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Kan. man hospitalized after pickup rolls, catches fire

Kansas Highway Patrol KHPCLAY CENTER- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 2 p.m. on Monday in Clay County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Ford pickup driven by Brett Hare, 24, Clay Center, was westbound on Broughton Road four miles east of Clay Center.

The pickup was attempting to pass another vehicle. The driver of the pickup lost control. The vehicle entered the south ditch, rolled and caught fire.

Hare was transported to Clay County Medical Center.
The KHP reported he was not wearing a seat belt.

Water manager faces discipline for urinating in reservoir

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A water manager is facing discipline after he was caught urinating in an empty reservoir that supplies drinking water for the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokesman Tyrone Jue said Monday that the agency confirmed anonymous complaints that maintenance planner Martin Sanchez had urinated in the 674 million gallon reservoir in the Sierra Nevada foothills early last month.

The reservoir had been drained for maintenance, and officials say public health wasn’t in danger.

Sanchez, who earns $111,000 annually, was in line for a promotion before the incident. He now faces a maximum penalty of a weeklong suspension without pay. A message left with Jue seeking comment from Sanchez wasn’t immediately returned.

San Francisco’s water comes mostly from Sierra Nevada runoff.

Kansas Rural Center hosts ‘Women in Farming’ workshops

Screen Shot 2015-02-10 at 5.20.12 AMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Rural Center is planning a series of “Women in Farming” risk management workshops this spring and summer.

The group says in a news release that all four workshops will highlight opportunities and challenges women face in farming.

Specialty crop production is the focus of the first workshop March 14 in Lawrence and the second on March 28 in Bird City.

A third workshop on May 9 in Linn will look at financial and legal risk management and cover conservation practices on the farm.

Wrapping up the series is a July 11 workshop in Emporia that focuses on soil health, cover crops and integrated crop and livestock farming.

TMP boys and girls, HHS boys remain ranked

The TMP-Marian girls and boys remain ranked among the top-10 in the latest 4A-D2 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings released Monday.

The Lady Monarchs remained at No. 2 in the latest rankings after defeating Norton Friday night to move to 13-1 on the season.

The Monarch boys moved up one spot to No. 9 in 4A-D2. TMP picked up a win over Norton on Friday night.

The Hays High boys dropped two spots to No. 10 in 4A-D1. The Indians dropped to 10-4 with a loss last week to Salina South.

In 1A-D1 the Hoxie boys jump two spots to No. 2 and Osborne leaps three spots to No. 3.

Stockton falls to No. 4 and Victoria is No. 7 this week.

The Hoxie girls remain atop 1A-D2.

La Crosse is up to No. 5 follow by Dighton at No. 6 and Thunder Ridge is 10th.

6A Girls

  1. Maize
  2. Wichita South
  3. Olathe South
  4. SM Northwest
  5. Washburn Rural
  6. Manhattan
  7. Free State
  8. Olathe East
  9. Hutchinson
  10. SM West

 

5A Girls

  1. Aquinas
  2. Andover Central
  3. Leavenworth
  4. Kapaun
  5. Andover
  6. Salina Central
  7. Mill Valley
  8. Blue Valley Southwest
  9. Shawnee Hts.
  10. Carroll

 

4A D1-Girls

1. Bishop Miege
2. Paola
3. Chanute
4. Wamego
5. McPherson
6. Topeka Hayden
7. Labette County
8. Buhler
9. Andale
10. Abilene

4A D2-Girls

  1. Baldwin
  2. TMP-Hays
  3. Hugoton
  4. Pratt
  5. Clay Center
  6. Wichita Trinity
  7. Concordia
  8. Holton
  9. Columbus
  10. Iola

 

3A Girls

  1. Hesston
  2. Cimarron
  3. Lyons
  4. Garden Plain
  5. Sabetha
  6. Beloit
  7. Silver Lake
  8. Caney Valley
  9. Douglas
  10. NE Arma

 

2A Girls

  1. Central Plains
  2. Ellinwood
  3. Washington County
  4. Olpe
  5. Moundridge
  6. Chase County
  7. Pitt-Colgan
  8. Valley Falls
  9. Northern Hts
  10. Meade

 

1A-Div 1-Girls

  1. Hoxie
  2. Waverly
  3. Centralia
  4. Paul
  5. LaCrosse
  6. Dighton
  7. Ingalls
  8. Goessel
  9. Centre
  10. Thunder Ridge

 

