Listen to Mike Cooper interviewing Cardiologist Dr. Anil Pandit, from the DeBakey Heart Institute at HaysMed, with the topic of “Heart Health” by clicking the link above and then clicking the play button
Month: September 2016
Transgender inmate at Kan. prison starts hunger strike protest
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website says she is on a hunger strike until her treatment improves.
Chelsea Manning says she began the hunger strike Friday because her pleas for better treatment at Fort Leavenworth have been ignored. She says she will not voluntarily consume anything except water and prescription medication.
In the statement supplied by her ACLU attorney, Manning says the hunger strike will continue until she receives the “minimum standards of dignity, respect and humanity” and she is prepared for the possibility of dying.
Manning, arrested as Bradley Manning, was convicted in 2013 in military court of leaking more than 700,000 secret military and State Department documents.
Army spokesman Wayne Hall said Friday he was looking into the situation.
Kansas Wetlands Education Center to host butterfly festival
KDWPT
GREAT BEND – The Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC), 592 NE K156 Hwy, Great Bend, will host a Butterfly Festival from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., Sept. 17.
From making milkweed seed bombs to tagging monarch butterflies, kids and adults will find plenty to do during this free event. In addition to old favorites – monarch tagging, insect zoo, crafts and door prizes – kids and adults can view a honey bee hive exhibit and add their “hand art” to the butterfly mural.
Nets and tags will be available for those who want to capture and tag monarch butterflies. Participants will receive information about the tagging process before heading out with a tagging leader to search for Monarch butterflies.
Last year’s tagging efforts resulted in the return of nine tags from winter roosts in Mexico. The tagged monarchs were found on Feb. 4, 24 and 26 and March 6 and 7 at El Rosario and Macheros Cerro Pelon.
Weather permitting, a honey bee hive will be on display in the insect zoo in addition to giant walking stick insects, hissing and peppered cockroaches, butterflies, caterpillars and chrysalises. Plan to spend the morning at KWEC as door prizes will be presented just before noon, along with free milkweed plants.
Kids, and adults who want to be kids again, can play in the mud and make a take-home seed bomb, composed of clay, compost, water and native flower seeds. Visitors can also get some practice in by slinging premade milkweed seed bombs into KWEC’s prairie area using giant slingshots.
Find your inner insect by taking your photo at monarch butterfly and caterpillar photo boards. Create a butterfly, then paint your hands in the pattern and apply it to the butterfly mural. Refuel with light refreshments and drinks. Temporary tattoos, games and other activities round out the morning’s activities.
Milkweed plants, with growing instructions, will be available free to those who would like to encourage monarchs to their yards and gardens. Information on butterfly-friendly plants and other attractants will be available and visitors may also walk through the wildflower/butterfly garden to view examples of butterfly-friendly plants.
For more information, contact KWEC at 1-877-243-9268 or visit wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu.
Financial Aid Night will be this month at Hays High School
Hays High School will host its annual Financial Aid Night for all interested seniors and parents at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in the Hays High School Lecture Hall.
Families will learn how to apply for all types of state and federal financial aid using the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Completing the FAFSA is a required step when seeking most need-based scholarships, grants, loans and work-study. The FAFSA is used across the U.S. at nearly all colleges, public career/tech ed schools, and some private trade schools.
Wendy Rohleder-Sook, director of student financial assistance at Fort Hays State University, will be the guest speaker for the evening. She will be speaking on behalf of all Kansas Financial Aid Administrators. For more information, call the Hays High Counseling Officeat (785) 623-2608.
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FHSU theatre season to showcase classic works, new talent
FHSU University Relations and Marketing
For more than 50 years, the Fort Hays State University Department of Music and Theatre has been entertaining audiences with lively and engaging productions, and the 2016-2017 theatre season will be no exception.
Director Tomme Williams spends hours reading over scripts to find the perfect pieces to accommodate both actors and audiences.
“I read through so many works; it can be hard to find pieces I get excited about,” said Williams. “This season, I’ve gone with pieces that are more outside-the-box than what we’ve done in the past.”
