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The MIDWEEK Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Goodland1205 Main Avenue, Goodland, Star-News KS 67735 • Phone (785) 899-2338 $1 Volume 82, Number 58 10 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 inside Relay for Life Agencies today More lo- make cal news and views from your Goodland drug Star-News arrests Last Tuesday the Sherman Coun- ty Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on a house in the 1300 block of Caldwell resulting in the arrest of two people. Six people – two in Sherman County and four in Thomas County – were arrested last week in a coor- dinated execution of search war- Swim team rants aimed at curbing the sale of illegal narcotics in the area. The Thomas County Sheriff’s wins meet Office and the Colby Police De- partment, with the assistance of the The Goodland Swim Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Club completed its season Sherman County Sheriff’s Office, with an undefeated record, obtained the warrants based on claiming the league title at information uncovered through in- the Wray meet on July 11 vestigations by the offices involved. and 12. The investigations involved under- See Page 10 cover drug purchases, sometimes called controlled buys. Thomas County Undersheriff Marc Finley said the law enforce- ment officers seized approximately weather one pound of marijuana, various The Sherman County Relay for Life was held on Friday and Sat- be called off early when a severe thunderstorms passed over the drug paraphernalia, an explosive urday. An opening ceremony, finishing with a balloon release, area. For more pictures, see Page 7. device and about $4,000 in cash 84° was held at the Goodland High School Track. The event had to Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News 10 a.m. See DRUG, Page 5 Monday Today • Sunset, 8:08 p.m. Truck catches fire Traffic changes around schools Wednesday • Sunrise, 5:39 a.m. • Sunset, 8:07 p.m. on Interstate 70 Midday Conditions • Soil temperature 73 degrees A semi-tractor rig was destroyed stroyed the truck and trailer. • Humidity 50 percent Sunday morning after colliding with The Highway Patrol report said • Sky partly sunny a bridge on I-70 and catching fire. Guelmes was taken to Goodland • Winds west 5 mph A Kansas Highway Patrol report Regional Medical Center. • Barometer 30.04 inches said Yerani Guelmes, 32, of Miami, Traffic was diverted onto U.S. 24 and rising Fla., was driving his rig westbound at mile marker 12, but a second acci- at 8:30 a.m. near mile marker 11, dent occurred near the same bridge • Record High today 105° (1934) about 5 1/2 miles west of Goodland in the eastbound lanes. While crews • Record Low today 52° (1994) when the vehicle strayed from the were busy with the first accident, a Last 24 Hours* lane and hit a guardrail. It then hit sport utility vehicle pulling a trailer High Sunday 101° the concrete bridge at County Road suffered a blown tire, causing it to Low Sunday 63° 14 and caught fire. hit the bridge. Precipitation none Sherman County firefighters The vehicle was pushed off the This month 1.73 and ambulances were called to road so traffic could be let through. Year to date 10.80 the scene. The fire completely de- Below Normal 1.16 inches The Topside Forecast Today: Sunny and hot with a 20 Vietnam memorial needs percent chance of showers and thunderstorms at night, a high near 99, winds out of the southwest at help obtaining pictures 5 to 15 switching to the northeast and a low around 68. Wednesday: The Kansas Press Association Jordan of Russell Springs, who died Sunny with a 20 percent chance and its members are helping the May 14, 1968; Phillip L. Salinas of of showers and thunderstorms at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Leoti, who died Feb 6. 1968; Harry night, a high near 91, winds out of project to build a “Wall of Faces” H. Brack Jr. of Leoti, who died Oct. the southeast at 10 to 15 mph and With Goodland High School students temporarily housed in Central Elementary and Grant Junior at the Vietnam War Memorial in 22, 1971; and Russ E. Eckhart of High next school year, the city will be making some traffic flow changes around the schools. At a low around 66. Washington D.C. Norcatur, who died May 29, 1967. Extended Forecast Central, 14th Street between Main and Broadway will become one way going west. There will be The project involves finding pho- If you have any information or diagonal parking on the north side of the street and no parking along the south. There will also be Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot tographs of the more than 58,000 have one of the missing photos, diagonal parking along the west side of Broadway and parallel parking on the east side between with a 20 percent chance of show- American soldiers killed in the war. please contact the Goodland Star- 13th and 14th Streets. At Grant Junior High, there will be diagonal parking on the south side of ers and thunderstorms at night, a Local soldiers still missing pho- News at (785) 899-2338. 