Funeral services for longtime Goodland, Kansas, resident Mary Faith Elliott, 84, will be held Saturday, September 5, 9:00 AM MT at First Christian Church in Goodland.
Interment will be at Goodland Cemetery.
Friends may share respects Friday, September 4, from 4:00 until 6:00 PM MT Koons Chapel in Goodland.
Memorials to Mary Faith Elliott Memorial may be left at the services or mailed to Koons Funeral Home, 211 North Main, Goodland, KS 67735-1555.
Online condolences to www.koonsfuneralhome.com.
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — The state health department has been testing water wells in Dodge City after previous testing found a toxic contaminant.
The Dodge City Globe reports tests conducted last August found a contaminant called tetrachloroethylene or PCE, in a well.
PCE is a liquid commonly used in dry cleaners. The Environmental Protection Agency says drinking water containing excessive levels of PCE for many years could lead to an increased risk of cancer.
Corey Keller, public works superintendent, says the test showed the level was below the federal maximum contaminate level. Keller says the site was tested again, most recently in February when the contaminant was no longer detectable at that site.
Keller says more tests are being conducted to determine if the PCE is still there.
Stacy Campbell explains how to get your hay tested.
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
QUINTER — On Tuesday, the Gove County Medical Center in Quinter officially opened its new lactation clinic to a crowd of about 50 people, including breastfeeding advocates from the Northwest Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition.
“The lactation clinic will provide education and support for infants and breastfeeding mothers including nutritional information, physical and emotional support and assistance with challenges of breastfeeding,” said Carolyn Nelson, grant writer, in a release after the event.
“Coleen Tummons, CEO, performed the ribbon cutting with the support of Dr. Shelly Gruenbacher, Annie Staats, R.N., DON, and the three lactation consultants, Jamie Mense, R.N., IBCLC, Stephanie Mesch, R.N., CLC, and Wendy Schmidt, R.N., CLC,” she said.
The event also featured a history of breastfeeding during the last few decades.
“Karen Huffman and Patrice Ostmeyer, former La Leche League leaders, shared how the status of breastfeeding has changed dramatically from the 1960s when it had negative connotations to the positive status it enjoys today. The change of status is in large part due to the vision and efforts of these women and others,” Nelson said.
The BESTT – Breastfeeding Essentials Support Thriving Together – Lactation Clinic will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday excluding holidays.
RENO COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday in Reno County.
The Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Donald L. Potter, 40, Cunningham, was southbound on Kansas 14 two miles west of Hutchinson.
The vehicle struck the rear trailer of a 2009 Kenworth superload semi and then struck the semi’s escort vehicle, a northbound 2012 Ford F350 head-on.
Potter was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Sedgwick County Forensics center.
The driver of the Ford truck Rose M. Fausett, 63, Fort Duchesne, UT., was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
The semi driver Jason L. Yowell, 33, Bowie, TX., was not injured.
All three drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
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RENO COUNTY – Law enforcement officials in Reno County are investigating a 3-vehicle fatality accident on Kansas 96 west of Hutchinson.
The Kansas Department of Transportation temporarily closed the highway just after 8a.m. from 4th to Wilson Street while emergency crews cleared the scene.
Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.
Topeka- Today the Senate Confirmation Oversight Committee approved Dave
Murfin of Wichita, Daniel J. Thomas of Mission Hills, and Dennis A. Mullin of Manhattan to the Kansas Board of Regents, according to a media release.
Each will serve a four year term. These individuals fill the positions vacated by Fred Logan of Leawood, Kenny Wilk of Basehor, and Robba Moran of Manhattan.
“The work of the Regents is important in ensuring our colleges and universities educate our students and prepare them to successfully enter the workforce,” said Governor Brownback at the June 16 announcement of their appointment. “I am grateful to Dave, Daniel and Dennis for their willingness to serve the people of Kansas.”
Dennis A. Mullin currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Steel and Pipe Supply, one of the largest steel service centers in the nation. He is a member of the Business Advisory Council for the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University, and remains active with the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, and Flint Hills Christian School, and is a board member of the Kansas State Bank of Manhattan.
From the testimony of Regent Mullin: “I am very honored to be asked to serve on the Kansas Board of Regents. As a graduate of Pittsburg State University and a resident of Manhattan, KS, I believe in higher education, and see it as an important economic driver for the state.”
Dave Murfin is the CEO of Murfin, Inc. whose interests include Murfin Drilling Company, Inc. and Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company, one of the largest John Deere construction dealerships in North America. He currently serves on several boards, including the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, Wichita Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Oil & Gas Resources Fund, University of Kansas School of Business Board of Advisors and University of Kansas Endowment.
From the testimony of Regent Murfin: “As a product of Kansas higher education, I feel a great responsibility to uphold the integrity of this 150 year old system.”
Daniel J. Thomas, D.D.S. is a board-certified periodontist practicing in the wider Kansas City area. He is active in several professional associations and serves as the Director of the University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board and the Kansas Arts Foundation Board. Thomas also served as the Chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents Oral Health Task Force in 2011 and has won numerous awards including the 2011 Professional Leader of the Year from the Chamber of Commerce and the 2007 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.
From the testimony of Regent Thomas: “I am committed to the ongoing excellence of higher education in the state of Kansas, thereby improving the lives of Kansans.”
For more information, contact Breeze Richardson at (785) 291-3969 or[email protected].
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is refusing for now to review a district court judge’s order blocking the nation’s first ban on a common second trimester procedure.
The high court’s 4-3 decision this week means that the state Court of Appeals first will handle a lawsuit filed by two abortion providers against a law that was supposed to take effect in July.
