Oskaloosa driver killed in Jefferson County

An Oskaloosa man died Friday in a two-vehicle accident in Jefferson County.

Martin R. Jeffers, 70, was driving north on Ferguson Road about 3:45 p.m. when he rear-ended a vehicle attempting to turn left on 86th Road, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Both vehicles went off the east side of the road and each struck a tree.

The other driver, Michael D. Desmond, 43, Ozawkie, was injured but refused treatment at the scene.

Grand jury returns indictment in robberies

Topeka — A federal grand jury has indicted a 28-year-old Osage City man for the Jan. 13 armed robbery of the Midwest Regional Credit Union in Lawrence.

Quintin W. Kivitter was arrested Feb. 11 after the robbery of the Olpe State Bank, Olpe. At the time, Lawrence Police said they thought Kivitter was the same person who robbed the credit union at 1015 W. Sixth St., but he wasn’t formally charged in the Lawrence robbery until this week.

Kivitter also is charged with robbing banks in Edgerton, Pomona, Silver Lake and Burlington between Oct. 16 and Feb. 11.

He’s charged with six counts of bank robbery, two counts of using a firearm during a bank robbery and one count of possessing a firearm to further a violent crime.

Haskell group plans annual Sevier event

A Haskell Indian Nations University student group plans a meal and stomp dance tonight in honor of Gregg Sevier, a Creek and Choctaw Lawrence man killed during a 1991 altercation with Lawrence Police officers.

The meal starts at 6 p.m. at Stidham Hall on the Haskell campus. Dancing is expected to start around 7 p.m., lasting until about 11 p.m.

The event is organized by the ACCES organization, whose members are from Alabama, Coushatta, Creek, Euchee and Seminole tribes.

Sevier’s parents, Willie and Orene Sevier, Lawrence, will attend the annual event, now in its 12th year.

Stolen Jeep recovered after Ottawa chase

Ottawa — An unidentified suspect Friday morning drove a stolen Jeep Cherokee through yards, fences, driveways and the rail trail in Ottawa before striking a post and being arrested near the city’s water treatment plant.

According to the Ottawa Police Department, the vehicle was stolen between 11 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday from the 1200 block of South Elm Street.

A relative of the vehicle’s owner saw it being driven near Ottawa High School, and police stopped the driver about 8:10 a.m. at 13th and Eisenhower streets.

But as an officer approached the vehicle, the driver sped away, taking police on a short chase. At one point during the chase, the suspect deliberately sideswiped a police car, according to a press release from the department.

After crashing into the post, the suspect was transported by ambulance to be checked for possible injuries.

Nursery school offers music program

The Lawrence Community Nursery School, 645 Ala., is presenting a free “movement and music” program for preschool children.

The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. today in the Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt. It is free to the public, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Dylan Bassett will be the featured musician.