Authorities Capture Colby Burglar
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Monday COLBY September 4, 2006 50¢ Volume 117, Number 140 FFFRREEREEEE PPPRRESSREESSSS Serving Thomas County since 1888 8 pages FRRREEEEEE PRRREEESSSSSS 8 pages FF PP Council A peachy project Authorities to review codes capture By Patty Decker Free Press Editor Colby burglar The Colby City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. today in council cham- By Jan Katz Ackerman Two male suspects, a 14-year-old bers, 585 N. Colby Free Press and a 15-year-old, were arrested Franklin Ave. and transported to Greater North- with plans to dis- A string of burglaries in Colby west Kansas Juvenile Detention cuss a proposal was solved Fri- Center is WaKeeney. to update the day when a wit- He said the two teens, whose municipal code. ness called local names are also being withheld un- Should the law enforce- til after formal charges are filed, council ap- Armstrong ment officers. were scheduled for a hearing today. prove, the cost T h o m a s Following the hearing, Baughn could be $4,000, County Sheriff said Thomas County Attorney An- which City Manager Carolyn Mike Baughn drea Wyrick would decide how to Armstrong said is a reduction of said today a Col- proceed with the cases against the $2,000 from the normal charge. by resident boys. “It would cost less since the city called in a bur- M. Baughn “It looks like we’ll have eight to started the process in the early glary in progress 10 burglaries solved in and out- 1990s and never completed it,” she 3:29 a.m. Friday in the 2300 block side of Colby for both residential said. of North Range Avenue. and vehicle burglaries,” Baughn In addition, the council could “By the time the deputy arrived said. consider approving authorization to the suspects had fled, but they were “We are estimating the property advertise bids for a water utility arrested at 4 a.m. at a nearby resi- value at between $10,000 and truck and change order for pave- dence,” Baughn said. $15,000.” ment maintenance at the Colby Municipal Airport. The code enforcement officer, Doug Lewis, will also have a pre- pared report recommending that the New program council determine if the property at 505 S. Lincoln, owned by Michael D. Lewallen is injurious to the health, safety or welfare of people to help tax credits with homes in that neighborhood. The council will also consider By Jan Katz Ackerman approval of the Colby High School viduals must have checked on their homecoming parade route starting Colby Free Press most recent income tax return filed at Fike Park and going south on they want to participate in the pro- Franklin Avenue to Third Street, New computer software will help gram. then west on Third to Dennen Field. county officials figure tax credits “Basically the state will make the Homecoming is Friday, Sept. 15. offered by the state’s Homestead determination whether you’d have The league voting delegates Tax program. to qualify from the tax return?” will also be decided. The dele- Thomas County Treasurer Do- Steele asked. gates include Ken Bieber, mayor; nita Applebury told Commissioners “What I think is going to happen Armstrong, and alternate voting Ron Evans, Paul Steele and Ken this year is the state will do both the delegates are council members Christiansen a new software pro- evaluation letter and contact the Bev Eicher and Pat Mallory. gram developed by Nextech can county,” Applebury said. The delegates represent the city assist her in generating tax state- “But, next I think the state will do in the conduct and management of ments. away with the letter.” The state’s Homestead Tax pro- The commissioners approve pur- the affairs of the League of Kan- TISHA COX/Colby Free Press gram allows qualified individuals chase of the new software and told sas Municipalities, Armstrong Katelyn Schacher, a member of the Catholic Youth Organization at Sacred Heart School in Colby, said. having gross income less than Applebury to proceed with buying weighed peaches Saturday at the Thomas County Office Complex. The organization is was $27,500 to earn credits toward the it. All meetings are open to the selling fruit as a fund raiser for their service trip and convention as well as community projects. public. first half of their property tax. In In other business, the commis- They sold out Saturday. 