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Page 2 Colby Free Press Thursday, August 9, 2012 Area/State Weather Man leads chase Briefly College seeks input on strategic plan through Colby Colby Community College is seeking community comments on a proposed fi ve-year strategic plan. Anyone who’s residential blocks. He turned From “CHASE,” Page 1 interested is encouraged to read the plan west on Sixth, north again and on the college’s web site, www.colbycc. fi red at the man, apparently west on Eighth, a dead end. He edu, and e-mail comments to President missing, near the U.S. 83-U.S someone got on to the Kyle Steve Vacik at steve.vacik@colbycc. 40 junction. Railway tracks and tried to drive edu by Friday, Aug. 17. For information, The man drove north on U.S. west from K-25. call Debbie Schwanke at 460-5411. 83 with at least four troopers About a block west of the close behind. Speeds ranged highway crossing, he left the from 100 to 130 mph, slowing tracks and tried to get back to a Once a Month Lunch as the driver avoided traffi c. Of- street. His car was boxed in by coming up on Saturday fi cers reported that the man ap- trees, and he abandoned it. Offi - Once a Month Lunch will be served peared to be reaching under the cers found him under a pickup. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday seat or in the back seat, like he Troopers, deputies and city of- in the basement of the Colby Presbyteri- was trying to fi nd a weapon. fi cers converged on French Av- an Church, 515 W. Fourth St. No reser- Troopers tried to get to the enue where it ends north of Sev- vation is needed, and the free meal, held Nine Mile junction of U.S. 83 enth. Several troopers grabbed the second Saturday of each month, is and U.S. 24, but couldn’t make it assault rifl es from their trunks open to everyone. For questions, call ahead of the fl eeing suspect. The to join the chase. Chief Alexan- the church offi ce, 462-6342. man turned west, driving toward der arrested the man and walked Colby. City offi cers set up road him up the block, accompanied Signup continues spikes near County Road 22, the by troopers, to a city police car. for youth soccer league landfi ll road, and near the Pest- He was handcuffed and taken to Registration for American Youth Soc- inger beer warehouse east of the city-county Law Enforce- cer Organization players continues from town. The man avoided one set, ment Center. 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Cost is $45 until but apparently hit another. He The chase covered about 72 then, but $50 after. Deadline to register headed on into Colby with a fl at miles in a rough square from is Friday, Aug. 17. Players must have left rear tire and at least eight Colby to Oakley to the Nine- been at least 4 1/2 by Aug. 1. The season National Weather Service Highway Patrol cars in pursuit. Mile junction and back to Col- runs from Saturday, Sept. 8, to Saturday, Tonight: Mostly clear, with a City police and sheriff’s dep- by. The whole thing consumed Oct. 27. Call Emily Griffi n at 460-0647 low around 59. East wind 5 to uties joined the chase. Under- an hour or less, starting some for questions or paperwork. 10 mph becoming south after sheriff Marc Finley attempted time before 10:30 on I-70 and EVAN BARNUM/Colby Free Press midnight. to stop the chase before it went ending at 11:18 with the man in Interim Police Chief Ron Alexander walked the driver from a Senior Progress Center Friday: Mostly sunny, with a through downtown by bump- custody. high-speed chase today to a Colby Police car. The man was high near 90. South wind 5 to 15 ing the man’s car from the left Shortly after noon, the driver arrested north of Seventh Street and French Avenue, near wants volunteers mph. side. The suspect kept going, but still had not been identifi ed. Offi - the railroad tracks. He evaded police after being pulled over The Colby Senior Progress Center is Friday Night: Partly cloudy, Finley’s Chevy Tahoe patrol ve- cers said he wouldn’t co-operate on Interstate 70 this morning. He was apprehended at 11:18 looking for a volunteer to help deliver with a low around 61. Southeast hicle was disabled, and offi cers or give his name, so they were a.m. meals to the homebound from 10:30 wind around 15 mph. said, perhaps totaled, by the col- forced to take fi ngerprints and a.m. to noon on Tuesdays. Call Kaila involved, one offi cer remarked, ion Ballard, Christina Beringer Saturday: A 20 percent lision. He left it in the highway send them