Spring River Current Iss. 31 January 6th, 2017

January 6, 2017 

The Newspaper for the Community with News About the Community 

Issue #31 January 6, 2017 

Published Weekly on Friday. Issue Price FREE! Per Copy 

History Setting Post Master Retires After 39 Years 

~ Friday Jan 6th ~ 

• QHS at Welch 

• RHS at BHS 

• Angel Care Health 

Screening at Angels 

on the Route FREE at 

Noon. 

• Bill Campbell from 

Branson will be playing 

at Angels on the Route 

during lunch and 

dinner. 

~ Saturday Jan 7th ~ 

• QHS vs Wyandotte 

• Baxter Spring Youth 

BB kicks off at 8am, 

K-2nd grade. 

• BHS Powerlifting at 

McLouith, starts 9 am. 

• Bill Campbell from 

Branson will be playing 

at Angels on the Route 

during lunch and 

dinner. 

~Tuesday Jan 9th ~ 

• RHS Girls vs Thomas 

Jefferson 

• Baxter District Dental 

Screening & Clinic 

• USD 508 Board of 

Education Meeting. 

~ Wednesday Jan. 10th ~ 

• BHS at Columbus 

~ Friday Jan 13th ~ 

• BHS at Neodesha 

~ Jan. 13th - 15th ~ 

• Riverton Winter 

Classic X Basketball 

Tournament. See pg 4. 

~ Sunday, Jan. 15th ~ 

• Bethel Community 

Church will have 

a concert with 

SpringStreet 10:30 am. 

~ Saturday, Jan. 21st ~ 

• Prom & Bridal Dress 

Event at BHS, 5 pm 

• BHS Powerlifiting at 

McAuley starts 10 am. 

• Coffee & Canvas 

RSVP to 620-856-2266 

classes at 10:30 am and 

2:30 pm 

By Dustin Andrews 

Columbus - Friday, December 

30th marked the end of an 

era, one of the most beloved 

Postmasters in Cherokee 

County retired. 

Judy Adams has served the 

USPS for 39 years and marked 

the final months of her career 

as the Postmaster of the Post 


Riverton - Last Saturday five 

volunteers came out to help 

with putting the roof on the 

new dugouts at the Riverton 

Softball Field. 

Scott Donaldson said, “The 

rebuild is being paid for by 

fundraisers and donations.” 

The plan is for the field to be 

Office in Columbus. 

Adams was recognized back 

in September by the Postal 

Service for working at or 

managing every Post Office in 

Cherokee County. 

She will forever be marked in 

the annals of Baxter Springs as 

the first female letter carrier. 

While I asked for a picture, 

ready in time for season. 

Donaldson added that the 

dugouts are just part of the rebuild. 

He said they intend to 

fix the washout problem where 

the field runs off into the south 

dugout, the stands and into the 

concession stand. 

The new stands have been 

under construction since last 

Judy asked everyone working 

that morning to join in as she 

said “It takes more than one 

person to make a Post Office 

work, and these are the people 

that get it done.” 

Judy said that she is looking 

forward to her retirement so 

she can spend time with her 

recently retired best friend 

fall. The metal for the roof has 

been ordered and is expected 

to be installed in the coming 

weeks (weather permitting). 

The new dugouts are 

equipped with leach lines that 

will help with the drainage issues. 

The lines are setup under 

the dugouts and run out the 

back, they will be under a few 

Royce Donaldson and her recently 

retired husband Jerry 

Adams, who also spent 39 

years in the postal system. 

Adams stated, “Working for 

the Postal Service has been 

a total blessing, and I will be 

waiting for what God has for 

me in my next career.” 

Judy said that she will help- 

Riverton Softball Field Receives Facelift 

inches of dirt once the field is 

finished up. 

The new dugouts will have 

enough extra room to hold all 

of the supplies that are in the 

old shed. Donaldson said this 

will help secure their supplies 

and eliminate the breakins 

they have suffered in the past. 

A thank you is well deserved 

ing out in several community 

service based positions and 

she will be involved with her 

friends and family much more 

in the coming year. 

Tyler Speer will serving at 

the Columbus Post Office as 

tempory Post Master until further 

notice. 

for all of the donations, the 

young ladies that held all the 

fundraisers, all the volunteers 

that have came out and continue 

to do so and last but not 

least the people organizing all 

of the events and workers to 

make the community a better 

place. THANK YOU. 

Clockwise: Top left: Dirtwork 

being done by now 

County Commissioner-elect 

Cory Moates; Top right: Concrete 

being poured for the dugouts. 

Bottom right: The roof 

trusses being installed by Travis 

Qualls and Nathan Hull. 

Bottom left: Brick work being 

laid prior to the roof. Next 

phase is the metal, doors and 

barrier on the front. 

Liberty Utilities Completes Acquisition of Empire District Electric Company 

Staff Reports 

Joplin, Missouri – January 

1, 2017 – Liberty Utilities announced 

the completion of the 

acquisition and merger of The 

Empire District Electric Company 

(Empire). 

Based in Joplin, Missouri, 

Empire is an investor owned, 

regulated utility providing 

electric, natural gas (through 

its wholly owned subsidiary, 

The Empire District Gas 

Company) and water service, 

with approximately 218,000 

customers in Missouri, Kansas, 

Oklahoma, and Arkansas. 

A subsidiary of the Company 

also provides fiber optic services. 

“We have been working together 

with Empire to meet all 

state and federal requirements 

over the last several months 

and we’re looking forward to 

delivering high-quality service 

to all of our new electric, water 

and natural gas customers for 

decades to come,” said David 

Pasieka, President of Liberty 

Utilities. 

The companies have been 

working together in the 

months leading up to the closing 

of the transaction to ensure 

a seamless transition. Customers 

will continue to contact or 

visit Empire at the same office 

locations, website and telephone 

number as they have in 

the past. 

Customers will notice a refreshed 

Empire logo on the 

company’s website, and it will 

be introduced onto customers’ 

bills, company vehicles, employee 

uniforms, office buildings 

and printed materials over 

the coming months. 

Customers can be assured 

that the local team who serve 

them today will continue to 

serve them in the future. 

Operational decisions about 

Above: The new face of Empire the Empire District | A Liberty Utilities Company 

logo that will be phased in over the coming year. Below: Liberty Utilities 

logo that is used by their other locations. 

safe and reliable service, infrastructure 

improvement, 

customer care, and more will 

continue to be local decisions, 

made by the same managers 

and employees who have 

served the community well for 

so many years. 

