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Month: September 2015

George M. ‘Max’ Ridler

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55fb40e9c9f7dGeorge M. “Max” Ridler, age 91, of Hays passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Via Christi Village, Hays. He was born February 15, 1924 in Coffeyville, KS to Arthur Arnold and Gladys (Walton) Ridler. He graduated from Labette County High School in 1941. He married Frances Herrman June 28, 1944 in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Max was a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer with over 20 years of service. During his service to our country he received numerous medals including the Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal which is our Nation’s highest non-combat award given. He received this award for helping to rescue a fighter pilot from his plane. He also worked at the Hays Post Office after his retirement from the Navy and he worked there until 1974. He was a member of the Hays American Legion, The Hays VFW where he served as commander. He was also a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, Frances of Hays; three sons, Robert and wife Melody of Mannsville, NY, James and wife Donna of Buffalo, MN and Randy and wife Pam of Castle Rock, CO; five grandchildren, Marcella Keiwitt, Christopher Ridler, Michael Ridler, Ryan Ridler and Lance Ridler as well as 6 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Gladys Carey.

Funeral services will be 11AM Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery in WaKeeney.

Visitation will be Sunday 6 PM – 8 PM and Monday 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

A combined parish vigil and rosary service will be at 7 PM Sunday at the funeral chapel.

Condolences may be sent by guest book to www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].

William R. ‘Bill’ Calvert

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William Calvert 001William R. “Bill” Calvert, 61, Salina, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Salina Regional Health Center.

He was born June 2, 1954 in Hays the son of Cecil Calvert, Jr. and Betty E. (Deutscher) Calvert. After High School he attended Fort Hays State University and then the University of Kansas, receiving his BA in Journalism in 1976. 

In 1986, he received his BBA degree  in Business and Finance from Fort Hays State University. He was a reporter for the Garden City Telegram, worked for Deutscher Farms in Ellis and Turney Roofing in Hays, was newsletter editor and president of Ellis County Environmental Awareness, Inc., was the literature production supervisor for Agri-Nomic Supply Company and was a writer for Kansas Farmer Magazine. 

He was also a student reporter on the University Daily Kansas and an intern reporter for the Ellis County Star in Hays.  He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Hays, and enjoyed hunting, camping, canoeing, and photography. He loved to write and was a voracious reader.

Survivors include his mother, Betty E. Calvert of Hays, a sister Kathryn Calvert of Wichita, and six cousins; Chris, Craig, and Kim Gibson and Mike Mason, Barbara Krause, and Chuck Giese.

He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Calvert, Jr. in 1968.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, 305 W. 7th, Hays.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Allen Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time on Monday at the church. 

Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, or to the American Diabetes Association, 608 West Douglas Avenue/Suite 100/Wichita, KS, 67203, in care of the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, KS, 67601. 

Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Kansas teen sentenced in drunken driving death

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas teenager has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a man and injured a woman.

The Kansas City Star reports that 18-year-old Conner Estrella, Overland Park, received the 66-month sentence Thursday. He previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the August 2014 death of 52-year-old Kevin Patrick Moroney. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for injuring a woman standing with Moroney next to a parked vehicle.

Moroney’s 32-year-old son, Brent Moroney, says he hopes the sentence is “severe enough to send a message to other people.”

Before sentencing, Estrella apologized. He says what happened “hurts me every day.”

Estrella is also liable for more than $33,000 in restitution.

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Broncos complete stunning comeback, beat Chiefs

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Denver cornerback Bradley Roby returned Jamaal Charles’ second fumble 21 yards for a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining, completing a stunning comeback in the Broncos’ 31-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Peyton Manning threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns, the last to Emmanuel Sanders with 36 seconds left as the Broncos (2-0) appeared headed for overtime. But on the next play by the Chiefs (1-1), Charles was stripped by Brandon Marshall and the ball bounced right into Roby’s hands.

The dramatic about-face came after Knile Davis gave Kansas City the lead with 2:27 left on an 8-yard run, raising hope among a sellout crowd that the Chiefs might finally end some curses.

