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Month: February 2015

Martina A. Bieker

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Martina A. Bieker, age 89, of Hays passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Hays Medical Center.

She was born February 9, 1925 in Emmeram, Kansas to Joseph and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Kuhn. She graduated from Victoria High School. She married Daniel F. Bieker on August 12, 1946 in Emmeram. He preceded her in death on March 30, 1981.

She was a homemaker and furniture upholsterer. She enjoyed many activities including gardening, crocheting, making rosaries, playing pinochle and having cookies and coffee with family and friends. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hays.

She is survived by four sons, Francis and wife Sheila of Papillion, NE, Deannie and wife Janice of Kansas City, Kenny of Salina and Danny Jr. and wife Diane of Kansas City; two daughters, Jeanette Bieker of Catharine and Janice Bieker and husband Bradley Sanderson of Paola, KS; a brother, Warren F. Kuhn of Victoria; two daughter-in-laws, Karen Bieker of and Debbie Storer of Hays; 19 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Tommy, Stanley and Stevie Bieker; 8 brothers; 7 sisters; 1 grandchild and 2 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 2 PM Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hays. Burial will follow services in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Hays.

Visitation will be Wednesday 5 PM – 8 PM and Thursday 1 PM – 1:30 PM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

A rosary service will be Wednesday at 6:30 PM followed by a parish vigil at 7 PM all at the funeral chapel.

Memorials are suggested to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Building Fund. Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].

Council upholds firing of ex-Hutchinson police officer

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Hutch Police vehicle2HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A former Hutchinson police officer who was fired for lying lost his appeal to be returned to his job.

The Hutchinson City Council on Tuesday upheld the firing of Charles Malvo for lying during an internal affairs investigation. He was the second officer who lost an appeal of his firing for lying during the investigation. The second officer, Lorenzo Bohringer, has taken his case to court.

The Hutchinson News reports  Malvo, Bohringer and Jamin Raigoza were fired in December 2013 after a woman complained Raigoza was harassing her, including showing up at her job and house and asking for sex and showing her an inappropriate picture.

Malvo and Bohringer are accused of lying during the investigation into the woman’s complaint.

City of Hays looking to revamp the buffalo herd

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By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

The city of Hays is accepting bids for four buffalo cows and one bull that are displayed near Frontier Park. According to Parks Director Jeff Boyle, the city would like to sell the animals because of their age.

“Once they get to a certain age, they have production problems and we start to face the problem of whether they can breed anymore,” Boyle said.

According to Boyle, the parks department is looking for one bull calf in exchange for the animals they are selling. If the city chose to award the bid to someone who doesn’t include a bull calf, they will look to buy one from another source.

Bids are due to the parks department at noon Feb. 4.

German society will meet Sunday in Munjor

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The Sunflower Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will hold its next chapter meeting on Sunday at Munjor Parish Hall. The guest speaker will be Guy Windholz.

Windholz will be speaking about 100-plus years of history involving pioneer building skills with limestone. The presentation will include were the limestone came from that built our magnificent
churches, bridges and homes.

Social will begin at noon with pot luck finger foods served at 12:30 p.m., followed by a short chapter meeting and program at 1:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in becoming a member is invited to attend. For more information, contact the Sunflower Chapter at [email protected].

WIN a romantic Valentine’s getaway from Fossil Creek and KAYS

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RUSSELL — Fossil Creek Hotel & Suites and 14 KAYS is looking to make your Valentine’s Day a little sweeter.

The hotel is giving away a weekend getaway, complete with chocolates, beverage, a long-stemmed rose and breakfast in the morning at Fossil Creek.

For the complete package, the prize must be redeemed by March 31. After March 31, the winner will receive the room only.

To enter to WIN the special Valentine’s getaway, email [email protected] by FRIDAY. Be sure to include your name and daytime telephone number. Enter “Valentine’s” in the subject line. Boomer and Mike also will be accepting entries via telephone on “The Eagle Morning Show,” which runs from 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays.

The winner will be announced Monday, Feb. 9.

Kansas man convicted of killing his mother

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Prison JailTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man will be sentenced May 11 after being found guilty of killing his mother at a home they shared in 2011.