1A-Div 2- Girls

  1. Moscow
  2. Cunningham
  3. Triplains/Brewster
  4. John’s/Tipton
  5. Axtell
  6. Wheatland/Grinnell
  7. Golden Plains
  8. Norwich
  9. Attica
  10. Rolla

 

6A Boys

  1. Wichita East
  2. Lawrence
  3. Olathe North
  4. Manhattan
  5. BV North
  6. SM North
  7. Wichita South
  8. Derby
  9. Wyandotte
  10. Olathe East

 

5A Boys

  1. Shawnee Heights
  2. Maize South
  3. Salina Central
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. KC Washington
  6. Wichita Hts.
  7. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
  8. Bishop Carroll
  9. Blue Valley West
  10. Andover Central

 

4A-Div 1-Boys

  1. McPherson
  2. Independence
  3. Basehor Linwood
  4. Ottawa
  5. Eudora
  6. Miege
  7. Andale
  8. Abilene
  9. Piper
  10. Hays

4A-Div 2-Boys

  1. Holcomb
  2. Rock Creek
  3. Girard
  4. Wichita Trinity
  5. Hugoton
  6. Concordia
  7. Atchison
  8. Royal Valley
  9. TMP-Hays
  10. Holton

3A Boys

  1. Scott City
  2. Osage City
  3. Beloit
  4. Sabetha
  5. Wichita Collegiate
  6. Hesston
  7. Burlington
  8. Nemaha Central
  9. Norton
  10. Eureka

2ABoys

  1. John
  2. Olpe
  3. Central Plains
  4. South Gray
  5. Sacred Heart
  6. Berean Academy
  7. Bennington
  8. Jackson Heights
  9. Mary’s Colgan
  10. Spearville

1A-Div 1-Boys

  1. Hanover
  2. Hoxie
  3. Osborne
  4. Stockton
  5. Burrton
  6. Centralia
  7. Victoria
  8. Valley Heights
  9. Hartford
  10. MDCV

1A-Div 2-Boys

  1. John’s-Tipton
  2. Sharon Springs
  3. Caldwel
  4. Attica
  5. Pike Valley
  6. South Barber
  7. Central Christian
  8. Ashland
  9. Greeley Co
  10. Wheatland-Grinnell

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CDC: US measles count growing

CDC photo-skin of a patient after 3 days of measles infection
CDC photo-skin of a patient after 3 days of measles infection

MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say the number of measles cases in the nation is up to 121 so far this year.

All but 18 of the cases are tied to an outbreak that started at the Disneyland amusement park in California.

Until recently, it was unusual to see more than 100 cases a year in the United States. Measles are most commonly seen in winter and early spring, brought in by foreign visitors or by U.S. residents who pick up the highly contagious virus overseas.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the numbers Monday, adding 19 cases to the 102 reported as of last week.

Measles causes a fever, runny nose, cough and rash all over the body. In rare cases, it can be deadly.

Fort Riley Listening Session is Personal for Sen. Roberts

JUNCTION CITY -Just prior to the Community Listening Session U.S. Senator Pat Roberts along with other members of the Kansas Congressional delegation briefed the media.

Senator Pat Roberts along with the rest of the Congressional Delegation from Kansas. Left to Right: Senator Jerry Moran, Representative Mike Pompeo, Senator Roberts, Representative Lynn Jenkins, Representative Tim Huelskamp.
Senator Pat Roberts along with the rest of the Congressional Delegation from Kansas. Left to Right: Senator Jerry Moran, Representative Mike Pompeo, Senator Roberts, Representative Lynn Jenkins, Representative Tim Huelskamp.

Roberts explained that the decisions that will be made at Fort Riley are personal to him,”The decision to locate the ‘Big Red One’ to Fort Riley was made by Dwight David Eisenhower. There were two men in the room advising him that the base should be in Kansas, obviously Dwight David Eisenhower was from Kansas.”

The two men in the room with President Eisenhower were the late Fred Bramlage of Junction City and Roberts’ father Wes Roberts who was the Republican National Chairman at that particular time.

Again in 2005 there was an opportunity to bring the ‘Big Red One’ Headquarters back to Fort Riley from Germany where it had been headquartered for a number of years.

“During that particular time we buffed up Fort Riley big time. I’d like to take a little credit for that along with a great team effort that we had from Fort Riley and the delegation, it was a team effort.”

In July of 2006 the 1st Infantry Division relocated it’s headquarters back to Fort Riley.

Now with sequestration threatening troop reductions to the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley Senator Roberts is going to bat once again for Fort Riley and the ‘Big Red One’.

