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Month: September 2014

Hays church celebrates paying off loan early

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Pictured is Ermoian along with board member Gary Brown.

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As they did with their first building, Celebration Community Church has again paid their building loan off in less than half the length of the loan, saving $321,300 in interest.

Celebration Community Church celebrated paying off the 15,000s square-foot addition by burning their mortgage in each of their five Sunday worship services.

Founding and Senior Pastor Kyle Ermoian thanked the congregation for their generous giving and faithful commitment to C3’s growth and fulfillment of their 2020 vision to reach Hays and beyond with the life-giving message of Jesus Christ!

REVIEW: ‘The Equalizer’ ends up in the green

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James Gerstner reviews movies for Hays Post.
James Gerstner reviews movies for Hays Post.

“The Equalizer” is a gritty, violent action-thriller that reunites “Training Day” alums Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua, which follows a quiet man with a mysterious past who is thrust into a private war against Russian crime lords. As per usual, Washington delivers an intense, easy-to-like performance that is both amicable and somehow threatening; and Fuqua delivers a well-crafted action scenes with above average inventiveness set against passable dramatic heft.

While the main plot may be unoriginal, it is executed surprisingly well. The sub-plots and character-specific idiosyncrasies are engaging and add to the overall experience. Thankfully, “The Equalizer” avoids many of the easy-to-hate action-thriller tropes such as a villain asking the protagonist the question, “Who are you?” and the hero responding with the name of the movie, i.e., “I’m the Equalizer.” That line is notably and pleasingly absent.

Luckily, the good and bad parts of “The Equalizer” are not mathematically equal. The film gets right more than it gets wrong and therefore, smaller sins such as terrible henchmen facial hair can be more easily forgiven.

I wouldn’t go so far as to urge readers to run out and catch “The Equalizer” at their earliest opportunity. However, it’s a well-made action flick that, at very worst, is the kind of film that group could confidentially select when “action-thriller” is the theme of movie night, with little fear of disappointment from any individual member.

4 of 6 stars

State: Private school tuition program about ready

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas education official says a new tax-credit system to fund private school tuition for low-income students is on track to start in January.

Deputy education commissioner Dale Dennis says application forms for the tuition program are nearly ready.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the program will allow businesses to donate to nonprofit organizations for scholarships for low-income children attending public schools to transfer to private schools. The businesses would receive a tax credit that subtracts 70 percent of their donation from their tax bills.

Dennis says he thinks the Legislature wanted the program ready by January and his department is working to meet that goal.

Only children who attend one of 99 Kansas public schools considered low-performing are eligible for the scholarships.

 

HPD activity log, Sept. 26 to 28

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The Hays Police Department conducted six traffic stops on Friday, 20 on Saturday and 11 on Sunday, according to the HPD activity log. The department also received 21 animal calls over the three-day period.

Sept. 26
Abandoned vehicle, 1600 block Elm, 1:18 a.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 3500 block Hillcrest, 4:59 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 2900 block Hillcrest, 8:50 a.m.
Found/lost property, 3900 block East Eighth, 9:13 a.m.
Noise disturbance, 1000 block Reservation, 9:14 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident/private property, 4600 block Roth, 10:02 a.m.
Mental health call, 14000 block East 29th, 10:36 a.m.
Motor vehicle accident, 29th and Vine, 1:40 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/personal injury, Seventh and Elm, 1:21 p.m.
Juvenile complaint, 300 block West 12th, 3:10 p.m.
Credit card violations, 1700 block Fort, 3:42 p.m.
Civil transport, Larned, 4:15 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 4:14 p.m.
Animal at large, 2900 block Broadway, 4:38 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 11:48 a.m.
911 hangup, 2700 block Country Lane, 5 p.m.
Suspicious activity, 2100 block Milner, 6:02 p.m.
Wildlife incident, 200 block East 11th, 6:25 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 800 block East Eighth, 7:43 p.m.
Animal at large, 1000 block Country Club Drive, 8:01 p.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 900 block Allen, 9:55 p.m.
Liquor offense, 200block West Fifth, 11:05 p.m.
Liquor offense, 600 block Elm, 11:28 p.m.
Domestic battery, 500 block West 37th, 12:20 a.m.
Liquor offense, 400 block West Seventh, 11:59 p.m.

