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Month: November 2013

Hays recognized with Safety Spike award

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rr safety award 1The city of Hays has been recognized by Union Pacific Railroad for its response to the July16 derailment of 18 train cars and subsequent fire.

The Union Pacific “Safety Spike” recognizes those who go above and beyond to promote railroad safety.

Ben Jones, UPRR public relations director, says the city’s response to the train derailment allowed Union Pacific to contain the immediate situation, clean up the scene as soon as possible and then resume operations.

The “Safety Spike” award has been placed at the Hays Fire Department.

KHAZ Country Music News: George Jones Memorial Unveiled

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khaz george jones 20131119NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – George Jones was a different kind of singer. And fans of the late country star will get a different kind of look when they go visit his memorial in Nashville, Tennessee. The monument features a large arch with the words “He Stopped Loving Her Today” inscribed under his name. That, of course, is the title of his best known hit. The monument also features images of Jones and his widow Nancy, a guitar and his nickname, “The Possum.” On either side of the grave there are benches for his fans to sit and look at the memorial. Jones died in April at the age of 81.

 

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After Big 12 Win, Kansas Looks for 2 Straight

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Kansas Jayhawk LogoLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Kansas coach Charlie Weis was drenched, as if he’d just jumped in Potter’s Lake himself – the pond just up the hill from Memorial Stadium where the goalposts ended up.

It was a celebration two years in the making for Weis, whose face twisted into a shivering smile Saturday from the ice water poured over his head in the waning seconds of a 31-19 victory over West Virginia that ended the Jayhawks’ 27-game Big 12 losing streak.

Now, the Jayhawks will try to make it two straight. They head to Iowa State on Saturday to face the lone remaining winless team in the Big 12.

Firm plans to drill 100 Kansas wells in 2014

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Oil Well 001 (AP) — A top executive for SandRidge Energy says the company plans to spend $350 million next year to drill another 100 horizontal wells and build associated infrastructure in the Mississippian Lime formation in Kansas

David Lawler, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Oklahoma-based firm, says that plan should make people understand the company’s interest in the Kansas formation.

His comments, made last week, are in sharp contrast to the recent announcement from oil giant Shell Oil Co. that it was pulling up stakes and selling its Kansas assets. The Shell move was the latest in a string of major oil exploration companies that have given up on the Kansas side of the Mississippian Lime formation.

SandRidge has more than 1 million acres of mineral leases in Kansas.

 

Sentencing in bribery scheme involving Kansas cop

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Law 006 - gavel 001 court (AP) — A Wichita man was sentenced to two years of probation for helping a former police officer try to bribe a witness.

Forty-year-old Patrick Melendrez was sentenced Monday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He admitted that he helped former police officer Joletta Vallejo in the bribery scheme to help Vallejo keep her job.

Prosecutors say Vallejo didn’t properly report alleged crimes against two people. During a police department investigation, Vallejo and Melendrez tried to bribe a witness to recant his statements to the department’s professional standards bureau.

Instead, the witness cooperated with an undercover investigation into the bribery attempt.

Vallejo is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 2.

 

Watch Huelskamp Town Hall LIVE 10:30 a.m.

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Conversations with Conservatives is a group of free market and liberty-minded members of Congress that meets monthly with traditional press and bloggers to discuss the most important issues of the day.  Chaired by Representatives Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Raúl Labrador (ID-01), and Jim Jordan (OH-04), each meeting features different conservative members of Congress who share their ideas and field questions from the media.  While questions are not limited to particular topics, Members are expected to discuss Obamacare, the budget, immigration, Iran, and other issues!


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Participating Members at the October 2013 session of Conversations with Conservatives include: Rep. TimHuelskamp (KS-01), Rep. Raúl Labrador (ID-01),  Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04), Rep. Justin Amash (MI-03), and Rep. JeffDuncan (SC-03).  Additional participants may be announced.

Viewers may also participate in the conversation on Twitter (tweet to @conversations using #CWC113).

 

Chiefs Forced to Bounce Back From First Loss

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Chiefs logoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs only intend to lose to the Denver Broncos once, and that thought goes beyond the rematch between AFC West rivals in two weeks at Arrowhead Stadium.

