March 2013 – Page 6 – Hays Post Archive

Hays Students to State Science Fair Today

Posted on March 29, 2013March 29, 2013

Thirteen Hays High students competed at the FHSU Regional Science and Engineering Fair in February. Nine of the students qualified for the Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair to be held in Wichita today and Saturday. One student from TMP-Marian also qualified. The State qualifiers and their projects are:

Ben Morley —— How Does Drag Affect Swimmers?

Kinsey Ackerman —— Does the average height and weight of the couples affect how far they made it in the competition on “Dancing with the Stars”?

Kayla Hitchcock & Nicole Dinkel —— How do energy drinks affect crickets?

Madison Prough & Morgan Klaus —— How do different heights of high heeled shoes affect the pressure on your foot?

Kacie Brous —— What are some ways to help your nail polish dry faster?

Nikki Vuong & Kacie Engel —— Does the Amount of Time a Flat Iron is on Horse Hair Change the Amount of Focus Required to Break the Hair?

Russell Krug of TMP-Marian—–Determining Satellite Speed and Altitude Using the Doppler Effect

City Commission Meeting Update

Posted on March 29, 2013March 29, 2013

The highlights from Thursday’s city commission meeting:

The commissioners approved rejoining the Kansas League of Municipalities for worker’s compensation coverage through the end of the year at a savings of $20 Thousand Dollars.

They heard a presentation from city Utilities Director – Bernie Kitten on the water release from Cedar Bluff.

They also unanimously approved a cost of living increase for City Mgr. Toby Dougherty’s employment contract, similar to the cost of living increase other city employees received in January. Commissioner Steward praised Dougherty for his effort and how “easy it is to work with him.”

Performing Arts Center to Host Easter Celebration

Posted on March 29, 2013March 29, 2013

The Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on the campus of Fort Hays State University has served many purposes. On Sunday it will host Easter Sunday Church Services.

The Auditorium will have services for Celebration Community Church at 9 and 10:45 a.m. Luke LeCount , Technical Director of the Performing Arts Center told Hays Post, In the time I’ve been here we have not done a similar church event on Easter. My staff is used to working on holidays, so that won’t be a problem” The Arts Center seats 1,100 and is also home to the Encore Series.

KHAZ Country Music News: Jason Aldean Just Isn’t Cut Out for Reality TV

Posted on March 28, 2013June 5, 2018

Jason Aldean is at the top of his game right now selling out stadiums and arenas on his Night Train tour. Though he took a small acting role in the film Sweetwater this year, fans don’t have to worry about Jason straying too far from the concert stage.

He says, “At the end of the day, I’m a musician. That’s what I am, and I don’t really want to be anything other than that.”

That means Jason isn’t going to judge or participate in a reality show any time soon either. He’s seen what being a coach on The Voice has done for his pal Blake Shelton‘s career, but that kind of gig just isn’t for him.

“I never say never on things,” Jason explains. “I think you’ve got to take certain situations as they come. You know, so it’s hard to say. That show that Blake’s on, I’m sure nobody knew that that thing was gonna explode the way it did.”

The kind of time it takes to be on a reality show isn’t worth it for Jason.

He says, “I would be miserable if I wasn’t out on the road playing my shows. If I had to sit in a building and I had to focus more on doing a show like that versus going out and playing my shows live. I just, I wouldn’t be happy doing that.”

Jason’s live concerts are one of the many reasons he’s up for ACM Entertainer of the Year, and fan voting in that category is now underway at VoteACM.com. Jason will perform on the 48th Annual ACM Awards Sunday, April 7 on CBS.

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Northwest Kansas Community Recovers from Murder Trial, Conviction

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013

The Northwest Kansas town of Oberlin is still trying to recover. A rare murder trial, the first in ten years, ended on Wednesday with a conviction of 25 year old

Dylan Coryell. “I’m so glad the trial is over,” courtroom photographer Stephanie DeCamp told Hays Post. “It was very stressful.” The trial was scheduled for ten days and was finished in seven days. “He will be sentenced on June 17 and we’ll have him down the road a day or two later,” Decatur County Sheriff Ken Badsky told Hays Post.

Coryell was convicted of fatally shooting another man and wounding a woman as the couple slept.

Witnesses testified Coryell had recently begun a relationship with the woman, who survived the shooting.

Prosecutors said both men had been drinking and exchanging hostile text messages in the hours before the killing.

Sheriff Badsky said that Coryell will move from Oberlin to the Norton Correctional Facility and then to the prison at Eldorado.

