The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Board of Directors, which covers all of western Kansas, has announced that Liz Workman has been named the new CEO for the council. She officially assumed her CEO position on July 1.
Workman most recently served as Executive Director of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation.
Prior to joining the foundation, she was an independent fine arts consultant. She also has significant experience in the banking and investment banking sectors as the Managing Director of Analytics at Cohane Rafferty Securities in New York from 1988-1999.
Workman is a sixth generation Kansan, growing up in Wichita.
(AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s critics are not mollified by his latest statement outlining why he won’t release the names of applicants for a new Kansas Court of Appeals seat.
Brownback said Thursday that releasing the names would discourage some qualified applicants from coming forward.
The League of Women Voters of Kansas had pushed the governor’s office to release the names. President Dolores Furtado said the group is “profoundly disappointed.”
The new judge will be chosen under a selection process in effect this month. The governor will make the appointment, subject to Senate confirmation.
Previously, a nominating commission screened applicants and named three finalists, with no role for lawmakers after the governor’s appointment.
Kansas Values Institute Executive Director Ryan Wright said Brownback has “closed off” scrutiny of the appointment.
A few lucky fans will get to see Miranda Lambert and Kip Moore performing in person at the CMA Songwriters Series Thursday night in Boston, but everyone else can catch the show online. Fans can log on to CMASongwritersSeries.com at 7:30 p.m. ET to catch a live stream of the performance from the Royale Boston Nightclub.
The CMA Songwriters Series features artists like Miranda and Kip performing their songs acoustically along with top songwriters. Hit writers Brett James and Bob DiPiero are also on the bill for Thursday night’s show.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN…
NORTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VODA…COLLYER…
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY
* AT 207 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD
FALLEN IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TREGO COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORM WERE STILL ONGOING IN THAT AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…SALINE
RIVER…SALINE RIVER TRIBUTARY…NORTH FORK SALINE RIVER…PLUM
CREEK…COYOTE CREEK…COYOTE CREEK TRIBUTARY…TREGO CREEK AND BIG
CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT…HOWEVER
STREAM RISES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES…DIPS…OR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM…EVEN A SMALL ONE…
ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
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(AP) — Members of problem-gambling task forces in Kansas say the state is not adequately funding efforts to combat gambling and other addictions.
The task forces work in zones around the three state-owned casinos. Members of those task forces were told Wednesday that each group would receive $10,000 in fiscal 2014, the same amount as last year.
The members of the task forces said $10,000 a year is an insignificant amount and a “slap in the face” to volunteers who work with problem gamblers.
The law that created the state-owned casinos in Mulvane, Dodge City and Wyandotte County requires that 2 percent of gambling revenue from the casinos go to the Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund. However, most of the money has been allocated for Medicaid expenditures.
In the first week of July, the Hays Police Department has already had more water violations than the entire month of June. Since the watering restrictions went into effect on June 1, there have been 69 water violations and 36 of those so far this month, according to the Hays Police Department Daily Activity Report.
Assistant Chief of Police Brian Dawson told Hays Post that residents have done a good job reporting water violations, “We encourage the public to contact police dispatch at (785) 625-1011 if they see someone watering between the hours of noon-7 or any water waste. Just tell dispatch that you think you’ve observed a water violation. We have officers out patrolling and they will go check it out.”
Restrictions on watering continue until September 30. A first time offense is a warning. Second offense is $50. Third time is $200. Fourth is $250. A fifth time offense and up will cost $300.
The Hays Community Theatre production of “9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL” opens tonight at the TMP-Marian Auditorium
With music & lyrics by Dolly Parton, this stage musical of the hit movie takes you inside the outrageous exploits of 3 female co-workers pushed to the boiling point by their egotistical, lying, hypocritical boss. Don’t miss this hilarious story of friendshipand revenge in the Rolodex era and outstanding local talent.
Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 2:00p.m.
All seating is general admission and tickets will be available at the door: $8 general, $6 senior citizens & students (due to some mature content, this production is not recommended for children) For more information, call 785-259-1467
The staff of the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce invites Chamber members and the public to attend a Chamber Chat at TMP Auditorium, 1701 Hall Street, to learn more about the Hays Community Theatre. The Chat will be held on Friday, July 12 at 9:00 a.m.
