The city of Munjor, south of Hays, is reporting that water levels in their well are low. They need residents in the area to please cut back on water use as much as possible.
Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.
People have rallied in dozens of U.S. cities, urging authorities to press federal civil rights charges against a former neighborhood watch leader in Florida who was found not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organized the “Justice for Trayvon” rallies and vigils on Saturday in at least 101 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Wichita, where a group demonstrated one block away from the Wichita State University campus.
One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Martin in a gated central Florida community, people gathered nationwide on Saturday.
The Florida case has become a flashpoint in national debates over self-defense, guns, and race relations.
Zimmerman, who successfully claimed that he was protecting himself when he shot Martin, identifies himself as Hispanic. Martin was black.
(AP) — Scrapbooks that chronicle author Ernest Hemingway’s childhood from diapers to high school will be made publicly available online for the first time.
The JFK Library and Museum in Boston has digitized pages from five scrapbooks that the mother of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner made to document his early life.
Hemingway Collection curator Susan Wrynn says the fragile volumes have been in a vault for decades.
She says much of the content hasn’t been made available to the public before, and only a few researchers have seen it in its entirety.
On Sunday, Hemingway’s 114th birthday, hundreds of pages will go online at https://www.jfklibrary.org
Sean Hemingway tells The Associated Press he’s sure there are clues within the scrapbooks to the writing talent his late grandfather showed as an adult.
Purchasing a resident deer permit has never been more convenient for Kansas hunters. Beginning July 30, all over-the-counter permits will go on sale, and for 
residents, that’s just about every deer permit available. The only deer permit that requires an application for resident hunters is the firearm either-species permit, which allows the harvest of a mule or white-tailed deer during the firearm season. Resident Whitetail Any Season, Statewide Archery, Muzzleloader Either-Species, and antlerless-only permits can be purchased over the counter or online. The application period for resident Firearm Either-species, Either-sex permits closed July 12.
In addition to a deer permit, resident hunters age 16 through 74 must have a resident hunting license, unless exempt by Kansas Law.
Deer permits can be purchased online at ksoutdoors.com, or from your local state park office or license vendor. For a list of vendor locations near you, visit ksoutdoors.com and click “License,” “Permits,” “Locations to Buy License,” and “Permits.”
2013 Deer Season Dates
Youth/Disabled: Sept. 7 – 15, 2013
Muzzleloader-Only: Sept. 16 – Sept. 29, 2013
Archery: Sept. 16 – Dec. 31, 2013
Pre-rut Firearm Whitetail Antlerless: Oct. 12 – Oct. 13, 2013
Firearm: Dec. 4 – Dec. 15, 2013
Extended Whitetail Antlerless: Jan. 1 – 12, 2014
Special Extended Whitetail Antlerless: Jan. 13 – Jan. 19, 2014 (units 7, 8, and 15 ONLY)
Extended Archery Season: Jan. 20 – Jan. 31, 2014 (unit 19 ONLY)
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HaysMed’s Center for Health Improvement and Fort Hays State University are sponsoring the third annual Big Creek Mud Run on Saturday, August 24. The mud run
is a 2 mile obstacle course that winds through the Fort Hays State University Campus. Participants should be ready to “get their dirty on”; as they jump, crawl and climb through mud and other obstacles.
“This has been a great event for the region.” said Kelly Flaska, Fitness/Aquatics Supervisor of the Center for Health Improvement. “People from all over the state come to participate.”
The Mud Run is carried out in heats of 40 people. The first wave begins at 8:30 am and a new wave starts every 20 minutes with the last one beginning at 11:30 am. You can run in your own wave or get your friends together and all run in the same wave.
At 12 noon there is a Kids Mud Bath that lets kids 3 and older have fun playing in the mud without any obstacles. There will also be food, music and prizes.
Deadline for registering for the event is August 21tst. The fee is $25 for participants and they must be 18 years and older. All participants will receive a t-shirt, participation medal and a free lunch. Participants are encouraged to bring along their families and friends.
Registrations are available online at www.thecenter.haysmed.com/mudrun. For more information contact Kelly at 623-5900.
Hays Paint-A-Thon is a program that helps low-income seniors and people with permanent physical disabilities continue to live independently in their own homes. A volunteer team is matched to scrape, prime and paint the exterior of each eligible home/garage, thereby keeping it well-maintained, beautiful and an asset to the neighborhood. All of this is done at no cost to the homeowner. Hays Paint-A-Thon is a project of the Hays Rotary Club.
Eligible homeowners must:
■ Be over the age of 60 or have a permanent physical disability.
■ Own and occupy a single-family home in Hays that needs the exterior painted, but does not need major
repairs.
■ Live in a home where the monthly income of all persons living there does not exceed the following
guidelines:
2013 Application Timeline
August 1: Application deadline.
August 2 – 20: Paint-A-Thon home inspector visits and evaluates the home of each applicant.
August 21 – 25: All applicants will be notified if they have been chosen for the 2011 Paint-A-Thon.
