SALINA (AP) — A Lawrence couple has donated 165 acres of woodlands and pasture to the Land Institute in Salina.
The land from Jim and Cindy Haines is west of Lawrence is known as the Gorrill Farmstead. The Haines also gave 65 acres to the Land Institute in July.
The Land Institute is a Salina-based environmental agriculture group. It will use the new donation for research in ecology and plant genetics.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported the new donation includes 50 acres of farmland and a 3,000-square-foot stone-built home listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places.
The Land Institute is forming a research consortium with the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and the Konza Prairie.
The Courtney-Spalding Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its monthly chapter meeting Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hays Public Library. The program will be the winners of the DAR Good Citizen contest. The public is invited to attend.
As requested by Hays USD 489 Board of Education members, district staff presented the school board with a budget document that is easier to decipher at Monday’s work session.
At past school USD 489 meetings, some board members have voiced concerns about the layout of the budget — stating the budget was difficult to understand.
As board members looked over the draft of the simplified budget, board President Greg Schwartz, said while he did not want the board or staff to become “bogged down in the details,” he did ask for a few revisions such as moving all salaries to a separate category.
“I want to make sure you guys are looking at (the budget) on a district level as to the finite details,” said Schwartz.
“And we are,” said Tracy Kaiser, district business manager. “Month by month, I’m still going line by line and comparing those numbers. We just tried to get something simplistic for (the board) and the public to understand.”
Kaiser said staff would continue to work on the budget’s layout.
“We want to do this right,” added Superintendent Katt.
A look at the drafted budget layout can be found on page 20 of Tuesday’s agenda.
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Shirley Temple, the curly-haired child star who put smiles on the faces of Depression-era moviegoers, has died. She was 85.
Publicist Cheryl Kagan says Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died surrounded by family at her home near San Francisco.
A talented singer, dancer and actress, Shirley Temple was America’s top box-office draw from 1935 — the year she turned 7 — until 1938. She was credited with helping save 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy with films such as “Curly Top” and “The Littlest Rebel.”
She retired from films at 21 and later became active in politics. She held several diplomatic posts, including ambassador to Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s.
K-State fans rush the court after the game against Kansas at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on February 10, 2014. (Scott D. Weaver/K-State Athletics)
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State’s Marcus Foster was battered and bruised, just like everyone else on the court, and was having a hard time limping around during breaks in the play.
When the final buzzer sounded, he had no problem jumping up in celebration.
Foster scored a game-high 20 points, two coming on free throws in the closing seconds of overtime, and helped the Wildcats hold off No. 7 Kansas 85-82 on Monday night.
“Marcus is Marcus,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said of the freshman. “He hit a lot of big shots.”
Will Spradling added 15 points for the Wildcats (17-7, 7-4 Big 12), who blew a nine-point lead with less than 2 minutes left in regulation, only to survive for just their third win over the Jayhawks (18-6, 9-2) in 26 games played at Bramlage Coliseum.
Hundreds of students flooded the court when the final buzzer sounded to celebrate the end of a six-game skid against Kansas. The Wildcats, who had lost 48 of the last 51 in the series, hadn’t beaten their rivals in their on-campus octagon since Feb. 14, 2011.
“We just went out there and played hard,” said Foster, who turned his right ankle and showed up to the postgame news conference in a walking boot. “We knew if we played hard, the rest would take care of itself.”
Andrew Wiggins scored 16 points for the Jayhawks, including a putback of his own miss with 6.9 seconds left to force overtime. Perry Ellis had 19 points, Naadir Tharpe added 13 and Brannen Greene scored 10, making two key baskets near the end of regulation.
“I thought momentum was on our side,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.
Tarik Black even scored the opening basket of overtime, but every time the Jayhawks tried to build a lead, the Wildcats had an answer – a three-point play by Foster, a free throw by Omari Lawrence, or a big putback from unheralded big man D.J. Johnson, who had nine points.
“We felt good. We felt energized,” Ellis said. “We just couldn’t get no stops. We couldn’t get no stops in the second half and overtime.”
Still, it wasn’t over until Foster’s two free throws with 21.9 seconds left gave Kansas State an 83-79 lead, and Wiggins missed a 3-pointer at the other end. Black missed another shot, and the Wildcats finally corralled the rebound, allowing time to run out.
“If we lost,” Weber said, “it would have been a heartbreaker.”
Unlike the first meeting in January, when the Jayhawks raced out to a big lead and then simply nursed it through the second half, the rivals played to a draw Monday night.
Kansas State surged to an early lead thanks to some poor shooting by the Jayhawks, only to go into a slump of its own. Both teams eventually got into foul trouble as the game began to resemble an old Big Eight tussle, and the result was a 29-29 halftime tie.
In fact, there may have been more bodies on the court than baskets made, and the Jayhawks’ Black even had to limp off after twisting his ankle while going up for a rebound.
The angst reached a crescendo midway through the second half, when Thomas Gipson of the Wildcats and Kansas guard Frank Mason got into a shoving match. Both were given technical fouls.
