Allison Hohmann has earned the gold medal.  Actually, it’s the Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout ages 14-18 can achieve.

Hohmann will be a senior at Thomas More Prep Marian High School in Hays.

She started as a Daisy Girl Scout in kindergarten.  Her mother, Donna, has always been her troop leader.  Donna  had the honor of pinning the Gold Award on Allison’s sash during a recent ceremony.

Hohmann, a member of  Girl Scout Troop No. 10214, designed and created 24 Dual Language Leaner literacy activity kits for preschoolers in Spanish-speaking families in USD 489.

She recorded storybooks on CDs in both English and Spanish and created  hands-on games to reinforce the concepts being taught.

It took 132 hours and two years to complete the project.

The kits are kept at Lincoln Elementary School, where Hohmann attended grade school, and can be checked out by all teachers in USD 489.

Just 6 percent of Girl Scouts worldwide earn the coveted Gold Award;  Hohmann is one of 11 in the Kansas Heartland council who accomplished it this year.

After she graduates from TMP, Hohmann says she plans to attend college and become a teacher.

 

Heavy rain falling Tuesday evening on I-70,  two miles west of Yocemento.  Wind gusts of 65 mph have been reported South East of Ellis. At 5:50 p.m., water was also reported over the roadway along portions of 160-170th Ave west of Hays.  At 6:45 p.m. rainfall totals included .55 in the city of Ellis, 1 inch near Yocemento, and .36 at the Eagle Media Center. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio for additional information on severe weather and more as it becomes available.

The Hays Police Department conducted three traffic stops and received 12 animal calls on Monday, according to the Police Activity Log.

Theft: The Hays PD investigated three thefts on Monday

11:14 a.m. – Theft and Credit Card Violations were reported in the 1200 block of East 27^th Street

8:00 a.m. May 25^th > 8:00 p.m. May 25^th – Theft – Burglary or a residence in the 1300 block of East 32^nd Street

5:49 p.m. – General Theft was reported in the 1000 block of West 28^th Street

Burglary: Officers investigated the report of a burglary

11:00 p.m. Sunday > 8:00 a.m. Monday – Burglary of a vehicle in the 500 block of Ash Street

Driving Under the Influence: Hays Police Officers conducted one DUI stop

2:17 a.m. – Drug Offenses and Driving Under the Influence in the 1500 block of US 183 Alternate Highway

Unattended Death: The Hays PD responded to one death reported Monday

4:29 a.m. – Unattended Death was reported in the 2100 block of Canal Boulevard

Vehicle Accident: Officers worked one vehicle accident

12:37 p.m. – MV Accident-City Street/Alley at 8^th and Vine Streets

The replacement of concrete paving at College Drive, from the Union loading dock to the intersection of North Campus Drive/College Drive, is underway on the Campus at Fort Hay State University.

This work will require the closure of that segment of College Drive until work is completed. The project is scheduled to be completed no later than August 9.

Both Union parking lots will remain open for use throughout construction. However, the eastern portion of the south Union parking lot will be closed to facilitate construction of a revised entrance to that lot.

Access to the Union parking lots will be available at the northwest entrance near the Motor Pool.

During the term of construction, pedestrians are advised to cross College Drive south of the Union loading dock area, or at the North Campus Drive/College Drive intersection.

Tuition prices will be going up at Fort Hays State University and other Regents institutions.

The state legislature has cut the schools’ budgets 1.5%.

That’s a reduction of more than $845,000 for Fort Hays State. President Ed Hammond is not happy but he hopes the loss of state funding will be mitigated by savings in energy costs when the university’s two new wind turbines go on line August 1:

Hammond says FHSU will propose a 3.42% tuition increase next year and an increase of 47 cents per credit hour in required fees,or 1.43%.