August 21 – 30: Paint colors selected. (You may choose one of 10 colors of paint. We cannot provide stain.
If your home is selected
August 21 – 30: Hays Noon Rotary representative contacts homeowner to select paint colors and make
painting arrangements.
Saturday, September 7: House prep work
September 14 or 28: Paint-A-Thon Weekend (when most homes are painted) September 28 or October 5: Rain/Excessive Heat or Wind Date
Homes are selected based on financial need, the condition of the home and suitability for volunteer workers. Not every application will be approved. If the reason for declining the application is because we do not have
Household Size
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2
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5
Monthly Income
$1,800
$2,500
$3,100
$3,700
$4,300

enough volunteer teams to paint each eligible home, we will consider that application for the 2014 Paint-A-Thon.
Please note: Hays Paint-A-Thon does not paint home interiors, duplexes, rental properties or homes the owner no longer occupies, nor do we prepare homes to go up for sale.
For more information, contact: Greg Sund, at (785) 259-0622 or
[email protected]
2013 Paint-A-Thon Application
Homeowner Name: __________________________________________________ Date of Birth: ______________ Spouse (if applicable): ________________________________________________ Date of Birth: ______________ Street Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______________
Home Phone: _________________________________ Other Phone: ___________________________________
Eligibility
Those aged 60 and older are eligible. Individuals younger than 60 with a permanent, physical disability are also eligible and must attach a physician’s statement defining the disability. Applications will not be processed if the applicant does not check one of the statements below.
___ I am 60 or older.
___ I am younger than 60, but have a permanent physical disability and my physician’s statement is enclosed. Household
Number of children/dependents living with you: ____________ Number of renters/roommates: ___________
If there are other adults living in the home besides you, are they able to help paint? ___ Yes ___ No
If no, please explain: __________________________________________________________________________
Total Monthly Income: $___________________ (Includes public assistance, pensions, annuities, rental income, salaries and social security income received by all household members. Verification of your income may be requested.)
Emergency Contact (Required) – Please list a local relative, neighbor or friend.
Name: _________________________________ Relationship: ___________________ Phone: ______________ Your Home
Which of the following descriptions best describes your house (Circle One):
Mobile Home One story 1 1⁄2 Story 2 story 2 1⁄2 story
Garage: Yes No
What year was your home built (approximate year is okay)? _____
When was your home and garage last painted? House: _____ Garage: ______ (enter N/A if there is no garage) It is very important that the volunteers have access to a bathroom. Would yours be available? ___ Yes ___ No Areas that need painting: (Mark all that apply)
___House Siding ___House Trim ___Garage Siding ___ Garage Trim ___Other: ______________________
Siding Type:
House: ___Wood ___Brick ___Shakes ___Stucco ___Painted Stucco ___Asbestos/Slate ___Aluminum ___Vinyl
Garage: ___Wood ___Brick ___Shakes ___Stucco __Painted Stucco ___Asbestos/Slate ___Aluminum ___Vinyl
Trim Type:
House: ___Wood ___Vinyl ___Metal Garage: ___Wood ___Vinyl ___Metal
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Certification and Signatures
I certify that the information in this application is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also certify that I do not plan or intend to sell my home within the next two years. I am aware that I will be charged for the cost of the paint and the time should the house be sold within two years from the date painted, unless it is determined that there are extenuating circumstances. I confirm that any physically able person(s) residing in my home or visiting for the project day will work alongside Paint-A-Thon volunteers. I also confirm that, except for conditions that may be described in this application, my home and the surrounding area is a safe place for volunteers.
I understand that my home may be tested for the presence of lead-based paint by the Paint-A-Thon home inspector. I understand that if my home is selected, photographs may be taken of me and/or my home, and these photographs may be used by the news media and/or in publications and materials to help promote Hays Paint-A-Thon and/or the Hays Rotary Club. I understand that the people who may work on my home are unpaid volunteers; that few (if any) of these volunteers are skilled in the building trades; and that Hays Paint-A-Thon and the Hays Noon Rotary Club make no warranties or representation, express or implied, about any of the material(s) used or work done by anyone on my house. I hereby release Hays Paint-A-Thon and the Hays, Kansas Noon Rotary Club, and all associated with it, from all liability arising from negligence for any personal injury or property damage arising out of or relating to the work done on my house. I further certify that I have, and will maintain, homeowner’s insurance.
Homeowner #1 Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Homeowner #2 Signature, if applicable: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
Please complete if you are a non-homeowner assisting the homeowner in completing this application:
Name (Please Print): ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Relationship: ______________________________________ Daytime Phone: ____________________________
Return completed application by August 1 to: Hays Paint-A-Thon, PO Box 1186, Hays, KS 67601 Hays Paint-A-Thon is a project of the Hays Noon Rotary Club.
