NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. plans $2 billion in cost cuts over the next two years through corporate restructuring and other improvements.
The goal: to make the Minneapolis-based discounter more agile to compete in an increasingly competitive landscape.
The moves unveiled Tuesday are being spearheaded by CEO Brian Cornell, who took over last August and who is charged with reclaiming the retailer’s image as a purveyor of cheap chic fashions.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislative committee’s chairman says it will review data about a spike in small earthquakes in recent years and ways to lessen their number amid concerns that they are tied to a process used in fracking.
Republican Rep. Dennis Hedke of Wichita said Tuesday that he’s hoping the briefings he’s planning for the House Energy and Environment Committee will reassure residents of south-central Kansas, where the earthquakes have been most numerous. He has not set a date for the hearing.
The Kansas Geological Survey says there were 161 earthquakes in Kansas last year.
The survey says its “working hypothesis” is that the earthquakes are possibly linked to drillers injecting millions of gallons of waste water into disposal wells. The process is used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
DAVID ESPO, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the budget year, without overturning the president’s immigration policies.
The House on Tuesday voted 257-167 for the measure that Obama is expected to sign. Without action, funding for the department would have expired Friday at midnight.
The outcome was a victory for Obama and Democrats, and a defeat for the GOP strategy of trying to overturn Obama’s executive actions on immigration by linking them to funding for Homeland.
Republicans were unable to overcome united opposition from Senate Democrats to their strategy. They also suffered embarrassing internal divisions that left the country within hours of a partial agency shutdown last week.
CITY OF HAYS PUBLIC WORKS
Beginning Wednesday, March 4, 2015, the center turn lane on 27th Street at Ash will be closed. The eastbound and westbound traffic will be restricted in this area.
The construction is scheduled to be completed in one week (pending weather conditions).
Signs will be in place to direct the traveling public. The traveling public should use caution and if at all possible avoid these areas.
If there are any questions, call the contractor, Stripe and Seal, at (785) 639-3919 or the Public Works Planning, Inspection, and Enforcement Division at (785) 628-7310.
Irene Hattie Stramel, 78, of Hays, Kansas, died on Sunday, March 01, 2015, at the Via Christi Village in Hays.
Cremation has been selected by the family. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment of the cremains will be held at Fairport Cemetery in Fairport, Kansas. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
Norma Jean Stangle, 87, of Lawrence, Kansas, and former Russell resident, died on Sunday, March 01, 2015, in Lawrence, Kansas.
Cremation has been selected by the family. A memorial service for Norma is pending for 10:30 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2015, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor John Thompson officiating. Inurnment of the cremains will take place at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Burns, Kansas. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
Dora Lee Steinert, 85, Hays, died Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Via Christi Villages.
She was born January 10, 1930 in Russell, Kansas the daughter of Charlie and Nathalia “Dolly” (Bender) Mai. On September 5, 1948 she married Marvin S. Steinert in Russell. He died November 24, 2012. She was a homemaker and a former member of the First United Methodist Church, the VFW Auxiliary, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Order of the Purple Heart Ladies Auxiliary, all of Norton, KS. She was an excellent cook, loved bowling, golf, and playing bridge. She took great joy in raising her children, and loved her family and grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Steinert and wife Shirley of Plainville, Kansas, and Terry Steinert and wife Nancy of Erie, KS, a daughter Mary Ward and husband Jim of Warrensburg, MO, two brothers Vernon Mai and wife Marge of Red Cloud, NE and Harold Mai and wife Sherry of Loveland, CO, seven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter Barbara Elizabeth Steinert, a grandson Mikey Steinert, and a granddaughter Rebecca Elizabeth Steinert.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. Inurnment will follow in the Russell City Cemetery, Russell. The family will receive friends from 9:30 am until service time on Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested in Dora Lee’s memory to the Order of the Eastern Star, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A tiny boy born on his parents’ way to a Nebraska hospital is struggling for life as they mourn his twin sister.
Kaleb and Savannah Clark arrived early on Feb. 5 as their parents, 39-year-old Kevin and 36-year-old Laura Clark, headed to Lincoln from their home in Barnes, Kansas.
