Mike Cooper visits with Dr. Anthony “Anthony” Gabel & Dr. Justin Evans about them receiving the very first FHSU Lusk Faculty Member of Distinction Award.
The Lusk Faculty Member of Distinction Award was created to provide recognition of and support for an outstanding faculty member in the FHSU’s College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Grandpappy Garth? It’s true. Garth Brooks has announced the arrival of his first grandchild, Karalynn. The baby was born to his daughter August earlier this week. In a statement, Brooks says he wants to thank people for “their warm wishes and sweet celebration of Baby K’s arrival.” Brooks is 51 – and has been in semi-retirement as he raises his daughters in Oklahoma. His daughter August was the second to graduate from high school – and Brooks says he’ll consider returning to music full-time when his youngest daughter graduates from high school next year.
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Hays Police are busy tracking down the individual or individuals responsible for a string of bad checks. They were written to various convenience and grocery stores 
in Hays. Police have released this list of when where the checks were written.
5/26/2013 > 5/26/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
5/26/2013 > 5/26/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
5/27/2013 > 5/27/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1900 block of Vine Street
5/27/2013 > 5/27/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1900 block of Vine Street
5/27/2013 > 5/27/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 500 block of West 27th Street
5/29/2013 > 5/29/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
5/30/2013 > 5/30/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
5/30/2013 > 5/30/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
5/31/2013 > 5/31/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
5/31/2013 > 5/31/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
06/01/2013 > 06/01/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
6/01/2013 > 6/01/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
06/01/2013 > 6/01/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/02/2013 > 6/02/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/02/2013 > 6/02/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
6/02/2013 > 6/02/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
6/03/2013 > 6/03/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/03/2013 > 6/03/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/04/2013 > 6/04/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/04/2013 > 6/04/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/05/2013 > 6/05/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/06/2013 > 6/06/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/07/2013 > 6/07/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/08/2013 > 6/08/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1300 block of Canterbury Drive
6/08/2013 > 6/08/2013 Worthless Check reported in the 1600 block of East 27th Street
The Hays Larks picked up a pair of wins Saturday, defeating the Colorado Sox 7-3 and 5-2 in Denver. The victory moves Hays to 33-11 on the season. Sunday’s game was rained out. The Larks get their final tuneup before the NBC World Series Tuesday night when they host a group of former players in an alumni game at seven o’clock at Larks Park.
Game 1: Hays 7, Colorado 3
Nick Goza pitched five scoreless innings to pick up his sixth win of the season. Goza gave up three hits, striking out six and walking one.
The Larks scored two in the third on a Jarred Sanders single and Aaron Cornell sac fly to grab a 2-0 lead. Jay Sanders RBI single put them up 3-0 in the fourth. They would score three more times in the fifth on an error and Zair Koeiman two-run single.
Aaron Cornell’s RBI single made it 7-0 in the sixth. The Sox used a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning for their only runs.
Game 2: Hays 5, Colorado 2
Ross Vance allowed one earned run on six hits over four innings, striking out three and walking just one for the win.
Ty Gilmore and Brent Gillespie both drove in two runs. Gilmore’s groundout gave the Larks a 1-0 lead in the third.
After the Sox tied it with a run in the bottom of the third then took the lead with a run in the fourth, Hays would score two in the fifth on a Brent Gillespie two-run single to take the lead for good. The Larks tacked on two more in the sixth on single from Gilmore and Aaron Cornell.
AP) — A federal judge is considering the schedule for a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood challenging parts of a new Kansas abortion law.
Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil had said she’d consider during a Monday afternoon telephone conference call with attorneys whether to set a hearing in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan.
She’s said she will set deadlines for lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood to file legal briefs.
Planned Parenthood performs abortions at its clinic in Overland Park. The new law took effect July 1.
The lawsuit challenges a requirement that providers have a link on their website home pages to a state health department site on abortion and fetal development and declare that the department’s information is objective and accurate. Providers dispute information on the state site.
(AP) — Kansas State’s Willie the Wildcat and the Kansas City Royals’ Slugger are among the team mascots spending the week training to pump up crowds.
Mascot Boot Camp runs Monday through Wednesday at Washburn University in Topeka. Other mascots participating include Washburn’s Ichabod and “Mac” of the Central Hockey League’s Missouri Mavericks.
The camp’s leader is David Raymond, who spent more than 16 years as the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies. He’s now the owner of Raymond Entertainment Group and the self-styled “emperor of fun and games.”
Boot camp participants will learn about costume management and care, physical demands, business management and logistics. But a Washburn University news release says the top item on the agenda is the “art of working a crowd.”
(AP) — A state board has awarded a total of $274,000 to 126 Kansas crime victims who filed claims with the state attorney general’s office.
The funds were distributed during the monthly meeting of the Kansas Crime Victim’s Compensation Board. The program helps victims of violent crime pay for unexpected expenses, such as medical treatment, mental health services, lost wages and funeral costs.
Awards are funded from money recovered from convicted offenders, such as court fees, inmate wages, parole fees and restitution.
The board meets periodically to review claims and can award up to $25,000 to each victim.
July’s awards covered 43 new cases filed with the board and 83 that were previously submitted.
The State of Kansas Medicaid program, KanCare, is collecting important household information from beneficiaries to 
meet new federal eligibility guidelines mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment began today mailing the instructions and a data collection form in a letter envelope to about 130,000 KanCare households of beneficiaries who are parents with children and pregnant women. This mailing is not being sent to elderly and disabled KanCare beneficiaries.