Larks starter Nick Goza retired the first 17 batters he faced, taking a perfect game and 2-0 lead into the sixth inning of their game with Derby Saturday night at Larks Park, but the Twins struck for three runs in the sixth and defeat the Larks 3-2 to even their three-game series at a game a piece. The Larks fall to 28-11 overall and 20-10 in Jayhawk League. The Twins improve to 15-19 overall and 13-18 in the league. The two teams wrap up the series Sunday night at 7pm.
Sunday night’s game can be heard on KAYS (1400-AM) and www.hayspost.com.
Goza retired the first two batters in the sixth, but a rushed throw by Jake Placzek on a chopper to shortstop allowed the Twins their first baserunner. The Twins scored their first run on a Jason McMurray single that was just fair down the right field line. Casey Scott’s two-out RBI double scored two to give the Twins the lead which they would hold the rest of the way.
Goza went ht distance, striking out three and walking one. Aaron Cornell had three hits and an RBI for the Larks.
7:10 p.m. update (AP) — An Arlington police sergeant says a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from the ride.
Sgt. Christopher Cook told The Associated Press on Saturday that police believe the woman fell Friday at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, and that there appears to have been no foul play.
He says police, fire and emergency medical services responded to the park around 6:45 p.m. Friday in reference to a woman who had fallen from a train car while riding a roller coaster. He says she was pronounced dead at the scene.
She had been riding the Texas Giant. Dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world, it reaches 14 stories high, drops 79 degrees and banks 95 degrees.
6 a.m. (AP) — Investigators are still trying to determine if a woman who died while riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas fell from the ride dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world.
The accident happened just after 6:30 p.m. Friday at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
Park spokeswoman Sharon Parker says a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster but didn’t specify how she was killed. Witnesses tell local media outlets the woman fell.
Six Flags expressed sadness over the death and said it was temporarily closing the section of the park around the accident site. A message left for Parker by The Associated Press wasn’t returned.
The Texas Giant reaches 14 stories high, drops 79 degrees and banks 95 degrees.
(AP) — Many in Colorado embraced ways to heal Saturday as they marked the anniversary of the Aurora movie theater massacre with a city-sponsored “Day of 
Remembrance.”
It was one year ago that a gunman opened fire into a packed midnight screening of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” The rampage left 12 people dead and 70 wounded.
Parents, siblings and survivors of those slain attended a morning ceremony of prayer, song and remembrance outside Aurora’s city hall. Several hundred people — including police, fire personnel and members of Colorado’s congressional delegation — bowed their heads as the names of dead were read.
Gov. John Hickenlooper told the crowd that many people still struggle with unanswered questions.
Mourners clutched white roses and, as the ceremony ended, laid them beneath a large wreath.
Two Ellis County men were involved in a head on crash in Decatur County on Saturday shortly after 9a.m.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Shane E. Herrington, 25, of Victoria was driving a 1991 Chevy S-10 pickup just left of center following another vehicle west bound on County Road N2, one mile northeast of Norcatur.
Kenneth L. Blackburn, age 46 of Hoisington, was driving a 2004 Kenworth Semi-truck east bound.
Visibility for both vehicles was decreased due to dusty conditions. The vehicles collided head on just west of county road 523. Herrington was transported to the Hospital in Norton. A passenger in the pickup, Michael Brady Hood, age 23 of Hays, and the semi truck driver were not injured. They were all wearing seat belts.
(AP) — A third man has been charged with stealing weapons from Sedgwick County sheriff’s vehicles.
Sedgwick County District Attorney spokesman Dan Dillon said in an email that 21-year-old Erick Dean White of Wichita faces three counts of burglary, two counts of possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a firearm and theft in the case.
White made his first appearance Friday in Sedgwick County District Court.
He’s jailed on $300,000 bond. It’s not immediately known if he has an attorney.
The Sheriff’s Office has said three men broke into three vehicles at the county’s fleet maintenance compound on June 29 and stole a semi-automatic Bushmaster M4 rifle, two Remington 870 shotguns and other law enforcement gear. At least one of the guns has been recovered.
Since 1990, U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list has ranked hospitals nationwide according to data such as procedure volumes, nurse-to-patient ratios, and patient safety and survival.
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals for the 2013-14 Best Hospitals list. The University of Kansas Hospital ranked among the nation’s best 50 in 9 specialties.
KUMC is ranked as the #1 hospital in Kansas City, the region and the state of Kansas. This is the seventh consecutive year the hospital has ranked on the Best Hospitals list.
(AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision that found juries should have the final say on facts triggering mandatory minimum sentences could impact “hard 50” cases
now on appeal in Kansas,
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett also told The Wichita Eagle (https://bit.ly/1242uBF) that the ruling could also change the way prosecutors deal with first-degree murder cases in the future.
It could also affect any “hard 50” case in Kansas that is on appeal.
Among them is the first-degree murder appeal from Scott Roeder for killing abortion provider George Tiller in 2009.
The ruling has already prompted the Kansas Attorney General’s Office to drop plans to seek a hard 50 sentence against Brett Seacat. He was convicted last month of killing his wife and setting their Kingman home on fire in 2011.
