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Kan. voter registration deadline here; What to know to vote In November

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

By ANDY MARSO & AMY JEFFRIES
It would be hard not to know there’s a presidential election going on. There’s lots of action at the state level too.

Already, with the results of the August primaries, there’s a lot of turnover in the Legislature. And there are at least 10 Kansas Senate races and 20 House races that are competitive in the general elections.

If you’ve heard anyone say “finish the ballot”, it was probably a Democrat encouraging you to vote all the way down through county commission, school board, and precinct captain, to also make a choice for judicial retention. House GOP leaders have been leading the charge against four Supreme Court Justices they’d like to see ousted because of rulings on school finance, abortion restrictions, and death sentences.

Of course before you vote on anything you have to be registered.

1. Are you registered?

If you’re not sure, you can check your status by searching the Secretary of State’s database. If you are registered, your name, address, party, and information about your precinct and polling place will pop up. If your registration is incomplete in any way, you’ll get a “no records found” message.

If you want to be superduper sure, call your county election office. You can find contact info for your county here.

2. It’s now the last minute.

The deadline to register to vote in Kansas is Tuesday, Oct. 18.

3. The federal form is your best bet for registering.

It’s just simpler. Here it is.

The Kansas form requires you provide documentary proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate. But the federal form only requires that you swear you’re a citizen under penalty of perjury.

Under a federal court order issued in September, Kansas has to accept federal form registrations without more proof of citizenship.

The fastest, surest way to register last minute is to fill out that federal form and bring it to your county election office.

4. If you registered at the DMV, you can vote on everything.

So, you went to get your driver’s license and signed up to vote while you were at it. You were registered with the federal form, you don’t have to submit further proof of citizenship, you can go ahead and vote.

There was a lot of confusion about this over the summer leading up to the primaries. Secretary of State Kris Kobach had thousands of “motor-voters” suspended and only wanted them to be allowed to vote in federal contests with provisional ballots.

But, Kobach has since signed an agreement with the ACLU so all voters registered at the DMV or otherwise with the federal form can vote in all elections this November using a standard ballot.

5. If you’ve used the state form, make sure you’ve submitted proof of citizenship.

Kansas is still requiring proof of citizenship documents for voters registered with the state form.

Kobach’s office says if your proof is missing, you should have received a notice saying your registration is suspended until you submit it. If your registration is suspended you’ll get a provisional ballot and your vote won’t count unless you provide a citizenship document to your county election office or the secretary of state’s office before the election.

The Douglas County Election Office says you have until midnight on the eve of Election Day to provide that proof of citizenship.

If it’s been 90 days since you submitted your Kansas voter registration application and you haven’t provided a citizenship document, your application will be canceled and you have to reapply.

Again, the best way to find out your status for sure is to call your county election office.

6. Skip the line, vote in advance.

There could be a wait at the polls on Nov. 8.

Some counties are already fretting about not having enough poll workers, meaning not enough people to check-in voters and distribute ballots.

It’s hard to say what turnout will be like, especially given the historic unfavorability ratings of the headlining candidates. But for the last presidential election in 2012, more than 811,000 voters turned out on Election Day in Kansas. That year, almost 372,000 voted early. And you can too!

You can go vote in person as early as Oct. 19 (it’s up to each county election office to say exactly when and where, so check with yours) and as late as noon on Nov. 7.

Or you can stay home and vote in your pajamas if you request an advance mail-in ballot; those start going out to voters on Oct. 19. You have to mail yours back by Nov. 4 or take it to your county election office on Election Day.

7. Registered? Expect a standard ballot.

Kansas election officials can distribute provisional ballots to voters whose registration is in question. Those ballots are later reviewed by the local board of canvassers to determine whether they should count. But if you have successfully registered — signed a federal form, registered at the DMV or filled out the state form and submitted citizenship documents — you should get a standard ballot.

8. One polling place per person on Election Day.

The address where you can cast your ballot on Nov. 8 is on your voter registration card. Don’t know where your registration card is? Look up your polling place.

