SpringRiverCurrent080216

August 2, 2016
The Spring River Current
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Thrift Shop Expands With New Building Church Roof Back On Schedule
By Dustin Andrews
Baxter Springs - The Ministerial
Alliance Thrift Shop
located at 140 W 10th St in
Baxter Springs has officially
expanded with the addition of
a 30 ft. x 30 ft. storage building.
Thrift Shop Director, Berniece
Moss, said the expansion
had been needed for a
long time as they have been
working in cramped conditions
and just did not have
room to continue to take
items in and do seasonal
changeovers.
The new building is unattached
from the current building
and the food pantry. It
will be used to house seasonal
change over items as well
as furniture items that they
are taking in. Moss said they
plan to add a room for furniture
drop offs, as the current
drop off is far too small to accept
furniture.
According to James Beck
By Dustin Andrews
Washington D.C. - Members
of the Baxter Springs High
School Band were honored to
march in the 4th of July Parade
in Washington D.C.
Students were chosen and
accompanied by Band Director
Louis Morgan and
joined by students from ten
Travis Comer with Beck Construction finish tightening screws on the roof of the new addition
to the Ministerial Alliance Thrift Shop. Below the building being framed up.
the building should be completed
around the the end of
this week. Beck Construction
from Riverton is doing the
work.
Moss added that all the work
and the new building was paid
for by anonymous friends of
the Thrift Shop.
BHS Lion Pride Band Marches in DC
area high schools to form
the Mid-America All-Star
Marching Band.
The All-Star Band was directed
by Doug Whitten of
Pittsburg State University.
While in Washington D.C.,
students were honored to
participate in the Laying of
the Wreath at the Tomb of
Moss said that she would like
to thank everyone responsible
for the expansion, and added
that there are way too many
to list. She added that if anyone
has industrial shelving
they would like to donate,
the Thrift Shop would like to
have it for the new building.
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery,
tour national monuments, the
Smithsonian and attend "A
Capitol Fourth" concert on
the Capitol lawn.
Mr. Morgan and students
represented our community
with pride and patriotism in
our great nations Capitol.
By Dustin Andrews
Baxter Springs – After the
wind storm causing the new
trusses on the Assembly of
God church to collapse, the
new trusses are in and up.
Workers from Dalton-Killinger
Construction, Joplin
FREE
Jake Kirk with Dalton-Killinger Construction installs joist hangers on the Assembly of God
Church, after the second roof was installed.
MO have installed the new
trusses and have the site back
on schedule.
The Sanctuary is expected
to be completed sometime
between Thanksgiving and
Christmas (weather permitting).
Students pictured L to R: Justin Jones, David Street, Sami Jo Warstler, Band Director Louis
Morgan, Jade Weston, Jennifer Vickers and Kara Spaulding.

August 2, 2016 2
Municipal Court Disposition Report
Billie E. Boyd, Case: 16-
30707, Count: 01. Offense: Illegal
Registration, Date of Offense:
5/26/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date 07/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $75.00, Costs:
$95.00, Total: $170.00. Total
Paid: $0. Case Status: Extension
of Time to Pay. Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without counsel,
plead guilty, found guilty,
fines and fees as listed.
Billie E. Boyd, Case: 16-3707,
Count: 02. Offense: Expired
Tags, Registration, Date of Offense:
5/26/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $75.00, Costs: 0,
Total Due: $75.00, Total Paid:
$0. Case Status: Extension of
Time to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16,
Appeared without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Billie E. Boyd, Case: 16-03707,
Count: 03. Offense: No Seat
Belt Age 18 or Older, Date of
Offense: 5/26/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $9, Costs: $1,
Total Due: $10, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Matthew Ryan Daniel, Case:
16-30099, Count: 01. Offense:
Unlawful Operation of All Terrain
Vehicle, Date of Offense:
5/31/16. Plea: Guilty, Date:
7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $75, Costs: $95,
Total Due: $150, Total Paid:
$150. Case Status: Extension of
Time to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16,
Appeared without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Raymond C. Dixon, Court
Case: 16-30744, Count: 01. Offense:
No Seat Belt Age 18 or
Older, Date of Offense: 5/27/16.
Plea: Guilty, Date: 7/22/16,
Conviction Date: 7/22/16. Fine:
$9, Costs: $1, Total Due: $10,
Total Paid: $0. Case Status: Extension
of Time to Pay. Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without
counsel, plead guilty, found
guilty, fines and fees as listed.
Raymond C. Dixon, Court
Case: 16-30744, Count: 02. Offense:
Illegal Registration, Date
of Offense: 5/27/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16, Fine: $75, Costs: $95,
Total Due: $170, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Troy Edward Fisher, Court
Case: 16-29566, Count: 01. Offense:
Disobey Stop/Yield Sign,
Date of Offense: 6/23/16. Plea:
No Contest, Date: 7/22/16, Conviction
Date: 7/22/16. Fine: $75,
Costs: $95, Total Due: $170, Total
Paid: $0. Case Status: Extension
of time to pay. Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without
counsel, plead no contest, found
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guilty. Fines and fees as listed.
Troy Edward Fisher, Court
Case: 16-29566, Count: 02. Offense:
Fictitious Tags, Registration,
Date of Offense: 6/23/16.
