SALINE COUNTY- One person was injured in an accident just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Saline County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Chevy Silverado driven by Matthew Gibbons, 21, Salina, was southbound on Interstate 135 just south of Crawford Street.
The pickup rear-ended a 2000 Ford passenger car driven by Cindy Spratlin, 50, Tampa, FL., that had slowed to make an illegal turn in the median.
Spratlin was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.
Gibbons was not injured.
Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Fort Hays State University will host the John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activities Day, recognizing the scholarly and creative activities of students and faculty, on Wednesday, April 27. The public is invited.
The John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activities Day celebrates the research, scholarly and creative work conducted by varied disciplines within the university. Departments across campus will sponsor special activities, including seminars and research presentations.
The main event is a poster display featuring student and faculty work. Posters will be exhibited from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fort Hays Ballroom of the university’s Memorial Union. Students and faculty will be available to explain their work and answer questions from 1 to 3 p.m. Artistic works by students and faculty will be exhibited in the Stouffer Lounge. Refreshments will be available.
Posters include scholarly and creative work from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Business and Entrepreneurship, the College of Education, the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Science, Technology and Mathematics.
Awards for empirical and non-empirical categories of research will be presented to undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty. New this year is a “People’s Choice” award for the most popular poster.
Scholarly and creative activity encourages critical thinking, innovation, collaboration and leadership. Participation provides the opportunity to clarify academic and professional goals while promoting advancement in a particular field of study. Fort Hays State supports developing new areas of excellence in all disciplines as part of its mission to advance knowledge and further the economic growth of the state.
Dr. John Heinrichs
Named after the late Dr. John Heinrichs, who championed research at FHSU, Scholarly and Creative Activities Day is sponsored by the Fort Hays State University Scholarship Environment Committee with support from the Office of the Provost, the deans, and the Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects.
For more information, contact Leslie Z. Paige, Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects, at (785) 628-4349 or by email to [email protected].
HAYS. Kan. – Kyle Vogt pitched seven solid innings and the Fort Hays State offense exploded for eight runs in the final two innings in an 11-4 win over Northeastern State Saturday afternoon at Larks Park. Vogt (4-5) allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits and struck out a career-high seven. The Tigers (15-15, 9-10 MIAA) won their second straight and sixth of their last seven games.
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Game Highlights
Home runs from Connor Ross and Caleb Cherryholmes helped the Tigers build a 3-1 lead but the RiverHawks (15-14, 9-10 MIAA) tied the game on a Cody Begovich two-out two-run double. NSU threatened to take the lead after a Charles Sims leadoff double in the seventh but Vogt retired the next three batters to keep the game tied 3-3.
Fort Hays State scored four in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead for good. An Alex Weiss groundout scored Caleb Cherryholmes from third. Alex King added a two-out two-run double followed by a Nick Hammeke single.
The Tigers tacked on four more in the eighth for the final margin.
Giles Fox pitched the final 1 2/3 innings without allowing a hit for his third save of the season.
Alex King led FHSU’s 15-hit attack going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Cherryholmes added three hits and scored three runs. Hammeke had two hits and knocked in two.
The Tigers go for the sweep in the series finale Sunday at noon. You can hear the game on KAYS (1400-AM).
2600 block of Rawhide Lane in Lawrence on Wednesday- photo courtesy KCTV
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Investigators say they believe a house fire that killed a man was purposely set.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Fernando Alvarez’s body was found inside his home after the fire early Wednesday.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley says that officers responded to the home to investigate a reported domestic dispute involving claims that a man was displaying a handgun and threatening a woman and children.
McKinley says that while talking with the woman outside the home, officers saw a flickering light from inside the home moments before noticing the residence was on fire.
The cause of Alvarez’s death was not immediately disclosed.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Fort Hays State softball dropped a pair of games to No. 22 ranked Missouri Western on Saturday. The Griffons took game one 7-5 on a walk-off homerun, and then took game two 12-3 in a six-inning run-rule victory. Suffering the two losses, the Tigers drop to 13-22 overall and 7-11 in the MIAA. Missouri Western improved to 28-10 overall and 13-3 in the conference.
