WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — While two universities in Kansas provide online lists of registered sex offenders enrolled or employed on campus, most require that the basic information be provided directly by campus police.

Of the state’s six state universities, only Kansas State and the University of Kansas make the information readily accessible online, according to their websites. Only Kansas State includes the mugshots with the list.

The Wichita Eagle reports that at Wichita State, Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State universities, the schools’ websites direct people to the campus police stations to get the list. To see a mugshot of the offender, a person would have to go to the state’s online public offender registry kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

SHERIDAN COUNTY – Two people were injured in an accident just before 1p.m. on Sunday in Sheridan County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Freightliner semi driven by Andrew Werhowatz, 29, Troy, MI., was southbound on Kansas 23 one mile east of Selden.

The semi driver failed to yield and the semi hit a 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by Jorge Alberto Soto, 41, Kearney, NE., that was eastbound on U.S. 83.

Soto and a passenger Maria Soto, 72, Kearney, NE., were transported to the Sheridan County Health Complex.

Werhowatz was not injured. All were properly restrained at the time of accident according to the KHP.

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Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas is proud to announce that they have received a $500.00 grant award from The Hays Lions Club for the vision needs of the people they serve who have developmental disabilities.

According to Steve Keil, director of development, the grant will go to support DSNWK’s Consumer Medical Fund which assists individuals with the cost of medical items and care that are not covered by Medicaid, such as eye glasses and other vision needs.

“DSNWK would like to thank the Hays Lions Club for their continuous support of people with developmental disabilities,” Keil said.

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The Bank of Hays Board of Directors has announced promotions for three of its Hays staff.

Brandon Prough, Senior Vice President, has been named Chief Lending Officer for the bank. Born in Liberal and raised in Ulysses, he moved to Hays and finished high school at Hays High. A graduate of Fort Hays State University with a degree in Agri-business, Prough joined Bank of Hays in 2011 after 20 years in lending services with various agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including Farmers Home Administration, Farm Service Agency and Rural Development. He is chair of the Heartland Community Foundation, a member of Tiger Club, and serves as treasurer for Westview Church. He and his wife, Shaina, have three children: Madison, 17; Cassidy, 14; and Brian, 6.

Michelle Rounsley, Vice President, was promoted to Executive Assistant. Beginning her banking career as a student employee in high school, she went on to serve in other banking positions, including branch manager, before joining Bank of Hays in 2006. She prepares for audits/exams, Board of Directors meetings and other administrative duties. She is a member and secretary of the bank’s Leadership Committee. Born and raised in Goodland, she attended Northwest Kansas Technical School and Fort Hays State University. She is co-president of TMP Parent, Teacher and Friends and is a member of St. Joseph’s Church. She and her husband, Kim, have a son, Garret.

Laurel Klaus, New Accounts Representative, has been named Assistant Vice President. She joined Bank of Hays in 2013 after serving as Personal Banker at JP Morgan Chase Bank in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in Claflin, she moved to Hays in 2006 to attend Fort Hays State University. She has a three-year-old son, Carter, and she is married to Austin Klaus of Hays. The family attends St. Nicholas of Myra Church.

Bank of Hays is located at 1000 West 27th, with branches in Hanston (Hanston State Bank), Jetmore (The Farmers State Bank of Jetmore) and Lewis (Bank of Lewis).

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Fort Hays State University is proud to announce the Henan Art Troupe will perform ancient Chinese music and theatre on the Fort Hays State University campus on Wed., Feb. 10. Tickets are free but will be required for admission.

The performance at the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center is part of a long-standing cultural exchange program between Fort Hays State and its sister schools in Henan Province, which is China’s sister state with Kansas. The performance is one of only four in the troupe’s U.S. tour, including a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., ahead of the FHSU performance.

The appearance by the Henan Art Troupe in Hays will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center in Sheridan Hall.

The Hua Xia Ancient Music Group of Henan Museum is highly engaged in the preservation, research, and exhibition of ancient Chinese music. Costumes, musical scores, and instruments such as the bone flute and chime bells used in the performance are replicas of historical items, some unearthed from ancient Chinese graves.

The Henan Provincial Cultural Department of China has sponsored this special program for select performances in the United States. The event will feature some of the best and most traditional art forms of Chinese folk music, opera, acrobatics and Chinese folk art.

“It is doubtful that those in the audience will experience a Chinese performance more authentic or spectacular than this production from the Henan Art Troupe,” said Vincent Bowhay, chair of FHSU’s Special Events Committee.

The delegation is made up of 30 members traveling more than 6,000 miles at the special invitation of the Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. “Hays audiences can enjoy China without ever having to leave home,” Bowhay said. “This has been offered to us as a special treat as part of the Encore Series.”

Tickets are available at the door or at the Student Service Center in the Memorial Union. Admission is free. For more information, contact Bowhay at (785) 628-4664.