The Hays Police Department conducted 70 traffic stops and received 24 animal calls from Friday September 13th through Sunday September 15th according to the Police Activity Log.

Driving Under the Influence / Liquor offense
9/13

• 2:02 AM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 1700 block of Ash St
• 2:06 AM – MV Accident-Street/Road/Hwy, MV Accident /DUI reported in the 800 block of Park St
• 2:14 AM – Drug Offenses/DUI reported in the 800 block of Main St

9/14

• 12:00 AM > 12:19 AM – MV Accident-Street/Road/Hwy, MV Accident /DUI reported in the 100 block of W 7th St
• 2:13 AM – Driving Under the Influence, Disorderly Conduct reported in the 600 block of Main St
• 2:03 AM – Liquor Offense, sell, furnish, transport reported in the 600 block of Main St
• 3:41 PM – Intoxicated Subject reported in the 1700 block of Eisenhower Rd

9/15

• 12:09 AM – Traffic Stop, Driving Under the Influence reported in the 3300 block of Vine St
• 2:11 AM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 1000 block of E 29th St
• 2:34 AM – Driving Under the Influence reported in the 800 block of Vine St

Animal Call
9/13

• 7:44 AM – Animal Call, Animal At Large reported in the 400 block of E 7th St
• 8:13 AM – Animal Call, Animal At Large reported in the 500 block of Vine St
• 8:20 PM – Animal Call, Animal At Large reported in the 1300 block of Golden Belt Dr

9/14

• 1:46 AM – Animal Call, Animal At Large reported in the 700 block of E 6th St
• 12:49 PM – Lost Animals, Animal Call reported in the 200 block of W 7th St
• 1:29 PM – Animal Call reported in the 200 block of Northridge Dr

9/15

• 5:57 PM – Animal Call, Animal At Large reported in the 2900 block of Cottonwood Ln

Worthless Check / fraud
9/13

• 03/27/2013 > 03/27/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 4300 block of Vine St
• 06/07/2013 > 06/07/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 1200 block of Vine St
• 06/04/2013 > 06/04/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 1200 block of Vine St
• 06/06/2013 > 06/06/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 3400 block of Vine St
• 06/05/2013 > 06/05/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 3400 block of Vine St
• 06/03/2013 > 06/03/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 3400 block of Vine St
• 06/06/2013 > 06/06/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 1800 block of Vine St
• 06/07/2013 > 06/07/2013 – Worthless Check reported in the 3300 block of Vine St
• 12:25 PM – Fraud reported in the 100 block of W 12th St

MV Accident
9/13

• 10:35 AM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 2700 block of Sherman Ave
• 4:23 PM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 1200 block of Fort St
• 11:46 PM – MV Accident-Personal Injury, MV Accident-Fatality reported in Ellis County

9/14

• 7:05 AM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 200 block of E 32nd St

9/15

• 11:32 AM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 5500 block of Vine St
• 09/14/2013 06:00 PM > 09/15/2013 12:20 PM – MV Accident-Private Property-Hit and Run reported in the 100 block of E 15th St

• 10:36 PM – MV Accident-Personal Injury reported in the 500 block of Pine St

Drug Offenses
9/13

• 06:26 PM > 06:48 PM – Drug Offenses reported in the 600 block of E 12th St
• 11:10 PM > 11:14 PM – Drug Offenses reported in the 500 block of W 20th St

9/14

• 2:18 AM – Drug Offenses reported in the 500 block of W 7th St

Suspicious Activity
9/13

• 5:59 AM – Suspicious Activity reported in the 600 block of E 6th St

9/14

• 2:49 PM – Suspicious Activity reported in the 2700 block of Canal Blvd

Creating a Hazard
9/13

• 3:42 AM – Create a Hazard reported in the 1100 block of Allen

Welfare check
9/13

• 9:25 AM – Welfare Check, Suicidal Subject reported in the 500 block of E 8th St

Unwanted person
9/13

• 9:34 AM – Unwanted Person, Unwanted Person reported in the 3400 block of Vine St

Found/Lost Property
9/13

• 10:48 AM – Found/Lost Property reported in the 3600 block of Vine St

9/15

• 12:24 PM – Found/Lost Property reported on 8th Street No address block listed

Warrant Service
9/13

• 10:11 AM – Warrant Service (Fail to Appear) reported in the 1000 block of Fort St

Theft / Burglary
9/13

• 09/06 01:00 PM > 02:00 PM – Theft (general) reported in the 1100 block of E 13th St

9/14

• 1:28 PM – Burglary/business reported in the 3000 block of Hall St

9/15

• 3:26 PM – Theft (general) reported in the 200 block of Ash St

Disturbance
9/13

• 11:15 PM > 11:31 PM – Disturbance – Fight, Domestic Disturbance reported in the 700 block of W 12th St

9/14

• 12:05 AM > 12:13 AM – Disturbance – Fight, Aggravated Battery reported in the 100 block of W 7th St
• 1:52 AM – Disturbance – Noise reported in the 2200 block of Haney Dr
• 3:28 AM – Domestic Disturbance reported in the 2200 block of E 15th St