Liberty Utilities is committed 

to providing best-in-class customer 

care delivered at the local 

level and we will continue 

to be an active participant in 

the community. We look forward 

to being a good neighbor 

that remains focused on safety 

and reliability, corporate responsibility, 

and job creation. 

The refreshed Empire District 

logo pays respect to the company’s 

proud history, while 

welcoming it into the Liberty 

Utilities family. 

“Our Company has been honored 

to serve our customers for 

over 100 years,” said Bradley 

Beecher, President and CEO 

of The Empire District Electric 

Company. “We have no doubt 

that Liberty Utilities, as an 

experienced utility that prides 

itself on community-oriented 

values, local management and 

customer service, commitment 

to safety, and a focus on corporate 

responsibility, will head a 

utility system that continues to 

make decisions in the best interest 

of our customers in Missouri, 

Kansas, Oklahoma and 

Arkansas,” said Mr. Beecher. 

Final state and federal regulatory 

approvals needed to 

complete the transaction were 

granted recently. 

The sale to Liberty Utilities 

was originally announced in 

February 2016. 

About Liberty Utilities: Liberty 

Utilities Co. owns and operates 

regulated water, wastewater, 

natural gas and electric 

transmission and distribution 

utilities in 13 states, delivering 

responsive and reliable essential 

services to approximately 

800,000 customers across 

the United States. With a local 

approach to management, 

service and support, we deliver 

efficient, dependable services 

to meet the needs of our 

customers. Liberty Utilities 

provides a superior customer 

experience through walk-in 

customer centers, locally focused 

conservation and energy 

efficiency initiatives, and 

programs for businesses and 

residential customers. We 

measure our performance in 

terms of service reliability, 

an enjoyable customer experience, 

and an unwavering 

dedication to public and workplace 

safety. Liberty Utilities 

currently operates in Arizona, 

Arkansas, California, Georgia, 

Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, 

Missouri, Montana, 

New Hampshire, Oklahoma 

and Texas. For more information, 

please visit www.LibertyUtilities.com.

Page 2 - January 6, 2017 

Inmates booked into the 

Detention Center within the 

last 24 hours, as of 12/30. 

Tavis, Gary L; Booking 

#:2016-01511; Booking 

Date:12-29-2016 - 7:20 

pm; Charges:DWS; 1ST 

CONVICTION; OPERATE 

A MV W/O A VALID 

LICENSE; COURT COST: 

BAXTER SPRINGS 

KS; DEFECTIVE TAIL 

LAMP ON MV; ARREST 

BY LEO; WARRANT; 

POSSESSION OF CERTAIN 

HALLUCINOGENIC 

DRUGS; USE/POSS DRUG 

PARAPHERNALIA/ 

HUMAN 

BODY; 

Bond:$11135 

Daniels, Cody J; Booking 

#:2016-01512; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 8:17 pm; 

Booking Date:12-29-2016 - 

3:20 pm; Charges:DWS; 1ST 

CONVICTION; DRIVER’S 

LIC; DISPLAY REV/SUSP 

DL; VEH LIABILITY 

INSURANCE REQ; 

Bond:$6000 

Jameson, Matthew A; 

Booking #:2016-01510; 

INSURANCE REQ; 

Bond:$6000 

Smith, Christopher L; 

Booking #:2016-01479; 

Release Date:12-29- 

2016 - 4:16 pm; Booking 

Date:12-29-2016 - 11:51 am; 

Charges:CRIM DISCHARGE 

OF FIREARM; PROPERTY 

OWNER PERM; CRIM 

DAMAGE TO PROP; 

INJURE/DEFRAUD < 

$1000; Bond:$2000 

Inmates released from the 



Daniels, Cody J; Booking 

#:2016-01512; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 8:17 pm; 


3:20 pm; Charges:DWS; 1ST 

CONVICTION; DRIVER’S 

LIC; DISPLAY REV/SUSP 

DL; VEH LIABILITY 


2016 - 8:17 pm; Booking 

Date:12-16-2016 - 3:52 

pm; Charges:CULTIVATE/ 

DISTRIBUTE/W/INT 

OPIATES/OPIUM/NARC/ 

STIM; POSSESSION OF 

CERTAIN DEPRESSANTS; 

POSSESS OPIATES/ 

OPIUM/NARC DRUG AND 

CERTAIN STIM; USE/POSS 

DRUG PARAPHERNALIA/ 

HUMAN BODY; USE/POSS 


HUMAN BODY; FAILURE 

TO APPEAR; THEFT OF 

PROP/SERVICES; FELONY; 

BURGLARY; BUILDING IS 

A DWELLING; THEFT OF 

PROP/SERVICES; FELONY; 

Bond:$14500 

Jameson, Matthew A; 

Booking #:2016-01510; 

Release Date:12-29-2016 - 4:16 

pm; Booking Date:12-29-2016 

- 11:51 am; Charges:CRIM 

DISCHARGE OF FIREARM; 

PROPERTY OWNER PERM; 

CRIM DAMAGE TO PROP; 

INJURE/DEFRAUD < $1000; 

Bond:$2000 

Holsinger, Karen M; Booking 

#:2016-01509; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 1:16 pm; 


7:43 pm; Charges:DOMESTIC 

BATTERY; PHYSICAL 

CONTACT IN RUDE 

MANNER; Bond:No bond 

Briley, Hannah L; Booking 

#:2016-01482; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 1:16 pm; 


12:50 pm; Charges:ARREST 


Bond:No bond 

Fischer, Nathan A; Booking 

#:2016-01495; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 11:16 am; 


11:44 am; Charges:ARREST 


FUGITIVE WARRANT; 

Bond:$300000 

Hopkins, Randy L; Booking 

#:2016-01493; Release 

Date:12-29-2016 - 9:16 am; 


11:29 pm; Charges:ARREST 


FUGITIVE WARRANT; 

Bond:$50000 



last 24 hours, as of 12/31. 

Williams, Raymond L; 

Booking #:2016-01515; 


5:24 pm; Charges:FAILURE 

TO APPEAR; FAILURE TO 

APPEAR; COURT COST: 

BAXTER SPRINGS KS; 

Bond:$2616 

Sadler, Sage D; Booking 

#:2016-01513; Booking 

Date:12-30-2016 - 9:19 am; 

Charges:JAIL CONTRACT 

BED; HELD FOR ANOTHER 

JURISDICTION; Bond:No 

bond 

Denton, Robert E; Booking 

#:2016-01514; Booking 

Date:12-30-2016 - 9:15 am; 




bond 



last 24 hours, as of 12/31. 

