be in this munity that always seems position, Wolf said after to be changing. taking the oath in January. That doesnt just mean Some of his future plans the seasons, landscape, new include to upgrade computbuildings and businesses. er equipment to fight cyberIt also includes the highcrime. est ranking people in the Thats probably my bigcommunity leaders in gest goal right now, Wolf health care, law enforcesaid to local media outlets. ment, municipal manageOne of his objectives is to ment, Fort Riley and orgakeep cooperating with the nizations. Junction City Police DepartIn 2013, several changes ment and build upon that occurred at each of relationship. He these levels. said it was someJoseph Stratton thing his former Actually, in the boss did well. first week of 2013, His undersheriff Geary Community Brad Clark served Hospital officially as Grandview Plawelcomed new CEO zas police chief for Joseph Stratton to nine years. the community. Often J OE Brad brings like other events such S TRATTON with him a lot of as this, it was a warm experience, Wolf reception as Stratton stood said about his service, with his wife, Peggy, and which began in the early received embraces and 1980s. It should be a very handshakes. smooth transition into the Im honored and hum- office. bled to have the position The long-time Geary offered to me and to accept County resident said it was the challenge at hand, a honor to serve those he Stratton said that early day grew up with. in January. This is something I The former CEO of Kit wanted to do every since I Carson Health Service Dis- was in school, Wolf said. trict in Burlington, Colo., Gerald Smith described his style of leadThe most recent new ership as participative. addition to the leadership He added that he also is fair in Junction City is new city and balanced. manager, Gerald Smith. He has been part of work It felt like a long process, on a community health but eventually, Smith startassessment and also played ed in the position on Oct. 14, a role in the celebration of replacing Gerry Vernon, the GCHs 100th anniversawho resigned in May of 2013 ry. to accept a similar job in As CEO, Stratton knew Mission. he would face many chalPrior to being chosen as lenges leading the hospital the new city manager in and has said the more peoJC, Smiths most recent job ple he has involved in guidwas director of general sering the hospital, the better vices for Kansas City, which it will become. he held from October 2006 New sheriff in town to April 2012. In 2012, longtime Geary The Kansas City Star County Sheriff Jim Jensen reported Smith was one of announced his retirement. three people who lost their That led to a positions as the flood of interested result of budget candidates to take cuts. over a position that A city press release had been held by stated Smith held one man for so previous positions as long. the first village In January, the administrator for winner of an electwo suburban Chication battle that T ONY go cities, North Chiinvolved a primary W OLF cago and Riverdale, and became where he gained unfriendly at times, took experience in infrastrucover as the top guy in the ture projects, economic department. development, use of related Tony Wolf was sworn in financial tools and neigh-
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McCallister received 888 borhood redevelopment. Early in his tenure, Smith votes and Sands collected has had to face decisions 660 votes in what was a low regarding the future of the turnout election leadership at the As the top two, C.L. Hoover Opera Ryan and McCallisHouse, as longtime ter will both serve Director Mary Loufour-year terms. ise Stahl will be Sands will serve his leaving at the end second two-year of today. He has term. proposed a plan for On Wednesday, that, but has asked Ryan, a former Juncfor additional time G ERALD tion City fire chief, to set his goals and S MITH said he was pleased provide details to be able to serve about his long term hopes the community once again. for Junction City. This citys been a big New leader part of my life, he said. I at Fort Riley worked for the city for 34 It was a sunny May morn- years. Ive taken care of the ing when Maj. Gen. Paul E. people of our community Funk gazed over Cavalry for 34 years as a firefighter. Parade Field and the 1st Im excited that I have the Infantry Division soldiers opportunity to serve the under his command. city again for four years. Maj. Gen. William C. Ryan said hell have plenMayville was leaving for an ty to learn about how to assignment at the Pentagon make decisions as a comafter a successful command missioner. of Fort Riley and the 1st Theres a whole lot to Infantry Division. learn, he said. Funk, a 31-year Any issue that Army combat vetercomes up is going an who was born at to take studying to Fort Hood, Texas, find out what all said it was all the the ramifications people around him are. over the years who McCallister said have helped him he also is focused become the person J IM on gathering the he is now. S ANDS information he While I stand here needs to begin his today, I am certain some of term on the right track. you are trying to review all My first order of busithe memories asking your- ness is to learn who the city self, how did this happen, folks are, the go-to people he said jokingly and receivon the city staff, he said. ing laughs from his side of Ive got a pretty good idea the crowd. of where weve been. Id He will use that help and like to know where were combat experience to congoing and then do the proptinue the tradition of the er research on some of the Big Red One. issues that have come up I stand here humbled by lately. Ryan and McCalyour accomplishments and lister stepped in for Comlooking forward to standing missioners Scott Johnson beside you, he said to the soldiers standing in forma- and Jack Taylor, who decided not to seek re-election. tion in front of him. He said teamwork will continue to be the foundation for everything that is done and his effort will be to continue the great tradition that has been left to him. In that process, he wants to show everyone why Fort Riley attracts the Armys best.
Tourists from Guangdong province, who ordered similar food to what Chinese President Xi Jinping ate the day before, pose for photos at the Qing-Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop Sunday in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping dropped in unexpectedly at a traditional Beijing bun shop, where he queued up, ordered and paid for a simple lunch of buns stuffed with pork and onions, green vegetables, and stewed pig livers and intestines. Such visits are extremely rare if not unheard of for top Chinese leaders, who are usually surrounded by heavy security and are not known for mingling with the public other than at scheduled events. After spotting Xi on Saturday, fellow diners took photos of the president and shared them on Chinas social media. State media reposted the photos on their microblog accounts, and the official Xinhua News Agency reported about Xis lunch on its Chinese-language news site. Had it not been for the photos, it would be incredulous to believe Xi, as a dignified president and party chief, should eat at a bun shop, author Wu Xiqi wrote in an editorial carried by the ruling Communist Partys official news site. Xis act has subverted the traditional image of Chinese officials, ushering a warm, people-first gust of wind that is very touching indeed. On Sunday, the store welcomed long lines of Chinese, some posing for photos in the room where Xi was and others wanting to order what he had bought. A group from southern Guangdong province who were visiting Beijing had gone to have a look after hearing about Xis visit online. The manager of the QingFeng Steamed Dumpling Shop, who gave only her family name, He, said that Xi and a small entourage arrived at the no-frills eatery in western Beijing at around noon Saturday without prior notification.
