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Month: March 2013

Keystone Pipeline May Not Need Obama’s OK

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Oil Pipeline 002U.S. Representative Lee Terry, a
Nebraska Republican, has introduced a bill to allow
the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built sooner than later.

Terry has long supported construction of the 1,700-mile
pipeline that would carry crude oil from western Canada to refineries in Texas.
The pipeline would travel through Montana, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and
Oklahoma.

Terry’s bill would remove the need for a presidential permit for the pipeline
to be built.

Earlier this week, Republicans who met with President Barack Obama said the
president did not rule out a decision to approve the $7 billion pipeline.

Living Last Supper Performance

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For over ten years, a group of dedicated Southwest Kansas residents has performed “The Living Last Supper” prior to Easter. They are back in Hays andBeach Schmidt Performing Arts Cntr

will perform at the Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center at FHSU tonight at 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Tickets are free and available at the following locations.

Cerv’s, 2722 Hall and 2701 Vine; the Eagle Communications desk at Dillons, 1902 Vine; The Furniture Look, 1000 Main

Donations will be collected for ECMA’s Second Mile Fund.

Woman Arrested for Assault with Machete

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Twenty four year old Laura Stroup of Hays was arrested early Thursday morning. She was using a machete during a disturbance in the 3100 block of Tam ‘O Shanter.  Hays Police Lt. Brandon Wright told Hays Post, “Fortunately, nobody was injured during the

Laura Stroup
Laura Stroup

incident. Stroup is charged with assault using a deadly weapon, domestic battery, and criminal damage to property.

Internet Filters coming to your School and Library

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All schools in Hays and across the state of Kansas are a step closer to being required to install software to block Internet pornography. The Kansas House Education

Phillip Cosby, AFA State Director
Phillip Cosby, AFA State Director

committee passed a measure with the requirements on Friday.  It would also require the Hays Public Library and all public libraries in Kansas to install the software.

Phillip Cosby is promoting the measure. He is the state director of the American Family Association of Kansas and Missouri. Cosby told Hays Post, “Friday’s action was encouraging. I think that the unanimous votes in the Senate and in the Education Committee show that everyone is now in agreement that the threat of pornography is real and action needs to be taken.” 

The measure, Senate Bill 104, originally included only public schools, but Rep. Annie Tietze, D-Topeka, tacked on an amendment Friday that extended it to accredited private schools as well.The Hays Public Library patrons currently have access to Internet filters by request.

School Officials Tip Off Police on Sex Assault

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A 27-year-old Salina man is in police custody today on chargesJoshua-D-Warden of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, and 2-counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

Joshua D. Warden is alleged to have had sexual contact with a girl under the age of 14 on more than one occasion between January 1st and March 12th at a west Salina home.

Police were made aware of the allegations by school officials. Warden was arrested Thursday evening.

Hays Post Town Hall With Huelskamp, Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

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Congressman Tim Huelskamp is inviting you to take part in the HaysPost TownHall event “Conversation with Conservatives.”huelskamp

You will see it live this Wednesday, March 20,  10:30 a.m. CDT.

Conversations with Conservatives is presented by a group of free market, liberty-minded members of Congress who meet monthly with traditional press and bloggers to discuss the most important issues of the day.

You can watch online at HaysPost.com- 

You can also participate in the conversation by asking questions on the Conversations with 

Conservatives Facebook page, or on twitter by using the hash tag #cwc113

Please join us Wednesday morning.

Smoke Free KU Campus?

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LAWRENCE, Kansas (AP) — A University of Kansas student has begun a push to ban smoking throughout the Lawrence campus.

KU campusSophomore Ashley Hrabe, of Salina, has been involved with the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition since she was in high school.

The university already bans smoking inside or within 20 feet of any campus building. Hrabe wants to prohibit smoking anywhere on campus.

Hrabe met this week with faculty, student and staff leaders at a University Senate committee meeting. The Journal-World reports she already has the support of some leaders of the Student Senate.

Several details would have to be worked out, including enforcement and whether people could smoke in their cars.

Hrabe hopes eventually to make ban the use of smokeless tobacco as well.

Spring Style Show Comes To Hays After 5 Brunch Program

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The Hays After 5 brunch program is from 10:00-12:00, April 13th, at the Smoky Hill Country Club.    The club’s brunch program will feature Karen Gutierrez of Sophisticate Boutique who is providing a spring style show.
The Cost is $12.50.  Reservations are due by April 9 to Sherrill @ 785-621-4701.

Hays After 5 is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries of Kansas City, Mo

 

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KDA Announces Specialty Crop Grants

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kdaThe Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.  The funds are in turn granted to projects and organizations that promote the competitiveness of specialty crops.

The purpose of the specialty crop program is to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which are defined by USDA as “fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture.”

