August 2015 – Page 66 – Hays Post Archive

Charlotte Ann Martin

Posted on August 10, 2015

Charlotte Ann Martin, age 77, passed away at Rhode Island Suites, Ransom, Kansas on August 6, 2015.

She was born on February 27, 1938 in Gove County, the daughter of Fred and Ruth (Schweitzer) Chapman.

She was a home health nurse and a member of the Arnold United Methodist Church.

On January 6, 1957, she married Roy Miles Martin, Jr.

She is survived by her husband Roy, Arnold, KS; son Rodney Martin, Arnold; daughters DeAnna Dumler, Wichita, Monica (Trae) Kleymann, Wichita; brother, Royce Chapman, Bucklin, KS; sister, Sharon (Don) Guess, Liberty, MO; grandchildren, Joshua (Amber) Dumler, April (Wil) Roy; Tifini (Trent) Shull, T.J., Michael, and Stephen Kleymann; great-grandson, Brendon Martin, and nine other great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gary Chapman; and sister, Revel Chapman.

There will be no viewing as cremation has taken place.

Memorial service will be at the United Methodist Church, Dighton, KS on Monday, August 10, 2015 at 2:00 P.M.

Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society, or the American Heart Association.

New Kan. criteria for concurrent coursework

Posted on August 10, 2015

John Richard Schrock is a professor at Emporia State University.

As college students return to Kansas colleges and universities, there are new murmurs among the cohort. “Sure wish my parents had paid 300 dollars so that high school course would have counted for college.” And “College courses are so much more difficult! My roommate doesn’t have to take it because he got credit for his high school course.”

The 1993 Kansas Legislature opened up college enrollment to any student who had “…demonstrated the ability to benefit from participation in the regular curricula of eligible postsecondary education institutions, has been authorized by the principal of the school attended to apply for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary education institution, and is acceptable or has been accepted for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary education institution.”

The original intent was to allow a few exceptional Doogie Howsers go across the road and take college courses. Originally limited to high school juniors and seniors, the statute was amended to allow students to begin accumulating college credits after their high school freshman year.

While there are some rigorous and well-taught high school classes that approach the level of some introductory college courses, a large number are average secondary level courses awarded dual credit. The driving force has been the fact that these college credits boost the university’s tuition inflow and higher education is becoming more about money than about education.

So many high school courses are being counted as college credit that a four year bachelor’s degree may now only be three year’s of genuine college work—or less. The bona fide student who walks across the stage to receive a genuine 4-year degree may now be followed by a student who receives the same degree for half the academic achievement. Faculty, under pressure to increase retention and graduation rates, are powerless to solve this problem.

Fortunately, the Kansas Board of Regents has finally taken action to turn around the rigor of concurrent enrollment courses. Starting this fall, teachers of any course that can be counted toward the baccalaureate degree, including high school courses that can be transferred for that purpose, must meet Higher Learning Commission standards. HLC requires instructors to have a master’s degree in the same disciple as the course OR a master’s in a related discipline with 18 graduate credits in the same discipline as the course.

This has sent a shock wave through Kansas secondary schools, technical schools and community colleges. Until now, the tech schools and community colleges could hire instructors with only a bachelors degree and far less coursework in the discipline than required to teach at high school level. Now the minimum is a masters degree with 18 credit hours in the discipline.

Having an instructor who has depth-in-knowledge in the discipline is critical to maintaining course rigor (although it is admittedly not a guarantee of good teaching).

Despite eroding academics, the loose dual credit system has been a money-maker for Kansas colleges and a symbol of prestige for high schools. There will be many attempts to game the system. We can expect some parties to ignore the requirement because they use the syllabus or tests from a college course. Others may represent their course as working under the distant sponsorship of an off-site university professor. But the HLC requirement is clear: the day-to-day instructor of the course has to have the masters degree with 18 hours in-discipline. Period.

This will make a dent in the over-abundant concurrent offerings. The KBOR has encouraged regents schools to help get these instructors qualified.

But who is going to check the qualifications of teachers of dual credit courses? The understaffed Kansas Department of Education has no jurisdiction. And the KBOR office is not sending out anyone with authority and ability-to-fine. This burden is being placed on the postsecondary institutions that work with high schools offering dual credit.

Meanwhile, if a student is taking a concurrent credit course this fall from an instructor who does not have a masters degree and 18 credit hours in the discipline, the student would be well advised to ask for their money back.

Revamped zoning regulations on special Monday agenda

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

City of Hays

The Hays Area Planning Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, August 10, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1507 Main.

City staff will present various sections of the updated zoning and subdivision regulations draft for discussion and comment.

According to Hays Planning, Inspection and Enforcement Superintendent Jesse Rohr, comments are to be submitted to the consultant by September 1, 2015, for the draft of the rewrite of the zoning and subdivision regulations.

Click here to see the most up-to-date draft regulations.

Sunny, hot Monday with a chance of showers

Posted on August 10, 2015

Scattered thunderstorms possible this morning, mainly across south central Kansas. Another chance of thunderstorm will be possible across western Kansas later this afternoon and early tonight.