Sept. 27
Disorderly conduct, 4600 block Roth, midnight
Urinating in public, 700 block Main, 1:26 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 200 block West Seventh, 1:55 a.m.
Animal call, 5200 block Vine, 3:01 a.m.
Disturbance, 1500 block Old U.S. 40 Bypass, 6:51 a.m.
Bicycle/lost, found, stolen, 30th and Hall, 10:42 a.m.
Animal bite investigation, 2200 block Canterbury, 1:11 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 100 block West 12th, 1:18 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 600 block East Seventh, 2:44 p.m.
Lost animals, 500 block West 15th, 3:23 p.m.
Found/lost property, 800 block Main, 4:08 p.m.
Domestic disturbance, 3600 block Vine, 5:29 p.m.
Civil transport,Larned, 4:56 p.m.
Burglary/vehicle, 1200 block East 27th, 5 p.m.
Found/lost property, Eighth and Fort, 5:01 p.m.
Animal at large, 1700 block Main, 7:20 p.m.
911 hangup, 2700 block Country Lane, 8:15 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 2800 block Grant, 8:23 p.m.
Found/lost property, Marshall Road, 8:58 p.m.
Contempt of court/failure to pay, 2100 block Eisenhower, 9:45 p.m.
Obstruction of legal process, 300 block West Seventh, 10:09 p.m.
Liquor offense, 200 block West Sixth, 10:19 p.m.
Drug offenses, 200 block West Sixth, 10:48 p.m.
Liquor offense, 200 block West Eighth, 11:29 p.m.
Disturbance, 200 block West 10th, 11:53 p.m.

Sept. 28
Abandoned vehicle, 500 block West 12th, 12:43 a.m.
Warrant service/failure to appear, 200 block West 10th, 1:02 a.m.
Liquor offense, 200 block West 10th, 1:22 a.m.
Disturbance/fight, 100 block West Seventh, 2:01 a.m.
Driving under the influence, 200 block East Eighth, 3:39 a.m.
Theft, 700 block West 12th, 2 a.m.
Intoxicated subject, 400 block East 14th, 4:41 a.m.
Battery, 1000 block Old U.S. 40 Bypass, 6:31 a.m.
Criminal damage to property, 1700 block Allen, 8:30 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 200 block West 20th, 10:46 a.m.
Found/lost property, 23rd and Oak, 11:53 a.m.
Domestic disturbance, 2200 block Virginia, 11:30 a.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 4:26 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 4:20 p.m.
Found/lost property, Eighth and Ash, 1:06 p.m.
Animal at large, 300 block East Seventh, 1:38 p.m.
Motor vehicle accident/hit and run, 400 block East 20th, 2 p.m.
Lost animals, 300 block West Sixth, 4:09 p.m.
Abandoned vehicle, 2700 block Augusta, 4:51 p.m.
Animal call, 500 block East Eighth, 6:05 p.m.
Found/lost property, 200 block West 10th, 2 a.m.
Civil dispute, 3600 block Vine, 10:06 p.m.
Telephone harassment, 2700 block Willow, 10:40 p.m.

Woman hospitalized after falling asleep driving on I-70

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Screen-Shot-2014-07-03-at-5.13.15-AM-150x150.pngWabaunsee County- A woman was injured in an accident just before 1:30 a.m. on Monday in Wabaunsee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Honda CRV driven by Brandy Nicole Conyers, 26, Lafayette, CA., was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of Wamego.

The driver fell asleep. The vehicle drifted into the grass median, the driver over corrected back onto highway, and then re-entered the median and the vehicle over turned.

