SALUTE THE HOLTON MAYETTA, KANSAS INSIDE Hometown of NCAA March Jerry & Wanda Madness Eck Holton Recorder subscribers bracket! for 40 years. RECORDERServing the Jackson County Community for 151 years See page 12. Volume 151, Issue 21 HOLTON, KANSAS • Monday, March 12, 2018 12 Pages $1.00 Event to raise funds for path n ‘Paint The Park’ run set for April 7 By Brian Sanders With construction on the new con crete fitness path at Holton’s Coun tryside Park un­ der way, the group that set plans for the path in motion is plan­ ning a fund­raising event for it, it has been reported. “Paint The Park,” a one­mile fun run and walk in the style of the popu lar “Color Run,” will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 7 at Countryside Park with the A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sunday afternoon for the new spray park at Mayetta City Park. Spray park committee members, local Holton KAY (Kansas Associa­ contractors, city council members and local residents helped break ground on the new park. Those shown in the photo above, from left to right, tion for Youth) organization list­ include Corey Smith, Kevin Keehn (contractor), Cody Smith, Michelle Decker (committee member), Robert Smith, Liz Long (committee member), ed as the sponsor for the fund­ Caliber Miller, Delaina Miller (committee member), Isaac Whiteman, Dan Whiteman (council member and committee member), Chloe Whiteman, raising event. Jodie Whiteman, Doug Hug (contractor), Linda Robinson (committee member) and Jonathan Wimer (mayor). Photo by Ali Holcomb The concrete fitness path was the brainchild of the Holton KAYS Ac tion Team, or H­KAT, which first presented plans for the path to the Holton City Two weeks after manhunt, Topeka man sentenced Commission in January and has obtained a $25,000 Healthy By Brian Sanders sought by Jackson County depu­ pulled law enforcement officers probation for a year. April 6, after Miller’s defense Lifestyles Grant from the Tope­ Two weeks after a Topeka ties, Holton police officers and away from their regular duties to Prior to the Feb. 22 incident, attorney, J. Richard Lake of ka Community Foundation for man led area law enforcement Kansas Highway Patrol troop­ search for Shipley, who said that Ship ley had no prior criminal re­ Holton, suggested the hearing construc tion of part of it. on a three­county manhunt af­ ers in and around the south side he “totally regretted” his actions cord in Jackson County but was could take “half a day.” Erika Allen, sponsor of the ter fleeing the Jackson County of Holton, and it was suggested that day. on proba tion in Shawnee County Miller is facing 18 charges, in­ KAY group at Holton Middle Courthouse, the man, now in that he had returned to Topeka Holton attorney Jason for two separate drug possession cluding three counts of attempt­ School, esti mated the cost of custody, was ordered to spend that day. He was apprehended Belveal, representing Shipley, cases. Shawnee County records ed capital murder, in connection the new path at $50,000, add­ five months in jail on a felony south of Baileyville in Nemaha asked Marek for supervised pro­ listed Shipley as having violated with a Dec. 3 armed standoff in ing that the group is looking charge of interference with law County that evening and re­ bation so that Shipley could get the conditions of his probation Holton, and currently remains at at getting more grant funds, as en forcement in connection with turned to the Jackson County treatment for an apparent addic­ in those cases on three separate the Jackson County Detention well as raising funds through the in cident. Deten tion Center. tion to methamphetamine, which occasions. Center on $1 mil lion bond. com munity events, to finish the Matthew John Shipley, 33, Shipley, who was also consid­ Shipley was re portedly found to In other Jackson County Dis­ Previously, Assistant Jack­ path. admitted to Jackson County Dis­ ered a parole absconder and was be possessing at the time of his trict Court activity last week: son County Attorney Brian Allen said plans for a concrete trict Court Judge Norbert Marek wanted on an outstanding war­ arrest. • A Holton man facing sev­ Yearout said that a plea deal on fit ness path, a mile long and six during a Thursday hearing that rant from the Kansas Depart­ “His criminality is really fu­ eral charges in connection with the charges may have been up feet wide, stemmed from a sur­ he was under the influence of ment of Corrections, spurred lo­ eled by his addiction,” Belveal a Decem ber armed standoff with for consideration at Thursday’s vey of Holton middle and high drugs at the time of the Feb. 22 cal law enforcement to lock their said of Ship ley. area law en forcement officers status hearing and that Lake school stu dents. incident, in which he fled the vehicles and homes that day, al­ Marek, noting that “addiction will face