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Month: January 2013

Warm Monday in Store

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WXAs a warm front continued to lift north through northern Kansas, southwest winds have increased as a low pressure area deepens across Colorado. Southwest winds will be strong, especially along and west of Highway 283 and south of Highway 96 where 25-35 mph winds can be expected through the remainder of the afternoon. A Wind Advisory is in effect for these areas.

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36

FHSU Wrestling Finishes Third at Kansas Cup; Napier and Koehn Individual Champs

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FHSU-WRE-NapierFort Hays State wrestling finished third at the fourth-annual Kansas Cup on Sunday (Jan. 27) in Wichita, Kan. at Newman University. C.J. Napier (141 pounds) and Derek Koehn (157 pounds) were individual champions. FHSU finished with 102 team points, behind champion Labette Community College with 119.5 and Baker University with 106.

The team standings are still under review as Fort Hays State was shorted points on the final printed results. Napier was entered in the results as the runner-up at 141 pounds.

The Tigers were down a wrestler in the event as they did not have anyone at 125 pounds. Also, Tanner Kriss, who is nationally ranked at 197 pounds, did not compete in the event. Fort Hays State had three wrestlers reach the finals, which included Derek Koehn (157), C.J. Napier (141), and Noah Killip (149).

Koehn defeated Colby Crank of Bethany College in the finals at 157 pounds with a fall in 1:22. He also had a close 3-2 decision in the semifinals and a fall in the quarterfinals to reach the championship. Napier defeated Tyler Davis of Labette Community College in the finals at 141 pounds by a 5-3 decision. He had close battles throughout the afternoon, winning his opening round match by two, his quarterfinal match by one, and the semifinal by four. Killip had a pair of tight wins to reach the finals with a 5-3 win in the quarters and a 2-1 win over Nick Haugen of Baker in the semis. He was pinned in the final by Spencer Rutherford of Labette Community College in 5:54.

Fort Hays State had three third-place finishers, which included Symon Seaton (133), Sam Thoman (165) and Zack Grimes (184). Seaton was pinned in his first match of the day in the quarterfinals, but picked up a major decision and one-point decision in the consolation bracket before taking third by default. Thoman had a 6-0 shutout win in his first match of the day to reach the semifinals, but lost 9-5. He then had a convincing major decision win in the consolation bracket before posting an 8-3 win over Nathan Sommer of Baker in the third-place match. Grimes took a similar path as Thoman, winning his first match of the day 10-5 to reach the semis, but then lost 12-7. In the consolation side, he had a 6-4 decision and then a 12-2 major decision over Jarid Price of Baker for third.

John Close finished fourth at heavyweight. He reached the semifinals with a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals before getting shutout by eventual champion Brandon Gebhardt of Baker. He posted a fall in 1:33 over Pedro Garcia of Colby Community College, but then lost in the third-place match 3-1 to Lorenzo Serna of Newman. Travis Budke was the only other placer for the Tigers, finishing fifth at 174 pounds.

The Tigers gear up for two duals at home this coming week, hosting Lindenwood on Friday (Feb. 1) and Truman on Sunday (Feb. 3).

Tigers Hold Off Truman

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The Fort Hays State Tigers built a 12-point second half lead then held off a comeback bid by the Bulldogs in a 74-68 win in Kirksville. It’s the Tigers sixth-straight win at Truman and improves their record to 11-6 overall and -4 in the MIAA. Truman drops to 7-11 and 4-6 in the conference.

The Tigers never trailed, leading by 10 in the first half. The Bulldogs closed the half on a 7-2 run to pull within Five at the half. Truman hit a 3-pointer to open the second half but could never get any closer the rest of way.

The Tigers, who shot 52-percent from the floor, were led by freshman Craig Nicholson who scored 18 points, hitting all eight of his free throws in the second half. He also dished out nine assists with just two turnovers.Lance Russell scored 25, Ben Congiust, who needed stitches at halftime added 14 as did Dwayne Brunson

Mark Johnson Post Interview
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Truman Outlasts Lady Tigers in Two Overtimes

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Truman scored the final seven points of regulation to force overtime and hold off the Fort Hays State loady Tigers 57-55 in two overtimes Saturday afternoon in Kirksville. The loss drops FHSU to 12-5 overall and 4-5 in the MIAA. Truman improves to 15-3 and 8-2 in the conference.