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Grandview Plaza on foot between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. Saturday. She was discovered Sunday in the 200 block of W. Grandview Drive near the bleachers of the city park. An autopsy was performed Monday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Geary County Fire and EMS, Geary County Sheriffs Department, Geary County Coroners Office and Junction City Police Department assisted Grandview police during investigation.
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Pawnee Mental Health around guy and helps in Services is pleased to any way he can. announce Antonio Antonio has been Timms, case manager employed by Pawas the November 2013 nee since 2005 and Employee of the works with PawMonth. nees Community He is a graduate of Based Services Cloud County ComProgram, a promunity College and gram for children Washburn Universiwith serious emoty. tional disturbancA NTONIO Antonios nominaes. Pawnee Mental T IMMS tion stated he is Health Services is someone who goes a licensed commuabove and beyond his job nity mental health center duties and is a wonderful and licensed substance asset to Pawnee Mental abuse treatment center Health Services. serving more than 7,300 He is a wonderful all people annually.
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B Y T IM WEIDEMAN about $40,000 from the shelter during her time as director, Junghans on Dec. 23 pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony theft. Junghans worked at the shelter since 2006. She resigned without explanation on July 9. Junghanss attorney, John Thurston, last week told The Daily Union the state has its work cut out for it. The states got to present their case and be able to prove to the jury that my clients responsible, he said. A pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 31. A jury trial has been scheduled for Feb. 19. The first incident occurred on Sept. 7 when 33-year-old Anthony Nichols of Kansas City allegedly shot and killed Anthony Nixon, 37, of Junction City. Nichols faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. He also faces a murder charge in a pending Riley County case. On Nov. 5, Grandview Plaza police found 24-yearold Steven Lee Gross and his wife, 43-year-old Pamela Christine Gross, in the couples apartment dead from gunshot wounds. Police later determined Steven Lee Gross shot and killed his wife before shooting and killing himself. About a month later, on Dec. 3, Junction City police and fire and EMS personnel responded to an apparent home invasion in which a subject had been shot. Police later stated 22-yearold Jose M. Paz was shot and killed in the incident.
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A two-day, multi-agency drug bust in May aimed at curbing cocaine distribution in Junction City, Manhattan and Ogden made 2013 a busy year for area law enforcement agencies. More than 90 people were arrested May 7-8 as a result of the 13-month investigation, which culminated in Operation Adabag. In the operations twoday span, 180 state and local officers executed 54 search and arrest warrants throughout Junction City, Grandview Plaza, Manhattan and Ogden. According to officials, the massive undertaking resulted in the arrests, the seizure of crack cocaine, 18 vehicles, 16 firearms, other illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. Ive been at the JCPD for 35 years Ive never seen anything like this, Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown said at a press conference following the operation. Ive never been part of anything like this at all. The total number of arrests related to the investigation would grow to more than 100 people. Some cases still are pending in court, while others have been settled or dismissed.
A makeshift memorial stood earlier this year in honor Anthony Nixon, who was shot and killed Sept. 7 near the intersection of 10th and Webster streets.
against Young. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss with prejudice charges in the other five cases, according to the plea agreement. During the hearing, Geary County Assistant Attorney Michelle Brown said those charges will be dismissed at a Jan. 13 sentencing hearing. Young has been confined in the Geary County Detention Center on a $1 million bond since his arrest on Aug. 13, 2012. Junction City police began investigating complaints of child abuse at Faith Tabernacles Apostolic Academy, 2412 Rucker Road, on Aug. 8, 2012. Court documents state the investigation discovered the alleged sexual abuse incidents involving underage males spanned from 2008 to last year. Geary County Attorney Steve Opat said after Hickmans sentencing hearing. Hickman was arrested after turning himself into police a few hours after the incident. He was released on bond in November 2012. More than a year after the incident, Hickman was sentenced to 18 months probation, which will be served in Ohio. ty Animal Shelter Lisa Junghans is expected to reach a jury trial. Accused of stealing
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Four Geary County residents died from incidents involving guns being fired in 2013.
Four shot to death in 2013
Former Faith Tabernacle music director Jordan Young likely will serve 24.5 years in prison after he agreed Nov. 7 to plead no contest to child sexual abuse charges. During an arraignment hearing in Geary County District Court, Young, 26, pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Each of those charges related to one of six child sexual abuse cases filed
Young, prosecutors reach plea deal in child molestation cases
Sterling Hickmans claim he fired a gun in self-defense Aug. 8, 2012, at the National Guard Armory in Junction City was backed by purported facts gathered during an inquisition. On Oct. 25, Hickman, 33, pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of reckless aggravated battery for the bullet that killed and exited 26-year-old Antonio Maxwell, then hit and injured 31-year-old Jamaica Chism. The incident occurred at an after hours party at the armory, located at 500 Airport Road, court documents stated. Its clear from the evidence, which includes the inquisition that was conducted because nobody at the scene was cooperative, that Mr. Hickman was defending himself against a group of people that basically had him cornered,
Opat: Hickman likely was defending himself
Jason Babylon appears prepared to let a jury decide whether he committed attempted second degree murder or aggravated battery in a stabbing Aug. 10. Babylon, 34, faces two counts of each charge. A jury trial has been scheduled for Jan. 28 with a pretrial hearing scheduled for Jan. 13. Police and witnesses have said Babylon stabbed four people at about 2:55 a.m. Aug. 10 near the intersection of Sixth and Jackson streets. All four people have recovered from their injuries. The city since has honored police officer Brad Diel for his quick response and ability to take Babylon into custody without further incident. Salina residents Ace Thompson and Monte McWilliams, who passed away in November, also were honored by the city for helping the wounded victims before emergency personnel arrived on scene.