After falling 27-17 on Sunday night for the first time all season, the Chiefs insisted that they are turning their attention to the San Diego Chargers. They weren’t going to dwell on missed opportunities, turnovers and miscues that cost them dearly at Mile High Stadium.

In other words, they aren’t going to let the fallout from Denver hurt them against San Diego this weekend.

The Chiefs are still 9-1 and tied with the Broncos atop the division. But for the first time all season, they arrived at the training facility Monday forced to regroup from a loss.

Kansas man pleads in meth making case

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A  man arrested for allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine waived his right to a preliminary hearing and formal arraignment, then entered “not guilty” pleas to all charges Monday.

Jeffrey Hamilton of Hutchinson had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing on charges of manufacture of meth or in the alternative attempted manufacture of meth, possession of anhydrous ammonia, lithium metal, ephedrine and drug paraphernalia all with intent to manufacture meth. He’s also charged with possession of anhydrous ammonia in an unapproved container.

The case began when the Reno County Drug Enforcement Unit served a search warrant on the property at 7101 Pony Acres Road  in Reno County.  Hamilton was the only one present. He was allegedly in the process of making meth when the search began. Drug Unit Detective Jeremy Hedges said at the time that the cook was about three fourth of the way from being complete and ready to go through what they call the “gassing process.”

He says they found 3-to-4 ounces of a grunge material while doing the search. They also found the active ingredients to make meth, including a 40-pound tank half full of anhydrous ammonia, as well as lithium batteries and ephedrine pills. They also allegedly found some piping and packaging materials at that location.

Hedges says they brought in the Hutchinson Fire Department because of the need to ventilate the mobile home and because of the anhydrous ammonia.

He was allegedly using virtually the entire length of the single-wide mobile home says Hedges which was located near the actual home that Hamilton was living in.

Hamilton remains jailed on a 250-thousand dollar bond.

KVA Announces All-State Volleyball Teams

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The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2013 All State Team, Players of the Year, and Coaches of the Year selections for all classifications.

Victoria’s Audra Nowak and Morgan West from La Crosse have been named honorable mention in Class 1A Division I. Logan’s Kodi Van Laeys and Paige Ramey from Wheatland-Grinnell have been named second team in 1A Division II. Tristan Rathgeber form Wheatland-Grinnell is an honorable mention pick.

Below is a list of the all-state team for all classes…

Class 1A – Division I

FIRST TEAM
Kaitlyn Koch Centralia 5’11” OH SR
Natasha Allmer Hoxie 5’10” OH SR
Kristina Farber Hoxie 5’10” OH SR
Page Hiebert Goessel 5’10” OH SO
Tyann Isaacs Caldwell 5’9” OH/MB SR
Cody Offerle Spearville 5’7” OH SO
Deiadra Wallace Waverly 5’5” S JR

SECOND TEAM
Caitlin Boden Thunder Ridge 6’0” MB SR
Liz Hasenkamp Centralia 5’5” L JR
Katy Haufler Centralia 5’4” S JR
Amaris Jones Centralia 5’7” OH JR
Payton Meader Waverly 6’2” OH/MB FR
Jaid Runft Pike Valley 6’0” MB SR
Lexi Schamberger Hoxie 5’10” MB JR

HONORABLE MENTION
Alyssa Booton Goessel 5’8” S SO
Camri Burke St. Paul 5’3” S SR
Audra Nowak Victoria 5’9” S/MB SR
Nicole Ohlde Linn 5’10” MB/DS JR
Jo Roepke Valley Heights 5’11” MB SO
Bryanna Svoboda Centre 5’7” OH SR
Morgan West LaCrosse 5’9” MB SO

Player of the Year: Kaitly Koch, Centralia
Coach of the Year: Kimbrook Tennal, Centralia

Class 1A – Division II

FIRST TEAM
Laura Sudbeck B&B Baileyville 5’9” OH SR
Diamond Brown Dighton 5’8” MB SR
Kelsey Hale Weskan 6’1” MB SR
Haylea Hessman Argonia 5’10” OH SR
Katie Huerter B&B Baileyville 5’5” L SR
Ashley Kramer B&B Baileyville 5’7” S SR
Shelby McCoy Argonia 5’4” L SR

