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LEADER&TIMES
FRIDAY January 22, 2016
BATTLE IN THE
BIG HOUSE
Liberal faces Garden
City on the mat
L&Ts top 10 Eagles hits Page 2B
Page 1B
ROOF FIRE SENDS LFD TO PLAZA DRIVE

L&T staff report
Liberal firefighters were called at 1:29 p.m. Thursday to 44 Plaza Dr.
for a reported fire on the roof of the building.
In a press release, Liberal Fire Chief Kelly Kirk said the first fire units
arrived on scene at 1:33 p.m., and firefighters were directed to a
smoldering fire located in roofing material around the base of an air
conditioning unit.
Firefighters also encountered a light smoke condition inside of one
business and with the assistance of Liberal police officers began evacuating surrounding businesses as a precaution, Kirk said. The fire was
N See FIRE/Page 3A
RODRIGUEZ
Rodriguez faces number

of charges, including
attempted murder
Arraignment hearing scheduled
for Feb. 26 in Seward County
District Court
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
A man arrested in July 2015 after allegedly
shooting at police officers who were chasing him
has an arraignment scheduled in that case and
another scheduled for Feb. 26 in Seward County
District Court.
Wednesday, a short preliminary hearing took
N See RODRIGUEZ/Page 6A
Ramos-Ordonez to be arraigned SCCC/ATS to offer Specialty

on indecent liberties charges
Crop Incubator Program
By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
A Liberal woman arrested last
summer for charges relating to alleged
indecent liberties with a child had her
arraignment continued Thursday.
Ana Ramos-Ordonez, 25, was
scheduled for an arraignment
Thursday, but court officials said that
hearing has now been rescheduled for
4 p.m. March 1 in Seward County
District Court.
Ramos-Ordonez and Pablo BatzPerez, 24, both of whom reside at 910
N See ARRAIGNMENT/Page 3A
Across the nation, there

is a lot of interest in local
foods and vegetables.
They are considered
healthier and fresher.
According to Seward
County Community
College/Area
Technical School
Agriculture
Instructor
David Coltrain,
N See CROPS/Page 3A
RAMOS-ORDONEZ
Southern Pioneer asking for applications for Youth Tour

Southern Pioneer Electric requests all Youth Tour
applications be submitted by Feb. 1
By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader &Times
Every year, Southern Pioneer Electric gives away four all-expensepaid trips to sophomores and juniors who either live or attend
school in the companys service territory.
In June, two students are flown to Washington D.C. for the
National Rural Electric Cooperation Association Youth Tour
program.
While in the nations captial, the students meet 1,500 other
students from across the U.S., dine with representatives, see
live theatre performances, take in all the monuments and
memorials and so much more.
In July, two students travel to Steamboat Springs, Colo.
The theme of this trip is leadership. The youth meet up with
other kids from Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The campers form an electric cooperative, visit a coal mine,
Pancake Day parade

creates new category
for motorized vehicles
N See YOUTH TOUR/Page 8A
Entries are still being accepted

Special to the Leader & Times
Do you have a snazzy convertible or motorcycle

youd like to show off in a parade? The Pancake Day
parade committee has created a new category for
motorized vehicles to include vehicles that dont fall
under the antique description.
Entries are still being accepted for the International Pancake Day Parade, slated for Feb. 6, the
Saturday before Pancake Day. Cash prizes will be
awarded in five categories and this years parade
theme is Making a Difference in Our Community.
There is no entry fee, and any group or individual
is invited to enter a float in one of the following
divisions: commercial, non-profit, schools, antique
automobiles and equipment, and motorized
vehicles. Cash prizes of $150 for first place, $100 for
second place and $50 for third place will be awarded
in each division. Local and area marching bands are
also invited to participate.
Entrants do not have to live in Liberal, and
organizers are hoping for increased participation
from out-of-town organizations and schools since
the parade will be on a Saturday.
The parade, sponsored each year by the Liberal
Rotary Club, is set to begin at 3 p.m., Sat., Feb. 6.
Parade entry forms may be mailed to Janet
Willimon at 1811 N. Calhoun, Liberal, KS 67901 or
faxed to (620) 626-7887. Entry forms may also be
emailed to [email protected]. For more information on the parade, call Janet Willimon at (620)
655-2642 or Mike Brack at (620) 482-0466.
For more information on Pancake Day, call 620624-6423, visit the website at www.pancakeday.net,
or find us on Facebook at International Pancake
Day.
Tahoe vs. pole
Kansas court plans ruling over

ban on common abortion method
By ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press
WICHITA The Kansas

Court of Appeals is expected to
decide Friday whether to allow the
states first-in-the-nation ban on a
common
second-trimester
abortion method.
The ruling, which will come on
the anniversary of the U.S.
Supreme Courts Roe v. Wade
decision, stems from a lawsuit

filed by two abortion providers
who said the 2015 law is an
unconstitutional burden on
women seeking to end their
pregnancies. A lower court
temporarily put the law on hold
during the legal fight, which is
being closely watched for its
potential to affect the states other
N See RULING/Page 6A
Trove of Marine Corps films from

1930s-1970s to be preserved
By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER
Associated Press
A C h e v y T a h o e s i ts n e a r t h e p o l e i t h i t T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g a f te r i t s d r i v e r , a 2 5 - y e a r o l d w o ma n , j u m p e d t h e c u r b o n 1 5 t h S t r e e t n e a r t h e O B G Y N a n d A s s o c i a t e s b u i l d i n g .
L i b e r a l P o l i c e C o r p o r a l J a co b C o s p e r s a i d th e v e h i cl e w a s e a s t b o u n d o n 1 5 t h a n d w a s
s l o w i n g d o w n a n d p u l l i n g o v e r a t t h e t i m e o f th e w r e c k . T h e T a h o e l o o k e d t o h a v e
l i t t l e d a m a g e . C o s p e r s a i d th e d r i v e r w a s t a k e n t o n e a r b y So u t h w e s t M e d i c a l C e n t e r ,
but ha d no kn own i nj ur ie s. L&T photo/Robert Pierce
Vol. 130 Iss. 239 14 Pa ges
COLUMBIA, S.C. Neverbefore-seen films of Marines

ramming artillery shells into large
guns on the beaches of Iwo Jima
in 1945 and standing amid
sandbags during the 1968 siege of
Khe Sanh in Vietnam are part of a
vast collection of silent, color
footage being repaired, preserved

and eventually placed online for all
to see.
The Marine Corps is sending
the rare stockpile of films to
specialists in South Carolina.
Some of the images have been in
storage for 70 years and offer
viewers a gritty you-were-there
For news updates throughout the day, like us on Facebook at High Plains Daily Leader.
N See MARINES/Page 6A
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HAPPY HOUR

L&Ts top 10 Eagles hits Page 2B

ROOF FIRE SENDS LFD TO PLAZA DRIVE

Rodriguez faces number

Ramos-Ordonez to be arraigned SCCC/ATS to offer Specialty

Across the nation, there

Southern Pioneer asking for applications for Youth Tour

Pancake Day parade

N See YOUTH TOUR/Page 8A

Entries are still being accepted

Do you have a snazzy convertible or motorcycle

Tahoe vs. pole

Kansas court plans ruling over

WICHITA The Kansas

decision, stems from a lawsuit

Trove of Marine Corps films from

Vol. 130 Iss. 239 14 Pa ges

COLUMBIA, S.C. Neverbefore-seen films of Marines

footage being repaired, preserved

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