Teens aid in capture of suspected child abuser in Midwest chase
Two Bird City Kansas teens, Jill Partch and Lacy Bowers, helped track and stop John Brent Puffenbarger, 52, of Aurora Colorado, after spotting his car in Benkelman Nebraska. Puffenbarger was arrested July 3 and awaits extradition to Colorado for a three year crime spree involving harming girls.
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Colorado
Wyoming
John Brent Puffenbarger
Aurora
Colo
Bird City
Kansas
Jill Partch
Lacy Bowers
Benkelman
Neb
Bowers
St. Francis
Partch
Puffenbarger
O Ird City
Bower
Sherman County
Goodland
Kansas City set to hire 19th chief in 30 years
KC school board moved to finalize an agreement with Benjamin Demps, 65, a former FAA official and Oklahoma DHS director, as the district’s next superintendent. The offer could pay up to 200000 dollars annually with incentives, amid a tense board dynamic and a court-ordered deadline to conclude by Monday.
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Kansas City
Benjamin Demps
Demps
Oklahoma City
Federal Aviation Administration
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Lance Loewenstein
Fifi Wiedeman
U.S
Dean Whipple
Loewenstein
Education Notes highlight local graduates and scholars
Ottawa and surrounding areas celebrate graduates from Cornell College Duke University and Kansas institutions. Recipients include Rochelle Servatius earning a bachelor of arts in elementary education at Cornell May ceremony. Noah Sandstrom earning a PhD from Duke. Justin Ripley interning in Topeka. Alissa Frieden winning the Dale Dennis Excellence in Education award. Mindy Brown graduating Barton County Community College. multiple students named for National Merit and USC scholarships. Corinne Robbins named Highland Foundation Scholar. Other area students named to honor rolls and degrees at Highland, KSU Salina, and other colleges.
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Servatius
Cornell Rochelle
Ottawa
Cornell College
Jerry Servatius
Frieden
Alissa Frieden
Dale Dennis
United School Administrators and Jostens of
Kansas
Pomona High School
Highland
Highland Community College
Ashley Leigh Beets
Denise Robinson
Pomona
Amy Robbins
Josh Imel
Princeton
Marcey Coons
Osage City
Jacob Lang
Quenemo
Overbrook
Jaime Florance
April Robinson
Richmond
Marci Siler
United States Achievement Academy
Bryan Green
Milton
Debbie Green
Green
Colby Community College
OHS
Andrew C. Prentice
Bruce
Diana Prentice
United States
Prentice
Kansas State University
Jennifer Lindsay
Pat
Cindy Lindsay
Lee Driver
Ann
Roger Driver
Williamsburg High School
Kristin Miller
Karen
Curt Miller
Ottawa High School
Ksu-Salina
Salina
Justin Lynn Alhl
Sam Joseph Herzog
Delta Sigma Phi
Crystal Gardner
Wildcat
Wellsville
Jaylene Coughenour
Baldwin City
Corey Dunn
KSU Theta
Kappa Omicron Nu
Raymond
Sally Dunn
John Scott
Steven W. Gray
KSU
Gamma Sigma Delta
College of Agriculture
Lane
Brian Haight
Richmond - Janna Dunbar
Queénemo
Jill Casten
Joseph Cross
Silver Key
Lyndon
Kyle Brownback
Bethel College
Kara Seeger
Jeremy Beckman
Garnett
Daniel Wilson
Ebo
Butler County Community College
Nicholas Judd
Phillip Pearson
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg
Tiffany Madl
North Central Technical College
Beloit
Joshua Meador
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Eman
Ron Bishop
Country Mart
Nashville
West Heart
Jamie Mietchen
Brianna Partida
Parker Sayler
Regina Partida
Jordan Collins
Mietchen
KC Schools
Toyota
Miles Schnaer
Samir
Ned Vehic
SV Oixe
Crownautomotive.com
Iowa
Lawrence Wominge
Tercel Wi
Sutu
Whoo
Sandstrom
Noah Janssen Sandstrom
Duke University
Ripley
Topeka
Thornburgh
Justin Ripley
Mark and
Jill Ripley
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh
W. Harold Otto
University of Kansas
Andrew B. Hermreck
Taraneh Aghdaie
Carolyn M. Anderson
Baldwin High School
Carl C. Johnson
Lawrence
Susan E. Mackie
Ebhen S. Shafter
University of Southern California
Robbins
Corinne Robbins
Lloyd
Jackie Robbins
Highland Community College Foundation
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