A Shawnee County jury on Tuesday found 40-year-old Jason Hachmeister guilty of the premeditated murder in the death of Sheila Hachmeister. Prosecutors say the victim was stabbed several times and strangled.

Testimony during the trial indicated that Jason Hachmeister would receive a $125,000 life insurance payout because of his 58-year-old mother’s death.

The defense had contended a man Sheila Hachmeister met on an online dating service killed her.

Prosecutors say they will seek a “Hard 50” sentence for Hachmeister.

Tuesday’s high school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALLHigh School Scoreboard Whitmore

Western Athletic Conference
Dodge City 55, Liberal 46
Salina Central 68, Great Bend 36
Salina South 55, Hays 51

Area Results
Central Plains 58, Otis-Bison 18
Ellinwood 52, Victoria 48
Ellis 74, Quinter 67
Ellsworth 52, Russell 32
Macksville 66, LaCrosse 45
Ness City 69, Hill City 50
Plainville 48, Trego 32

Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Logan 49, Cheylin 46
Northern Valley 52, Western Plains 46
Triplains-Brewster 56, Golden Plains 12
Wheatland-Grinnell 57, Weskan 55

Others
Abilene 50, Wamego 35
Anderson County 51, Central Heights 38
Andover Central 78, Goddard 48
Ashland 45, Fowler 36
Atchison 69, KC Harmon 59
Augusta 61, Mulvane 33
Baldwin 59, DeSoto 52
Beloit 72, Republic County 44
Bennington 58, Inman 40
Berean Academy 68, Hutchinson Trinity 52
Bishop Seabury Academy 53, Council Grove 45
Blue Valley Stillwell 54, BV Northwest 45
Buhler 70, Wellington 54
Burlingame 55, Northern Heights 39
Burlington, Colo. 56, Goodland 25
BV North 66, Bishop Miege 57
BV West 61, Gardner-Edgerton 47
Cair Paravel 64, Topeka Heritage Christian 49
Caldwell 61, Oxford 41
Canton-Galva 65, Ell-Saline 63
Chanute 54, Parsons 35
Chaparral 61, Medicine Lodge 49
Cheney 48, Garden Plain 36
Clay Center 43, Chapman 41
Clearwater 52, Rose Hill 47
Coffeyville 56, Labette County 40
Concordia 82, Pike Valley 46
Conway Springs 62, Bluestem 46
Derby 65, Goddard-Eisenhower 51
Dighton 50, Oberlin-Decatur 46
Doniphan West 57, Onaga 45
Elkhart 67, Rolla 25
Erie 45, Yates Center 40
Eureka 51, Humboldt 42
Fairfield 53, Cunningham 45
Girard 55, Frontenac 54
Hartford 54, Herington 52
Haven 54, Halstead 39
Hesston 60, Sterling 33
Hillsboro 58, Nickerson 56
Hitchcock County, Neb. 75, Rawlins County 42
Holcomb 67, Hugoton 56
Holly, Colo. 61, Syracuse 50
Holton 69, Perry-Lecompton 49
Hoxie 64, Oakley 53
Hutchinson 58, Andover 51
Hutchinson Central Christian 73, Chase 39
Independence 52, Fort Scott 41
Iola 56, Santa Fe Trail 37
Jackson Heights 60, Immaculata 26
Johnson-Stanton County 58, Springfield, Colo. 36
KC Washington 72, KC Sumner 57
Kingman 60, Larned 46
Kinsley 54, South Central 49
Lakin 64, Wichita County 40
Lansing 74, KC Piper 63
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 78, Heritage Christian 45
Little River 54, Goessel 19
Lyndon 52, Wabaunsee 36
Maize South 67, Valley Center 50
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 50, Horton 38
Metro Academy 54, KC Turner 35
Mission Valley 40, Madison 37
Nemaha Central 62, Jefferson West 48
Neodesha 66, Fredonia 58
Newton 54, Maize 53, OT
Northeast-Arma 76, Oswego 61
Osage City 56, Silver Lake 48
Oskaloosa 58, Pleasant Ridge 48
Ottawa 62, Spring Hill 54
Ozanam, Mo. 53, Kansas Deaf 17
Paola 61, Louisburg 42
Pittsburg 51, Riverton 49
Pittsburg Colgan 61, Wichita Defenders 48
Pratt Skyline 65, Stafford 54
Riley County 54, Marysville 45
Rock Creek 65, Centralia 36
Rock Hills 48, Smith Center 44
Salina Sacred Heart 68, Southeast Saline 57, OT
Scott City 79, Cimarron 34
Sedgwick 37, Moundridge 30
Shawnee Heights 70, Leavenworth 47
Sherwood, Mo. 72, Maranatha Academy 64
Smoky Valley 54, Hoisington 41
South Barber 37, Attica 23
South Gray 49, Hodgeman County 18
Southeast 62, Baxter Springs 56
Southern Valley, Neb. 70, Phillipsburg 45
Southwestern Hts. 61, Beaver, Okla. 59
Spearville 66, Pawnee Heights 22
St. John 81, Norwich 38
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 63, Thunder Ridge 25
St. Mary’s Academy 82, St. John’s Military 29
St. Paul 60, Pleasanton 53
St. Thomas Aquinas 51, Blue Valley Southwest 48
Sublette 72, Deerfield 46
Sunrise Christian 60, Derby Invasion 42
Topeka Hayden 67, St. James Academy 58
Troy 79, Frankfort 46
Udall 70, Argonia 37
Uniontown 57, Chetopa 50
Veritas Christian 54, Manhattan CHIEF 47
Wakefield 52, Rural Vista 18
Wellsville 44, Prairie View 42
West Elk 51, Sedan 35
Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita Northwest 53
Wichita Campus 53, Arkansas City 37
Wichita Collegiate 57, El Dorado 45
Wichita East 71, Wichita Southeast 61
Wichita Heights 53, Wichita West 20
Wichita Independent 69, Douglass 39
Wichita South 71, Wichita North 46
Wichita Trinity 72, Belle Plaine 35
Winfield 52, Andale 51

