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Month: September 2014

Suspect’s statements admissible in homicide case

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courtLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors will be able to use incriminating statements made by a Lawrence man charged in a deadly apartment shooting.

The Lawrence Journal World reports that Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin ruled Friday that the statements are admissible in court. Thirty-year-old Dustin D. Walker is charged with first-degree murder in the March killing of 39-year-old Patrick Roberts.

The probable cause statement says the shooting happened while Walker was attempting to commit aggravated burglary.

Walker is being held in Douglas County Jail on a $1 million bond. He will next appear in court on Oct. 27, when a date for his jury trial will be set.

Wolf Creek seeks more time to fix faulty sensor

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Screen Shot 2014-09-27 at 6.27.46 PMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wolf Creek nuclear power plant is asking federal regulators for more time to replace a faulty sensor unit that provides an early warning of reactor coolant leaks.

The Wichita Eagle reports that normally the plant would have 30 days to make the fix. But because the repair involves shutting down the plant, operators want to wait until a scheduled shutdown at the end of February.

An unscheduled two- to three-day shutdown would cost customers more than $1 million.

Problems began on Aug. 31 when the sensor unit began to fail, providing false indications of a leak. Records show the sensor quit altogether on Sept. 3 after operators reset it five times in three days.

Chloe Michelle Medina

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Chloe Michelle Medina, 2, Hays, died after a long illness on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado.

She was born March 29, 2012 in Hays, Kansas the daughter of Frank M. Jr.  and Renee M. (Dreher) Medina.

Chloe loved spending time with her family and going places with them, including seeing the dinosaur footprints in the mountains and attending a Colorado Rockies baseball game. She loved going to Bass Pro Shops because that meant she could climb aboard the pontoon boats and “drive” them. She was a member of and was baptized at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church.

Survivors include her parents, Hays, a brother Trey Medina, two sisters Michaela and Olivia Medina, grandparents, Frank Medina, Sr. and wife Maria Diana of Weskan, Kansas, and Lois A. Dreher of Hays, great grandparents, Maria Garcia of Roma, TX and Alice Weber of Ellis, Kansas, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a grandfather, Robert L. “Bob” Dreher, and great grandparents, Willie Garcia, Ralph Weber, Wendelin and Sophia Dreher, and C.P. and Mary Medina.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Hays.  Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 pm and on Wednesday from 9:00 am until 9:45, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A parish vigil service and rosary will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested in Chloe’s memory to Brent’s Place, 11980 E. 16th Ave., Aurora, CO 80010, or in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Defense leads FHSU to upset of No. 8 Pittsburg State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State defense held Pittsburg State to 80 yards rushing and two field goals and upset the No. 8 Gorillas 7-6 Saturday afternoon in front of 11,489 at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg. It’s the Tigers first win over the Gorillas since 1978 and their first in Pittsburg since 1976.

The Tigers score the only touchdown of the game on their first possession. De’Vante Bausby intercepted a Treveon Albert pass near  the goal line but Ed Williams knocked it away and fell on it in the endzone.

The Gorillas tried to take the lead with just over three minutes to play, but Daniel Lindsey blocked Connor Frazell’s 55 yard attempt. PSU had one final shot but FHSU held them on downs to seal the win.

The Gorillas were held to just 240 yards (80 in the second half) and 13 first downs (4 in the second half).

FHSU generated just 141 yards off offense (74 rushing, 67 passing).

The victory inproves the Tigers to 3-1. PSU falls to 3-1.

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HHS homecoming parade will be Oct. 3 in downtown Hays

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The 2014 Hays High School homecoming parade is scheduled to step off at 5 p.m. Oct. 3 in downtown Hays.

This year’s homecoming theme is “Sail to Victory!” Participants will begin lining up at 4 p.m. beginning at 17th and Main, using the east and west side streets.

Hays High’s football will play Wichita-South in the homecoming game, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

American Democracy Project presents seminar on the Ukraine

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Fort Hays State University’s American Democracy Project will present a program on the Ukraine on Monday.

Dr. Matthew Schmidt, an assistant professor at the University of New Haven’s Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, will conduct a program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Black and Gold Room in FHSU’s Memorial Union.

He has published on ForeignPolicy.com and in Military Review and Review of Politics. He founded the “Matters Military” blog for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.

For more information, contact Morgan Lawrence at (785) 628-5399.

POLL RESULTS: Proposed sales tax increase to fund mall renovations

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Owners of the Mall at Hays are proposing a 1 percent sales tax increase on sales generated at the property to fund more than $3 million in facility improvements, and the Hays City Commission approved a public hearing on the request at Thursday’s meeting.

Click HERE to learn more about the mall’s proposed renovations.

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Patsy Ann Huff

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HAYS, Kan. — Patsy Ann Huff, age 67, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays.

She was born January 28, 1947, in LaCrosse, Kansas, to Lester and Elizabeth (Houser) Witthuhn. She married Jim Haas and later separated, then married Ronald R. O’Connor on August 25, 1978, and he died April 30, 1992. She then married Randy L. Huff on August 23, 1993, and he died February 20, 2012.

