September 2016 – Page 71 – Hays Post Archive

REMINDER: First of six early-outs for Hays USD 489 is today

Posted on September 7, 2016

Hays USD 489

USD 489 will have six early release days for the 2016-17 school year, which will allow teachers to have time for “collaboration and professional development.” Lunch will be served to students on these days. Students will be dismissed at 1 pm on these days. The following are the scheduled early release days:

• September 7
• October 5
• November 2
• February 1
• March 1
• April 5

In an effort to accommodate students and families on those early release days, USD 489 has made the following arrangements at each of the schools:

Hays High School
Students will be told to exit the building. Busing will begin at 1:00 pm. Athletic practices will be scheduled at their regular after school time. Students should report back to the school then. Please call the school with any questions regarding early release days at 785-623-2600.

Hays Middle School
Students will be told to exit the building. Busing will begin at 1:00 pm. Parents can call Hays Middle School to make arrangements for after school care on September 2nd. After school care will begin at 1:00 pm and end at 3:04 pm. $8.00 will be charged per student, and a snack will be provided. After school care for the first early release day on September 7, 2016 will be available. After school care for the remaining early release dates will be dependent upon the utilization of the program on the first early release day. Please call the school with any questions regarding early release days at 785- 623-2450.

Elementary Schools
Busing will begin at 1:00 pm. Each elementary school will have the afterschool program on early release days. The afterschool programs will start as soon as the students are released, with the normal ending time still being in effect. The cost for the program on these days will be $12.00 per child. Please contact your school with afterschool program questions.

Lincoln 785-623-2500
O’Loughlin 785-623-2510
Roosevelt 785-623-2520
Wilson 785-623-2550

SELZER: Know your life insurance basics

Posted on September 7, 2016

Ken Selzer, Kansas Insurance Commissioner

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month.

Most of us know that life insurance is not about us, but about our families and loved ones. Having a life insurance policy can be one of the handful of decisions that will have great significance for others over the course of a lifetime.

According to the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Kansas residents own one million individual life policies, with the average coverage of $123,000 per policyholder.

Especially during September, which is designated nationally as Life Insurance Awareness Month, I urge you to think about what a policy can do for your family, and how to protect it for them.

Answers to questions about life insurance are in the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) publication “Life Insurance and Annuity Basics,” which can be printed or ordered from the KID website, www.ksinsurance.org. Some of the more common considerations are listed below.

Your beneficiary will receive the insurance benefits tax free, and life insurance benefits do not have to go through probate or other legal delays involved in the settlement of an estate. If you die without naming a beneficiary, the benefits will be paid into your estate and then paid out according to your will or through state laws. This delays the payment and could create a financial hardship for your beneficiary.
Keep your policy in a safe place. However, do not use any place where the policy might not be readily available. Record the basic information — such as company, policy type, policy number, insured’s and beneficiaries’ names — in a separate place. Let your beneficiary know the kind of insurance policy you have, any changes you make, and where you keep the policy.
A change in beneficiary may be made after the policy is taken out, unless you have named an irrevocable beneficiary. An irrevocable beneficiary arrangement can only be changed with the beneficiary’s consent. Your agent can arrange for a change in beneficiaries, or you can do it by writing directly to your life insurance company and asking for the appropriate form.
You can specify as many beneficiaries as you want to receive the benefits. You may also specify how the benefits are to be divided. It is a good idea to name a second (contingent) beneficiary to receive the money in case your primary beneficiary dies before you do or at the same time as you.
Your beneficiary will need to notify the life insurance company of your death. Again, that’s why it is important for your beneficiary to be able to locate your policy. Companies require a certified death certificate or other legal proof of death, and they may ask for the policy. The life insurance company will pay the proceeds of the policy to your beneficiary after receiving proper notification of death.
KID can assist Kansans in locating life insurance and annuity benefits they may be owed through the Life Insurance and Annuity Search service, which is completing is first year this month. Go to the KID website under the “Featured Pages” section to learn more.

Knowing your life insurance basics makes for peace of mind for you as well as your loved ones.

ACLI statistics show that life insurers invest $39 billion in Kansas’ economy, with $32 billion of that amount invested in stocks and bonds that help finance business development, job creation and services in the state. Also, Kansas residents have $273 billion in total life insurance coverage.

For those who have more questions about life insurance, the KID Consumer Assistance Hotline representatives can help. Call 1-800-432-2484 or chat online with them at www.ksinsurance.org.

Ken Selzer, CPA, is the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance.

Dreaming Big – September 2016

Posted on September 7, 2016

Dr. Jamie Schwandt and his guest discuss how you can dream big, think positive and take action. In this episode, Annette Kennedy talks about her experiences as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate.

Racy to replace Boerigter as MIAA Commissioner

Posted on September 7, 2016

MIAA Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mike Racy has been selected as the next commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) by the conference’s Chief Executive Officers Council.