in for identifi cation. DeBoer at 460-2901 for information. it could have been much worse and Sam Dieter of the Colby chance of showers and thunder- near the intersection with First In the initial search, no weapons had the speeding car hit another Free Press, and Kevin Bottrell storms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, Street Annex. were found, and there was no in- Lemonade stand will be vehicle, or a pedestrian, going of The Goodland Star-News. with a high near 94. South wind The chase roared on west into dication as to why he ran. set up on Tuesday 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest through town. Barnum and Steve Haynes took downtown. Witnesses said the The only casualties were the photos. The Fourth Annual Lemonade Stand in the afternoon. man turned north on Franklin undersheriff’s Tahoe and sev- held by April Swartz will be from 10 Saturday Night: Partly Information for this story Avenue, roaring past shops and eral tires on Highway Patrol came from Evan Barnum, Mar- a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Swartz cloudy, with a low around 62. offi ces, then west on Fifth into cars. Considering the speeds Veterinary Hospital, 1775 W. Fourth St. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a All proceeds go to the Northwest Kan- high near 91. sas Animal Shelter in Goodland. Come Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, meet pets available for adoption. For with a low around 64. Airport group stops work on ordinance questions, call the vet hospital at 460- Monday: A 20 percent chance 1078. of showers and thunderstorms. From “AIRPORT,” Page 1 cil meeting Tuesday night and ward.” Still, several council members Mostly sunny, with a high near asked the city to prepare a reso- Acciona plans to build tur- voiced concerns about how such Brewster church plans 93. construction within three miles lution stating it would not to in- bines four to fi ve miles south of an agreement would affect the Monday Night: A 20 percent of the city limits. terfere with construction of the Interstate 70, 14 of which would airport. City attorney John Gatz vacation Bible school chance of showers and thunder- The draft ordinance focused turbines if they were given a no- fall inside a 50,000 foot corridor pointed out that the council had Kids in kindergarten to sixth grade storms. Mostly cloudy, with a on regulating any structures hazard designation from the fed- south of the airport. A new plan not discussed the ordinance at will get a chance to learn about the Good low around 69. within 20,000 feet, or 3 3/4 eral agency after fi ling a 7460-1 for the towers to be 518 feet high any other meeting. Book at a vacation Bible school at the Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with miles, of the airport runways. It application for their towers. has been submitted with a 7460- “You’re asking them to take Brewster Community Church from 9 a high near 96. would have required a builder to He also said that Acciona in- 1 application, said Lars Dorr, a your word for all this,” he said a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The theme is the Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, fi le an application called a 7460- tends to submit a bid to sell the representative for Acciona. The to the Acciona representatives. 23rd Psalm. Call pastor Mike Pinkle- with a low around 69. 1 with the federal agency, which power generated by the project initial plan, for the towers to be Before the council adjourned man at (785) 694-2720 to register. Wednesday: Mostly sunny regulates airport and aircraft at the end of August, and will 584 feet high, had been given a the meeting, it asked Gatz to and hot, with a high near 97. safety. Ostmeyer said that the have to sign a contract that com- no-hazard designation. work with Acciona to draft a Community blood drive committee had discussed regu- mits to a schedule at the end of Dorr and Kennon said that resolution to outline how the planned for next week Wednesday: High, 101; Low 56 lating structures within 50,000 this year. 427 jobs could be created and city’s airspace rules would ap- The Colby Community Blood Drive Precip: Wednesday 0.01 inches feet, or 9 1/2 miles, from the air- “We’re at a critical time,” $21.1 put into the economy in ply to the wind turbines. will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Month: 0.27 inches port. That could have limited the Kennon said.

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