MondayA 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph.

TuesdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light east wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Tuesday NightA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

WednesdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 66.

ThursdaySunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 68.

FridaySunny, with a high near 93.

Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around 69.

Police: Kan. child ingests marijuana pill

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after a 17-month-old child swallowed a marijuana pill in Wichita.

According to Wichita police, officers were called to Wesley Medical Center Saturday morning to check on the welfare of a child. Authorities say the child’s mother told officers she had left her child in the care of a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman while she was at work.

According to spokesman Sgt. Bob Gulliver, the mother said that when she picked up her child, she noticed the child was lethargic and unresponsive. After the mother took the toddler to the hospital, it was determined the child had ingested a marijuana pill.

It was not immediately clear what the child’s condition is.

KHP: 1 hospitalized after crash during SW Kan. chase

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

DEERFIELD – One person was injured in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just before 6 p.m. on Sunday in Kearny County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Yamaha driven by Jesus Norbert Domingues-Diaz, 24, and a 2005 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Fermin Guadalupe Dominguez, 16, both of Spearman, TX, were westbound on U.S. 50 one mile west of Deerfield in active pursuit.

The Suzuki turned too fast attempting to negotiate a curve in the road. The motorcycle left the roadway to the left, the driver lost control and the motorcycle flipped numerous times, ejecting driver.

Dominguez was transported to Kearney County Hospital.

Domingues-Diaz was not injured. The KHP did not indicate what prompted the chase.

Police: Kan. teen pulls gun on taxi driver to avoid paying

Posted on August 10, 2015

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after police say he pointed a gun at a taxi driver to avoid paying the fare in Wichita.

According to Sgt. Roger Runft, a 42-year-old taxi driver picked up the suspect and a 16-year-old girl Friday afternoon. Runft says when they arrived at their destination, the boy pulled out a gun “and told them to open the door and they would not get hurt.”

Authorities say the suspect then jumped out of the car and ran away. Officers arrested him a few blocks away after speaking with the girl.

The suspect faces aggravated assault charges.

EXPLORING KAN. OUTDOORS: Images from the trail

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

Picture this: Trail cameras; sometimes you love em’, sometimes you hate em’, but the pictures they take sure can be entertaining.

We use photos from our trail cams this time of year for their entertainment value. Each time we change chips in our cameras it’s like going to the movies for us.

We turn off the TV, Joyce puts them into her laptop and we enjoy the show. Last year, we watched a pair of twin fawns and a set of triplet fawns grow from small, spotted, spindly-legged youngsters to young adults, and this year the triplets still making occasional appearances.

We’ve gotten pictures of an armadillo in a hayfield west of town, and one of a coyote walking away with an apple in its mouth from a bucketful I dumped there. In short, its great fun for us to see what lurks beneath our feeders after dark.

The hateful part of our love-hate relationship with trail cameras is when we pop the chip into the laptop to find 650 pictures of shadows crawling across the ground or tree limbs swaying in the breeze.

I used to think we were the only trail camera owners who experience that, but I’ve since learned it’s not that uncommon. Here are a couple things I’ve learned to do to alleviate some of those problems.
When we set out a camera, we always have a chain saw and pruners handy and we prune off every tree limb that could possibly blow into the cameras vision.

We also try to choose a spot with no tall grass nearby that will wave around in the breeze and trigger the camera.

Instructions that come with new cameras always warn against pointing them directly east or west as they will actually give you hundreds of shots each day of the rising or setting sun. They are so sensitive that they will also follow shadows that creep across the ground from large tree rows, so whenever possible, tuck the camera into a corner facing out toward the open field and away from the trees.

So keep experimenting with camera locations until you find just the right combination and then sit back and enjoy the show as you continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.

Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].

Colby man hospitalized after motorcycle accident

Posted on August 10, 2015

COLBY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 9p.m. on Sunday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Honda driven by Daniel Dwane Kersiek, 27, Colby, was northbound on Country Club Road one mile east of the Interstate 70 and Kansas 25 Junction.

The driver laid motorcycle over.

Kersiek was transported to Citizens Medical Center. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.

4 hospitalized after I-70 crash in Sherman Co.

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

GOODLAND –Four people were injured in an accident just after 6p.m. on Sunday in Sherman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Subaru Legacy driven by Gehl, Monika Julia Gehl, 20, Avon, CO., was west bound on Interstate 70 eleven miles east of the Kansas 27 Junction passing a semi

The driver lost control, entered into the median, drove across into the west bound lanes and struck a 2010 Jeep Compass driven by Kelli E. Hankin, 53, Colby, in the driving lane.

The Subaru entered the south ditch. The Jeep continued east bound for a short distance and overturned.

Gehl, and Hankin were transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center.

Passengers in the Jeep Rosanna Danette Ziegelmeier, 36, Gem, and Linda Kay Porter, 53, Colby, were transported to Citizens Medical Center.

