by BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

GEARY COUNTY - The Geary County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 2nd suspect in the death of Enfinnity Hayes Lawson.

On August 3rd, 2022, the Geary County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of Fort Riley's Criminal Investigations Division, Kansas Bureau of Investigations, Kansas Highway Patrol, along with other agencies, were able to obtain a warrant for the arrest of Jonathan Kendrick Franklin, of Fort Riley.

Franklin was arrested for First Degree Murder, and Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder on August 7th.

Franklin was transported to the Geary County Detention Center, where he was arrested and booked with a $1,000,000 cash/surety bond.

Authorities arrested the <a href="https://jcpost.com/posts/90c5767a-c60d-48db-b868-aa81ef0413ec">1st suspect, Enfinnity Hayes Lawson's husband, Cameron Lawson</a>, in July 2022.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Geary County Sheriff's Office at 785-238-2261. To remain anonymous, you can contact the Geary County/Junction City Crime Stoppers at 785-762-TIPS(8477) or text TIPJC to 274637.

2nd arrest made in Enfinnity Hayes Lawson homicide

The annual event where duc tape and cardboard are used to make boats for the Float Your Boat races could be moved to an earlier date next year. This year the event is scheduled on Saturday, Aug.20th at the South Boat Ramp at Milford State Park. But in many years blue green algae late in the summer can cause problems for the event.

Now Geary County Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau Director Donna Price is thinking about the late spring - early summer June time frame for the event in order to avoid blue green algae issues. "Because it will be cooler and we won't have the issues that seem to creep up this time of year."&nbsp;

As&nbsp; far as this year is concerned the water will be tested the morning of the event to determine if there are blue green algae issues. If there are, other possibilities mentioned as back up locations for Float Your Boat include the Corp of Engineers area on the south side of the lake and after that possibly the Rock Springs 4-H Center swimming pool.

Float Your Boat could move to an earlier date in 2023

August Evenings at Ease program scheduled for Tuesday, August 9 at 7 p.m. at the Eisenhower Presidential Library features guest speaker Dr. Will Hitchcock. This program will be held online only.

For many years after he left office, Eisenhower received poor marks from historians and political journalists. He was considered a mere caretaker who presided over a period of quiet prosperity. In fact, as this lecture will show, Eisenhower was one of the most consequential presidents of the postwar era, managing the Cold War with skill, generating economic growth, and taking important strides to advance Civil Rights. 

Ike led with integrity and became one of the most admired presidents of the past century.&nbsp;William I. Hitchcock is the William W. Corcoran Professor of History at the University of Virginia and serves as the faculty director of Governing American in a Global Era, or GAGE. His work and teaching focus on the global history of the 20th Century, in particular the era of the two world wars and the cold war. 

A graduate of Kenyon College and Yale University, he is the author of The Age of Eisenhower and The Bitter Road to Freedom: The Human Cost of Allied Victory in World War II Europe, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.&nbsp;

Viewing Options: (Advance registration is not required.)

The 2022 Evenings at Ease series is made possible courtesy of the Eisenhower Foundation with generous support from the Jeffcoat Memorial Foundation.

The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s

By BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

MANHATTAN - Around 6:15 am on Sunday, August 7th, Riley County Police Department, with assistance from Riley County EMS and the Manhattan Fire Department; responded to the 3500 block of Hudson Circle on the report of a e-scooter crash.

When crews arrived on the scene they located 18-year old Dayana De Jesus Santana, who had been riding an e-scooter before losing control on uneven pavement.

De Jesus Santana hit her head on the pavement when she fell and was transported to Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment of a possible concussion.

Teenager injured in e-scooter crash, Sunday morning, in MHK

Geary County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a pair of car - deer accidents Sunday evening. According to the Sheriff's Department in one case on K-57 Highway at mile marker 5, Kevin Jones, Milford, was traveling east in a Chevrolet Uplander when a deer entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. The driver was not injured but the Uplander sustained minor damage.

