July 2014 – Page 64 – Hays Post Archive

Hays Eagles go 1-1 at wood bat tournament Thursday

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion finished 1-1 in pool play at the Blue Spring Missouri Wood Bat Tournament on Thursday, moving their record to 1-2 in Missouri.

Game one: Hays 7 Lee Summit Mo. 5

In their first game of the day the Eagles scored four runs in the fourth and held off a late rally by the Lee Summit Pirates in a 7-5 win.

The Eagles took advantage of three Pirate errors in the second inning, scoring two unearned runs on three hits to go up 2-0.

Leading 3-0 heading into the fourth Hays scored two unearned runs and got an RBI single by Jake Sedbrook and Connor Rule added a sacrifice fly putting Hays 7-0.

Lee Summit rallied for three runs in the fifth and two in the seventh but left the bases loaded as Hays’ Lane Downing struck out the final hitter of the game preserving the win.

Marcus Altman was two-for-three and scored two runs and Connor Rule finished one-for-two and drove in two runs.

Layne Downing picked up the win. He allowed five runs; none were earned in a complete game effort.

Game two: Bellevue Ne. 9 Hays 7

In their second game of the day Bellevue Nebraska jumped out to a big lead and held off a late rally by the Eagles to pick up the 9-7 win.

Leading 2-1 heading into their half of the four Bellevue exploded for five runs to go up 7-1.

Hays got two runs back in the top of the fifth one a Kade Parker RBI single and then Connor Rule scored on a wild pitch cutting the deficit to 7-3.

Trailing 9-3 entering the top of the seventh the Eagles tallied four runs on four hits but stranded two runners on base and came up short falling 9-7.

Zack Legleiter was two-for-three with an RBI and two runs scored and Connor Rule finished two-for-four with and RBI and scored twice.

Brady Bieker allowed nine runs; none earned on 10 hits in six innings and suffered the loss.

The loss drops Hays to 24-8 on the season and 1-2 in pool play.

The Eagles will wrap up pool play Friday afternoon against Overland Missouri.

Kansas Wheat Scoop: Suburban family goes rural

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

By JORDAN HILDEBRAND
Kansas Wheat

Farming is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, less than one percent of Americans are farmers that dot the rural landscape. So, many Americans don’t have the opportunity to get “farm ” dirty. But, the Kansas Farm Food Connection changed that for one suburban family.

suburbanfarm2 — Justin Knopf teaches Rebecca Wilson, a winner of the “Bringing Mom to the Farm: Get the Dirt” competition, about wheat.

On June 28, Fraser, Dana and Rebecca Wilson of Roeland Park in Johnson County explored two Kansas farms as winners of the “Bringing Mom to the Farm: Get the Dirt” event. The Wilsons made their way to meet with the Knopf family of Knopf Family Farms near Gypsum in order to learn about Kansas crops.

Eight-year-old Rebecca Wilson had her first opportunity to ride in a combine around the farm with Justin Knopf, a Kansas Association of Wheat Growers board member. The Knopf farm had received rain right before the visit, so no harvesting was done that day, but the experience for the Wilsons was still rewarding.

“I’m from Kansas; I live in Kansas. And now I love Kansas even more, knowing what these farmers do for us each and every day,” said Dana. “They’re ambassadors for the state and Kansas has one of the best products you can find anywhere. Not very many people realize what goes into these farms, how hard these families work and the science behind it all.”

While on the farm, the Wilsons were able to take a closer look at Kansas’ famous amber waves of grain and learn about the importance of wheat, the history of Knopf Family Farms, partake in some pedal tractor races and even had some photo opportunities inside the giant combine tire.

Marsha Boswell, director of communications at Kansas Wheat, met the Wilsons at the Knopf farm.

“The Wilson family came to the farm ready to learn more about where their food comes from,” said Boswell. “They asked some wonderful questions and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Dana assured us that she would share what she learned with others.”

The Wilsons also visited Tiffany Cattle Co, Inc. farm in Herington and learn about the Kansas livestock industry. There they got nose to nose with some Kansas cattle, learned a little about the diet of the animals and even helped out with the morning feeding.

suburbanfarm — Fraser, Dana and Rebecca Wilson explored KAWG board member Justin Knopf’s wheat farm as winners of the “Bringing Mom to the Farm: Get the Dirt” competition.