Conyers was transported to Geary Community Hospital.

The KHP reported she was properly restrained at the time of the accident.

Lawsuit could scramble Kansas Senate race again

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Screen Shot 2014-09-29 at 5.29.27 AMTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An arcane legal dispute over the lack of a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Kansas could upend a key contest in the fight for control of the Senate.

The national spotlight is on three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman.

But a case being heard Monday by a three-judge panel in Shawnee County District Court centers on whether state law requires Democrats to pick a new candidate after Chad Taylor withdrew earlier this month.

Some Democrats pushed Taylor out. They viewed Orman as a stronger rival for Roberts and wanted to avoid a split in the anti-Roberts vote.

Republicans need to gain six seats for a Senate majority and have counted on Roberts winning.

The judges are expected to rule this week.

Sunny, warm Monday

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Screen Shot 2014-09-29 at 5.20.10 AMA change in the weather pattern can be expected over the next 5 days. An upper level storm system will bring a chance of thunderstorms the first half of the work week. A few storms may be severe with the main hazard being golf ball size hail and wind gusts 60 mph or greater. A cold front Wednesday will bring cooler temperatures to the western Kansas late week. Highs Thursday expected to be mainly in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Today Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 63. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 13 to 17 mph.

Tuesday Night A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Thursday Night A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Dog rescued from Arkansas City drainage system

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Screen Shot 2014-09-29 at 5.21.14 AMARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have rescued a dog that was trapped for at least 30 hours in a southern Kansas canal.

KAKE-TV reports  police and firefighters lassoed the dog on Sunday after reports from concerned Arkansas City residents.

Witnesses say the black Labrador retriever was first reported to be stuck in the drainage system on Saturday morning. The water is about 4 feet deep in some parts of the 12-feet-tall canal.

Witnesses say they unsuccessfully tried to coax the dog out with treats and bologna and that one man waded through the water to try to reach the animal.

The dog was taken to the Cowley County Humane Society. Staff members say the dog was wearing a collar but the ID tags are missing.

Trooper: Kansas man dies in Oklahoma highway crash

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Screen Shot 2014-07-07 at 8.32.26 AMARDMORE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a Kansas man has died and two others in the vehicle have been hospitalized in a Carter County wreck.

Troopers say 29-year-old Christopher Partee was ejected from the vehicle and died on Sunday afternoon. The driver and another passenger from Topeka were hospitalized.

Troopers say their vehicle was northbound on Interstate 35 when another vehicle attempted a U-turn in front of them. They say the driver tried to avoid the turning vehicle and lost control of the car, which rolled over.

The other vehicle left the scene.

Authorities are investigating the crash.

Wichita zoo officials detail elephant exhibit

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Screen Shot 2014-09-29 at 5.10.46 AMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County Zoo officials say they will house the third largest elephant exhibit in the country once a recently funded renovation is completed.

Construction on the 5-acre exhibit will begin next month and be complete in May 2016. Officials say it’s a necessary move to comply with upcoming regulations by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. They plan to eventually house five African elephants in the exhibit, which will be the first in the country to offer boat rides.

The county commissioners voted to spend $5.3 million for an elephant barn at the public-private partnership.

Officials say there will be an underwater fence so that the elephants and boats don’t come too close in the canal.

 

Senator brings in Jeb Bush to campaign in Kansas

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is bringing in another Republican heavy-hitter to help bolster his troubled campaign for re-election.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be in Wichita on Monday for a fundraising event for the Kansas senator.

His visit on the campaign trial comes just days after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin campaigned with Roberts in southeast Kansas. Two former presidential nominees, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, joined Roberts on the campaign trail last week. Another potential 2016 White House candidate, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, is also expected to help him campaign.

Roberts once was considered a near lock for re-election but now faces a tough battle from independent businessman Greg Orman after the Democratic candidate withdrew.

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