SECOND TEAM
Sedna Casper Attica 5’7” OH SR
Cassidy Hulsing B&B Baileyville 5’8” OH SR
Rachel Kuhlman Wallace County 5’7” S/MB JR
Paige Ramey Wheatland/Grinnell 5’8” MB SR
Leslie Speer Dighton 5’10” MB SR
Kodi Van Laeys Logan 5’11” OH JR
Rebecca Wyatt Ingalls 5’10” OH SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Shambrey Budd Dighton 5’8” OH SR
Ashley Buessing Axtell 5’7” OH JR
Jenny Deters B&B Baileyville 5’8” RS SR
Kylie Jones Golden Plains 5’11” MB SR
Jordyn Kurtz Tescott 5’7” OH SR
Tristan Rathgeber Wheatland/Grinnell 5’8” OH SR
Shayna Rogge Triplains/Brewster 5’8” MB JR

Player of the Year: Laura Sudbeck, B&B Baileyville
Coach of the Year: Jessica Koch, B&B Baileyville

Class 2A

FIRST TEAM
Danae Bina Hillsboro 5’7” L SR
Jade Hodge Mission Valley 5’7” S/OH/RS SR
Morgan Hood Bucklin/Ashland 5’8” OH SR
Jacee Kramer Jefferson County North 5’7” OH SR
Addie Lackey Hillsboro 5’8” OH SR
Jamie Navinskey Jefferson County North 5’8” OH SR
Alex Ratzlaff Hillsboro 5’10” OH SO

SECOND TEAM
Erin Alexander Washington County 6’2” OH JR
Elene Flott Olpe 5’10” OH SR
Brooke Holloway Moundridge 5’10” OH/MB SR
Drew Mann Smith Center 5’11” MB JR
Heather Polson Jefferson County North 5’10” MB SR
Aubrey Wilson Ell-Saline 5’11” OH/S SR
Ally Zerbe Mission Valley 5’10” OH/MB SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Haley Falk St. John 5’8” OH SR
Kasi Kraus Mission Valley 5’7” OH/L SR
Shelby Luerman Bucklin/Ashland 5’7” OH JR
Lynzee Mace Smith Center 5’9” MB SR
Heather Melton Kiowa County 5’10” OH SR
Grace Parker Immaculata 5’2” L JR
Mackenzie Suderman Moundridge 5’10” S/OH SR

Player of the Year: Danae Bina, Hillsboro
Coach of the Year: Sandy Arnold, Hillsboro

Class 3A

FIRST TEAM
Alyssa Schultejans Silver Lake 6’1” OH JR
Abi Degenhardt Marysville 6’0” OH SR
Carlea Holt Cheney 5’9” OH SR
Ali Jost Hesston 5’7” OH SR
Ashlyn Lane Silver Lake 5’7” MB SR
Erica Montgomery Southeast of Saline 5’10” OH SO
Abi Rziha Hoisington 5’7” S SR

SECOND TEAM
Lizzie Costello Garden Plain 5’10” MB SR
Halle Connally Ellsworth 5’10” MB SR
Taylor Denney Cheney 5’3” L JR
Mattison Dusin Pittsburg 5’11” MB SR
Ashley Sparks Wellsville 5’7” OH JR
Taylor White Silver Lake 5’4” S SO
Tristin Wicks Marysville 6’2” OH SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Hailey Braddy Douglas 5’10” OH JR
Chloe Cudney Marysville 5’6” S JR
Kayla Dewey Cheney 5’11” MB SR
Emilee Dechant Hutchinson Trinity 6’0” MB SR
Haley Heydman Holcomb 5’9’ MB SR
Lindsay Poague Southeast of Saline 5’8” OH SR
Megan Voth Hesston 5’5” S SR

Player of the Year: Alyssa Schultejans, Silver Lake
Coach of the Year: Sarah Johnson, Silver Lake

Class 4A – Division  I

FIRST TEAM
Kayli Eaken Bishop Miege 5’9” S SR
Addie Barry Hayden 5’4” L SR
Maddie DeShazer Louisburg 6’4” MB SR
Macy Flowers Chanute 6’3” MB JR
Kylie Pfaff Rose Hill 5’11” OH SR
Jessica Plake Bishop Miege 5’9” OH JR
Paige Regnier McPherson 6’0” OH SR