Game 1: Missouri Western 7, Fort Hays State 5
Fort Hays State held the lead twice, but could not hold on as Missouri Western rallied late with a run in the sixth and three in the seventh.
The Griffons got out to an early lead in game one as the Tigers committed two errors on the same play in the first inning allowing a run. Missouri Western returned the favor in the second, as the Tigers tied the game on a Griffon error.
The Tigers jumped in the lead for the first time scoring two runs in the third. Rilee Krier singled to lead off, swiped second, then ended up on third after a ground out. With one out, Tori Beltz walked to put runners on the corners. Samantha Villarreal plated Krier with a groundout RBI, giving the Tigers the 2-1 lead. Three batters later, Beltz came across to score making it 3-1, thanks once again to a Griffon error.
The Griffons fought back in the fourth, tying the game with a pair of runs. With one out and a runner on first, Taylor Hamilton cut the Tiger lead to one with an RBI single, then tied the game when she scored on a double by Kailey Green.
The even score did not last long as the Tigers jumped out front again with a two-run fifth. Beltz doubled and then Villarreal put the Tigers up 5-3 with a two-run home run.
In the sixth, the Griffons cut the Tiger lead to 5-4 with a bases loaded walk. But the Tigers escaped any further damage to keep their lead. But they could not hold off the Griffons in the seventh. A leadoff triple by Morgan Rathmann set the table for the big inning. She tied the game, scoring on a ball hit in play by the next batter. Two batters later with one out, a walk-off two-run home run by Hamilton ended the game.
Paxton Duran took the loss in the circle for the Tigers, dropping to 8-13 this season. Duran went 6.1 innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits, while striking out five, and walking just two.
Janie Smith recorded the win for the Griffons, going all seven innings, giving up five runs (three earned) on four hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks.
Game 2: Missouri Western 12, Fort Hays State 3
The Griffons started game two the way they finished game one by putting up a three spot in the first. With two outs, the Griffons rallied with four consecutive hits plating two runs. Toss in an error that scored another run, and FHSU was looking at an early 3-0 deficit.
The Tigers chipped away at the lead as they were able to get a run in both the second and third. Courtney Dobson led off the second with a triple, then came in to score on a Mackenzie VIllarreal ground out cutting the Griffon lead to 3-1. In the third, the Tigers made it a one-run game thanks to the speed of Krier. After leading off with a single, Krier swiped second and third and then came in to score on a Claudio Vazquez groundout.
The Griffon bats exploded in the fifth as Hamilton, Green, and Katie Klosterman hit back-to-back-to-back homeruns for the second time this week (the first occurrence came against Northwest Missouri State on Tuesday, Mar. 29). The sudden break out of homers resulted in a six-run inning that extended Missouri Western’s lead to 9-2.
The Tigers managed to get one more run on a Dobson sacrifice fly that scored Vazquez in the sixth, but the Griffons put up a three spot in the bottom half of the inning to claim the 12-3 run-rule victory.
Carrie Clarke suffered the loss for the Tigers, lasting 4.0 innings. She gave up eight runs (seven earned), on 10 hits, with a strikeout, and no walks. Duran entered in relief and gave up four runs, on three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings of work.
The Tigers look to bounce back on Sunday as they head to Maryville, Mo., for another MIAA doubleheader against Northwest Missouri State. First pitch is set for 12 pm.
DENVER (AP) — An administrative law judge is siding with a Colorado company that was ordered to recall more than 900,000 powerful, small magnets that a federal agency said could harm children.
The administrative law judge says consumers were properly warned not to swallow the magnets or misuse them.
The ruling contradicts a federal court ruling that Zen Magnets LLC and its owner, Shihan Qu, violated the Consumer Product Safety Act by repackaging and selling magnets that were purchased from a New Jersey company before the magnets were recalled.
The U.S. Justice Department said putting the magnets in a different box and calling them a different name does not permit a company to circumvent a recall.