The law embodies model legislation from the National Right to Life Committee and bans what abortion opponents call “dismemberment abortion.”
Shawnee County District Judge Larry Hendricks in June temporarily blocked the law, and the state appealed.
Both sides wanted the Supreme Court to take the case immediately, but the court declined Monday without explanation. The Court of Appeals on Wednesday set an expedited schedule for its review.
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
Hays Middle School has confirmed two cases of viral meningitis, causing many parents to be concerned about sending their children to the school. Those concerns are unfounded, however, as the viral form of meningitis should not be confused with the much more serious – and often deadly – bacterial meningitis.
“We have had two confirmed cases of viral meningitis this school year at the middle school,” said Mary Ann Shorman, lead nurse at Hays Middle School, in a notice sent to school staff.
“Viral meningitis is not contagious. If you have close contact with someone who has viral meningitis, you may become infected with the virus that caused that person to be sick, but you are not likely to develop meningitis as a complication of the illness,” she said.
According to the Center for Disease Control there is no specific treatment for viral meningitis in most cases. Most people who get viral meningitis completely recover on their own within seven to 10 days. However, people with meningitis caused by certain viruses such as herpesvirus and influenza, may benefit from treatment with an antiviral medication.
Meningitis is defined as inflammation of the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord and is commonly caused by non-polio enteroviruses.
While there are no vaccines for the illness the CDC offers the following tips to avoid the viruses that can cause meningitis.
Symptoms of meningitis include fever, headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to bright light, sleepiness, nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite and lethargy, according to the CDC.
The full fact sheet from the CDC on viral meningitis can be found here.
BONNER SPRINGS – Two Kansas teen were injured in an accident just after 7a.m. on Wednesday in Leavenworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by Elizabeth Ruth Stallbaumer, 15, Linwood, was eastbound on Kansas 32 two miles west of Bonner Springs.
The vehicle attempted to make a left turn onto 158th Street and turned in front of a westbound 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. The two vehicles collided.
Stallbaumer and a passenger Graham K Stallbaumer, 13, Linwood, were transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
The other driver Mark A. Kreis, 46, Shawnee was not transported to treatment.
All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An American Civil Liberties Union attorney says Kansas law doesn’t give Secretary of State Kris Kobach the authority to remove thousands of names from the state’s voter registration rolls.
And another critic accused the Republican secretary of state Wednesday of trying to keep potential Democratic voters from casting ballots, which Kobach’s spokesman disputed.
ACLU of Kansas attorney Doug Bonney and Topeka National Organization for Women leader Sonja Willms said during a hearing that Kobach should drop a proposed administrative rule.
The rule would require county election officials to cancel incomplete registrations after 90 days. About 36,000 registrations are now incomplete. Most are because prospective votes have failed to document their U.S. citizenship.
Shawnee County Election Commissioner Andrew Howell said the rule would make administering voting more orderly.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s critics are expected to protest his plan for removing more than 36,000 names from the state’s voter registration rolls.
Kobach’s office is having a hearing Wednesday on a rule the secretary of state proposed to deal with registrations that aren’t complete. County election officials would be required to cancel them after 90 days.
About 32,000 of the incomplete registrations are for people who haven’t yet complied with a requirement to provide election officials with papers documenting their U.S. citizenship.
Kobach championed the requirement as a way to combat election fraud. His critics contend it suppresses turnout.
The attorney general’s office and Department of Administration have approved the rule, but Kobach is required by law to have a public hearing and consider possible changes.
Three area schools find themselves ranked in the top five of their respective classifications in the Kpreps.com preseason rankings.
Victoria, the defending 8-man Division 2 State Champions, is ranked No. 1 in 8-Man II and will open the season against Central Plains Friday night. The Oilers are the 8-man Division 1 defending State Champions and they are ranked atop 8-Man I.
Phillipsburg begins their second season in class 2-1A ranked 2nd. They host TMP-Marian in their season opener.
6A
1. SHAWNEE MISSION EAST
2. BLUE VALLEY
3. DERBY
4. LAWRENCE
5. TOPEKA HIGH
5A
1. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
2. BISHOP CARROLL
3. SALINA SOUTH
4. BLUE VALLEY WEST
5. MILL VALLEY
4A-D1
1. BISHOP MIEGE
2. BUHLER
3. TOPEKA HAYDEN
4. ULYSSES
5. FORT SCOTT
4A-D2
1. ANDALE
2. HOLCOMB
3. HOLTON
4. COLUMBUS
5. FRONTENAC
3A
1. ROSSVILLE
2. SCOTT CITY
3. WICHITA COLLEGIATE
4. HALSTEAD
5. SILVER LAKE
2-1A
1. MEADE
2. PHILLIPSBURG
3. OLPE
4. SEDGWICK
5. MARION
8-Man 1
1. CENTRAL PLAINS
2. SPEARVILLE
3. WAKEFIELD
4. UDALL
5. SOLOMON
8-Man 2
1. VICTORIA
2. SHARON SPRINGS-WALLACE CO.
3. INGALLS
4. ARGONIA-ATTICA
5. AXTELL
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have rallied the 34 votes they need to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in Congress, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote Wednesday morning, declaring the agreement is the best way to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Congress is to vote later this month on a resolution disapproving the deal, which is unanimously opposed by Republicans, who call it a dangerous giveaway to Iran.
Obama has vowed to veto the resolution if it passes. It would take 34 votes to uphold his veto, and Democrats now have those in hand.
The agreement — signed by Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers — seeks to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from sanctions.