You may have a different polling place from the person who lives across the street from you. The way polling places are assigned is funny like that; there are multiple polling places for each Legislative district.

Editor’s note: After this list was first published, we added to item 5 some detail about deadlines for submitting the proof of citizenship required by the state voter registration form.

Andy Marso is a reporter for KHI News Service, and is on Twitter @andymarso. Kansas Elections Editor Amy Jeffries is based at KCUR, and is on Twitter @amyoverhere. KHI and KCUR are partners in a statewide collaboration covering elections in Kansas.

Students get free condoms at 2 high schools in Kansas

Posted on October 17, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Students at two high schools in Lawrence, Kansas, are being given access to free condoms at their school’s health offices.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that that the dispensers could become available as early as this week at Lawrence High School and Free State High School.

Students will be able to get the condoms without parental permission as part of a partnership between the school district and the county health department.

The dispensers will be installed in the bathrooms of each school’s health office, and students also will be taught how to safely and effectively use the condoms with this fall’s sexuality education curriculum.

Ellis to consider new helmets for firefighters, new swimming pool slide

Posted on October 17, 2016October 14, 2016

ELLIS–The Ellis city firefighters may soon be sporting new helmets. Fire Chief Denis Vine will present a proposal to purchase helmets during Monday’s Ellis City Council meeting.

Council members will also hear an update on street drainage issues in two locations–21st Street and the intersection of 10th and Spruce. In other business, the Ellis Community Foundation will discuss a fundraiser for a new slide at the city swimming pool.

The complete Oct. 17 agenda is below.

AGENDA
October 17, 2016
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELLIS
City Hall – Council Meeting Room

BILLS ORDINANCE REVIEW WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL AND MEETING CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA (if needed)
1) CONSENT AGENDA
a) Minutes from Regular Meeting on October 3, 2016
b) Bills Ordinance #2007
(Council will review for approval under one motion under the consent agenda. By majority vote of the governing body, any item may be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. If several people from the group wish to speak on same subject, the group must appoint a spokesperson. ALL comments from public on agenda items must be during Public Comment. Once council begins their business meeting, no more comments from public will be allowed.)
2) PRESENTATIONS OF AWARDS, PROCLAMATIONS, REQUESTS & PETITIONS (HEARINGS)
a) Presentation of Awards for Continuous Service
3) SPECIAL ORDER
a) Fire Department Monthly Report and Consider Approval of the Purchase of Fire Helmets – Chief Denis Vine
b) Discuss Fundraiser for Pool Slide – Ellis Community Foundation
c) Tourism Committee Report
d) Address Violation Letter – Mark Flax
4) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Update on Street Drainage Issues – 21st Street and 10th & Spruce Streets
5) NEW BUSINESS
a) Consider Approval of APAC Pay Request #6, NWKP&DC Payment, KDHE Payment Request #6, and Authorize Mayor’s Signature on Documents for Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
b) Consider Renewal of HVAC Service Contract with Glassman Corporation
c) Consider Approval of USDA General Obligation Bond Ordinance and Resolution
6) REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICIALS
a) Administrative
1) Public Works
(1) Comparative Water Report
(2) Governor’s Water Conference
(3) Consider Approval for Training Opportunities
(4) Department Update
2) Police
(1) Discuss Archery Concerns
(2) Department Update
3) City Clerk
(1) Draft Minutes from City Committees
(2) September Health Savings Report
(3) Department Update
4) Attorney
5) Mayor Update and Announcements
(1) Letter Opposing Street Closure for Community Event
(2) Letter in Support of Golf Course – Matt Carroll
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
7) ADJOURNMENT

FHSU students attend diagnostic medical sonography conference

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

FHSU University Relations

Ten Fort Hays State University students from the diagnostic medical sonography program recently attended the National Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla.

The four-day conference featured more than 100 educational sessions in which participants could earn up to 30 continuing medical education credits. Participants were able to visit more than 60 exhibits displaying the latest technology in sonography. There was also the opportunity to network and engage with the more than 1,300 students and practicing sonographers from across the nation who were in attendance.