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nation. He also showed his disappointment with the government shutdown and disputes over budgets. The majority of Republicans and Democrats want to work together, but our leaders often pull us apart and the focus becomes how can we look better for the next election, than rather or not we are able to accomplish something, Moran said. Like Moran, County Commission Chair Ben Bennett hopes the leaders in Washington, D.C. can settle their differences. How much longer can we continue to operate this way, Bennett said. It seems like the people in Washington, D.C. spend more time fighting against each other than fighting for
the things that are out there. Bennett said the United States has a diverse population of people who want different things. Its hard to come to a compromise when dollars are limited, Bennett said about funding. Junction City Commissioner Jim Sands would like to see the senator speak in a bigger venue in the future. He made some very good points, Sands said. We have to find a way to work together. Marvin Edison, Grandview Plaza city councilman, liked the variety of topics discussed at the meeting. These issues have a domino effect on the community, Edison said. Some of the other topics included education, budgets and sequestration. I dont think across the pal Court complex forced officials to move court to the former Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce offices on North Jefferson Street in town. In December, the Junction City Commission voted 4-1 to renovate the city-owned building to convert it into a permanent home for court services. The project will cost $1.1 million. Renovating the former building on Seventh Street would cost the city roughly $1.3 million, according to Assistant City Manager Cheryl Beatty. The major cost of this is the addition the additional space and the bathrooms, she said.
board cuts are the way to do things, Moran said. You dont reward good programs with bad ones. He was concerned about reducing spending on the backs of retired military and veterans. It was another reason this agreement was unsatisfactory to me, Moran said. Moran also discussed the bill passed by the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs to name the local Community-Based Outpatient Clinic after Lt. General Richard J. Seitz. Moran said it should be on the Senate floor in short order. Seitz passed away earlier this summer. Well have a piece of legislation, so that we can pay tribute to one of the great citizens of our community, Chase Jordan The Daily Union Sen. Jerry Moran speaks to a crowd at a town hall meeting Saturday in Grandview Plaza. Moran said. Costs to demolish the former building could run between $30,000 to $50,000, according to Beatty. youth sports complex. The idea of a youth sports complex has been discussed since the 1990s. It was a long process that still may not be completely over. But right now, the future is dim that a rock quarry will once again be operated on property near Munson Road between Rucker Road and the K-244 Highway. In November, after several presentations and tabled public hearings, the residents around the quarry apparently have won their fight. Jim Didas, the owner of Range and Civil Construction (RACC), also wanted to use the land owned by Scott Johnson to crush concrete and asphalt to mix with limestone. The site re-opening was expected to provide about five jobs. Although it may have economic benefits, residents have voiced concern about blasting damaging water wells, noise, dust control and road safety. The Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) denied the request for a conditional use permit to reopen the quarry. On Dec. 9, the Geary County Commission upheld that decision. However, the latest news involves Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Weigand sending a letter to the County Commission requesting another meeting about the quarry.
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inches, or about half of the normal amount. Then, in late July, things started to change. During the evening of July 28-29, the city received roughly 2.22 inches of rain. Heavy rainfall continued into August, and the month ended as the wettest August on record, as nearly 11 inches of rain fell. September began with drier conditions.
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Junction City and the surrounding area continues to explore building a youth sports complex, and in 2013, several steps were taken to determine the feasibility. Earlier this year, members of the Sports Facilities Advisory, a company based out of Florida, visited the area and offered advice. Officials have said that Manhattan has also been working with the SFA regarding a
A summer fire at the Grandview Plaza facility at 410 E. Flint Hills Blvd., has apprently doomed the future of the Sunset Motel. Pleas and ideas from the owner have not stopped the likelihood the building will be razed at some point in the future. As of mid-November, the owner was given 30 days to demolish the property. It will cost about $10,000 to raze the building, compared to $500,000 to restore.
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The NFL says referees erred in not penalizing the San Diego Chargers for an illegal formation on a missed 41-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop of the Kansas City Chiefs with four seconds left in regulation on Sunday. Succop was wide right on the kick, and the Chargers went on to win 27-24 in overtime to claim the AFCs final playoff spot. The NFL says in a statement released Monday that had the penalty been assessed by referee Bill Leavys crew and the ball moved up 5 yards, it would have allowed the Chiefs to attempt a 36-yard field goal. San Diego lined up with seven men on one side of the snapper. The rule says no more than six players can be on the line of scrimmage on either side of the snapper. If the Chiefs had won Sundays game, the Chargers would have been eliminated and the final playoff spot would have gone to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he noticed the Chargers were lined up incorrectly before the field goal attempt. What transpired yesterday was unfortunate for our hopes moving forward, well have to find a way to accept that and move forward, he said. Im not going to lose any sleep over something that happened in a stadium that we werent even in.
K-State one win away from a perfect December

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MANHATTAN At the outset of December, the Kansas State basketball team stood in a state of disarray. After dropping a season-opening loss at home to Northern Colorado, the Wildcats finished the month with a 3-3 record in November after losing two of three games at the Puerto Rico Tip-off classic. But Kansas State coach Bruce Weber challenged his team to run the table in December. The Wildcats (9-3) answered his call. The only obstacle standing between them and a perfect month is a tilt with George Washington tonight.
I think theyve come together and weve grown up as a team, theres a lot better chemistry and understanding of roles, Weber said at media availability Monday. We still have our times and the young guys are still trying to figure it out and they still want to go and make points but they have to realize good shots and bad shots and all that stuff. But the big thing is to keep the mentality of playing hard, guarding and rebounding. The streak featured a couple of marquee wins, including Ole Miss at home in the Big 12-SEC challenge and a neutral site win against then-No. 21 Gonzaga in Wichita. George Washington may be a midmajor but the Colonials notched vicPlease see K-State, 6B
Kansas States Jevon Thomas (5) and Thomas Gipson (42) block the shot of Tulanes Louis Dabney (0) Dec. 28 in New York.