Racy will succeed Dr. Bob Boerigter, who after six years with the MIAA announced in May his retirement effective January 31, 2017. Racy will be the fifth full-time commissioner in MIAA history.

“The MIAA is a great NCAA conference, with a stellar reputation for academic excellence, national championship success and service to community. I am thrilled to be selected as the next commissioner of the MIAA. I would like to thank Chancellor Kristensen and the MIAA CEO Council for giving me this opportunity to lead the conference office and to serve the CEO’s, student-athletes, coaches, faculty and administrators at MIAA member institutions,“ stated Racy.

Racy joined the NCAA staff in November 1993 and went on to serve as the NCAA Division II vice president from 1999 to 2013. In that position, he was a member of the NCAA President’s Cabinet; managed the Division II governance structure and the division’s $30 million annual budget; provided leadership in the consideration of policies, legislation and issues that affected Division II member institutions and conferences; and coordinated the national office staff support and services for the division’s membership. Most recently, Racy has served as a collegiate athletics consultant.

“Mike Racy’s experience on the national level and his strong sense of the values of Division II make him a perfect match for the MIAA. I am confident he will lead the tradition-rich MIAA with a forward-looking strategic view,” said Doug Kristensen, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and chair of the CEO Council.

Under Racy’s leadership, Division II developed and implemented a groundbreaking strategic-positioning platform; created a National Championships Festival series; and passed landmark “Life in the Balance” legislation that reframed the educational and athletics experience for Division II student-athletes, coaches and administrators.

A Kansas native, Racy was born in Lawrence and grew up in Abilene. He attended Washburn University in Topeka and worked for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after his graduation, then went on to earn a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, in 1992. That was followed by his legal practice with Gage and Tucker (now Lathrop and Gage) law firm in Kansas City as a general litigation attorney.

Racy and his wife, Kathy, have three sons – Cal, Zac and Ty.

Police ask for help to locate missing Kansas man

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating the disappearance of a man on Friday.

Joseph Blake Hoffman, 26, Salina, was last seen on September 2nd at about 4:30 p.m., walking westbound on Pueblo Avenue just north of Sunset Elementary School, according to Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck.

Hoffman said he was going for a walk and never returned.

Police say Hoffman is 6’1″ and weighs 228 lbs.

He has brown hair, brown eyes, and a black chinstrap beard.

He was last known to be wearing a grey cut off Adidas shirt, black basketball shorts, and black and green flip flops.

He has a scar on his nose and has a four leaf clover tattoo on his upper left arm and a memorial tattoo on his upper right arm as well as a tattoo of the names Joshua and Jesse on his chest.
Hoffman may also go by the names Joe Black, Ace, Crack or Joey.

Those with information regarding Hoffman’s disappearance are asked to contact Salina Police 785-826-7210

Gladys Louise Glenn

Posted on September 7, 2016

Norton resident Gladys Louise Glenn passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Norton Andbe Home at the age of 85.

Gladys was born October 17, 1930 in Norton, KS. She was the daughter of Earl and Celia (Wycoff) Albin. Her childhood years were spent on a farm 8 miles north of Reager, KS on homestead land where her parents settled after arriving by covered wagon from Missouri. After the accidental death of her father when she was 14, the family moved to Denver, CO where she attended high school.

Gladys married Joy Glenn on July 5, 1947 in Norton, KS. They lived in Norton for their entire marriage except for 3 years while Joy was in the Army Air Corps (later the U.S. Air Force) and was stationed in Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY.

Gladys was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and helped with many functions at the American Legion including Bingo. She worked in the Norton City offices as the Treasurer/Clerk for 24 years, retiring in 1995. Gladys was very devoted to her family and friends.

Survivors include her husband, Joy A.O.; daughter-in-law, Karen; sons, Eric D. (Brenda) and Curtis J. (friend, Lydia), all of Norton, KS and Randall L. (Denise) of Manhattan, KS; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Albin; mother, Celia (Wycoff) Albin/McLaughlin; stepfather, Clyde McLaughlin; son, John I.; grandson, Matthew; brothers, Lee Albin, Otis (Shorty) Albin, Lowell Albin, Howard Albin; and sister, Betty (Albin) Limpus.

Cremation was chosen and memorial services will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Christian Church, 208 N. Kansas, in Norton with Pastor Jeff Nielsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Norton Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to Hospice Services, Inc. or Palliative Care of Northwest Kansas.

Don E. Lebeda

Posted on September 7, 2016

Phillipsburg resident Don E. Lebeda passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Hays Medical Center, in Hays at the age of 80. He was born Feb. 26, 1936 in Anthony, KS, the son of Lada & Stazie Lebeda. He was a truck driver.

Survivors include his son Phil of Thornton, CO; his daughter, Whitney Diane Altenbern of Cheyenne, WY; 3 grandchildren & 7 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Chris Davis officiating.

Graveside services will be held Sat. at 11:00 a.m. in the Caldwell Cemetery, Caldwell, KS.

