HUTCHINSON— A Kansas man was sentenced on Friday to nearly four years in prison in a drug distribution case.
Raymond Kimball, 28, was convicted for possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana with a prior conviction and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to package.
Kimball was arrested with Holly Caudillo, 24, after Drug Unit Detectives found meth and marijuana along with a digital scale and new and used packaging inside a Hutchinson home while serving a search warrant.
Kimball has another case pending for failing to register as a drug offender.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals and A’s picked up right where they left off.
In their first meeting since last September’s dramatic wild-card game, Paulo Orlando delivered a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning Friday night to help Kansas City to a 6-4 win over Oakland in another back-and-forth affair.
Omar Infante also drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, whose 12-inning victory over the Athletics last year ultimately spurred them all the way to Game 7 of the World Series.
Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis (2-0) each pitched a scoreless inning in relief of the Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie, and Greg Holland breezed through the ninth for his fourth save.
Dan Otero (0-1) gave up both runs in the eighth inning for Oakland.
The Hays High baseball used a couple of big innings to sweep Russell/Victoria 12-2 and 10-2 Friday at the Hays High Field. The Indians improve to 3-5 with the wins.
HHS scored five in the first and three in the second in the opener then added three more in the fifth. Cole Schumacher picked up the complete game victory, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out five and walking one. Dalton Stout went 2-for-2 and drove in three.
Jarett Pfannenstiel picked up a five inning complete game victory in game two, striking out four and walking one while giving up just three hits. The Indians score eight in the fifth to blow open a one-run game. Brayden Delzeit and Tathan Burkhart both drove in two.
The TMP-Marian softball team picked up a couple of wins over Ellis Friday at the TMP Field to even their record at 6-6. The Monarchs sored six in the fourth, then after Ellis struck for five in the sixth, they tack on five in the sixth for an 11-4 win in game one. TMP jumped out early, scoring four in the first inning of the second game and wins it 8-4.
Alison Helget picked up the complete game victory in game one, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits while striking out eight and walking two. Bailey Lacy went 2-for-4 at the plate including a three-run homer in the sixth and drove in four.
Lady picked up the complete game victory in the second contest, striking out 10 while walking three. She was also 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in three.
In honor of the Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball team’s conference championship season and their appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the Fort Hays State Athletic Department is holding an Awards and Autograph Reception for the public to attend Sunday. The event will be held at the Robbins Center on the campus of Fort Hays State University at 5 pm.
Team members will be receiving their honors from winning the MIAA Regular Season Championship and their participation in the NCAA Tournament. FHSU athletic director Curtis Hammeke will present the MIAA Regular Season Championship Trophy and head coach Tony Hobson will have a few words to say about each of his players. Be on hand to recap the great season that saw the Tigers go 30-4 overall and earn the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Fans are encouraged to bring materials for the team to sign following the awards portion of the reception. Refreshments and cookies will be available to the public while supplies last.
BURRTON —Three Kansas teens were injured in an accident just after 9 p.m. on Friday Reno County.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Dawson Ryan,16, Burrton was northbound on Rayl Road just west of Burrton
The vehicle pulled onto U.S. 50 and into the path of a semi driven by Johnny Henderson 57, Windsor Missouri.
Ryan and two passengers, Jameson Flaherty, 17, Burrton and Adrian De Las Herras, 17, from Spain were transported to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Henderson was not injured.
The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accident.
Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon, ahead of a dryline, and an upper low. Large hail from quarter to larger than golf ball size, and damaging winds, are the primary threats into the evening.
High temperatures this afternoon will reach the mid 70s. Lows tonight are expected to be near 50 degrees.
Chances for showers will continue Sunday and Monday.
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
FHSU Digital Media Team students (Photo courtesy FHSU)
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The digital media team at Fort Hays State University recently won six first-place broadcast awards and two second-place awards at the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) competition.
“The team has won more first-place awards this year than the last 15 years FHSU has participated in the KAB awards,” said Toby Yoshimura, associate professor of informatics.