Campos, Eric J; Booking 

#:2016-01488; Release 

Date:12-30-2016 - 9:16 am; 

Booking Date:12-21-2016 

- 9:00 am; Charges:JAIL 

CONTRACT BED; 

HELD FOR ANOTHER 


bond 

Grant, Ladell D; Booking 

#:2016-01446; Release 

Date:12-30-2016 - 9:16 am; 

County Sheriff Jail Roster 



CONTRACT BED; 



bond 

Carter, Kenneth R; Booking 

#:2016-01378; Release 

Date:12-30-2016 - 9:16 am; 



CONTRACT BED; 



bond 




Hamilton, Wendy D; Booking 

#:2017-00001; Release 

Date:01-01-2017 - 4:17 am; 

Booking Date:01-01-2017 - 

12:16 am; Charges:USE/POSS 


HUMAN 

BODY; 


STIMULANTS; COURT 

COST: BAXTER SPRINGS 

KS; Bond:$3595 

Cook, Patrick A; Booking 

#:2017-00002; Booking 

Date:01-01-2017 - 12:07 

am; Charges:USE/POSS 


HUMAN 

BODY; 








Hamilton, Wendy D; Booking 






HUMAN 

BODY; 





Pease, Austin R; Booking 

#:2016-01516; Release 

Date:12-31-2016 - 9:16 am; 

Booking Date:12-31-2016 

- 4:40 am; Charges:DUI; 

TRANSPORTING AN OPEN 

CONTAINER; Bond:$2000 




Jordan, Erica E; Booking 


Date:01-01-2017 - 7:40 pm; 

Charges:DISORDERLY 

CONDUCT; BRAWLING OR 

FIGHTING; PEDESTRIANS 

U/INFLUENCE OF 

ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; 

Bond:$1000 




Johnston, Lovie; Booking 



Booking Date:12-31-1969 

- 6:00 pm; Charges:DWS; 

COURT COST: BAXTER 

SPRINGS KS; Bond:$2095 

Cook, Patrick A; Booking 






HUMAN 

BODY; 








Olds, Cash D; Booking 




9:42 am; Charges:FAILURE 

TO APPEAR; Bond:$600.00 

Harris, Shannon M; Booking 



am; Charges:FAILURE TO 

APPEAR; Bond:No bond 

Coleman, Aaron L; Booking 




7:45 am; Charges:DOMESTIC 



MANNER; Bond:$1000.00 




Olds, Cash D; Booking 






Coleman, Aaron L; Booking 




7:45 am; Charges:DOMESTIC 



MANNER; Bond:$1000.00 

Ellick, Shane R; Booking 

#:2016-00962; Release 



6:51 am; Charges:COURT 

ORDERED COMMITMENT; 

Bond:No bond 

Saggert, Chebonnie E; 

Booking #:2016-01517; 

Release Date:01-02-2017 - 

6:16 am; Booking Date:12-31- 

2016 - 5:30 am; Charges:AGG 

ASSAULT; CRIMINAL 

THREAT; CAUSE TERROR 

EVAC DISRUPTION; 

INTERFERENCE WITH 

LEO; OBSTRUCT/RESIST 

MISD; Bond:$8500 




Waterman, Terrah J; Booking 



Charges:ARREST BY LEO; 

WARRANT; ARREST BY 

LEO; WARRANT; ARREST 


Bond:No bond 

Jewett, Melissa D; Booking 



pm; Booking Date:01- 

03-2017 - 6:32 pm; 

Charges:VIOLATION OF 

PROTECTION ORDER; 

UNKNOWN CIRCUM; 

Bond:$2000.00 

Piercefield, Ronny R; 

Booking #:2017-00009; 


11:32 am; Charges:RAPE; 

FORCED; Bond:$100000.00 

Gideon, Larry; Booking 



am; Charges:FAILURE TO 

APPEAR; FAILURE TO 



APPEAR; Bond:$1511 




Jewett, Melissa D; Booking 





Charges:VIOLATION OF 

PROTECTION ORDER; 

UNKNOWN CIRCUM; 

Bond:$2000.00 

Jordan, Erica E; Booking 





Charges:DISORDERLY 

CONDUCT; BRAWLING OR 

FIGHTING; PEDESTRIANS 

U/INFLUENCE OF 

ALCOHOL OR DRUGS; 

Bond:$1000 

Harris, Shannon M; Booking 









Carder, Jeremy A; Booking 



pm; Charges:BOND 

R E V O C A T I O N ; 

Bond:$826.00 

Casada, Davin G; Booking 



Booking Date:01-04-2017 


Bond:$1000.00 

Deacon, Stephanie S; Booking 




12:35 pm; Charges:THEFT 

OF PROP/SERVICES; 

MISDEMEANOR; 

D I S O R D E R L Y 

CONDUCT; UNKNOWN 

CIRCUMSTANCE; COURT 



Gordon, Dana M; Booking 






bond 

Farbes, Akakia C; Booking 






bond 

Baird, Derrick J; Booking 






bond 

Bishop, Brock A; Booking 






bond 




Casada, Davin G; Booking 



Booking Date:01-04-2017 


Bond:$1000.00 

Deacon, Stephanie S; Booking 




12:35 pm; Charges:THEFT 

OF PROP/SERVICES; 

MISDEMEANOR; 

D I S O R D E R L Y 

CONDUCT; UNKNOWN 

CIRCUMSTANCE; COURT 



Starchman, Ariana E; 

Booking #:2016-01505; 


2017 - 9:17 am; Booking 

Date:12-27-2016 - 9:00 am; 

Charges:COURT ORDERED 

COMMITMENT; Bond:No 

bond 

Orman, Jesse E; Booking 

#:2016-01337; Release 




CONTRACT BED; 



bond 

Sowers, Quentin R; Booking 

#:2016-01236; Release 




CONTRACT BED; 



bond 

Accepting gently used clean furniture. 

AIN 

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 

Columbus, Kansas 

www.columbusauctionbarn.com 

Prom & Bridal Dress Event for Reunion 

StaffReports 

Baxter Springs - Save the 

dates for January 21 & 22nd. 