Plea: Guilty, Date: 7/22/16,
Conviction Date: 7/22/16. Fine
Amount: $100, Costs: $0, Total
Due: $100, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead no
contest, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Troy Edward Fisher, Court
Case: 16-29566, Count: 03.
Offense: Driving without Motor
Vehicle Liability Insurance,
Date of Offense: 6/23/16. Plea:
No Contest, Date: 7/22/16,
Conviction Date: 7/22/16. Fine:
$300, Costs: $30, Total Due:
$330, Total Paid: $0. Case Status:
Extension of Time to Pay.
Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead no contest,
found guilty, fines and fees
as listed.
Scott Alan Martin, Court Case:
16-03473, Count: 01. Offense:
Expired Tags, Registration,
Date of Offense: 6/7/16. Plea:
Guilty, Date: 7/22/16, Conviction
Date: 7/22/16. Fine: $75,
Costs: $95, Total Due: $170,
Total Paid: $170. Case Status:
Extension of Time to Pay. Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without
counsel, plead guilty, found
guilty, fines and fees as listed.
continued on pg 6
TEFAP Commodity Distribution
By Debra Messer
Riverton - TEFAP (The Emergency
Food Assistance Program)
Commodity Distribution for the
communities of Baxter Springs,
Galena and Riverton will be on
Saturday August 20th at 10:00
a.m.
The distribution point is at
Riverton First Baptist Church
located at 6895 SE Bluebird
Lane in Riverton KS, 66770. For
more information please call the
church at 620-848-3347.
Directions: from the Riverton
Quick Stop, go north two
blocks, then west to the middle
of the block on the north side of
the street. Please park on east
side of the building by the Main
entrance.
TEFAP is a Federal program
that helps supplement the diets
of low-income Americans, including
elderly people, by providing
them with emergency
food assistance at no cost.
Recipients must meet Federal
income guidelines: Maximum:
Single $1,287 per month, $451
for each additional family member.
The church also has a food pantry
called Share With Love that
is part of the Kansas Food Bank.
The pantry is not governed by income
guidelines and is based on
a need basis. If you do not meet
the guidelines for TEFAP, please
call the church and inquire about
the Share With Love Food Bank.
For those wanting to donate,
there is a money matching grant
that is available to match dollar
for dollar for the Share With
Love Food Bank. The grant is
available from Invest An Acre.
Donations are accepted at the
church. For more information
please call 620-848-3347.
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Riverton FBC Radio Program
Riverton - The First Baptist
Church in Riverton has a radio
program that is broadcast
on 860 AM KKOW, every
Sunday at 8:30 am.
Normally Brother Aaron
Williams hosts the program,
however the next few weeks
the show will be hosted by
Brother Marty McCord.
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3 August 2, 2016
John Calvin Osborn
John Calvin Osborn, 87 of Galena,
KS went to meet the Lord
with open arms on Tuesday, July
26, 2016 at Galena Manor, Galena,
KS.
John was born on February 12,
1929 in Columbus, KS at home,
to the union of Ralph and Goldie
(Cummins) Osborn. He enjoyed
fishing and loved telling stories
that we will all remember.
He served in the United States
Air Force, where he met Ottilie
Riedinger, the love of his life
in Caracas, Venezuela, South
America. She survives.
Additional survivors include
three daughters, Nancy Reed and
husband Bob of Riverton, KS,
Charlene Gorrill and husband
Chas of Port Charlotte, FL, and
Teresa Knight and husband Scott
Jason Bolt, 38, of Riverton, and
a former Parsons resident, died
Wednesday evening, July 27,
2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was born October 15, 1977,
in Wichita, to Michael E. Bolt
and Connie (Lorenz) Bolt. The
family returned to Parsons when
he was three and he grew up in
Parsons. He graduated from Parsons
High School in 1996 and
was active in forensics and tennis.
He completed training as a
paramedic at Missouri Southern
University in Joplin.
Jason currently was assistant
director and operations chief for
the Baxter Springs E.M.S. Earlier
he had worked as a E.M.T.
for the Parsons Fire Department,
in E.M.S. at Baxter Springs, Ft.
Scott and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
He was a firefighter/paramedic
in Memphis, Tennessee and Director
of Emergency Services
in Stafford County, Kansas before
returning to Baxter Springs
in his current capacity. He had
also been an instructor for the
paramedic program at the Cofof
North Port, FL; one son, Bill
Osborn and wife Patty of Riverton,
KS; 11 grandchildren, and
23 great grandchildren; one sister,
Rachal Wilson and husband
C.W. of Columbus, KS; along
with many nieces and nephews.
John was preceded in death by
his parents, 2 brothers, and 4 sisters.
John was dearly loved by all
and we will miss him very much.
Memorial services were held
at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July
30, 2016 at the House of Prayer,
Riverton, KS. Pastor Audie
Tash officiated. Burial of ashes
followed at the Quaker Valley
Cemetery. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.derfeltfuneralhomes.com.
Jason Bolt
feyville Community College.
Jason was married to the former
Summer Fink from 1999 to 2008
and they became the parents of
his two children. On August 29,
2009 he and Darah Cooper were
married in the Fall River area.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Parsons,
where his family have been
members for many years. He
loved his pets and the Chicago
Cubs.
