Liquor Store vs The Convenience Store
Should you be able to buy liquor at the grocery store ?
State Legislators are debating the issue again. What do you think? Tell us in our comments section below.
Month: February 2013
Nominate and Appreciate Your Favorite Kansas Business
Nominations for the Kansas Department of Commerce’s annual Business Appreciation Month awards are now open. The awards serve as a statewide tribute to businesses for their contributions to Kansas and their local communities.
The awards are announced each June. Regional finalists are recognized at an awards ceremony during the Team Kansas/Kansas Cavalry awards banquet, with the top nominee receiving the Governor’s Award of Excellence, the highest award given to a business by the state. The 2012 winner was Nex-Tech Inc. of Lenora.
Nominations are accepted from chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, small business development centers, organizations and individuals. Companies may also nominate themselves.
Nominations are accepted through 5 p.m., April 3, 2013 and will be evaluated during the following month, with regional winners selected in the manufacturing/distribution, service, retail and hospital/non-profit categories. In May, the overall finalists give a presentation about their company and community involvement to the panel of judges. The recipient of the Governor’s Award of Excellence is then announced at the Team Kansas/Kansas Cavalry awards ceremony in June.
Award qualifications include:
- Business expansion in Kansas.
- Successful employee retention and recruitment practices.
- Employee training/educational programs.
- Capital investment in Kansas.
- Support of local activities including school activities, community events, economic development and leadership programs.
To submit an online nomination, visit KansasCommerce.com/BAM. For more information, contact the Department’s Krista Mellen at (785) 296-7911 or [email protected].
Sheriffs Deputy and His Service Dog Together Again
The Kansas State Small Animal Hospital in Manhattan told Hays Post that Kilo, the trained service dog owned by the Gove County Sheriff’s office, is resting comfortably and will now have surgery on his injured hip today. His handler, Deputy Shawn Mensch of Quinter, is also staying with Kilo. He spent Monday night with the dog in Manhattan.
Deputy Mensch and Kilo were injured in accident on I-70 east of Park last Thursday night. They were responding to assist a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with a felony warrant stop when their SUV swerved in an effort to miss a semi-truck and became airborne. Mensch was hospitalized briefly at Gove County Medical Center.
Local Liquor Store Owner: It Would Be Devastating If the Law Was Changed
Should the local grocery story or convenience store sell liquor? The state legislature is once again considering a bill to do just that and hearings are now set to begin in Topeka.
Despite that, Kansas liquor store-owners have learned that, according to a survey, a majority of Kansans say the laws should be left alone.
Jim Stienert owns a liquor store in Hays and told Hays Post he doesn’t believe every liquor store in town would shut down if the law is changed. “It would be devastating to small retailers but some of the stores would find a way to stay open,” Stienert said. “It is just like what the big stores have done to other retailers.” Stienert also believes that the public would see an increase in the price for spirits and it would have also
an impact on how tax dollars are spent. “The state’s Alcohol Beverage Control is one of the nation’s best,” admitted Stienert.
“However, if they have to increase coverage from 700 locations to 4000, it will have an impact and cost the state more money.”
A public opinion poll commissioned by Keeping Kansans in Business asked 500 Kansans likely to vote in 2014 what they thought about allowing grocery and convenience stores to sell liquor, wine and full-strength beer. According to the poll, 66 percent of those asked said they oppose that change. Liquor store owners are pleased with the results
Bad Check Writer Arrested
A suspect who wrote a series of bad checks, including a $900 worthless check to Orscheln Farm and Home Store in Hays, was arrested Monday in Phillipsburg. He was picked up at the Dollar General store there when he reportedly was trying to write another check.
Shelly Wittman, Assistant Mgr. with Orscheln in Hays told Hays Post that law enforcement had contacted the store to report that the man who wrote the bad check was now, “off the street.” She said, We don’t expect to get their money back but sometimes we get it in small increments and that’s better than nothing.” Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Hays Post for more on this story as it is released.
Free Help with Your Trees on Saturday
If you need to replace any stressed or dying trees this spring or just need to prune your trees and need some advice, there is help on Saturday. Ellis County Horticulture Extension Agent Holy Dickman and Northwest District Forester Jim Strine are offering a free educational workshop. It will take place this Saturday, February 23, at the Hays Ag Research Center’s Auditorium building at 10 a.m. For more information, or to pre register, please call the Ellis County Extension office (785) 628-9430
Police: Not Wearing a Helmet
Police in Ellis have told Hays Post that the man injured in Sunday’s motorcycle accident was not wearing a helmet. Officer Christopher Krom indicated the man struck a curb in the 1200 block of Dorrance Street and was reportedly taken by family members to Trego County Lemke Memorial hospital in WaKeeney. However, hospital administrator Harold Cortouis told Hays Post that injured man
never arrived at their facility. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.
AUDIO – Tiger Talk 2-18-13
Brother of Convicted Child Killer Arrested in Connection with Escape
The brother of the 29-year-old man who escaped from the Saline County Jail a week ago, was arrested Monday in Wichita.
30-year-old Joshua D Brown was arrested in Wichita on a charge of felony obstructing apprehension or prosecution.
Detective Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office said Brown is in the Saline County Jail as of Monday afternoon.