The Lady Tigers had a chance to win the game in the first overtime but turned the ball over. Tracy Keyser missed on a guarded shot at the horn in the second overtime.

Kate Edwsrds led the Lady Tigers with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kate Lehman, who scored eight of FHSU’s first 23 points, finished with 10.

Tony Hobson Post Game Interview
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Obituary- January 26, 2013

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Former Phillipsburg resident, Grace Brown Myers of Topeka, KS, passed away January 26, 2013 at the age of 101. She was born Sept. 21, 1911 in Cora, KS to Lon & Gertrude (Shepardson) Jennings. She worked as Women’s Editor for the Phillips County Review newspaper in Phillipsburg.

Her husband, “Brownie” Brown; son, Keith Brown; and husband, “Spec” Myers preceded her in death.

She is survived by her son, Kenneth Brown & wife, Ellen of Topeka; daughter-in-law, Georgia Brown of St. Louis, MO; and three grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Wed., Feb. 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, KS.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Aldersgate Village Samaritan Fund, 7220 SW Asbury Dr., Topeka, KS 66614. Online condolences to: www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, PO Box 563, Phillipsburg, KS 67661, is in charge of arrangements.

Teen Killed, Four Others Injured In Accident Involving Deer On I-70

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KHP-PatchOne teen was killed and four others were injured in a crash involving a deer on I-70 in Ellis County, at around 10:30 Friday night.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Christopher Johnson was driving eastbound on I-70 (near the East end of the Walker Bridge) when he swerved to miss a deer. The vehicle reportedly hit the deer anyway and drove off the shoulder, over corrected and rolled. The vehicle landed on its top hitting a fence.

Johnson and three passengers; 15-year-old Rebecca Harmison of Garden City, 17-year-old Wyatt Marsteller of Dighton, and 15-year-old Ieasha Gray of Dighton, were transported to Hays Medical Center with injuries.  Their conditions were not immediately known.

A fourth teen, 16-year-old Hope James of Dighton, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

 

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Friday High School Basketball 1-25

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreGirls
Local
McPherson Tournament

Consolation Semifinal
Hays 58, Dodge City 52
Valley Center 66, Wichita Southeast 37
Semifinal
Manhattan 49, Andale 41
Olathe South 43, McPherson 35

Colby 64, Norton 34
Dighton 57, St. Francis 33
Ellis 58, Plainville 44
Hill City 57, Trego 42
Hoxie 75, Quinter 31
Osborne 43, Stockton 32

