City of Hays
The regularly scheduled Hays City Commission meeting for Thu., Oct. 13, has been canceled.
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Applications are open for businesses seeking internships through the Management Development Center and the Center for Entrepreneurship at Fort Hays State University.
The Management Development Center is in its third year offering its service helping to fill internships at businesses and entrepreneurial startups in northwest Kansas with interns from the W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship at FHSU.
The Center for Entrepreneurship’s participation represents a change in the internship program. Internships for businesses within the 26 northwest Kansas counties will remain under the direction of the MDC, but internships for entrepreneurial-based businesses will be managed by the CFE.
The 26 counties are three rows deep from Cheyenne, Sherman and Wallace east to Republic, Cloud and Ottawa, plus Saline and Ellsworth.
“Thanks to funding from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and Peter and Pamela Werth, the program is extremely affordable for business owners and allows students to gain valuable experience in their field of study while being paid,” said Sabrina William, director of the MDC.
On the application, businesses should identify their needs and decide what responsibilities would fall under the interns’ duties.
Student applicants with an interest in accounting, business communications, computer networking, economics, finance, human resources, management information systems, marketing, operations management, tourism and hospitality, Web design, as well as from other departments and colleges, are welcome to apply.
Full internships are expected to be approximately 240 hours in length. Students will work an average of 15 hours per week over the course of the 16-week semester. Selected businesses are required to provide $500 towards the internship, which will be matched with $2,000 in grant funding. Payroll will be completed through FHSU the student employment office.
Examples of projects may include, but are not limited to:
• Managing social media marketing efforts.
• Planning and executing a promotion or event.
• Establishing a recruitment and selection process.
• Developing a marketing plan.
• Building a competitive analysis strategy.
• Developing a training program for a specific set of operational procedures.
• Analyzing operation processes to determine efficiency.
Business owners are expected to work with the intern by setting initial and any revised expectations along with providing guidance and insight over the course of the internship. They are also expected to complete an evaluation form at the end of the semester.
Students will gain valuable experience completing the project and will learn about the operations, challenges and rewards of the business. Students, in some cases, may also choose to register for course credit for the internship.
For more information, contact Nicholas Schmidt, MDC graduate assistant, at (785) 628-4739 regarding northwest Kansas businesses or Henry Schwaller, director of the CFE, at (785) 628-4201 regarding entrepreneurial businesses.
The application can be downloaded from www.fhsu.edu/cob/mdc/Internship-Program/ and emailed to the appropriate party listed on the business application. The application also has a map indicating the 26 counties served by the program.
The priority deadline for business applications is Friday, Oct. 14. With limited funding, businesses and students will be selected through a competitive selection process. Priority will be given to either northwest Kansas businesses or individuals who are in the startup process or in their first one to three years of business; however, all businesses are encouraged to apply.
Interested students may contact the MDC, CFE or visit the JobX website near Oct. 19 to view the available internships.
Kansas City pitching bid for Big 12 title game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – As the Big 12 weighs expanding by as many as four schools, conference officials are also considering where to go as the Big 12 brings back its title game in football, with Kansas City angling to draw the contest.
City sports officials tell the Kansas City Star they put together a solid bid for the game and want the event for the community and fans.
While it is not known what other cities have put in bids, Houston apparently is not among the suitors. KRIV-TV in Houston reports NRG Stadium is already hosting the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game on the same days as the first three years of the Big 12’s bid cycle. The SWAC also has first right of refusal for the following three years.
Big 12 officials are slated to meet next week, with expansion expected to be among the items on the agenda.
Kansas teen escapes just before train hits car
BUTLER COUNTY – A Kansas teen was fortunate to avoid injury in an accident with a train just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday in Butler County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Chrysler passenger car driven by James C. Howerton, 18, Augusta, attempted to avoid two deer and lost control of the vehicle near 80th Road and Hopkins two miles northeast of Augusta.
The vehicle ended up on the railroad tracks and he attempted to drive down the tracks and got high centered.
Howerton saw the train approaching and exited just before it was hit by the train.
There were no injuries reported.
Partly sunny, breezy Monday
Columbus Day A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 11 mph.
TuesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday NightA slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
WednesdayPartly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Wednesday NightA 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
ThursdayPartly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
FridaySunny, with a high near 75.
Russia says it supports OPEC plan to limit oil production
ISTANBUL (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country supports OPEC’s recent agreement to trim production as a way to support oil prices.
Speaking Monday at the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Putin said the current situation required a freeze or cut in oil production to maintain stability in global energy markets.
He said: “We support the recent OPEC initiative to fix limitations on the production. And hope that at the November OPEC meeting this idea will be transformed into real agreements giving a positive signal to markets and investors.” He did not explicitly state that Russia would participate in an output cut or freeze.
Also at the congress, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said it was necessary to find a new mechanism within six months to stabilize markets.
Poll: Who won Sunday night’s presidential debate?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shook hands after the debate ended, something they refused to do 90 minutes earlier.