Shihan Qu said Thursday all recalls will be conducted as ordered, and the micro-magnets are currently unavailable.
KANSAS CITY – A federal jury on Friday returned guilty verdicts on all counts against a Kansas man in a massage parlor prostitution case, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.
They found defendant Kay Tee, 51, Wichita guilty on one count of attempting to entice a person to cross state lines to engage in prostitution, one count of using a telephone in furtherance of prostitution and one count of money laundering.
During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Tee was arrested May 28, 2015, at the airport in Wichita when he drove there to pick up a person he believed was buying a Wichita massage parlor. In fact, the person Tee had talked with several times on the phone was one of two undercover informants working with federal investigators.
Tee tried to collect fees from both undercover informants – one posing as a buyer and the other as a seller – in return for helping to arrange the sale. He also offered to provide additional services including filing city paperwork and doing taxes for the massage parlor. Tee talked with the agents about the fact employees of the massage parlor would be performing sex services for customers.
Sentencing is set for July 13. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the money laundering charge, a maximum penalty of five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the phone charge, and a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the enticement charge. Grissom commended the Wichita Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart for their work on the case.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary report says a rented airplane with two teenagers aboard lost engine power when it crashed onto a Kansas golf course.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that a Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the 1966 single-engine Mooney, piloted by a 17-year-old boy, reported finding no fuel in the left fuel tank. Wichita police said that an 18-year-old woman was also aboard the airplane when it came down on the 14th hole at the Tallgrass Country Club on March 18, narrowly missing nearby homes.
The report says the pilot and the passenger suffered minor injuries in the crash, and that the airplane was “substantially damaged.”
Authorities say the plane was on its way from Nashville, Tennessee, to Jabara Airport in Wichita, just northeast of the crash site.
Listen to Mike Cooper interviewing Dr. Jeff Curtis from Medical Specialists at HaysMed, with the topic of “Adult Medicine” by clicking the link above and then clicking the play button
William Duane “Bill” Driscoll, 63, of Russell, Kansas passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his home.
Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell. Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Russell where the Russell V.F.W. Post #6240 Honor Guard will conduct Military Rites. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday at Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary with the family present to greet friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
A Memorial has been established at the Bill Driscoll Memorial Fund. Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, who is in charge of these arrangements.
GREAT BEND -The Barton County Attorney’s Office has rejected a recall petition that sought the removal of all seven USD 428 School Board members.
County Attorney Doug Matthews had five days to issue a ruling whether the petition met all legal requirements.
Great Bend Attorney Brock McPherson submitted the petition on Thursday.
The petition was submitted by local attorney Brock McPherson on Thursday with Michelle O’Neil, Mike Gowans and Diana Dawson listed as the recall committee, a group that is required by state statute.
O’Neil is a parent of a student allegedly assaulted on a Great Bend school activity bus.
Matthews ruled that the petition didn’t meet the requirements, because the allegations didn’t provide sufficient information.
Matthews says the petition wasn’t legally sufficient, and it did not meet requirements of recall statuses.
The petition said school board members did not fulfill their legal obligation to report suspected abuse, after two high school students say they were assaulted on school buses while traveling back to school from two swim meets.
In addition to not reporting the assault, district officials refused to answer questions or provide a safe environment for children, according to the petition.
The county attorney says the petition could be re-filed, and he will review
Levering (far right) shows high school paleontology campers how to orient with a map and a compass — an under-appreciated skill in the age of cell phone GPS navigation.
By RANDY GONZALES FHSU University Relations and Marketing
Hands-on education can be fun, even in the summer. Just ask David Levering.
Levering has been putting together summer biology and paleontology camps the last two years as education director at Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History.
The camps have been a big hit in just such a short time. For this summer’s high school paleontology camp, Levering already has commitments from students from California and Michigan, and parents from Georgia, New York and Maine have inquired about the camp.
“It’s neat to be able to bring kids in from that many different places, that many different walks of life and perspectives, and have them converge in our program here,” Levering said.