The year will start with the musical “Show Boat” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6, Oct. 7 and Oct. 8. A matinee performance will be at 2:30 on Sunday, Oct. 9. All performances are in Felten-Start Theatre in Malloy Hall.
“Show Boat” has been captivating audiences since its Broadway premier in 1927. Coming off of last year’s production of “Footloose,” Williams chose the musical because of the way it tackles serious subject matter.
“It handles delicate issues really well,” said Williams. “Not to mention, the plot and the music flow so smoothly together.”
Dr. Terry Crull, associate professor of music and theatre, will work with the cast of 25 students to perfect the intricate choral parts of the piece. Both Williams and Crull are amazed at the talent being showcased.
“The cast is extremely gifted, all the way down to the chorus. They make my job easier,” said Williams.
Following the musical will be “Dracula” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10, Nov. 11 and Nov 12. A matinee performance will be at 2:30 on Sunday, Nov. 13, in Felten-Start.
Students have been begging Williams to do the play for years.
“They always ask about it, but for years I couldn’t find a production that I liked. So when I came across Steven Dietz’s rendition, I knew we had to do it.”
A more daring play than has been done in recent years, “Dracula” stays true to the original Bram Stroker novel and provides an excellent outlet for students, especially theatre students, to show off their talent.
It will definitely be our most groundbreaking production this year,” said Williams. “We haven’t done anything like it.”
The season continues with a comedy, “The Ladies Man,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, March 3 and March 4, in Felten-Start. A matinee performance will be at 2:30 on Sunday, March 5.
Adapted from “The Ladies Dressmaker,” a French work by George Feydeau, the play is a classic demonstration of door slamming, mistaken identitie, and crazy characters. “The Ladies Man” is filled with double entrendres and word play that’s fun for audiences and actors alike. Williams describes it as “a perfect comedy to start the second half of the season.”
The season will end with the FHSU Opera at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, and a matinee performance at 2:30 Sunday, April 9. The opera has yet to be announced, but past performances have ranged from Mozart to Bernstein. Dr. Joseph Perniciaro, assistant professor of music and theatre, will direct the production, and the FHSU orchestra will accompany.
“We are proud to remain one of the local community’s vital and cultural assets and most exciting entertainment values,” said Williams. “I hope everyone comes out to see our shows and enjoys them as much as I do.”
The tickets are affordable at $15 for the general public and $10 for seniors and students. Season tickets cost $50 for the general public, $30 for FHSU students and $25 for senior citizens, saving ticket holders an average of $10 per show and allowing them to reserve their seats. Season tickets went on sale Sept. 1.
Patrons can also purchase all-event passes for $125, which gives admission to more than 30 Music and Theatre Department events.
For more information, call (785) 628-4533 or email [email protected].
Sunny, mild Saturday
A nice weekend is forecast for the area with sunny skies and mild temperatures with a high around 75 on Saturday. Sunday will be warmer and on the breezy side with high temperatures in the 80’s.
A cold front will slide through the region on Monday, and thunderstorm chances will increase that afternoon. There is a chance some of these storms could be strong Monday afternoon and evening.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 16 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Judge Rebukes Prosecutors Over Case Involving Kan. Prison Recordings
By Dan Margolies
BIGSTOCK
One attorney said she’d never witnessed anything like it in her 26 years of practice.
Another said it was extraordinary – and painful – to watch.
Both were referring to a court hearing Wednesday in which a federal judge excoriated federal prosecutors for their handling of a drug smuggling case at the privately run Leavenworth Detention Center.
Disclosures that the pretrial detention facility taped phone calls and made video recordings of meetings between inmates and their lawyers have outraged criminal defense attorneys. And the disclosures have led to a series of extraordinary hearings about both the center’s conduct and that of federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas City, Kansas.
U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson, who is overseeing the case, said Wednesday she will appoint a special master – basically an independent third party – to investigate whether inmates’ Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated. And she said she would make the U.S. Department of Justice pay the special master’s fees, which could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Robinson also said she would empower the special master to look into ethical violations and to propose remedies, up to and including the dismissal of the case.