FHSU students who attended were: Brittany Burns, Dighton; Calli Calahan, Lindsborg; Megan Gottschalk, Hays; Jordan Gross, Grand Island, Neb.; Kelsey Peterson, Wamego; Kassade Thomas, Wichita; Lindsay Turner, Salina; Kristin Wagner, Downs; Jenna Weiser, Hays; Macy Ziegler, Collyer.

Exploring Kansas Outdoors: It really worked!

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

In the predawn darkness, I wound my way along the ranch driveway, then through several tall rows of round hay bales to an open spot which was about the highest point in the pasture. From there I’d hike over the ridge into a deep draw where I had a blind set up overlooking a pond.

As I opened the truck door, coyotes began their parting serenade as they ended their night’s hunting and headed for cover to spend the day. There were moans, howls, yips and barks as I closed the truck door quietly and stood there in the darkness soaking it all in.

This was opening day of Kansas antelope rifle season, and my plan had been to sit in the blind until daybreak, then wonder farther up the draw to try and find a large group of 20 or more I had spotted there the evening before, even though now it was doubtful they were anywhere close, given the fact that the coyotes had evidently just come through that same draw.

For years now a friend of mine has gone to Canada goose hunting each fall with several friends. Geese are so thick where they go that people come up to them and literally beg them to shoot geese on their properties. I found almost the same scenario on last week’s antelope hunt in western Kansas. It’s hard to find a land owner and rancher out there who want them on their property. My Kansas antelope tag was for unit 2 which includes all of Wallace Co, and I had previously lined up three landowners around Sharon Springs who were eager to see a few disappear.

This ranch was 7 miles north of Sharon Springs and consisted of the usual deep barren draws, high flat bluffs, barbed wire fences and stock tanks & windmills that are a common denominator to the area. I met with a local landowner who had for years been an avid antelope hunter, but now hunts only deer, and he taught me a few of the finer points of Kansas antelope hunting. It seems antelope group together for the winter in larger groups like turkeys do here in my neck of the woods.

I saw a group numbering more than twenty and a smaller group of ten or less within a couple mile radius of the property I was on that first morning. While I freaked at the thought of a 200 yard shot to harvest one, he chuckled and told me most local hunters sight in their rifles at 300, and shots of 400 yards are not unusual. He also warned me that while hunting from blinds might work some on dry years, this was not a dry year, and that I should concentrate on spotting them with binoculars then figuring a way to get to them unnoticed.

As I sat in the blind, I was antsy to get out and start walking further up the draw, even though the coyotes had certainly spooked any other critters therein. Shortly after daybreak, 3 shots broke the morning silence, probably from a walk-in hunting area (WIHA) just over the ridge. I fidgeted, but sat still thinking maybe that would flush the rest of that herd down the draw toward me. Soon I could stand it no longer and left the blind, heading up the ridge to the truck to drop off my chair before tackling a trek back down into that draw.

With the binoculars I took a good look around before leaving the truck again, and in the opposite direction from my blind, a small group of 9 or 10 antelope were slowly grazing their way up a short narrow draw probably a quarter mile away. If they would put up with me for 50 yards or so, I could be over a ridge and maybe work my way quietly to the lower end of the draw they were in. I had little hope in that working, but thought to myself “What the heck, I might as well get my first failure of the day out of the way.” I picked out a dark bare spot at the base of a hill just below them and headed for that. I lost count of the number of small ridges I crossed and the ravines I followed, but managed to stay out of the antelope’s sight.

Finally I got down and crawled the last few feet to the spot I had picked out at the base of the hill. I half crouched, half knelt behind some yucca plants, and through their broad leaves I could see the antelope ahead and slightly above me. One animal, a buck stood alone above the rest, but was at an angle that made for a bad shot that would do too much damage to him. He kept looking my direction and was on alert, but didn’t seem at all spooked. My range finder was not working from behind the plants, so I was only guessing the distance. Two does at the bottom of the group offered a perfect broadside shot, but should I take one of them or hope the buck changed his position?

