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W E AT H E R
OBITUARIES
MARTIAL ARTS
TEACHER KNOCKS OUT
5-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
The Associated Press
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SUNDAY
Windy
MONDAY
Wintry Mix
TUESDAY
Mostly Cloudy
WEDNESDAY
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B I RT H S
Korbyn Kendall Jowers
Stephen and Ashley Jowers of Emporia are the parents of a son, Korbyn Kendall Jowers, born Oct. 13,
2015, at Newman Regional Health.
Grandparents are Stacy and Brenda Vogts and Kasey
and Mary Jowers, all of Canton. Great-grandparents are
Maxine Vogts of Canton and the late Roland Vogts, and
Betty Underwood of Newton and the late Jack Underwood.
BRISTOW, VA. — A martial
arts teacher in northern Virginia has been arrested after a 5-year-old student was
thrown to the ground and
lost consciousness.
Prince William police
spokesman Nathan Probus
told the Washington Post
21-year-old Justin Patrick
Branick was teaching a taekwondo class in Bristow,
ABOUT TOWN
Colerick retirement
The congregation of First Christian Church, located at 202 E. 12th Ave., invites the public to a retirement reception for the Rev. Bob Colerick from 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday in the church parlor.
Winter film festival at the preserve
Beginning Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m., Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will host a month-long Sunday
Winter Film Festival showing “The National Parks,
America’s Best Idea” by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. This six- part, approximate 12-hour documentary film series is the kick-off to a full year’s schedule
of events and interpretive programs at the preserve,
celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service. The National Park Service turns 100 on Aug. 25,
2016.
RITA JO JETTY JONES
Rita Jo Jetty Jones, 84, of Phoenix, AZ,
has moved on from this life to the next,
leaving behind her daughters, Leslie
Jones and Janis Hayashi and son, Jay
Jones. She’s meeting up with her daddy
and mama, Ernest and Relda Faye Jetty;
husband, Phill Jones; and sister, Naomi
Sherwood.
Free from her arthritic, broken body,
she can now escort animals over the
rainbow bridge on strong, straight legs
and raise her arms to hug family and
friends as they welcome her. With her
dementia gone all the great memories
are now flooding back.
No services will be held. Raise a glass
in her honor and remember the good
times, as we all had many with this
remarkable woman. Peaceful journey,
Mom.
Condolences may be sent online to the
family through www.robertsblue.com.
Virginia, on Tuesday and
became angry at one of his
students. He said Branick
picked the boy up by the ankle and threw him over his
shoulder.
Probus said the boy fell
and lost consciousness. The
child was taken to a hospital
for treatment. Probus said
authorities arrested Branick
on a charge of felony child
abuse.
It wasn’t clear if Branick
has an attorney.
CAR CRASHES INTO COFFEE
SHOP IN UK: 1 DEAD, 5 INJURED
The Associated Press
LONDON — A car has
smashed into a Costa coffee
shop in Britain, leaving one
woman dead and five other
people injured.
The car hit the front of
the cafe Thursday morning
in Westerham, 25 miles (40
kilometers) southeast of
London.
Officials say four of the
injuries are serious.
Photos of the crash posted on social media show
an Audi embedded into the
front of the cafe.
Firefighters freed two
people from inside the car.
The town center was closed
off after the incident.
In a separate incident, a
bus collided with a car and
then smashed into a building housing a regional office
for the Guide Dogs for the
Blind Association.
Seven people needed
hospital treatment after that
collision in Peterborough,
north of London. The guide
dog office said no animals or
people in the building were
injured.
December 26 and 27, 2015
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The DAILY REPORT
ANIMALS
PET PATROL
To report a lost or found pet,
call the Humane Society at
342-4477.
EMPORIA VETERINARY
HOSPITAL
Pets may be available for
adoption at the Emporia
Veterinary Hospital, 710
Anderson St., 342-6515.
ANIMAL CONTROL
Arrangements to claim or
adopt pets at the city animal
shelter at 12th Avenue and
Hatcher Street can be made
by calling 340-6345 between
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays.
LOT T E RY
For the latest
winning numbers:
www.kslottery.com
FOUR GENERATIONS
Winter Ranch Management
Lyon County is the site for one of five KSU Winter
Ranch Management seminars. The deadline to register is Dec. 30 for the Jan. 7 event to be held at the
Lyon County Fairgrounds. Details: 341-3220.
Christmas tree drop off
The City of Emporia and participating merchants
are providing Christmas tree disposal containers today through Jan. 2. They will be located at the Lyon
County Fairgrounds, 12th Avenue and Industrial
Road at the north entry off 12th Ave., and Dillons,
902 E. 12th Ave. In the west parking lot. Christmas
trees may be taken to the T &