SECOND TEAM
Emmalee Chrest Wamego 5’9” MB JR
Jordan Hoffman Baldwin 6’1” OH JR
Sierra Masoner Chanute 6’0” MB SR
True Mussetter Wamego 5’11” MB JR
Kynnedy Myers Rose Hill 5’11” S JR
Julia Stringer Hayden 5’9” OH SR
Allie Strong Bishop Miege 5’10” OH SO

HONORABLE MENTION
Sydney Dixon Louisburg 5’8” OH JR
Kyann Eslick Ulysses 5’11” OH JR
Courtney Geist Abilene 5’7” S SR
Jessica Hayes Abilene 5’9” OH FR
Moira Pyle McPherson 5’9” S SR
Nicole Purcell Bishop Miege 5’8” OH SO
Kelsey Slawson Paola 5’10 MB SR

Player of the Year: Kayli Eaken, Bishop Miege
Coach of the Year: Gwenn Pike, Bishop Miege

Class 4A – Division II

FIRST TEAM
Bryna Vogel Clearwater 5’11” OH SR
Shelby Dahl Santa Fe Trail 5’10” OH SR
Macey Dieckmann Clay Center 5’11” MB JR
Annie Friesen Wichita Trinity 6’2” MB SR
Jenna Goscha Wichita Trinity 5’8” S SR
Emma Hilgenfeld Wichita Trinity 5’11” OH/MB SR
Jaeden Romine Santa Fe Trail 5’11” OH SR

SECOND TEAM
Jessica Abendroth Santa Fe Trail 5’3” S/DS SR
Taryn Bedore Goodland 5’11” S/MB/RS SR
Breanna Bluma Burlington 5’9” MB SR
Olivia Brees Jefferson West 6’2” MB JR
Alexa Dorcas Burlington 5’9” MB JR
Jenson Maydew Pratt 5’10” MB SR
Ryleigh McCartney Frontenac 5’10” MB SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Audrey Bauer Girard 5’10” OH/MB SR
Emily Deterding Smoky Valley 5’9” OH SR
Macy Franson Clay Center 5’9” S JR
Jaci Kolm Pratt 5’6” S SR
Courtney Lies Andale 5’8” OH SR
Madison Stadel Burlington 5’5” S/OH SR
Megan Zaldivar Santa Fe Trail 5’5” S/RS SR

Player of the Year: Bryna Vogel, Clearwater
Coach of the Year: Joy Schmidt, Santa Fe Trail

Class 5A

FIRST TEAM
Arianna Person St. James 5’8” OH SR
Audrey Grant Kapaun Mt. Carmel 6’0” OH SR
Jenna Gray St. James 5’11” S SO
Carley Nusbaum St. Thomas Aquinas 5’9” OH JR
Sydney Kuhn Kapaun Mt. Carmel 6’1” OH/MB SR
Regan Peare Andover 5’11” S/MB SR
Brittany Thomas St. Thomas Aquinas 5’5” L SR

SECOND TEAM
Jaylyn Agnew Andover 5’11” MB JR
Hannah Billings Mill Valley 5’3” S SR
Audriana Fitzmorris St. James 6’5” MB SO
Breanna Lewis St. James 5’11” OH SR
Shaelyn Martin Salina Central 6’1” MB/S SR
Molly Ochinski Mill Valley 5’10” OH SR
Taylor Selk Shawnee Heights 5’11” OH/MB SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Taylor Bevis Bishop Carroll 5’10” OH JR
Bristol Lewis St. James 5’11” OH SR
Regan Pittman St. Thomas Aquinas 6’3” MB SO
Logan Porter Newton 5’9” OH SR
Hannah Shelton Valley Center 5’1” L SR
Tarynn Stueder Great Bend 5’7” S SR
Payton Summers Seaman 5’5” L JR

Player of the Year: Arianna Person, St. James
Coaches of the Year: Nancy Dorsey, St. James

Class 6A

FIRST TEAM
Marissa Round Olathe East 5’11” MB JR
Adeline Ellis Blue Valley Northwest 5’10” OH JR
Meme Fletcher Blue Valley West 6’1” OH SR
Rachel Gearon Blue Valley 6’2” MB SR
Kelli Kalinoski Olathe East 5’7” L JR
Chloe Rogers Blue Valley 5’11” OH SR
Keiryn Swenson Maize 6’1” OH/S JR