He is survived by his wife, Darah
Bolt, of the home; two children,
Bryce Bolt and Ragan Bolt,
both of the home; his mother,
Connie Bolt, of Parsons; his father,
Dr. Michael Bolt and wife
Maria, of Parsons; his brother,
Josh Bolt and wife Minna, and
their children Ethan, Jaxen and
Grayson of Parsons; his sister,
Lindsey Henley and husband
Eric,and their children, Brylon
and Tryston, of Jonesboro, AR,
maternal aunt, Rev. Debbie Lorenz,
of Parsons; paternal grandmother,
Virginia Bolt, of Humboldt;
paternal aunts and uncles,
Jon Bolt, of Parkville, MO, Chris
Bolt, of Shawnee, OK, Kathleen
Gardner, of Sedalia, MO,
Sara Fones, of Wichita, Kenneth
Bolt, of Olathe and Joyce
Anne Mercer, of Sedalia, MO;
his wife’s parents, Gary Cooper,
of St. John and LuAnn Brister
and husband, Jody, of Stafford.
He was preceded in death by his
grandparents, Lesley and Nadine
Lorenz and Edward Bolt and an
uncle, Stephen Bolt.
Funeral services will be at 2
p.m., Tuesday, at the First Baptist
Church in Parsons, with Rev.
Joe Hyde officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery
in Parsons. The family will receive
friends at the Carson-Wall
Funeral Home in Parsons from 5
to 7 p.m., Monday.
Memorials are suggested to the
Bolt Children’s Education Fund
in care of the Commercial Bank
in Parsons. They may be left at
or sent to the funeral home at
Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online messages may be left at
www.wallfuneralservices.com.

August 2, 2016 4
Gold Medal Flour Recalls
WASHINGTON – General Mills
has recalled several types of flour
due to E.coli illnesses the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
and Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention have linked to
eating uncooked dough and batter
maed with raw flour. Note: illnesses
have not come from properly
baked or cooked flour.
Items included in the recall: 13.5
oz., Gold Medal Wondra UPC
000-16000-18980 with used by
dates of 23FEB2017KC through
30MARCH2017, 14MAY-
2017PK; 2 lb. Gold Medal All
Purpose Flour UPC 000-16000-
10710, dates 18JUN2017KC,
01AUG2017KC, 20AUG217KC
through 21AUG2017KC;
4.25 lb. Gold Medal All Purpose
Flour, UPC 000-16000-
12670, dates: 01AUG2017KC.
1 9 A U G 2 0 1 7 K C ,
2 0 A U G 2 0 1 7 K C ,
21AUG2017KC. 5 lb. Gold
Medal All Purpose Flour,
UPC 000-16000-10610, dates:
18JUN2017KC, 01AUG2017KC,
13AUG2017KC through
21AUG2017KC. 10 lb. Gold
Medal All Purpose Flour,
UPC 000-16000-10410, date:
AIN
18JUN2017KC, 01AUG2017KC.
5 lb. Gold Medal Unbleached
Flour, UPC: 000-16000-
19610, dates: 01AUG2017KC,
1 4 A U G 2 0 1 7 K C ,
15AUG2017KC, 16AUG2017,
1 7 A U G 2 0 1 7 K C ,
1 9 A U G 2 0 1 7 K C ,
20AUG2017KC. 2 lb. Signature
Kitchens All Purpose Flour
Enriched Bleached, UPC: 000-
21130-53000, dates: BB 15 AUG
2017, BB 16 AUG 2017. 5 lb.
Signature Kitchens Unbleached
Flour All-Purpose Enriched, UPC:
000-21130-53022. 5 lb. Gold
Medal Self Rising Flour, UPC:
000-16000-11610 date 27OCT-
2016KC. Betty Crocker Delights
Super Moise Party Rainbow Chip
Cake Mix, UPC: 000-16000-
40997, dates: 25MAR2017,
28MAR2017, 27APR2017,
28APR2017, 24MAY2017,
25MAY2017. Betty Crocker Delights
Super Moist Carrot Cake
Mix, UPC: 000-16000-40987,
dates: 12APR2017, 13APR2017,
14APR2017, 28MAY2017,
29MAY2017, 30MAY2017,
07JULY2017, 08JULY2017. Betty
Crocker Super Moise Rainbow
Bit Cake Mix, UPC: 000-
Saddle Club 48th Annual Rodeo This Week
Baxter Springs - The Baxter
Springs Saddle Club will host
their 48th Annual ACRA/
IPRA Rodeo on August 5th
and 6th at 8 pm each night.
Friday will be Kids Night
where Kids 12 and under get
in FREE. They will have a
kids Boot Race every night.
An event that they are calling
"Money The Hard Way" will
be a good one to catch as the
STATE
Co.
Do You Need To Sell Your House?
Receive Cash and Close Quickly
If you are interested in selling, please call (316) 712-1821.
Dustin Roy Gaines
65633-46589, dates: 27AL2017,
08JN2017, 09JN2017.