Once Upon a Prom will be 

held at the Baxter Springs 

High School. 

The event is setup so you can 

bring your gently used formal 

or bridal gown to sale it. The 

group is taking the gowns via 

consignment and ask that $20 

of the of sell price be donated 

to the BHS 80’s Mega Reunion. 

On the other hand they are 

also taking donations, and all 

of the donated dresses will be 

given away for FREE. The 

group asks that if you take a 

free dress that you leave a 

blind donation for the group to 

benefit their cause. 

The event is also going to 

feature local Prom accessory 

vendors so you can buy your 

dress at the event and go ahead 

and coordinate the accessories. 

The group put out that they 

will have Formal, Bridal, 

Homecoming and Prom dresses, 

one for every occassion, 

waistline and budget. 

The even is planned to go 

both days from 1 to 5 pm at 

Baxter Springs High School. 

If you would like more information 

about the event please 

call Shari McCandless at 620- 

674-2310 or Dena Ranz at 

913-602-4198. 

You Looked Others Do Too! 

Get your ad in 2400 papers a week that are 

actually seen! Call Dusty at 620-674-1516 

or email: news@springrivercurrent.com

Wanda Kay Brackett 

Wanda Kay Brackett, 56 of 

Baxter Springs, KS passed 

from this life on Monday, 

Jason R. Sharbutt 

Jason R. Sharbutt of Quapaw, 

OK passed away Sunday, 

January 1, 2017 at Landmark 

Hospital in Joplin, MO. He 

Jeffery “Pickle” A. Strickland 

passed away December 29, 

2016, 5:10 p.m. at his home. 

Jeff was born to Richard and 

Phyllis Hall Strickland November 

12, 1961 in Joplin, 

Mo. He had lived in Galena 

most of his life, moving to 

Riverton 10 years ago. He was 

a forklift mechanic at Crown 

Lift Trucks and was a member 

of Cherokee Outlaw Cruisers. 

He enjoyed giving tractor 

rides to the grandchildren and 

January 2, 2017 at Via Christi 

Hospital, Pittsburg, KS. 

Wanda has been entrusted to 

was 46. 

Services are pending and 

have been placed in the care 

of Paul Thomas Funeral Home 

Rosie Lee Bohannon 

Rosie Lee Bohannon of Baxter 

Springs, KS passed away 

Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 

Quaker Hill Nursing Home in 

Lowell, KS. She was 84. 

Rosie was born December 

23, 1932 in Little Rock, AR to 

Norman and Clemie (Bland) 

Lawson. She had lived in 

Baxter Springs over 60 years. 

She was a floor supervisor for 

King Louie Garment Manufacturing 

in Baxter Springs for 

may years. 

She was preceded in death by 

her husband, Don Bohannon, a 

grandson, Abraham Clark, her 

parents, a brother, Odie Lawson 

and a sister, Patsy Foster. 

Rosie is survived by 3 sons, 

Tommy Lee Gibbins and wife 

Janie of North Dakota, Johnny 

Norman Gibbins and wife 

Donna of Louisville, KY and 

Joseph Haynes Bohannon and 

wife Tammy of Coweta, OK, 

3 daughters, Cathy Dianne 

Gibbins Murry and husband 

John of Baxter Springs, KS, 

Kelley Donette Bohannon 

Wyatt and husband Ronnie of 

Tonganoxie, KS and Meredith 

Elaine Bohannon Biggs and 

husband Joe of Lebanon, MO, 

Kenneth Eugene Hughey 

Kenneth Eugene Hughey 

of Quapaw, OK passed away 

Monday, January 02, 2017 at 

Freeman Hospital in Joplin, 

MO. He was 81. 

Kenneth was born February 

1, 1935 in Carthage, MO. to 

Ertil Austin and Sylvia (Stockton) 

Hughey. He had lived in 

Jeffery “Pickle” A. Strickland 

Harris D. Hopkins 

Harris D. Hopkins 93, of 

Columbus, KS died 11:55am 

Sunday January 1, 2017 at 

his home following an illness. 

Harris was born April 28, 1923 

in Columbus, KS the son of 

Harris L. and Ruth D. (Painter) 

Hopkins. Harris attended 

Columbus schools and graduated 

from CCCHS in 1940. 

He served his country during 

World War II in the 925th 

Army Anti Aircraft Batallion 

stationed in the South Pacific. 

He attended and graduated 

from Kansas State College in 

Pittsburg, KS. He was an accountant 

for Spencer Chemical, 

Gulf Oil and Chevron. 

Harris was a sitting member of 

Reba Rose Chance 

Reba Rose Chance, 95, of 

Pittsburg, passed away at 

12:41 P.M. Monday, January 

2, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital 

after a short illness. 

She was born February 17, 

1921 at Pittsburg, the daughter 

of William James and Bea 

(Divine) Alliett of Chicopee, 

KS. She was raised in Pittsburg 

and remained a lifelong 

resident. She graduated from 

Pittsburg High school with 

the class of 1940. On October 

Quapaw area over 50 years. 

He served in the U.S. Navy 

and was a welder. 

Kenneth was preceded in 

death by 2 sons Kenneth Eugene 

Hughey, Jr. and Ertil A. 

Hughey, a daughter Rachel 

Ann Hughey, his parents and 3 

brothers William A., Virgil W. 

and Darrel Lee Hughey. 

Survivors include 1 daughter 

Deena Rae Hughey of Miami, 

OK, 1 brother Richard 

H. Hughey of Quapaw, OK 

and 1 sister Naomi Harper of 

Carthage, MO, 6 grandchildren 

Richard Hughey of Holdenville, 

OK, Curtis Hargon of 

Quapaw, Ok, Raymond Sharp, 

Christina Sharp and Rachel 

Sharp all of Miami, OK and 

neighborhood children on his 

1965 Mustang, “Nasty.” 

He married Jan Maxton on 

April 3, 1981 in Miami, Okla. 

and they have four children. 

Jeff was proceeded in death 

by his parents and one grandchild 

and is survived by his 

wife, children, Susie Strickland 

of Appleton City, Mo. 

(Mike Shepard), Andrea Alderman 

(Matt) of Galena, David 

Strickland (Courtney) of 

Lamar, Mo., Abby Strickland 

Derfelt’s Baxter Chapel for 

cremation. No services are 

planned at this time. 

and Cremation Service of Miami, 

OK. 

