Kansas Klips
Hays woman hospitalized after crash during a U-turn
HARVEY COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 8th, in Harvey County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Toyota Sienna, driven by Jenny Marie Nicholl, 38, Hays, was southbound on Interstate 135 one mile south of Newton. The minivan struck a 2014 Ford F150, driven by Gordon Wesley Schmidt, 80, Inman, who was attempting to make a U-turn from the right shoulder. After the impact, both vehicles came to rest in the median. EMS transported Nicholl to Newton Medical Center. Schmidt and a passenger in the minivan were not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP. (Hays Post)
Three Kansas men arrested for alleged prostitution involving minors
BUTLER COUNTY—Recently, investigators from the Rose Hill Police Department and the Butler County Sheriff's Office joined forces to identify and arrest individuals seeking to purchase sex from children within the community, according to Butler County Undersheriff Daimon Cundiff. The arrests included three men from Kansas and one from Texas. With the assistance of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the El Dorado Police Department, the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, and Homeland Security Investigations, this multi-agency operation resulted in the arrest of four suspects on charges related to attempting to engage in sexual activity with individuals they believed to be minors. All four were scheduled to appear in court. (Hays Post)
Ellis County first responders honored for saving a firefighter's life
ELLIS COUNTY—What began as a response to a reported fire quickly turned into a life-or-death rescue for one Ellis County firefighter before crews even left the station. On that day in February, about 4:00 p.m., the Ellis County Fire Department was dispatched to a grass fire threatening a structure near Celebration Community Church. As firefighters geared up and boarded a fire engine, firefighter Tanner Herskowitz noticed that firefighter Matt Van Dyke was taking longer than usual to get ready. He went to check on him and found him collapsed on the floor. Herskowitz got more help from firefighter Mason Emerson and Captain James Younger on the scene. They gathered a medical bag and an automated external defibrillator, and they called for EMS assistance. When EMS arrived, the firefighters made the difficult decision to leave Van Dyke in the capable hands of the EMS while they responded to the reported fire. After EMS personnel took over, Van Dyke stopped breathing, and the EMS personnel lost his pulse. CPR and respirations were started, followed by defibrillation shocks from a cardiac monitor. EMS was able to monitor Van Dyke's heartbeat before transporting him to Hays Medical, where he remained for several hours before he was flown out later that night to Wichita. Van Dyke was released from the hospital about a week later with no neurological deficits and returned home. It was noted that EMS personnel were already inside the building when Van Dyke experienced the medical emergency, and that everyone was there at the right time. Van Dyke was at the recent Ellis County Commission meeting to present awards to Captain Younger, firefighter Emerson, and firefighter Herskowitz, who all received the Life Saving Commendation, awarded to firefighters who use exceptional judgment and go above and beyond expectations to save a life. EMS director Schroeder, captain Elea Cook, paramedic Kelly Despiesse, and EMT Dawson Von Feldt received the EMS Field Save Award. A 'field save' occurs when a patient regains a pulse in the field and survives hospital discharge with little or no neurological impairment. (Hays Post)
