August 2015 – Page 20 – Hays Post Archive

Hulda (Mai) Bloom

Posted on August 25, 2015

WaKeeney resident Hulda (Mai) Bloom passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was 95 years of age. Hulda was born August 5, 1920, in WaKeeney, to Peter Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Wolf) Mai.

Hulda was a 1941 graduate of Trego Community High School. On August 3, 1941, she was united in marriage to Keith Hockman in WaKeeney. To this union, five children were born. They later divorced. On June 12, 1971, Hulda married Harry Hendra in Sacramento, California. He preceded her in death on January 25, 1975. On August 23, 1980, she was united in marriage to Walter Vincent Bloom in Lake Tahoe, California. They enjoyed 29 years of marriage together, until his death on September 11, 2009. Hulda and Walter loved polka dancing and traveling in their RV all over the country and spending the winters in Arizona. She was very active in 4-H, having been very instrumental in bringing it to the Trego County area. Hulda was a founding member of the Em Cro Knit Club in WaKeeney which was organized in 1946. Family and friends knew her for her talent in the kitchen; she was known for her homemade ravioli and cinnamon rolls. Family was very important to Hulda. She always kept her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren close to her heart. She will be dearly missed by many.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Hockman and wife Lillian of Rancho Cordova, California, and Ric Hockman and wife Cleo of Hill City; two daughters, Diane Cooper of Hays, and LaDonna and husband Ed Mattke of Ogallah; stepson, David Bloom and wife Carmelita of Bishop, California; ten grandchildren; two step grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; three step great-grandchildren; and one great great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; a son, Keith, Jr.; a grandson; a step granddaughter; three infant brothers; one brother; three sisters; and a stepson, Ron.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Ogallah Christian Church, Ogallah with Pastor Stan Faulkender officiating. Hulda’s burial, and inurnment of her late husband, Walter ’s ashes, will follow in the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery, WaKeeney.

Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in WaKeeney.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, memorial contributions are suggested to the Trego Hospital Endowment Foundation. Checks made payable to the Foundation may be sent in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.

Condolences may be sent online at www.schmittfuneral.com.

Federal court: Kansas must pay Medicaid workers minimum wage

Posted on August 25, 2015

By DAVE RANNEY

Photo by Alex Smith/Heartland Health Monitor Kari Bruffett, secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, previously said that having to pay Medicaid home care workers more would increase costs and reduce access to services that help frail seniors and people with disabilities.

Kansas officials are reviewing a recent federal appeals court ruling that requires the state’s Medicaid program to pay in-home care workers minimum wage and overtime.

Officials at the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services issued a statement shortly after the court decision was announced on Friday saying they were attempting to determine its “potential impact” on the state’s Medicaid program, known as KanCare.

In part, the statement read: “KDADS is committed to minimizing any negative impact this may have on consumers, direct service workers and providers while ensuring the health, safety and welfare of those who receive services from HCBS programs.”

HCBS refers to Medicaid-funded home and community based services.

Previously, KDADS Secretary Kari Bruffett had said that having to pay home care workers more — particularly those who provide sleep cycle support — would increase costs and reduce access to services that help frail seniors and people with disabilities live in community-based settings rather than in nursing homes.

Sleep cycle support workers provide overnight care to individuals who need help toileting, taking medications and being repositioned to prevent bedsores. Having to pay them minimum wage — $7.25 an hour — would cost the state an additional $12 million, Bruffett told Kansas lawmakers last spring.

Kansas and eight other states filed amicus briefs opposing a U.S. Department of Labor regulation requiring third-party employers to pay in-home care works minimum wage and overtime. The ruling Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed an earlier district court ruling that had blocked enactment of the regulation.

Deane Beebe, a spokesperson for the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, a national organization that represents home health aides and personal care attendants, hailed the ruling.