3 brothers, James Lawson, Ed 

Lawson and Richard Lawson 

all of Muldrow, OK, 3 sisters, 

Gladys Corbit and Sue Lynch 

of Muldrow, OK and Dorothy 

Roberts of VanBuren, AR, 12 

grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren 

and 3 great-great 

grandchildren. 

Graveside services were held 

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 

at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery 

in Galena, KS. Services 

have been placed in the care 

of Paul Thomas Funeral Home 

and Cremation Service of Miami, 

OK. 

Crystal Hughey of Vinita, OK. 

Funeral Service was held 

Thursday, January 5, 2016 at 

11:00 a.m. at the Quapaw Tribal 

Building, east of Quapaw, 

OK . Rev. Steve Daugherty 

officiated. Pallbearers were 

Roger Hines, Stan Underhill, 

Joe “Buckwheat” Morton, 

Jim “Beaver” Morton, Melvin 

“Moon” Edwards, Bill 

Adams. Honorary Pallbearer 

Gilbert “Bud” Kite. Kenneth 

will lie in state at the Quapaw 

Tribal Building and the family 

received friends from 6 to 

8 p.m. Wednesday evening at 

the Quapaw Tribal Building. 

Services have been placed in 

the care of the Paul Thomas 

Funeral Home and Cremation 

Service of Miami, OK. 

of the home; eight grandchildren 

and foster child Kristin 

Dudley; sister, Kathy Upton 

(Joey) of Missouri. 

A funeral Memorial will be 

held Friday, January 6, 2017 at 

2 p.m. at the Riverton House 

of Prayer. Pastor Audie Tash 

will officiate. Donations may 

be made to Hospice. The body 

was taken for cremation by 

Midland Cremation. 

the Board of Directors Great 

Plains Federal Credit Union 

35 years retiring from the position 

in 2011. In Harris’s free 

time he enjoyed hunting and 

golf. 

Harris was preceded in death 

by his parents, sister Norma 

Hopkins Blankenship, nephew 

Steve Blankenship and greatgreat 

nephew Blake Metcalf. 

Harris is survived by his sister 

Geraldine Hopkins, a nephew 

Matt Blankenship a niece 

Ruthie Blankenship Box, great 

nephews Brian Blankenship 

and Danny Box, great nieces 

Heather Wallis and Sarah 

Wolken, 4 great-great nephews 

and one great-great niece. 

Graveside Services will be 

11:00am Friday January 6, 

2017 at the Columbus City 

Cemetery in Columbus, KS 

with Pastor Dennis Johnson 

officiating. In lieu of flowers 

the family asks expressions 

of sympathy to be in the form 

of memorials to the Wounded 

Warrior Project. Friends may 

drop off or mail memorials to 

the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 

611 S. East Ave. Columbus, 

KS 66725. E-mail condolences 

may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. 

Arrangements are 

by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 

of Columbus, KS. 

29, 1938, she was united in 

marriage to Merle N. Chance 

at Columbus, Kansas. He preceded 

her in death on February 

26, 2000. 

Mrs. Chance worked at the 

Kansas Army Ammunition 

Plant in Parsons. Membership 

was held in the South Broadway 

Baptist Church. 

Reba is survived by her niece 

Lana (Brackney) and her husband 

Milt Alexander of Weir, 

KS. grandchildren: Debbie 

Chance of Salt Lake City, UT, 

Donnie Chance of Venice CA, 

Ronnie Chance of Los Angeles, 

CA, Michael and Timothy 

Pauley of Indianapolis, IN. 

and 17 great grandchildren, 

and great-great grandchildren 

and many loving cousins, 

nieces, nephews, grandnieces 

and nephews. 

Reba was preceded in death 

by: her husband Merle of Pittsburg, 

son Galen of Salt Lake 

City, daughter Peggy (Chance) 

Pauley of Beaumont TX, sisters 

Eugenia Brackney of Weir 

and Lois (Griffin)Heston of 

Wichita, brother Bill Griffin 

of Pittsburg, grandson Hondo 

Chance of Los Angeles and 

granddaughter Lisa Chance of 

Fresno, CA. 

Services will be held at 1:30 

p.m., Friday (January 6) at 

the Brenner Mortuary with 

Rev. Dan Moss officiating. 

Interment will be at Highland 

Park Cemetery, where she will 

rest with Merle and Peggy. 

Friends may call after 11:00 

a.m. Thursday to sign the 

register book. The casket will 

remain closed. In lieu of flowers 

please donate to a charity 

of your choice to support a 

cure for Alzheimer’s and other 

types of dementia. These 

may be left at or mailed to the 

Brenner Mortuary, 114 East 

4th St., Pittsburg, KS 66762. 

Obituaries 

Dexter Lee Boles 

Dexter Lee Boles, age 77 of 

Webb City, Missouri passed 

away Friday December 30, 

2016 following a decline in 

health. 

He was born May 19, 1939 in 

Webb City, Missouri to Dexter 

C. and Libbie (Armstrong) 

Boles. 

Dexter was a machinist for 

King Press in Joplin, Missouri 

and retired in 2002 after 34 

years. He was a graduate of 

the Webb City High School 

Class of 1957, and was a longtime 

Christian and a member 

of Webb City Church of the 

Floyd R. Steele, Jr. 

Floyd R. Steele, Jr., age 91 

of Joplin, Mo. passed away on 

Friday, December 30, 2016 at 

his home. 

Floyd was born on November 

18, 1925, in Joplin. The son 

of Floyd, Sr. and Mary Alice 

(Cavener) Steele. He moved 

with his family to Baxter 

Springs, Ks., where he graduated 

from Baxter Springs High 

School. He married Kathryn 

Lawhorn and to this union a 

son, Michael, was born. Floyd 

served in the U.S. Navy during 

Betty Jo Thomas 

Betty Jo Thomas, age 75 of 

Lockwood, Mo., passed away 

on Saturday, December 31, 

2016 at National Health Care 

in Joplin, Mo. 

Nazarene for 21 years. After 

retirement he enjoyed traveling 

until his health did not 

allow him to. He was a great 

husband, dad and grandpa 

(papa) who was devoted to his 

family and church. 

He married Elaine Harris on 

November 20, 1971 in Webb 

City, Missouri. 