11th Street and parallel parking along the north side. The changes will go into effect Aug. 1. high near 99 and a low around 68. tos include: Pvt. 1st Class Francis E. Friday: Sunny and hot with a high near 97 and a low around 67. Completing the bleachers Vaccinations encouraged brought to you by: after measles cases arise Although measles have not oc- “The best way to keep from get- curred in the western part of Kansas ting the disease is by being vacci- now is the time to get your vaccina- nated. Protect children by making tion if you need one. sure they have the measles, mumps 328 W. Hwy. 24, Goodland The Kansas Department of Health and rubella vaccine when they are Phone: (785) 899-5628 and Environment and the Sedgwick 12 to 15 monthd old, and again County Health Department identi- before they enter kindergarten,” fied another possible exposure to said Robert Moser, M.D., Kansas markets measles from a Wichita restaurant Department of Health and Envi- 10 a.m. bringing the total number of measles ronment secretary and state health Wheat — $5.97 bushel cases to 11, eight in Sedgwick Coun- officer. Posted county price — $6.10 ty and three in Johnson County. The state says measles is highly Corn — $3.85 bushel Measles is a respiratory disease contagious and is spread through the Posted county price — $3.66 caused by a virus, said the state. air by breathing, coughing or sneez- Milo — $3.32 bushel With the creation of the measles, ing. Children or adults born after Soybeans — $11.55 bushel mumps and rubella vaccine, mea- 1957 who do not have documented Posted county price — $11.90 sles cases have generally been rare evidence of receiving at least two Millet — no bid in the U.S., however, it still sickens doses of a measles-containing Sunflowers approximately 20 million and kills vaccine, or documented evidence Oil current crop — $17.75 cwt. 164,000 people world wide each of laboratory-confirmed measles Confection — no bid year. There has been a resurgence (a seropositive antibody test) are Pinto beans — $32 of measles cases in the U.S. in 2014. considered to be highly susceptible (Markets by Scoular Grain, Sun Opta, From Jan. 1 to July 3, 554 confirmed to measles. Frontier Ag and 21st Century Bean. These may not be closing figures. ) measles cases have been reported in The signs and symptoms of mea- 20 states. This is the highest number sles typically begin one to two New south-side bleachers are currently being installed at Max Jones Fieldhouse. When finished of cases since indigenous measles weeks after someone is exposed the Max will completely have new bleachers. The money has been raised by the Cowboy Booster elimination was documented in the Club. The ceiling at the Max has also been painted. Photo by Pat Schiefen/The Goodland Star-News U.S. in 2000. See MEASLES, Page 5 about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, July 22, 2014 friends card shower death notices The family of Fern Estes has the calendar requested a card shower for her Gail E. Miller 95th birthday on Friday, July 25, calendar TnT, 115 E. 9th, or at the Berna- month from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at 2014. Cards may be sent to her at dine Johnson residence, located at the 4-H Building. This class is Gail E. Miller, 82, Bird City etery at McDonald. 250 Emerald Elm Road, Kanorado, There will be a Goodland com- munity blood drive on Tuesday, 704 Walnut. For information call open for second to fifth graders. farmer and bus supervisor for the Visitation will be from noon to 6 Kan. 67741. 899-2338, 821-1275, 890-2287, For information call 890-4880. school system, died Saturday, July p.m. (Mountain Time) on Tuesday, July 29, from noon to 6 p.m. at genesis and the Goodland United Methodist 821-1827, 890-3793 or 899-4278 senior menu 19, 2014, in Bird City. July 22, 2014, at Knodel Funeral or order online at www.prairi- Services will be at 9 a.m. (Moun- Home, 202 S. Benton, St. Francis. salvation army Church Fellowship Hall. The goal Today: Lasagna, corn, tossed is to collect 76 pints. elandfood.com. tain Time) on Wednesday, July 23, Memorials for the American Genesis and Salvation Army are Summer matinees salad with tomatoes, garlic bread A free sack lunch will be pro- will be 2014, at the Wesleyan Community Legion in McDonald may be sent available year round to help those in 1:30 p.m.