A coupon is available for the
discarded flour by visiting General
Mills Consumer Relations at
consumercontacts.generalmills.
com, you may also call their consumer
hotline at 1-800-248-7310
weekdays between 7:30 am and
5:30 pm. or by mailing a letter
to General Mills, Inc. P.O. Box
9452, Minneapolis, MN 55440. If
you choose to mail a letter, please
include your product name, UPC
Code, package date code, the
store name of where you bought
it, and the stores location, as well
as all of your return information.
It is recommended that any products
from the above list be thrown
away. (After filling out the previous
information for a coupon,
cash is not being issued).
Two strains of E. coli have
been associated with the goods.
The bacteria have been known
to cause diarrhea and abdominal
cramps. The effects generally go
away within a week, however in
some rare cases require hospital
stays. Fatal kidney failure is also
possible in rare cases. As of the
date of this article 13 people have
been hospitalized with five cases
coming from Minnesota.
contestants have to remove a
ribbon from a bucking bull.
Pee Wee and Junior Barrels,
will be nightly, you must be
entered by 7:30 each night.
Mutton Bustin' will be nightly
and contestants must be entered
by 7:30 at the east side
of the Cook Shack.
Other events include: Bareback
Riding, Calf Roping,
Saddle Broncs, Bull Dogging,
Team Roping, Barrel Racing,
Break Away and Bull Riding.
2016 Royalty Contestants
include: Queen Candidates:
Cynthia Vandiver and Josie
Browning and Princess Candidate:
Jarin Cox.
You will be money ahead
Downstream Goes Green
A chef picks herbs to use at the Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw. This is at the Resort's
greenhouse. Courtesy Photo.
Quapaw - With Indians being
the original environmentalists,
Downstream has always been
aware that we have a pretty good
sized Eco-footprint here. We use
a lot of electricity, gas, water
treatment, telecommunication,
and so on. So we have always
worked to mitigate that as much
as possible.
The resort has comprehensive
recycling, including even recycling
our hotel's shampoo and
soap to give away to needy citizens
in the region. They have
a large retention pond that supports
water foul and migrating
birds, and a certified natural protective
habitat for the protected
skink population. "We have
left as much of the natural trees
and woods as possible and have
planted hundreds more trees."
states Sean Harrison, PR Manager.
"We follow "green" practices
in a variety of ways."
Now we have gone "green"
in a whole new way. We have
a greenhouse operation on four
acres on the Kansas side, right
here at Downstream. We have
four 30X90 greenhouses, and
the operation has created four
new full-time jobs.
We grow a wide variety of herbs
to get advance tickets with
adults at $6 and 55&Over &
Kids 6-12 at $5. If you wait
and get them at the gate adults
and vegetables that are used by
our excellent chefs in our restaurants.
We now provide the fresh
flowers that are featured all
around our property including
in the Nee Spa, the restaurants
and the Hotel Lobbies. We even
grow medicinal herbs for the
Spa's aromatherapy. "Organic"
is an often misused term, even
though it's popular in food marketing
— we avoid the term. Our
greenhouses and the products
we are growing are all natural.
We grow from seeds; we irrigate
with our own well water; we use
ladybugs as a natural pesticide.
This also another facet of how
Downstream has developed
into a virtually all-encompassing
self-sufficient community:
We have the obvious rooms and
restaurants, a security force, a
transportation system, a store,
an RV park, concerts and regular
local live music, a spa, business/
conference services, a certified
school, a fire department with
EMT, a health clinic with a nurse
practitioner, we have a growing
buffalo herd — and now we even
have a farming operation! All
of this touching parts of three
states.
will be $8 each.
For more information call
918-961-8118, 918-533-1419
or 620-762-2874.

Bagcraft Makes Donation
Baxter Springs - Bagcraft Packaging
donated 100 jars of peanut
butter to the Ministerial Alliance
Food Pantry's food drive.
The donation was from Bagcraft's
in house peanut butter
drive.
For those who don't know Bagcraft
is a very large business
located on the state line on the
south side of Baxter Springs.
Among other things they make
the food wrappers that everyone
takes for granted while eating
fast food. So keep that in mind
the next time you eat your favorite
sandwich - the wrapper may
have came from down the street.
Building Gets Needed Face Lift
5 August 2, 2016
Baxter Springs - What was to
be Excel Metal Buildings new
home, is now Nowlin's Auto is
receiving a face lift.
Workers from Crain Construction
in Columbus can be seen
installing the new metal siding
and working on the roof of the
building.
Right to left: Chad Crain and Tony Bole
putting a new tin siding on the old quonset,
giving it major face lift for a new business.
Zach Stoner is not pictured, he is on the
ground handing metal up.
Shelley Rickey, Human Resource Manager at Bagcraft Packaging can be seen delivering
some of the 100 jars of peanut butter the company collected for the food pantry.
Empire Line Inspections
Joplin - Empire District will begin
its annual aerial inspection of transmission
lines and substations on
Monday, August 8th. The inspection
is expected to last through August
19th, however the length of the
program is dependent upon weather
and wind conditions.
The aerial inspection process uses
a low flying helicopter to inspect
1,280 miles of lines throughout
Empire's territory.
Brent Baker, VP of Customer Service,
say "Annual aerial inspections
is an important part of our routine
maintenance program designed to
ensure safe and reliable operation
of the transmission system."