FHSU teams won first-place awards in TV Play-by-Play Sports; Complete Sports Feature; Entertainment Production-Graduate TV; Sports Cast-Graduate TV; Complete Sports Feature-Graduate TV; and Station Promotion-Graduate TV.
The Play-by-Play team was C.D. DeSalvo, Garden City junior majoring in information networking and telecommunications, and Garret Sager, Salina senior majoring in information networking and telecommunications.
The Complete Sports Feature team was:
Nicole Elwood, Topeka junior majoring in information networking and telecommunications.
Andy Feng, Xinzheng, China, graduate student majoring in liberal studies (digital cinema production).
Jason Gao, Xinyang, China, graduate student majoring in liberal studies (digital cinema production).
Adam Kee, Natoma senior majoring in information networking and telecommunications.
Douglas Liu, Xinzheng, China, graduate student majoring in liberal studies (digital cinema production).
The Entertainment Production-Graduate TV and Sports Cast-Graduate TV team was Tyler Parks, Elkhart graduate student majoring in liberal studies (digital cinema production); Cooper Slough, Goodland sophomore majoring in information networking and telecommunications; and Feng, Gao, Kee and Liu.
The Complete Sports Feature-Graduate TV and Stage Promotion-Graduate TV team was Feng, Gao, Liu, Parks and Slough.
FHSU received second place in the Complete Sports Feature and the 30-Second Commercial Spot categories.
Ken Moreno, Charlotte, N.C., senior majoring in information networking and telecommunications, Parks and Slough were the sports feature team.
Trevor Rohn, Hays senior majoring in information technology and telecommunications, and Feng, Gao, Kee, Liu, Moreno, Parks and Slough and were the 30-second commercial team.
Entries were judged on excellence, believability, creativity and effectiveness.
“These students are competing on a professional-grade level,” said Yoshimura. “They get access to my stable of Hollywood producers, directors, writers and major scripted series companies in New York and Los Angeles because they plan to work in major films and television.”
The unit is student run and feeds its award-winning programming to Tiger Media Network, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association, as well as Eagle Communications, the FHSU TV Channel and Smoky Hills Television Public Broadcast Station.
“These are very special students,” said Yoshimura. “They compete at an elevated tempo that mirrors the real world of entertainment. They rose to the occasion. They deserve applause for the great work they have done.”
GREAT BEND -The Great Bend Police Department recovered over $3,500.00 in stolen tools thanks to an undercover operation.
According to Police on April 3rd, the department received a report that tools had been stolen from a house in the 2900 block of 23rd Street. After further investigation, officers were able to obtain a search warrant for a residence nearby, as well as a vehicle located at that residence. During these searches, officers recovered several tools from the earlier burglaries.
In an undercover operation on April 12th, officers were able to purchase more of the stolen tools from three individuals. The supects were taken into custody and the majority of the stolen tools were recovered. The names of the three suspects have not been released.
Anyone with further information related to this incident is urged to contact the Great Bend Police Department Detective Division at 793-4120 or Crimestoppers at 792-1300.
Four Fort Hays State University students recently attended the 2015 joint meeting of the Missouri Valley and Missouri Branches of the American Society for Microbiology held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Whitney Mulder, Logan junior majoring in nursing, Jennafer Ball, Hays junior majoring in general science, Oaklee Abernathy, Inman junior majoring in biology, and Kaitlin Moore, Concordia graduate student in biology, all attended the conference.
Mulder presented a poster titled “Bioprospecting for Antimicrobial Producing Organisms in Soil.” She earned second place in the undergraduate or high school poster presentation category. Ball also presented a poster concerning the same project at the Biomedical Research Excellence Symposium in January and received an honorable mention.
“Our students worked hard on this project, and I am very proud of their accomplishments,” said Joanna Fay, instructor of biological sciences.
The microbiology conference also featured lectures by two American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturers and several prominent local microbiology researchers and presentations by students from the region.
Victor E. Garden is in the pit area by the FHSU Robbins Center which was filled in by physical plant employees. Raised garden beds are in the northwest corner.
