2016 – Page 890 – Hays Post Archive

Hays Christian Church launches Lifetree Cafe this month

Posted on February 6, 2016February 4, 2016

Hays Christian Church is offering a new connection opportunity for area residents called Lifetree Café.

Lifetree Café is designed to be a place outside of the church where people can come together to have real, judgment-free conversations with their friends and neighbors.

The small group dialogue centers on a nationally produced video production that covers a different topic each week. The free program lasts just one hour and is meeting at Breathe Coffee House, 703B Main Street, in Hays, at 7pm every Thursday night.

The first meeting will be on February 11. The topic is “Conquering Conflict: Healthy Ways to Tackle Disagreements.” The episode features interviews with Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, whose relationship-building work has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Oprah, and the New York Times bestseller list.

“The average married couple argues about small, nagging things as much as 312 times per year,” said Les Parrott. “What matters is how we fight, not whether we fight.” He also said fighting fair helps all relationships, but marriages suffer most when couples employ dirty tactics. “Ninety-three percent of couples who fight dirty will be divorced within 10 years.”

Participants in this Lifetree Café program will gain practical insights and skills for fighting fair, as well as connect with others in the community. Lifetree Café is not a church – there’s no singing, preaching, or public speaking. It’s really just designed to be a place for people in our community to connect to have genuine, relaxed conversation. If that sounds like something you’d like to do, join us Thursday!

Later this month, on February 18, the topic will be “Loving Those with Cancer.” On February 25, the topic is “The Things We Love.” For more information, visit hayschristianchurch.org, call 785-625-0094, or email [email protected].

Family estate planning workshops offered in NW Kansas

Posted on February 6, 2016February 5, 2016

Ellis Co. Extension

K-State Research and Extension will offer “Preserving the Family with Estate Planning” workshops in three locations in northwest Kansas in February. Attorneys and K-State specialists will cover a range of topics including estate planning basics, trusts and asset protection, long term care planning, farm succession planning, and family communication. Brochures with agenda and details are available at County Extension Offices.

An abbreviated evening workshop will be Monday, February 22, 2016, in Hill City at the Graham County 4-H Building. The workshop will start at 6 pm and wrap up at 9 pm. Cost for this workshop will be $10 per person, with $5 for each additional family members (families must register together to receive the discount).

Tuesday, February 23, the workshop will be held at The Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, starting at 9 am and ending at 4 pm. The cost for this day-long event will be $20 per person, and $15 each for additional family members who register together. This cost will include lunch and all materials.

The day-long workshop will be repeated on Wednesday, February 24, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, in Oakley at the Buffalo Bill Cultural Center. The cost for this workshop will also be $20 with $15 for each additional family member.

The early-bird registration deadline for all workshops is February 16th. The cost increases to $30/person for those who register after February 16 or on site. Lunch and materials cannot be guaranteed for walk-ins.

To register online or see the brochure for agenda and details, go to www.northwest.ksu.edu under Events.

DCC ceramics workshop starts Feb. 21

Posted on February 6, 2016February 1, 2016

DCC

RUSSELL–The upcoming Deines Cultural Center beginning ceramic workshop covers the basic skills of working with clay. Over four class periods, this course will cover hand building, developing textures, glazing and, firing.

This course is perfect for those with little or no experience who are interested in learning to make pottery.

For experienced ceramic artists, this class provides an opportunity to refresh old skills, push creative hand building concepts, and work in a professional ceramic studio.

Classes begin Sunday, Feb. 21, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Included in the course is:
· Hands on instruction from Artist and former Head of Cloud County Community College’s Art Dept, Barbara Stevens
· 10 pounds of clay
· Tools
· Open studio access during regular gallery hours

Course fees are $100 for member and $110 for nonmembers. Call DCC Director Shannon Trevethan at (785)-483-3742 or email the Deines at deinescenter.russellcity.org to register.

Partly sunny, cool Saturday

Posted on February 6, 2016

Residual snow cover will continue to impact temperatures today where readings will be near 40. Temperatures will be 10-15 degrees warmer where there is no snow on the ground.

