2016 – Page 815 – Hays Post Archive

Sheriff: Camper stolen from Kansas business

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

This trailer was stolen from the lot of a Salina business on February 21st.

SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating the theft of a travel trailer.

The 32-foot Solaire Palomino was taken from a lot at Lorenson Industries, 461 E. Avenue A, in Salina on February 21st, according to Salina Sheriff’s Captain Roger Soldan.

The owner had dropped it off at the business for repairs and after the repairs were made, the trailer was placed on the lot.

Surveillance cameras show a Dodge Crew Cab diesel pickup, possible gray or silver with black trim, remove the trailer at 11:29 p.m.

The pickup appears to have a dent on the tailgate near the handle, a sticker in the back window, and cab lights on the top of the truck.

Photos: Saline County Sheriff's Office — Photo: Saline County Sheriff’s Office

The trailer is valued at $31,000.

Anyone with information on the suspect vehicle is asked to contact the Saline County Sheriff’s Office at 785-826-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 785-825-TIPS.

Alpha Kappa Lambda returns to FHSU

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity has returned to Fort Hays State University.

Founded in 1914 at the University of California, Berkeley, the fraternity initiates men of good standing with respectable GPAs and values. AKL looks at five essential trademarks in potential members: Judeo-Christian principles, leadership, scholarship, loyalty and self-support. AKL has more than 40 chapters and 27,000 alumni.

“Our ideal member has a GPA above a 2.8, is a member of other organizations on campus, and above all, has the desire to leave a legacy of greatness with our fraternity and the university,” said Jeremy Roberson, chapter services consultant of AKL at FHSU.

In addition to Roberson, five men have been selected as founding fathers of AKL:

Arriba, Colo.: Adam Daniel, sophomore.

Aurora, Neb.: TJ Dozier, junior.

Cozad, Neb.: Bryce Nemeth, freshman.

Ellis: Tyler Walters, junior.

Hays: Curtis Renz, freshman.

AKL has already hosted a service event, Campus Clean Up, since returning to campus. The event took place on Feb. 14.

To learn more about Alpha Kappa Lambda, contact Jeremy Roberson at [email protected], Jacob Ternes, coordinator of student involvement and Greek life, at [email protected] or visit www.fhsu.edu/greek.

Hays man opens candidate filing season in Ellis County

Posted on March 4, 2016

Hays Post

A Hays man has become the first candidate to file for a county office in Ellis County’s upcoming election cycle.

According to Ellis County Clerk Donna Maskus, Al Ackerman of Hays has filed as a Republican for the District 2 seat on the Ellis County Commission. That seat is currently held by Commissioner Barb Wasinger.

The District 3 seat, held by Commissioner Dean Haselhorst, also will be on the ballot.

All three sitting county commissioners are Republicans.

Maskus said the county offices of sheriff, county attorney, clerk, treasurer and register of deeds also will be on the ballot, as well as several precinct, township and improvement district seats.

The primary is scheduled for Aug. 2.

Maskus reminded voters that they will be unable to change party affiliation after noon June 1, more than a month earlier than previous years. That change was made last year by the Kansas Legislature.

Sens. Moran and Schatz: Reaching our wireless potential

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

By Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

More and more Americans find themselves in a wireless world, communicating throughout their day at work, at home, or on the go. As a result, wireless and mobile data use is increasing exponentially. That means that the demand for the nation’s finite spectrum resources – the airwaves – is greater than ever.

Whether we are using a data plan on licensed spectrum or accessing the web through Wi-Fi in unlicensed bands, we’ve all experienced the frustration of a slower connection. That is because the airwaves are overcrowded. In fact, Apple and Cisco recently released reports that found the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band to be overloaded and no longer considered suitable for mission critical communications.

Solving this problem isn’t easy. We can’t simply create more spectrum, but technology can help us maximize its utilization. In the weeks ahead, the Senate Commerce Committee has an opportunity to advance a strategy that will ensure this public resource can reach its full potential. In order to do that, this legislation must include an aggressive proposal that will help us find ways to improve spectrum efficiency and make more capacity available for both licensed and unlicensed uses, like Wi-Fi.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hi — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI

Legislation that will make more licensed spectrum available and facilitate deployment of supporting infrastructure is essential because it will give wireless providers the certainty they need to further develop their networks and offer innovative services to more customers. Legislation can also help us maintain our international leadership in wireless communication by providing a stable regulatory environment that will foster next generation technologies such as 5G.