Dexter is survived by his 

wife of 45 years, Elaine; three 

sons, Jeff Boles and wife 

Joyce, Baxter Springs, Kansas, 

Ray Boles and wife Tracy, 

Webb City, Missouri, Jason 

Lee Boles and wife Heather, 

World War II on the U.S.S. 

Hornet CV12 and later worked 

in Baxter Springs for the U.S. 

Postal Service for over 25 

years. Serving as Post Master 

over 12 years. He was an 

active member of First Christian 

Church in Baxter Springs. 

Floyd served as a member of 

the Baxter Springs Volunteer 

Fire Department for over 42 

years and was a charter member 

of the Keenagers. He later 

married Gerry Lantz in 2005 

and joined College Heights 

Christian Church. Floyd loved 

his God, his family, his country 

and music was a big part of 

his life. 

He was preceded in death 

by his parents, wife, Kathryn, 

son, Mike, brother, Bob, sister, 

Norma Kimbrough and 

step-son, Jon Lantz. Survivors 

include his wife, Gerry, 

brother, Don and wife Nancy, 

grandchildren, Brian and wife 

Robert Newton “Bob” Black 

Robert Newton “Bob” Black 

93, of Columbus, KS died 

1:56pm Saturday December 

31, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in 

Joplin, MO following a short 

illness. 

Bob was born October 24, 

1923 in Liberal, MO the son of 

Harold R. and Sarah C. (Yoke) 

Black. Bob was lifelong resident 

of the area and a graduate 

of Liberal High School. Bob 

was a veteran of WWII. 

On February 25, 1944 Bob 


Baxter Springs - If you felt 

the group shake last Saturday 

it could have been from the 

Alumni vs BHS teams at the 

High School. That might be a 

slight exaggeration. 

Either way the Lady Lions 

faced off with their Seniors 

early at 9:30 am with the boys 

Betty was born on July 22, 

1941 in Cherokee County, Ks., 

the daughter of Toy Ray and 

Eula (Gideon) Scott. She has 

been a lifetime area resident, 

Betty spent her days loving 

and caring for her family as a 

homemaker. She was a member 

of Joplin Heights Baptist 

Church. 

She married Larry Thomas in 

1957, he survives. Additional 

survivors include two sons, 

Gary Thomas and wife Judy 

of Joplin, Darrell Thomas of 

Joplin; one daughter, Deborah 

married Leah Fudge in Girard, 

KS; she preceded him in 

death on December 16, 2011. 

Bob worked in his early years 

as a farmer; later an independent 

business man and later 

an agent for Metropolitan Life 

Insurance Company. 

Bob was a member of the 

First Christian Church in Columbus, 

KS; American Legion 

Columbus, KS; VFW Columbus, 

KS; Columbus City 

Council Member; on the Bone 

Creek Reservoir Committee; 

known as an outdoorsman; 

avid gardener; Chiefs and 

Royals fan and was inducted 

into the Liberal High School 

Football Hall of Fame. 

Survivors include his children 

Robert Stanton “Stan” 

Black and wife Marilyn of 

Estes Park, CO and Billie M. 

Diehl and husband J.C. of 

Olathe, KS; grandchildren 

following at 10:30. 

According to Principal 

White, no score was kept 

according to Kansas State 

High School Activities 

Association. 

That being said UNofficially, 

the Lady Lions Alumni “won” 

by 10 or so points and the 

Lions was from what I saw a 

January 6, 2017 - Page 3 

Springfield, Virginia; seven 

grandchildren and several 

great grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be 

12:00 (noon) Tuesday January 

3, 2017 at the Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin 

Funeral with Pastor 

Nathan Haeck officiating. 

Burial will follow at the Webb 

City Cemetery. The family 

will receive friends at 11:00 

am Tuesday prior to the service. 

Contributions may be made 

to Webb City Church of the 

Nazarene. 

Jennifer, Brandon and wife 

Jennifer, Betsy Hedden and 

husband Spencer; daughterin-law, 

Martha Steele, sisterin-law, 

Carol Sue Abuchon, 

3 step-children, Jeff Lantz, 

Charlene Lantz, Judy Weaver; 

8 great-grandchildren, many 

nieces and nephews and a host 

of friends. 

The family would like to 

thank Hospice Compassus, 

Home Instead and special 

nephew, Aaron Storrs. In lieu 

of flowers the family requests 

donations to be made to Hospice 

Compassus or God’s Resort 

in care of the mortuary. 

Memorial services were held 

at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 

5, 2017 at College Heights 

Christian Church. Rick Bushnell, 

Minister, officiated. The 

family received friends immediately 

following the service. 

Childers and husband Terry 

of Joplin; one sister, Leota 

McKinney of Baxter Springs, 

Ks.; one brother, Elroy Scott 

of Lake Fork, Tx.; seven 

grandchildren and fifteen 

great-grandchildren. 

Graveside services have been 

scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, 

January 6, 2017 at Mount 

Hope Cemetery in Webb City, 

Mo. 

Arrangements have been entrusted 

to Mason-Woodard 

Mortuary & Crematory. 

Sarah Black and David Harthcock 

of Denver, CO, Katy Hill 

and husband Casey of Oxford, 

MI and Kristina Marlow and 

husband John of Bowling 

Green, KY and great-grandchildren 

Brady and Peighton 

Hill. 

Bob was preceded in death 

by his wife, parents and sister 

Wynona Stahl. 

Funeral Services were held at 

2:00pm Thursday January 5, 

2017 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral 

Home in Columbus, KS 

with Pastor Dennis Johnson officiating. 

Burial will follow at 

the Park Cemetery in Columbus, 

KS. Family will receive 

friends from 1:00-2:00pm prior 

to the service at the funeral 

home. E-mail condolences 

may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. 

Arrangements are by 

Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of 

Columbus, KS. 

BHS Holds Alumni Basketball Game 

very tight game and the High 

School came may have been a 

few points up in the end. 

In the end it looks like both 

High School teams got a good 

workout and the local drug 

stores probably sold a lot of 

ice wraps and aspirin to the 

old dogs.

Page 4 - January 6, 2017 

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 

10'x10' Office for lease $150 month, 10'x14' Office 

for lease $200 month. Utilities included, 1/2 

block off RT 66 in Baxter Springs Located in Excel 

Metal Buildings Office Complex. Contact Doug 

Puckett 417-438-5840. 

CHILDCARE 

Little Lites currently has openings for ages 1 to 2 

1/2. Please contact Miss. Emilee Misener at 620- 

856-5749. 