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Western Athletic Conference
Dodge City 38, Liberal 17
Salina Central 53, Great Bend 40
Salina South 48, Hays 39

Area Results
Central Plains 74, Otis-Bison 20
Ellinwood 68, Victoria 35
Hill City 66, Ness City 44
La Crosse 50, Macksville 30
Phillipsburg 39, Southern Valley, Neb. 34
Plainville 50, Trego 46
Russell 60, Ellsworth 43

Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Golden Plains 48, Palco 20
Logan 42, Northern Valley 8
Triplains-Brewster 53, Weskan 19
Wheatland-Grinnell 52, Cheylin 46

Others
Abilene 32, Wamego 29
Anderson County 47, Central Heights 16
Andover 48, Hutchinson 40
Andover Central 78, Goddard 48
Baldwin 42, DeSoto 33
Barstow, Mo. 50, KC Christian 34
Baxter Springs 49, Southeast 40
Beloit 65, Republic County 43
Bishop Miege 67, BV North 38
Burlington 57, Caney Valley 55
Cair Paravel 50, Topeka Heritage Christian 31
Caldwell 49, Oxford 37
Canton-Galva 41, Ell-Saline 35, OT
Central Burden 41, Cedar Vale/Dexter 39
Central Plains 74, Otis-Bison 20
Centralia 22, Rock Creek 20, OT
Centre 35, Elyria Christian 29
Chanute 82, Parsons 41
Chetopa 51, Uniontown 44, OT
Cimarron 60, Scott City 26
Clay Center 37, Chapman 24
Clifton-Clyde 55, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 35
Concordia 62, Pike Valley 24
Conway Springs 57, Bluestem 28
Council Grove 66, Bishop Seabury Academy 18
Cunningham 48, Fairfield 32
Dighton 58, Oberlin-Decatur 40
Doniphan West 57, Onaga 43
Douglass 38, Wichita Independent 28
Erie 41, Yates Center 27
Fowler 45, Ashland 38
Garden Plain 48, Cheney 28
Girard 56, Frontenac 55
Goddard-Eisenhower 48, Derby 43
Goessel 48, Little River 18
Hartford 45, Herington 35
Haven 54, Halstead 25
Hesston 56, Sterling 46
Hillsboro 49, Nickerson 33
Hitchcock County, Neb. 56, Rawlins County 35
Hoisington 56, Smoky Valley 49
Holton 36, Perry-Lecompton 15
Hoxie 80, Oakley 19
Hugoton 78, Holcomb 39
Hutchinson Trinity 52, Berean Academy 37
Independence 63, Fort Scott 41
Inman 39, Bennington 36
Iola 53, Santa Fe Trail 21
Jefferson North 66, McLouth 31
Jefferson West 48, Nemaha Central 28
Johnson-Stanton County 58, Springfield, Colo. 36
KC Sumner 64, KC Washington 31
Kingman 54, Larned 13
Kinsley 54, South Central 49
Labette County 77, Coffeyville 57
Lakin 69, Wichita County 33
Lawrence Free State 65, KC Schlagle 49
Lyons 55, Pratt 30
Madison 53, Mission Valley 28
Maize 56, Newton 38
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 23, Horton 16
Medicine Lodge 51, Chaparral 33
Metro Academy 54, KC Turner 14
Minneola 37, Bucklin 34
Moundridge 44, Sedgwick 27
Neodesha 39, Fredonia 35
Northeast-Arma 61, Oswego 53
Northern Heights 58, Burlingame 19
Ottawa 60, Spring Hill 31
Paola 51, Louisburg 39
Pleasant Ridge 44, Oskaloosa 42
Pratt Skyline 39, Stafford 26