a pre liminary hearing was “exploring plea options” in “We wanted an idea that not Jackson County Courthouse af­ though it was later reported that causes you to do really stupid on the charges in April follow­ Miller’s case. But on Thursday, only the students could use and ter being searched by a court se­ he wasn’t known to be violent. things,” sentenced Shipley to ing speculation that a plea deal after consulting with Miller, enjoy, but also the community,” curity officer and was believed “Was it worth it?” Judge one year in jail from his arrest in his case was possible. Lake asked Marek to set a pre­ Allen said. to have had “drug contraband” Marek asked Shipley about the on Feb. 22, then ordered him Marek on Thursday set a liminary hearing. The H­KAT committee, made on his person at the time. manhunt, which the judge said released five months after that preliminary hearing for Patrick In the incident, Shipley was “shut down half of Holton” and date, on July 22, to supervised Wayne Miller, 31, for Friday, Continued to Page 11 Continued to Page 11 Pyle proposes formation of State Guard RVHS girls take second By Ali Holcomb Guard is called out for active in homeland security and com­ Mississippi, Missouri, New at state basketball tourney First District Sen. Dennis federal service. munity service activities.” Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Pyle (R­Hiawatha) has sent a “In light of the recent school Pyle said he believes it’s a Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Ver­ First winning girls basket­ letter to Kansas Gov. Jeff Co­ shootings across the nation, I “responsible step” for the state mont, Virginia and Washington. ball season in seven years. lyer encouraging the creation am asking you to consider tak­ to look into organizing volun­ According to the state of Mis­ First girls sub­state bas­ of a Kansas State Guard, in part ing the necessary steps to create teers now for future needed ser­ souri, the mission of the Mis­ ketball championship in 13 to offer volunteer security as­ a state guard that is solely un­ vices. souri Defense Force is to have years. sistance in schools, it has been der your direction and cannot “One such community ser­ a well­trained company in every Fourth girls sub­state bas­ reported. be federalized,” Pyle said in his vice would be to have volunteer county of the state to provide ketball championship ever. During the 2007 Kansas Leg­ letter to Gov. Colyer. “It is my armed security assistance in support, disaster relief and secu­ First state basketball tour­ islative session, Sen. Pyle ini­ belief that there is potentially an schools, provided by state guard rity for the communities, towns nament win ever for girls and tially introduced legislation call­ untapped pool of people with a volunteers,” Pyle said. “This and cities within their county. boys teams. ing for the state to create a civil­ wide range of talents and expe­ could be done at very low cost to Special training is required First state basketball semi­ ian corps that could be called to rience in Kansas who will vol­ the state. Many former military to be in the Missouri Defense final round win ever for girls active duty during emergencies, unteer for such activity. and retired law enforcement, as Force, and includes instruction and boys teams. nament at Hutchinson over and now he is revisiting the is­ “The state needs a recognized well as medical retirees, could on communication, land navi­ Most successful athletic the weekend. sue 11 years later. structure to give these people, be on the spot with lifesaving gation, First Aid, self­defense, team in Royal Valley High The Lady Panthers lost to Pyle said there are 23 states who want to be involved in means in a voluntary capacity.” firearms, infantry tactics, drill School history. the Garden Plain Owls by that have active state guards. civil defense, an avenue for par­ Some states with active state and ceremony and military doc­ These are the kinds of ac­ the score of 49­39 in the title Current Kansas statutes give the ticipation,” the letter continued. defense forces include Alaska, trine and survival skills, search complishments that the Royal game Saturday at Hutchin­ governor the authority to orga­ “My purpose then and now is to California, Connecticut, Geor­ and rescue and disaster relief. Valley girls basketball team son. nize and train a volunteer state provide mission­ready volun­ gia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mary­ members are dwelling on Turn to page six of today’s guard if the Kansas National teer forces for use by the state land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Continued to Page 11 following the team’s second edition for a summary of the place finish at the Class 3A Panthers’ state tournament Purple Heart Profile: Hill braved three wars Girls State Basketball Tour­ competition.