As we get into Sunday, an upper level disturbance will bring the passage of a strong front through the area. Northwesterly winds will increase in speed Sunday morning, and through the afternoon hours speeds of 25 to 35 mph are expected. High temperatures Sunday are expected to top out in the low 40s.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 29 mph.

Lower prices at the gas pump not necessarily great for the Kan. economy

Posted on February 6, 2016

By Minami Levonowich

KU Statehouse Wire Service

TOPEKA – Kansans may be paying less at the pumps, but those low gas prices aren’t necessary good news for the state’s economy.

Edward Cross, president of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association (KIOGA), fears that continued lower oil prices over the next few months will accelerate declines in oil production. Speaking Monday, Cross told members of the Kansas House Energy and Environment Committee that price declines at the gas pump have a downside.

“I think most people would rather pay $1.50 for gas than they would $4 per gallon for gas, but in order to fill up a vehicle, you have to have an income first,” Cross said. “So while we may enjoy lower gasoline prices, it does not compensate for the collapse in capital and the rising unemployment in the U.S. economy.”

Last year, many companies in Kansas cut their capital expenditures – the funds oil and gas companies use to maintain or increase their operations – by 75 to 80 percent. These cuts hurt both the state and the federal economy since capital expenditures help build infrastructure, create jobs, and strengthen investment in futures. Companies had to defer well completions – meaning no new oil wells were working. As a result, some wells are temporarily shut down, and producers have laid off 20 to 30 percent of their workforce. Nationwide, 240,000 direct industry layoffs and about a million indirect industry layoffs have occurred, Cross said.

Cross said the public tends to think of oil as the primary source for many fuels. But oil also is a critical component in lubricants, chemicals, fibers, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other items.

When oil reached record high prices from 2007 to 2014, topping out at more than $100 a barrel, 1.36 million jobs were created in oil-producing states, including Kansas, Cross said. Without the growth of the oil and gas industry in the last decade, unemployment in this country would have been far greater, he said.

In December 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce passed a bill that repealed the ban on crude oil exports, which can help with recovery for crude oil over the next year and strengthen the U.S. economy. Crude oil exports could generate up to $15 billion a year in revenue in the United States by 2017, Cross said.

“The longer the oil prices remain low, the more the oil and gas industry will continue to constrict,” Cross said. “Considering the economic impact of oil and gas industry in Kansas and . . . nationwide, that could be detrimental to our economy as a whole.”

In other news from the meeting, Wind Coalition lobbyist Kimberly Svaty predicted this will be an exciting year for the wind industry in Kansas as more projects are opening up around the state. This could increase in-state electricity by more than 21 percent, she said. Also, officials from Renew Kansas gave an update on ethanol, noting that Kansas’ 12 ethanol plants produce about half billion gallons a year and employ more than 325 people.

Kansas man hospitalized after vehicle hits tree row

Posted on February 6, 2016

RENO COUNTY — A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 1 a.m. on Saturday in Reno County.

Robert K. Brown, 77, Hutchinson, was traveling in the 1900 Block of Nickerson Boulevard, lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree row, according to police.

He was transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical center.

It’s unknown whether he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Obamacare Enrollment Climbs In Kansas, Missouri

Posted on February 6, 2016February 5, 2016

By BRYAN THOMPSON

The enrollment period for the federal health insurance marketplace closed Monday night, with higher enrollment than last year in Kansas and Missouri.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said 101,555 Kansans enrolled before the deadline. That’s about 5,000 more than the 96,197 Kansans who enrolled before last year’s deadline.

HHS provided numbers for several population centers:

110,572 consumers in the Kansas City area — which includes Kansas and Missouri — selected or were automatically enrolled in a plan.
39,120 consumers in the Wichita-Hutchinson area selected or were automatically enrolled in a plan.
12,677 consumers in the Topeka area selected or were automatically enrolled in a plan.

HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said 12.7 million Americans signed up for 2016 coverage, including 4 million new people in the 38 states like Kansas and Missouri that rely on the federal marketplace, healthcare.gov.

“Signing up 12.7 million people is an incredible undertaking, especially considering the progress we’ve made to bring down the number of uninsured in years past,” she said.