I situated myself as comfortably as possible, put my rifle on the shooting stick, watched and waited. After a time, the buck evidently felt all was well with the world, turned broadside to me and put his head down to graze. My rifle was sighted at 200 yards and I knew the distance was no less than that, so I put the scope crosshairs where they needed to be and took the shot. The entire group bounded up onto the flat ridge above, but as I watched, the buck went down just a few yards from where he had stood.

I could hardly believe this had all worked just the way it was supposed to. I don’t get emotional when I harvest an animal, but as I stood there admiring my first Kansas antelope, I believe I pumped my fist in the air and hollered something like “It really worked!” Well, yet another adventure is crossed off my bucket list, and this will officially become the most expensive meat I’ve ever put in my freezer. ..Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.

Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].

You and Your Young Child – Marla Baumann

Posted on October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Hot, windy Monday

Posted on October 17, 2016

Today Sunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 7 to 14 mph.

TuesdaySunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.

WednesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 13 mph.

Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 39.

ThursdaySunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 39.

FridaySunny, with a high near 73.

Sewer cleaning to move east of Vine, south of 33rd Street

Posted on October 17, 2016October 14, 2016

sewer line cleaning map 2 — Crews will begin moving south Monday in cleaning sewer lines east Hays.

City of Hays

The City of Hays Utilities Department has contracted ProPipe to conduct sewer line cleaning and inspections at the locations described below and shown on the attached maps. Cleaning began Thursday, October 13, 2016 and will continue through November 22, 2016. The date may change due to breakdowns, weather, or other problems.

On Monday, October 17, 2016, crews will continue working in the area east of Vine from 37th St. to 33rd St. moving south of I-70 down to Highway 40. Crews will also be cleaning the area of 7th St. between Main and Oak and also 2nd & Elm St.

Door hanger notices will be placed on homes affected before the cleaning.

The city of Hays apologizes for any inconvenience this may impose. Performing this preventative maintenance by cleaning the sanitary sewer will improve the sewer’s performance and significantly reduce the chance for future sewer backups and related problems.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at the Utilities Office at (785) 628-7380, or via email [email protected].

During this process, residents may experience a rumbling sound, in addition to the possibility of water entering your sink, bathtub and/or toilet. Sewer lines can develop air pressure or a partial vacuum from the cleaning process. Usually any excess air pressure or vacuum will dissipate through the plumbing vents, but occasionally there are facilities with inadequate plumbing vents (i.e.: no vents, undersized vents or obstructed vents). In the case of inadequate venting, air pressure could escape through the toilet, floor, sink, tub or shower drains, causing water to splash out or, a vacuum could draw the water out of the fixture traps allowing unpleasant odors.

If you will not be home or on vacation during the time of the sewer line cleaning , please protect your home by keeping your toilet lids down. Other ideas on how to protect your home while away are as follows.

Do I need to do anything before you clean/inspect the sewers on my street?

Yes. Occasionally during cleaning and inspection, air pressure in the sewer can cause water to splash out through toilets, sinks and drains. Take the following precautions to prevent water damage in your home:

Close the lids on all toilet bowls when not in use.

Insert drain plugs in all sinks and bathtubs when not in use.

Remove all floor mats in bathrooms.

Place an old towel around the base of toilets, or cover all toilets with plastic or old towel and close the lid on the plastic or towel.

If you have a float plug in your floor drain or a backwater valve installed in your house, ensure that it is free of debris and operating properly.

Wrap the cover of your basement and other floor drains with thick plastic (i.e., a freezer bag or a car floor mat). Place something heavy over the floor drains to keep the plastic-covered floor drain covers in place.

The precautions are recommended only during our working times as provided. You may put things back as they were when the equipment has moved off your block.

Why are you cleaning and inspecting the sewers?

The cleaning and inspection program keeps the sewer system operating efficiently by:

Preventative maintenance significantly reduce the chance for damaging sewer blockages and backups

Removing built-up debris, such as tree roots, grease, grit and sand

Determining the condition of the sewer for repairs or replacement of sewers as necessary

How do you clean the sewers?

