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Month: June 2011

Selecting Airline Proves Tough Choice for City

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         Reconstruction of the main runway at the Hays Regional Airport is making the selection of a commercial airline difficult. A new two-year contract will be awarded this summer, and four airlines have bid. Sometime in late 2012 or early 2013, the main runway will be closed, leaving only the crosswind runway.

     A bid the city likes is from Sky West, but it cannot land on the other runway. The current carrier Great Lakes can, but Mayor Barbara Wasinger says she wants to select a different airline to send a message

       Bids also came in from Sea Port, which provides service to Salina, and Air Choice One, which would fly to Wichita. Both are nine-passenger planes. The commission will make a selection next week to submit to the Department of Transportation for the final decision.

Mental Health Care Available for Seniors

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A new facility is opening in Hays to treat seniors with mental health problems. HaysMed Senior Focused Care is a 15-bed inpatient treatment facility located in the Hadley Center. Program Director Marcie Coffman says some seniors experience depression or anxiety that may be tied in some way to getting older.

Senior Focused Care is expected to open by mid June. The medical director is Dr. James Van Doren, who also is opening Psychiatric Associates for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Royals Rocked By Minnesota

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Sean O’Sullivan failed to get out of Minnesota’s six-run third inning as the Twins end a four-game losing streak with an 8-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first game of their four-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

Four of the runs in the big frame were unearned after second baseman Mike Aviles made a throwing error. Denard Span, Matt Tolbert and Rene Rivera all had RBI singles and Michael Cuddyer hit a run-scoring double in the big frame.

O’Sullivan gives up seven runs, three earned in just 2 2/3 innings.

Jeff Francoeur had three hits and drove in two and Joakim Soria pitched two perfect innings of relief.

Danny Duffy pitches tonight for the Royals with pre-game at 6:35pm on KAYS.

Royals Prospect Lamb To Have Surgery

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Left-hander John Lamb, one of the Kansas City Royals’ top prospects, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.

The team announced that Lamb will have the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery on Friday. It will be performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Lewis Yocum.

photo by JOHN SLEEZER | The Kansas City Star

The 20-year-old Lamb was the 2010 Paul Splittorff Award winner as the top pitcher in the Royals’ organization. He was taken in the fifth round of the 2008 draft. He made eight starts this year at Double-A Northwest Arkansas and was 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA.

REPORT: Facebook has major effect on relationships

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According to a new study, Facebook, the hugely-popular social media tool has some profound effects on romantic relationships.

AllFacebook.com says,

“Last year, more Facebook users changed their status to single than in a relationship — 24 percent versus 31 percent.

That juicy tidbit counts among many that lie in this infographic on how Facebook affects our relationships, rendered by our friends at Online Dating University.

Only three out of every five users show their relationship statuses at all, and such listings appear more frequently among Facebookers in the U.S., South Africa, Iceland, the U.K. and Canada.

View the Infographic:
Facebook and Relationships
Collaboration between All Facebook and Online Dating University

Larks Ready To Open 2011 Season

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The Hays Larks open the 2011 season on Sunday with a doubleheader against the Denver Cougars at Larks Park.

The Larks are coming off a 21-17 season a year ago, and the team did not play in the NBC World Series for the first time since 1991. Coach Frank Leo returns six players from last year’s squad. Fort Hays State Tigers Andy Lewton and Jay Sanders return, along with Cam Brown, Cody Gougler, Elvin Rodriguez and Sean Wilson. Two other Tigers, Kelton Rule and Connor Beer, join the Larks this season. Hays High product Jesse Hart will join the Hays pitching staff.

Frank Leo Preseason Interview

Sunday night’s game is Little League Night. Little League teams are invited to wear their uniforms, meet the team, and go on the field before the National Anthem.

Our coverage of Sunday’s doubleheader begins with the pre-game show at 5:40pm and first pitch at 6 o’clock on KAYS. You can also listen online at https://www.kaysradio.com/index.php?page=stream. Follow the Larks on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/HaysLarks.

100% Employee Turnover in KS Power Industry in Next Decade

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Industry representatives from Midwest Energy, Sunflower Electric, Westar, Wolf Creek, KCP&L and Kansas Municipalities Utilities predict a 100-percent employee turnover in the next 10 years because of retirements.  That’s where the new Energy Network of Education and Training (EnergyNET) is stepping in to coordinate a network of public higher institutions across the state in providing enhanced hybrid and online workforce training.

Fort Hays State University coordinates and directs EnergyNET.  Sabrina William is the Online Course Developer.  Meet her and the rest of the staff tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14.

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