Opening remarks of the Hays City Commission candidates at Monday night’s forum at Fort Hays State University.
There are five candidates for three open positions:
Shaun Musil, Dominic Pianalto, Eber Phelps, Todd Gabel and Ron Mellick.
The entire Hays City Commission Candidates Forum will air on Eagle Community TV, Channel 14 this Saturday and Sunday at 2 & 7p.m., and Sunday at 1p.m.
The election is Tuesday, April 2.
More Kansas newspapers are now online at the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America website, chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, according to the Kansas Historical Society.
The newspapers were digitized with funding received from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
The most recent additions include issues from Atchison, Emporia, Goodland, Hays, Hutchinson, Kinsley, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Liberal, Meade, Phillipsburg, Prairie City, Topeka and White Cloud.
Under this project, the Historical Society will digitize an additional 100,000 pages of Kansas newspapers by September 2013.
The following additional Kansas newspapers are now available on the Chronicling America website:
Kansas Weekly Herald (Leavenworth, issues from 1854-1855)
The Kansas Herald of Freedom (Lawrence, issues from 1854-1859)
Squatter Sovereign (Atchison, issues from 1855-1857)
White Cloud Kansas Chief (White Cloud issues from 1857-1860)
The Kanzas News (Emporia, issues from 1857-1859)
Freeman’s Champion (Prairie City, issues from 1857-1858)
The Goodland Republic (Goodland, issues from 1891-1907)
The Emporia News (Emporia, issues from 1859-1881)
The Emporia Weekly News (Emporia, issues from 1881-1889)
Phillipsburg Herald (Phillipsburg, issues from 1882-1905)
Hutchinson Gazette (Hutchinson, issues from 1895-1902)
Free Press (Hays, issues from 1899-1908)
The Hays Free Press (Hays, issues from 1908-1922)
Kinsley Graphic (Kinsley, issues from 1890-1904)
The Liberal Democrat (Liberal, issues from 1911-1922)
Meade County News (Meade, issues from 1900-1918)
These particular newspapers were chosen because of their coverage of events in state and national history including the Kansas Territorial era, the Civil War, and Populism.
AP — A Salina man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for killing a man in a dispute over a stolen go-kart. Kyle A. Nelson was sentenced Monday for voluntary manslaughter in the July 2012 shooting death of 37-year-old Jeffrey B. Powell.
Nelson testified during the trial that he shot Powell in self-defense during an argument over the go-kart, which had been stolen from Nelson’s children.
However, prosecutors argued there was no evidence to back up Nelson’s testimony that Powell had threatened him before the shooting.
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The Kansas Department of Commerce continues to accept nominations for the annual Business Appreciation Month awards. The awards serve as a statewide tribute to businesses for their contributions to Kansas and their local communities.
April 3 is the deadline to nominate a business for an award. 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.
There will be regional winners selected in the manufacturing/distribution, service, retail and hospital/non-profit categories. Overall finalists give a presentation about their company and community involvement to the panel of judges.
Award qualifications include:
To submit an online nomination, visit KansasCommerce.com/BAM.
Opening remarks from Monday night’s forum at Fort Hays State University of USD 489 candidates Richard Kraemer, Lance Bickle, Josh Waddell, and Kathleen Fischer.
Danielle Robben was unable to attend.
There are five candidates for three open positions.
To see the entire USD 489 Candidates Forum, watch Eagle Community TV Channel 14, Saturday and Sunday at 2 and 7p.m., and Monday at 1p.m.
Election Day is Tuesday, April 2.
TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — Kansas House and Senate negotiators have started meetings to settle differences over the 2014 state budget, a process expected to continue over the next two weeks.
Two Republicans and one Democrat from each chamber met Tuesday morning to hear an offer from the House on resolving several hundred line items.
The House and Senate have both approved $14 billion spending plans for the 2014 fiscal year, which starts July 1.
Leaders have said the negotiations could last several weeks. The work is tied to progress on tax legislation pending in both chambers.
The House and Senate’s budgets closely resemble the spending proposal offered by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback at the start of the session. Each would spend about $6 billion in state revenue and $8 billion from other sources.
HUTCHINSON, Kansas (AP) — Rocket engine parts that were recovered last week from the ocean will be preserved by a division of the Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson.
The F-1 engine parts arrived Monday at the SpaceWorks division of the Cosmosphere. They were part of the Saturn V rocket that boosted Apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 1970s. The engines broke up after falling back into the ocean.
The Hutchinson News reports parts from two of the engines were raised last week from the ocean about 360 miles off the coast of Florida.
Cosmosphere officials say the goal of this project is to preserve the integrity and original materials of the engines and prevent any further damage. The engines will not be rebuilt with new materials or replicated.
Trace Adkins explores every facet of love on his new album, Love Will…, and he’s lined up some special guests to help him sing about that enchanting and often elusive emotion.
Grammy winner Colbie Caillat joins Trace on “Watch the World End,” a song you can stream now at TraceAdkins.com. Trace also welcomes Exile to sing on a cover of their 1978 #1 hit “Kiss You All Over,” while the Harlem Gospel Choir lends their voice to the title cut, “Love Will.”
“I can’t say enough about what Colbie, the Harlem Gospel Choir and Exile brought to the table in their own way,” says Trace. “It is an honor to have such talented performers, songwriters and producers join me on the most inspiring, satisfying album of my career.”
Love Will… is available for online pre-orders April 2. If you pre-order the project at iTunes, you’ll get an immediate download of “Watch the World End” with Colbie Caillat.
Track Listing:
“When I Stop Loving You”
“So What If I Do”
“Come See Me”
“Right Now”
“Every One of You”
“The Altar of Your Love”
“Kiss You All Over” (Featuring Exile)
“If the Sun Comes Up”
“Say No to a Woman”
“Watch the World End” (Featuring Colbie Caillat)
“Love Will” (Featuring Harlem Gospel Choir”
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United State Senator Jerry Moran graduated from Plainville High School in the mid 70s. Last week he met with current Cardinal students in Washington. Fourteen students and four adults from Plainville spent five days in the Washington, DC area over spring break. One highlight of the annual trip for Plainville Juniors and Seniors,
sponsored by Dr. Tom Nuckols and his wife, was a stop to see the Senator.
The Ellis County Extension Office will host the program “Leaving a Legacy” on Wednesday, April 10, at 12:00 noon, at the Extension Office Meeting Room, 601 Main Street, Hays. A light lunch will be provided.If you missed the live broadcast of Monday’s Candidate Forum, it will be rebroadcast on Eagle Community Television Channel 14 or 614 this Saturday and Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Monday at 1 p.m. The election is April 2.
Stay tuned to Eagle Radio, Eagle Community Television’s Local News and Hays Post for election night coverage.
(AP) – Attention, runners: your expensive shoes may not be doing you any favors.
A new University of Kansas study finds that the extra padding found in conventional running shoes may be changing the way runners strike the ground and could eventually lead to injury.
The Kansas City Star reports that University of Kansas researchers put high school athletes on a treadmill. Running barefoot produced forefoot striking, believed by many to be a more natural way to run.
Putting on conventional, cushioned-heel shoes led the runners to land on their heels — which some experts say can lead to knee and hip injuries over time.
So-called “minimalist” shoes that mimic the barefoot experience are catching on with consumers, but experts say anyone making the switch should go slowly to avoid injury.