In a second case Deputies responded to the 13000 block of Clarks Creek Rd. for a single vehicle accident with a deer. Penny Kidd, White City, was traveling south in a Nissan Rogue when a deer entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. The vehicle sustained minor damage but the driver was not injured.

Geary County Deputies respond to car - deer collisions

Glenn Brunkow, Pottawatomie County farmer and rancher I am writing this on the day of the primary elections, complete with my “I Voted” sticker on the left pocket of my shirt. I am proud to say that I exercised my right to vote, and, in my mind, I made all the right choices. To my knowledge I have participated in every election since I turned 18, and I intend to exercise it every opportunity I get for the rest of my life. I don’t know if you have noticed but we are at a serious crossroads in the history of our great nation. That crossroads makes exercising the right to vote even more critical now than ever. That is especially true for those of us in agriculture. We are an ever-shrinking number, and we must take every chance we can get to make our voices heard and that is especially true when it comes to the polls. That is also why it is so critical for each of us as Farm Bureau members to get involved with Voters Organized To Elect Farm Bureau Friends, or VOTE FBF. First, let me encourage you to support it monetarily. The dollars are used to support candidates friendly to agriculture are only generated through donations from members. It doesn’t have to be much if each of us donate every year. More importantly get involved in the county process to decide which candidates to support. Like everything else in Farm Bureau, the decision of which candidates to support starts at the county level. Increasingly we are seeing candidates recognize this and start to attend county board meetings and this gives us an opportunity to have discussions with them about our views. Those recommendations along with voting records are heavily considered by the Vote FBF board when deciding which candidates to endorse. I would also hope that when you do go to the polls you will look at the list of candidates endorsed by VOTE FBF and consider supporting them. They are the candidates who have the best interest of agriculture in mind and most closely align with our policy. In the end you will make up your own mind and vote for the candidates that best represent you, but the list of endorsed candidates is a good place to start. The most important thing is to get out and vote in November. It is the best way for us to make our voices heard. It was ingrained in me early on that if you did not participate and vote, you really had no right to complain. I know I still get a feeling of pride every time I go to the polls and cast my vote. Regardless of how I feel about the slate of candidates or the issues I am voting on, I do get a great deal of satisfaction participating in the process. It isn’t perfect, but it is the best in the world. So go cast your vote and wear that sticker with pride, you earned it.

A Sticker of Satisfaction

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. Bonds have been posted.

Bonds have been posted. Photos are not available.

Jon Buchanan III, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/5

Obed Herrera, Driving while license cancelled / suspended / revoked; misdemeanor, Failure to yield at stop or yield sign, Arrested 8/5

Logan Williams, Unlawful damage to property, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/5

Damien Gibbs, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/6

Timothy Smith, Criminal trespass, Arrested 8/6

Emerson Johnson Jr., Unlawful damage to property, Arrested 8/6

Christina Jordan, No registration; illegal or expired tags, Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, No proof of insurance, Arrested 8/6

Josiah Hendrix, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/7

Geary County Booking Photos Aug. 8

Recent obituaries and service times

Music from Styx and and new visuals incorporating dance by the band members will be part of the halftime show by the JCHS Marching Band at Blue Jay football games this fall. Jared Morris, Band Director, feels it will look different than what the audience has been used to seeing. "It's going to be a lot of fun and the students are very excited about it. We'll still have our drill formations but we're going to be incorporating a lot more visuals with body movement and horn movements into those formations."

The Band will be comprised of about 105 members this year, up 20 members from a year ago.

The band members participated in band camp last week, with Samantha Boxberger, Assistant Director, calling it awesome&nbsp; to have the students back. She noted that there was&nbsp; a different energy in the building with the students working to prepare for the upcoming school year.