Remington 53, Marion 35
Riley County 55, Marysville 42
Rolla 48, Elkhart 46
Rose Hill 39, Clearwater 21
Rossville 58, St. Mary’s 32
Silver Lake 74, Osage City 26
SM West 37, SM East 26
Smith Center 51, Rock Hills 12
Solomon 48, Peabody-Burns 31
South Barber 37, Attica 23
South Gray 49, Hodgeman County 18
Southeast Saline 46, Salina Sacred Heart 18
Southwestern Hts. 49, Beaver, Okla. 39
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 39, Thunder Ridge 34
St. Paul 53, Pleasanton 23
St. Teresa’s Academy, Mo. 58, SM North 30
Sunrise Christian 46, Derby 22
Syracuse 37, Holly, Colo. 33
Tescott 38, St. Xavier 28
Topeka 68, Highland Park 63
Topeka Hayden 46, Washburn Rural 44
Troy 39, Frankfort 38
Udall 49, Argonia 44
Valley Center 50, Maize South 35
Valley Heights 62, BV Randolph 28
Wabaunsee 57, Lyndon 50
Wellington 51, Buhler 50
Wellsville 53, Prairie View 48, OT
Wichita Bishop Carroll 59, Wichita Northwest 0
Wichita Campus 51, Arkansas City 34
Wichita Collegiate 37, El Dorado 30
Wichita East 57, Wichita Southeast 33
Wichita Heights 68, Wichita West 9
Wichita South 56, Wichita North 19
Wichita Trinity 64, Belle Plaine 33
Winfield 43, Andale 39

Sen. Roberts Presses IRS Commissioner on Gift Tax Enforcement (VIDEO)

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WASHINGTON, DC – At a hearing Tuesday of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen about the agency’s questionable enforcement of the gift tax on individuals who made contributions to certain tax-exempt organizations suggesting it was further selective targeting of taxpayers based on their political ideology.

Click here to watch Senator Roberts and Commissioner Koskinen at the hearing.

“For nearly 30 years, the IRS did not apply the gift tax to contributions made to charitable organizations of any type,” Roberts said. “Beginning in 2011, at the same time it began targeting 501 (c)(4) applicants, the IRS began gift tax audits of individuals who had made contributions to various tax-exempt organizations.

“I want to know what the IRS or the Congress can do to ensure the agency will not further intimidate taxpayers based on political ideology with the selective enforcement of the gift tax.”

In 2011, Senator Roberts and then Finance Committee Ranking Member Senator Orrin Hatch and others sent a letter to IRS questioning the sudden enforcement of the gift tax.

While the IRS has since ceased auditing contributions, it has failed to provide further guidance to Congress about the future enforcement of the gift tax and (c)(4) organizations.

Senator Roberts is outspoken on the need to clean up the IRS following the targeting scandal and the revelation of inappropriate bonuses and performance awards to IRS employees who owe outstanding federal tax debt.