Kevin Clark had to stop alongside U.S. Highway 77 on the south side of Lincoln because one baby already had arrived.
Laura Clark’s cousin Mary Crevier told the Lincoln Journal Star that two days after the twins were born, Savannah died after blood vessels burst in her head and lungs.
Crevier says Kaleb weighed about 2 pounds at birth. He’s since gained about 10 ounces and been taken off a breathing tube.
She says Kaleb’s “a little fighter.”
Theodore Frances Buehler, 92, was born at Wilson, Kansas on January 31, 1923 to Theodore and Frances (Tobin) Buehler. Ted passed into his saviors loving arms February 28, 2015, at the Beatrice Health and Rehabilitation Center in Beatrice, Nebraska.
Ted was the sixth child of 10 siblings. Brothers: Orval, Dean, Glenn, Dale, and Clark; sisters: Neva, Veta, Joyce, and Ulalla. The family lived on a farm south of Wilson and then moved into Wilson when Ted’s dad became a rural mail carrier. Ted helped the family with chores around the home and for Grandma Tobin. In high school Ted was active in sports and worked at the newspaper office after school.
Ted met Doris Schwerdtfeger at the Ellsworth roller skating rink. They were united in marriage on July 30, 1943, at St. Paul Lutheran church North Ellsworth while Ted was home on leave from the Army. Ted shipped out with the 101st Airborne, 501 PIRA Army Division soon thereafter. Ted parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy June 1944, again in Holland Sept 1944, where he earned his first Purple Heart and then traveled with the 501st. to Bastogne in Dec 1944. At Alsace in the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945, Ted suffered a head wound which ended his war experience.
Ted then spent time in hospitals in Paris, England, and Colorado Springs recuperating until his discharge later in 1945. After the war Ted and Doris were blessed with two daughters Pat and Cindy and celebrated 60 years of marriage with a dance in 2003. Ted and Doris lived in the rural Pioneer neighborhood south of Russell and while there Ted was a 4-H leader, enjoyed fishing on the Smokey Hill River and hunting. He worked for Skelly Oil, which became Getty and then Texaco for 40 years, retiring in 1985, in Russell. Ted enjoyed gardening and raised lots to share with friends.
Ted & Doris enjoyed going to Ted’s 501 PIRA army reunions held all around the U.S. and visiting with family and friends. For more than 40 years Ted and Doris enjoyed Square Dancing several evenings each week around the central Kansas area. Ted came to live Patricia and Linn in June 2012 in Beatrice, Nebraska where he enjoyed going to the Senior Center for noon meals most every day riding the Senior bus. In the summertime Ted’s two great grand-children Slater and Zoe would come to spend time with grandparents and enjoyed helping great-grandpa.
Ted is survived by his daughter Pat and husband Linn Sunderland of Beatrice, Ne.; Grandson Greg and wife Sara Sunderland of Kansas City, MO., Great- grandchildren Slater and Zoe Sunderland of Kansas City, MO. Ted is also survived by three step-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Doris in 2009, daughter Cindy, 5 brothers, and 3 sisters.
A celebration of Ted’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, March 06, 2015, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell, Kansas, with Pastor Roger Dennis officiating. Later in the day, a graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. at the Wilson City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Thursday, March 05, 2015, at the mortuary, with family present to greet guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Thursday evening. Memorials may be given to the Russell Senior Center and sent in care of the mortuary. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.
Joan Ruth Hirst, 83, of Russell, Kansas, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at the Wheatland Nursing Center in Russell.
Joan was born on July 19, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Homer and Leora (Pickert) Davis. She grew up in the Chicago area and graduated from Mt. Prospect High School in the class of 1949. After high school she attended for 1 year at Grinnell College. Later, she met, fell in love and was united in marriage to Charles T. Hirst in October 22, 1969 in Houston, Texas. From this union they created a family, and Joan became mother and homemaker to the Hirst family with her and Charles raising their three children Theodore, William and Ronald. She worked in the credit card department of several different banks in the Chicago and Houston areas and for several years she work for Western Auto Credit in Houston. She enjoyed reading, swimming, working with people, Native American Culture and was a strong supporter for Alcoholics Anonymous for many years. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family.