JCHS Marching Band prepares a new fall show

USD 475 needs free and reduced lunch forms completed for students this upcoming school year. The action is being required by the federal government, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Reginald Eggleston. "So parents will need to do so. Due to COVID-19 in the past lunch was free for everyone. " That will not be the case moving forward.

Eggleston added that everyone will need to fill out the free and reduced lunch forms so they can be accommodated and to ensure students get a healthy meal.

Eggleston also noted that there was also discussion at this past week's school board meeting about the central kitchen and child nutrition program. "I know that there have been some concern about our meals and so what we've done is try to see how we can make it more attractive, look at different offerings that students will enjoy and so we're going to try and expand it based on what the law and rules will allow us." 

Eggleston added that the federal government puts certain criteria in place on how meals can be prepared and what meals can be offered. "So we're going to do everything we can to make those meals attractive. We know a good diet is important and we want students to perform at their best so we definitely want to make sure that the students take advantage of all the meal offerings that we provide our students. "

 Free and Reduced Lunch Forms and meal offerings are topics for USD 475

Kansas Department of Health &amp; Environment and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks have lifted the blue green algae advisory for Zone A of Milford Lake, the southern end in Geary and Dickinson Counties.

Gathering Pond, Geary County&nbsp;

Louisburg Old Lake (City Lake), Miami County&nbsp;

Milford Lake Zone B, ( middle of the reservoir ) Geary County&nbsp;

Milford Lake Zone C, northern end of the reservoir, Geary and Clay County&nbsp;

Carbondale City Lake (Strowbridge), Osage County&nbsp;

Lake Scott State Park, Scott County&nbsp;

Marion Reservoir, Marion County (Lowered on August 4)

Melvern Outlet (River) Pond, Osage County

Milford Lake Zone A, Dickinson and Geary Counties

KDHE and KDWP issue blue green algae advisories

Former Junction City Blue Jay player Vonn Webb has been hired to serve as an assistant basketball coach for Fresno State University.&nbsp;

Justin Hutson serves as the head coach at Fresno State

Vonn Webb joins the Fresno State coaching staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — MJ Melendez hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and had a career-high six RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 13-5. The rookie Melendez blasted it an estimated 406-feet to right field which bounced into the fountains to give the Royals a 5-0 lead. Melendez is putting together quite the campaign after being called up on May 3. He’s hit 13 home runs on the year and has back-to-back homer games four times this season. Among rookies, he’s hit the fifth most home runs this season and is just two behind teammate Bobby Witt Jr.

Royals roll by the Red Sox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a line drive, three-run homer run to break open a close game and finished with four RBIs, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Perez’s blast in the seventh inning appeared to hit the wall below a railing in left field. The play was reviewed and the original call stood. The call prompted Boston manager Alex Cora to argue with home plate umpire Bill Welke, who tossed Cora. Bobby Witt Jr. broke a 3-all tie with an RBI single prior to Perez’s home run. Taylor Clarke (3-1) earned the win, despite blowing the lead in the top of the seventh. Darwinzon Hernandez (0-1) took the loss, allowing four runs in the seventh.

Perez home run leads Royals to win over the Red Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn threw four-hit ball over six innings, Jose Abreu homered for the second consecutive game and Eloy Jiménez hit three singles as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Lynn struck out eight for the third time this season while not walking a batter for the third time in his last four starts. Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. snapped Lynn’s shutout bid by hitting a home run with one out in the sixth. The White Sox won for the third time in four games while remaining two games behind the Twins and one behind the Guardians in the AL Central. The Royals fell for the seventh time in nine games.

Royals lose in Chicago to the White Sox

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. He was 94.

Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, according to the team after being informed by family members. No cause of death was provided.

“He was the best there ever was,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said after the Dodgers game in San Francisco. “Just such a special man. I’m grateful and thankful I got to know him as well as I did.”

As the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history, Scully saw it all and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/6e4856f479fac9779c9e1956e4347088">called it all.</a>&nbsp;He began in the 1950s era of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson, on to the 1960s with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, into the 1970s with Steve Garvey and Don Sutton, and through the 1980s with Orel Hershiser and Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, followed by Kershaw, Manny Ramirez and Yasiel Puig in the 21st century.