Brownback Sees Gay Marriage As Settled Issue In Kansas

Posted on March 28, 2013

AP – Gov. Sam Brownback still supports a federal law against gay marriage that he backed as a member of Congress and says the issue is settled in Kansas because of the state constitution’s ban.

Brownback faced questions Thursday from reporters with two cases on gay marriage before the U.S. Supreme Court. Brownback has long supported the traditional definition of marriage.

In one case, the high court is being asked to strike down a gay-marriage ban in California enacted by voters. The other case is a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996.

Brownback voted for the federal law while in Congress.

He said the issue is resolved in Kansas because in a 2005 election, nearly 70 percent of voters approved a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

First Look 2013 Wheat Crop

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The USDA is releasing its first estimate of the 2013 crop size in its spring planting report.

After a year dominated by worst drought since the 1950s, farmers are looking ahead to the next crop. Some analysts are expecting slightly more corn and soybeans to be planted than a year ago.

Farmers planted 97.2 million acres of corn last year, the most since 1937. Some analysts are expecting corn acres at around 97.5 acres.

Darrel L. Good, an agriculture economics professor at the University of Illinois, says more acres are available for planting because farmers enrolled 2.6 million fewer acres in the conservation reserve program last year.

Thursday’s USDA report is based on about 80,000 farmer surveys and is the first indication of planting intentions for this year.

Kansas Governor Says His Sales Tax Plan Fits With Budget

Posted on March 28, 2013

AP – Gov. Sam Brownback says the reality of funding the state budget will push Kansas lawmakers toward approving his proposal to cancel a scheduled decline in the state sales tax.

Brownback said Thursday that legislators have limited options for stabilizing the budget while they seek further cuts in individual income tax rates.

Brownback hopes to follow last year’s income tax cuts with additional reductions over the next four years.

The Senate has embraced both that idea and keeping the sales tax at 6.3 percent instead of letting it fall to 5.7 percent in July as scheduled by law.

The House wants to let the sales tax drop and cut income taxes less aggressively. Olathe Republican Scott Schwab says few of his fellow House members support keeping the sales tax where it is.

Closet Classic – Molly Hatchet – Dreams I’ll Never See

Posted on March 28, 2013March 25, 2013

Closet Classic ~ Rock Archive

Molly Hatchet
Dreams I’ll Never See

KHAZ Country Music News: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert’s Marriage Is an Open Book

Posted on March 28, 2013September 16, 2014

Blake Shelton doesn’t worry that his wife Miranda Lambert will believe tabloid rumors that he’s cheating on her. The couple has an open book policy in their marriage, literally: either one of them can go through and read the other’s texts and e-mails at any time.

“That’s the kind of trust we have,” Blake tells People Country. “There are no secrets. Go dig through my drawers or my phone or my computer if you feel like you need to. I have nothing to hide. And it’s been a really good thing because I don’t want her to ever have any doubt.”

As for talk of Blake and Miranda having a baby, Blake says that still a ways off, though he admits, “I do think if and when it happens, I’ll be pretty happy about it.”

For more insight into Blake’s life, pick up the new issue of People Country, out Friday.

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It’s Inconvenient, But Necessary

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013

Vine Street business owners between 13th and 22nd Streets met with Hays and KDOT officials Tuesday night about reconstruction of the heavily traveled street.

Assistant Hays Public Works Director John Braun says there will be only one lane of traffic in each direction, and left turns will not be allowed in the construction zone.

Work is scheduled to begin next Wednesday, April 3, and continue through July.

Eyeballs Found In Trash At Kansas Gas Station

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013

AP — Police say they are trying to determine how a medical box containing a pair of eyeballs ended up in a trash bin at a gas station in Kansas City.

Police spokesman Steve Young says a worker at a Conoco station in the city’s north called police after finding the cardboard box late Wednesday. The box was labeled, “Keep refrigerated.”

Young says police aren’t sure if the eyes are human, or whether any crime has been committed. Surveillance video shows two men in a blue Toyota leaving the package on the trash bin.

Police say no eye banks or hospitals in the area were awaiting delivery of any eyeballs.

The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s office is holding the package while the investigation continues.

Using Water More Efficiently

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013

One of the new initiatives for the city of Hays to use water more efficiently kicked off Tuesday night.

The first in the “Water Smart Landscape Series” drew a number of homeowners to the K-State Ag Research Center where they learned about soil health, fertilizer and pesticides.

The remaining three presentations will address how to choose the right plants for this climate and putting the plants in the right place; how to use water wisely; and how to convert lawns to warm season grasses which use less water.

The free series is sponsored by the Ellis County Extension Office, Ellis County Master Gardeners, the city of Hays, and the KSU Big Creek Middle Smoky Hill River Watersheds.