2005, 59 people in Thomas County sioner approve purchase of a com- qualified form the program which puter for $910 to be designated for resulted in $10,729 in tax credits. election use only. “Right now, Homestead qualifi- Commissioners received a letter ers get a letter from the state that has from Thomas County Historical Expert says U.S. economy slowing down to be given to the county clerk and Society Board President Rex Van- WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation under control. come down much from where they to a nationwide average of 6.44 per- compared with their taxes,” Apple- Horn. economy has slowed down. Gaso- The combination of higher en- were a year ago, but builders are cent, according to Freddie Mac’s bury said. He told the commissioners the line prices hit new highs in early ergy costs and interest rates put a starting to throw in attractive incen- weekly survey. Applebury said she and Thomas board members appreciated the ad- August. And the once-soaring hous- severe squeeze on consumer spend- tives such as free appliance up- Homeowners who got an adjust- County Clerk Shelly Harms hoped ditional $15,000 for the society’s ing sector is rapidly losing altitude, ing, which accounts for two-thirds grades. able rate mortgage in 2003 and 2004 the $500 one-time set up fee and $60 budget for 2007. raising concerns it could drag the of overall economic growth. The Q: If I bought a house in the last at around 4 percent could be facing user fee would be approved to make Sherry White, Thomas County whole country into a recession. Fed’s campaign has been especially few years using an adjustable rate a jump to 7.5 percent to 8 percent their jobs more efficient. She said Branch Manager for the American Just where is the economy hard on areas of the economy that mortgage at a time when mortgage under the terms of their ARM. The people applying for tax credits un- Red Cross, thanked the county for headed? Here are some answers to depend on borrowing. Those in- rates were at four-decade lows, new mortgage rate is determined by der the Homestead program have to its continued support. frequently asked questions. clude housing; sales have been what do I do now if that mortgage the index the ARM is tied to, such bring all paperwork required to “I would like to express our ap- Q: The economy looked so good plunging in recent months. is about to get reset to a much higher as one-year Treasury bills, plus any Harms office to see if they qualify preciation to the commissioners for at the start of the year. What hap- Q: So is this a good time or a bad monthly payment? margin the lender is allowed to add. for reduced taxes. the office space you graciously pro- pened? time to buy a house? A: Experts say now would be a In the current rate environment, “Under the new program with vide to American Red Cross at the A: Gasoline prices climbed A: After a five-year housing very good time to move from an borrowers could be facing an in- this software, the state will send let- Thomas County Office Complex,” above $3 per gallon, leaving con- boom that had sellers firmly in con- adjustable rate mortgage to a fixed- crease in their monthly mortgage ters to the county along with infor- she said. sumers with less to spend on other trol, buyers are starting to have rate mortgage. payment of around $400 on a mation to help adjust the tax state- White works part-time as branch items. At the same time, the Federal more power. But real estate experts That is because fixed-rate mort- $200,000 mortgage. ments,” Applebury said. manager and has office hours from Reserve was raising borrowing caution that it may take a few more gages have been dropping in recent That pain could be reduced if the The is one catch to converting to 8 a.m. to noon. She oversees Red costs for millions of Americans. months before stubborn sellers start weeks. After hitting a four-year homeowner refinances to a fixed the state’s new version of the Home- Cross operations in Thomas, Wall- The Reserve pushed interest rates cutting their asking prices. high of 6.8 percent in mid-July, the rate now, when those rates are fall- stead Tax System. ace, Cheyenne, Rawlins, Gove and up to slow the economy and keep New-home prices also have not 30-year mortgage has now dropped ing. That catch is qualifying indi- Logan counties. Cross Canadian Ragweed brings country-rock to Colby By Tisha Cox Cross Canadian Ragweed will “We don’t care if they buy it or street Oct. 31. Colby Free Press take the stage at 8:30 p.m. steal it or whatever,” he said. “We Touring has been the way the Cross Canadian Ragweed Drum- want to get it out there.” band built its fan base. Colby will get a taste of what mer Randy Ragsdale said anyone Purple was their first record on “More than 250 shows a year isn’t some Oklahoma expecting country will be surprised.