MANHATTAN, KAN. – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 4p.m. on Sunday in Riley County.
The Riley County Police Department reported a 1995 Honda motorcycle driven by Richard Harrison, 71, Manhattan, was traveling in the1300 block of South Scenic Drive at the intersection of Fort Riley Boulevard.
The driver lost control of the motorcycle. It left the roadway and hit the traffic roundabout median.
Harrison was transported to Via Christi Hospital where he was died.
The accident remains under investigation, according to Riley County Police
According to the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, there is a possible scam with an unknown entity contacting area businesses for an “advertising opportunity” on Fort Hays State University Tiger football schedules.
The caller seeks immediate payment via credit card or telecheck, and has been known to represent other local businesses as an attempt to gain trust.
Please note, this is not an authorized FHSU project, nor are they representing any Hays business or organization, the chamber reported. Something similar occurred last year, and the chamber believes these calls could be related.
If you choose to participate, be aware that your money is not supporting a local effort and may not be the best investment for your promotional goals, the chamber informed its members on Monday.
John Marion Mindrup, 53, died Monday (May 16, 2016) in Newton, Ks.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the church gymnasium. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 26 at 11:00 a.m., both at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in New Almelo, Ks.
John was born June 16, 1962 in Norton County, and grew up on the farmstead of the Mindrup family. John attended grade and high school at New Almelo and Lenora. During his high school years, he participated in sports, especially enjoying football. John attended Goodland Vo Tech and worked in construction, custom harvesting, and manufacturing jobs.
John had a gentleness and goodness about him. He never had desire for luxuries and led a very simple lifestyle with little money; yet he would give away his last dollar to another in need. He continued to love to watch football through his life, and especially enjoyed the past two years’ run of KC Royals baseball. John also loved to spend time with his nieces and nephews.
John is survived by siblings Elizabeth Jansonius and her husband Phil and son Timothy of Prairie View, KS; Margaret Houtz and her husband Brett and children Katie and Josh of Ozawkie, Kansas; and Joseph Mindrup and his wife Meg and their children James, Annie, Matt and Joey of Hays, KS.
He was preceded in death by his parents Joe and Rachel and his sister Maureen.
We all mourn his passing and take solace in knowing that now he is at perfect peace and love in the arms of Our Lord Jesus, and reunited with his loving parents. John was a good man and his journey through life was difficult due to suffering from illness for many years.
Family suggests memorials to Catholic Charities or your local food bank or the National Association for Mental Illness. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.
Dylan Ray Weiser, 22, Thornton, Colorado, formerly of La Crosse, Kansas, died Sunday, May 15, 2016.
Dylan was born February 20, 1994, in Hays, Kansas, the son of Todd Scott and Kristi Renee (House) Weiser. He was a resident of Thornton, Colorado, for 1 ½ years, moving there from La Crosse, Kansas. A 2012 graduate of La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas, he worked at Greg’s Sport Pub & Grub in Rush Center, Kansas, for four years while in high school. After graduation, he worked for three years at Al’s Chickenette in Hays, Kansas, until he moved to Colorado.
Survivors include: his mother and step father, Kristi and Tom Ferch; and his two brothers, Scott Lee Weiser, Hays, Kansas, and Bryan Steven Weiser, Hays, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his father, Todd Scott Weiser (November 27, 2007); and his maternal grandparents, Clarence “Bud” and Patricia House.
A celebration of Dylan’s life will be conducted by his family Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. at the La Crosse City Auditorium, La Crosse, Kansas, with Pastor Micah Sanderson officiating.
Memorials are suggested to the Dylan R. Weiser Memorial Fund.
ROSE HILL, Kan. (AP) — A former missionary held hostage for more than a year is recalling the experience as the 15-year anniversary of her abduction approaches.
Members of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group kidnapped Gracia Burnham and her late husband, Martin, on May, 27, 2001. The Kansas couple had been celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary at a Philippines resort.
Gracia Burnham was wounded and her husband died in the June 2002 rescue effort that freed her.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Gracia Burnham still travels about 100 days a year, talking about her captivity.
A few weeks ago, Gracia moved back into the house that the south-central Kansas town of Rose Hill built for her and her family. One of her three children had been living there after a missionary pilot stint.
Sixty miles south of Hays, students and Jean Gleichsner, recently retired associate professor of agriculture from the Department of Agriculture Home Horticulture class, dedicated their time to a service-learning project at the Larned Pride community garden and orchard and at Schnack-Lowery Park.
At the garden, students planted potatoes and tomatoes into the ground and flowers and other vegetables into raised garden beds. They also painted display stands in a nearby shelter area.
In the orchard, students pruned apple and cherry trees and cut back grape and blackberry vines. They also loaded bags of mulch onto a small front-end loader for transportation to the orchard, where they mulched around the blueberry bushes and grapevines.
At the park, a couple students changed the oil in the John Schnack Express train that circles the playground, while four others replaced wood beams that support the track. Others put a base coat on the train tunnel in the preparation of a mural that a local artist will paint.
“This service-learning project allows students to integrate community service activities into academic curriculum,” Gleichsner said.
The community garden and orchard were created in 2009 by a group of Larned residents with a mission to create a better environment and to enhance the health for those in Pawnee County and the surrounding area.
Fred Dierkson will be interviewing for the position of Superintendent with the USD 489 Board of Education Monday.
Dierkson is the third of four candidates that the USD 489 Hays Board of Education will be interviewing.
Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups that were utilized throughout the search process.
Dierksen is currently serving as the in USD 376 superintendent. He has been the superintendent in Sterling since 2003. Dierkson previously served as principal at Jetmore Grade School for eight years and was a sixth-grade teacher at Jetmore Grade School for seven years.