Each state that submits an application that is reviewed and approved by the Agricultural Marketing Service is to receive at least an amount that is equal to the higher of $100,000 or one-third of 1 percent of the total amount of funding made available for that fiscal year. In addition, the Agricultural Marketing Service will allocate the remainder of the grant funds based on the value of specialty crop production in each state in relation to the national value of specialty crop production using the latest available cash receipt data.

In 2012, Kansas received $258,363 for the grant program.

Applications will be evaluated by a team of external reviewers. The team will rate proposals on the ability to successfully promote specialty crops in Kansas and make a positive impact on the Kansas economy. The team will submit those recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture, who will make the final awards.

Applications are due to KDA no later than May 17, 2013. 

KC Store Owner Indicted for Counterfeit Goods By Ralph Lauren, Nike

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KCK store owner accused of selling counterfeit Ralph Lauren clothing.
KCK store owner accused of selling counterfeit Ralph Lauren clothing.

A man has been charged with selling goods with counterfeit trademarks from Ralph Lauren, Nike and other well known names at his store in Kansas City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Jehad Shalabi, 44, is charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit trademark goods.
The indictment alleges that Shalabi sold counterfeit goods at the Joe Black clothing store at 3201 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. In 2009 Shalabi was identified as the manager of the store. Subsequently, he listed the owner and manager of the store for occupational tax purposes in the names of his accountant or relatives.
 
The indictment alleges Shalabi offered for sale at Joe Black hundreds of counterfeit trademark items including Polo Ralph Lauren shirts, hoodies and T-shirts; Nike Air Force, Jordan Airmax and Goadomes shoes; Major League Baseball hats; T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, sweatshirts, hoodies and shorts with tattoo designs by Ed Hardy; Luxirie jeans; Rocawear T-shirts, long-sleeve shirts and body suits; and Coogi shirts, dresses, T-shirts, shorts, jeans and jackets.
The government is seeking a money judgment of $89,000, representing the proceeds of the crime.
 
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $2 million. The FBI and ICE-HSI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.
 
       

HHS Softball Splits Season Opener at Goodland

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HHS-SB-LogoThe Hays High softball team split their season-opening doubleheader at Goodland. The Cowgirls rallied with three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth for an 8-6 come from behind win in the opener. The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead in the second game then held on a for a 14-10 victory. Both teams are now 1-1 on the season. The Indians are now off until March 28th when they travel to Pratt.

Game 1: Goodland 8, Hays 6
The Indians took a 3-2 lead with three runs in the fifth on a Kaylie Schoendall sac fly, a Shea Briggs fly out and a Courtney Storer single.

Goodland answered with three in the bottom of the inning to go up 5-3.

Hays scored three more in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead. Julie Balzer drove in a run on a groundout then Kaylie Schoendall hit a two-run homer.

The Cowgirls answered again with three in the bottom of the sixth for the final margin.

Madison Prough (0-1) takes the loss, allowing all eight runs on 13 hits over six innings walking four and striking out two.

Game 2: Hays 14, Goodland 10
The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead then held on for their first victory of the season. The Indians scored one in the first then eight, all unearned, in the second and two in the third.

Hays was up 12-1 when the Cowgirls struck for seven in the fifth to get back in the game. Six of the seven runs were unearned thanks to two Indian errors.

Both teams would score two in the seventh for the final margin.

Madison Prough (1-1)picks up the win, going 4.2 innings allowing seven runs (1 earned) on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts.

Haley Wells and Katelyn Schumacher both had three hits and three RBIs.

 

 

Alert: Kansas Pork Recall

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Ben-Lee Processing, Inc., an Atwood, Kansas establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat and heat-treated bacon and ham products that were produced without a Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The following products are subject to recall:

  • Various weight packages of cured pork products, including country style bacon, sliced bacon, ham, sliced ham, and summer sausagesRecall 001

The recalled products are in consumer-sized packages in various weights, and are wrapped in white butcher paper with the name and address of Ben-Lee as well as the mark of inspection and the name of the product in a contrasting ink color.

The recalled products bear the establishment number “Est. 2366” inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were produced prior to March 14, 2013, and were distributed in northwest Kansas for further distribution.

The problem was discovered by the Kansas State Department of Agriculture in conjunction with FSIS.  Some fully cooked products were given the mark of inspection, but the company does not have a HACCP plan for fully cooked product. Further investigation revealed that other Ready-To-Eat or heat-treated products were produced without HACCP plans.  HACCP plans, in which establishments identify potential hazards associated with a given product, and identify a means of addressing those hazards in the production process, are required for all products bearing the mark of inspection.

FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness at this time.  Anyone concerned about an illness from consumption of these products should contact a healthcare provider. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify that recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.

Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact Tom Carroll, the company’s owner, at (785) 626-3732.

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