Hays Area Children’s Center, in cooperation with Hays Interagency Coordinating Council, will offer free developmental screenings for children in Ellis and Rush counties.

Screenings will be Tuesday, June 16, at Hays Area Children’s Center, 94 Lewis Drive in Hays.

The screenings are for children ages birth to 3.

The screenings help track progress in several developmental areas, including speech, language, vision, hearing, thinking, motor skills and personal-social behavior. Parents who have any concerns about their child’s development are encouraged to make an appointment, as screening can help catch possible problems at a younger age.

To make an appointment or for more information, call Hays Area Children’s Center, (785) 625-3257. Appointments should be made at least 24 hours in advance, as paperwork is required.

Today A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph.

Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 9 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain and frequent lightning. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain and frequent lightning. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.

WAKEENEY- Three people were injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday in Trego County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Kia Sedona driven by Shawn Michael Kern, 41, Kona, HI., was southbound on 300 Avenue five miles northeast of WaKeeney and topped the crest of a hill.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It entered the east ditch and rolled.

Kern and a passenger Steven Bradley Johnson, 54, Cleveland, TX., were transported to Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital and then flown to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Eagle Med flew passenger Brenda J. Robinson, 40, Portsmouth, OH, from the scene to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska.

They were not wearing seat belts according to the KHP.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Summer starts a little early at the Hays Recreation Commission.

The HRC 2nd Annual Opening Day celebration will be tonight, Wednesday, May 27.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. as ball games and a hot dog feed get underway. Cost of a hot dog meal is $4 and includes chips and a water.

There will also be a home run derby, baserunning challenge, throwing contest, bouncy houses and kids’ games.

Teams and their coaches will line up for introductions starting at 6:45 p.m. The games will break during introductions. The team lineup includes T-ball, coach pitch, machine pitch, player pitch and finally, K-18.

Introductions of the teams starts at 7 p.m.

At 7:30 p.m., the Mike F. Schippers Coach of the Year will be announced. Winners this year are Eagle Communications’ own Ron Fields for baseball, and Keith Dreiling for softball.

Players and coaches will recite the sportsmanship pledge, followed by singing of the national anthem.

Then, it’s the first pitch of the 2015 summer season.  Lacy Droegemeier has been chosen to throw out the first pitch of the season to Ethan Waddell.

Games will end and the gates will close at 8:30 p.m.