The “Bringing Mom to the Farm” event is one of the first hosted by KFFC, a Manhattan-based coalition of eight farm organizations formed to connect consumers and the people who grow their food, said Meagan Cramer, co-director of communications at the Kansas Farm Bureau. The coalition members include Kansas Wheat, Kansas Corn Growers Association, Midwest Dairy, Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Pork Association, Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Soybean and Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission.

Justin Knopf believes that the event had a strong impact on the Wilsons, and was more than willing to become involved in the event.

He said, “Lindsey and I thoroughly enjoyed hosting Dana, Fraser and their wonderful daughter Rebecca. As a farmer, I think that’s part of my responsibility, part of stewardship.”

For more information on the Kansas Farm Food Connection and the “Bringing Mom to the Farm: Get the Dirt” contest, visit raisingkansas.com.

Kan. man in Fourth of July standoff could face federal charges

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The 52-year-old Hutchinson man who held police at bay for nearly nine hours on the Fourth of July could see the case against him go to federal court.

Authorities say additional weapons and several thousand rounds of ammunition were found in two safes that Thomas Fee was renting for storage.

An emergency bond hearing in the case was held Thursday afternoon because of concern over the safety of the community.

Judge Joe McCarville agreed to raise the bond to a half million dollars because of the series of incidents involving Fee and use of guns over the years, his mental health issues and the fact the he refused to sign probation papers after being sentenced for DUI.

Fee is charged in District Court with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal discharge of a firearm and interference with law enforcement for last week’s incident..

He is scheduled to appear in District Court on the state charges on July 23 and the case may go to federal court.

Police identify 2 victims in Kan. triple shooting

Posted on July 11, 2014

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Lenexa police have identified the two men shot to death in a home in the Kansas City home but few other details about the shootings are being released.

Police say the men who died were 47-year-old Brian Baskind and 79-year-old Clifford Preston.

They were found dead Wednesday night after police were called to the home by a man who said he had been shot. Officers found the caller outside the home with a gunshot wound, and the two men dead inside the house.

Police have not released the relationship between the three men. The wounded man’s name has not been publicized.

Ellis Co. commissioners will meet Friday in search of budget solutions

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Ellis County Commission once again will meet this week with department heads in an effort to balance the 2015 budget.

According to Ellis County Administrator Greg Sund, at Monday’s special meeting, the group trimmed the budget shortfall to $1,150,375.

The previous gap was approximately $1.5 million.

Sund said in his meeting memo to commissioners that they are closer but, “we still have a lot of ground to make up.”

After Monday’s meeting, the commission decided to cut a percentage of costs related to hiring four jailers for 2015. Sheriff Ed Harbin said because they will not be in to new jail for much of next year, they will not need to budget all year for the new staff.

Sund also said in his memo that real estate taxes are probably going up. He said personal property and oil and gas tax bases will likely see reductions, which will shift the burden to real estate taxes.

Friday’s meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. at the 601 Main meeting room.

Groundbreaking for new county building on chamber schedule

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

The Hays Area Chamber of Commerce will have a groundbreaking ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday for the new Ellis County EMS/Rural Fire Building, 1105 E. 22nd. The ceremony will be held in the empty lot located at the corner of 22nd and General Hays, just east of Commerce Bank.

Also next week, the chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony in recognition of the newly renamed Hays Community Theatre. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fox Pavilion, 1202 Main.

The chamber will wrap up the week with a check presentation at 10 a.m. Thursday at CASA of the High Plains, 107 W. 13th. The 2014 Leadership Hays class organized a benefit concert, “Rockin’ for CASA,” on June 13 that raised $7,025 for CASA of the High Plains. The funds will go directly to helping foster children in the 23rd Judicial District.

Alberta Knieling

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

Alberta Knieling, 86, Ellis, died on July 9, 2014, at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 7, 1927 in rural Trego County to Christ and Anna (Armbrister) Armbruster. She was united in marriage to George F. Knieling on September 24, 1946 at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. They were married for 43 years before his death in 1989.