The sewers are cleaned using a high-pressure nozzle to flush water down the sewer. The dirt and debris are sucked up through a manhole by a large vacuum truck and taken to the landfill.

How do you inspect the sewers?

They are inspected by inserting a remotely operated video camera into the sewer to record its condition. The video shows us if repairs or replacement of the sanitary sewer is needed.

Will I notice anything after you have cleaned/inspected the sewers on my street?

Sometimes the sewer cleaning and inspection leaves an odor in the home. If so, run some water down the sink and bathtub drains, flush the toilets, pour a pail of water into each basement floor drain, and open the windows. After a short time, the odor should disappear.

Can I use the toilets and my water while you are cleaning and inspecting the sewer on my block?

Yes. However, be careful as air pressure in the sewer during the cleaning and inspection can sometimes cause water to splash out through toilets, sinks and drains. Remember to close the lids on all toilet bowls when not in use, and insert drain plugs in all sinks and bathtubs when not in use.

Ware, Smith help lead Chiefs to win over Raiders

Posted on October 16, 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Spencer Ware ran for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown and Alex Smith picked apart Oakland’s struggling defense in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 26-10 win over the Raiders on Sunday.

In their first game since getting blown out by 29 points in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, the Chiefs (3-2) efficiently handled a Raiders team that had overcome defensive shortcomings with a big-play offense to lead the AFC West.

Smith completed 19 of 22 passes for 224 yards, Jamaal Charles and big defensive lineman Dontari Poe each ran for scores and the Chiefs forced two turnovers by Derek Carr to dampen a fast start to the season by the Raiders (4-2), who are trying to end a 13-year playoff drought.

Marcus Peters set up Ware’s TD run with an early interceptions of Carr and Dee Ford forced a fumble from Carr in the fourth quarter to end any hopes of a late comeback.

After allowing a touchdown on the opening drive, the Chiefs held the Raiders to one field goal the rest of the way in a thorough victory that improved coach Andy Reid to 16-2 following a bye.

BIG MAN TD: The 346-pound Poe showed off some versatility. With the Chiefs facing 3rd-and-goal from the 1 in the third quarter, Poe came in as an eligible receiver. He initially lined up in the backfield before shifting out wide right. He then took a lateral from Smith and bulled with way into the end zone for the TD. It was the first TD run by a defensive player since Poe had won last year against San Diego.

WELCOME BACK: After getting only two carries in his first game back from a torn ACL in Week 5 last year, Charles played a slightly bigger role this week. He came in on Kansas City’s second drive and scored his first TD since Sept. 28, 2015, with a 4-yard run midway through the second quarter. Charles finished with nine carries for 33 yards and two catches for 14 yards.

QUICK TURNAROUND: Just when it looked like the Chiefs would add on to a 13-7 lead late in the first half, there was a major momentum shift. Spencer Ware was stopped for a 2-yard loss on third-and-1 by Stacy McGee and Cairo Santos missed a 38-yard field goal. The Raiders took over with 25 seconds left and one timeout. But Carr quickly completed three passes for 44 yards and then spiked the ball with 1 second left, setting up a 46-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski that cut Kansas City’s lead to 13-10 at the half.

FAST START: The Raiders jumped out early, thanks to a 50-yard return of the opening kick by Jalen Richard. Carr completed four of five passes on the ensuing drive, including a 3-yarder to Andre Holmes that made it 7-0 with Oakland’s second first-drive TD of the season. That was about it for highlights for the Raiders as Carr struggled in the rain and wasn’t helped by dropped third-down passes from Seth Roberts and Richard.

Kansas fugitive wanted on child sex charge arrested in Utah

Posted on October 16, 2016October 17, 2016

ELLSWORTH COUNTY — A man being sought for more than a year was apprehended in Utah and has been returned to Kansas to face charges accusing him of abusing a child.

Allen Eugene Lemley, 54, was camping in a Utah Canyon in an RV when deputies found him, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Department.

He was booked into the Ellsworth County Jail on Friday to face a 17-month-old charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

Ellsworth County Sheriff Tracy Ploutz said a warrant was filed for Lemley’s arrest in Ellsworth County in May 2015.