Instead, Denver pushed its winning streak to seven straight over its AFC West rival, while Manning improved to 14-1 in his career against the Chiefs.

TMP-Marian girls golf has record setting day at Larned Invitational

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The TMP-Marian girls golf team set a new school record Thursday. The Monarchs shot a 372 to win the Larned Invitational by 21 strokes over the host Indians at the Edwards Park Golf Course. The Monarchs broke the old record of 377 set in 199 at the Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course.

Sophomore Karee Dinkel set a school individual record with a 78 to tie for first. Dinkel lost in a scorecard playoff to finish second. Alison Helget was third with a 92 while Taylor Dinkel and Annaka Applequist both shot a 101 to finish eighth and ninth respectively.

 

Complete results below…

TEAM STANDINGS
1. TMP-Marian 372
2. Larned 393
3. Hoisington 403
4. Cimarron 427
5. Pratt 445
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1. Dorothy Keenan–Larned 78
2. Karee Dinkel–TMP 78
3. Alison Helget–TMP 92
4. Haley Shelton–Larned 93
5. Madie Wilborn–Hoisington 97
6. Makenzie Rodgers–Cimarron 99
7. Sydney Boxberger–Hoisington 101
8. Taylor Dinkel–TMP 101
9. Annaka Applequist–TMP 101
10. Karissa Schremmer–Hoisington 102

Insight Kansas: A Guide to the Loyal Opposition

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H. Edward Flentje is professor emeritus at Wichita State University.
H. Edward Flentje is professor emeritus at Wichita State University.

Every one of the 165 seats in the Kansas legislature will be on the ballot in 2016, and the loyal opposition in Kansas politics should take a careful look at 2014 election results in planning for these elections.

The loyal opposition includes Democrats, the state’s minority party and its backers, and disaffected Republicans and political independents who are dissatisfied with the current direction of Kansas state government and want to make a change. They will be challenging those who have taken charge of governing Kansas for the past five years, specifically Governor Sam Brownback, his Republican legislative backers, and their allies.

No election contest more accurately reflects voter sentiment on the direction of state government than the high-profile race for governor in 2014. Remember in that election voters reelected Brownback to a second term but also recall that Democrat Paul Davis and Libertarian Keen Umbehr together received slightly more than 50 percent of the vote. As the leading expression of the loyal opposition Davis garnered over 400,000 votes in his challenge to Brownback, a tally representing 48.1 percent of the two-candidate total.

The distribution of the Davis vote may surprise even close observers of state politics and suggests where the loyal opposition may want to concentrate its attention.

For example, Davis beat Brownback by a 54-46 margin in the aggregated vote of the state’s five large urban counties (Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte) that represent over half of the state’s population. Davis also won over Brownback by a 52-48 margin in the aggregated vote of the state’s 20 largest counties, in other words, the top five plus 15 of the next largest counties, such as Leavenworth, Riley, and Saline which comprise the smaller regional centers across the state. Those 20 counties total over three-fourths of the state’s population.

On the other hand, Brownback walloped Davis by 25 percentage points, 62.5 to 37.5, in the smallest 85 counties, representing 23 percent of the state’s population. These rural voters more than offset the votes in larger urban counties and handed the governor his statewide winning margin of 32,000 votes. Indeed, the 20 smallest counties totaling less than two percent of the population contributed 25 percent of that winning vote margin.

So, if you are aligned with the loyal opposition and want to throw the insiders out, take a look at these voting patterns that may be tracked in every legislative district and precinct across the state. Voting varies sometimes widely across districts, but on average these legislative districts comprising roughly three-fourths of the state’s population form fertile ground for challengers in the upcoming legislative races. Moreover, the dissatisfaction with the direction of state government expressed by voters last November has likely been bolstered by actions of the recent legislative session to raise taxes, cut spending on core services, and dramatically increase state debt.

The loyal opposition may be discouraged by their dismal showing in the legislative contests of 2012 and 2014, but last November’s highly competitive gubernatorial vote in three-fourths of the state suggests a more optimistic view and offers a rough guide for those races in 2016.