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A full day of informative and entertaining presentations and activities to celebrate Earth Day — Wednesday, April 22 — at Fort Hays State University will culminate with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Victor E. Garden’s new location in the pit area east of the Robbins Center.
FHSU President Mirta M. Martin will help dig the first bed in the new garden.
The Earth Day celebration, sponsored by FHSU Sustainability, will feature activities and presentations that will provide an opportunity for the campus and wider community to celebrate the bounty of the earth and learn how to participate effectively in the stewardship of its resources.
One major highlight, beginning at 10 a.m. on the Quad, will be the construction of the “Earth Peace Mandala,” a circle installation of organic materials drawing from many cultures and traditions to create awareness of, and to honor, biological and cultural diversity and sustainability.
“Sustainability is only possible on a peaceful planet,” said Andree Brisson, FHSU Sustainability coordinator.
“On April 22, 2015, FHSU will commemorate Earth Day on its 45th anniversary,” she continued. “It is my hope to see students, faculty and staff celebrating our culturally rich and biodiverse planet. While celebrating, I want us to consider what unites us — Earth citizenry — rather than what divides us. Together, we will engage, unify and rally for a peaceful and sustainable Earth.”
The Victor E. Garden was first planted in 2011 as a service learning project by students in a politics and food class taught by Dr. Shala Mills, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science. It has been tended by student volunteers. The garden’s original site was by the marching band practice field behind the President’s House.
The new location in the northwest corner of the Robbins Center pit area will be an area of about 50 feet by 50 feet with 32 raised garden beds, said Mills. Next to it will be a garden shed and hoop house. The groundbreaking will begin at 5 p.m., with planting to begin immediately after the ceremony.
The schedule:
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Quad:
• “Honeybees,” presented by Greg Swob, local beekeeper.
• “Vegetarians & Vegans,” presented by Marleah Augustine, Hays Public Library.
• “Students with Sustainable Ideas,” a presentation on global overpopulation.
• A presentation from the FHSU Food and Hunger initiative.
• “Water Conservation,” a presentation by a global challenges class taught by Dr. Shala Mills, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science.
• “Water and Health,” a presentation created by a chemistry class taught by Dr. Kristina Bencze, assistant professor of chemistry.
• “Soil Conservation,” presented by a soils class taught by Dr. Jean Gleichsner, associate professor of agriculture.
• “Earth Peace Mandala,” a joint presentation of FHSU Sustainability, the Division of Student Affairs, Residential Life, and the Tilford Diversity Awareness Committee.
• “Dairy Production and Sustainability,” a presentation by Dr. Brittany Howell, associate professor of agriculture.
• “Trees,” a presentation by Bryan Peterson, Northwest District Forester for the Kansas Forest Service.
• “Sustainability Certificates and ‘Tree Hugger’ Photos,” a presentation by FHSU Sustainability.
• “Earth Affirmations,” presented by an art class taught by Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design.
• “Trash in the Trees,” presented by a class on global environmental issues, taught by Dr. Elmer Finck, professor of biological sciences.
• A presentation by the FHSU Biology Club.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Memorial Union Patio:
Plantings of purple flowers, sponsored by the university’s Global Leadership Project, the Women’s Leadership Project, Tigers In Service and Jana’s Campaign to both add beauty to the world and raise awareness for sexual assault month. The flowers will be donated to the local women’s shelter.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robbins Center:
“Awareness Day” complimentary lunch for students and scholarship drawings will promote philanthropic awareness beyond FHSU.
Noon to 1 p.m. on the Quad:
Yoga by Awaken Yoga Fitness, Hays.
Noon to 1 p.m. in front of Tomanek Hall:
Planting of low-water-use flowers around the Dr. John Heinrichs memorial tree.
1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Lobby:
The Center for Student Involvement presents “Diversitea,” a celebration of Asian Pacific Islander heritage.
5 p.m. in the pit area east of the Robbins Center:
Victor E. Garden groundbreaking ceremony and planting activities.
The site is in the “pit” area by the Robbins Center. in the NW corner of the pit (between Robbins and the creek). Physical Plant has raised the area for us, we hope to have at least some of our raised beds assembled,