“The (appeals) court has ruled and recognized that home care workers are doing hard work and deserve the same labor protection as most workers in this nation, and that states need to prepare to implement the new rule and get ready to pay workers what they rightfully deserve,” Beebe said.

Much of the ruling, Beebe said, focused on whether the Department of Labor had the authority to alter regulations that have long exempted so-called companions — employees who live with the people they’re caring for — from minimum wage laws. The decision upheld the Department of Labor’s authority to repeal the exemption, which states had long used to justify paying sleep cycle support workers less than minimum wage. In Kansas, sleep cycle support workers are paid roughly $25 for a six-hour night or $31 for an eight-hour night.

“That’s less than minimum wage,” said Ami Hyten, assistant director at the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, which helps people with disabilities find, hire and train caregivers. “That will be the single, most profound effect that this decision is going to have on us because we don’t have the money in our budget to make that happen,” Hyten said.

“It’s not in KDADS’ budget either.” Hyten said about 25 percent of the 400 people who receive in-home services through the Topeka center rely on sleep cycle support. Without it, she said, many likely would have to move to nursing homes. It’s not yet clear when the new regulation will take effect.

The plaintiffs in the case, Home Care Association of America v. Weil, are trade associations representing the nation’s home care providers. They have until early October to ask the appeals court to reconsider.

They also have the option of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. William Dombi, vice president for law with the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, last week said he and other industry officials had yet to decide whether to appeal the ruling.

Dave Ranney is a reporter for Heartland Health Monitor, a news collaboration focusing on health issues and their impact in Missouri and Kansas.

Ann Schmidt

Posted on August 25, 2015

Hays, Kansas- Ann Schmidt, former Plainville, Kansas resident age 93, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at Via Christi Assisted Living Center Hays, Kansas.

She was born September 3, 1921, in Catharine, Kansas, to Frederick “Fred” and Margaret (Dinkel) Schmidt. She married Bennie Schmidt on September 13, 1938, in Severin, Kansas. He died October 16, 2001.

She was a day care provider for 42 years in Plainville, a nurses Aid for 7 years at the Rooks County Nursing Home. She was a farmer’s wife and lived on farms near Hays, Zurich, and Norton before moving to Plainville in 1955. She was owner with her husband of Bennie’s Tank Service in Plainville. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ladies Guild, Daughters of Isabella all of Plainville and Christian Mothers of Norton. She was a charter member of the Swing “N” Wheels Square Dance Club and a past vice-president of the Kansas State Square Dance Association. She enjoyed square dancing, knitting, crocheting, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include one son, Robert Schmidt and wife, Margaret, Salina, KS; two daughters, Janice Benedick and husband, Ray, Plainville, KS; Marla Yowell and husband, David, Moberly, MO; one son-in-law, Rusty Mills, Oklahoma City, OK; three sisters, Tina Likiardoplous, and Marge Schmidt, both of Wichita, KS; Frances “Jane” Jacobs and husband, Marvin, Brooklyn Park, MN; one sister-in-law, Armella Schmidt, Hays, KS; 18 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; 8 great great grandchildren.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Plainville, Kansas. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery Plainville, Kansas.

A Ladies Guild rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Friday, a vigil service and a Daughters of Isabella rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. Friday, all at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Plainville, Kansas.

Visitation is from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Saturday, all at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Plainville, Kansas.

Memorials to the Sacred Heart Grade School Plainville, Kansas. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Francis Dean Gross

Posted on August 25, 2015

Victoria, Kansas – Francis Dean Gross, age 66, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015, in Reno, Nevada.

Services are pending at Cline’s Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can be sent via email to [email protected].

Dodge City man not guilty in 3-year-old girl’s death

Posted on August 25, 2015

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Dodge City man has been found not guilty in the death of a 3-year-old girl.

After 10 days of testimony, a Ford County jury on Monday found Brock Cunningham not guilty of child abuse and first-degree murder. He was charged in 2013 in the death of Natalie Pickle, who died in 2008 while in Cunningham’s care. At the time, Cunningham was the boyfriend of the girl’s mother.