The federal eligibility rules beginning Oct. 1 change the type of information the states need when determining Medicaid coverage for their residents. Currently, the State of Kansas does not require KanCare applicants and members to report whether and how many people in a household are filing income taxes. This data collection form asks the family to list how each person in a household is related to one another and indicate which members of that household plan to file income taxes in 2014.
The Kansas Medicaid eligibility system needs this information starting Oct. 1. For new applicants, this information will be collected at the time of application. However, for current KanCare households, this information is needed in the system so that the automated eligibility determination can work when the members are up for review.
“We are asking all current KanCare members who are parents with children or pregnant women to actively check their mailbox for this form and then complete the form and send it to us in the return envelope that we’ve provided. This information should be returned by September 15th, and it will help us in our work to assist our members with their coverage,” said Susan Mosier, M.D., director of Medicaid services at KDHE. “For those requiring assistance, phone numbers are provided in both English and Spanish. If members call the KanCare Clearinghouse and provide this information over the phone, the form does not need to be returned.”
For KanCare members who need assistance with the information mailed to them, the number to call is: 1-855-751-4012 for English, or 1-866-305-5147 for Spanish.
At the same time these new federal rules will be taking effect, the State of Kansas will be implementing Phase II of the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System (KEES), which is a new computer system replacing the legacy system that has required the manual processing of applications for 20-plus years. The new household information from KanCare members will be entered into KEES Benefits Management System. For the past 12 months, KEES has allowed Kansans to apply online for medical benefits, though the functionality for processing applications has not been fully automated during this time.
On Oct. 1, KanCare applications submitted online will be processed electronically through KEES. Paper applications will continue to be accepted. For more information about KanCare, visit www.KanCare.KS.gov.
Monday update—Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to be at the crash scene today. The Highway Patrol and Federal Aviation Administration also are investigating the crash. A southwest Kansas man died Sunday when his small airplane crashes into a field north of Wilson Lake in Russell County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the pilot, 65-year-old Rufus Woods III of Cimarron, was alone when the single-engine plane went down around 12:20 p.m. Sunday in central Kansas.
6:23 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that Rufus Woods III, age 65, of Cimarron was the pilot who died in Sunday’s plane crash. He was flying a single
engine plane that crashed in Russell County early afternoon on Sunday. An investigation into what caused the crash is still underway.
4:45 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol is reporting one person has died in Sunday’s plane crash in Russell County. Few additional details are available. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.
2:55 p.m. Sunday Authorities are investigating a plane crash north east of Russell. The accident happened on Sunday morning between 281 highway and Wilson Lake.
The Russell County Sheriff’s offices told Hays Post they have few details. It is unknown if anyone was injured.
Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.
Beginning on Monday, July 29, 2013, the Vine Street Frontage Road (west side) will be closed at East 29th Street for pavement repairs. 
Signs will be in place to direct the traveling public. The traveling public should use caution and if at all possible avoid this area. This section of work should be completed in approximately two weeks, by the end of the day on Friday, August 9, 2013 – pending weather conditions.
The City of Hays regrets any inconvenience this may cause to the public. If there are any questions, please call the Public Works Service Division at 628-7353.
The East edged the West 22-19 Saturday night at Yager Stadium in Topeka to end their seven-game losing streak at the Kansas Shrine Bowl. The East scored on a halfback pass then converted on the two-point conversion with 3:04 to play in the comeback win.
The West drove inside East territory but an interception by Pittsburg’s Spencer Bernhardt in the endzone ended the hopes of the comeback.
Scott City’s Drew Kite, a Fort Hays State basektball signee, caught a seven-yard touchdown pass off a fake field goal with 4:02 to play in the second quarter to give the West a 6-0 lead. Hays High’s David Cardinal scored on a two-yard run put the West up 13-6 at the 6:39 mark of the third quarter.
Cardinal finished with nine carries for 20 yards. LaCrosse’s Kip Keeley had nine carries for 23 yards and hauled in five catches for 77 yards. Phillipsburg’s Sean Newlin carried the ball four times for 1o yards and punted seven times with a 37.1 yard average.
(AP) — Kansas gamblers will still be able to deduct part of their losses on their income tax forms this year, but starting next year that deduction is gone.
Amid haggling over income and sales tax rates, doing away with the little-used gambling deduction was a popular idea among lawmakers during their session earlier this year.
The
bill that included gambling losses cut most deductions by 30 percent for the 2013 calendar year.
Starting in 2014 items like the home mortgage deduction will be gradually stepped down to 50 percent by 2018, but the gambling loss deduction is being wiped out completely.
No lawmakers stepped forward to defend the gambling deduction, and there has been little public opposition to the move.
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JOHN HANNA,AP Political Writer
With Kansas officials voicing strong support for quickly rewriting the state’s “Hard 50” criminal sentencing law, the biggest issue facing the Legislature’s leaders during its coming special session could be keeping lawmakers’ focus from wandering.
Gov. Sam Brownback called the special session last week. It is scheduled to convene Sept. 3.
His action was in response a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that raised questions about the law’s constitutionality. The statute allows judges to sentence convicted murderers to life in prison with no chance of parole for 50 years.
Brownback and legislative leaders don’t believe the special session needs to last more than a few days.
But a governor can’t limit the scope of a special session. State laws may compel the Senate to consider Brownback appointments.
-JOHN HANNA,AP Political Writer
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