ITS FREE?!? 

Got something thats free? Well lets list it for 

FREE. Call 620-674-1516 for details. 

HELP WANTED 

Can you run a video camera? Do you know basketball 

and not afraid to talk? Can you handle a little 

bit of technology? If so call Thomas with Kiss- 

TECH at 620-210-0931. 

HELP WANTED 

I’m looking for a reporter to cover city council 

meetings, go to ball games and off hours work. If 

you’re interested call Dusty at 620-674-1516. 

FOR SALE 

Two AKC Doberman Pincher Puppies. Red and 

Brown Females. For more information call 417- 

438-1155 

CLASSIFIED ADS 

25 Words for $5!!! 

Ask about getting your ads on our website! 

Don’t forget the deadline to get your ad in 

is Wednesday at 5 pm. 

Call Dusty at 620-674-1516 or email 

news@springrivercurrent.com 

By Mary Billington, Director Baxter 

Springs Heritage Center & Museum 

The earliest inhabitants 

known to reside in the Baxter 

Springs region were Native 

Americans. This was the land 

of the mighty Osage Nation. 

The migratory Osage people 

roamed the area that in 1803 

was known as Louisiana. 

From central Kansas as far 

east as the Mississippi River, 

and south into present-day 

Oklahoma and Arkansas, the 

Osage claimed these lands as 

their traditional homelands. 

The Osages made frequent 

journeys each spring and 

autumn to their hunting 

grounds, many of which were 

located in and around Baxter 

Springs. At this place the 

Osages found game plentiful 

and the springs a natural 

campsite. 

Chief Black Dog was the 

leader of the western band 

of Osages. The chief was 

an imposing figure, a man 

of great physical stature, 

standing nearly seven feet 

tall. Quite naturally, Chief 

Black Dog presented a most 

powerful image, endowed 

with extraordinary judgment 

and leadership ability. Highly 

esteemed by his people, Black 

Dog was a formidable leader. 

To travel from homes in the 

west to hunting grounds as 

far away as Baxter Springs, 

Chief Black Dog conceived a 

plan to construct a permanent 

trail to connect these two 

sites. The Osage needed this 

Baxter Springs Fire Department 

We have been working hard 

to get all of the year end 

reports to KFIRS (Kansas 

Fire Information Reporting 

System) and they will pass it 

on to NFIRS. The reporting 

helps us and the state allocate 

money and secure grants to 

get needed equipment, and 

manpower. They also help 

to pin point certain problems 

with appliances or vehicles 

that may be causing fire, it 

helps let manufacturers know 

there is a problem and they 

can recall items and/or fix the 

problem so they don’t continue 

to make faulty products. Even 

though it is state mandated it 

does a lot of good. 

With that being said we 

thought we would pass along 

our yearly statistics. 

Total Runs for the Year: 274 

Of those 114 were fires: 47 

grass/brush, 29 Structure, 9 

Vehicle, 29 other 

79 were Rescue / EMS: 

History Tidbit 

trail for mourning parties 

and to provide a route for 

replenishing their pony 

supplies. 

The bottom land along 

Spring Branch was one of 

the Osage’s primary camping 

sites. From this location Black 

Dog’s trail began. Black Dog 

ordered all the warriors in 

his band to work on the trail. 

It is believed the work began 

in 1803. From this campsite, 

the work progressed west. 

The warriors worked by day 

and returned to their families 

at night. The work continued 

for several weeks. The trail 

basically followed the same 

route as present-day highway 

166. The trail was completed 

in the vicinity of Arkansas 

City, Kansas. 

The trail was a monumental 

achievement for the time. The 

untrained workers blazed a 

trail, it is said, that was wide 

enough for thirty horses to 

travel abreast. 

The Osages maintained this 

trail for many years, until 

their homelands were reduced 

and they were forced to 

accept reservation life. Their 

migratory hunting trips ended 

when their lands were reduced 

to a small portion of land west 

of Baxter Springs. 

This important trail is 

permanently recognized by 

a commemorative marker 

placed beside Spring Branch 

below the Baxter Springs 

Heritage Center and Museum. 

BSFD Year End Report 

41 assist EMS (either lift 

assist, need a driver, or 

CPR in progress), 34 Motor 

Vehicle accidents (6 required 

extrication) 4 rescues (water 

and electrical). 

10 Hazardous conditions 

(gas leaks, CO detection) 

Including two “Bomb Squad 

Stand By. 

5 calls for service or person 

in distress. 

51 good intent (this includes 

cancelled en route, or smoke 

scares, or someone calling in 

a fire that is a controlled burn) 

15 False Fire, Smoke, or 

Carbon monoxide alarms. 

3 Storm Spotting 

We had a total fire loss of 

$852,190. 

Calls By Month: Jan 25; Feb 

53; Mar 31; Apr 24; May 15; 

June 13; July 22; Aug 11; Sep 

16; Oct 18; Nov 20; Dec 26. 

Well that is a quick look at 

our year. Thank you for your 

support and allowing us to 

serve you! 

Grain Report 

Baxter Springs – Grain 

CORN March 2017 349-6 -40 $3.09 +1-4 

CORN March 2017 361-2 -40 $3.21 +1-4 

CORN December 2017 388-4 -55 $3.33 +1-6 

MILO March 2017 361-2 -100 $2.61 +1-4 

MILO December 2017 388-4 -95 $2.93 +1-6 

SOYBEANS March 2017 1012-4 -85 $9.27 -2-6 

SOYBEANS November 2017 996-2 -90 $9.06 -2-4 

WHEAT (SOFT) July 2017 449-2 -85 $3.64 +7-2 

WHEAT HRW March 2017 434-4 -109 $3.25 +8-0 

WHEAT HRW July 2017 457-0 -90 $3.67 +7-6 

Quotes retrieved on January 05, 2017, 06:15:21 PM CST 

Staff Reports 

JOPLIN, Mo. January 1, 

2017 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) 

-- Pursuant to the closing today 

of the merger of The Empire 

District Electric Company (the 

“Company”) with Liberty Sub 

Corp., a subsidiary of Liberty 

Utilities (Central) Co., and an 

indirect subsidiary of Algonquin 

Power & Utilities Corp. 

(NYSE: AQN, TSX: AQN), 

Winter Classic X Basketball Tournament Update 


Riverton - The Winter Classic 

X Basketball Tournament 

will be January 13th, 14th and 

15th at Riverton High School. 