But while much attention focuses on how to make new frequencies available for licensed use, we need a clear plan to support the continued innovation in unlicensed bands. Our experience with Wi-Fi in unlicensed bands is the best example of the opportunity ahead.

More than 70 million American homes use Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet. On average, each of these homes has eleven devices linked to that Wi-Fi connection. Wi-Fi is used in grade schools, on college campuses, by entrepreneurs, by businesses, by hospitals, and by communities around the country. This technology is an effective and affordable way for people from all walks of life to get online.

It is safe to say that Wi-Fi is the technology that Americans most closely associate with Internet access. Wi-Fi has also become an essential part of the nation’s wireless infrastructure through off-loading of traffic from licensed spectrum.

The unlicensed spectrum bands have empowered innovators to deliver millions of new products that we use today such as hotspots, wearable fitness trackers, Bluetooth headphones, connected medical equipment or industrial systems, and more. The goal of unlicensed spectrum is to inspire innovation by making it easy for engineers and inventors to use a slice of the nation’s airwaves to create the next new thing. Innovation in unlicensed bands has flourished in part because companies do not have to spend billions for access to this spectrum; it is open to all innovators and has few regulatory requirements. Who knew when the FCC made a few spectrum bands available for unlicensed use almost 30 years ago that Wi-Fi would emerge out of what was originally used for garage door openers? Imagine the innovation we might enable with more unlicensed spectrum in the future.

The impact of this technology for consumers and our economy is significant and its potential is unlimited. In fact, the Consumer Technology Association estimates that unlicensed spectrum contributes $62 billion annually to the American economy.

If we want to continue to empower consumers and provide entrepreneurs the space to innovate, we must continue to embrace unlicensed spectrum as a key part of our wireless strategy. It is the right thing to do for consumers and our economy.

Larned state hospital director leaves amid staff shortage

Posted on March 4, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The director of Kansas psychiatric hospital has resigned, leaving a facility hurt by staff shortages without a superintendent.

Angela de Rocha, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, says superintendent Tom Kinlen is no longer with Larned State Hospital.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the department’s commissioner of behavioral health services, Bill Rein, will serve as acting superintendent until the position is filled.

Rein and secretary of the department, Tim Keck, testified before legislators in January, facing questions about state hospital staffing shortages.

Keck said staffing issues are caused by several factors, including low employment, pay and respect shown toward employees.

Kinlen took over as director of the hospital in 2012 after staffing issues forced out superintendent Chris Burke.

Candlelight vigil will honor men killed in downtown accident

Posted on March 4, 2016

Submitted

The tragedy that took place downtown on Tuesday has shaken many in the area. In order to help grieve, process and heal, the Ellis County Ministerial Alliance will host a candlelight prayer service on Sunday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m., outdoors, near the Ellis County Administration building (Eighth and Main) and the site of the accident.

This service is an inter-denominational candlelight prayer service, designed to provide comfort for family, friends, co-workers, first responders and the community.

Several pastors will offer prayers, and several representatives from the community, including Mayor Eber Phelps and EMS Director Kerry McCue, will also participate.

Please join us at this important time. For more information, contact [email protected].

HPD Activity Log March 3

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

The Hays Police Department responded to 10 animal calls and 23 traffic stops Thursday, March 3, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Civil Dispute–2000 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 8:35 AM
Suspicious Activity–1300 block Lawrence Dr, Hays; 9:22 AM
Animal Call–2000 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 9:49 AM
Found/Lost Property–2500 block Gen Hays Rd, Hays; 10:36 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–1900 block Vine St, Hays; 10:37 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–500 block W 19th St, Hays; 11:41 AM
Shoplifting–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 3/2 10:45 AM; 11 AM
Forgery–1100 block Fort St, Hays; 2:48 PM
Forgery–1100 block Fort St, Hays; 2:51 PM
Forgery–1100 block Fort St, Hays; 2:52 PM
Forgery–1100 block Fort St, Hays; 2:52 PM
Drug Offenses–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 3:32 PM
Mental Health Call–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 3:51 PM
Animal At Large–3300 block Hillcrest Dr, Hays; 4:22 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 4:49 PM

Trump still learning about Kansas, plans Saturday stop in the state

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Donald Trump plans to have a rally Saturday in Wichita as Republicans prepare to vote in the state’s presidential caucuses.

The billionaire businessman’s campaign for the GOP nomination announced the event Friday, as rival and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was campaigning in the state.