Ziegelmeier and a passenger in the Subaru Brigitta Amber Gehl, 23, Avon, CO., were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

HPD Activity Log Aug. 7-9

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

The Hays Police Department responded to 11 animal calls and 7 traffic stops Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Suspicious Activity–6th and Ash, Hays; 12:16 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–100 block E 16th St, Hays; 1:29 AM
Driving Under the Influence–600 block Park St, Hays; 1:59 AM
Animal Call–1300 block Tallgrass Dr, Hays; 7:56 AM
Drug Offenses–2000 block Vine St, Hays; 8:45 AM; 9:40 AM
Dead Animal Call–27th and Canterbury, Hays; 9:32 AM
Suspicious Person–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 9:53 AM
Civil Dispute–1300 block Douglas Dr, Hays; 11:17 AM
Assist – Other (not MV)–1000 block Fort St, Hays; 11:21 AM
Found/Lost Property–Hays; 11:25 AM
Burglary/vehicle–2700 block Ash St, Hays; 8/6 8 PM; 8/7 11:30 AM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–2700 block Hall St, Hays; 11:57 AM
Found/Lost Property–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 12:43 PM
Suspicious Activity–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 1:27 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 1:20 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–400 block W 11th St, Hays; 1:52 PM
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 2:27 PM
Animal At Large–1700 block Volga Dr, Hays; 4:16 PM
Alarm – Business–200 block E 10th St, Hays; 4:46 PM
Intoxicated Subject–2200 block Gen Custer Rd, Hays; 5:43 PM
Animal At Large–1300 block E 8th St, Hays; 6:25 PM; 6:30 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1300 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:46 PM
Animal Call–1700 block Vine St, Hays; 11:42 PM
MV Accident /DUI–1200 block Vine St, Hays; 11:45 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and 11 traffic stops Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Civil Transport–1300 block Kansas 264 Hwy, Larned; 12:05 AM
Theft (general)–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:33 AM
Disturbance – General–400 block E 16th St, Hays; 2:55 AM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–400 block E 12th St, Hays; 8/7 7:35 PM; 8/8 8:25 AM
Parking Complaint–300 block E 15th St, Hays; 10:22 AM
Theft of Vehicle–300 block W 11th St, Hays; 2:10 AM; 10:20 AM
Traffic/Driving Complaint–3900 block Autumn Ln, Hays; 1:35 PM
Water Use Violation–1300 block E 18th St, Hays; 3:09 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–1700 block Douglas Dr, Hays; 8/5 8 AM; 8/8 3:30 PM
Harassment (All Other)–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 3:47 PM
Civil Transport–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 4:16 PM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–100 block E 11th St, Hays; 12 AM; 7:40 PM
Probation/Parole Violation–1100 block Cody Ave, Hays; 9:56 PM
Theft (general)–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 10:08 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 8 animal calls and 13 traffic stops Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Lost Animals ONLY–400 block E 16th St, Hays; 1:46 AM
Disturbance – General–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 2:10 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–500 block E 17th St, Hays; 7:50 AM
Create a Hazard–1000 block Fort St, Hays; 8:29 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–3000 block New Way, Hays; 11:31 AM
Parking Complaint–200 block W 5th St, Hays; 11:38 AM
Vagrancy–1000 block E 41st St, Hays; 12:41 PM
Animal At Large–200 block E 16th St, Hays; 1:40 PM
Animal At Large–500 block E 15th St, Hays–1:53 PM
Credit Card Violations–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 4:04 PM
Fireworks Violation–3100 block Sherman Ave, Hays; 4:33 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–2600 block Vine St, Hays; 12 PM; 5 PM
Animal Call–600 block E 6th St, Hays; 9:09 PM
Animal Call–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 9:15 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–400 block E 7th St, Hays; 10:35 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–800 block Ash St, Hays; 11:38 PM

5 hospitalized after Kan. rear-end collision

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

WICHITA – Five people were injured in an accident just after 11:30p.m. on Sunday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Matthew T. Reed, 36. Wichita, was northbound on Interstate 135 at 2nd Street in Wichita.

The vehicle rear-ended a 2009 Ford F-150 driven by Robert W. Pike III, 56, McPherson, that had slowed for traffic.

Pike III, and passengers in the Ford Brian M. Smith, 53, Amy J. Richert, 40, Troy A. Smith, 44, all of McPherson, and Theresa K. Spears, 36, Wichita, were transported to Wesley Medical Center.

Reed was not injured.

Spears and Smith were not wearing seat belts according to the KHP.

Report claims proposed health cuts will lead to deaths

Posted on August 9, 2015August 9, 2015

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new report released by the Kansas Health Institute estimates that proposed health cuts in the Sedgwick County budget could contribute to 65 preventable deaths each year.

The study claims that over time, the proposed $910,374 in health and human services cuts could lead to two additional diabetes deaths, five additional infant deaths, 17 additional cancer deaths and 41 additional heart disease deaths in Sedgwick County each year.

But Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau said he does not see any evidence the budget cuts would lead to loss of life, calling the report a “bunch

of political rhetoric of trying to push their agenda of more government in health care.”

The county commissioners will finalize the 2016 budget on Wednesday.