Newton police Lt. T. Walton, who becomes Harvey County sheriff next month, has taken an indirect path to the office.

Walton, whose voice hints at his Long Island, N.Y., roots, came west in the fall of 1969 to attend Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina.

He worked in the mobile home and recreational vehicle industry in Harvey County before he became a Newton police detective.

When he ran for sheriff this past year, he became the first Democratic candidate for the office to win since 1972.

“He’ll make a good sheriff,” said Byron Motter, who was Harvey County sheriff from 1990 to 2007.

Gary Protzmann, a 17-year-old senior at Blue Valley West High School, died Monday in a one-car wreck on U.S. 69 near 159th Street.

The money will be used for families and people who are in financial difficulty as a result of unemployment after October 1, 2008.

A northland day care is shut down because of a concern that several children at the facility may have the H1N1 virus.

Voters in communities across south-central Kansas will go to the polls Tuesday to choose mayors, city council members and school board members.

If you live in Sedgwick County, you can vote in advance from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 510 N. Main, Suite 101.

On Tuesday, you can vote from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your assigned polling place. To find that, check your voter card, call the Election Office at 316-660-7100, or go to https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/.

Other counties:

• Butler County: You can vote in advance until noon today at the Butler County Election Office, 205 W. Central, Suite 205, El Dorado. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. If you have questions, call 316-322-4239 or 316-220-1674.

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Sedgwick County District Judge Clark Owens on Wednesday denied a motion by lawyers for Wichita abortion provider George Tiller to dismiss his criminal case.

The ruling prompted a lawyer for former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline to say Kline’s investigation of Tiller had “once again been vindicated.”

Tiller will go to trial March 16 on 19 misdemeanor counts related to how he obtained second opinions for late-term abortions.

“We are continuing forward with the case and preparing for trial,” said Ashley Anstaett, spokeswoman for Attorney General Steve Six, whose office is prosecuting the case.

Dan Monnat, a lawyer on Tiller’s defense team, said the ruling won’t prevent the doctor from prevailing at trial.

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