Levering also knows he doesn’t have to look far for something to pique his interest. This area is far from being a treeless plain with little value.
“I think the availability of outdoor natural history resources in western Kansas is helpful,” Levering said. “There are world-class fossil localities within a short drive.
“The wealth of fossil resources is pretty spectacular,” he added. “Beyond fossil material, there’re excellent education natural history resources in wildlife.”
Having a university nearby is an asset, too. Levering could find fossils when he worked summer camps back home in Oregon, but the eastern part of the state is isolated.
“The field station I worked at there were fossils within walking distance of the field site, but we didn’t have the resource of a university onsite to work with as well,” Levering said. “That’s a big difference; there’s an amazing fossil site near an academic institution like Fort Hays State University.”
Just hop in the car and go. Field education opportunities are not far away. Levering likes to go fossil hunting at Castle Rock in Gove County, about an hour west of Hays.
“There are a lot of fish bones, a lot of clams,” Levering said. “You can find sharks’ teeth there once in a while.
“There’s a lot of stuff here, and that availability makes these kinds of education programs easier,” Levering said. “You don’t have to drag people hours and hours away to get to anything worth looking at.”
However, Levering’s latest excursion was far from the Kansas prairie. He recently finished a spring break trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands with seven Fort Hays State students. That’s part of extending education to undergraduates. Before coming to FHSU, much of Levering’s work had been with high school and younger students.
“It provides us a way to interact with the undergrads here in a new and very memorable way,” Levering said.
Levering, who grew up in Salem, Ore., received his undergraduate degree in geology at the University of Oregon and his Master of Science in zoology at Oklahoma State University before arriving in Hays in the summer of 2013. Levering started out working summer camps in his native state.
Levering is putting his prior camp experience to good use at Fort Hays State. That was part of the draw in hiring him, said Dr. Reese Barrick, director of Sternberg Museum.
“David was a very enthusiastic young man with a background in a lot of outdoor education,” Barrick said. “He also had a lot of experience working with camps.”
Having initial financial support for the camps made a difference, Levering said.
“Being at a place where we were able to get that kind of support for the camps is absolutely wonderful as well as crucial to them getting off the ground,” he said.
The Galapagos trip was an extension of the museum’s outreach effort.
“What he’s really brought to the museum that we haven’t had a lot of in the past was an expansion of summer camps for older kids — high school students, middle school students — and working with college students,” Barrick said. “The Galapagos trip was an opportunity to get more involved with the museum with students on campus.”
Sami Montgomery, an FHSU freshman biology major from Topeka, said Levering would point out animals and plant life on the trip.
“It was really helpful,” she said. “That really added the educational aspect to it.”
This trip to the Galapagos — where famed naturalist Charles Darwin studied animals and plant life — sets up a planned trip next year to the same area for the general public. Levering already has his sights set on next year’s FHSU Study Abroad spring break trip; he hopes to lead students on a trek to the Amazon.
That would continue the theme of conservation, one of the areas delved into on the Galapagos trip. The need for conservation of our resources was exhibited during the trip when a pelican was spotted trying to swallow a plastic bag.
“That was a really good on-site demonstration of negative human impacts on nature and wildlife,” Levering said. “If we don’t consciously work on wildlife and ecosystem conservation and try to protect these things, they’re going to go away. They’re not going to last longer if the people who care about them do nothing.”
Levering credits Barrick for the opportunity to offer summer camps, the trip to the Galapagos Islands and perhaps a trip to the Amazon.
“In working with Dr. Barrick at the museum, he’s very interested in trying new things, which makes something like the summer science camps and the field programs a lot easier,” Levering said. “Being in that kind of environment has been crucial in being able to have these really cool, becoming-more-successful programs.”
SALINE COUNTY- One person was injured in an accident just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Saline County.
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Listen to Mike Cooper interviewing Dr. Jeff Curtis from Medical Specialists at HaysMed, with the topic of “Adult Medicine” by clicking the link above and then clicking the play button