The debate was especially icy at the outset, replete with talk of sexual impropriety and Trump threatening to jail Clinton over her erased emails.
But the St. Louis rumble concluded with a voter asking them to say something nice about each other.
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UPDATE: Kansas sheriff’s deputy kidnapped, sexually assaulted
OLATHE, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas sheriff’s department says it’s investigating after one of its deputies was kidnapped and sexually assaulted.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department says the deputy was abducted late Friday from a parking lot as she headed into work at the detention center in Olathe. It says the deputy, who has been with the department for about six months, did not know her abductors and was not in uniform at the time.
This is a better picture of the vehicle used in the kidnapping & assault of our Deputy last night. Help us find this vehicle! #JCSO pic.twitter.com/2rSk7A5J6c
— Johnson Co. Sheriff (@JOCOSHERIFF) October 8, 2016
The department says the deputy was released about two hours later in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
The Kansas City Star reports that the department on Sunday released video of the car believed to have been used in the abduction, and authorities want to question two men who may have been in the car.
KC Postal Clerk admits stealing gift cards from the mail
KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City postal clerk pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing gift cards from the mail, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
On Tuesday, Veronica K. Grant, 63, of Kansas City, waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Greg Kays to a federal information that charges her with the theft of mail by a postal employee.
Grant was employed as a clerk by the U.S. Postal Service at the processing and distribution center in Kansas City, Mo. Grant’s role was to match any loose contents that became separated from the addressed envelope or container from which it was mailed, then forward the mail to its destination.
On April 3, 2015, the U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General received information that a $50 T.J.Maxx gift card had been reported missing from the mail. The gift card had been mailed from the sender in Springfield, Mo., on March 7, 2015, to the recipient in Texas. USPS determined that the gift card went through the process and distribution center where Grant was employed but never reached its intended recipient.
Grant admitted that she used the gift card at the T.J. Maxx store in Blue Springs, Mo., on March 12, 2015. Store surveillance video depicted her at the checkout counter utilizing the stolen gift card.
Following an interview with investigators on October 5, 2015, Grant consented to a search of her belongings. Five additional gift cards were recovered from Grant’s purse. Investigators later determined that these gift cards had been stolen from the mail as well. Investigators have identified 11 victims of Grant’s mail theft.
Under the terms of today’s plea agreement, the government agrees it will recommend probation, which could include a combination of home confinement or a half-way house. Grant agrees to pay restitution to any victims identified. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
Atlanta hands Broncos their first loss
DENVER (AP) — Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons didn’t need another 300-yard performance from Julio Jones to decipher Denver’s dazzling defense and wreck Paxton Lynch’s first NFL start with a 23-16 win over Broncos on Sunday.
Using a steady dose of I-formation runs and short passes that put Denver’s linebackers in coverage, the Falcons (4-1) handed the Super Bowl champs their first loss since Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh and left the Minnesota Vikings (5-0) as the NFL’s last unbeaten team.
The Broncos (4-1) were on their heels having to respect the play-action because Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman were so effective running the ball, combining for 119 yards and a 4.4-yard average.
A week after setting a franchise record with 503 yards passing in a runaway win over Super Bowl 50’s other participant, the Carolina Panthers, Ryan threw for 267 yards Sunday and only two of those (covering 29 yards) went to Jones.
Last week, Jones became just the sixth 300-yard receiver in NFL annals, not that Denver’s “No Fly Zone” defense was impressed. They dismissed that performance as a bad day by the Panthers, and they stifled Jones all afternoon.
Not that it mattered.
Coleman, who played despite having sickle cell trait, which can sometimes be exacerbated at altitude, showed off his breakaway speed by catching four passes for 132 yards to go with his 31 yards on six carries.
Ryan’s rather modest total included a 31-yard touchdown toss to Coleman following Ricardo Allen’s interception at the Denver 42 in the third quarter that made it 20-3.
That sequence sent some flustered fans streaming for the exits as the Falcons finished off the Broncos, who hadn’t lost at home since Dec. 13 against Oakland.
The Broncos don’t have much time to digest the loss. They play at San Diego on Thursday night, and their hope is that Trevor Siemian’s bruised left shoulder is healed by then.
Lynch, the 26th overall pick out of Memphis last April, got the starting nod because Siemian’s bruised A.C. joint in his non-throwing shoulder was still bothering him a week after he was flung to the turf in Tampa.
It was Lynch who showed he wasn’t ready Sunday, however.
He completed 23 of 35 passes for 223 yards with a late TD to Demaryius Thomas and an interception. He was sacked a half-dozen times, including 3½ times by outside linebacker Vic Beasley, who burned right tackle Ty Sambrailo on three of those takedowns.
Lynch’s footwork was a mess and his overthrows and misfires ruined any chance the Broncos had of capitalizing on the league’s 30th ranked defense, including the NFL’s next-to-last pass defense and a patchwork linebacker corps.
Unlike Siemian, Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler, all of whom did enough to allow Denver’s stout defense to secure the win during an NFL-best nine-game winning streak, Lynch couldn’t avoid mistakes that doomed his team to defeat. He constantly held onto the ball too long and too often didn’t make decisions or moves fast enough.