“You gave me my Wild Horse name. You gave me love. You hugged me like a father,”&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/1554702784561197056?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">tweeted Puig,</a>&nbsp;the talented Cuban-born outfielder who burned brightly upon his Dodgers debut in 2013. “I will never forget you, my heart is broken.”

The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners — and even coasts — but Scully and his soothing, insightful style remained a constant for the fans.

He opened broadcasts with the familiar greeting, “Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you may be.”

Ever gracious both in person and on the air, Scully considered himself merely a conduit between the game and the fans.

After the Dodgers' 9-5 win, the Giants posted a Scully tribute on the videoboard.

"There’s not a better storyteller and I think everyone considers him family,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He was in our living rooms for many generations. He lived a fantastic life, a legacy that will live on forever.”

Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager’s decision, or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays and noteworthy achievements. He always said he wanted to see things with his eyes, not his heart.

“We have lost an icon," team president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”

Vincent Edward Scully was born Nov. 29, 1927, in the Bronx. He was the son of a silk salesman who died of pneumonia when Scully was 7. His mother moved the family to Brooklyn, where the red-haired, blue-eyed Scully grew up playing stickball in the streets.

As a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family’s four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was transfixed by the crowd’s roar that raised goosebumps. He thought he’d like to call the action himself.

Scully, who played outfield for two years on the Fordham University baseball team, began his career by working baseball, football and basketball games for the university’s radio station.

At age 22, he was hired by a CBS radio affiliate in Washington, D.C.

He soon joined Hall of Famer Red Barber and Connie Desmond in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ radio and television booths. In 1953, at age 25, Scully became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game, a mark that still stands.

He moved west with the Dodgers in 1958. Scully called three perfect games — Don Larsen in the 1956 World Series, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991 — and 18 no-hitters.

He also was on the air when Don Drysdale set his scoreless innings streak of 58 2/3 innings in 1968 and again when Hershiser broke the record with 59 consecutive scoreless innings 20 years later.

When Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record in 1974, it was against the Dodgers and, of course, Scully called it.

“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully told listeners. “What a marvelous moment for baseball.”

Scully credited the birth of the transistor radio as “the greatest single break” of his career. Fans had trouble recognizing the lesser players during the Dodgers’ first four years in the vast Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

“They were 70 or so odd rows away from the action,” he said in 2016. “They brought the radio to find out about all the other players and to see what they were trying to see down on the field.”

That habit carried over when the team moved to Dodger Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears, and those not present listened from home or the car, allowing Scully to connect generations of families with his words.

He often said it was best to describe a big play quickly and then be quiet so fans could listen to the pandemonium. After Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, Scully went silent for 38 seconds before talking again. He was similarly silent for a time after Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that year, and also had the stadium’s press box named for him in 2001. The street leading to Dodger Stadium’s main gate was named in his honor in 2016.

That same year he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

“God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I’m doing,” Scully, a devout Catholic who attended mass on Sundays before heading to the ballpark, said before retiring. “A childhood dream that came to pass and then giving me 67 years to enjoy every minute of it. That’s a pretty large thanksgiving day for me.”

In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, Scully called play-by-play for NFL games and PGA Tour events as well as calling 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. He was NBC’s lead baseball announcer from 1983-89.

While being one of the most widely heard broadcasters in the nation, Scully was an intensely private man. Once the baseball season ended, he would disappear. He rarely did personal appearances or sports talk shows. He preferred spending time with his family.

In 1972, his first wife, Joan, died of an accidental overdose of medicine. He was left with three young children. Two years later, he met the woman who would become his second wife, Sandra, a secretary for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams. She had two young children from a previous marriage, and they combined their families into what Scully once called “my own Brady Bunch.”