“We have to fix this sequester, and this sequester was not exactly a bi-partisan effort with regards to coming in there with a meat ax. We don’t need to come in there with a meat ax, we to use it with a scalpel and we need to tell the truth about Fort Riley, so that Fort Riley’s mission can be preserved. Not only for Fort Riley, not only for the state of Kansas, but the United States of America and the Defense of our National Security. That is our first obligation when we go back to Washington. So to me, It’s personal.”

Only 1,200 seats were set up at the Convention Center for the listening session and each one of them were full with standing room only in both the great hall and hallway.

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Folk music, flicks and sales at Hays library in February

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Victor & Penny

 

The Hays Public Library has a selection of events in February. Children and young adult activities are scheduled every day at 4 p.m. — visit www.hayspublib.org for daily events.

Details for hot-ticket events are as followed:

Victor & Penny: Live Music!
The folk duo, Victor & Penny, will be performing at the Hays Public Library on February 13 at 6:30 p.m. This Kansas City couple brings high energy and great music to each entertaining performance. Celebrate Valentine’s Day early this year with a free concert that both you and your partner will enjoy. Visit https://www.victorandpenny.com to preview the show.

Red Hot Flash Sale
Still looking for that last-minute gift for your valentine? The Friends of the Hays Public Library will have a Red Hot Flash Sale on February 14 at the HPL. The sale hours are 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Shoppers can fill a bag with books for only $3.00; Friends will provide bags. Bring home a title both you and your sweetheart can enjoy. Art prints will also be available for sale. Members receive 50% off books, DVDs, CDs, and more in the Gallery Bookstore. Membership is available for purchase at the door for $5.

Read2Reel
The Read2Reel monthly book club is giving you a chance to win two tickets to the Fort Hays State University Encore Series: The Great Gatsby. Read2Reel starts at 5:30 p.m. on February 17 at the HPL. Attendees will discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby; the recent film adaptation will be shown after the discussion. Multiple copies of The Great Gatsby are available at the HPL for check-out. Read2Reel participants will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to the February 18 Encore show; the ticket seats are located in the presidential row.

For more information, call (785) 625-9014.

Arrests Made in Vandalism of Over 25 Buildings

MANHATTAN -Beginning in October of last year over 25 buildings in and surrounding downtown Manhattan, K-State University Campus, and Pottawatomie County were vandalized by subjects using various colors of spray paint according to a release from the Riley County Police Department. In total officials anticipates the damages to be valued in excess of $15,000.00. These tags included multiple images, words, and offensive phrases.

Graffiti found on the side of a building at Pierre and 4th Street
Graffiti found on the side of a building at Pierre and 4th Street

Officers with the Riley County Police Department worked alongside officers with the Kansas State University Police Department and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office as well as asked for the community’s help through the use of the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Over the weekend as a result of a thorough investigation 3 arrests were made following a search warrant related to the crime of criminal damage to property.

Police served this search warrant at 2033 Arthur Drive in Manhattan, Kansas on February 5, and arrested Jackson Meyer, 19, of that address for criminal damage to property.

RCPD continued to investigate the matter and found that two additional subjects were involved.

Austin Cranston, 18, of Manhattan was arrested on February 6,  for the offense of criminal damage to property.

Also arrested for the offense of criminal damage to property was Justin Ward, 18, of Wamego, Kansas. He was given a bond of $3,000.0

In total, buildings operated by over 14 victims were vandalized and the clean-up process has been ongoing.

Further action may result as RCPD and the Kansas State University Police Department continue to investigate the matter.

Kan. woman sentenced for home health care fraud

fraudKANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Kan., woman working as a personal care attendant was sentenced in U.S. District Court last week for health care fraud based on fraudulent bills she submitted to Medicaid according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Doris Betts, 55, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., by Judge Eric F. Melgren to 18 months in federal prison, three years supervised release, restitution to the Kansas Medicaid program in the amount of $251,573.32, and a forfeiture judgment in the same amount. Betts was charged in April 2014 with six counts of health care fraud. She pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court and was convicted in November in a joint enforcement effort between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Inspector General and Kansas Attorney General’s Office.

The investigation revealed that between January 2008 and December 2013, Betts falsely billed for providing in-home services to two or more clients at the same time in different locations, while the client was hospitalized, and while Betts was instead at her own medical appointments. During this period, Betts billed for more than 750 work days that exceeded 24 hours, the highest of which topped out at 39.5 hours. Betts billed for a variety of services, including personal care services, sleep cycle support, day support and residential support. By using multiple billing agencies, Betts was able to bill for services that overlapped.

Nationwide, the personal care attendant program has been the number-one source of fraud complaints to state Medicaid fraud units.

