Miami County Kansas officials say an 85-year-old man died when his all-terrain vehicle overturned during the weekend.
The sheriff’s office says Edward Reed of rural Louisburg was spraying chemicals on thistles in his pasture when the vehicle overturned in a ditch.
Reed was found dead about a mile southwest of Louisburg Sunday afternoon.
(AP) — Wichita police say a body that was pulled from the Little Arkansas River Sunday belonged to a man who ran from officers last week.
Police say the body was that of 38-year-old Kenneth Zabienski of Wichita. A jogger reported seeing the body in the river Sunday.
Zabienski ran after officers pulled him over last Thursday and he failed a field sobriety test. Officers were getting ready to arrest Zabienski when he ran and jumped in the river.
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City of WaKeeney
408 Russell Ave., WaKeeney KS 67672
Regular Meeting Wednesday 6/4/13 at 7:00 PM
Roll Call
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The Hays Police Department conducted 85 traffic stops and received 19 animal calls between Friday and Sunday, according to the Police Activity Log.
Theft – The Hays PD investigated four thefts reported over the weekend
12:00 p.m. May 14th > 12:00 p.m. May 20th – Theft and a Civil Dispute was reported in the 1500 block of East 17th Street
5:00 p.m. May 30th > 2:00 June 1st – General Theft was reported in the 2700 block of Thunderbird Drive
2:00 p.m. May 31st > 2:00 p.m. June 2nd – General Theft was reported in the 3400 block of Vine Street
12:30 a.m. > 12:00 p.m. Saturday – Theft of Vehicle was reported in the 400 block of West 5th Street
Driving Under the Influence – Officers conducted four DUI stops
3:27 p.m. Friday – Driving Under the Influence was reported at 8th and Milner Street
2:13 a.m. Saturday – Driving Under the Influence was reported at 4th and Fort Street
12:20 a.m. Sunday – Accident /Driving Under the Influence of the 200 block of West 7th Street (North Alley)
1:39 a.m. > 3:16 a.m. Sunday – Driving Under the Influence was reported in the 700 block of Park Street
Civil Dispute – The Hays PD received two Civil Dispute reports
7:33 p.m. Friday – Civil Dispute was reported in the 2300 block of Timber Drive
Liquor Offense – Officers investigated one Cereal Malt Beverage Violation on Sunday
12:28 > 12:29 a.m. Sunday – Cereal Malt Beverage Violation – Sell, Furnish or Transport in the 400 block of West 7th Street
Juvenile Complaint – The Hays PD received a Juvenile Complaint Sunday
5:19 p.m. Sunday – Juvenile Complaint was reported in the 300 block of Main Street at HaysAquaticPark
Disturbances – The Hays Police Department responded to nine disturbances, three of those were for noise complaints
8:43 p.m. Friday – Domestic Disturbance was reported in the 2300 block of Timber Drive
2:05 > 2:06 a.m. Saturday – Fight, Battery – simple was reported in the 500 block of West 7th Street
5:34 > 6:46 p.m. Saturday – General Disturbance was reported in the 3000 block of Vine Street
12:00 a.m. Sunday – Criminal Threat and General Disturbance was reported in the 4300 block of Vine Street
1:13 a.m. Sunday – General Disturbance and a Fight was reported in the 200 block of East 15th Street
3:24 a.m. Sunday – General Disturbance and a Fight was reported in the 100 block of West 6th Street
Vehicle Accidents – Police Officers worked seven Vehicle Accidents over the weekend
11:55 a.m. Friday – Accident-Private Property in the 2700 block of Vine Street
2:20 p.m. Friday – Accident-City Street/Alley in the 300 block of East 18th Street
3:00 p.m. Friday –Accident-City Street/Alley at 28th and Hall Street
3:25 p.m. Friday –Accident-City Street/Alley in the 1200 block of Vine Street
10:45 a.m. Saturday – Accident-City Street/Alley in the 1600 block of Fort Street
3:32 p.m. Saturday –Accident-Private Property in the 1900 block of Holmes Road
Water Use Violation – There was one Water Violation reported Sunday
1:34 p.m. Sunday – Water Use Violation was reported in the 2900 block of Willow Street
Summer hasn’t even arrived, and yet already this year seven children have died of heat stroke after being left in vehicles.
KidsAndCars.org reports the following deaths in a 16-day period in May:
A girl, 5 months, died May 10 in El Paso, Texas, after her mother, a high school teacher, unknowingly left her behind in her SUV.
A boy, 4, died May 15 in Transylvania County, N.C., after his grandmother forgot to drop him off at daycare.
A boy, 11 months, died May 16 in Miami, Fla., died after being left behind in his mother’s car.
A girl, 1, died May 17 in Dallas, Texas, after her mother, an elementary school teacher, unknowingly left her behind in her vehicle.
A boy, 1, died May 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas, after his uncle forgot to drop him off at daycare.
A boy, 18 months, and girl, 2 months died May 26 in Glen Allen, Va., when they were left in the car while the mother was at work.
All of the children were left by a family member, and all but one child were under age 2.
“The worst thing any parent or caregiver can do is think that this could never happen to them, that they are not capable of inadvertently leaving their child behind,” says Janette Fennell, founder and president of KidsAndCars.org, the leading national nonprofit child safety organization working to prevent injuries and deaths of children in and around motor vehicles.
“This can and does happen to the most loving, responsible and attentive parents.” Since the group began tracking data, more than 675 children have died in these preventable tragedies.
Former PGA Touring Professional, Steve Gotsche, offers some tips on how to hit out of the rough!