Museum Has Collapsed Line
Tank Daniels showing Jimmy Morton where they've hit re-bar while digging out the sewer
lines for the Museum. Not seen is Chuck Wren manning the backhoe, Thomas Hollingsworth
in the dump truck and Owne Brittle running a drill to remove the concrete.
Community Calendar
Aquacize at the City Pool, nightly
at 6 pm, Tues. & Thurs. $3,
Swimming Lessons available at
City Pool.
Weekly - Quapaw Farmers Market,
Friday & Saturday, through
Sept. at 4th & Main. Must register
at City Hall.
Aug. 2nd - Built For Comfort
plays the Red Ball from 7 to 9 pm
Aug. 4th - USD 508 All School
Enrollment 8 am to 7 pm.
Aug. 6th - Presentation of Tornado
Exhibit at Baxter Museum.
Aug. 6th - Chick Day at the CO-OP
8-9:30 am
Aug. 8th - Back To School Fair
at Rt 66 Soda Fountain, Baxter
Springs.
Aug. 8th - USD 404 6th Grade
Orientation 5:30 pm
Aug. 8th - USD 508 Board of Education
Meeting 6 pm.
Aug. 8th - Full Throttle plays the
Red Ball from 7 - 9 pm.
Aug. 9 - 11th - USD 404 Enrollment
8 am to 3 pm daily.
Aug. 10th - Quapaw 1st Day of
School.
Aug. 13th - Wolkar Drug/Quaker
Hill Movie in the Park at Kiwanis
By Dustin Andrews
Baxter Springs - The Baxter
Springs Heritage Center and
Museum has had some issues
with their sewer drainage.
If you've been by you may
have noticed the work on the
East Avenue side of the building
where the City is digging
out the line to put in a new
one. The existing line had
collapsed inside of the concrete
and had to be excavated.
The new line is expected to
fix the problem and have the
museum back in business.
Park, events start at 6 pm. Movie
at dark.
Aug. 17th - USD 508 & USD
404, 1st Day of School.
Aug. 17th - USD 404 HS Yearbook
Pictures!!!
Aug. 21st - Summer Extravaganza,
4-6 pm Community Bldg. Call
417-389-8143 vendors wanted.
Aug 26th - USD 508 Child Find
Screening.

August 2, 2016 6
USD 508 - No Packets Mailed
By Dustin Andrews
Baxter Springs - USD 508
will no longer mail out enrollment
packets.
The policy takes effect for
this school year. The new way
to find your enrollment information
is through the schools
website at www.usd508.org
then click on the school that
your child will be attending
(High School, Middle School,
Central and Lincoln).
Paws for a Cause
Baxter Springs - The Paws for a
Cause Event was held last weekend
at the community building on
East Ave.
The events purpose was to raise
awareness and funds to help support
Miami Animal Alliance.
There were around 25 vendors
present selling their goods and
giving profits to the Alliance. In
Accepting gently used clean furniture.
All School Enrollment will
be on Thursday, August 4th
from 8 am to 7 pm at the Baxter
Springs High School (100
N. Military Avenue).
If you have questions regarding
the new policy or school
in general please contact the
Board of Education Office at
620-856-2375 or stop by 1108
Military Avenue from 7:30 am
to 4 pm Monday through Friday.
all the event raised upwards of
$100.
Miami Animal Alliance Inc is a
non profit organization that was
formed by a group of citizens to
help rescue animals in the area
surrounding Miami. They also
transport animals to Aurora, Colorado
for fostering and adoption
events. If you are interested in
donating find them on facebook or
visit. miamianimalallince.com
Municipal Court Report (cont’d)
Ricky Monroe Mayberry,
Court Case: 16-30503, Count:
01. Offense: Duty Upon Striking
Vehicle or Property, Date of
Offense: 6/27/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $150, Costs: $95,
Total Due: $245, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of time
to pay. Judgement: 7/22/16,
Plead guilty, found guilty, fines
and fees as listed.
Teresa Loreen Mayer, Court
Case: 16-30639, Count: 01. Offense:
No Seat Belt Age 18 or
Older, Date of Offense: 5/28/16.
Plea: Guilty, Date: 7/22/16, Conviction
Date: 7/22/16/ Fine: $9,
Costs: $1, Total Due: $10, Total
Paid: $0. Case Status: Extension
of Time to Pay. Judgement: Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Teresa Loreen Mayer, Court
Case: 16-30639, Count: 02. Offense:
Driving Without Motor
Vehicle Liability Insurance, Date
of Offense: 5/28/16. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine Amount: $300,
Costs: $125, Total Due: $425,
Total Paid: $0. Case Status:
Extension of time to pay. Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without
counsel, plead guilty, found
guilty, fines and fees as listed.
Jason Lee Miller, Court Case:
16-29565, Count: 01. Offense:
Unlawful Operation of All Terrain
Vehicle, Date of Offense:
6/19/16. Plea: Guilty, Date:
7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $75, Costs: $95,
Total Due: $170, Paid: $100.
Case Status: Extension of Time
Baxter Springs - If anyone would
like to donate school supplies to
Baxter Springs elementary students,
the Library has a small
School Supply Donation Center
set up in our main room.