State-Wide

Abilene 47, Concordia 45
Burlington 78, Cherryvale 47
Caldwell 76, Sedan 42
Centre 43, Wakefield 23
Cheylin 59, Palco 58
Cimarron 74, Elkhart 40
Clay Center 45, Smoky Valley 34
Council Grove 60, Marion 34
DeSoto 45, Basehor-Linwood 38
Eudora 32, Paola 30
Fort Scott 43, Iola 13
Fredonia 50, Eureka 37
Frontenac 74, Parsons 49
Girard 56, Riverton 13
Golden Plains 63, Northern Valley 25
Lakin 53, Deerfield 16
Lamar, Mo. 52, Pittsburg Colgan 43
Lincoln 61, Southern Cloud 28
Linn 42, Centralia 29
Natoma 66, Rock Hills 54
Olathe East 56, KC Washington 36
Pike Valley 50, Chase 20
Riley County 62, Wabaunsee 28
Riverside 59, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 24
Russell 57, Minneapolis 39
Salina Central 48, Andover 31
Santa Fe Trail 49, Osage City 28
Satanta 41, Syracuse 37
Scott City 58, Liberal 51
Silver Lake 66, Royal Valley 36
Smith Center 70, Phillipsburg 47
St. John’s Beloit 43, Lakeside 31
St. Paul 53, Northeast-Arma 19
Sublette 45, Meade 37
Thunder Ridge 60, Tescott 17
Tonganoxie 70, Atchison 66
Valley Heights 50, Baileyville-B&B 36
Wamego 55, Sabetha 29
Washington County 49, Onaga 21
Western Plains 46, Triplains-Brewster 44
Wheatland-Grinnell 46, Weskan 38
Wichita County 50, Rawlins County 43
Wichita County 50, Rawlins County 43
Wilson 61, Sylvan-Lucas 25
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
El Dorado 41, Augusta 38
Wichita Collegiate 49, Wichita West 44
Semifinal
Gardner-Edgerton 45, Circle 38
Mill Valley 48, Wichita East 47
Ell Saline Tournament
Little River 37, Bennington 34
Lyons 37, Ell-Saline 29
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Derby 55, Lawrence 38
Hutchinson 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 48, OT
Semifinal
Leavenworth 52, Emporia 45
Topeka Seaman 46, Blue Valley 44
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Cheney 59, Nickerson 33
Kingman 40, Halstead 27
Semifinal
Buhler 49, Moundridge 48
Haven 49, Conway Springs 35
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Southeast Saline 66, Ness City 59
Sterling 66, Central Plains 56
Jefferson County North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Jefferson West 61, Oskaloosa 19
Maranatha Academy 61, McLouth 35
Semifinal
Atchison County 51, Valley Falls 38
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Highland Park 41, KC Sumner 34
SM South 43, Olathe North 35
Semifinal
Lawrence Free State 58, Topeka West 24
Washburn Rural 41, BV West 28
Louisburg Tournament
Fifth Place
St. James Academy 45, Belton, Mo. 23
Third Place
Osawatomie 55, Harrisonville, Mo. 42
Championship
SM North 53, Louisburg 43
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 68, Madison 30
Waverly 41, Lebo 39
NEO Tournament
Foyil, Okla. 50, Chetopa 43
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Andover Central 56, Goddard 24
Wichita Bishop Carroll 54, Garden City 46
Semifinal
Bishop Miege 56, Newton 41
Olathe Northwest 40, Kapaun Mount Carmel 37
Pratt Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Larned 58, Medicine Lodge 49
Wichita North 49, Chaparral 40
Semifinal
St. John 43, Maize South 30
Shawnee Heights Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Junction City 61, Shawnee Heights 46
SM East 53, Wichita Northwest 44
Semifinal
Maize 55, Topeka 41
Wichita Heights 57, Great Bend 30
South Central Border League Tournament
South Haven 52, West Elk 25

Boys
Local
Colby 50, Norton 41
Dighton 56, St. Francis 25
Dodge City 51, Hays 37
Hoxie 68, Quinter 29
Northern Valley 63, Golden Plains 56
Palco 61, Cheylin 54
Phillipsburg 84, Smith Center 62
Plainville 52, Ellis 49

