Storms that fired up Tuesday evening brought yet another welcome rain to the region.

Ellis County saw reports from a few tenths in the western portions of the county to 0.34 inches in Victoria. Hays saw rain ranging from 0.11 inches to 0.28 inches.

Farther west, the WaKeeney area reported heavier rain, ranging from 1.41 to 1.89 inches. Russell and Ness counties also reported totals up to about 1.5 inches.

The skies will clear Wednesday as the heat returns, with a high temperature expected just below 100 degrees.

The chance of more precipitation returns Friday.

Click HERE for the complete extended forecast.

BY JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

An Indiana man was arrested for threatening his former employer after he was fired last week in Hays.

According to Hays Assistant Chief of Police Brian Dawson, on Tuesday, June 28, 42-year-old Chad Shock of Plymouth, Ind., was let go from his employment with the carnival that was in town.

Shock reportedly had been drinking at the Horseshoe Bar and, according to police, wanted to fight the man who fired him.

Shock reportedly pulled a knife from his pocket and, when flicking it to extend the blade, it flew from his hand.

The knife was recovered and no one was injured in the incident. Shock was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault.

Hays Medical Center

HaysMed’s Rock Garden Café is participating in the James Beard Blended Burger Project. John Fitzthum, Executive Chef/Food Service Director at HaysMed, has created the Blue Hill Blended Burger to enter into the competition.

The Blended Burger Project encourages chefs to create a healthier, more sustainable, and tastier burger that can be enjoyed by consumers across the country, while also educating diners about the many benefits of The Blend and the future of food.  The competition was designed to create awareness that infusing a burger with a perceived more sustainable product (mushroom) not only can reduce the calories and fat, create unique flavor profiles and create sustainability. Chefs from across the country submit their entries and the public are encouraged to vote.

For the past several years, chefs have faced increasing pressure to serve healthier and more sustainable meals that reduce calories and sodium and still taste delicious. Simultaneously achieving nutrition, sustainability, and flavor is a core value of America’s food system.

Fitzthum’s creation, the Blue Hill Blended Burger, is a blend of Kansas grass-fed beef, mushrooms, garlic, onion and French Roquefort cheese. The burger is served on fresh whole wheat focaccia and topped with lettuce, tomato and cucumber. The burger has 450 calories and 668 mg of sodium. The burger name ties to a prominent grassland area in Kansas and the French Roquefort cheese is fun play on a reference to Kansas role in saving the French wine industry.

“I am always looking for ways to expand my culinary knowledge and knowledge of the idea of sustainability,” said Fitzthum. “The Blended Burger Project was a great tie in to our Healthy Kansas Hospitals Award of Excellence that HaysMed just received”

The burgers are featured at https://www.jamesbeard.org/blendedburgerproject/vote
and the public can vote now through July 31. You can place a vote every day by going to the site and typing in HaysMed in the Search Entries box and double clicking on the burger photo.

Fitzthum is offering the opportunity to taste Blue Hill Blended Burger at the Rock Garden Cafe on June 28th ~ 30th and again July 12th ~ 14th, July 19th ~ 21st and July 26th ~ 28th.

HaysMed Education will present Trauma Symposium 2016 on Friday, Aug. 26, at the HaysMed, Hadley Conference Rooms, 2220 Canterbury. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Featured speakers include Jennifer Pierce, MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital; Tanya Filardi, MD, and John M. Sojka, MD, University of Kansas Hospital; Burt Bote Katubig, MD, Swedish Medical Center; Jerod Grove, MD, HaysMed and Scott Hubbell, MS, RRT-NPS, C-NPT, EagleMed.

Topics to be addressed include abusive head trauma in infants and children, updates on concussion and care, rural farm/ranch trauma, orthopedic injuries, acute thoracic trauma and emergent field airways.

This program is designed for Physicians, PAs, ARNPs, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, RTs, Social Workers, PTs, OTs, EMS and other interested healthcare professionals. Six hours of continuing education credit are available for CNE, CME, EMS and Respiratory Therapy credit. Approval is pending for ASRT Category A credit and paperwork will be provided to submit to KOTA and KPTA for credit.

Fee for the symposium is $60 for non HaysMed associates and $30 for Critical Access Hospital employees.

To register, go to https://www.haysmed.com/education, call 1 (800) 248-0073 Ext 5500 or email [email protected].