Library Accepts School Supplies
It's been there since last spring
and stays up year round.
They accept small toiletry items,
individual wrapped snack items,
school supplies, and Boxtops for
Education.
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Scott L. Owens, Court Case:
98-1879, Count: 01. Offense:
Driving Without Motor Vehicle
Liability Insurance, Date of
Offense: 9/5/1998. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $125, Costs: $115,
Total Due: $240, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Scott L. Owens, Court Case:
98-1879, Count: 02. Offense:
Child Safety Restraint, Date of
Offense: 9/5/1998. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $20, Costs: $0,
Total Due: $20, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Scott L. Owens, Court Case:
98-1879, Count: 03. Offense:
Illegal Registration, Date of Offense:
9/5/1998. Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16. Fine: $30, Costs: $0,
Total Due: $30, Total Paid: $0.
Case Status: Extension of Time
to Pay. Judgment: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, plead
guilty, found guilty, fines and
fees as listed.
Harold E. Pugh, Court Case:
16-30392, Count: 03. Offense:
Obstructing Legal Process
or Official Duty, Date of Offense:
5/30/16. Plea: No Contest,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction
Date: 7/22/16. Fine Amount:
$250, Costs: $125, Total Due:
$375, Total Paid: $0. Case Status:
Extension of Time to Pay.
Judgment: 7/22/16, Appeared
via counsel, journal signed,
fines and fees as listed. 180 days
confinement suspended for 12
months.
Colby Brycen Swob, Court
Case: 16-30632, Count: 01. Offense:
No Seat Belt Age 18 Or
Older, Offense Date: 5/28/16.
Plea: Guilty, Date: 7/22/16,
Conviction Date: 7/22/16. Fine
Amount $9, Costs: $1, Total
due & paid: $10., Case status:
extension of time to pay, Judgement:
7/22/16, Appeared without
counsel, Plead guilty, Found
guilty, Fines & fees as listed.
Colby Brycen Swob, Court
Case: 16-30632, Count: 02, Offense:
Driving without motor vehicle
liability insurance, Date of
Offense: 5/28/16, Plea: Guilty,
Date: 7/22/16, Conviction Date:
7/22/16, Fine: $300., Costs:
$125, Total due & paid: $425.,
Case Status: Extension of time
to pay, Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, Plead
guilty, Found guilty, Fines &
fees as listed.
Mike Anthony Tolbert, Court
Case: 16-30743, Count: 03, Offense:
Illegal registration, Date
of Offense: 5/27/16, Plea: No
contest, Date: 7/22/16, Conviction
Date: 7/22/16, Find: $400.,
Costs: $125., Total Due: $525.,
Case Status: Extension of time
to pay, Judgement: 7/22/16, Appeared
without counsel, Plead no
contest, Waiver signed, Found
guilty, Fines & fees as listed.
All donations go to students at
U.S.D. 508.
If you have questions about
the donation box or have a large
amount to donate please call
ahead to make arrangements.

No to Renaming Military Ave.
By Bart Riddle
Baxter Springs - It was proposed
by the VFW that the
city change Military Ave. to
???????? to honor the Medal
of Honor war recipient. The
VFW was informed by the
City Councilman Carl Ikenberry
that the Streets Committee
decided that at this
time they were not going to
change the street name but if
they wanted to honor the recipient
then they could do so
with a sign coming into the
town on North and South entrances
of Military into town.
They would have to contact
Kansas Department of Transportation
and get permission
to do so.
The city put a backhoe up
for sale to the highest bidder
through a closed bid process.
Robert Whisner bid in for
$4,780, Lester Foster bid in
for $4,101, Fred Bolin put a
bid $4,777, Richard Williamson
bid $8,050, J.C. Eaton bid
$6,560, and Joe Morton put a
bid in $10,000. The city put
into motion to accept the bid
Thomas Niegisch with CityLink TV requests
permission to start live streaming council
meetings effective August 9th.
from Joe Morton with was
passed by the five city council
members present.
Part of the city's cable system
is down due to an upgrade
by the one of the services the
city subscribes to. The company
upgraded from an analog
to digital before the city
changed over its equipment
making it go offline. Current
channels affected include the
400's of the HD section.
A new receiver and transcoder
will cost upwards of
$10,000 to get it back up and
going to be compatible with
the new cable system coming
in. The cable committee are
currently getting bids on th
new equipment to get the cable
system up and going.
The sale to CableOne may
be tied up again, since all the
equipment has to be functioning
to make the sale.
Thomas Niegisch is taking
over the Baxter Springs City
channel of CityLinkTV. He
asked the city council for their
blessing to broadcast future
meetings. He would like to
start with the first city council
meeting in August. Since the
meeting is an open meeting
he wouldn’t need permission
to broadcast the meeting on
the channel. City Link is an
online broadcasting system
that broadcasts live videos of
local sporting events as well
as any open public events
for those who would want to
watch them and can't make
it or want to watch it at their
own convenience.
The next city council meeting
will be on August 9th at
7:00 pm sharp.
Juggler Comes to the Library
By Dustin Andrews
Baxter Springs - The Johnson
Public Library has been
participating in a summer program
called “On Your Mark,
Get Set... READ!”. As part of
this program they have had
featured guests all summer.