She attended rural schools and one year at Hays High School. She received her GED in October 1969 and attended a semester at Fort Hays State University in the early 1980s. Throughout her life she cooked at the Lynd School north of Ellis, Ellis Lanes and the Eleventh Frame Club. She worked at Travenol Laboratories until its closure. Over the years she baked many wedding, anniversary, and birthday cakes for family and friends. She was well known in the community for her crochet doilies, angels and Christmas ornaments some of which were sent as far as Germany for gifts. Her family remembers her well for her crocheting, her famous chicken & dumplings, and dill pickles.

Alberta was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ellis, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 173 in Hays, and VFW Auxiliary in Ellis. She was the coordinator for the Heartland Share/Prairie Land Food Program in Ellis for 17 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by three of her children, Kathryn Hart, Cambridge, IL; Chris, Ellis; Gene (Kim), Rush Center; and Ruth (Terry) Lang, Hays; seven grandchildren, Steve Hart, Dawn Hart, Mallory Knieling, Jarret Knieling and wife Katie, Brittany Lang, Brock Lang, and Jenna Lang; five great-grandchildren, Erika and Andrea Seabloom, Wiley Hart, Jaiden Knieling, and Payson Knieling; brother, Gerald Armbruster and wife Leona, and sister Doris Peterson and husband Ron.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George; son, Duane; son-in-law, Walter B. Hart, Jr.; and sister, Carol Bowman.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. , Monday, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, north of Ellis. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Sunday 4 to 8 p.m. at Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th in Ellis and Monday 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

An American Legion Auxiliary prayer service will be held Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at the funeral chapel.

Memorials are suggested to St. John’s Lutheran Church. Condolences can be sent to the family by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].

13th Street project advances with hiring of design firm

Posted on July 11, 2014

By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

At Thursday’s Hays City Commission meeting, commissioners voted to enter into a contract with Professional Engineering Consultants of Wichita for the design of upgrades of 13^th Street from Main to Milner. The design will cost $95,000 and will be funded out of the capital projects fund. PEC was the low bidder among three other agencies. According to ID Creech, director of Public Works, PEC will provide the city with biddable documents along with an engineer’s estimated cost of the project.

“This particular process would actually prepare the design specifications to bid the project as identified in the concepts,” he said.

The base plan would replace the driving lanes and intersections along the project, place a 5-foot bike lane along the project, and upgrades to the storm water and water systems. Most of the parking, curb and sidewalk would be left alone. Alternates that will be designed include replacing sidewalk, curb and parking spots; installation of brick accents along the parking spots from Main to Oak and at intersections; and new decorative street lights from Main to Oak.

“The reason for the street scape is that it was is an entryway into downtown, and it is included in the comprehensive plan,” said City Manager Toby Dougherty. “It is time to replace that street because of its condition.”

Dougherty said commissioners will have an opportunity to approve or reject parts of the project if the engineering estimates come in higher than expected.

Mayor Henry Schwaller was the only commissioner that voted against the measure. He said there we’re some portions of the project that he wouldn’t want to fund “even if the city had the money.”

“I don’t think we should have them spend their time designing a monument sign for approximately $10,200,” Schwaller said. “My point is that that’s translated into the fee that we are paying and, if those things were not in there, we wouldn’t have to pay that much.”

Once the design comes back, commissioners will vote on which parts of the project to keep and, if approved, a request for bids will be sent out. If the base option and all alternates are approved, the project will cost approximately $2.3 million.

Kansas man charged with murder after truck theft

Posted on July 11, 2014

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A suspect is charged with first-degree murder after a Wichita man was killed when he tried to retrieve his father’s stolen pickup truck.

Sedgwick County authorities on Thursday charged 34-year-old Edward Ladish, who also faces an alternate count of second-degree murder.

Prosecutors say 25-year-old Shawn Palmer and his brother saw Ladish driving their father’s stolen truck on Saturday. Police say when Ladish tried to drive away, the brothers held onto the truck. Shawn Palmer eventually fell off and was run over. His brother was treated and released for his injuries.

His bond is set at $250,000. A public defender will be appointed to represent him.

KAKE-TV reports state prison records show Ladish was discharged from state custody June 19 after serving time for theft, burglary and drug offenses.