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Wildcats roll over Wolverines 31-14 in Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
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TEMPE, Ariz. Jake Waters threw for 271 yards and connected with Tyler Lockett on three touchdowns, leading Kansas State to its first bowl victory in 11 years, 31-14 over Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Saturday night. Kansas State (8-5) scored on its first three possessions, all touchdown passes from Waters to Lockett, and its defense dominated Michigan to end a five-game bowl losing streak. Lockett set a school record with 10 catches for 116 yards and Waters completed 21 of 27 passes, sending the Wildcats to their first bowl victory since the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Freshman Shane Morris was steady in place of injured starter Devin Gardner, leading Michigan (7-6) on two early scoring drives. The Wolverines settled for field goals on both and did little the rest of the way, finishing with 261 total yards. Morris threw for 196 yards on 24-of-38 passing with an interception before leading Michigan on a late scoring drive with the game out of reach. Michigans defense also had trouble stopping Kansas State most of the night, giving up 420 total yards Kansas State finished the season strong after some early difficulties starting with a home loss to FCS North Dakota State winning five of its final six games while scoring at least 31 points in each. Michigan limped to the finish after a 5-0 start, losing five of its final seven games and Gardner along the way. The senior injured his toe in the regular-season finale against Ohio State and didnt recover in time for the bowl game, leaving the Wolverines in the hands of
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Louisville coach Rick Pitino has announced that junior Chane Behanan has been dismissed from the team for violating university policy. Pitino did not specify what rule was broken but expressed disappointment that the 6-foot6 forward had another setback just a month after being reinstated from a 26-day suspension for violating school policy. The coach says Behanan and the Cardinals (11-2) were informed of the decision on Monday morning. Behanan was a key member of Louisvilles national championship squad Pitino says away from the lines he just did not do the right things. ... It sets our basketball team back immensely. Behanan went scoreless with seven rebounds in Saturdays 73-66 loss to No. 15 Kentucky. The Cincinnati native closes his Louisville career averaging 9.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
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Rested Chiefs turn attention to playoffs

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Chiefs didnt take any chances in a regular-season finale that had no bearing on their playoff situation, resting virtually all of their starters in an overtime loss to San Diego. Now, it appears the Chiefs will be near full strength for the first time in weeks when they visit the Indianapolis Colts for an AFC wild-card playoff game on Saturday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was going through the protocol to clear him from a concussion that he sustained against the Colts two weeks ago, while outside linebacker Tamba Hali is making progress from inflammation in his knee. Fellow linebacker Justin Houston, whos been out with a dislocated elbow, and left tackle Branden Albert, whos had a hyperextended knee, are also expected back against the Colts. Its the start of a new season. Thats how the playoffs work, Reid said. Youre in the dance, as they say. Its another phase of the season. Youve worked very hard as a team to get into this position. Now its important that you exhaust yourself to make sure youre right. At least in terms of health, the Chiefs are getting right at the right time. Bowe would not have been cleared to play in the 27-24 loss to the Chargers, but Reid sounded optimistic Monday that hell be ready to go against Indianapolis. The Chiefs top pass catcher was hurt late in a 23-7 loss to the Colts at Arrowhead Stadium when he landed on his neck. Hali, meanwhile, developed some tenderness in his knee against the Colts, and the Please see Chiefs, 6B
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Notre Dames Vince Hinostroza helped the defending champion United States wrap up a spot in the playoff round in the world junior hockey tournament, scoring twice and adding two assists in an 8-0 victory over Germany on Sunday. Boston Universitys Matt Grzelcyk had a goal and two assists. The United States (3-0-0) will finish Group A play Tuesday against Canada (1-0-1). The United States had six power-play goals, four in the second period. Minnesotas Hudson Fasching, Wisconsins Nic Kerdiles and Will Butcher, Miami of Ohios Riley Barber and Boston Colleges Steve Santini also scored, and Anthony Stolarz the Edison, N.J., goalie who plays for the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League stopped all 15 shots he faced.
US beats Germany 8-0 in world juniors
Kansas States Ryan Mueller drenches Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder with a gatorade bath as they celebrate in the closing moments of the Wildcats Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl victory against Michigan, Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.
Morris. The freshman hasnt played much over the past year, limited to four games as a high school senior due to mononucleosis and to nine pass attempts as Gardners backup this season. Morris didnt seem to mind being thrust into the spotlight as the first Michigan quarterback to make his first career start in a bowl game. He Please see Bowl
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KU ends Toledos perfect record

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LAWRENCE It took Kansas coach Bill Self just 35 seconds to burn his first timeout Monday night. You know what? I screwed it up, he would explain later, because I should have taken a timeout five seconds into the game after our first turnover. Instead, he waited until the Jayhawks had turned it over twice and let Toledo score an easy bucket before calling his team over to the sideline. What ensued was an animated discussion that centered on defense or rather, the complete lack thereof. No. 16 Kansas responded in fine enough fashion to pull out a 93-83 victory, and deal the Rock-
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ets their first loss of the season. But it wasnt enough to stop Self from spending about 15 minutes in his post-game news conference lamenting the sorry state of the Jayhawks defense. You shouldnt have to shoot 67 percent in the second half at home, and hang 50, in order to win by 10, said Self, whose teams have traditionally been among the stingiest in the nation. Theyre a good offensive basketball team, obviously, but I think we helped them, too. Perry Ellis had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead Kansas (9-3), while Naadir Tharpe added a career-high 20 points with eight assists. Andrew Wiggins also had 20 points and fellow freshOrlin Wagner Associated Press man Joel Embiid had 14 points Kansas forward Perry Ellis alters a shot by Toledo and 10 rebounds. forward J.D. Weatherspoon in Lawrence, Monday. Please see KU, 2B
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Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 8 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.