Before the marketplace opened in 2013 as part of the Affordable Care Act, the rate of Americans without health insurance ranged from about 15 to 18 percent. The figure now is below 10 percent.

“More than 90 percent of Americans are insured, and that’s the first time that this has ever been true,” Burwell said.

But progress in Kansas has been slower than the nation as a whole, according to Health Reform Resource Project Director Sheldon Weisgrau. He said the most recent figure he has seen for the number of uninsured Kansans was about 11 percent, compared with about 13 percent before the Affordable Care Act went into effect.

“It has dropped, but it has not dropped as rapidly as it has in all the states that have expanded their Medicaid programs,” Weisgrau said. “And so Kansas may well now be above the national average in uninsurance, which would be a historical turnaround for us.”

Weisgrau said Kansas’ uninsured rate always was below the national average, but that is no longer the case.

“Because we have not expanded our Medicaid program, at best we’re going to be at the national average,” he said. “My guess is that this year we’re actually going to be above the national average.”

“Missouri’s numbers were spectacular this year,” Weisgrau said. “The Missouri Foundation for Health poured, I think, literally millions of dollars into outreach efforts this year, and it really paid off. But, you know, it was not only the money. It was a really well-organized, well-thought-out effort. It makes a difference.”

Bryan Thompson is a reporter for KHI News Service in Topeka, a partner in the Heartland Health Monitor team.

TMP dominates Norton

Posted on February 5, 2016

By JEREMY McGUIRE

Girls: TMP 61, Norton 47

TMP outscored Norton 24-12 in the third quarter to blow open what was a close game at halftime. The Lady Monarchs held a 50-31 lead going into the fourth quarter and led by as many as 22 points in final period before Norton closed the gap late. TMP was never threatened on their way to their 10th straight win.

Megan Koenigsman led all scorers with 24 points for the Lady Monarchs. Madyson Koerner and Kayla Vitztum both chipped in with 10. TMP is now 12-2 overall and 5-1 in the Mid Continent League. The Lady Monarchs will host Scott City on Tuesday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 76, Norton 50

TMP used a 21-4 run to close the first quarter and take a 24-11 lead on the road in Norton on Friday night. Jared Vitztum scored 15 of TMP’s 24 first quarter points to lead the charge. The Monarchs led 41-28 at the half and continued their domination in the second half winning 76-50.

Vitztum finished with a game high 28 points for TMP who has now beaten Norton twice this season. Peyton Hoffman added 17 and Ryan Ruder 11. TMP improves to 11-3 on the season and 6-0 in the Mid Continent League. The Monarchs will host Scott City on Tuesday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Mined Land Reclamation Award presented to Alsop Sand Co.

Posted on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

KS Dept. of Agriculture

CONCORDIA–Alsop Sand Co. Inc. of Concordia, has been awarded the 2015 Governor’s Mined Land Reclamation Award for their reclamation work at their Salina quarry. This award is presented to a company that demonstrated excellence in implementing mined land reclamation and conveying a positive image of mining in Kansas. The award was presented at the Kansas Aggregate Producers Association meeting in Overland Park on Jan. 15, 2016.

The reclaimed area covers 160 acres on the southeast edge of Salina. A 34-acre lake is the centerpiece for the reclaimed sand dredge operation. Alsop Sand sloped and seeded the contoured shoreline to prepare it for housing development. The Stone Lake development will include a total of 134 lots, with many having a lake view.

“The greatest value is the pleasure felt by generations of people living on or near the lake,” said Dane Barkley, owner of Alsop Sand Co. Inc.

Alsop Sand Co. Inc. operates sand quarry locations in Scandia, Concordia, Abilene, Salina and several other locations in central Kansas. The extraction of aggregate material from the earth is processed and then sold to the local construction industry, and city and county municipalities.

For more information about this award, contact Scott Carlson with the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Conservation at (785) 564-6618 or [email protected].

High School Basketball Scores Feb 5

Posted on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

Girls

Western Athletic Conference

Great Bend 57 Liberal 60

McPherson 37 Dodge City 45

Garden City Guymon OK.