Trump’s campaign posted a statement on a website but did not provide additional details.

Republican candidate Ted Cruz also planned to be in Wichita on Saturday to speak at the Century II arena caucus site as voting opens at 10 a.m.

Cruz had a campaign stop Wednesday evening in Olathe, followed by a rally at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park.

Rubio’s rallies Friday were Topeka, Wichita and Overland Park.

They’re vying for the state’s 40 delegates to the GOP National Convention this summer.

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DETROIT — The Republican establishment and its last best hopes to defeat Donald Trump spent a long and extraordinary day on Thursday denouncing the billionaire businessman as dangerous, a “phony” and a “con man” unfit for office. They forgot to mention he doesn’t know how to spell.

Trump or the staff member in charge of his social media apparently does not know much about Kansas or how to spell the name of the state’s largest city.

Check out the twitter comment below Wichita is misspelled.

My friend, & great businessman, Phil Ruffin is speaking today in Kansas for me at the Witchita Pachyderm Club. He lives there and loves it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2016

Trump hopes voters know how to spell his name during the Kansas Caucus on Saturday.

‘Servant of Two Masters’ staged this weekend at FHSU’s Felten-Start Theatre

Posted on March 4, 2016

FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Comedy has arrived on the stage at Fort Hays State University’s Felten-Start Theatre with Carlo Goldoni’s “The Servant of Two Masters.”

Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The curtain rises at 2:30 p.m. for the matinee on Sunday, March 6.

The action centers on a scheming servant, Truffaldino, who concocts a plot to double his wages by serving two masters at once. However, what he doesn’t know is that one of his masters is a lady in disguise and the other master is her lover.

Extreme complications naturally ensue, and the action speeds up as the wheels on the interconnecting plots begin to clash.

Tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for seniors, FHSU students and children under 18.

Thursday high school basketball scoreboard

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Centralia 48, Onaga 40
Doniphan West 58, Frankfort 56
Flinthills 50, Marmaton Valley 43, 2OT
Goessel 45, Marais des Cygnes Valley 44
Hanover 56, Clifton-Clyde 32
Osborne 42, Stockton 41
Otis-Bison 42, Hodgeman County 35
Pike Valley 47, Rock Hills 38
Pretty Prairie 53, Fairfield 39
Satanta 58, Minneola 53
Triplains-Brewster 46, Hoxie 45
Victoria 71, Quinter 35
Wakefield 39, Rural Vista 27
Division II
Semifinal
Ashland 45, Argonia 39
Attica 67, Caldwell 42
Chase 60, McPherson 49
Crest 46, Wetmore 40
Deerfield 54, Fowler 43
Dighton 63, Weskan 49
Hutchinson Central Christian 55, Pawnee Heights 54
Ingalls 55, Moscow 42
Logan 47, Northern Valley 44
Palco 49, Wilson 44
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 62, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 21
Sylvan-Lucas 47, Tescott 45
Wallace County 98, Western Plains 34
Wheatland-Grinnell 34, Golden Plains 28
Class 3A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Fredonia 71, Caney Valley 44
Garden Plain 39, Cheney 35
Hays-TMP-Marian 55, Beloit 51, 2OT
Hesston 60, Eureka 29
Humboldt 56, Oskaloosa 49
Norton 48, Ellsworth 44
Osage City 70, Silver Lake 51
Riverton 59, Galena 48
Rossville 56, St. Mary’s 32
Sabetha 56, Marysville 55
Scott City 64, Lakin 54
Southeast Saline 57, Halstead 40
Sterling 68, Larned 64
Wellsville 65, Northeast-Arma 43
Wichita Independent 47, Conway Springs 45
Class 6A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
Semifinal
Lawrence 80, KC Wyandotte 62
Manhattan 56, Washburn Rural 39
Olathe East 68, Gardner-Edgerton 39
Olathe North 70, Olathe South 66
SM Northwest 71, SM West 63
Wichita East 60, Derby 42
Wichita Northwest 63, Wichita Campus 58
Wichita South 73, Hutchinson 41
Sub-State #2
Semifinal
BV North 41, Blue Valley Stillwell 35
BV Northwest 68, BV West 50
Dodge City 53, Wichita West 42
Garden City 72, Wichita North 63
Lawrence Free State 54, Junction City 52
SM North 69, SM East 64
SM South 68, Olathe Northwest 53
Wichita Southeast 85, Topeka 70
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 2A Sub-State Tournament
Meade 59, South Gray 19
Uniontown 40, Oswego 30
Semifinal
Berean Academy 46, Canton-Galva 32
Central Plains 66, Pratt Skyline 28
Ellis 71, Trego 52
Hill City 54, Oakley 22
Jefferson North 33, Horton 22
Moundridge 60, Hillsboro 57, OT
Olpe 55, Chase County 33
Pittsburg Colgan 43, Sedan 40
Republic County 36, Washington County 33
South Central 44, Kiowa County 26
Sublette 56, Spearville 49
Valley Falls 44, Troy 22
Valley Heights 58, Solomon 28
Wabaunsee 52, Madison/Hamilton 37
Class 4A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Abilene 45, Wamego 33
Andale 58, Andover Central 53
Atchison 67, Tonganoxie 61
Bishop Miege 74, Basehor-Linwood 38
Buhler 48, Hays 38
Chanute 72, Independence 43
KC Piper 70, KC Sumner 63
Labette County 44, Coffeyville 19
McPherson 57, Ulysses 27
Ottawa 43, El Dorado 32
Paola 67, Louisburg 39
Rose Hill 46, Winfield 19
Spring Hill 60, Fort Scott 50
Wellington 58, Mulvane 16
Division II
Semifinal
Chapman 44, Smoky Valley 26
Frontenac 73, Baxter Springs 49
Girard 40, Columbus 29
Haven 45, Nickerson 27
Holcomb 41, Goodland 39
Hugoton 57, Colby 27
Iola 44, Anderson County 38
Jefferson West 48, Holton 44
Kingman 33, Pratt 16
Prairie View 52, KC Bishop Ward 38
Topeka Hayden 62, Rock Creek 33
Wichita Collegiate 53, Clearwater 43
Wichita Trinity 53, Parsons 43
Class 5A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
Semifinal
Goddard 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 47
KC Schlagle 64, Topeka West 41
Lansing 57, KC Washington 15
Maize South 61, Great Bend 56
Mill Valley 60, KC Harmon 10
Salina Central 56, Andover 43
Wichita Heights 40, Valley Center 38
Sub-State #2
Semifinal
Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Emporia 52
Leavenworth 57, Highland Park 21
Maize 44, Liberal 37, OT
Newton 41, Salina South 25
Shawnee Heights 43, Topeka Seaman 41
St. James Academy 52, Pittsburg 37
St. Thomas Aquinas 68, KC Turner 13
Wichita Bishop Carroll 57, Arkansas City 43

