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Duran leads FHSU softball to sweep of Washburn

Posted on April 9, 2016April 10, 2016

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State softball team swept its second straight MIAA doubleheader Saturday, beating Washburn 6-5 and 3-0. The Tigers (17-26, 11-13 MIAA) went 4-0 on the weekend to jump up to seventh place in the MIAA standings.

Adrian Mohr Postgame Interview

FHSU used a pair of bases loaded walks in the bottom of the seventh to help them overcome a 5-0 deficit in the opener. Washburn reliever Marina Quimby walked four in the final frame including a couple with two outs to Rilee Krier which tied the game and Claudia Vazquez to win it.

The Tigers did all of their scoring in the second game in the third inning. Rilee Krier opened the inning with a triple then scored on an errant throw at first on a Claudia Vazquez bunt attempt. Vazquez scored on a single by Samantha Villarreal Mackenzie Villarreal knocked in pinch runner Chermayne Yago with an RBI single for the final run of the inning.

Game 1 Highlights

Paxton Duran picked up the win on both games, pitching 4 1/3 innings of relief in the opener, giving up just three hits with five strikeouts and a walk to pick up the win. She went the distance in the second game for her 12th win of the season. Duran limited the Ichabods to just four hits with five strikeouts and a walk, on the way to her fourth shutout of the year and second of the weekend. Duran went 4-0 in the circle for the weekend with two 3-0 shutout wins. She went 3-0 in her three and posted a 0.83 ERA for the week.

Game 2 Highlights

The Tigers look to stay hot on Tuesday when they head to Edmond, Okla. for a non-conference doubleheader against Oklahoma Christian.

FHSU baseball doubles up Lindenwood to even series

Posted on April 9, 2016

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Fort Hays State bounced back from a series-opening loss with a 12-6 win over Lindenwood on Saturday at the Lou Brock Sports Complex. A six-run second inning propelled the Tigers to the victory, evening the three-game series at one win a piece. FHSU moved to 17-17 overall and 11-12 in the MIAA, while Lindenwood dropped to 14-18 overall, 8-15 in the MIAA.

After Lindenwood scored two runs in the first, the Tigers took a lead for the first time in the series by scoring six in the second. A Connor Ross triple triggered the six-run rally and he came in to score on a Joe Mapes single. A two-RBI double by Nick Hammeke pushed the Tigers into the lead, 3-2. Trevor Hughes and Hammeke each scored on passed balls and Alex Weiss added an RBI single.

Lindenwood inched its way back into the game with a run in the second and two in the fourth to make it 6-5. But the Tigers pushed their lead to three with a run each in the sixth and seventh. Austin Unrein had an RBI single and Hammeke drove in another run on a fielder’s choice.

Lindenwood added one more run in the eighth, cutting the Tiger lead to 8-6, but FHSU put the game away with four runs in the ninth. The first run scored on a wild pitch, then Hammeke drew a bases loaded walk, his fourth RBI of the game. Ty Redington had an RBI single and Caleb Cherryholmes added an RBI on a fielder’s choice.

Kyle Voft threw four innings in his start, allowing five runs (two earned) on eight hits and three walks. He struck out four. Jackson Rolfs threw 3 13 strong innings of relief to earn the win. He allowed just two hits and walked one with four strikeouts, while holding the Lions scoreless. Giles Fox added 1 2/3 innings to earn his fourth save of the year, allowing a run on three hits.

Geoff Hartlieb took the loss for Lindenwood, going 5.0 innings in his start. He allowed seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and five walks with a strikeout.

The final game of the three-game series will begin at 12 pm on Sunday.

TMP-Marian girls’ soccer blanks Junction City

Posted on April 9, 2016April 10, 2016

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. – The TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team improved to 4-1 with a 10-0 shutout over Junction City Saturday. The Monarchs led 6-0 at the half and scored the final goal with one minute to play which ended the match by mercy rule.

Bailey Hageman scored four goals to lead the Monarchs offensive attack. She netted back-to-back goals in the first half to put the Monarchs up 5-0 and scored the final two goals of the match. Kayla Vitztum scored one minute into the match and had the first goal of the second half and also added an assist. Rachael Hamel scored twice and had an assist while Ashley Ostrander and Aubrey Koeningsman both scored a goal.