Salina South 38 Hays 46 (thurs.)

Mid-Continent League

TMP 61 Norton 47

Hill City 40 Smith Center 33

Ellis 59 Stockton 49

Oakley Plainville

Central Prairie League

Ness City 52 La Crosse 60

*Trego 47 Otis-Bison 54

St. John 62 Central Plains 39

*Kinsley Spearville

Macksville 23 Victoria 47

Northern Plains League

St. Johns-Tipton 62 Wilson 39

Rock Hills 41 Lakeside 58

Sylvan-Lucas Thunder Ridge

Lincoln Pike Valley

Chase 41 Southern Cloud 57

Natoma 38 Osborne 44

Northwest Kansas League

*Ingalls 52 Dighton 57

Hoxie St. Francis

Wallace Co. Rawlins Co.

Greeley Co. 33 Decatur Com. 23

Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament

Northern Valley Golden Plains

Triplains-Brewster 29 Wheatland-Grinnell 50

Logan 49 Cheylin 37

Great Western Activities Conference

Scott City 32 Hugoton 62

Colby 37 Holcomb 49

Goodland 53 Ulysses 46

Boys

Western Athletic Conference

McPherson 75 Dodge City 69

Salina South 46 Hays 52 (thurs.)

Mid-Continent League

TMP 76 Norton 50

Hill City 71 Smith Center 57

Ellis 53 Stockton 37

Central Prairie League

Ness City 63 La Crosse 29

St. John 45 Central Plains 46

Northern Plains League

St. Johns-Tipton 71 Wilson 37

Chase 70 Southern Cloud 50

Northwest Kansas League

*Ingalls 37 Dighton 50

Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament

Golden Plains 33 Logan 39

Central Kansas League

Halstead 59 Larned 61

Great Western Activities Conference

Scott City 59 Hugoton 51

Colby 26 Holcomb 60

*Non-league

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andover Central 70, Andover 46
Argonia 51, Cedar Vale/Dexter 46
Atchison 68, KC Wyandotte 35
Attica 60, Fairfield 35
Axtell 59, Onaga 25
Barstow, Mo. 89, Heritage Christian 33
Baxter Springs 63, Frontenac 53
Beloit 66, Ellsworth 38
Bennington 63, Marion 45
Berean Academy 49, Ell-Saline 28
Bishop Miege 54, BV West 33
Blue Valley Southwest 57, Gardner-Edgerton 45
Burlington 56, Erie 43
BV Northwest 66, St. Thomas Aquinas 53
Central Burden 60, Udall 50
Central Plains 46, St. John 45
Chase 70, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50
Cheney 68, Chaparral 32
Cimarron 49, Lakin 43
Circle 80, Winfield 49
Clay Center 43, Council Grove 28
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 37
Derby 51, Wichita Campus 48
Dighton 50, Ingalls 37
Doniphan West 59, Linn 28
Ellis 53, Stockton 37
Eudora 66, Louisburg 30
Flinthills 54, Oxford 42
Fort Scott 54, Parsons 42
Frankfort 59, BV Randolph 36
Fredonia 86, Cherryvale 61
Garden Plain 44, Conway Springs 37
Girard 77, Southeast 49
Goddard 61, Maize South 56
Goddard-Eisenhower 66, Arkansas City 45
Hanover 72, Wetmore 41
Hartford 50, Chase County 41
Haven 62, Lyons 61
Hays-TMP-Marian 76, Norton 50
Herington 38, Mission Valley 37
Hesston 54, Smoky Valley 46
Highland Park 55, Topeka Hayden 51
Hill City 71, Smith Center 57
Hillsboro 38, Pratt 35
Hodgeman County 71, Bucklin 46
Holcomb 60, Colby 26
Holton 60, Atchison County 48
Humboldt 61, Caney Valley 51
Hutchinson Central Christian 75, Pretty Prairie 58
Hutchinson Trinity 68, Remington 61
Immaculata 45, McLouth 39
Independence 54, Labette County 38
Iola 57, Central Heights 29