In doing so, the judge rejected federal prosecutors’ recommendation that the scope of the investigation be limited to determining what recordings were privileged and excluding them as evidence in the case.
Many of the recordings were turned over to prosecutors after they subpoenaed video and audio recordings made at the detention facility, which is run by Corrections Corporation of America.
Prosecutors say they obtained the privileged attorney-client recordings inadvertently. But testimony at the hearing indicated that the phone calls of at least one attorney who requested that his calls to clients not be monitored or recorded were, in fact, recorded.
Prosecutors said they were unwilling to consent to the broad scope of Robinson’s order. The Federal Public Defender’s office, which has taken the lead in pushing for the appointment of a special master, said it did.
Making the U.S. Justice Department pay for the special master would be extraordinary. In civil cases, the consent of both parties is required before a special master can be appointed. And typically payment is allocated among the parties – although the court can take into account which party is more responsible.
In its brief proposing the appointment of a special master, the Federal Public Defender said that even without both parties’ consent, the court can appoint one if it’s warranted by “some exceptional condition.” And the recordings of attorney-client meetings and phone conversations, it said, presented just such a condition.
Wednesday’s hearing was just the latest instance of Judge Robinson displaying growing displeasure with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas City, Kansas. On Tuesday, in an unrelated drug case, she rebuked the office for its practice of telling defense attorneys in drug cases not to provide their clients copies of discovery items – evidence that each side is required to disclose to the other.
“The Government offers several justifications for its requirement that defense counsel first review the videos and that the videos not be made available for copying. Although these justifications center on the Government’s general concerns about informant safety and the safekeeping of evidence, they do not justify the discovery restrictions that the Government advocates for in this case,” she wrote.
Dan Margolies, editor of the Heartland Health Monitor team. You can reach him on Twitter @DanMargolies.
Man hospitalized after vehicle rolls on I-70 in Sherman Co.
SHERMAN COUNTY- One person was injured in an accident just after 10:30p.m. on Friday in Sherman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Buick LeSabre driven by Ayala Santo Sanchez, 57, Kansas City, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Goodland at a reported high rate of speed.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. It travelled into the south ditch and rolled multiple times.
Sanchez was transported to the hospital in Goodland and then flown to a hospital in Denver.
He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
LETTER: Ellis County Commission follows the NIMBY way
The counter-productive NIMBY (not in my backyard) attitude has reared its ugly head again. In this week’s Ellis County Commissioner’s meeting, approval of Mary Alice Unrein’s proposed Blue Sky Acres Addition was on the agenda.
What should have been a relatively minor matter, since all the county commissioners had previously expressed their desire to see Blue Sky Acres Addition move forward, was stopped dead in its tracks.
Why? Because the home owners in VonFeldt’s Subdivision to Ellis County, which is adjacent to the proposed Blue Sky Acres Addition, filed a petition to vacate the already dedicated Randall Road which provides access for Highway 183 to the proposed Blue Sky Acres Addition. Ironically enough, two of the homeowners are the current Register of Deeds and an assistant to the county counselor.
Why should they want this you ask? Good question. Because new homes built on the lots of Blue Sky Acres Addition would add much needed revenue in Ellis County and USD 489. The new homes would add to the overall value of the homes of everyone living in the area. Also, Mary Alice is not asking for any help from Ellis County. She has agreed to install private roads at her expense and to be responsible for all future maintenance. This is a win-win for Ellis County taxpayers. So then the question must be asked again, why are these homeowners trying to derail Blue Sky Acres Addition?
A person might conclude the homeowners are just being punitive, but Mary Alice wants more than anything to be a good neighbor. Another thought is that these homeowners don’t want their taxes to rise based upon the general increase in value that the new homes would probably generate. That seems a bit selfish given the fact all the taxpayers in Ellis County would benefit from the increased tax revenue Blue Sky Acres Addition would produce over the years.
It is possible we will never know what the motivation is of these homeowners, because they aren’t offering any reasonable explanation. This much is clear, however, the self-centered NIMBY attitude is alive and well in Von Feld’s Subdivision.