Southeast Division
Miami Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando Pct GB .774 .548 7 .500 8 1/2 .438 10 1/2 .333 13 1/2 Pct GB .828 .424 12 .414 12 .333 14 1/2 .200 18 1/2
WINTER SPORTS
11 a.m. FS1 St. Johns at Xavier 12 p.m. ESPN2 Ohio St. at Purdue 1:30 p.m. FS1 Seton Hall at Providence 2 p.m. ESPN2 Indiana at Illinois FSN George Washington at Kansas St. 4 p.m. ESPN2 Louisville at UCF FS1 DePaul at Georgetown 6 p.m. ESPN2 Memphis at South Florida 6:30 p.m. FS1 Villanova at Butler 8 p.m. ESPN2 UConn at Houston 9 p.m. FS1 Marquette at Creighton 5 p.m. NBCSN Olympic trials, speed skating: mens and womens 1500 long track, at Kearns, Utah
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NFL Playoffs
Wild-card
Saturday
Kansas City at Indianapolis, 3:35 p.m. (NBC) New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m. (FOX)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Chicago St. Louis Colorado Dallas Minnesota Winnipeg Nashville GP 42 38 38 38 41 41 40 GP 41 39 40 40 38 39 41 W L 28 7 26 7 23 11 19 12 20 16 18 18 18 18 W L 28 8 25 8 25 11 23 11 19 10 14 19 13 24 OT Pts 7 63 5 57 4 50 7 45 5 45 5 41 4 40 OT Pts 5 61 6 56 4 54 6 52 9 47 6 34 4 30 GF 158 137 109 112 96 111 95 GF 131 128 108 108 116 95 106 GA 115 92 97 111 107 121 119 GA 103 98 80 93 117 122 139
Mondays Sports Transactions

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American League
TEXAS RANGERS Acquired RHP Miles Mikolas from Pittsburgh for 1B Chris McGuiness. Designated OF Rafael Ortega for assignment. BUFFALO BILLS Fired receivers coach Ike Hilliard. Signed to DB Mario Butler, OT Edawn Coughman, QB Dennis Dixon, DE Ikponmwosa Igbinosun, OT Jamaal Johnson-Webb, WR Brandon Kaufman and LB Jacquies Smith to reserve/future contracts. CHICAGO BEARS Signed LS Brandon Hartson, CB C.J. Wilson, CB Demontre Hurst, TE Fendi Onobun, QB Jerrod Johnson, LB Lawrence Wilson, OT Rogers Gaines, S Sean Cattouse, WR Terrence Toliver, DT Tracy Robertson and TE Zach Miller to reserve/future contracts. CINCINNATI BENGALS Placed TE Alex Smith and DT Devon Still on injured reserve. Signed DT Ogemdi Nwagbuo. Signed CB Brandon Burton and DT Zach Minter on injured reserve. CLEVELAND BROWNS Signed DBs Jamoris Slaughter and T.J. Heath, DE Cam Henderson, LB Justin Staples, WRs Conner Vernon and Tori Gurley and OL Jeremiah Warren to reserve/future contracts. DALLAS COWBOYS Signed WR Tim Benford, G Ray Dominguez, WR Lance Lewis, DE Caesar Rayford, LB Jonathan Stewart and OT John Wetzel to reserve/future contracts. DETROIT LIONS Fired coach Jim Schwartz. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Fired coach Leslie Frazier. Signed S Brandan Bishop, CB Kip Edwards, OT Kevin Murphy, DE Spencer Nealy, RB Bradley Randle and WR Adam Thielen. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed OL R.J. Mattes and LB Taylor Reed to the practice squad. Released OL R.J. Dill from the practice squad.
Central Division
Indiana Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
San Antonio Houston Dallas New Orleans Memphis W 24 21 18 14 13 W 25 24 15 14 10 W 21 18 19 13 9 L 7 12 13 15 17 L 5 7 16 16 24 L 11 11 13 18 20 Pct GB .774 .636 4 .581 6 .483 9 .433 10 1/2 Pct GB .833 .774 1 1/2 .484 10 1/2 .467 11 .294 17 Pct GB .656 .621 1 1/2 .594 2 .419 7 1/2 .310 10 1/2
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Saturday, Jan. 11
TBD at Seattle, 3:35 p.m. (FOX) TBD at New England, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 TBD at Carolina, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) TBD at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Anaheim San Jose Los Angeles Vancouver Phoenix Calgary Edmonton
Pacific Division
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota Denver Utah
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 19
AFC, 2 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
WINTER SPORTS
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Mondays Games
Ottawa 3, Washington 1 Chicago 1, Los Angeles 0 Nashville 6, Detroit 4 Philadelphia at Vancouver, Late
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 26
At Honolulu TBD, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)
Pacific Division
L.A. Clippers Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento
Wednesday
11 a.m. ESPN2 Gator Bowl, Nebraska vs. Georgia, at Jacksonville, Fla. noon ABC Capital One Bowl, Wisconsin vs. South Carolina, at Orlando, Fla. ESPN Outback Bowl, Iowa vs. LSU, at Tampa, Fla. 4 p.m. ESPN Rose Bowl, Stanford vs. Michigan St., at Pasadena, Calif. 7:30 p.m. ESPN Fiesta Bowl, UCF vs. Baylor, at Glendale, Ariz.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
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Sunday, Feb. 2
At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)
Todays Games
Pittsburgh at New Jersey, noon N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 6 p.m. Montreal at Carolina, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 7 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Calgary, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Mondays Games
Washington 106, Detroit 99 Dallas 100, Minnesota 98 Chicago 95, Memphis 91 New Orleans 110, Portland 108 Miami 97, Denver 94 Utah 83, Charlotte 80 Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, Late
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Boston Tampa Bay Montreal GP 39 39 40 W L 26 11 23 12 23 14 OT Pts 2 54 4 50 3 49 GF 114 110 99 GA 81 93 89
Wednesdays Games
Toronto vs. Detroit at Ann Arbor, MI, noon Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Todays Games
Atlanta at Boston, noon Cleveland at Indiana, 2 p.m. Golden State at Orlando, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 6 p.m.