The Hays Police Department responded to 16 animal calls and 8 traffic stops Friday, July 1, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Found/Lost Property–100 block Main St, Hays; 12:17 AM
Urinating in Public–200 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:14 AM
Driving While Suspended/Revoked–100 Bblock E 8th St, Hays; 1:40 AM
Aggravated Battery–200 block W 12th St, Hays; 2 AM; 2:11 AM
Battery – simple–500 block Halladay St, Hays; 4:14 AM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 7:37 AM
Civil Dispute–200 block W 8th St, Hays; 8:43 AM
Drug Offenses–200 block Ash St, Hays; 7:43 AM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 9:57 AM
Animal At Large–1200 block E 30th St, Hays; 10:13 AM
Dead Animal Call–500 block E 8th St, Hays; 10:40 AM
Suspicious Person–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 10:55 AM
Animal At Large–1300 block W 45th St, Hays; 11:13 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:11 AM
Criminal Trespass–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 12:20 PM
Animal At Large–2900 block Hall St, Hays; 12:49 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1000 block W 43rd St, Hays; 1:50 PM
Juvenile Complaint–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 2:39 PM
Welfare Check–1300 block E 18th St, Hays; 3:14 PM
Welfare Check–2400 block Ash St, Hays; 4:28 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1100 block E 27th St, Hays; 4:51 PM
Animal At Large–500 block W 40th St, Hays; 5:06 PM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:45 PM; 5:46 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 6 PM
Overdose–200 block E 25th St, Hays; 6:33 PM
Animal At Large–2600 block Fort St, Hays; 7:41 PM
Disturbance – General–800 block Ash St, Hays; 7:43 PM
Found/Lost Property–4400 block Vine St, Hays; 7:45 PM
Theft (general)–1200 block Vine St, Hays; 12 AM; 1 AM
Drug Offenses–300 block W 9th St, Hays; 8:36 PM
Found/Lost Property–100 block Main St, Hays; 9:32 PM
Theft (general)–100 block Main St, Hays; 10:38 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–3700 block Vine St, Hays; 10:40 PM
Domestic Disturbance-100 block Ash St, Hays; 11:15 PM
Disturbance – Noise–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:16 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 10 animal calls and 37 traffic stops Sat., July 2, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Criminal Damage to Property–300 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:03 AM
Disorderly Conduct–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:43 AM
Minor in Possession of CMB/LIQ–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:55 AM
Driving Under the Influence–200 block W 14th St, Hays; 1:53 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–200 block W 10th St, Hays; 1:50 AM
Minor in Possession of CMB/LIQ–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 2:05 AM; 2:06 AM
Driving Under the Influence–500 block W 27th St, Hays; 2:15 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–200 block E 6th St, Hays; 7/1 6 PM; 7/2 8:10 AM
Create Public Nuisance–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 9:10 AM
Driving While Suspended/Revoked–1700 block Vine St, Hays; 9:39 AM
Animal At Large–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 10:20 AM
Animal At Large–22nd St and Gen Custer Rd, Hays; 11:03 AM
Animal At Large–20th and Main, Hays; 11:10 AM
Battery – Domestic–Hays; 12:34 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 2:39 PM
Battery – simple–200 block E 7th ST, Hays; 2:49 PM
Shoplifting–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 4:15 PM; 4:25 PM
Animal At Large–100 block Ash St, Hays; 6 PM
Disturbance – General–2500 block Gen Lawton Rd, Hays; 7:52 PM
Civil Dispute–1300 block E 33rd St, Hays; 9:23 PM
Drug Offenses–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 10:56 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 19 animal calls and 12 traffic stops Sun., July 3, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:05 AM
Unwanted Person–3700 block Vine St, Hays; 1:36 AM
Criminal Trespass–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 2 AM
Driving Under the Influence–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 2:14 AM
Civil Dispute–300 block W 38th St, Hays; 2:18 AM
MV Accident-Property Damage–1600 block E 27th St, Hays; 7:15 AM
Bicycle – Lost,Found,Stolen–400 block Fort St, Hays; 8:25 AM
Criminal Threat–200 block W 4th St, Hays; 8:53 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–100 block E 19th St, Hays; 9:24 AM
Battery – Domestic–1600 block E 27th St Terr, Hays; 9:58 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–1600 block Oakmont St, Hays; 10:32 AM
Sex Offense–1800 block Vine St, Hays; 12:54 PM
Animal Bite Investigation–2000 block Metro Ln, Hays; 1:40 PM
Animal At Large–200 block Northridge Dr, Hays; 2:47 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–2700 block Colonial St, Hays; 3:01 PM
Fireworks Violation–1300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:17 PM
Animal At Large–500 block W 15th St, Hays; 5:21 PM
Driving While Suspended/Revoked–1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 6:30 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 10 PM
Animal At Large–3700 block Autumn Ln, Hays; 10:59 PM
Disturbance – Noise–300 block W 11th St, Hays; 11:57 PM
Fireworks Violation–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:57 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 11 animal calls and 3 traffic stops Mon., July 4, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Suicidal Subject–1100 block E 17th St, Hays; 2:16 AM
Driving While Suspended/Revoked–300 block W 13th St, Hays; 2:32 AM
Animal At Large–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 7:19 AM
(HPD)–1300 block Vine St, Hays; 8:47 AM
Animal At Large–29th and Vine, Hays; 9:08 AM
Civil Dispute–2500 block Haney Dr, Hays; 10:27 AM; 10:50 AM
Unwanted Person–400 block W 21st St, Hays; 1:09 PM
Theft (general)–3300 block Elm St, Hays; 1:55 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–1500 block General Custer Rd, Hays; 7/3 11 PM; 7/4 2:30 PM
Suspicious Activity–1300 block Western Plains Dr, Hays; 7/3 10 PM; 10:30 PM
Found/Lost Property–400 block Pine St, Hays; 5:51 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–13th and Commerce, Hays; 6 PM; 6:05 PM
Animal Call–2200 block Henry Dr, Hays; 7:20 PM; 8:42 PM
Battery – simple–1900 block Vine St, Hays; 8:17 PM
Criminal Trespass–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 9:51 PM
Fireworks Violation–2700 block Ash St, Hays; 11:25 PM; 11:27 PM

City of Hays

Beginning Wednesday, July 6, 2016, a contractor for the city of Hays will be doing work on Canterbury Drive from 12th to 13th Street.

This work will involve grinding bumps from the concrete pavement surface. This section of road will then be restriped from 4 lanes to 3 lanes.

The road will remain open, and traffic will be routed around the construction. The repairs are scheduled to be completed within one week (weather permitting).

Signs will be in place to direct the traveling public. The traveling public should use caution and if at all possible avoid this area. The construction is in relation to 2016 street maintenance projects.

The city of Hays regrets any inconvenience this may cause to the public. If there are any questions, call the Public Works Planning, Inspection and Enforcement Division at (785) 628-7310.

Today Sunny, with a high near 98. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

ThursdayMostly sunny, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

SaturdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.