by Darren McMannis | May 25, 2018 | Murder, Roadside Memorials, Roadside Remains, Unwanted Children
Police say a decomposed body found under a bridge in rural central Kansas is a 5-year-old boy who has been missing since February. The Sedgwick County coroner’s office has identified the body of a child as that of Lucas Hernandez. Police say the boy’s...
by Darren McMannis | May 29, 2017 | Motorcycle, Roadside Memorials
Motorcyclist killed in Harvey County crash A 58-year-old man died late Sunday after sustaining injuries from a motorcycle accident. The incident, in which his motorcycle hit a car, happened three miles south of Newton on old Highway 81, according to the Harvey County...
by Darren McMannis | Feb 17, 2009 | Motorcycle, Roadside Memorials
Lemuel Strubhar, 20, of Hesston, was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Old Highway 81 about 5:15 p.m. A 1997 Buick driven by Titus Jost, 91, of North Newton, was northbound on Anderson when he failed to yield to Strubhar, according to the Kansas Highway...
by Darren McMannis | May 22, 2007 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Memorials
Misty Marie Childs, 27, chiropractic assistant for Sharenberg Chiropractic in Hillsboro, died May 22, 2007 in Wichita. She was born Nov. 5, 1979, to Timothy M. and Charlene (Holt) Donnelley. On Sept. 4, 1999, she was married to Mike Childs, who survives in Lehigh. ...
by Darren McMannis | Sep 3, 2006 | Motorcycle, Roadside Memorials
Article and Obituary to follow. Jay Roger Betts, 49, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Survivors include: sons, Brandon Batts of Iowa, Jay Betts of Iowa; step-mother, Garnett Betts of Cottonwood Falls, KS; sister, Judy Martins of...
by Darren McMannis | Jul 27, 2005 | Motor Vehicle, Roadside Memorials
Two killed in car wreck Two people, including The Newton Kansan photo editor Medford Logsdon, were killed Tuesday when their vehicles collided on East First Street in Harvey County. Logsdon, 36, of Elbing, photographer for the Newton newspaper for the past five...