NHL
noon NBC Winter Classic, Toronto vs. Detroit,
NBA
No. 10 Oregon crushes Texas in Mack Browns finale

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Indeed, scoring wasnt an issue. It was the other end of the court that posed a problem. Definitely, we still havent shown the killer instinct, Tharpe said. I dont think we have it at all. We just let them score too many easy baskets. After falling behind by 16 in the second half, Toledo (12-1) made one final charge, getting within 81-73 on a 3-pointer by Julius Brown with 3:23 left in the game. Tharpe answered moments later with a free throw and then a driving layup off a miss, and Kansas finally put the game away when Frank Mason fed Wiggins on a run-out for an easy dunk that gave the Jayhawks an 88-76 lead with less than 2 minutes remaining. Not many teams have won here, or are going to win here this year, Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said, but this team has an unbelievable amount of pride. Nathan Boothe led the Rockets with 15 points, despite dealing with foul trouble much of the night. J.D. Weatherspoon and Justin Drummond had 13 points each, and Rian Pearson added 10. The loss ended Toledos 15-game winning streak dating to last season, and put a wrap on the Rockets best start to a season since the 1966-67 team won its first 14 games. Meanwhile, the Jayhawks won their 68th straight non-conference game at Allen Fieldhouse. They will try to run the table again when they finish up against No. 21 San Diego State on Sunday, and then begin chasing their
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SAN ANTONIO No. 10 Oregon first felt overlooked by the BCS, and then came to the Alamo Bowl overshadowed by Mack Browns final game at Texas. But the Ducks are flying home with an attentiongetting blowout. Quarterback Marcus Mariota had 386 total yards and Oregon returned two interceptions for touchdowns, spoiling Browns emotional farewell after 16 seasons at Texas with a runaway 30-7 victory Monday night. The BCS-snubbed Ducks (11-2) dominated throughout even though their famously high-powered offense scored just one touchdown and repeatedly settled for field goals. Yet the rout didnt seem to completely balm the sting of not playing in a BCS bowl for the first time in five years, with Oregon players after the game still reflecting on their championship hopes derailed by November losses. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich declined to answer whether this season was a success. Thats for you to decide, Helfrich said. I dont think in those terms. I think of how well we can prepare and whats next. Brown received warm goodbyes from a sellout crowd in what was practically a home game for Texas (8-5). Even the school marching band spelled his name at halftime. But the blowout was a final reminder of why
Brown is resigning after a rocky and tense season at Texas, which he led to a national championship in 2005 but couldnt reverse a sharp decline in recent years. Leaving the field for the last time with Texas, Brown flashed the Hook em Horns hand signal to the scattered remaining Longhorns fans who stuck around to the end of another humbling loss this season. His players didnt say a word while surrounding Brown and his wife, who walked side by side into the tunnel and toward the locker room. Brown said he had no regrets about making this his exit. I think its best for Texas. Its best for me, its best for the players, he said. We need to win more than eight games. Last year was nine. I really thought we had a chance to win all the games this year. It didnt work. Its my job to make that work. I told them tonight, the only regret I had is we didnt win enough games this year. Mariota led all rushers with 133 yards on 15 carries. He was 18 of 26 for 253 yards passing in his Heisman Trophy campaign tuneup for 2014, having announced earlier this month that he was coming back for his junior season. His one touchdown pass was to Josh Huff, who turned a short pass into a spectacular 16-yard sprint to the end zone. Yet even Mariota was outscored by Oregons defense and so was Texas, for that matter.
10th straight Big 12 championship on Jan. 8 at Oklahoma. Before then, there are certainly issues that Kansas still must iron out. Those early turnovers and defensive breakdowns allowed Toledo to build a 22-17 lead midway through the first half, and then closed within 43-36 at halftime. Toledo hung around early in the second half, again making the most of its prolific outside shooting. But the Jayhawks finally went on a 3-point binge of their own, and a three-point play by Embiid produced a 68-52 cushion with just over 12 minutes left in the game. Weve never played a team that big, with length, so we had to adjust during the game, Pearson said, but our guys fought hard. The Rockets whittled the lead to 70-60 a few minutes later, but Kansas answered with a run-out jam by Tarik Black, a basket by Ellis inside and a three-point play by Wiggins the third time in the game the uberathletic freshman converted while getting fouled. Every time the Jayhawks threatened to put the game away, Toledo stubbornly stuck around. It wasnt until Tharpes driving layup and an emphatic dunk by Wiggins that left the entire goal stanchion shaking that the crowd packed inside the Phog could finally exhale. Not surprisingly, Tharpe said the post-game message in the locker room was spent stressing defense. The Jayhawks allowed Toledo to shoot 46 percent from the game while forcing just eight turnovers and making four steals, hideous numbers for one of Selfs teams.
Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett celebrates after his third touchdown against Michigan Dec. 28 in Tempe, Ariz.
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was helped by a conservative game plan filled with short throws early and started unleashing his big left arm by Michigans second drive, completing 15 of 19 passes for 121 yards in the first half. The problem for the Wolverines was they couldnt finish off drives, settling for field goals of 22 and 26 yards by Matt Wile. That was good for Wile, who made one field goal all season, but not for Michigan since its defense couldnt seem to stop the Wildcats particularly the Waters-to-Lockett combination. Kansas State set the tone on its opening drive, grinding out 75 yards in 15 plays and 7:51 off the clock. Lockett capped it with a 6-yard touchdown catch after the Wildcats line gave Waters just enough time to get the
throw off against Michigans blitz. Lockett set up the next drive with a 40-yard kickoff return and capped with a 29-yard touchdown catch, set up by Waters pump fake that gave him separation behind Michigans defense. Kansas State raced down the field again on its next drive, setting up Locketts third touchdown, an 8-yarder from Waters that put the Wildcats up 21-6 at halftime. The Wildcats bogged down in the second half, but so did the Wolverines. Michigan had 23 total yards in the third quarter and failed to capitalize on the games first turnover a fumble by Daniel Sams by going three-and-out. Kansas States Ian Anderson hit a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, John Hubert scored on a 1-yard run after Morris interception and the Wildcats celebrated Bill Snyders seventh bowl victory by chasing the 74-year-old coach down the sideline for a water-bucket dump.