He said he realized time was the most precious thing in the world and that he wanted to use his time to spend with his loved ones. In the early 1960s, Scully quit smoking with the help of his family. In the shirt pocket where he kept a pack of cigarettes, Scully stuck a family photo. Whenever he felt like he needed a smoke, he pulled out the photo to remind him why he quit. Eight months later, Scully never smoked again.

After retiring in 2016, Scully made just a handful of appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard narrating an occasional video played during games. Mostly, he was content to stay close to home.

“I just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs,” he said in 2016.

In 2020, Scully auctioned off years of his personal memorabilia, which raised over $2 million. A portion of it was donated to UCLA for ALS research.

He was preceded in death by his second wife, Sandra. She died of complications of ALS at age 76 in 2021. The couple, who were married 47 years, had daughter Catherine together.

Scully’s other children are Kelly, Erin, Todd and Kevin. A son, Michael, died in a helicopter crash in 1994.

Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals sent Whit Merrifield to the Blue Jays just minutes before Tuesday’s trade deadline, even though the two-time All-Star was unvaccinated against COVID-19 and had to miss Kansas City’s trip to Toronto last month. It’s unclear whether Merrifield, who has primarily played second base but is capable of playing anywhere in the outfield and across the infield, has received or is planning to get the shot required of all players traveling to Canada. In exchange, the Royals received speedy outfielder Samad Taylor and right-hander Max Castillo, both of whom could help their big league team immediately.

Royals trade Whit Merrifield to Toronto

CHICAGO (AP) — Salvador Perez and Whit Merrifield hit solo home runs, Daniel Lynch took a shutout into the sixth inning in his return from the injured list and the Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 for their second straight win. Perez launched a monster blast for the second straight game and his third homer in four contests after missing 31 games with a left thumb injury and surgery. Merrifield’s drive into the left-field bullpen off Michael Kopech in the sixth might have been his last with Kansas City. A two-time All Star in seven seasons with the Royals, the second baseman has been the subject of trade rumors heading into Tuesday’s deadline. Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn each had two hits off Lynch, but the White Sox slipped back to .500 (51-51).

Royals edge the White Sox 2-1

MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Rotary Lombardi Award listed two Kansas State football players among its 77-man watch list, as defensive end&nbsp;Felix Anudike-Uzomah&nbsp;and offensive lineman&nbsp;Cooper Beebe&nbsp;were named candidates for the award on Monday.

The Lombardi Award, which is presented by the Rotary Club of Houston, goes to the top college football down lineman on either side of the ball or a linebacker. Anudike-Uzomah and Beebe are the first Wildcats to be candidates for the award since current Chicago Bear offensive lineman Cody Whitehair was on the preseason watch list in 2015. A K-State player has been a candidate 11 other times, while defensive tackle Tim Colston was a semifinalist in 1995.

It was the second watch list designation for Anudike-Uzomah on Monday as he was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list earlier in the day, while it was his third of the preseason after also being named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list last Tuesday. The inclusion on the Lombardi Award watch list is the second for Beebe, who was on the Outland Trophy watch list last Tuesday.

Anudike-Uzomah earned All-America honors last season in addition to being the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and a First Team All-Big 12 performer. He tied for the national lead in forced fumbles per game (0.46), ranked 11th nationally in sacks per game (0.85), and his 11.0 total sacks tied for fifth in school history. Additionally, he totaled six forced fumbles to tie the school record.

Beebe, a product of Kansas City, Kansas, was a 13-game starter at left tackle last year who picked up First Team All-Big 12 honors from both the league’s coaches and Associated Press, the youngest offensive lineman to be named to the first team by either organization. Beebe was the first Wildcat freshman or sophomore offensive lineman to be named a First Team All-Big 12 performer since Dalton Risner in 2016, while he also earned votes for the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Award from the league’s coaches.

Two Wildcats Earn Recognition on Lombardi Award Watch List

By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph Post

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — It was a warm, muggy day for the first fully padded practice at Chiefs training camp Monday.