This week was the final performance
with Professional
Juggler Brian Wendling.
Wendling began juggling in
1975 when he saw some jugglers
while going to school at
the University of Minnesota.
As a young impressionable
college student he taught himself
using whiffle balls and
has continued to teach himself
new tricks to this day.
He started the show off by
bouncing balls off of a drum
and having the children present
clap along. As mediocre
as that may sound Wendling
brought the heat very quickly
by juggling several balls at
once while talking to the audience.
The whole time the perfomance
was going on Wendling
found ways to impart
knowledge on the kids. For
example when he dropped a
ball while spinning it, he noted,
"If you make a mistake as
long as everything is alright,
just keep going - just like
reading, when you come to
a word you don't know, learn
it and keep reading". His little
bits of knowledge woven
within his act and slightly self
deprecating humor geared
to the adult crowd made for
an entertaining show for the
adults and the children.
He had several popular acts
for the show including the
usual ball spinning, but it had
several added acts including
roping (where Wendling and
five volunteers stood inside
a spinning rope), eating and
juggling ping pong balls using
his mouth, juggling pins
and his finally of spinning
plates.
The whole time the show was
going on the kids were bouncing
on the floor and having a
blast (most of the adults in the
room were as well, but I won't
put names in, its not the Police
Report). Wendling's website
is brianwendling.com. He
is a professional juggler based
out of Kansas City and has received
many awards for his
7 August 2, 2016
Professional Juggler and Comedian Brian Wendling working the balancing bowls during his
performance at the Library.
presentation including the International
Juggling Association's
Team Champion, and
Best State Performer at the
KC Renaissance Festival no
less than 5 times.
All in all, if you get a chance
to see him perform, grab the
kids, grandma and the neighbors
it'll be a good show.
The Library is planning several
upcoming events. They
will start the Pre-School reading
program on September
13th at 10 am. Harvest Fest
is planned Sept. 4th where
crafters, artists, churches and
schools set up around the library
with homemade goods
and music.

August 2, 2016 8
CHILDCARE
Little Lites currently has openings for ages 1 to 2 1/2. Please
contact Miss. Emilee Misener at 620-856-5749.
Your Ad Could Be Here!
Place your classified ad for $13.00 a week. Up to 15 words,
dates (6-7-16) and one phone number count as 1 word. Call
(620) 674-1516 for more info - remember no Personal Ads.
AMERICAN FLAGS
VFW Post #408 of Baxter Springs, has 3 ft x 5 ft. Nylon
American Made American Flags for $20 each. To order call
(620) 856-3799
PART TIME HELP WANTED
Can you write, are you dependable and do you know how to
dig into a story? If so I’m looking for part time help covering
news in Baxter, Riverton and Quapaw. Call 620-674-1516
Spring River Medical Clinic
Now Accepting New Patients
Give us a call today! 620-848-2380
PLANNING ON GOING TO THE GAME?
I'm looking for someone to cover fall sports at the local
high schools. If you're a student and have to go this could
be some extra cash, I do need someone serious and able to
drive. I am looking for some to cover Baxter Springs, Riverton
and Quapaw. Call Dusty at 620-674-1516 for more
details.
Empire Releases 2nd Qtr Earnings Report
JOPLIN, MO, July 28, 2016 –
(NYSE:EDE) At the Board of Directors
meeting of The Empire District Electric
Company (the “Company”) held today,
the Directors declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.26 per share.
The dividend is payable September
15, 2016, to holders of record as of
September 1, 2016. The Company,
an operator of regulated electric, gas
and water utilities, announced today
the results for the quarter and twelve
months ended June 30, 2016.
According to Brad Beecher, Empire’s
President and CEO, “Our second
quarter results, adjusted for weather and
the mergerrelated
costs incurred during the period,
continue to meet our expectations.
Taking these results into account and
considering the
preliminary rate case outcome, our
earnings guidance communicated on
February 26, 2016 remains unchanged.”
Beecher added, “With FERC and
Oklahoma approvals in place and a
settlement agreement awaiting approval
in Arkansas, we are making steady
progress as we work through the
remaining state and Federal regulatory
processes necessary to close our merger
with Algonquin Power and Utilities
Corp. We continue to expect closing in
the first quarter of 2017.”
Electric segment gross margin (electric
revenue less cost of fuel and purchased
power) increased $7.2 million, or
8.2%, during the second quarter 2016
compared to the second quarter 2015.
Fuel expense changes reflective of
the timing of the deferral and recovery
of non-Missouri fuel and consumable
costs had negligible impact on electric
segment gross margin when compared
to the 2015 quarter. Gas segment margin
(gas revenues less cost of gas sold and
Grain Report
Baxter Springs – Grain futures
Name Basis Month Futures Price Basis Cash Price Futures
Change
CORN September 2016 325-2 -25 $3.00 -0-4
CORN December 2016 334-0 -45 $2.89 -0-2
MILO September 2016 325-2 -70 $2.55 -0-4
MILO December 2016 334-0 -70 $2.64 -0-2
SOYBEANS November 2016 960-2 -30 $9.30 -1-2
SOYBEANS November 2016 960-2 -67 $8.93 -1-2
WHEAT (SOFT) September 2016 407-0 -95 $3.12 +1-0
WHEAT (SOFT) July 2016 421-6 -90 $3.31 -4-4
WHEAT HRW September 2016 408-6 -95 $3.13 -0-4
WHEAT HRW July 2017 472-2 -100 $3.72 -0-4
Quotes retrieved on August 01, 2016, 08:16:31 PM CDT
Baxter Springs – Please send these
supplies with your child on the first day
of school. LABEL EACH ITEM WITH
THEIR NAME.
