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Month: November 2013

Jayhawks frozen in Ames

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James Sims slides on the icy turf Saturday night. Photo courtesy Univ. of Kansas Athletics
James Sims slides on the icy turf Saturday night. Photo courtesy Univ. of Kansas Athletics

(AP) — Freshman Grant Rohach passed for a season-best 300 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa State beat Kansas 34-0 on a frigid Saturday night for its first Big 12 victory.

James White and Shontrelle Johnson each ran for a touchdown and Cole Netten kicked two field goals for the Cyclones (2-9, 1-7), who broke a seven-game losing streak at home and sent Kansas to its 24th straight road loss.

Just one week after breaking a 27-game conference losing streak, the Jayhawks (3-8, 1-7) failed to capitalize on some early scoring opportunities and never got much going in the second half, either.

Rohach, who had not thrown a touchdown pass in his five previous games, finished 15 of 20 with one interception and scoring throws of 58 yards to Aaron Wimberly and 15 yards to Quenton Bundrage.

It was the coldest game in Jack Trice Stadium history — 8 degrees at kickoff.

Rough Saturday landing for small plane at Kansas Airport

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KHPA small plane had a difficult landing at the Manhattan airport Saturday night.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Beechcraft B55’s landing gear was not operable when landing causing the plane to come to a stop on its nose.

The pilot sixty-four year old Stephen R. Rauls of Manhattan and a passenger fifty-one year old Kristy A. Rauls of Manhattan were not injured.

Both were wearing seat belts.  An investigation continues.

NCK Tech Construction Ed Receives Financial Boost

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(l to r): Dane Barclay, Alsop Sand Co., Eric Burks, NCK Tech President, Mark Jones, NCK Tech Heavy Equipment Department Chair, and Brian Murray, NCK Tech Heavy Equipment Operation Instructor
(l to r): Dane Barclay, Alsop Sand Co., Eric Burks, NCK Tech President, Mark Jones, NCK Tech Heavy Equipment Department Chair, and Brian Murray, NCK Tech Heavy Equipment Operation Instructor

North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK Tech) has been awarded a grant from the Kansas Contractors Association (KCA) Construction Education Foundation.

The grant will benefit the NCK Tech Heavy Equipment Operation program and the funds will be used to purchase a PUK-8008G Air Compressor. The compressor will be used to maintain the NCK Tech heavy equipment during off-site work projects.

The Kansas Contractors Association is a professional association of contractors and supplier/service providers who join together to enhance the performance and representation of their members, to promote the respect and integrity of the industry and to improve the quality of life in Kansas communities.

No branches at compost site (VIDEO)

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Dropping off yard waste at the Hays compost site

Although it’s been cold and icy, occasional warm days will occur during the fall and winter, prompting some people to do yardwork.

A reminder from the city of Hays that only grass and leaves can be deposited in the city compost pile, no tree limbs:

The city’s compost pile is located on south General Custer Road.

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City workers turn piles of compost

There is no charge to drop off yard and garden waste.  Hays residents are also allowed free access to the compost when it’s available.

Thursday Police Activity Log

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The Hays Police Department conducted 12 traffic stops and received 7 animal calls Thursday November 21st according to the Police Activity Log.

Abandoned Vehicle

  • 12:17 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 1700 block of Fort St
  • 8:48 AM – Abandoned Vehicle reported in the 400 block of Halladay St

Animal Call

  • 11:22 AM – Animal At Large reported in the 100 block of W 11th St
  • 11:44 AM – Lost Animals reported in the 2900 block of Indian Trl
  • 4:02 PM – Lost Animals reported in the 100 block of W 17th St
  • 7:12 PM – Animal Call reported in the 500 block of W 20th St
  • 8:52 PM – Lost Animals reported in the 2000 block of Hall St
  • 9:46 PM – Animal Call reported in the 1400 block of Milner St

MV Accident

  • 11:21 AM – MV Accident-Private Property reported in the 300 block of Mopar Dr
  • 2:47 PM – MV Accident-City Street/Alley reported in the 100 block of Main St

Open Door

  • 11:10 AM – Open Door/Window reported in the 2700 block of Willow St

Harassment

  • 1:38 PM – Harassment (All Other) reported in the 1700 block of Volga Dr

Disturbance / Dispute

  • 2:05 PM – Domestic Disturbance reported in the 2700 block of Colonial St
  • 8:00 PM – Disturbance – General reported in the 1700 block of Henry Dr
  • 11:02 PM – Disturbance – General reported in the 1500 block of Milner St

Search Warrant

  • 2:43 PM – Search Warrant reported in the 1900 block of 250th Ave

Assist

  • 4:26 PM – Assist – Other (not MV) reported in the 100 block of W 12th St

Civil Transport

  • 5:34 PM – Civil Transport reported in the 200 block of E 7th St

Mother finds healing in writing

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Screen Shot 2013-11-23 at 10.42.54 AM(AP) – Melodye Faith Hathaway decided to write a book on the anguish over her missing young son to help others know peace reigns after battles with grief.