Enter for a chance to win FREE Encore Series tickets!

Posted on March 4, 2016

HaysPost.com and Eagle Radio of Hays want to send you to Monday’s Encore Series performance of The Legendary County Basie Orchestra.

To register for a chance to win a set of two FREE tickets to the performance, which will feature a Thomas More-Prep Marian alum, email [email protected]. Please include a daytime telephone number and enter “BASIE” in the subject line. Winners will be contacted by 2 p.m. Friday.

The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center on the campus of Fort Hays State University.

Kan. Fire Marshal: Arson the cause of Oakley hotel fire

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

OAKLEY — Fire officials continue investigating a fire at a motel in Oakley.

The blaze was reported just after 6 p.m. Feb. 8, at the Relax Inn, 1006 U.S. 40, near the Interstate 70 interchange.

“This fire has been determined to be an aggravated arson,” according to Keven Doel with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office.

If anyone has any information, they are asked to call crime stoppers at 1-800-KS-CRIME.

The state is not releasing any further information on this case at this time.

On the night of the fire, a woman resident reported smoke from one room, according to motel employee Smit Patel.

“The fire spread from there and approximately 12 or 13 rooms were damaged and a total of 15 guests were staying at the motel.” he said.

There were no injuries. The guests were moved to rooms in another building of the motel, according to Patel.

Complaints of brake failure prompt Ford F-150 investigation

Posted on March 4, 2016

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on Ford’s F-150 pickup truck.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers about 420,000 pickups with 3.5-Liter engines from the 2013 and 2014 model years.

The agency says it has 33 complaints about the problem, including some drivers reporting that the pedals can suddenly go to the floor with a complete loss of braking. Four drivers reported that the problem caused crashes, although there were no injuries.

Some of the drivers reported that mechanics told them brake fluid had leaked from the master cylinder to the brake booster, causing the problem.

The agency will check into how often the problem happens and whether a recall is necessary. Messages were left Friday seeking comment from Ford.