JustinMoore wants you to download his new song, “Heroes,” for free while doing some good for U.S. troops at the same time. From now until July 28, fans 21 and over can download a free copy of “Heroes” at CrownHeroesSong.com, and Crown Royal will donate one dollar to the Armed Forces Foundation for every download.
Justin recorded the song in honor of everyday heroes like U.S. Marine Samuel Deeds, who recently won Crown Royal’s Your Hero’s Name Here contest. As a result, Deeds won the naming rights for the upcoming Crown Royal Presents the Samuel Deeds 400 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28.
The honor recognizes Deeds’ bravery in saving other soldiers’ lives by absorbing the blast from an IED himself. After enduring more than 30 surgeries due to injuries from the blast, Deeds went on to save three more people caught in a rip tide off the coast of North Carolina. His wife nominated him for the honor.
Country newcomer Greg Bates wrote “Heroes” with guys like Deeds in mind.
Says Greg, “I hope that this song makes people notice and appreciate the everyday HEROES in their own lives.”
One night after scoring 18 runs on 19 hits, the Hays Larks are held to just two runs on seven hits as they fall to El Dorado 4-2 Wednesday night at McDonald Park in El Dorado. The win pulls the Broncos (20-12, 16-11 Jayhawk League) back within a game of the first-place Larks (23-9, 16-9) in the Jayhawk League standings.
The Broncos did most of their damage in the third, scoring three runs on five hits. The Broncos used four straight singles off Larks starter Jason Zgardowski to grab a 2-0 lead. They would get a two-out single to drive in the third run.
The Larks scored in the sixth on a Jake Placzek single but left the bases loaded. Down 4-1, they added another run in the eighth on a Clayton Garland single.
Zgardowski (3-3) takes the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out one over five innings. Dalton Viner made his return to the team and allowed the other run on one hit in 1 2/3 innings.
The teams wrap up the three-game series Thursday night. The Larks then return home to face Liberal on Saturday.
Tuesday’s Jayhawk League results…
Dodge City 4, Derby 3
Liberal 6, Wellington 4
Reports from western Kansas continue to show disappointing yields for those farmers, as the 2013 wheat harvest enters its final days.
Wheat being moved on Wednesday at the Cargill elevator in WaKeeney
Farmers in the Ellis area averaged between 30 and 35 bushels per acre, according to Roxy Solomon at the Golden Belt Coop Association in Ellis. Yields ranged from the teens to 50 bushels per acre; test weight averaged 59.5 pounds and proteins averaged about 12.5. Solomon says the elevator took in just two-thirds the grain of last year’s poor crop; many acres were abandoned due to drought and freeze, and hailstorms hit many area farms.
Jason Ochs, Kansas Wheat Commissioner from Syracuse, says many farmers did not even put combines in the field due to the promise of very poor yields, and many area farmers say these were the worst conditions they had ever seen. The majority of wheat in Hamilton County was abandoned due to drought and freeze; Ochs had yields ranging from 5 to 21 bushels per acre on his farm, although most of it was between 10 and 15 bushels per acre. Ochs grows all white wheat; he said those varieties yielded good quality, with test weights averaging 63 pounds per bushel.
Art Koster at the Winona Feed and Grain, says harvest is wrapping up in northern Logan County. Yields range from 5 to 25 bushels per acre, test weights average 60 pounds per bushel, and protein ranging from10-15%. Koster says much of the area’s wheat crop was abandoned, and he will take in only about 30% of a normal harvest. This is the worst wheat crop he has seen since 1981, when the wheat crop was destroyed by a freeze in early May.
The outlook is brighter in Stafford County, where Stafford County Flour Mills took in more than 2.4 million bushels from their three locations. Crop quality was excellent, according to assistant manager Derek Foote; test weight averaged 60 pounds per bushel and protein averaged 13%. Yields ranged from 30 to 50 bushels per acre in the region, which was better than most farmers expected. For more than 100 years, Stafford County Flour Mills has produced Hudson Cream Flour products.
The 2013 Harvest Report is brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association.
The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Board of Directors, which covers all of western Kansas, has announced that Liz Workman has been named the new CEO for the council. She officially assumed her CEO position on July 1.