It
 was a productive, straightforward practice that was a bit shorter, per 
NFL rules. There was a brief scare for fans when Patrick Mahomes 
slightly tweaked his left leg toward the end of practice.

He
 went to the medical tent to get tape on his lower left leg, and he was 
back on the field doing individual drills before practice ended.

Head coach Andy Reid says Mahomes will be fine, and he felt that the first day in pads was solid overall.

"You
 play in these things and you get used to them," he said. "That's what 
this is all about. We try to do it where guys are off the ground and 
they can get the work in and keep people healthy, but still play hard 
and get ourselves into football shape for a game."

Going back to 
Mahomes briefly, he told ESPN's Adam Teicher, "I got stepped on pretty 
hard... luckily it wasn't any of the ankle or anything like that."

Elsewhere, tight end Jody Forston was held out Monday with a quad strain, but he’ll be back in a few days, says Reid.

No
 Orlando Brown Jr. yet, though he’s expected to be at camp any day. 
Reports Monday indicate that Brown has signed his franchise tag, which 
will pay him $16.6 million this season.

Brown has to pass a 
physical and conditioning test before practicing. Reid said he doesn't 
precisely know when Brown will be on the field.

"When he gets 
here, we'll talk to him and see where he's at and be smart with it," 
Reid said. "When the fish is in the boat, I'll let you know."

Brown
 was acquired in a trade with the Ravens last year and he’s a three-time
 Pro Bowler. He’s expected to again be the go-to guy at left tackle. In 
his absence, fifth-year pro Roderick Johnson has been anchoring that 
position.

The former Blue Springs and Kansas State star is in his sixth year in the NFL and his first in a Chiefs uniform.

"I
 went to high school in Blue Springs, so I was 15 miles east of the 
stadium," Lee said. "Just riding by, you wish and hope to be in this 
position. Now that I'm in it, I'm thankful. It's a blessing and I have 
to take advantage of the opportunity."

Lee has been getting 
first-team reps at outside linebacker after spending a decent chunk of 
his career either on practice squads or special teams. He’s grasped the 
scheme well, but Lee wants to keep earning his spot.

"I'm a guy 
trying to earn my spot and I do that each and every way," he said. "So, 
whatever my role is, I'm going to take advantage of that, and then we 
can talk after that. But, right now, it's all about the work."

&nbsp;Lee
 spent his freshman and sophomore year of high school at St. Joseph 
Central before transferring to Blue Springs. He says being back at the 
Mosaic Training Fields does invoke some memories from his days in St. 
Joe.

"We used to come over here and I was a towel boy and gave the
 water," Lee recalled. "So, I got to hand over towels to Tamba Hali and 
Justin Houston. And I'm like, 'Wow. Like, this is amazing.' So now, to 
come back and be in this position, this is a great opportunity."

Lee
 has spent time with the Vikings, 49ers, Lions and Browns. He's appeared
 in 66 games, making six starts. He owns 99 career tackles, including 
four tackles for loss.

Travis Kelce - likes the Chiefs, but not the helmet guardian caps

The
 seven-time Pro Bowler and a fan favorite at tight end, Kelce is 
entering his 10th season with the Chiefs - all under Andy Reid.

Kelce left no doubt - he'll finish out his career in Kansas City.

"I
 don't see myself going anywhere else, man," he said. "(Reid) makes the 
game fun, makes the game easy on a lot of us. On top of that, we know 
he's giving it his all. I joke about it all the time - I never see his 
car move from the parking lot at Arrowhead. He's doing everything he can
 to set us up for success."

While Kelce is fond of the Kingdom, 
he's not so fond of the new guardian caps - the soft shells that go over
 players’ helmets and are designed to curb head injuries.

Linemen, linebackers and tight ends are all required to wear them through the second week of the preseason.

 Numerous other players around the league have been critical of them. That list now includes Kelce.