Surviving family include her husband Charles of the home, daughter Marsha Harrington of Seattle, Washington, sons Theodore Hirst of Russell, Kansas, William Hirst of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Ronald Hirst and wife Tracy of Arkansas City, Kansas; 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and infant sister and great grandson Daniel Edward Hirst.
A memorial service in celebration of Joan’s life will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, March 07, 2015, at the Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary in Russell with Pastor David Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Friday, March 06, 2015, at the mortuary with the family present to greet guests from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. Friday evening. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the memorial services.
Mildred M. (Finch) Ford, 91 of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, surrounded by her family.
Mildred was born April 14, 1923 in Natoma, Kansas, the daughter of Port Huron and Cora B. (Doty) Finch. She grew up in the Isabel, Cunningham and Kingman, Kansas areas. Later she attended Cosmetology School.
Mildred was united in marriage to Albert Ford, Jr. on July 30, 1941 in Kingman, Kansas. They made their home in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, Pratt, Kansas and Russell, Kansas. They were blessed with two sons; Loren and Terry. Albert preceded her in death on February 6, 1983, after 42 years of marriage.
In 1985 Mildred met Lyle Unrein and they were companions for 30 years. Their interest in traveling took them to Nevada. They loved the warm climate and sites near the Hoover Dam where they lived for the past 14 years.
Mildred was a devoted homemaker, wife and hair stylist. She enjoyed researching and recording the Ford family tree, drawing and painting, solving crossword puzzles, and playing cards and board games with family.
Surviving family include her sons, Loren Ford and wife Carol of Greeley, Colorado and Terry Ford and wife Mary of Thornton, Colorado; six grandchildren and one great grandchild; Companion, Lyle Unrein of Buhler, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers and one sister.
NOTICE!!! Services are pending at this time, do to the weather. The family will have the service at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
Phillipsburg resident Betty A. Jackson Brown, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Logan Manor in Logan, KS at the age of 83.
She was born August 23, 1931 in Kirwin, KS, the daughter of Birdis & Essie (Hostutler) Westbrook. Betty worked as an accountant at KN Energy in Phillipsburg for years.
Her husbands, Wilbur Jackson and Lee Brown, Jr., preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons, Rodney and Roger Jackson, both of Phillipsburg; stepdaughters, LeAnn Shelton of Phillipsburg and Carla Phelps of Lawrence, KS; three brothers: Bob Westbrook of Kensington, KS, Jerry Westbrook of Loveland, CO and Dick Westbrook of Salina, KS; and 8 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor LeRoy Herder officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.
Betty will lie in-state on Wednesday from noon – 9 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m.–9 p.m. in the chapel, with the family greeting friends Thursday evening from 7 – 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be given to the First Christian Church or Hospice Services. Online condolences to: www.olliffboeve.com.
Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.
By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
A public information meeting and open house about the upcoming reconstruction of a portion of 13th Street will be held next Tuesday, March 10, at 5:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall.
According to Assistant Public Works Director John Braun, the work will be on the four blocks between Main and Milner. The project will start at Milner and proceed west to Main.
“This project has been in the planning stages over the past year and last week the city commission awarded a bid to APAC-Kansas, Inc. of Hays at just over $2 million to replace the pavement, parking, curb and gutter, sidewalks and driveways. Intersections will be constructed with bulb-pits and brick-lined crosswalks. New storm sewer improvements and services will also be installed,” Braun explained at a news conference Tuesday morning.
Braun said each block of 13th Street will be closed as it’s worked on and then reopened as it’s completed.
“We’ve found that to be safer for the public and for the construction workers, and it makes it more efficient for the contractor to move along and not have to accommodate through-traffic. Plus, with the storm sewer pipe going in and crossing the streets, it makes it much more efficient being able to shut down the street in its entirety and cross the streets with the pipes,” Braun added.
The reconstruction work on 13th Street is scheduled to start March 23 and conclude at the end of October.
Letters of invitation to Tuesday’s meeting have been mailed to property owners and tenants adjacent to the project.
