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Month: May 2014

Kansas Farm Bureau awards scholarships

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MANHATTAN – Each year, the Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture awards scholarships to college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas. Thirty-five recipients have received $21,000 in scholarships for the 2014-15 school year.

Over the past decade, the foundation has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships.

Kansas Farm Bureau

“Developing leaders for tomorrow requires an investment in today’s youth,” says KFB Foundations Director Harry Watts.

The foundation awards four permanent, privately endowed scholarships: the DeWitt Ahlerich Memorial Scholarship, the Godfrey and Emma Bahr-Miller Scholarship, the Lester Crandall Memorial Scholarship and the Frank and Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship.

Seven scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled in Kansas State University’s college of agriculture and majoring in a subject related to agriculture. Three KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled at Fort Hays State University.

Twenty-four Collegiate Farm Bureau members received scholarships for students attending a Kansas college with a Kansas Farm Bureau Collegiate chapter. One student received a scholarship to a technical college.

KSU – four $1,000 scholarships

• Brady Rundel, Thomas County
• Katelyn Vincent, Bourbon County
• Elizabeth Wilk, Osage County
• Nicholas Wineinger, Lincoln County

Ft. Hays State University – two $1,000 scholarships

• Ryan Kinsler, Kingman County
• Austin Schweizer, Reno County

Technical School – $500 scholarship

• Trae Venerable, Johnson County

DeWitt Ahlerich Memorial Scholarship – one $500 scholarship to KSU

• Reagan Kays, Crawford County

Godfrey and Emma Bahr-Miller Scholarship– one $500 scholarship

• Lindy McKinney, Kiowa County

Lester Crandall Memorial Scholarship – one $500 scholarship to KSU

• Ty Nienke, Ellsworth County

Frank and Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship – one $1,000 scholarship to KSU

• Lindsay Bulk, Riley County

Collegiate Scholarships – twenty-four $500 scholarships

Allen County

• MaKayla LaRue, Neosho County
• Trint Peine, Anderson County
• Reid Shipman, Riley County

Cloud County

• Michelle Allen, Smith County
• Ellen Revell, Pottawatomie County

Colby

• Kassie Spalding, Rock Port, Missouri

Dodge City

• Garrett Stefan, Clark County

Garden City

• Skyler Glenn, Finney County

Hutchinson

• Grace Hammer, Wallace County
• Jill Holcomb, Reno County
• Ryan Kinsler, Kingman County
• Cami Roth, Rice County

KSU

• Nicole Armbrister, Rooks County
• Hannah Anderson, Marion County
• Dalton Hodgkinson, Pratt County
• Garrett Kays, Cherokee County
• Ashley Lorence, Smith County
• Andrea Mattas, Ellsworth County
• Paige McFarland, Franklin County
• Jackie Neville, Sedgwick County
• Cody O’Brien, Montgomery County
• Ira Parsons, Leavenworth County
• Michaela Simmelink, Osborne County

Seward

• Michael Schmidt, Thomas County

FHSU Intramurals to offer a variety of swimming lessons this summer

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FHSU University Relations

Fort Hays State University intramurals and recreational sports will offer swimming lessons this summer. The lessons will be in Cunningham Hall on the FHSU campus.

Four sessions will be offered: June 2-12; June 16-26; June 30-July 10; and July 14-24. All sessions will run Monday through Thursday.

Each session includes parent-child Level 1 at 8:30 a.m., preschool aquatics at 9:30 a.m., a Level 2 at 10:30 a.m., Level 3 at 11:30 a.m., Levels 5 and 6 at 12:30 p.m. and Level 4 at 1: 30 p.m.

Level 6 will not be available during June 2 through June 12.

Each 45-minute class will have a water safety instructor available as well as lifeguard assistants. Classes are limited to 10 participants.

Registration is $35 per person per two-week session. Forms are available in the intramural office at Cunningham Hall, room 111.

For more information, contact the FHSU Campus Intramurals and Recreational Sports Department at 785-628-4373.

Friends University to offer program in IT security

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Screen Shot 2014-05-17 at 10.59.46 AMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Friends University plans to offer a master of science in information security program this fall.

The Wichita Eagle reports reports the program will help meet growing need for security information workers. Helping drive the demand has been several high-profile incidents such as the massive data breach at Target stores and the spread of the computer bug nicknamed “Heartbleed.”

David Hofmeister, dean of the Friends University Graduate School, says in a statement the program teaches students how to protect systems and what to do at technological and managerial levels when a breach occurs.

The program will be offered both at its Wichita campus and online.

Friends University says a graduate-level curriculum for information system is new to Wichita and its surrounding region.

Cowley County officials hail defense contract

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Cowley County's Strother Field is home to the GE Aviation plant.
Cowley County’s Strother Field Industrial Park is home to the GE Aviation plant.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officials in a south-central Kansas county are hailing a $220 million defense contract for a local plant as the latest piece of positive economic news.