9/15

• 3:06 AM – Disturbance – Noise reported in the 1100 block of Vine St

Assist
9/13

• 1:48 PM – Assist – Other (not MV) reported in the 3700 block of Vine St

9/14

• 3:37 PM – Transient Aide, Assist – Other (not MV) reported in the 3400 block of Vine St

Gunshots
9/13

• 5:36 PM – Gunshots/Non-Injury Shooting reported in the 700 block of E 6th St

Battery
9/14

• 1:44 AM – Aggravated Battery reported in the 500 block of W 7th St

Attempt to Locate
9/14

• 1:38 PM – Attempt to Locate reported in the 200 block of E 11th St

Driving While Suspended
9/14

• 2:38 PM – Traffic Stop, Driving While Suspended/Revoked reported in the 700 block of E 8th St

Criminal Damage
9/14

• 06:45 PM > 10:30 PM – Criminal Damage to Property reported in the 1300 block of Anthony Dr

Sex Offense
9/15

• 09/14/2013 02:00 AM > 09/15/2013 01:31 AM – Sex Offense reported in Hays, No address block listed

Harassment
9/15

• 9:40 AM – Harassment, Telephone/FAX reported in the 2500 block of Sherman Ave

Abandoned / Towed Vehicle
9/15

• 10:31 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 200 block of E 6th St
• 10:34 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 500 block of Pine St
• 12:20 PM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 600 block of E 7th St
• 12:59 PM – Towed Vehicle reported in the 1300 block of Vine St

Transient Aide
9/15

• 1:52 PM – Transient Aide, Vagrancy reported in the 100 block of W 12th St

At the USD 489 BOE meeting Monday evening, Interim Superintendent Dean Katt discussed the proposal of hiring additional nursing staff by the school district.   The district had posted for nurse and counseling positions after getting approval from the board at a previous meeting.

Katt was tasked with overseeing and reviewing the process, and came to the determination that the district didn’t currently have enough available funds to pursue this course of action.  He explained his stance to the board, outlining how he came to the conclusion that adding those positions now would put the district “in the red.”

Katt did commit, however, to revisit the idea at a later time when the district has the funds available to add the positions.

The USB 489 Board of Education also voted to go forward with the replacement of the roof at the High School above the music room and locker rooms. The two areas of the roof consistently leak and is in need of replacement.

The board voted to approved the low bid turned in by Roofmasters for $140,300; $25,000 under what they had budgeted in the in the 2014 Capital Outlay budget.

The board also approved an agreement with NCK Technical College to provide teachers for Auto Mechanics and Allied Health. The tuition for the program is $34,000 for the fiscal year 2014.

The Hays Planning Commission met Monday evening.  During the meeting, Planning Inspection Enforcement Division Superintendent Jesse Rohr spoke.  Rohr discussed the recent approval by the City Commission to explore development of Danby Lane. As part of the discussion, Rohr was asked about the proposed Peterbilt dealership and how that development is different to the Danby Lane housing development.

Specifically, Rohr was asked what the developer had asked the city to do.  Director of Public Works I.D. Creech stepped up to address the question.  Creech said that there has only been behind-scenes discussion, no formal request.

“With the Doonan trucking property, there is a lot of infrastructure that would need to be constructed to get out there, and the discussion right now is not about special assessments, it’s more about who should pay to get that infrastructure out there.

“So in that regard, what Doonan is feeling around for are economic incentives to build there, much like you might say that the city will build the Ferris wheel is someone will bring a new circus to town and stay here forever. Or is someone wanted to sell widgets, we’d build the plant and give them the plant. He’s looking for economic incentives.”

The Planning Commission went on to point out that land near Commerce Parkway was set up with an infrastructure to support such a business back in 1994.  Creech said that the developer was presented with the two properties, specifically the infrastructure differences between the two areas.

The preliminary site layout plan for the Doonan Truck Center, Dealership, & Truck Stop development includes one fast food restaurant, one truck stop, one convenience store, and one dealership, among other buildings. At this time, though, conversations are continuing between all involved parties and a formal presentation has yet to be made to the city commission.

(AP) — Kansas farmers have started planting their winter wheat crop at the same time the state’s corn harvest has barely begun.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 5 percent of the state’s winter wheat has now been planted. That’s about the same as last year in mid-September and close to the 6 percent average.

But the Kansas corn harvest is getting an unusually late start because planting was delayed by wet spring weather.

The report says only 8 percent of the corn has been harvested, compared with about 50 percent at the same time last year.

In a normal year, at least 24 percent of the corn would have been cut by this late in the season.

 

The wind keeps blowing, but the two new Fort Hays State University wind turbines still are not turning.

The manufacture of a piece of equipment required for the line between the turbines and Akers Energy Center on campus is delayed again.  President Ed Hammond says the estimated start-up is now at the end of October:

Fort Hays State hired “Harvest The Wind Network” in Greensburg for the turnkey project, estimated to cost about $9 million dollars.