The Hiawatha woman spent several hours on a recent Sunday at Hastings signing copies of her book, “In Search of Jeremy: A Mother’s Story.” The book details the account and reflections on the search for her missing 4-year-old boy in February of 1977.

Jeremy was at a babysitter’s residence south of Atchison – in an area known as Potato Hill – on Friday, Feb. 18, 1977 – when he went missing.

“I was at work at City Hall in Atchison” and nine months’ pregnant with her daughter, Amanda, Hathaway said. It marked the fifth day that Jeremy stayed at the residence.

He and another 4-year-old became separated in bluffs near the residence. Citizens band radio was used to distribute an alert that Jeremy, who was deaf, was missing.

“That was the beginning of the nightmare,” Hathaway said.

The Atchison County Sheriff’s Department was contacted for search assistance, followed soon after by helicopters from Fort Leavenworth, an airplane, and the Kansas City Police Department canine unit.

“We even had a psychic from New York” who succeeded in locating one of Jeremy’s gloves, she said.

“Saturday, everybody came,” she said. “The whole community was giving of their time.” Members of the Kansas National Guard joined in the effort the next day, and an air-scent dog and his guide spent 22 consecutive hours searching for the youth. Their attempt led them to an area just off the Missouri River, where all searchers eventually converged. A handprint was found.

“The river that year was frozen,” Hathaway said. “It was an ice jam.”

Warmer weather caused the ice to break loose and float downriver. It’s believed that Jeremy may have been on one of the pieces. His body was never found.

Her loss led to a variety of emotions that she struggled to overcome.

“I went through counseling and everything,” she said, but all to no avail. “I found another avenue. It was to write … Whenever it would well up inside me, I would write. Any type of journaling is excellent.”

Hathaway began the book on Jeremy’s disappearance in 1979, but only finished the e-book last year after spending time with college, work and family. A paperback edition was published in September.

“I’ve been doing book talks in the neighboring communities,” she said. Readers, including mothers who have lost children in one way or other, have told her the work elicits tears and sympathetic grief.

“You will find hope in my words” and peace from God, she said of the book’s major lessons. “God gives you the children he wants you to raise.”

 

Rig strikes, kills person in Kansas highway crash

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Fatal crashAP) — A tractor-trailer has struck and killed a person involved in a two-vehicle wreck on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Topeka.

The  victim and another person walked away after the initial accident Friday night. Kansas Turnpike Authority spokeswoman Rachel Bell said the victim was killed upon entering the roadway.

The name of the victim wasn’t immediately released.

 

Advisory panel wants rewrite of Kansas farm law

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Farmland 001(AP) — An advisory panel has recommended amending Kansas’ corporate agriculture law to alter provisions that might be vulnerable to a constitutional challenge.

Members of a Kansas Judicial Council’s advisory committee issued the recommendation Friday.

They conclude that mandating all partners in a relevant farm corporation had to be Kansans was discriminatory against nonresidents. The panel also agreed that a requirement that farm corporations operating in the state, with the exception of family farms, had to be formed under Kansas law violated court precedent on interstate commerce.

Lawmakers debated changes to Kansas’ corporate farming law in the 2013 session but decided that they need more information before making changes.

 

Konrade Carries Tigers to 5-0 Start

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The Fort Hays State scored the games first seven points, building an 18-point halftime lead then pulled away late to defeat Oklahoma-Panhandle State 98-74 Saturday at Gross Coliseum. The victory improves the 25th-ranked Tigers to 5-0 while the Aggies fall to 0-5.

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Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Carson Konrade led the way with a career-high 26 points. The Spearville senior was 8-for-14 from the field including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc and hit all five of his free throw attempts. Dwayne Brunson recorded his third straight double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Craig Nicholson added 11 points and Jared Tadlock 10.