PROTECTION PROBLEMS: It didn’t help Denver that right tackle Donald Stephenson (calf) was deactivated for a third straight week. Ty Sambrailo was repeatedly burned by Beasley before the Broncos moved right guard Michael Schofield over and inserted Darrion Weems.
GROUNDED GROUND GAME: The Broncos’ ground game has ground to a near standstill ever since Stephenson and tight end Virgil Green pulled calf muscles in Week 2. After averaging 141 yards and 4.7 yards a carry in their first two games, the Broncos nosedived to 70 yards and 2.5 yards a carry in next two games. Green and Stephenson were surprise holdouts Sunday and the Broncos gained just 84 yards on two dozen handoffs.
MILLER TIME: Even in defeat, Von Miller got to the quarterback. He recorded a sack and now has 6½ on the season.
Late Lindenwood goal sinks valiant comeback effort by FHSU men’s socer
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team dropped a hard-fought match to Lindenwood on Sunday by a score of 3-2. With the loss the No. 16 ranked Tigers now sit at 7-3-1 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA. The No. 22 ranked Lions are now alone at the top of the MIAA standings with an overall record of 9-2-2 and 4-0 mark in the conference.
The Lions got on the board early when they scored just 2:08 into the match. Nijaz Muratovic was able to gain possession of a loose ball in the Tiger box then rifled it past the Tiger keeper, Michael Yantz, for his third goal of the season. They extended their lead in the 32nd minute when leading scorer Xhovani Dokaj found the back of the net for his 12th goal of the season. Similar to the first goal, Dokaj was in the right place at the right time when a loose ball landed at his feet and with a strike put Lindenwood up 2-0.
The Tigers looked like a different team in the second half as they came out with intensity. Derick Gonzalez cut the lead in half with his sixth goal of the season. Mauricio Castorino lobbed a slow ball into the box that found Gonzalez who drilled it past the keeper. In the 63rd minute, Luis Torres made it a 2-2 game with his sixth goal of the season. Torres took advantage of a loose ball that was bouncing around in the box and about six yards out got a good strike to get it past the keeper.
With all the momentum in their favor by outworking Lindenwood the entire second half, the Tigers let the golden opportunity for a comeback win slip away with just 1:35 to play in regulation. Lindenwood set up one of its few opportunities in the second half methodically as Jose Sanchez was the beneficiary of some nifty passing from Dokaj and Gaspar Alvarez. He was able to get a flick on the ball in front of the net that would send the Lions to their eighth consecutive win.
Michael Yantz took the loss in net for the Tigers with three saves and drops to 5-3-1 this season.
The Tigers look to bounce back on Saturday when they take a break from MIAA play. They host University of Mary at 7 pm in Hays.
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FHSU women’s soccer rolls to shutout of Missouri Western
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State improved to 8-3-1 overall and 4-1 in the MIAA with a 3-0 shutout of Missouri Western on Sunday. The Tigers scored two first half goals into the wind, then tacked on another late downwind to cruise to victory. Missouri Western moved to 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the MIAA.
The Tigers took control within the first four minutes of the game when Kelsey Steffens corralled a pass from Jasmine Beaulieu just outside the box and made a nice turn to get in scoring position. Eden Stoddard broke free on the right side of the box and easily buried a shot past the keeper off a nice pass from Steffens. Beaulieu and Steffens each earned assists on the play.
In the 26th minute, Hannay Jurgens earned her first goal of the season with a header off a corner kick from Darby Hirsch. The Tiger defense kept the Griffons from making any threat in the second half and Kylie Thomas picked up Fort Hays State’s third goal in the 73rd minute. Hirsch sent a missile for a shot from about 30 yards out into the keeper’s hands. Silvana Romero touched the rebound before the ball went off the back of Thomas’ leg into the goal. Hirsch earned her second assist of the match on the play.
The Tigers outshot the Griffons 9-5 in the match and Abbie Flax saved all three shots the Griffons put on goal. Flax moved to 6-3-1 on the season in goal. Paige Labadie took the loss for MWSU, dropping to 2-3.
The Tigers hit the road next weekend for another pair of MIAA matches. FHSU is at Southwest Baptist on Thursday (Oct. 13) at 4 pm, then at Missouri Southern on Saturday (Oct. 15) at 11 am.
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Hundreds attend Kansas Menninger clinic reunion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — More than 300 people attended a reunion of former employees of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka.
The clinic, a driving force for mental health care, opened in Topeka in 1925. The clinic aligned with Baylor College of Medicine and moved to Houston in 2012.
Alison Beebe, a registered nurse, worked for Menninger for 20 years and was on the committee that put together the reunion. She said that a 2015 informal reunion drew more than 200. So the group decided a more formal, organized reunion was in order.
She says more than 315 people signed up to attend a dinner Saturday night.
More, including relatives of founder C.F. Menninger, attended a variety of events Friday through Sunday.