Jackson Heights 66, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 28
Jefferson North 53, Horton 38
Junction City 56, Topeka 50
KC Harmon 66, KC Washington 63
KC Piper 67, Tonganoxie 51
Kingman 63, Hoisington 39
Larned 61, Halstead 59, OT
Lawrence 49, SM South 42
Lawrence Free State 59, SM Northwest 58, OT
Liberal 60, Great Bend 57
Lincoln 54, Pike Valley 48
Little River 49, Centre 35
Maize 59, Hutchinson 38
Manhattan 62, Topeka West 37
McPherson 75, Dodge City 69
Medicine Lodge 43, Belle Plaine 36
Mill Valley 60, KC Bishop Ward 28
Moundridge 62, Inman 56
Mulvane 49, El Dorado 47
Ness City 63, LaCrosse 29
Northern Heights 67, Madison/Hamilton 48
Norwich 69, Cunningham 43
Olathe East 32, SM North 28
Olpe 43, Lyndon 40
Osborne 50, Natoma 26
Ottawa 71, Bishop Seabury Academy 62
Paola 66, Baldwin 30
Pittsburg 67, Coffeyville 59
Pittsburg Colgan 59, Columbus 22
Pleasanton 55, Altoona-Midway 17
Pratt Skyline 59, Burrton 37
Riverside 61, Perry-Lecompton 45
Riverton 50, Galena 47
Rock Creek 63, Riley County 28
Rock Hills 59, Lakeside 50, OT
Rossville 65, Wabaunsee 60
Royal Valley 52, Hiawatha 42
Sabetha 48, Jefferson West 23
Salina Central 48, Newton 28
Salina Sacred Heart 68, Minneapolis 43
Salina South 83, Valley Center 60
Santa Fe Trail 33, Prairie View 32
Satanta 59, Kiowa County 49
Scott City 59, Hugoton 51
Sedan 83, South Haven 29
Sedgwick 46, Canton-Galva 39
Shawnee Heights 65, Emporia 58
SM East 64, Olathe North 61
SM West 59, Olathe Northwest 46
Solomon 48, Rural Vista 45
South Barber 77, Stafford 40
South Gray 74, Pawnee Heights 52
Southeast Saline 74, Chapman 52
Southwestern Hts. 56, Johnson-Stanton County 54
St. Francis 65, Hoxie 56
St. James Academy 51, Rockhurst, Mo. 50
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Wilson 37
St. John’s Military 62, SVHE 54
St. Mary’s 46, Silver Lake 45
Sterling 74, Nickerson 59
Syracuse 45, Elkhart 42
Troy 72, Valley Heights 63
Valley Falls 59, Oskaloosa 20
Veritas Christian 47, Wichita Home School 45
Wakefield 77, Peabody-Burns 12
Wamego 67, Osage City 61
Washburn Rural 61, Topeka Seaman 48
Washington County 64, Centralia 44
Wellington 73, Augusta 69
West Elk 68, Yates Center 56
West Franklin 52, Lebo 35
Wichita Collegiate 76, Buhler 72
Wichita East 38, Wichita Bishop Carroll 35
Wichita Heights 52, Wichita Northwest 40
Wichita Independent 67, Bluestem 41
Wichita Southeast 60, Wichita West 39
Wichita Trinity 56, Douglass 25
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Semifinal
Logan 39, Garden Plain 33
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Triplains-Brewster 37
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 68, Marysville 44
Andover Central 44, Andover 28
Argonia 39, Cedar Vale/Dexter 31
Arkansas City 40, Goddard-Eisenhower 36
Attica 60, Fairfield 37
Baldwin 59, Paola 51, OT
Basehor-Linwood 56, Bonner Springs 44
Berean Academy 63, Ell-Saline 29
Bishop Miege 63, BV West 25
Blue Valley Southwest 49, Gardner-Edgerton 43
Buhler 61, Wichita Collegiate 37
Burlington 55, Erie 34
Caney Valley 48, Humboldt 41
Central Plains 58, St. John 21
Centralia 67, Washington County 47
Centre 44, Little River 42, OT
Chase County 51, Hartford 29