His brother, 29-year-old Antonino Brown, escaped from the Saline County jail a little after 4:00pm on Monday February 11th after being brought back from the Mitchell County Jail for sentencing in the murder of 14 month old Clayden Urbanek in October of 2011. Antonino Brown turned himself in to the U.S. Marshal’s last Wednesday night in Wichita.
Detective Hughes said the arrest of Joshua Brown was done with the cooperation of the Wichita Police Department. Hughes said more arrest are possible in the case. Last Friday Eric Terry of Salina was arrested for assisting Brown after he escaped from the Saline County Jail.
AUDIO – Weekly FHSU Men’s Basketball Press Conference
Fort Hays State men’s basketball coach Mark Johnson held his weekly news conference Monday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room. The Tigers have won seven-straight and are tied for first with Central Missouri atop the MIAA standings. They play their final road game of the regular season Saturday at Washburn.
State Budget Director: I Made a $2 Billion Dollar Error
Kansas Budget Director Steve Anderson issued the following statement today regarding erroneous budget numbers used recently by Gov. Sam Brownback.
“The Kansas Office of the Budget maintains internal records documenting the rolling expenditures of the State of Kansas. The spreadsheet is updated regularly to record the most recent information. Upon review, we have discovered a mistake in a 2010 entry which was the source of the error passed along by the budget office to Governor Brownback’s office. We should have caught the incorrect information but we did not. I apologize to Gov. Brownback and the citizens of Kansas for this error,” Director Anderson said.
The information Anderson used showed state spending peaking at about $16 billion in 2010 — the final year of Gov. Mark Parkinson’s administration. The actual spending that year was $14.04 billion.
Anderson said the internal spreadsheet has been corrected and the error was not included in the budgets submitted by Gov. Brownback.
Obituary-February 17, 2013
Fridolin B. “Fritz” Dreiling
Victoria, Kansas – Fridolin B. ‘Fritz” Dreiling age 93, died Sunday, February 17, 2013, at Hays Good Samaritan Center.
He was born November 27, 1919, in Victoria, KS, to Balthasar P. and Elizabeth (Graf) Dreiling.
He married Edna (Schulte) on June 2, 1947, in Victoria, KS.
He was a U.S. Army veteran during WWII and served with the Military Police Platoon, 71st Infantry Division. He worked for Gagelman Motor Company in Hays, KS, for 10 years and worked 21 years for the City of Victoria. He retired in 1984, as an Water Superintendent for the City of Victoria.
He was a former member of the Victoria Fire Dept., past board member of the Victoria Housing Board and Victoria Township Board. He was a grave sexton for the St. Fidelis Cemetery for a number of years. He was a member of St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria Knights of Columbus, a lifetime member of the Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751, a past commander and past club room manager.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Dreiling, of the home; three sons, Rene Dreiling and wife, Marilyn “Mimi”, Papillion, NE; Joel Dreiling and wife, Melinda, Hays, KS; John Dreiling, Tulsa, OK; two daughters, Rose Rifford, Hays, KS; Mary Jones and husband, Carroll, Lexington, KY; two brothers, Vince Dreiling and wife, Ellen, Hays, KS; Francis P. Dreiling, Victoria, KS; two sisters, Theresa Brungardt and husband, Edwin “Eddie”, Walker, KS; Betty Schmidt and husband, Vernon, Hays, KS;
two sisters-in-law, Dee Dreiling and Mildred Dreiling, both of Hays, KS; one brother-in-law, Dean Davis, Emporia, KS; six grandchildren, Stephanie Boohar (Jim), Mark Dreiling, George Rifford IV (Michelle), Jennifer “Jenny” Altman (Brock), Jeremy Dreiling (fiancé, Amy Adams), Jay Dreiling; and three great grandchildren, Paige and Hailey Rifford, Katie Boohar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Sylvester, Robert, William “Bill” Dreiling; three sisters, Seraphina “Sarah” ,Davis, Alfreda “Freda” Grabbe and Caroline Schmidt.
Services are 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at St .Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, KS. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, KS with military honors by the Victoria V.F.W. Post No. 1751.
A Victoria Daughters of Isabella rosary is at 6:30 P.M. Tuesday, a vigil services is at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, and a Knights of Columbus / V.F.W. rosary is at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Visitation is from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday and from 8:30 to 9:30 A.M. Wednesday all at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays.
Memorials to St. Fidelis Building Repair fund or Victoria V.F.W. Building Improvements
Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]
KHAZ Country Music News: Zac Brown Band Never Has to Worry About Getting Bored on Stage
Though they’ve scored hit after hit at country radio, the guys in Zac Brown Band reserve the right to cover whatever musical ground interests them while in the studio and on stage. That means the group members, like the group’s guitar and keyboard player Coy Bowles, are constantly open to listening and learning different styles of music.
Coy comes from a more R&B and blues background, which compliments the bluegrass and folk-oriented history of front man Zac Brown. That willingness to cover so much musical ground keeps things interesting for the band members.
Coy tells the Kansas City Star, “I’m really thankful. I don’t know anyone personally who is burned out on music but I imagine playing one style of music all the time could get old after a while. But for us, one song is rocking, one song is jammy, one song is bluegrass, one song is reggae. It keeps you on our toes.”
To find out where they’re playing next, head over to ZacBrownBand.com.
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