SECOND TEAM
Lindsey Benson Olathe East 6’1” S JR
Aubrey Jung Manhattan 5’5” S SR
Tori Miller Derby 5’7” OH/DS SR
Andrea Navarro Wichita East 5’11” OH/DS SR
Tess Reid Olathe Northwest 5’8” S/RS SO
Maddie Schneider Olathe Northwest 5’11” OH JR
Jill Starling Gardner-Edgerton 5’7” S/RS SR

HONORABLE MENTION
Caitlin Broadwell Lawrence 5’10” OH SR
Kennedy Etheridge Blue Valley 6’3” S JR
Aliya Higginbotham Wichita Northwest 5’8” OH/DS SR
Madison Lilley Blue Valley West 5’11” S FR
Joanna Maloney Blue Valley Northwest 6’0” RS SR
Madison Rohr Blue Valley Northwest 5’11” MB SR
Carley Swan Olathe South 5’10” OH SR

Player of the Year: Marissa Round, Olathe East
Coach of the Year: Brian Martin, Olathe East

Small Business Saturday

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Tim-Huelskamp 2In his Thanksgiving proclamation, President Washington began with the following words:

“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.”

This week we should stop and give thanks to God for the many blessings we enjoy as Americans. I am thankful that despite the policy failings in Washington, we still live in the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

After gathering with family and friends to celebrate traditions, make memories, and give Thanks this week, your mind may shift to Christmas shopping. As you do, I want to call attention to key members of the small towns we call home – our small businesses. Not only do small business owners create jobs across the First District, but they are often our community leaders and our little league coaches as well.

Most small businesses employ fewer than 10 people. Many small business owners do their books late at night at the kitchen table after their kids have gone to sleep. They do not have an army of lawyers, accountants, and lobbyists to keep up with all of the changing rules and regulations coming out of Washington.

And far too often, Washington is more interested in what happens on Wall Street – rather than Main Street. And that is just backwards. Small businesses account for about half of the total economic activity in America. They create nearly two out of every three new jobs. They have historically led our nation back from recession. Strengthening our small businesses is vitally important to get our economy moving forward and putting millions of Americans back to work, many of whom have given up on finding a full time job.

As a member of the Small Business Committee, that’s why I am sponsoring a bipartisan resolution in Congress to call attention to the importance of small businesses in our communities. It would denote the Saturday after Thanksgiving as “Small Business Saturday.” It is only a symbolic measure, but it would serve as a reminder as to how important our small businesses are to our nation.

I also encourage you to join me in doing something more than symbolic. After giving Thanks on Thursday, please join me in shopping at a small business this Small Business Saturday. These businesses, their owners and employees, are the backbone of our American economy. Not big businesses. Not special interest lobbyists. And certainly not Washington.

May God bless and protect you, your family and our entire nation – both on Small Business Saturday –and the entire year.

More Kansas kids living in Poverty

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Kansas Action for children (AP) — A new report by a children’s advocacy group shows that nearly one in four Kansas children are living below the poverty line as the effects of the Great Recession linger.

The data released Tuesday by Kansas Action for Children finds the state’s childhood poverty rate at 23.15 percent, up more than 5 percent from 2008.

Shannon Cotsoradis, president and CEO of the group, says many parents are finding it difficult to land work and continue to be dependent on public assistance to provide food, shelter and pay other bills.

She says eligibility requirements for public assistance programs have meant fewer Kansas residents qualify for benefits and put more children at risk of not being healthy or safe.

The KAC’s Kids Count report looks at 20 indicators of child well-being.

 

Personnel transactions at USD 489

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AND Mikala Gillig Position: After School Care Asst. Building: Wilson Effective: November 18, 2013 Chair: Tom Meagher Click here for a closer look at the other personnel transactions
AND Mikala Gillig Position: After School Care Asst. Building: Wilson Effective: November 18, 2013 Chair: Tom Meagher Click here for a closer look at the other personnel transactions

Personnel Transactions from Monday night’s USD 489 Board of Education Meeting.

 

 

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