She worked 15 years for the Ellis County District Court and then 14 years for the Hays SRS Office. She retired early due to her health and was a graduate of Hays High School. During her working years she was very active in the Hays Tavern Dart League.

Survivors include three sons, Jeff Haas, Denver, CO; Blue Haas and fiancé, Adrienne Young, Pagosa Springs, CO; Chris Haas and fiancé, Ursula Hudson, Pagosa Springs, CO; her father, Lester Witthuhn and wife, Elaine, Hays, KS; three step daughters, Julie Huff, Roeland Park, KS; Raina Huff, Hays, KS; Heather Lyman and husband, Chad, Ellis, KS; one brother, Lester “Butch” Witthuhn and wife, Mary, Hutchinson, KS; two sisters, LuAnn Gore and husband, Steve, Hershey, PENN; Louise Roy and husband, Randy, Abilene, TX; two step brothers, Tim Wilson and wife, Wendi, Fort Myers, FL; David Wilson, Atlanta, GE; two step sisters, Debbie Boehler and husband, Steve, Oklahoma City, OK; Jackie Fitz, Gibsonton, FL; seven grandchildren, Kylie Wiesner, Amelie Haas, Simone Haas, Caden Huff, Carson Jones, Holden Lyman and Bryson Lyman.

She preceded in death by her mother, her two husbands.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Inurnment in Mount Allen Cemetery Hays, Kansas.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, and from 9:30 to 10:00 A.M. Saturday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays. Memorial to the Good Samaritan Society Hays, Kansas.

Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Cecilia Staab

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CATHARINE, Kan. — Cecilia Staab, age 96, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at Via Christi Village Hays, Kansas.

She was born January 3, 1918, in Catharine, Kansas to Jacob F. and Angelia Staab. She lived in Catharine, Kansas all of her life until moving to Hays, Kansas in 2000. She was member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and St. Catherine Christian Mothers/Altar Society.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Leo, Frank, Herbert, Jacob, and Raymond Staab; five sisters, Clara Rohr, Angela Koerner, Alexia Staab, Louise Koerner and Mary Alice Kundred; one infant brother and one infant sister.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 29, 2014, at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Catharine, Kansas and burial in St. Catherine Cemetery.

A vigil service is at 6:30 P.M. Sunday, followed by a St. Catherine Christian Mothers/Altar Society rosary at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, both at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas  67601.
Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at St. Catherine Catholic Church.

Memorial to St. Catherine Catholic Church. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Man charged with killing Dodge City woman

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DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 26-year-old man who was arrested after a police chase has been charged with killing a Dodge City woman.

The Dodge City Daily Globe  reports that the Ford County prosecutor charged Victor Gutierrez on Friday with first-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Natasha Pruitt and three other felonies.

Dodge City police and the Ford County Sheriff’s Department were called to a Dodge City home Monday afternoon on a report of an injured person. Officers say they found Pruitt dead at the home.

After authorities issued an all-points bulletin, Gutierrez was arrested Monday night. Gutierrez was released from state prison in January of 2013 after serving time for battering a corrections officer and was under parole supervision in Ford County.

 

KBI forensic center takes shape at Washburn

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KBI sealTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s new forensic center is taking shape on the Washburn University campus in Topeka.

A “topping out” ceremony to place the final steel beam required for construction on part of the Forensic Science Center was held Wednesday. Exterior construction on the $55 million project is expected to be completed by December.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the science center is expected to open in October 2015.

The KBI currently uses a lab in the basement of an 86-year-old former junior high school, which has insufficient heating and air conditioning and doesn’t meet standards for a modern forensic laboratory.

Washburn will lease the land and finance the construction with bonds, and then allow the KBI to repay the bonds through rent payments over 20 or 30 years.

Charles Schmidt

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Charles Schmidt, age 62, of rural Antonino, Kansas passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014, at his home.

Funeral Mass will be 10 AM Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Our Lady help of Christians Church in Antonino.

Visitation will be held Monday 4-8 PM and Tuesday 9 AM – 9:30 AM at Brock’s – Keithley Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine St.

A combined 3rd and 4th degree Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 6:30 followed by a parish vigil at 7PM Monday all at the funeral chapel. A 4th degree honor guard will be present at 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Monday.

A complete obituary is pending with Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel of Hays.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected]

Airport repairs runway damaged by wayward plane

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jabara Airort in Wichita is making plans to repair the runway damaged when a massive cargo plane that mistakenly landed on it last year.

The airport intends to hire a contractor to replace the damaged pavement early next year. A 747 cargo plane, called the Dreamlifter, landed on it instead of at McConnell Air Force Base, nine miles to the south.

The Wichita Eagle reported that Dreamlifters are much heavier than Jabara’s runway was designed to handle.

Brad Christopher, the Wichita Airport Authority assistant director, says the fractures are not a safety issue now. It is unknown how much repairs will cost.

New York-based Atlas Air contracts with Boeing to operate the planes, and the airport plans to ask Atlas to pick up the cost.

 

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