The question remaining is how the Ellis County Commissioners will react to the NIMBY petition to effectively kill Mary Alice’s proposed Blue Sky Acres Addition. If you are concerned about the financial situation of Ellis County, you might want to contact your Ellis County Commissioners and let them know you don’t think it’s right to take away access to Blue Sky Acres Addition.
Errol Wuertz, Hays
Kansas woman, 10-year-old hospitalized after I-70 head-on crash
DICKINSON COUNTY – Three people were injured in an accident just after 7 p.m. on Friday in Dickinson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Ford Fusion driven by Paige A. Woodbury, 18, Liberty, MO., was westbound on Interstate 70 two miles west of Chapman.
The driver lost control of the vehicle. It crossed the median, traveled onto the eastbound lanes and hit a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Ellen I. Taylor, 26, Salina, head-on.
Taylor was transported by Life-flight to Salina Regional Health Center and then transported on to Wichita
A passenger in the Hyundai Jordan F. Theim, 10, was transported to Geary Community Hospital and then flown to Stormont Vail in Topeka.
Woodbury was transported to the hospital in Abilene. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
High school football scoreboard Sept. 9
Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I
*Goddard 6 Derby 35
*Arkansas City 13 Salina Central 7
Central Kansas League
*Wichita Collegiate 22 Hoisington 31
Larned 12 Smokey Valley 6
Nickerson 39 Lyons 0
Great West Activities Conference
Scott 13 Holcomb 32
Hugoton 14 Ulysses 6
*Wray CO. 0 Goodland 55
*Colby 55 La Crosse 26
Hi Plains
*Oakley 62 Sublette 14
Mid-Continent League (11-Man)
Norton 14 Plainville 20
Ellis 42 TMP 32
Smith Center 16 Phillipsburg 29
North Central Activities Association
Russell 0 Sacred Heart 41
Chapman 6 SE of Saline 54
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 14 Great Bend 35
* Dodge City 50 Wichita Southeast 8
*Garden City 15 Castle View CO. 0
*Liberal 14 Guymon OK. 0
Central Prairie League
Ness City 8 Central Plains 54
Otis-Bison 66 Ellinwood 26
Kinsley 34 St. John 44
Victoria 50 Macksville 20
Mid-Continent League
Hill City 26 Stockton 0
Trego Community 16 South Gray 6
Northern Plains
Osborne 50 St. Johns-Tipton 18
*Hoxie 60 Lakeside-Downs 12
Northwest Kansas League
Greeley Co. 36 Quinter 0
Western Kansas Liberty League/>
*St. Francis 54 Triplains-Brewster 0
Northern Valley 28 Logan-Palco 66
6-Man
Pawnee Heights 29 Golden Plains 51
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Abilene 14, Marysville 12
Andale 49, Labette County 8
Anderson County 26, West Franklin 0
Arkansas City 13, Salina Central 7
Atchison 51, KC Sumner 8
Axtell 54, Valley Falls 26
Basehor-Linwood 50, Spring Hill 12
Beloit 58, Ellsworth 52
Bishop Miege 38, Gardner-Edgerton 7
Blue Valley Stillwell 49, BV West 7
Central Plains 54, Ness City 8
Cherryvale 24, Humboldt 13
Cimarron 54, Johnson-Stanton County 0
Clay Center 27, Concordia 6
Clifton-Clyde 53, Frankfort 8
Coffeyville 40, Parsons 10
Colby 55, LaCrosse 26
Columbus 53, Southeast 7
Derby 35, Goddard 6
DeSoto 28, Bonner Springs 0
Dighton/Healy 48, Oberlin-Decatur 0
Dodge City 50, Wichita Southeast 8
Elkhart 23, Southwestern Hts. 0
Ell-Saline 55, Remington 24
Ellis 42, Hays-TMP-Marian 32
Girard 42, Riverton 6
Golden Plains 51, Pawnee Heights 29