6th grade boys and boys have 

enough to make, still need 4th 

and 5th grade girls and boys 

teams. Accepting entires for 

futures from the CO-OP as 

of deadline on Monday. All 

prices are subject to change 

the Company has established 

January 10, 2017 as the payment 

date for the special pro-rated 

dividend declared December 

22, 2016 by the Company’s 

Board of Directors. The amount 

of the dividend is $0.088567 per 

share, payable to shareholders 

of record as of December 30, 

2016. The pro-rated dividend 

is the daily equivalent of the 

Company’s current quarterly 

ALL groups, but if you have 

a 4th or 5th grad girls or boys 

team...we need you!! 

This is a great tourney. Excellent 

facilities, open Concession, 

and lots of fun. This is 

the tourney to enter!!! 

RIVERTON WINTER 

CLASSIC X BASKETBALL 

and cannot be guaranteed 

by either The Spring River 

Current or Farmer’s COOP. 

Empire Sets Date &Amount of Pro-Rated Dividend 

Fish Advisory Issued 

Staff Reports 

TOPEKA – The Kansas 

Department of Health and 

Environment (KDHE) and 

the Kansas Department of 

Wildlife, Parks and Tourism 

(KDWPT) are issuing revised 

fish consumption advisories 

for 2016. The advisories 

identify types of fish or 

other aquatic animals that 

should be eaten in limited 

quantities or, in some cases, 

avoided altogether because 

of contamination. General 

advice is also provided to 

aid the public in making 

informed decisions regarding 

the benefits as well as the risks 

associated with eating locally 

caught fish from Kansas 

waters. 

Statewide Advisories: The 

following consumption 

restrictions are recommended 

because of mercury in fish: 

Women who are pregnant, 

may become pregnant, or are 

nursing and children age 17 

or younger should restrict 

consumption of all types 

of locally caught fish, from 

waters or species of fish not 

specifically covered by an 

advisory, to one meal per 

week because of mercury. 

Women who are pregnant, 

may become pregnant, or are 

nursing and children age 17 

or younger should restrict 

consumption of largemouth, 

smallmouth, and spotted bass 

(black basses) to one meal per 

month because of mercury. 

The general public (men and 

women 18 or older)should 

restrict consumption of these 

species to one meal per week 

because of mercury. 

Recommendations include 

not eating specified fish or 

aquatic life from the following 

locations: 

1. The Kansas River from 

Lawrence (below Bowersock 

Dam) downstream to Eudora 

at the confluence of the 

Wakarusa River (Douglas 

and Leavenworth counties); 

bottom-feeding fish such as 

buffalo, carp, carpsuckers, 

catfishes (except flathead 

catfish), sturgeons, and suckers 

because of polychlorinated 

biphenyls (PCBs). 

2. The Spring River from the 

confluence of Center Creek to 

the Kansas/Oklahoma border 

(Cherokee County); shellfish 

because of lead and cadmium. 

3. Shoal Creek from the 

Missouri/Kansas border to 

Empire Lake (Cherokee 

County); shellfish because of 

lead and cadmium. 

4. Cow Creek in Hutchinson 

and downstream to the 

confluence with the Arkansas 

River (Reno County); bottomfeeding 

fish such as buffalo, 

carp, carpsuckers, catfishes 

(except flathead catfish), 

sturgeons, and suckers 

because of PCBs. 

5. The Arkansas River from 

the Lincoln Street Dam in 

Wichita downstream to the 

confluence with Cowskin 

Creek near Belle Plaine 

(Sedgwick and Sumner 

counties); bottom-feeding 

fish such as buffalo, carp, 

carpsuckers, catfishes (except 

flathead catfish), sturgeons, 

and suckers because of PCBs. 

6. Antioch Park Lake Southin 

Antioch Park, Overland Park 

(Johnson County); all fish 

because of the pesticides 

dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, 

chlordane, and dichloropheny 

ltrichloroethanes (DDTs)To 

view the advisories online and 

for information about KDHE’s 

Fish Tissue Contaminant 

Monitoring Program, visit: 

www.kdheks.gov/befs/fish_ 

tissue_monitoring.htm 

dividend rate of $0.26 per share, 

calculated from December 

1, 2016 (the prior dividend 

record date) through December 

31, 2016, the day prior to the 

effective day of the merger. 

Since the release of this article 

the acquisition by Liberty 

Utilities (Algonquin Power 

& Utilities Corp.) has been 

completed, the story is on page 

1. 

TOURNAMENT 

• BOYS & GIRLS GRADES 

4-6 

• $120 ENTRY FEE – 3 

GAME GUARANTEE Entry 

in Tournament with Paid entry 

fee only. For more info contact 

Brian Mitchell at 620-848- 

3277 or 417-439-8915 or by 

Galena - Ronny Ray Piercefield, 

37, of Galena was taken 

into custody by Cherokee 

County Sheriff’s Investigators 

Thank You 

Lowell - Please except our 

heartfelt thanks for your 

kindness of gifts and thoughtful 

visits on behalf of the residents 

at Quaker Hill skilled Nursing. 

What a blessing of love and 

support given by all of the 

individuals, civic clubs, church 

groups, hospices, and school 

children who made a special 

effort in making a difference in 

and brightened the lives of our 

residents and staff during this 

holiday season. Our residents 

enjoyed the wonderful singing 

of carols by the school children 

& boy scouts. As well as all of 

the handmade cards that the 

school children and girl scouts 

handed out. 

Thank you to our community 

for placing your trust in Quaker 

Hill this past year and as we 

look forward in caring for your 

loved ones in 2017. 

Thanks again from Quaker Hill 

residents and staff. 

emailing bkmitchells1988@ 

gmail.com or bmitchell@ 

usd404.org 

ALL PROCEEDS OF 

TOURNAMENT WILL 

GO TOWARD RIVERTON 

SOFTBALL PROGRAMS. 

Galena Man Facing 

Rape Charge 

on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 

after surrendering himself at 

the Cherokee County Courthouse. 

A felony warrant for rape 

had been previously issued for 

Piercefield following an investigation 

by the sheriff’s office, 

which alleges Piercefield 

raped a juvenile female in the 

summer of 2015. 

Piercefield is currently being 

held in the Cherokee County 

Jail in lieu of $100,000.00 

bond.

Spring River Current Iss. 31 January 6th, 2017

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