Annaka Applequist had three assists.

The Monarchs are back on the road Tuesday when they travel to Garden City.

2 men fined after 200 dead geese dumped in roadside ditch

Posted on April 9, 2016

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Two Wood River men have pleaded guilty and been fined in Hall County Court for killing sandhill cranes and abandoning scores of dead snow geese last month in east-central Nebraska.

The Grand Island Independent reports that 20-year-old Marco Zarraga was fined $525 and 24-year-old Adam Wagner was fined $300.

On March 14, 150 to 200 dead snow geese were found in Merrick County. Days later, 10 dead snow geese and three sandhill cranes were left near Grand Island.

Authorities say Zarraga killed the three cranes.

It’s illegal to hunt sandhill cranes in Nebraska. Shooting snow geese is not a crime this time of year, but authorities say dumping the geese and shooting them from a roadway and from a vehicle was illegal.

Kansas voter fraud charge dismissed before going to trial

Posted on April 9, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One of the first voter fraud cases Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach filed after being given prosecutorial authority has been dismissed days before it was scheduled to go to trial.

The Kansas City Star reports the charge against Olathe resident Betty Gaedtke was dropped on Friday. A jury trial was slated to begin Monday.

Gaedtke and her husband, Steven, who are in their 60s, were accused of casting 2010 general election ballots in both Kansas and Arkansas. Some of the counts involved advance voting ballots.

Steven Gaedtke pleaded guilty in December to one misdemeanor count and paid the maximum $500 fine. Two other counts were dismissed.

Kobach says Steven Gaedtke signed the couple’s absentee ballots, but his wife had not.

Home Depot: Electronic outage slowed card purchases

Posted on April 9, 2016April 9, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home Depot reported an internal outage with its system for processing payment cards on Saturday, slowing purchases at stores across the U.S.

A spokesman for the home improvement chain said the issue appears resolved and that customers’ information was not at risk “at any time.” Stores were still able to accept card payments during the outage, he added, though some customers paid with cash.

In 2014, the Atlanta-based retailer reported a massive, months-long breach that affected 56 million debit and credit cards. The company said that hackers had accessed the company’s network using a third-party vendor’s username and password.

Data breaches at Home Depot, Target and other retailers have pushed banks and card companies to increase security by speeding the adoption of microchips in credit and debit cards.

Sentencing set for man convicted of killing Kan. man, wounding his father

Posted on April 9, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces sentencing later this month after pleading no contest to charges linked to a man’s shooting death and the wounding of that victim’s father.

Twenty-six-year-old Antonio McGee entered the plea Thursday in Kansas’ Wyandotte County to counts of second-degree murder and felony aggravated battery. A judge then found McGee guilty of both counts.

The charges stem from the March 2015 shooting death of 21-year-old Len Mitchell Jr. and the wounding of Len Mitchell Sr. during a gathering of their friends at a Kansas City, Kansas, home.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 20.

Some Kansas courts slow to answer probable cause requests

Posted on April 9, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas lawmaker says some state courts have failed to comply with a new state law on public requests for probable cause statements.

Republican Rep. John Rubin of Shawnee said when he introduced the bill, Kansas was the only state that sealed all probable cause affidavits supporting arrests and warrants.

Under the measure signed into law in 2014, Kansas courts have 10 business days to either release the probable cause statement sought or deny the request.

Rubin told the Lawrence Journal-World some Kansas districts are either delaying beyond the allowed 10-day period or are requiring each individual to file a separate request, even if the request is for an affidavit that’s already been released to a different person.

1 hospitalized after Salina house fire

Posted on April 9, 2016April 9, 2016

SALINE COUNTY – Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Saturday afternoon house fire at a home in the 2000 Block of Harold Avenue in Salina.

One person was pulled from the garage of the residence and transported to Salina Regional Medical Center, according to acting Battalion Chief Kirk Stover.

Fire crews reported that flames were visible when they arrived at the home just after 2:30 p.m. The fire is believed to have started near or in the garage.