The Dodge City Daily Globe reports Cunningham said the girl was jumping on a bed and hit her head when she fell off. She was flown to a Wichita hospital, where she died.

An autopsy found the girl died of blunt force trauma and her death was classified as a homicide.

SCHLAGECK: Excess packaging, reuse and personal responsibility

Posted on August 25, 2015August 24, 2015

John Schlageck writes for the Kansas Farm Bureau.

Any idea how much packaging we throw away in every household across the United States?

The volume of plastic waste and packaging amounts to approximately 75 billion pounds per year, according to the Butte Environmental Council, an education, advocacy and recycling organization in northern California.

In this country, plastic represents roughly one-third of municipal waste. Fifty to 80 percent of the littler collected from roads, parks and beaches and 90 percent of floating marine litter is plastic.

During the last decade, Americans wasted 7.1 million tons of cans – enough to manufacture 316,000 Boeing 737 airplanes.

Figures like that make my head hurt, not to mention the harm to our planet. And the irony of this?

It’s estimated the global food packaging industry is worth approximately $115- billion-a-year and growing 10-15 percent each year.

As the amount of packaging increases, so does waste and environmental costs, not to mention the added costs to consumers. The plastic bottle containing your favorite soda or the aluminum can that holds your favorite brew costs more than the cola or beer.

On average a beer can or bottle costs five, six, seven maybe 10 times the cost of the beverage. The same is true for sodas. It depends on the company and the product.

Convenience, marketing and profit come with a price – additional waste for this nation’s landfills and the rest of the globe. In this country and other wealthy nations, a decrease in the size of households has resulted in more people purchasing smaller portions of food and that means more packaging.

A higher living standard around the globe has also resulted in the desire to acquire and eat “exotic” foods from other lands. Transportation of such food and the ability to keep it fresh also costs more in packaging.

Another contributing factor is the desire for convenience food. You know that processed, tasteless food you can pop out of your freezer, microwave and eat in a jiffy.

Encouraging sustainable packaging requires changes not only in our lifestyles but in our habits.

While it’s only a start, as consumers we can buy more local product that is better tasting, has less of an impact on the environment through reduced transportation costs and supports our local economies.

Support companies that use packaging most efficiently. Avoid buying disposable items, such as non-refillable razors, alkaline batteries, etc. Recycle. Buy in bulk. Reuse shopping bags and buy only recycled products.

Change comes with personal responsibility and the ability to look in the mirror and say, “It’s up to me.”

John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas.

HPD Activity Log Aug. 24

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

The Hays Police Department responded to 11 animal calls and 4 traffic stops Monday, Aug. 24. 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

MV Accident-City Street/Alley–2700 block Englewood St, Hays; 7:58 AM
Animal At Large–200 block E 12th St, Hays; 8:01 AM
Suspicious Vehicle–2200 block Vine St, Hays; 8:07 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–2300 block Pershing Dr, Hays; 8:40 AM
Disturbance – Noise–100 lock E 15th St, Hays; 8:47 AM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–12th and Oak St, Hays; 8:50 AM
Suspicious Person–33rd and Hillcrest, Hays; 12:17 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–1300 block Haney Dr, Hays; 12:37 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 12 AM
Water Use Violation–3200 block Thunderbird Dr, Hays–1:11 PM
Terroristic Threat–1200 block E 27th St, Hays; 1:44 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–1500 block Holmes Rd, Hays; 1:52 PM
Disturbance – Noise–1500 block Holmes Rd, Hays; 1:55 PM
Suicidal Subject–1300 block Schwaller Ave, Hays; 3:05 PM
Suspicious Activity–700 block E 7th St, Hays; 3:17 PM
Animal At Large–500 block E 17th St, Hays; 3:42 PM
Wildlife Incident–1500 block Vine St, Hays; 4:08 PM
Disturbance – General–2000 block Hall St, Hays; 4:10 PM
Animal At Large–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 4:42 PM
Welfare Check–200 block Circle Dr, Hays; 4:43 PM
Animal Call–1300 block Main St, Hays; 5:53 PM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–1600 block E 29th St, Hays; 12 AM; 5 PM
Reckless Driver–800 block Vine St, Hays; 7:42 PM
Theft (general)–3900 block E 8th St, Hays; 6/16
Abandoned Vehicle–1400 block Elm St, Hays; 8:14 PM
Welfare Check–2700 block Augusta Ave, Hays; 11:41 PM