“The personal care attendant program provides important in-home services for Medicaid recipients who need assistance to remain in their homes,” Schmidt said. “When the program is abused and taxpayers are defrauded, vital resources are taken away from vulnerable Kansans who are truly in need. We will continue to work cooperatively with our federal partners to protect this joint federal-state program and remain focused on finding and prosecuting those who defraud taxpayers through false billing.”

“Theft from our nation’s health care system hurts all of us,” U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. “We are using every tool at our disposal to fight health care fraud.”

The case was investigated by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Division. Assistant Attorney General Stefani Hepford of Schmidt’s office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tanya Treadway prosecuted the case.

James R. Milwee

James R. Milwee, age 84, of Quinter, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at Gove County Medical Center, Long Term Care, Quinter.

Services are pending with Schmitt Funeral Home, Quinter.

Kan. man hospitalized after chase, crash at cemetery

Picture from Saline County Sheriff's Office.
Accident scene photo- Saline County Sheriff’s Office.

Salina Post

BROOKVILLE – A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a brief chase by law enforcement on Monday in Saline County.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said a deputy was running radar on the east side of Brookville just after midnight when a westbound Nissan pickup went by doing 75mph, in a 45mph zone

The deputy began following the truck. The chase reached speeds of between 80-90 mph on Kansas 140, Brookville Road, Cloud Street, and Brownhill Road

The Larry D. Jones, 44, Ellsworth lost control of the pickup and it rolled, coming to rest along a fence line of the Brookville cemetery.

Jones was transported to Salina Regional Health Center, and placed in the intensive care unit with broken bones, a bruised right lung, and several other injuries according to the Sheriff.

The pickup was stolen from Ellsworth. “Jones will face several traffic charges along with possession of stolen property, and flee and elude,” said Kochanowski.

Center for Health Improvement earns re-certification

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Hays Medical Center

The Center for Health Improvement announced today that is has been re-certified by the Medical Fitness Association, the country’s leading organization dedicated solely to medically integrated wellness and fitness facilities. This certification is a significant step forward in providing for the health of the entire community and to the individuals taking responsibility for their personal healthcare. Currently, there are 34 United States certified facilities and 18 International facilities, Hays being the only one in Kansas.

“Our mission at The Center is To Help People Get Well Sooner and Stay Well Longer” says Stephanie Schaffer-Howie, Fitness Director at The Center for Health Improvement. “Our medical fitness center integrates traditional medical treatment with fitness, disease prevention and health education allowing each individual to achieve lifelong wellness.  The staff is committed to helping members make life improvements through lifestyle change.  We work closely with physicians and other healthcare providers that cover all aspects of health and wellness in hoping to make Hays the healthiest rural community in America.”

This program is the first and only certification offered specifically to facilities in the medical fitness industry—an industry that serves over 4 million members worldwide. Based on the Medical Fitness Association’s internationally recognized Standards and Guidelines for Medical Fitness Facilities, the certification process involves an in-depth , on-site review of a facility’s adherence to the prescribed standards and guidelines. The certification process is an integral part of ensuring that facilities provide a high level of quality and safety in the programs and services they deliver in order for them to become fully integrated into the local continuum of health care. The Medical Fitness Association Facility Certification is recognized as a mark of excellence in the health and wellness industry.

“With the implementation of the Accountable Care Act and its impact on healthcare systems beginning to be realized, the industry is looking for ways to better manage and coordinate care for the communities they serve. As the incidence of chronic disease continues to rise, the need for more medically supervised, outcomes and accountability based exercise as medicine programs have never been more relevant in our industry than today. It is clear that the task to produce and deliver this revolution in the provision of healthcare with all its necessary components and guidelines is a herculean task. The Center for Health Improvement has taken an important step towards filling a gap in the current care delivery model. The Time is Now to implement these accountable models of health that reduce the severity of chronic disease and improve the quality of life for those who participate!” – Robert D Boone, FACHE, FMFA, President and CEO, Medical Fitness Association

The Center for Health Improvement opened its doors to the community in February 2002. The facility houses a fitness center which includes state of the art equipment, aquatics area, the latest group fitness classes for all levels, full service juice bar and play center areas. Fitness amenities include Personal Training, Massage, Health Coaching and Nutritional Consults. The facility also houses Outpatient areas such as Cardiac Rehab, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Sleep Center as well as the Hays Orthopedic and SouthWind Surgical Clinics. For more information, call The Center for Health Improvement at 785-623-6340 or visit www.thecenter.haysmed.com.

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