THIRD GRADE: 3 Pocket Folders;
Pencils (pkg. of 24); Pencil Top Eraser,
Headphones, no ear buds; Colored
Pencils; Crayons – 24 ct.; Markers (No
permanent markers); 6 Glue Sticks;
1 Spiral Notebook; Ruler – Inches
& Centimeters *no folded rulers;
Highlighter; 1 Box of Tissue; 1 pkg,
Expo Markers; Scissors; Clorox Wipes;
Small School Box, NO TRAPPER
KEEPERS. FOURTH GRADE: 8
Pocket Folders (with 3 holes punched –
NO brads); 2: Binder or Larger (zipper
closure works very well); 3 Hole Zipper
Bag (fits inside a binder); 1 pkg of
Paper; 3 pkgs #2 Wood Pencils; 2 Pink
Erasers, 1 pkg of Pencil Top Erasers;
transported) was relatively flat when
compared to the same quarter in 2015.
The second quarter earnings for this year
were favorably impacted by decreased
maintenance costs of approximately
$2.9 million, while unfavorable impacts
included the following: depreciation
and amortization expense increases of
approximately $0.7 million; interest
expense increases of approximately
$0.4 million; changes in AFUDC, which
decreased earnings by approximately
$0.2 million and merger-related costs of
approximately $4.2 million.
Consolidated net income increased by
approximately $2.4 million, or 36.3%
for the quarter compared to the previous
year.
As noted without the merger-related
costs, adjusted for taxes, consolidated
second quarter earnings would have
been approximately $11.8 million, or
$0.27 per share.
from the CO-OP as of deadline on
Monday. All prices are subject to
change and cannot be guaranteed
Central School Supply Lists
4 Grading Pens (red); 2 Elmer’s Glue
Sticks; 2 Boxes of Tissue; 2 Spiral
Notebooks; Washable Markers (No
permanent markers); Crayons; Colored
Pencils, Sharp Point Scissors; Dry
Erase Marker Pack; 2 Highlighters;
Pencil Box; Dry Erase Erasers (girls);
Quart or Gallon Size Ziplock Bags
(boys); Ear Buds. FIFTH GRADE: 1”
3-Ring Notebook (2 for Mrs. Walker);
6 Pocket Folders; Washable Markers
(No permanent markers); 4 Dry Erase
Markers; Dry Eraser; 3 Boxes of
Tissue; 3 pkgs #2 Wood Pencils (No
mechanical); Crayons; Colored Pencils;
2 Spiral Notebooks; 3 pkgs Notebook
Paper; Red Grading Pens; Highlighter,
Box of Pencil Eraser Toppers; Ruler
(No bendable); Sharp Point Scissors;
4 Glue Sticks; 2 Bottles Washable
Liquid Glue; Ziploc Freezer Bags
66er's 13U Fight Hard
Kalona, IA - July 30, The 13 U 66er's
ended their season wit a 2-2 record.
On their final day of play they defeated
Back To School Fair
Baxter Springs - The Route 66 Soda
Fountain will hold their annual Back to
School Fair on August 8th at 9 am. for
students at Baxter, Galena and Riverton
The fair includes: hair cuts, school
supplies, immunizations, physicals,
WIC & DHS assistance and car seat
by either The Spring River Current
or Farmer’s COOP.
(quart size); Clorox Wipes; Ear Buds
(must remain at school for entire school
year). SIXTH GRADE: 2” Binder (2”
style with zipper closure works well); 5
Pocket Folders (with 3 ring holes – No
brads); 3 Boxes of Tissue; 2 pkgs Lined
Loose Leaf Paper; 2 pkgs #2 Wood
Pencils; Erasers; Plastic Pencil Box;
Pencil Pouch (one that fits in the binder
works well); Colored Pencils; 2 Large
Glue Sticks; Scissors; 4 Highlighters; 2
Spiral Notebooks; Ruler (No bendable);
Clorox Wipes (girls); Hand Sanitizer
Pump (boys); 1 pkg 14x22in Poster
Board; 1 pkg Note Cards; Ear Buds; 1
pkg of Red Pens; 2 pkgs of Markers;
2 pkgs of Colored Pencils; 2 Small
Handheld Sharpeners, 2-4 pks of Dry
Erase Markers; 1 pkg of Sharpies
(optional); 5 Plastic Folders with Prongs
and Pockets (for Mrs. Gandy)
the only undefeated team remaining in
their bracket by 7-4. The team as a whole
won the tournaments Sportsmanship
Award.
checks. Please bring proof of free/
reduced lunch qualificiation.
If you have questions about the event
please call 620-856-5520
The Soda Fountain is located at 1136
Military Avenue in Baxter Springs.