State-Wide

Abilene 62, Concordia 54
Andale 63, Buhler 42
Andover 61, Salina Central 32
Baileyville-B&B 42, Valley Heights 35
Baldwin 63, Osawatomie 44
Bishop Miege 69, Blue Valley Southwest 63, OT
Burlington 59, Cherryvale 25
BV Northwest 57, BV North 39
Central Burden 56, Udall 53
Centralia 68, Linn 45
Chapman 38, Herington 35
Cimarron 63, Elkhart 41
Council Grove 54, Marion 49
Crest 64, Uniontown 40
DeSoto 56, Basehor-Linwood 51
Eudora 70, Paola 63
Eureka 64, Fredonia 48
Flinthills 50, Argonia 17
Fort Scott 46, Iola 29
Galena 58, Columbus 48, OT
Gardner-Edgerton 53, Blue Valley Stilwell 48
Goddard-Eisenhower 65, Wichita Campus 49
Highland Park 82, Junction City 54
Holcomb 52, Hugoton 33
Humboldt 59, Erie 27
Hutchinson Central Christian 58, Norwich 41
Jefferson North 48, KC Christian 24
KC Turner 74, Metro Academy 48
Lakin 53, Deerfield 16
Lamar, Mo. 47, Pittsburg Colgan 39
Macksville 58, Pratt 53
Meade 71, Sublette 53
Mill Valley 63, Olathe Northwest 45
Minneapolis 54, Russell 22
Moundridge 70, Goessel 35
Mulvane 49, Clearwater 34
Olathe East 67, KC Washington 54
Olathe South 69, Central (Kansas City), Mo. 30
Osage City 48, Santa Fe Trail 46
Oswego 60, Altoona-Midway 25
Parsons 57, Frontenac 46
Pike Valley 60, Chase 40
Riverton 64, Girard 49
Rock Creek 49, St. Mary’s 40
Rock Hills 51, Natoma 32
Salina Sacred Heart 48, Hutchinson Trinity 38
Satanta 43, Syracuse 38
Scott City 82, Liberal 67
Silver Lake 62, Royal Valley 29
SM East 62, Rockhurst, Mo. 50
SM Northwest 73, KC Harmon 53
SM South 64, SM West 43
Smoky Valley 46, Clay Center 33
Southeast Saline 48, Baxter Springs 30
Southern Cloud 50, Lincoln 38
St. James Academy 55, KC Sumner 42
St. John’s Beloit 59, Lakeside 48
St. John’s Military 45, Wichita Northfield 40
St. Paul 61, Northeast-Arma 35
St. Thomas Aquinas 51, BV West 47
Sylvan-Lucas 72, Wilson 67, 2OT
Thunder Ridge 57, Tescott 28
Tonganoxie 60, Atchison 55
Topeka 58, Washburn Rural 56, 2OT
Topeka Seaman 83, Topeka West 67
Valley Center 57, Newton 44
Wakefield 52, Centre 51
Wamego 49, Sabetha 37
Washington County 58, Onaga 52
Wellsville 61, Anderson County 55
Weskan 48, Wheatland-Grinnell 21
Western Plains 46, Triplains-Brewster 44
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Marais des Cygnes Valley 51, Hartford 35
Olpe 57, Waverly 46
NEO Tournament
Chetopa 45, Commerce, Okla. 24
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hodgeman County 51, South Central 50
Minneola 53, Ingalls 36
Semifinal
Fowler 54, Kiowa County 33
South Gray 47, Ashland 46

 

Hays High Boys Fall to Dodge City

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HHS Indian Logo   Dodge City  51   Hays High  37

Brady Werth scored 14 points for Hays High but it wasn’t enough as the Indians dropped their third consecutive game, a 51-37 loss to Dodge City.  Hays High trailed 21-19 at the half and never held the lead in the 2nd Half falling to 9-4 overall and 2-2 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Rick Keltner Post-Game

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No Decline in Food/Liquor Sales Since 2010 Smoking Ban

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KS_NoSmoke_NAV_300The statewide smoking ban enacted in 2010 to lower Kansans’ exposure to secondhand smoke does not appear to have had a negative effect on food and liquor sales in Kansas restaurants and bars, according to an analysis featured in a new issue brief from the Kansas Health Institute.

The 2010 Kansas Legislature passed the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act, which since July 1, 2010, has prohibited smoking in most public areas, including places of employment, restaurants, bars and the lobbies and hallways of apartments and motels. Outdoor smoking close to doorways and windows of nonsmoking buildings also is prohibited.

To examine the smoking ban’s effect on restaurant and bar sales, KHI gathered sales and liquor license information for eight years before and the two years after the statewide ban was implemented. KHI examined information from the Kansas Department of Revenue in three categories:

  • Sales of food and other non-liquor items subject to state sales tax at full-service restaurants, limited-service eating places, special food services establishments and drinking places.
  • Sales of liquor subject to the state liquor excise tax, including all liquor-by-the-drink sales in restaurants and bars.
  • The number of alcoholic beverage licenses issued for drinking establishments, including private clubs, hotels, caterers, microbreweries and bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

“Our analysis indicates that bar and restaurant sales in Kansas did not go down after the statewide smoking ban was enacted,” said Duane Goossen, KHI vice president for fiscal and health policy.

The KHI analysis found that sales of non-liquor items at restaurants and bars increased steadily each year except for a slight drop in fiscal year 2010, but that sales drop occurred before the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act was enacted. Sales increased again each year after the statewide ban took effect. Similarly, liquor sales also increased each year until fiscal year 2010, then dipped slightly for a year before increasing again in the two years after the statewide ban was enacted.

The 10-year pattern for restaurant and bar sales follows the larger Kansas economic pattern and does not indicate that smoking bans, either local or statewide, had any measureable effect.

 

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