Salina teenager to be tried as adult in fatal shooting

Posted on August 25, 2015

Four co-defendants: Macio Palacio Jr., Stephen Gentry, Daniel Sims and Jerome Forbes.

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A teenager charged in the shooting death of a Salina girl will be tried as an adult.

Saline County District Judge Rene Young on Monday ordered that 17-year-old Andrew Woodring be tried as an adult in the May 6 shooting death of 17-year-old Allie Saum in Salina.

The Salina Journal reports a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 10 for Woodring and his four co-defendants: Macio Palacio Jr., Stephen Gentry, Daniel Sims and Jerome Forbes. Those four defendants are all charged with first-degree murder.

Police say Saum’s murder was a case of mistaken identity. She was a passenger in a truck that police say some of the defendants mistakenly believed belonged to a person who had been in an earlier altercation with them.

Annual Hansen Scholarship program announced

Posted on August 25, 2015August 24, 2015

Submitted

LOGAN — The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will make 280 scholarships available in five categories to students in 26 northwest Kansas counties for the 2015-16 academic year.

Students from an accredited high school, registered independent, private or home school in one of the following 26 counties are eligible to apply: Cheyenne, Cloud, Decatur, Ellis, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Jewell, Lincoln, Logan, Mitchell, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Saline, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego and Wallace.

Scholarships available for students who will graduate in the current academic year are:

Ten Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships with annual stipends of $10,000 renewable for three additional years if criteria established by the Scholarship Committee are met. Recipients must attend an accredited four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university.

Fifty Hansen Scholar Scholarships with stipends of $6,500 renewable for one additional year, providing the recipients have achieved at least a 3.00 GPA at the college level. Recipients must attend an accredited four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university.

One hundred Hansen Student Scholarships with stipends of $4,000 renewable for one additional year, providing the recipients have achieved at least a 3.00 GPA at the college level. Recipients must attend an accredited community, public, private or church related college or university in Kansas.

To qualify for the above scholarships, a student must have taken the ACT test and have a composite score of 21 or higher and have at least a 3.50 GPA (un-weighted). The student should be an active participant in extracurricular school and community activities, display good citizenship, leadership, and moral integrity.

Students planning to enter the competition for Leaders of Tomorrow, Hansen Scholar or Hansen Student scholarships must register at their school and take the qualifying test at locations to be announced. Information on all scholarships has been sent to qualifying area schools. Tentative test dates have been set for September 9th and 10th, 2015.

One hundred Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarships with stipends of $4,000 renewable for one additional year, providing the recipients have achieved at least a 3.00 GPA at the college level. Career and Technical Education Scholarships are available to encourage high school seniors who seek competence through career training. An applicant for the Career and Technical Education Scholarship must complete an application form that is available from the high school counselor or it can be downloaded from our website at www.danehansenfoundation.org. The Scholarship Committee is interested in the student’s character, activities and goals. Applicants for the Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarship are not required to take a qualifying test. A 3.50 GPA is not necessary to apply for this scholarship. Recipients may enroll in any career and technical education program, in any Kansas school, as long as it is not leading to a four-year degree.