Rep. Jenkins: The roadblock in Washington is Harry Reid (VIDEO)

Posted on July 11, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C.–At the weekly press conference with Republican leaders, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) reiterated how the House has been consistently focused on creating jobs and building a healthy economy with passing 294 bills that have been blocked by the Senate.

Following are Congresswoman Jenkins remarks:

“There is no doubt folks continue to struggle in this economy that the President has created. Just look at the headlines. But the House continues to pass bill, after bill, after bill, to address the issues and the Senate blocks them.

Look at the headline…“Fourth of July gas prices highest since 2008.”

Yet, the House passed the North American Energy Infrastructure Act. It was blocked by the Senate. The House has passed the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act. Blocked by the Senate.

Another headline…”The U.S. Economy Shrinks by Most in 5 Years.”

Yet, the House has passed the Northern Route Approval Act, the America Small Business Tax Relief Act, and the Stop Government Abuse Act. All three blocked by the Senate.

And a headline…. “40% of unemployed workers are millennials.”

The House passed Save American Workers Act, the Innovation Act. Both blocked by the Senate.

We have been consistently focused on creating jobs and building a healthy economy here in the House with passing nearly 300 bills that have been blocked by the Senate. Clearly there is a roadblock in Washington D.C. and that road block is Harry Reid.”

HPD activity log, July 10

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014

The Hays Police Department conducted 16 traffic stops and received 11 animal calls on Thursday, July 10, according to the HPD activity log.

Driving under the influence, 700 block Park, 1:59:15 a.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 400 block East 12th, 4:59 a.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block East 15th, 8:10 a.m.
Animal at large, 200 block East 32nd, 8:35 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 500 block West 31st, 9:41 a.m.
Water use violation, 1100 block Country Club Drive, 10:03 a.m.
Water use violation, 3100 block El Dorado, 10:12 a.m.
Assist, 200 block East Seventh, 1 p.m.
Criminal transport, Larned, 10:53 a.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block Reservation, 11:13 a.m.
Probation/parole violation, 1000 block Fort, 11:31 a.m.
Lost animals, 200 block West 23rd, 12:40 p.m.
Animal at large, 700 block East Sixth, 1:20 p.m.
Telephone harassment, , 500 block East 20th, 1:51 p.m.
Traffic/driving complaint, 100 block West 12th, 3:18 p.m.
Assist, 1300 block East 21st, 3:31 p.m.
Drug offenses, 1700 block Sunset, 4:28 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 100 block West 17th, 8:04 p.m.
Disturbance, 4300 block Vine, 9:02 p.m.
Assist, 100 block West 12th, 11:42 p.m.

Trial set for Kan. boy accused of killing dad

Posted on July 11, 2014

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas teenager accused of killing his father is scheduled to go to trial in November on a first-degree murder charge.

The Kansas City Star reports the 15-year-old Shawnee boy is being tried in juvenile court for the shooting death of his father last July.

A Johnson County District Court judge on Thursday denied a prosecution request to try the teen as an adult and scheduled the trial for Nov. 3 in the juvenile division.

The boy was 14 when he was accused of emptying a magazine of 16 bullets at his father. He testified at a hearing last month that his father physically and sexually abused him.

The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes unless they are tried in adult court.

Larned State Hospital to host annual mental health conference

Posted on July 11, 2014

By KHI News Service

LARNED — Larned State Hospital will host its 11th annual Mental Health Conference on August 11-13 at the Larned Community Center.
“We conduct this conference annually to aid the professional development of those working in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social work and corrections, but it is open to anyone with an interest in mental health,” Larned State Hospital Superintendent Tom Kinlen said.

The conference will be co-chaired by Larned State Hospital’s Staff Training Specialist Travis Reed and Director of Activity Therapy Chris Baker.

Featured speakers at the conference are:

• Dr. Gregory Lester, who has been licensed as a clinical and consulting psychologist for 25 years. He will speak about the diagnosis, treatment and management of DSM 5 personality disorders.

• Cathy Moonshine, Ph.D., MAC, CADC II, who has more than 20 years of experience in public and private mental health and substance abuse treatment settings. She will speak about mastering dialectical behavior therapy.

• David S Prescott, LICSW, who has worked in inpatient settings and community service programs since 1984. He will speak about ethics and boundaries for professionals treating people who are sexually abused.

For enrollment information, call (620) 285-4010.