The Arkansas City Traveler reports  the Navy awarded the contract to GE Aviation’s engine services plant in Winfield to repair and overhaul helicopter engines.

The Cowley County plant has 654 employees. Manager Jorge Perez says the multi-year contract won’t add jobs but is good for the stability of the operation at Strother Field Industrial Park.

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef in Arkansas City plans to add 300 jobs over three years as it builds a new, 71,000-square-foot building. The meatpacker now has about 720 workers.

And employment at Winfield’s Newell Rubbermaid plant has grown from 565 to 969 in the past two years.

 

KU announces Hays students who will graduate Sunday

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LAWRENCE — The names of nearly 4,450 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this spring — representing 88 Kansas counties, 45 other states and and 41 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar.

KU’s 142nd Commencement will be Sunday, and more than half of the members of the Class of 2014 are expected to participate.

Hays students are as follows:

Jennifer Adams, of Hays. Adams will receive a Bachelor of General Studies in Applied Behavioral Sciences and minor in Sociology.

Brandon Beck, of Hays. Beck will receive a Master of Accounting.

Julie Black, of Hays. Black will receive a Master of Social Work.

Carla Cornett, of Hays. Cornett will receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design.

Matthew Dinkel, of Hays. Dinkel will receive a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Kyle Haley, of Hays. Haley will receive a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

Marcus Hook, of Hays. Hook will receive a Doctor of Medicine.

Chelsea Montgomery, of Hays. Montgomery will receive a Doctor of Medicine.

Kayla Overbey, of Hays. Overbey will receive a Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Science in Journalism.

Michael Raven, of Hays. Raven will receive a Bachelor of General Studies in Political Science.

Aaron Rupp, of Hays. Rupp will receive a Doctor of Medicine.

Shelby Stewart, of Hays. Stewart will receive a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and minor in Leadership Studies.

Commencement information and an up-to-date schedule of events are available at commencement.ku.edu.

For more awards and commencement announcements at Hays Post, click HERE. The announcements will be updated as the schools submit their official listings, which varies depending upon the institution.

Iowa city cites 74M-year-ago meteor for water woes

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MANSON, Iowa (AP) — The small central Iowa city of Manson is having a big problem drilling a new well, and the reason could date back millions of years.

The Fort Dodge Messenger reported Manson is trying for a fourth time to drill a well after three failed attempts.

The difficulty apparently is due to a meteor that struck an estimated 74 million years ago, creating what’s known as the Manson impact crater. There is no evidence of the meteor on the surface, but remnants remain under ground, complicating well drilling.

After an inability to tap a new steady supply of water, the city hired Aquetech Innovation, a Fort Dodge company that uses satellite imagery to find water.

Mayor Dave George says it should be clear by Wednesday if current drilling has succeeded.

Kansas man gets life in Jessica’s Law case

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Fred Gough, Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan — After three continuances, a 38-year-old Hutchinson man found guilty of attempted rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy was given life sentences under Jessica’s Law on all three counts.

However, Judge Tim Chambers ran the sentences for Henry Davidson concurrent meaning he’ll be eligible for parole in 25-years.

The state wanted consecutive sentences because of the nature of the crimes while the defense wanted a departure from Jessica’s Law. Judge Chambers stated he couldn’t find any substantial or compelling reason to depart calling the defendant a danger to the community and to young girls. He says the crimes were violent offenses that was more about a sense of power then sexual gratification.

Davidson was convicted of molesting the 10-year daughter of a Hutchinson woman he was living with. The sexual abuse occurring in a time period between October of 2010 and September of 2012. At least that’s when the defendant lived with the alleged victim and her mother.

The victim said she was tied up with string when the inappropriate sexual encounters occurred. She alleges that it would occur as much as once a week. The child, now 11 also told the court that Davidson took a picture of her with his cell phone. The state presented the pornographic photo of the child found on his cell phone to the jury during the trial.

 

 

 

 

Fort Hays State University Commencement set for this morning

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Fort Hays State University graduation takes place this morning for students receiving an Associates or Bachelor’s degrees. The ceremony will be held at Gross Memorial Coliseum beginning at 10am. Seating is available on the bleachers and in the balcony area. All seats in the coliseum are normally filled by about 9. a.m. Please arrive early.

Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall will be available for guests who arrive after Gross Memorial Coliseum is full. Commencement is viewed on a large screen in air-conditioned Sheridan Hall with comfortable seating.

Here is the Commencement schedule of events for today:

  • 8:00 to 9:15 a.m. Name card distribution in Gross Memorial Coliseum, Gate 1.
  • 8:00 to 9:15 a.m. Undergraduate degree candidates assemble inside Cunningham Hall. Please be punctual.
  • 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Faculty assemble inside Cunningham Hall. Faculty will precede the candidates in the line of march.
  • 10:00 a.m. Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in Gross Memorial Coliseum. There is no admission charge for commencement.

The Commencement will also be broadcast on Eagle Cable channel 17 and also online at the university website at:  https://www.fhsu.edu/commencement/

 
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