Visitation will be from noon to 9:00 Wed. and 9:00 to 9:00 Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Assoc. or to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.

Rekoske resigns as Hays CVB director

Posted on September 7, 2016September 8, 2016

rick rekoske — Rick Rekoske, pictured here at an Aug. 30 news conference, resigned Sept. 2 as the Hays CVB director.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

For the second time in just more than a year, Hays is without a director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“Rick Rekoske resigned his position effective Sept. 2,” said Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty in an email.

No other information was provided.

Rekoske was hired May 26, 2015, to replace previous CVB Director Jana Jordan, who retired Sept. 19, 2014, after 26 years with the city of Hays.

Before coming to Hays, Rekoske had been the community development director for the city of Bel Aire since 2013. Prior to his employment with Bel Aire, Rekoske served as finance and marketing manager for the city of Wichita’s Transit Department, and as the community development coordinator for Wichita’s Old Cowtown Museum.

More rain in Hays; flooding of Big Creek north fork

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

More late summer rain for Hays overnight Tuesday.

According to the K-State Agricultural Research Station, Hays received 0.70 inches of rain, upping the monthly total to 1.64 inches. So far in 2016, Hays has recorded 24.75 inches of precipitation. According to weather record keeper Joe Becker, the total yearly average precipitation for Hays is 22.75 inches.

The rain prompted a flood warning along the north fork of Big Creek Wednesday morning until 10:30 a.m. according to the National Weather Service in Dodge City.

Driver in Kansas City 5-vehicle crash that killed 2 children faces charges

Posted on September 7, 2016

JACKSON COUNTY – A driver involved in Monday’s crash in Kansas City that killed two children has been charge with drunk driving.

The Missouri State Highway patrol reported just after 6p.m. on Monday a Cadillac Escalade driven by James L. Green, 60, Odessa, MO., was traveling on Interstate 70 just west of Adams Dairy Parkway.

The Cadillac rear-ended a 2015 Hyundai Elantra driven by David C. Beaird, 39, Warrenton, Missouri.

The collision pushed the Hyundai into a 2002 Acura, a 2005 Chevy Tahoe and a 2011 Ford Escape.

Two passenger in the Hyundai Chloe Beaird, 7, and Gavin Beaird, 13, Warrenton, Mo., were pronounced dead at the scene.

David and Jennifer Beaird were transported to a local hospital in serious condition, according to the MSHP.

Green was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. He was arrested and was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, two counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault, careless and imprudent driving and driving while revoked, according to the MSHP.

Whitten named Aggies Challenge MVP; Wagy picks up all-tournament honors

Posted on September 7, 2016

FHSU Sports Information

GOODWELL, Okla. – Fort Hays State University volleyball senior Crystal Whitten has been given Tournament MVP honors for her performance in the Aggies Challenge last weekend. In addition, Hannah Wagy was one of seven other student-athletes named to the All-Tournament team. The All-Tournament team, announced Tuesday evening (Sept. 6) by the Oklahoma Panhandle State athletic department, was voted on by the coaches of all six participating schools.

Whitten finished with 56 kills for the weekend, second only to UC-Colorado Springs’ Alyssa Brinton (58). The outside hitter added 40 digs, six block assists and three service aces. She was listed on ballots from all four coaches FHSU played.

Wagy turned in a strong weekend as the primary setter, tossing up 10.38 assists per set (135 assists). The senior also contributed four block assists, seven kills and 17 digs.

The Tigers will return to the floor this weekend (Sept. 9-10) when they travel to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Fairfield Inn & Suites Volleyball Invitational, hosted by Westminster College.

Southwest Kansas man hospitalized after semi rolls

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

GREELEY COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday in Greeley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Peterbilt semi driven by Alan Roy Eskam, 67, Cimarron, was westbound on K96 ten miles east of Tribune.

The truck left the roadway on the right shoulder and rolled.

Eskam was transported to the Greeley County Hospital and then transferred to Via Christi.

He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

UPDATE Police: Teen finds dead mother, stepfather in Kansas home

Posted on September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have identified a woman found dead with her husband in their home in what investigators suspect was a murder-suicide.

Police spokesman Tom Tomasic said Wednesday that a 17-year-old girl returning home Tuesday afternoon found the bodies of her 45-year-old mother, Jennifer Combs, and her stepfather. The man’s name wasn’t released.

Tomasic said both victims had been shot.

Tomasic says the officer retreated before authorities applied for a search warrant to further investigate the scene.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a teen found her mother and stepfather dead in Kansas City, Kansas.

Police spokesman Tom Tomasic says the teen found the bodies Tuesday afternoon. The Kansas City Star reports that after being summoned, an officer entered the home and found that the woman had been shot.

Tomasic says the officer retreated before authorities applied for a search warrant to further investigate the scene. Police later confirmed that two people died from gunshot wounds. Their names weren’t immediately released.