"I think the guardian caps are silly," Kelce remarked, noting that they look like "mushroom caps" that "add extra weight."

The Chiefs are back at practice Tuesday morning.

Chiefs have first padded practice; Mahomes OK after scare

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City 
Chiefs officially concluded their first week of training camp with a 
Saturday morning practice - the last workout in half pads before full 
pads go on Monday.

Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy says the 
start to camp has been encouraging, but he noticed a lack of focus 
amongst his group Saturday.

"The effort was outstanding,"
 Bieniemy said. "You can practice hard, but activity don't always equate
 to productivity. We have to make sure we're maximizing and detailing 
the little things that's going to help us become the offense we want to 
become."

Personnel wise, a pair of rookies on the offensive side 
had a chance to shine Saturday. Rookie receiver Skyy Moore continues to 
get reps with the first-team offense and is looking more the part as 
camp goes on.

Moore had a diving catch in tight coverage on a deep ball for the second day in a row Saturday.

"(Moore)
 goes out there and finds a way to get the job done on the next initial 
play," Bieniemy noted. "The thing he's also been great with is in the 
classroom, he's been receptive to the information. On top of that, he's 
seeing it and he has an opportunity to autocorrect. He'll very rarely 
repeat the same things twice."

Perhaps the biggest surprise 
Saturday was seeking rookie running back and seventh-round pick Isiah 
Pacheco getting reps with the first-team offense, rotating with Jerick 
McKinnon and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

Pacheco has clear speed. He's 
also been getting some time on kick return this week. McKinnon, a 
ninth-year pro who just re-signed with the Chiefs in June, called 
Pacheco "a humble guy" whose work ethic is "top tier."

Clark
 spoke at length at the end of practice, and seemed to be in great 
spirits. He revealed that he's cut red meat and alcohol out of his diet 
as soon as the season ended in February.

Clark said he didn't feel as quick, and felt that he at times looked "sloppy" last season.

"I
 wanted to get back to feeling my feet," he said. "I feel like I wasn't 
feeling my feet as much last year. I wasn't as quick off the ball. I 
wasn't as explosive. I mean, it's obvious. You can watch the film and 
see I was way heavier. I had a gut. I was looking sloppy. I'm a 
professional, you know? I understand how this goes."

Clark has 
been several times this camp talking and working with fellow defensive 
end and rookie George Karlaftis, who was drafted 30th overall by the 
Chiefs this year out of Purdue.

Clark described a moment in 
Saturday's practice where Karlaftis asked him how to come off the ball 
quicker and be quicker on the snap. When Karlaftis tried doing what 
Clark told him to, the rookie couldn't wait to tell the seasoned veteran
 all about it.

"That was the most excited I've seen a rookie," 
said Clark. "His ability to retain the knowledge I was telling him and 
for him to go do it and for him to feel it and see the success from it. I
 was happy and enjoyed his fruits. At the end of the day, that's how I 
feel about George."

Clark is still waiting to see what will come 
of his current legal matters. He had two offseason arrests in California
 in 2021, and has pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of an 
assault weapon.

Clark was arrested both times on suspicion of 
having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. He could face a suspension from
 the NFL for violation of their personal conduct policy.

Clark didn't go into much detail Saturday, other than he "feels good" about where he and his legal team are at on things.

Tight
 end Jody Forston left practice early Saturday due to a quad injury. The
 team says they’ll know more Monday. Otherwise, nothing new. Lucas 
Niang, Prince Tega Wanogho and Rashad Fenton are still on the injured 
list. Orlando Brown, Jr. has yet to sign and report.

With
 Brown still not present, that's opened the door for Roderick Johnson to
 be the go-to guy at left tackle initially. On Saturday, there was the 
first sign of rotation there, as Johnson worked at right tackle and 
Andrew Wylie moved to left tackle.

The Chiefs rest Sunday, and will return Monday for a full contact practice in full pads. Let the games begin.