Authorities released no additional details.

Dorothy Irene Bemis

Posted on April 9, 2016

Dorothy Irene Bemis, 93, Hays, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Sunny Vista Living Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.

Charles C. McDonald

Posted on April 9, 2016

Charles C. McDonald, 87, Hays, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Willow House in Hays.

He was born June 14, 1928 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Charles H. and Caroline (Salem) McDonald.

He worked in the oil field for over sixty years, as a pumper and later a production superintendent. On January 11, 1948 he married Carol J. Heidel in Council Grove, Kansas. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church in Hays, Gideons International, and the Hays VFW Post #9076. He enjoyed handing out Gideon’s Testaments and he loved the outdoors, animals, and nature. He enjoyed caring for the birds and tending to his flowers and rose garden. He enjoyed playing with his grandchildren and leading them on rock and fossil hunts. He loved his friends, wife and family and spending time with them.

Survivors include his wife Carol, of the home, two daughters; Peggy Flanders and husband Bill of Fort Davis, Texas and Susan McDonald of Russell, four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter Mary Colleen McDonald and a half sister Thelma Kitch.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, 1605 E. 29th Street, Hays. Burial with military honors by the Hays VFW Honor Guard will be in the Mt. Allen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 on Tuesday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, and from 9:30 am until service time on Wednesday at the church.

Memorials are suggested to the Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church or to Gideon’s International, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

New Hays travel plaza scheduled to open north of I-70 featuring Schlotzsky’s, Cinnabon

Posted on April 9, 2016April 9, 2016

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Ground will be broken next week for a new travel plaza north of Interstate 70 in Hays.

It was “one hurdle after another to go through,” Curtis Weilert said Saturday. “We originally were hoping to get underway in January.”

JT Travel Plaza LLC will be built just north of IHOP Restaurant at 1130 E. 41st in the Home Depot Subdivision. Weilert’s father Michael D. Weilert is the owner; Curtis is the general manager.

“This will be a great addition to Hays,” Curtis Weilert said Saturday. “There’ll be a Cenex gas station, a Schlotzky’s/Cinnabon restaurant combination with a drive-thru, and a convenience store.”

JT Travel Plaza is scheduled to open in mid-August. Weilert called it “an aggressive schedule.” He plans to begin hiring employees in about 60 days — about mid-June.

“We’ll hire up to 35 people both full- and part-time,” he said.

Nick Finnegan has already been hired as store manager. Finnegan and Weilert will soon attend Schlotzsky’s training in Austin, Tex.

Schlotzsky’s is owned by the same group of people who own Cinnabon, according to Weilert.

“Schlotzsky’s is more than sandwiches now. The menu additions include flatbread pizza, pasta and some wonderful salads. Schlotzsky’s will also have breakfast. We will be open at 6 a.m.”

Drivers will be able to purchase diesel fuel at the plaza. “We’re not a truck stop. We will be able to accommodate RVs and (diesel) pickups.”

“We’ll post gas prices on two signs, one of which will be the current Home Depot pylon sign,” Weilert said.

“Competition north of I-70 will be good for Hays,” he added.

After dispute, sheriff alerts residents to meter replacement work

Posted on April 9, 2016

HARVEY COUNTY – After a homeowner threatened employees during meter replacement work recently in Reno County, law enforcement authorities in Harvey County are alerting residents that starting Monday, Westar Energy will be replacing more electric meters.

Workers will begin work in the southwest part of the county and the northeast part of the city of Newton, according to a social media report.

Everyone’s meter will get changed out. The changing of the meters will just take a few minutes, but there will be a short period of time when you will not have electric power to your house. The installers will knock on your door to let you know they are there to change the meter out.

They will be wearing vests and hard hats with identification of “Oasis working for Westar”

Their work trucks will have signs on them saying the same thing. They will provide you with information about the meter being changed out and recommend that you shut off electronic appliances when they change out the meters.

They will be informing the Sheriff’s Office each day to let us know where they will be working.

Kerry Getz, 62, Hutchinson, was charged by the state with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing reckless bodily harm and criminal damage to property for an incident on March 17 involving the switching of an electric meter.