Last month Roberts introduced two bills to address the problems. First, the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act”would require federal employees to be current on their federal income taxes, and would prevent federal personnel who are delinquent in paying a federal tax liability from receiving a bonus or cash award. Exceptions are made for tax debt being paid pursuant to an agreement with the IRS and for certain hardships.

The second bill, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act would stop cold further attempts by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exploit bureaucratic loopholes to restrict the free speech rights of the same types of tax-exempt social welfare organizations victimized in the IRS political targeting scandal.

Senators Roberts is a senior member of the Senate Committee on Finance.

Setback change to be considered by Hays Zoning Appeals Board

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The Hays Area Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 11, concerning a setback variance request.

Board members will also hear an update on the zoning regulations rewrite. The meeting starts at 8:15 a.m.

The complete meeting agenda follow.

HAYS AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEETING AGENDA
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS 1507 MAIN, HAYS, KS
FEBRUARY 11, 2015

8:15 A.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN.
2. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 14, 2015
Action: Consider approving the minutes of the January 14, 2015 meeting.
3. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
A. Public hearing to consider a request from Justin Gottwald and L. Van & Janice K. Witthuhn for a 35’ setback variance to reduce the setback along Hwy 183 and Reservation Rd. from 35’ to 0’ to allow an off-premise sign to be constructed on an existing sign base. (Case # 01-15)
Action: Consider approving a variance request for a sign for the property at
1000 Reservation Road and Hwy 183.
4. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. – None
5. OFF AGENDA ITEMS/COMMUNICATIONS.
A. Update on the Zoning Regulations Rewrite
6. ADJOURNMENT.

Dramatic Video: Taiwan plane crashes in Taipei

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least 19 people are dead and 24 are missing after a Taiwanese flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, with 58 people aboard.

Video shows the TransAsia Airways plane turning on its side in midair, clipping an elevated roadway and careening into a shallow river.

Rescue crews in rubber rafts are clearing the mostly sunken fuselage in the Keelung River a couple dozen yards from the shore. The death toll is expected to rise.

A broadcast report says the plane’s wing also hit a taxi, injuring the driver.

It’s the airline’s second French-Italian-built ATR 72 prop-jet to crash in the past year. Another ATR 72 operated by the same airline crashed last July 23, killing 48 at the end of a typhoon. That crash is also under investigation.

Cold, windy Wednesday

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Screen Shot 2015-02-04 at 5.28.47 AMAfter a strong cold front today and the possibility of a little light snow, another strong warming trend will follow into the weekend.

Today Snow likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Windy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight A 20 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as 4. North northeast wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as zero early. South wind 7 to 16 mph.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28. South southwest wind around 14 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 65.

 

Kansas Senate to confirm Board of Regents appointees

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board of regentsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate is expected to confirm appointees for several state posts, including the three members of the Kansas Board of Regents.

Republican Majority Leader Terry Bruce says the confirmation votes will be taken Wednesday.

Goodland lawyer Joseph Bain and former Democratic State Rep. Bill Feuerborn of Garnett were appointed to the Board of Regents by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback in August, along with Zoe Forrester Newton who currently serves as the city attorney for Sedan.

Kari Bruffett also is up for confirmation as secretary of Aging and Disability Services.

Bruffett has been serving as interim secretary since May, replacing Shawn Sullivan, who is now serving as the state budget director.

Missouri man convicted in death of Kansas dog breeder

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CourtKANSAS CITY (AP) – A Missouri man has been found guilty in the bludgeoning death of a retired Kansas art teacher who was known nationally for breeding, raising and showing Afghan hound dogs.

The Wyandotte County, Kansas, district attorney’s office said Darrell Broxton of Kansas City, Missouri, was found guilty early Tuesday evening of intentional second-degree murder, burglary and two counts of theft.

Broxton was convicted after a seven-day trial of killing 69-year-old Peter Belmont of Kansas City, Kansas, who was found bludgeoned to death in his bed on Dec. 16, 2012.

An autopsy estimated that he had been dead for several days before he was found.

The district attorney’s office says it presented evidence that Broxton was investigated for a similar 1996 homicide in Florida.

A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

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