Carson Konrade Postgame Interview

The Tigers shoot 53-percent for the game including 10-of-20 from beyond the arc and were 20-of-23 from the free throw line. They outrebounded the Aggies by 19.

Game Highlights

FHSU is back in action Tuesday against Rockhurst at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

 

Government shutdown cost the aviation industry billions

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Airplane 002(AP) — A report says the partial shutdown of the federal government in October delayed 156 airplane deliveries worth $1.9 billion.

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget says in its report that the 16-day shutdown delayed deliveries and the sale of aircraft because aircraft registration was shut down for the duration.

OMB estimates the U.S. economy suffered in all a loss of between $2 billion and $6 billion in lost output as a result of the shutdown.

For the aviation industry, the shutdown came at a bad time. That is because the fourth quarter is usually the busiest time of the year for aircraft shipments.

 

No. 20 Oklahoma Too Much for Kansas State

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KSU FootballMANHATTAN, KAN (AP) – Brennan Clay ran for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns, leading No. 20 Oklahoma to a 41-31 victory over Kansas State on Saturday and moving Sooners coach Bob Stoops past Barry Switzer for the most wins in school history.

It was the 158th victory at Oklahoma for Stoops, and it came against his former mentor. Stoops was a defensive assistant under Kansas State coach Bill Snyder from 1989-95.

Freshman Trevor Knight, filling in for the injured Blake Bell, threw for 171 yards and accounted for two TDs for the Sooners (9-2, 6-2 Big 12). He made do without running back Damien Williams and wide receiver Lacoltan Bester, who were reportedly suspended earlier in the week.

Tyler Lockett had 12 catches for a school-record 278 yards and three touchdowns for Kansas State (6-5, 4-4), which had its four-game win streak end.

Jake Waters threw for 348 yards and accounted for four TDs, but he also threw an interception that the Sooners’ Zack Sanchez returned 74 yards for a fourth-quarter score that put the game out of reach.

Lockett finished with 440 all-purpose yards, also setting a Kansas State record.

The Sooners struck first when Knight hit Sterling Shepard from 12 yards out on third-and-goal in the first quarter, but that was about the last pass that Oklahoma called in the first half.

At one point, Stoops called for runs on 17 of 18 plays, including all 14 on a 98-yard TD drive. Clay and Knight did most of the work, with Knight fooling defensive end Ryan Mueller on a fake handoff and running untouched the final 8 yards for a 14-0 lead.

While the Sooners were pounding the ball, Kansas State abandoned the run.

Waters and Lockett took advantage of blown coverage to hook up for the first time for a 48-yard scoring strike early in the second quarter. When the Wildcats got the ball back, Waters found his favorite target with a perfectly thrown 30-yard TD pass in the corner of the end zone.

Oklahoma answered on the ground with Clay scooting to his right, sticking his foot in the turf and turning up field, racing past the secondary for a 69-yard touchdown run.

It took all of one play — a 90-yard pitch-and-catch from Waters to Lockett — for the Wildcats to make it 21-all. The TD catch also allowed Lockett to match the school record for a single game.

Michael Hunnicutt’s field goal in the final seconds gave Oklahoma a 24-21 halftime lead.

As entertaining as the first half was for offensive savants, the third quarter turned into a sluggish affair. Both teams muddled their way to field goals on time-consuming drives.

The Sooners finally seized control when they pinned Kansas State at the 3-yard line. The Wildcats went three-and-out, and Mark Krause’s punt into the wind went nowhere. Jalen Saunder caught it on the run and returned it to the 3, where Clay ran it in on the next play.

Oklahoma put the game out of reach moments later, when Sanchez picked off Waters and returned it up the sideline for a touchdown. The Sooners’ sideline erupted as he crossed the goal line to make it 41-24 with just over 11 minutes left in the game.

Waters added a TD run for Kansas State in the closing minutes for the final margin.

Feds want you to use corruption hot line

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(AP) — Federal officials used a guilty plea last week by a former Jackson County Circuit Court administrator as a springboard to announce a new telephone hotline people can call to report public corruption.

Former administrator Teresa York pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of mail fraud, admitting that she used credit cards issued by the court for nearly $78,000 in unauthorized purchases. Her corruption case is one of several in Missouri and Kansas in recent months, and FBI special agent in charge Michael Kaste says they show why the public’s help is needed to weed out official misdeeds.

Kaste, U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of Missouri and U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom in Kansas held a joint news conference Thursday to announce the hotline. The number is 1-855-KCPCTIP — or 1-855-527-2847.

 

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