Comparing his photo in the wanted poster, it is obvious Lemley was coloring his hair to hide his identity.

He is expected to make a first court appearance this week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Maxine L. Mills Strickler

Posted on October 16, 2016

Maxine L. Mills Strickler, age 95, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Maxine was born July 17, 1921 on the Ford family homestead in rural Wichita County, Kansas, the daughter of Harley Oliver & Ella ( Eichenberger ) Ford. She was a retired secretary had been a Canon City, Colorado resident, returning to Leoti in 2005.

She was a member of Parks Presbyterian Church in Wichita County and several Retired Military Officers Organizations.

In 1940 she married Joseph Zitnik in Scammon, Kansas. He died in Belgium during World War Two. In 1945 she married Govan Mills in Syracuse, Kansas. Govan passed away on June 22, 1982 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.. In May of 1990 she married Lt. Col. Philip Strickler, Ret. at Canon City, Colorado. He passed away in October of 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Maxine’s surviving family includes-

Four Children-

Charles & Carolyn Mills- Aurora, Colorado

Sheila & Gary Mills Campas- Leoti, Kansas

Rita & Milton Mills Beydler- Wiggins, Colorado

Dana Mills Lieurance – Denver, Colorado

Ten grandchildren and Eleven Great Grandchildren

Her parents, husbands and two sons, Harley (Tuck) Mills & Joe Zitnik precede her in death.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am (CST) Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverend Paul McNall officiating.

Burial and graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm (CST) Saturday at Hamilton County Cemetery in Syracuse, Kansas.

Friends may call until 8:00 pm Friday and 9:00 am until service time Saturday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to the Leoti EMS in care of the funeral home.

Ryan Duane Thacker

Posted on October 16, 2016

Ryan Duane Thacker, 46, of Russell, Kansas, and formerly of Luray and Hays, Kansas, died on October 14, 2016, at his home.

Services are pending at this time. Cremation has preceded the service and the family will have a funeral ceremoney at a later day. Please check back soon for funeral service date and time. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell is in charge of the funeral service arrangements.

Julian R. Huser

Posted on October 16, 2016

Vincent, Kansas – Julian R. Huser, age 81, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Hays Medical Center Hays, Kansas.
He was born October 25, 1934, at Vincent, Kansas to Henry M. and Catherine (Dechant) Huser.

He married Norma (Gabel) on August 25, 1956, at Munjor, Kansas.

He was a farmer, carpenter and retired from S & W Supply. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church Vincent, 3rd degree and 4th degree Assembly Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Victoria High School and served in the Kansas National Guard. He enjoyed his motorcycle and car races in his early years, was an avid Chiefs fan and loved traveling.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Huser, of the home; one son, Bryan Huser and wife Cindy, Hays, KS; four daughters, Rebecca Kahler and husband JR, Kansas City, MO; Beverly Brungardt and husband Keith ,Vincent, KS; Bonita Philip and husband Robert, Munjor, KS; Bernadette Fischer and husband Jim, Overland Park, KS; 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; one brother Leon Huser, Vincent, KS; four sisters, Armella Riedel-Schmidt, Hays, KS; Stella Braun, Hays, KS; Henrietta Herl, Salina, KS; Arlene Wittman and husband Warren, Victoria, KS.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Earl Huser, Gregory Huser and infant brother, Julian Huser; two sisters, Lenora Rajewski-Thomas, Maxiline Kisner and infant sister, Mary Huser; one step-sister, Katherine Mermis; one granddaughter, Jessica Staab.

Services are 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Boniface Cemetery Vincent, Kansas.

A Victoria Daughters of Isabella rosary is at 6:30 P.M. Monday, a vigil service is at 7:00 P.M.

Monday, a Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th degree rosary at 7:30 P.M. Monday all at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will stand honor guard from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Monday at the mortuary.

Visitation is from 5:00 to 9:00 P.M. Monday, at Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, at the Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas.

Memorials to St. Boniface Catholic Church or Capuchin Province of Mid-America.