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Case No. 12CV275 Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2007-HE1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HE1 Plaintiff, vs. Dwayne A. Bozarth, Jennifer L. Bozarth, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of GEARY County, Kansas, to me the undersigned Sheriff of GEARY County, Kansas, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the Court steps of the GEARY County Courthouse at Junction City, Kansas, at 10:00AM on January 15, 2014, the following real estate: LOT TWO (2), BLOCK SIX (6), SAINT MARY'S ADDITION TO JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS. more specifically described as 1007 Skyline Dr., Junction City, KS 66441 to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgager, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagees attorney. Sheriff of GEARY County, Kansas PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY: SINGER JONES & LOCK, P.A. Kenneth C. Jones #10907 kjones@stlaw.net Jonah W. Lock #23330 jlock@stlaw.net 10484 Marty Overland Park, KS 66212 Phone: (913) 648-6333 Fax: (913) 642-8742 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF A1221 12/24, 12/31, 1/7 2014 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL COURT DEPARTMENT Case No. 13 CV 253 Court No. 5 Title to Real Estate Involved CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. CURTIS CLARK, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of Geary County, Kansas, in the case above numbered, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and Defendants, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of Geary County, Kansas, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the steps of the Geary County Courthouse, 138 E. 8th St. in Junction City, Kansas on January 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM of said day, the following described real estate situated in the County of Geary, State of Kansas, to-wit: LOT NINETEEN (19), BLOCK FIFTEEN (15), REPLAT OF UNIT NO. TWO (2) OF THE FIRST ADDITION TO LAWNDALE PLAZA ADDITION TO JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS ("Property") said real property is levied upon as the property of Defendants Curtis Clark and Kelly Clark and all other alleged owners and will be sold without appraisal to satisfy said Order of Sale. ______________________ GEARY COUNTY SHERIFF Submitted by: MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C. _____________________________ Beverly M. Weber KS #20570 Dustin J. Stiles KS #25152 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Clark, 3009.679) A1227 12/24, 12/31, 2013; 1/7, 2014
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL COURT DEPARTMENT Case No. 13 CV 254 Court No. 5 Title to Real Estate Involved ASPEN NPL, II, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JAVIER RAMOS, et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of Geary County, Kansas, in the case above numbered, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and Defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of Geary County, Kansas, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the steps of the Geary County Courthouse, 138 E. 8th St. in Junction City, Kansas on January 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM of said day, the following described real estate situated in the County of Geary, State of Kansas, to-wit: LOT SEVEN (7), BLOCK TWO (2), REPLAT OF BLOCKS TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (4), AND SEVEN (7) LOVELACE ACRES ADDITION TO JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS. ("Property") said real property is levied upon as the property of Defendants Javier Ramos and Rebecca Ramos and all other alleged owners and will be sold without appraisal to satisfy said Order of Sale. ______________________ GEARY COUNTY SHERIFF Submitted by: MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C. _____________________________ Beverly M. Weber KS #20570 Dustin J. Stiles KS #25152 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Ramos, 5833.013) A1225 12/24, 12/31, 2013, 1/7, 2014 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Plaintiff vs. John M Velazquez , et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Geary, State of Kansas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 13CV296 , wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the under signed Sheriff of said County, di rected, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on 01/22/2014, at the front door of Geary County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Geary, State of Kansas, to wit: LOT TEN (10), BLOCK FOUR (4) IN A. C. DEVELOPMENT ADDITION, UNIT NUMBER ONE, JUNCTION CITY, GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS. SHERIFF OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Respectfully Submitted, By: Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542 Sara Knittel, KS # 23624 Kelli N. Breer, KS # 17851 Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis Office) 12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555 St. Louis, MO 63141 Phone: (314) 991-0255 Fax: (314) 567-8006 Email: sscharenborg@km-law.com Attorney for Plaintiff A1223 12/31, 2013; 1/7, 1/14, 2014 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Case No. 13CV296 K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure (Title to Real Estate Involved)
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Case No. 13CV373 Court Number: DJ5 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs. J W Ward; Minnie R. Ward; JW Ward, as Trustee on behalf of The JW Ward & Minnie R. Ward Trust dated 1/21/2002; Minnie R. Ward, as Trustee on behalf of The JW Ward & Minnie R. Ward Trust dated 1/21/2002; Benjamin J. Ward; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Unknown Spouse, if any, of Benjamin J. Ward; Johna Ward, Defendants. Notice Of Suit The State Of Kansa s, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be con cerned. You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Geary County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate: Lot Nine (9), Block Ten (10), in Unit One (1) of Crest Hill Addition to Junction City, Geary County, Kansas , commonly known as 1121 South Garfield Street, Junction City, KS 66441 (the Property ) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 3rd day of February, 2014, in the District Court of Geary County, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys For Plaintiff (146139) A1229 12/24, 12/31, 2013; 1/7, 2014
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Marriage of Joshua S. Jordan and Natasha J. Jordan Case No. 13DM779 ORDER ALLOWING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The Court finds: 1. The affiant is the plaintiff in the above action and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining service by publication upon the parties named herein. 2. The defendants on whom service by publication is sought and whose names and addresses are known are as follows: Natasha J Jordan 1123 Cannon View Lane, Apt. 8 Junction City, KS 66441 3. The Petitioner is allowed to give notice to the Non-Filing Spouse of the filing of the Divorce Petition by publication service as is provided by K.S.A. 60-307. Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned on December 9, 2013, Carol Zimmerman, Deputy Joshua S. Jordan, Petitioner 22609-1 Carriage St. Fort Riley, KS 66442 A1226 Dec 17, 24, 31 2013
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Freedom Wireless Ribbon CuttingFreedom Wireless, located at 705 W. 6th St., were welcomed to the community and Chamber December 5 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Freedom Wireless offers no-contract cell phone service with various communication equipment and products. Make sure to check out their new store and welcome them to the business community.
YPJC Holiday Celebration- The Young Professionals of Junction City celebrated the holidays at Bellas Italian Restaurant December 7. Members and their guests enjoyed some delectable Italian cuisine, games and participated in an ugly sweater contest!
1st Infantry Division Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer Ceremony- The 1st Infantry Division announced the winners of the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition on November 26 at division headquarters at Fort Riley. The winners were Cpl. Benjamin McPherson, 84th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, and Sgt. Steven Salas, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. The winners edged out ten other Soldiers in a three-day competition that included a physical training test, Soldier skills testing, a written exam and a land navigation test. Thank you to these businesses, organizations and individuals who have reinvested in and continue to support the Chamber for 2014!