You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

Full pads in Chiefs training camp beginning Monday

MONTGOMERY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas woman on multiple charges after a traffic stop.

Just after 8:30a.m. Friday Sheriff's Detectives conducted a traffic stop on a Chrysler Minivan at 4th and Maple Street in Independence, Kansas for a traffic infraction, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Ron Wade.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as 35-year-old Ashley Linton and a passenger in the vehicle identified as Ryan Banning both of Independence, Kansas. 

 During the traffic stop the sheriff’s office Police Service Dog, Hector, was deployed around the outside of the vehicle for a free air sniff and alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle 

This allowed detectives to search inside where they located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. 

Deputies released Banning from the scene.  Linton took ownership of the narcotics and was taken into custody then transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections. 

 Upon arrival at DOC, it was discovered Linton was in possession of written checks belonging to area businesses and citizens. 

 Detectives contacted the businesses and it was determined they had been stolen within the past couple of weeks.  The investigation into the stolen checks is ongoing. 

 Linton was booked into DOC on requested charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, expired tag, and no insurance.  This case has been sent to the County Attorney’s Office.

Sheriff: Kan. woman found with stolen checks, drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe. A person familiar with the matter said the action was related to a probe of whether Trump had taken classified records from his White House tenure to his Florida residence.

The action, which the FBI and Justice Department did not immediately confirm, marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president. Though a search warrant does not suggest that criminal charges are near or even expected, federal officials looking to obtain one must demonstrate that they have probable cause that a crime occurred.

“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.

He added: "These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”

Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search, including about whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search.

A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the search happened earlier Monday and agents were also looking to see if Trump had additional presidential records or any classified documents at the estate.

The Justice Department has been investigating the presence of classified records inside 15 boxes that were retrieved from Mar-a-Lago by the National Archives and Records Administration earlier this year. The Archives then referred the matter to the Justice Department.

Federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, though it is possible that Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.

There are multiple statutes governing classified information, including a law punishable by up to five years in prison that makes it a crime to remove such records and retain them at an unauthorized location. Another statute makes it a crime to mishandle classified records either intentionally or in a grossly negligent manner.

The probe is hardly the only legal headache confronting Trump. A separate investigation related to efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has also been intensifying in Washington.

And a district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia is investigation whether Trump and his close associates sought to interfere in that state's election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump: FBI conducting search of his Mar-a-Lago estate

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A jury found a registered sex offender guilty in a violent kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store.

Anthony Craig Seymour, 61, Wichita, is guilty of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated robbery, according to the Sedgwick County Attorney's office.&nbsp;

In November 0f 2019, police responded to a 911 call of an abduction in the 300 Block of North Volutsia in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Brett Allred.

Upon arrival, police searched the area and located a 2005 Lexus driven by a suspect later identified as Anthony Seymour leaving the area. They also observed a 15-year-old girl exit the vehicle while it was moving slowly and run toward the officers.&nbsp;Seymour fled in the car. Police initially were not able to locate it.

Investigators learned that while the girl was walking home, Seymour approached, held a knife to her, forced her into the Lexus and sexually assaulted her, according to Allred.

Through continued investigation, police located the victim’s phone in a parking lot and were able to obtain video in the area and a tag number on the car. 

Police located the vehicle and Seymour in the 1900 Block of North Lorraine. He was arrested without incident and booked on requested charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order, according to Allred.

“The victim is very brave,” said Allred. “She saw police and took action to get out of the car, run to the officers and explain what had happened.”&nbsp;She had been on her way to Dillons and had seen the suspect and thought he was acting suspiciously. On the way home, the suspect approached her a second time and forced her in the vehicle, according to Allred.

EMS transported the girl to a local hospital for treatment.

Seymour had been on parole since May of 2018 after a 2004 conviction for rape, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Seymour is scheduled for sentencing on September 19, according to the district attorney's office.

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