Kansas was already playing without reserve forward Jamari Traylor, whom Self sat for disciplinary reasons. With the nagging injury to Black on top of the foul trouble, one of the deepest teams in the nation had its depth tested in one of the rare instances all season.
“Both teams are beat up,” Self said afterward.
After taking a 35-34 lead with 17:34 remaining, the Wildcats ripped off the next nine points. And even when Foster turned his ankle and briefly went to the locker room, Kansas State was still able to match the Jayhawks basket for basket.
The Wildcats couldn’t close the game in regulation, though.
Wesley Iwundu made one of two free throws with 30 seconds left to give Kansas State a 69-65 lead, but Tharpe quickly answered with a layup. Iwundu was fouled again but missed the front end of a 1-and-1, giving Wiggins a chance to send the game to overtime.
The Wildcats simply refused to give up.
“We made mistakes,” Weber said. “To their credit they came back, but our character, and that’s something we talked about, let us overcome the emotion.”
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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Basehor-Linwood 100, KC Piper 99
Blue Valley Stilwell 56, Gardner-Edgerton 50
Colby 64, Norton 59
Council Grove 74, Herington 20
Manhattan 76, Washburn Rural 55
Marion 47, Remington 25
Peabody-Burns 59, Elyria Christian 39
Phillipsburg 71, Trego 47
Pleasant Ridge 72, McLouth 56
Rock Hills 46, Natoma 41
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
BV North 73, BV West 21
BV Northwest 48, Gardner-Edgerton 32
Caney Valley 66, Neodesha 39
Chase 44, Hutchinson Central Christian 38
Circle 53, El Dorado 39
Council Grove 61, Herington 15
Elyria Christian 36, Peabody-Burns 13
Hillsboro 62, Sterling 57
KC Piper 58, Basehor-Linwood 51
KC Schlagle 57, KC Harmon 36
KC Sumner 61, KC Wyandotte 40
Linn 41, Doniphan West 36
Louisburg 67, Paola 63
Northern Heights 46, Burlingame 35
Norton 47, Colby 41
Phillipsburg 57, Trego 31
Pleasant Ridge 52, McLouth 34
Remington 62, Marion 30
Rock Hills 42, Natoma 40
SM West 48, SM East 33
St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Blue Valley Southwest 28
Valley Falls 43, Immaculata 23
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal aimed at preventing Kansas residents from being forced to help with same-sex weddings is coming up for a debate in the state House.
Supporters of the bill on the House’s agenda Tuesday describe it as a religious freedom measure. Opponents contend it will encourage discrimination against gays and lesbians.
The bill would bar government sanctions when individuals, groups and businesses cite religious beliefs in refusing to recognize a marriage or civil union, or to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits to a couple. Anti-discrimination lawsuits also would be barred.
Critics are most worried about language that extends the protections to state and local government employees, even though the measure requires agencies to seek an alternative if a worker doesn’t want to assist a gay couple.
Clouds will decrease today with partly cloudy skies expected for the remainder of the week into the weekend. Temperatures will slowly rise each day with 60s possible this weekend.
Today Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -10. South wind 6 to 14 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 5. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Friday Sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season, announced by the conference office Monday (Jan. 10).
Lehman, a junior from Newton, Kan., averaged a double-double in points (28.5 per game) and rebounds (11.5 per game) last week, in addition to having 10 blocks. Against Nebraska-Kearney, Lehman narrowly missed a triple-double, scoring a career-best 33 points with 13 rebounds and nine blocks. Lehman has one triple-double already this season, and now has three near misses. On the road versus No. 7 Emporia State, the center put up 24 points with 10 rebounds, going 9-of-12 from the field and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe.
So far this season, Lehman has been named MIAA Athlete of the Week on Dec. 9 and 23, and Jan. 20. For the year, Lehman is averaging 16.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game to go with an NCAA Division II leading 105 blocks.
FHSU is idle until Saturday, Feb. 15 when Pittsburg State arrives at Gross Memorial Coliseum for a 2 p.m. contest.
The Office of Career Services at Fort Hays State University will provide an opportunity for students to meet potential employers at the Spring Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19 in Gross Memorial Coliseum.
The Career Fair provides an excellent opportunity for students to meet employers and discuss full-time job opportunities, internships, summer employment and part-time positions. Freshmen through seniors and graduate students in all majors are highly encouraged to attend.
About 60 employers are expected to be present this year. In past years, about 400 to 450 students have participated in this event.
(AP) – Chelsea Clinton is speaking this month at an event celebrating a new hall of fame that will recognize women from the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City says the former first daughter is scheduled to talk to a sold-out crowd Feb. 24 at the school’s Swinney Recreation Center.
The Starr Women’s Hall of Fame is the work of 24 women’s organization from the area. It bears the name of Martha Jane Phillips Starr, a Kansas City philanthropist who died in 2011. She was one of the first women to become a member of the UMKC Board of Trustees.
The first class won’t be inducted until the fall, but details about the application process, criteria and deadlines will be announced at this month’s launch event.