AA Self Storage Acorns Resort Alida Pearl Co-Op Association Altenhofen & Alt, Chtd Animal Doctor Armour- Eckrich Army Community Service Beacon Marine Ben Kitchens Painting Co, Inc. Bicentennial Manor Big Brothers Big Sisters Box N Ship Central National Bank CenturyLink Century 21-Gold Team Realtors Champions Car Wash City Cycle Sales City of Grandview Plaza Cloud County Community College Converse Family Chiropractic Copeland Insurance Agency Crest Quarry Properties Crites Real Estate/Auction & Appraisal Crown Distributors, LLC/COORS DEL Motors Dorothy Bramlage Public Library Elks Lodge F & R Services Firestone Tire First National Bank Five Star Vending Flint Hills aTa Bus Flint Hills Radio-102.5 Fort Riley Garrison Command Freddys Frozen Custard Custard Cats Freedom Furniture and Electronics Frontier Spirits Geary Community Healthcare Foundation Geary Community Hospital Geary Rehabilitation & Fitness Center Hayden Orthodontics Heartland Works Hi-Tech Interiors J & K Contracting Junction City Abstract & Title Junction City Board of Realtors Junction City Family Dentistry Junction City Family YMCA Junghans Agency Kansas State Bank Kaw Valley Engineering Ken Burgoon Kolling Pharmacy Legacy Community Church Manhattan Area Technical College Mathis-Lueker Real Estate McCullough Development, Inc. Military Outlet Millennium Bank Owls Nest Campground & RV Park Pat Landes Pizza Hut Pottberg, Gassman & Hoffman Quality Inn R & R Developers, Inc. SAPP Brothers Thomas Signs Turf Design Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc. USD 475 Washburn Small Business Development Center
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Dick Edwards Auto Plaza Ribbon CuttingDick Edwards Auto Plaza celebrated their new location, 1825 Golden Belt Boulevard, with a ribbon cutting ceremony December 16. Members visited and toured the first class facility and vehicles available for purchase.
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KANSAS CITY SYMPHONYs LYRIC ARTS TRIO January 5, 2014, 3:00 pm, C.L. Hoover Opera House EDC MEETING January 7, 2014, noon, Chamber office
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS January 16, 2014, 5:30 pm, Sunflower Bank (510 N. Jefferson) REGIONAL Leaders RETREAT January 17 & 18, 2014, Sheraton Overland Park Hotel EAGLE DAY January 18, 2014, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Milford Nature Center DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 29TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION January 19 & 20, 5:00 pm and 10:00 am, C.L. Hoover Opera House
Ambassadors MEETING January 9, 2014, 7:30 am, Chamber office
KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY CAREER FAIR January 23, 2014, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Kansas National Guard (721 Levee Drive Manhattan, KS) YPJC KICK OFF BASH January 25, 2014, 6:00 pm, Geary County Convention Center
MAC BOARD MEETING January 9, 2014, 4:00 pm, Chamber office Leaders RETREAT JUNCTION CITY SESSION January 14, 2014, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, C.L. Hoover Opera House LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING January 14, 2014, 4:00 pm, Chamber office
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teams leading pass rusher was held out of practice last week. Reid said Monday the inflammation in his knee has gone down, and well just see how he does tomorrow. The Chiefs are scheduled to have a full practice on Tuesday. Houston and Albert both practiced fully last week, only to sit out Sunday with a slew of other key players. Houston hasnt played since hurting his elbow against San Diego on Nov. 24, while Albert hurt his knee the following week against Denver. Reid also said that cornerback Sean Smith, who hurt his knee Sunday, was doing fine when he arrived to the teams practice facility Monday. Right tackle Eric Fisher, who left the game and has been dealing with shoulder injuries, is also expected to be ready for the Colts. Obviously, guys are going to be feeling pretty fresh, so thats a good thing, said quarterback Alex Smith, who was among seven inactive for the Chargers game. It will really help us as far as the week goes, having a great week of preparation. After going just 2-14 last season, the Chiefs fired coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli and overhauled most of the front office. Reid was
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brought in along with new GM John Dorsey, and in short order they managed to change the entire culture of the franchise. Kansas City raced to a 9-0 start fueled by an opportunistic defense and spectacular special teams, only to struggle down the stretch. The Chiefs will head into the playoffs having lost five of their last seven games, including their first meeting with the Colts. Reid was quick to point out that several of those were narrow defeats, including a last-second loss to the Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium and the overtime loss Sunday. If thats cause for concern, Reid wasnt letting on. And in any case, the fact that the Chiefs are headed on the road for their wildcard game could be reason for optimism. They went against conventional wis-
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tories against Miami, Maryland and a then-No. 20 ranked Creighton this season. GWs lone loss came against perennial NCAA tournament qualifier Marquette. It kind of diminishes everything we did early, all the bad games. Kansas State guard Shane Southwell said. It gives us a chance to have another opportunity against a team thats probably going to be in the NCAA tournament, a team that should win their league even though theyre in a very good league. When the Wildcats began preparations, Weber told his team to treat this game as an NCAA tournament game and the Colonials as a tournament team. Last year, when these two teams met in Washington D.C., the Wildcats escaped with a 65-62 victory. Kansas State expects another physical match up this time around. George Washington is led by Maurice Cheek, a graduate transfer from Indiana who is averaging 16.3 points per game. Sophomore Joe McDonald is in his second year running the point for the Colonials offense. Hes recorded nine assists twice this month. The biggest thing is just trying to control the game, Kansas State senior Will Spradling said about defending McDonald. Weve done a great job of it the past couple of games especially against Gonzaga of really getting there guards out of the way they like to play. Thats something were really going to have to come out and do. The Wildcat defense received a boost when freshman guard Jevon Thomas Rich Schultz The Associated Press became eligible to play last week. Kansas States Thomas Gipson takes a shot as Thomas, who Weber said he plans to Tulanes Tomas Bruha defends Dec. 28, in New ease into the lineup, notched four assists York.
and three steals against Tulane Saturday when a substantial lead allowed him to see extended time on the court. He said he wants to provide a missing spark to the Wildcats, and hopefully open up the game in transition with his speed. My goals were to come in and contribute in any way possible, Thomas said. So one of my goals is to come in and just defend, harass the other point guard. Thats my first goal and then from there just to make plays and then scoring is my last goal. George Washington will be the final non-conference game for the Wildcats. And the last chance for K-State to make a statement before it starts defending last seasons conference title. With how physical (GW is), its a chance to get the freshmen to see how physical the Big 12 will be, Spradling said. Thats something tomorrow well have to come out real physical and it will be a battle on the boards and something well have to win.
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