8:15 a.m.  Authorities report the stolen vehicle has Kansas license plate 841 DKJ. It also has basketball size dent in the right rear bumper.

 

Law enforcement officials in Hays and across the region have been alerted to report of a stolen vehicle.

A silver 2000 Olds Alero was taken overnight from a residence in Russell.  The Russell Police Department told Hays Post the vehicle had been parked in the 100 Block of South Grant.

It had keys in it and a 1/4 tank of gasoline.  Authorities believe the vehicle could be in Ellis County.  No other details are available.

Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.

The Ellis County Community Partnership announces a new name for their organization.

They will be known as EPIC – Everyday Prevention Impacting Community

Kari Sparks, Prevention Consultant with the Regional Prevention Center of NWKS said in an email, “I think this really focuses on what we do – putting policies and programs in place that make an everyday difference in the community. Our main focus is underage substance abuse but substance prevention involves many sectors or the community including medical health, suicide, domestic violence and as the coalition grows our focus will grow as well – especially as we get more partners to the table.”

In 1992 community members in Hays helped organize this agency to resolve community problems, particularly those resulting from alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse.

CITY OF HAYS
CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 – 6:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. ITEM FOR REVIEW: August 15, 2013 Work Session Notes (PAGE 1)
DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: Kim Rupp, Director of Finance
2. ITEM FOR REVIEW: 2013 Uniform Public Offense Code/2013 Standard Traffic Ordinance
DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: Don Scheibler, Chief of Police
3. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Vehicle Abatement at 3312 Country Lane (PAGE 53) DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: I.D. Creech, Director of Public Works
4. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Golden Belt Estates 5th Addition – Resolution to Establish Benefit District (Danby Lane)
DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: I.D. Creech, Director of Public Works
5. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Golden Belt Estates 5th Addition – Engineering Services Agreement (Danby Lane)
DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: I.D. Creech, Director of Public Works
6. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Levee Improvements – Engineering Design Services Agreement
DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: I.D. Creech, Director of Public Works
7. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Bike Hays – On-street Bike Route and Levee Trail Engineering Design Agreements
STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE: Paul Briseno, Assistant City Manager
8. ITEM FOR REVIEW: Refuse Trucks Lease/Purchase Buyout  DEPARTMENT HEAD RESPONSIBLE: Kim Rupp, Director of Finance
9. OTHERITEMSFORDISCUSSION
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF REQUIRED)
11. ADJOURNMENT

Cross Point Church in Hays is hosting their 4th annual Block Party.  All members of the community are welcome to attend the free event, which includes games, live music and food.  Cross Point Campus Pastor Micah Sanderson told Hays Post that the intent of the block party is for the church to give back to the community.  Some of the things people can look forward to this year:

• Free food (pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks)
• Inflatables
• Blue Sky Miniature Horse farm will bring horses
• Fire Department’s firesafe house
• Police Department’s DARE car
• RPM / Teel’s Trucks pace car
• Drag strip car to look at / sit in
• Junkfood walk for kids to win junk food
• Cross Point Band playing live music
• Hess crane will have a large crane
• SnowCone express serving snow cones
• Drawings for multiple prizes

Sanderson said that last year there were about 750 people in attendance, and this year they are prepared for up to 1000 community members. He reiterated that there is no cost to enjoy any of the events, food or prizes.

“The way we word it is ‘our opportunity to tithe back to the community.’  We just want to give back to our community for what it does for us as a church.  We encourage our volunteers to not register for any of the prizes so that the community can have the opportunity to win them.”

There’s no need to register for the event in advance.  Everyone can show up the day of the party.  People will be asked to give their name when they arrive so they can be entered into the drawing for the prizes.  Last year, there were over $3,500 worth of prizes including the grand prize, a 50” TV.  Though this year’s grand prize is to remain a mystery until the event, Sanderson said that everyone is going to want to register for a chance to win either the grand prize or one of the many smaller ones.

The free Block Party is on Saturday September 14th at Hays Municipal Park (where Wild West Fest is held).  The event begins at 5pm, the grand prize drawing is at 7pm.

Below are pictures from the 2012 Block Party.

Dr. Larry Gould, provost and chief academic officer at Fort Hays State University, received the Brent D. Ruben Award from the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement (NCCI) in higher education.

The award is presented to an NCCI member in appreciation of his or her leadership in helping NCCI advance excellence in higher education.  Gould received the award at NCCI’s 2013 Annual Conference in July in Indianapolis, Ind.

Gould has served on the NCCI Board of Directors and the Executive Team and has been an active member for many years. He has chaired NCCI’s Dissemination Team, which recommends strategies for communications and information sharing, for three years.

The top readers of the Read Kansas Read summer reading program and their families have been invited to join First Lady Mary Brownback for an award ceremony at

the Kansas Book Festival Saturday, September 7.

Read Kansas Read is a summer reading program launched in May 2011 by Governor Brownback, the Kansas State Department of Education and the State Library of Kansas. Students across Kansas spent the summer recording the number of minutes they read on their reading log. On August 12th, Read Kansas Read participants recorded more than 700,000 minutes in about two months. The top readers in each age group from the seven regional library systems were invited to join the First Lady at the Kansas Book Festival.

“I am encouraged by all the Kansas students who participated in Read Kansas Read this summer, and for how many minutes they read,” said First Lady Mary Brownback. “The Governor and I would like to congratulate all the students who took part. You won by just reading, because reading is important and it will be a skill you use your whole life.”

The 2013 Kansas Notable Readers are:

Jaret Zizz, Plainville
Madison Brech, Manhattan
Chiara Crisanti, Holton
Draven Sayre, Colby
Abbie Shurts, Wichita
Brooklyn Monk, Neodesha
Lucy Vajnar, Plains
Megan Roy, Plainville
Kylie McKinney, Abilene
Airica Ratcliff, Topeka
Hannah Shaver, WaKeeney
Lydia Bolton, Whitewater
Julia Kerr, Fort Scott
Hallie Wettstein, Hugoton
Carissa Miller, Salina
Jessica Bishop, Clay Center
Brandi Warren, Kansas City
Tyler Christian, Hutchinson
Hannah Kraxberger, Chanute

In addition to celebrating the kids’ summer reading success, the First Lady will present a $500 grant to Beck-Bookman Public Library in Holton on behalf of the Kansas Book Festival. The Beck-Bookman Public Library was randomly selected from the dozens of libraries that participated in the Read Kansas Read program.