In addition to the scholarships offered to high school seniors, the Hansen Foundation will also award twenty Community or Technical College Transfer Scholarships with stipends of $4,000 each. These scholarships are available for Kansas Community or Technical College students. Community College students must have completed a minimum of 32 hours of college credit by the Spring of 2016 and Technical College students must have completed an associate of applied science degree before transferring to an accredited four-year public, private or church related Kansas college or university. Each Community or Technical College Transfer Scholarship may be renewed for one year upon completion of satisfactory work as evaluated by the Scholarship Committee. Students may obtain application forms at the office of the Dean of Student Services at the Community College or Technical College Student Services or it can be downloaded from our website at www.danehansenfoundation.org.

Through scholarships the Trustees of the Dane G. Hansen Foundation encourage good citizenship and high achievement in academic endeavors. Improvement of educational opportunities for students in Western Kansas ranks high among the objectives of the Trustees of the Hansen Foundation.

The Hansen Foundation is in its 41st year of service to the young people of Northwest Kansas through the insight and generosity of the late Dane G. Hansen of Logan, Kansas. The book DANE GRAY HANSEN: TITAN OF NORTHWEST KANSAS by Billy M. Jones (1962) describes Dane G. Hansen and his contributions to Northwest Kansas.

All students interested in our Scholarship Program should visit this website.

HPD Activity Log Aug. 21, 22, 23

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and 15 traffic stops Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Driving Under the Influence–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:20 AM
Suspicious Activity–700 block W 12th St, Hays; 1:08 AM
Driving Under the Influence–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 2:04 AM
Theft of Vehicle–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 8/20 6 PM; 8/21 6:15 AM
Motorist/Vehicle Assist–4100 block Vine, Hays; 7:30 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 7:35 AM
Suspicious Activity–400 block E 13th St, Hays; 2:30 AM
Theft of Vehicle–400 block W 8th St, Hays; 8/20 10:30 PM; 8/21 8:50 AM
Animal Call–1100 block Drum Ave, Hays; 9:40 AM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–300 block W 7th St, Hays; 9:51 AM
Suspicious Activity–1200 block E 27th St, Hays; 8/20 7:55 PM; 8 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–1000 block Fort St, Hays; 11:08 AM
Found/Lost Property–1900 block Vine St, Hays; 11:11 AM
Assist – Other (not MV)–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 2:09 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–700 block E 8th St, Hays; 3:16 PM
Animal Call–1300 block Felten Dr, Hays; 3:30 PM
Drug Offenses–700 block E 8th St, Hays; 4:28 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–600 block E 6th St, Hays; 4:45 PM; 4:55 PM
Theft (general)–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 7:10 PM; 7:15 PM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 11:06 PM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:09 PM
Disturbance – General–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:11 PM
Battery – simple–400 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:35 PM; 11:42 AM