H. Edward Flentje is professor emeritus at Wichita State University

HHS volleyball stays unbeaten with three wins in Pratt

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The Hays High volleyball won all three of their matches at the Pratt Quadrangular Thursday to remain unbeaten on the season. The Indians knocked off Ulysses (25-16, 28-26), Pratt (25-17, 25-12) and Garden City (25-17, 20-25, 25-19) to go to 8-0 on the season.

Against Ulysses, Kylie Brown recorded seven kills, Taylor Groen Younger added 10 assists and Albany Schaffer had 13 digs. In the Pratt match, Tessa Stickel led the Indians with 12 kills, Madison Prough and Taylor Groen Younger both had 11 assists and Albany Schaffer 10 digs. In the final match of the night against Garden City, Brown recorded nine kills, Madison Prough 10 assists and Schaffer 19 digs.

The Indians are off until September 26th when they travel to Newton.

Infante drives in 7 runs as Royals down Indians

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By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) – Omar Infante drove in a career-high seven runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame some early sloppiness for an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

Infante, a veteran infielder making his first start in 11 days, hit a three-run homer in the second inning off Corey Kluber (8-14), added a two-run double in the fifth after the Indians pulled their ace and a two-run single in the seventh.

Infante also had a sacrifice and nearly matched the offensive output of teammate Mike Moustakas, who set a team record with nine RBIs on Saturday against Baltimore. Needing a triple to hit for the cycle, Infante lined out to center field in the ninth.

Cloudy, cooler Friday

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A fairly strong cold front will be pushing through southwest Kansas today. Much cooler temperatures will move in from the north, along with low clouds. The extensive low cloud cover will keep temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s across much of northern and central Kansas, including Wakeeney and Hays, where highs will only be around 70. Ahead of the front in far south central Kansas, afternoon temperatures will top out in the upper 80s. Strong to severe thunderstorms will develop along the front, but should remain southeast of our region, including Barber County. Below average temperatures will occur Saturday and Sunday with temperatures warming back up above average next week.

Screen Shot 2015-09-18 at 5.18.35 AMToday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tonight Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

SaturdayMostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

SundayA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

Sunday NightA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

MondaySunny, with a high near 86.

Police: 2-month-old girl found dead in Kansas home

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating a 2-month-old girl’s death in a Wichita home as an accident.

The Wichita Eagle reports the girl’s body was found around 6:50 a.m. Thursday. According to Wichita police Sgt. Kevin Kochenderfer, the girl’s family called 911 and a preliminary investigation found no indication of foul play.

Kochenderfer said authorities are trying to determine if her death resulted from “positional asphyxiation.”

An autopsy will be conducted.

KSU-Salina responds to concerns about proposed name change

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SALINA – Kansas State University announced this week the formal process to change the name of the Salina campus to reflect its 50-year mission as a polytechnic campus.

“We are positioning our campus for national growth,” said Verna Fitzsimmons, CEO and dean of Kansas State University Salina. “Our campus will continue to focus on career-based programs and experiential learning. We are taking a look at expanding what we offer to meet the needs of tomorrow’s careers.”

Read more about the proposed name change here

 

On social media Thursday, the university wrote, “We understand that the recent name change proposal has created several valid questions, and we appreciate the feedback.
The largest inquiry has probably been whether or not the campus will still be a part of the K-State system. The answer is yes. We are not separating off from K-State and will continue to be Wildcats and bleed purple. EMAW!
Many students are wondering about their degrees – the diplomas will still say “Kansas State University.”
This campus has been following a polytechnic model for years and the proposed name change will reflect who we are and how our students learn. For more information, we’ve set up a page of Frequently Asked Questions that you can visit.

VA medical center to host town hall meeting, claims clinic

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is hosting a town hall next week that aims to get feedback from veterans and their families.

The event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the facility’s auditorium. The agency VA’s regional office in Wichita also will be holding a benefits claim clinic from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The agency said Thursday in a news release that representatives from the Dole VA Medical Center will be available to provide one-on-one assistance to veterans during the town hall. Senior staff will be present to hear from veterans and their families.

Veterans can get help for their benefits claims at the clinic, and the VA says staff will be on hand to finalize their claims as appropriate.

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