Schedule for May 23:
9:30 a.m. Arrive at Rockwell Administration Center.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Meet with Superintendent Katt for coffee. Receive schedule for day and information prepared by the clerk for all candidates.
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Roosevelt Elementary School – facility tour and meet and greet
11:00a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Hays Middle School – facility tour and meet and greet
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch with building administrators
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Hays High School – facility tour and meet and greet
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Rockwell Administration Center – facility tour and meet and greet
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Community and Parent meet and greet – Master Teacher Room
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Free time for the candidate (the district will provide transportation to and from the motel for the candidate and/or
Eagle’s Mike Cooper visits with David Levering of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History on some of the events taking place at the museum for the summer of 2016.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Transportation announced last week that La Crosse and WaKeeney are among nine communities that will receive funding under the second phase of the 2017 Kansas Airport Improvement Program.
According to a KDOT news release, the projects include runway improvement, fuel system installation and taxiway construction.
La Crosse will receive $607,433 for runway repair, and WaKeeney will get $441,000 to modernize the runway. According to KDOT, that includes updating lighting, striping and signage.
The nine airport sponsors will receive a total of $2.7 million in KAIP funding for projects costing an estimated $3.1 million. The cities must provide a matching funds ranging from five to 50 percent.
Director of Aviation Merrill Atwater said, “KAIP has not only funded key improvements at local airports, it has helped create a statewide aviation network that enhances both the health and economic wellbeing of the entire state.”
Earlier this year under phase one of the fiscal year 2017 program, 12 projects were selected for $2.25 million of funding, KDOT received 114 applications totaling $38.7 million.
Communities selected for phase 2 funding and the amount requested include:
Anthony – Extend runway, $990,000 La Crosse – Repair runway, $607,433
Lyons – Install Automated Weather Observation System III, $103,500 WaKeeney – Runway modernization (lighting, striping, signage), $441,000
Stafford – Land acquisition for development, $27,075
Herington – Construct airport fence, $21,000
Rose Hill-Cook Field – Relocate fuel system, construct ramp, $208,250
Lawrence – Reconstruct taxiway C, $154,800
Pleasanton – Install fuel system, $191,250
SCOTT COUNTY -The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado watches, warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in portions of southwest Kansas on Sunday.
Just after 7 p.m., officials reported a slow moving tornado along the border of Scott and Wichita Counties.
No damage had been reported overnight, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.
The National Weather Service is forecasting severe thunderstorms for most of
Hail fell in Kearny County in Southwest Kansas on Sunday
A while back, I told you about our adventure watching the prairie chickens southeast of Winfield with our hosts Bob and Margaret Massey who operate 4M Ministries.
After losing a son in a tragic farm accident in 1972, Bob and Margaret sensed God telling them to use their home, their ranch and their unique style of down-home hospitality to help meet special needs of people around them. 4M Ministries was founded and over the years the Massey ranch has been a Christian boys ranch, and a temporary haven for abused wives and their children and for missionaries awaiting reassignment, among other things.
Steve Gilliland
Since 4M Ministries is smack in the middle of ranching country, they have long felt the need for a Saturday evening cowboy church to provide a worship opportunity for cowboys and ranchers who have cattle to care for on Sunday morning. They are happy to announce the first cowboy church service at the Heritage Center there at Mark Massey Memorial Ministry (4M Ministries) will be Saturday evening May 28 at 7 PM. There will be singing, a short message by Dane Massey (one of two sons who are full time pastors) and cookies and refreshments afterward. This will be true cowboy church held in true cowboy country. Margaret told me “Boots are expected and cow manure is accepted!”
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Now you may think it’s a bit early to be talking about trapping, which is by nature a fall and winter sport, but to die-hard trappers it’s never too early to talk trapping. Most states have their own state trapping associations which hold annual rendezvous each year in their respective states.
There are also two national trapping associations that have their annual conventions at different locations around the country each year. This July 7, 8 and 9, the Fur Takers of America (FTA) will hold their annual rendezvous at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2100 Harper Rd, Lawrence, KS. There will be trapping supply companies from all over America, as well as a full slate of trapping demonstrations each day presented by nationally renowned trappers from across the country. These will be the guys and gals that write the trapping books and make the trapping videos!
This event is being sponsored by our own Kansas Fur Harvesters Association and is a big deal for our state. Even if you don’t trap but are interested in hunting, fishing and the outdoors, this event is something you should experience.
Check out the FTA website for more details at www.furtakersofamerica.com.
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For my fishing buddies, good-natured ribbing is always part of the fishing trip, so to end this week’s column I’ve come up with a few zingers targeting those of us who maybe shouldn’t be fishermen.
If choosing what to wear on the boat each day makes you more emotional than landing a 4 pound walleye, you probably shouldn’t be a fisherman.
If it upsets you greatly when the color of the lure your using clashes with the color of your reel, you probably shouldn’t be a fisherman.
If you feel the need to eulogize every night crawler you thread on a hook, you probably shouldn’t be a fisherman.
And finally, if you think “trolling” has something to do with ugly, wart-covered beasts that live under bridges, you probably should not be a fisherman…Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors!
Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].
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MANHATTAN, KAN. – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 4p.m. on Sunday in Riley County.
Dylan Ray Weiser, 22, Thornton, Colorado, formerly of La Crosse, Kansas, died Sunday, May 15, 2016.
Fred Dierkson will be interviewing for the position of Superintendent with the USD 489 Board of Education Monday.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Transportation announced last week that La Crosse and WaKeeney are among nine communities that will receive funding under the second phase of the 2017 Kansas Airport Improvement Program.