The Hays Police Department responded to 8 animal calls and 7 traffic stops Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Minor in Possession of CMB/LIQ–300 block of W. 7th St, Hays; 12:06 AM
Burglary/vehicle–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 12:23 AM; 12:27 AM
Contempt of Court/Fail to Pay–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:10 AM
Drug Offenses–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 1:10 AM; 1:13 AM
Assist – Other (not MV)–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 1:32 AM
Aggravated Battery–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 2:08 AM; 2:09 AM
Welfare Check–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 3:13 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–500 block W 6th St, Hays; 2:30 AM; 5 AM
Battery – Domestic–200 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:36 AM
Disturbance – General–300 block W 8th St, Hays; 12:46 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–2800 block Augusta Ln, Hays; 8/21 6:30 PM; 8/22 9:30 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–2300 block Walnut St, Hays; 1:09 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1300 block Gen Custer Rd, Hays; 1:53 PM
Driving Under the Influence–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 3:17 PM; 3:34 PM
Disturbance – Fight–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 4:14 PM
Bicycle – Lost,Found,Stolen–1200 block Main St, Hays; 4:31 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 8/21 10 PM; 8/22 1 PM
Disturbance – Noise–300 block W 12th St, Hays; 5:22 PM
Temporary Deprivation of Property–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 8/8 5:42 PM
Burglary/vehicle–500 block W 13th St, Hays; 8/21 3:45 PM; 8/22 2:30 AM
Child in Need of Care–2700 block Epworth St, Hays; 6:25 PM
MV Accident-Private Property-Hit and Run–400 block Ash St, Hays; 6:34 PM; 6:34 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–3000 block New Way, Hays; 6:39 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 10:36 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 10:56 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:34 PM
Disturbance – Noise–700 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:41 PM
Disturbance – Noise–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:47 PM
Disturbance – Noise–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:55 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and 15 traffic stops Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:03 AM
Obstruction of Legal Process–300 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:20 AM
Driving Under the Influence–300 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:30 AM
Disturbance – General–200 block W 10th St, Hays; 1:10 AM
Drug Offenses–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 1 AM; 1:05 AM
Obstruction of Legal Process–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 1:37 AM
Driving Under the Influence–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 1:50 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–13th and Ash, Hays; 2:14 AM
Traffic Stop–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 2:22 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–11th and Fort, Hays; 1:34 AM; 2:04 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–10th and Fort, Hays; 1:34 AM; 2:04 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–10th and Ash, Hays; 1:34 AM; 2:14 AM
Driving Under the Influence–1000 block Vine St, Hays; 2:30 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–9th and Fort, Hays; 1:34 AM; 2:04 AM
Suspicious Activity–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 2:33 AM
Driving Under the Influence–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 2:58 AM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 6:40 AM
Animal At Large–1200 block Milner St, Hays; 8:51 AM
MV Accident-Private Property-Hit and Run–2100 block Vine St, Hays; 2 AM; 2:15 AM
Water Use Violation–4500 block Van Buren, Hays; 4:59 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 4:29 PM
Drug Offenses–400 block W 8th St, Hays; 5:22 PM
Suicidal Subject–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 5:29 PM
Water Use Violation–1300 block Washington Cir, Hays; 6:56 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 9:44 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–3000 block New Way, Hays; 10:19 PM

Royals score 7 runs in 6th inning, beat Orioles

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Mike Moustakas hits a 2-run HR Monday night vs. the Orioles. (Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Omar Infante led a seven-run charge in the sixth inning to support a strong start by Kris Medlen, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Monday night.

Despite working on a pitch count, Medlen (2-0) lasted six innings in his first start since Sept. 27, 2013, with Atlanta. The right-hander allowed five hits – one of them a two-run homer by Adam Jones in the first inning – while striking out six without a walk.

Medlen, who returned last month after his second Tommy John surgery, made seven appearances out of the Kansas City bullpen before replacing Jeremy Guthrie in the starting rotation.

Sunny, warmer Tuesday

Posted on August 25, 2015

Highs around 90 degrees today with lows around 60 degrees tonight. Next chance of thunderstorms on Thursday

Today Sunny, with a high near 89. Light south wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

TonightMostly clear, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

WednesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.

Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

ThursdayA 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 9 to 17 mph.

Thursday NightA 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

FridayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around 60.

SaturdaySunny, with a high near 85.

Cozart wins competition to start at quarterback for Kansas

Posted on August 25, 2015

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Montell Cozart will be under center for new Kansas coach David Beaty when the Jayhawks begin their season Sept. 5 against South Dakota State.

Beaty announced Monday that the junior had won the competition for starting quarterback.

Beaty said, “He is a very bright, hard-working, smart dude.

“He’s what you want. I love the dude that he is. Our team loves him.”

Cozart started three games as a freshman in 2013 and the first five games last season before Michael Cummings took over. But when Cummings sustained a season-ending left knee injury in the spring game, it appeared the job would be Cozart’s to lose.

Still, Beaty made him earn it in a competition with talented junior college transfer Deondre Ford and a pair of freshmen, Ryan Willis and Carter Stanley.