Shania Twain has won multiple awards for her music, but her latest trophy from the Scent Marketing Institute has more to do with her keen sense of smell. Shania recently picked up a SMItty award from the organization for Most Innovative Use of Scent Marketing for her Vegas show, Shania: Still the One.
Here’s how she earned it. At the top of the concert, the air in the The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is infused with Shania’s fragrances Still the One Day and Still the One Night before transitioning into a saloon scent reminiscent of leather, and then into a campfire fragrance.
Shania says, “Creating my new show, Shania: Still the One, was artistically fulfilling, and receiving this award is yet another level of reward I hadn’t even imagined. I’m proud of this unexpected achievement.”
If you’re interested in smelling it all for yourself, tickets for Shania’s show are available at ShaniainVegas.com. Her two fragrances, Still the One Day and Night, are available at The Colosseum boutique.
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The Community Assistance Center Will have a garage sale at 12th & Oak on Tuesday June 4 from 8 am until 11a.m.
The Community Assistance Center is open Monday – Friday from 8-12 Noon. For more information call 785-625-9110
The Hays Eagles American Legion baseball team finished 3-2 at the Manhattan Tournament of Champions.
In the final game on Sunday Manhattan scored four runs in the 6th inning on their way to a 5-2 win over the Eagles.
In the Eagles half of the 4th inning Hayden Hutchison led off the inning with a single and came around to score on a Cameron Klaus single. Then with the bases loaded Jake Sedbrook walked and scored Lane Downing, who reached on an error.
Manhattan scored a run in the fifth and four more in the 6th on their way to the 5-2 win.
Eagles starter Brady Bieker allowed five runs, one earned over 5.1 innings and Cameron Klaus pitched 1.2 innings allowing just two hits.
Klaus was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk, Clayton Basgall was 2-for-4 and Hayden Hutchison was 1-for-3 with a run.
The Eagles are 4-2 on the season and they will play at Dodge City Tuesday night.
The United Way of Ellis County would like to thank Rich Guffey and the Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course for allowing the United Way to sponsor the 3-man golf tournament held at the course on Sunday, May 26th. The tournament had 36 teams sign up to play, despite wind in excess of 30mph! In addition to this, the United Way would also like to thank the following hole sponsors for their contribution to the tournament: Success on the Course sponsor, Walmart and Drive for Change sponsors, Amphenol Adronics, Bank of Hays, Eagle Communications, Golden Q, Hess Services, Inc., Horizon Appliance &
Electronics, Nex-tech, Professional Rental Management, Toby Jugs, United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas and 8th Street Liquor.
Choosing to support the United Way of Ellis County makes a difference right here in Ellis County, where you choose to live! Thank yo
Congratulations to Carmella Thyfault and Roger Mettlen!
May was Beef Month and 99 KZ Country celebrated by giving away two gift cards from Hays City Quality Meats.
Hays City Quality Meats, 2306 Vine, Hays, KS. Store Hours: Monday thru Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 8am to 5pm, Closed Sundays. Find them online and on facebook.
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Congress today is holding its fourth hearing on the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, with a House Appropriations subcommittee doing the questioning this time around.
A new report highlights how the agency spent millions at hundreds of conferences in just two years. The findings come as congressional Republicans say interviews with IRS employees show the order to target conservatives may have come straight from Washington. Watch the appalling IRS Star Trek Spoof you paid to produce.
About a year after being paired with mentors, youth evaluated in a recent study, many of whom had multiple risk factors for delinquency, school failure, teen 
pregnancy and mental health problems, had fewer symptoms of depression.
The young people were part of the first large-scale evaluation to assess how mentoring affects “higher-risk” youth. Noted mentoring researchers, Carla Herrera, David DuBois, and Jean Grossman studied more than 1,300 youth enrolled in seven mentoring programs, including five Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies.
Youth with mentors, compared to those without mentors who faced similar challenges, improved in their social competence, academic attitudes and grades. The strongest findings were related to decreases in symptoms of depression—an especially noteworthy outcome given that nearly one in four youth in the study reported high levels of depressive symptoms before being matched with mentors.
“Depression has been linked to a host of short- and long-term problems for young people, including suicidal behavior, academic and social difficulties, and increased risk for substance abuse and teen pregnancy,” the researchers reported. “The study’s findings offer robust evidence that participation in volunteer-centered, one-to-one, community-based mentoring programs can ameliorate and/or prevent the emergence of depressive symptoms,” researchers added.
“When young people face multiple life challenges, their families and communities suffer as well,” said Big Brothers Big Sisters President and CEO, Dan Soliday. “While a number of studies have found that one-to-one mentoring helps ‘at-risk’ children, this new research provides important insights about the impact of our work on youth who face a range of issues, including those who face higher levels and severity of risk factors.”
The study revealed the importance of careful screening for mental health concerns at intake, in combination with referral mechanisms for those who are in need of additional support. Of note, the researchers found that while mentoring programs are successful at reaching youth with lower-risk profiles, they are also able to reach those who meet the “higher-risk” threshold, without significant efforts beyond their normal recruitment strategies.
The study found mentors who received early-match training and consistent phone support met more frequently and had longer-lasting relationships with their mentees. Youth whose mentors received in-person group training also reported higher-quality relationships. The researchers noted that offering tailored training and support to mentors, mentees and families based on the specific risks youth face has the potential to produce even stronger benefits.
For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters, or how you can get involved in the program, call 888-KS4-BIGS or go to www.kansasbigs.org.