Goodland 55, Wray, Colo. 6
Great Bend 35, Hays 14
Greeley County 36, Quinter 14
Greenfield, Mo. 54, Pleasanton 6
Hoisington 31, Wichita Collegiate 22
Holcomb 32, Scott City 13
Hugoton 15, Ulysses 14
Independence 14, Fort Scott 11
Iola 25, Prairie View 7
Jefferson North 50, Maranatha/Immaculata (FB) 0
Junction City 26, Topeka 21
KC Turner 34, KC Washington 30
Lansing 46, KC Bishop Ward 0
Larned 19, Smoky Valley 12
Lawrence 52, SM North 26
Lawrence Free State 38, SM South 0
Liberal 14, Guymon, Okla. 0
Linn 48, BV Randolph 0
Little River 44, Bennington 12
Logan/Palco 66, Northern Valley 28
Marion 30, Inman 8
Marmaton Valley 48, Crest 0
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 31, McLouth 13
Meade 52, Lakin 6
Nemaha Central 41, Royal Valley 0
Neodesha 42, Oswego 14
Nickerson 39, Lyons 0
Oakley 62, Sublette 14
Olathe East 20, Olathe Northwest 14
Olathe North 21, Olathe South 20
Olpe 14, Caney Valley 7
Osborne 50, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 18
Otis-Bison 66, Ellinwood 26
Ottawa 21, Wamego 0
Paola 38, Baldwin 16
Perry-Lecompton 26, Hiawatha 0
Phillipsburg 29, Smith Center 16
Pittsburg 44, Chanute 0
Pittsburg Colgan 34, Baxter Springs 24
Plainville 20, Norton 14
Republic County 27, Minneapolis 7
Rock Hills 48, Lincoln 0
Rossville 41, Rock Creek 26
Rural Vista 42, Canton-Galva 0
Sabetha 25, Holton 22
Salina Sacred Heart 41, Russell 0
Sedgwick 35, Sterling 34
Shawnee Heights 40, Topeka West 0
SM West 40, Leavenworth 17
Southeast Saline 54, Chapman 6
Spearville 38, Hodgeman County 6
St. Francis 54, Triplains-Brewster 0
St. James Academy 12, Blue Valley Southwest 7
St. John 44, Kinsley 34
St. Mary’s 26, Centralia 18
St. Thomas Aquinas 35, BV North 14
Syracuse 35, Beaver, Okla. 12
Tonganoxie 46, Eudora 40
Topeka Seaman 23, Highland Park 0
Valley Heights 36, Doniphan West 6
Victoria 50, Macksville 20
Washington County 28, Riley County 16
West Elk 68, Oxford 20
Wichita County 46, Moscow 0
Yates Center 52, Northeast-Arma 12
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Andover Central vs. Buhler, ppd. to Sep 10.
Belle Plaine vs. Cheney, ppd. to Sep 12.
Burlington vs. Santa Fe Trail, ccd.
Clearwater vs. Augusta, ppd. to Sep 10.
Erie vs. Bluestem, ppd. to Sep 12.
Fairfield vs. Pretty Prairie, ppd. to Sep 10.
Fredonia vs. Douglass, ppd. to Sep 10.
Galena vs. Frontenac, ppd. to Sep 10.
Haven vs. Pratt, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hesston vs. Halstead, ppd.
Hillsboro vs. Kingman, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hutchinson Trinity vs. Moundridge, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hutchinson vs. Newton, ppd. to Sep 11.
Jefferson West vs. Riverside, ppd.
Maize vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, ppd. to Sep 10.
Mulvane vs. Rose Hill, ppd. to Sep 10.
Salina South vs. Wichita Bishop Carroll, ppd.
South Barber vs. Norwich, ppd. to Sep 10.
Topeka Hayden vs. Emporia, ppd. to Oct 21.
Veritas Christian vs. Marais des Cygnes Valley, ppd.
Wellington vs. El Dorado, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Independent vs. Conway Springs, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita North vs. Wichita East, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Northwest vs. Wichita Heights, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Trinity vs. Garden Plain, ppd. to Sep 10.
Winfield vs. Circle, ppd. to Sep 10.