Cheney 47, Chaparral 20
Chetopa 45, Crest 42
Cimarron 44, Lakin 24
Clay Center 44, Council Grove 27
Conway Springs 46, Garden Plain 34
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 37
Derby 58, Wichita Campus 35
Dighton 57, Ingalls 52
Dodge City 45, McPherson 39
Doniphan West 35, Linn 33
El Dorado 33, Mulvane 27
Elkhart 37, Syracuse 33
Ellis 59, Stockton 49
Ellsworth 80, Beloit 35
Flinthills 50, Oxford 13
Fort Scott 58, Parsons 48, OT
Frankfort 41, BV Randolph 31
Fredonia 60, Cherryvale 46
Frontenac 42, Baxter Springs 34
Garden City 59, Guymon, Okla. 54
Girard 50, Southeast 21
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 57, Chase 41
Goddard 47, Maize South 26
Goessel 59, Elyria Christian 32
Goodland 53, Ulysses 46
Greeley County 33, Oberlin-Decatur 23
Hanover 44, Wetmore 42
Haven 62, Lyons 61
Hays-TMP-Marian 61, Norton 47
Hesston 50, Smoky Valley 34
Hiawatha 61, Royal Valley 52
Hill City 40, Smith Center 33
Hillsboro 47, Pratt 35
Holcomb 49, Colby 37
Holton 50, Atchison County 28
Hoxie 60, St. Francis 24
Hugoton 62, Scott City 32
Hutchinson Central Christian 49, Pretty Prairie 20
Hutchinson Trinity 40, Remington 24
Immaculata 39, McLouth 17
Iola 34, Central Heights 28
Jefferson North 45, Horton 33
KC Piper 66, Tonganoxie 25
Kingman 38, Hoisington 26
Labette County 74, Independence 46
Lakeside 58, Rock Hills 41
Lansing 57, KC Turner 27
Lawrence 63, SM South 27
Lincoln 46, Pike Valley 37
Louisburg 27, Eudora 25
Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 58, Maranatha Academy 34
Madison/Hamilton 44, Northern Heights 42
Maize 37, Hutchinson 12
Manhattan 64, Topeka West 35
Marion 50, Bennington 22
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 48, Jackson Heights 32
Medicine Lodge 53, Belle Plaine 37
Mill Valley 56, KC Bishop Ward 16
Minneapolis 52, Salina Sacred Heart 40
Mission Valley 48, Herington 39
Moundridge 55, Inman 37
Ness City 60, LaCrosse 52
Newton 51, Salina Central 39
Northeast-Arma 53, Jayhawk Linn 49
Norwich 48, Cunningham 18
Olathe East 32, SM North 28
Olathe South 65, Leavenworth 50
Osborne 44, Natoma 38
Otis-Bison 54, Trego 47
Ottawa 56, Bishop Seabury Academy 24
Perry-Lecompton 48, Riverside 29
Pittsburg 69, Coffeyville 46
Pittsburg Colgan 35, Columbus 24
Pleasanton 62, Altoona-Midway 26
Prairie View 50, Santa Fe Trail 24
Pratt Skyline 37, Burrton 26
Riley County 50, Rock Creek 37
Riverton 37, Galena 32
Rossville 65, Wabaunsee 55
Sabetha 62, Jefferson West 49
Satanta 50, Kiowa County 46
Sedan 38, South Haven 37
Sedgwick 54, Canton-Galva 49
Shawnee Heights 47, Emporia 40
SM East 44, Olathe North 42
SM Northwest 33, Lawrence Free State 29
SM West 70, Olathe Northwest 63
Solomon 51, Rural Vista 40
South Barber 69, Stafford 18
Southeast Saline 56, Chapman 41
Southwestern Hts. 53, Johnson-Stanton County 33
Spring Hill 57, DeSoto 39
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 62, Wilson 39
St. Mary’s 47, Silver Lake 46
St. Thomas Aquinas 46, BV Northwest 34
Sterling 56, Nickerson 28
Thunder Ridge 56, Sylvan-Lucas 49
Topeka 85, Junction City 53
Topeka Hayden 81, Highland Park 37
Udall 36, Central Burden 30
Valley Center 37, Salina South 27
Valley Falls 63, Oskaloosa 43
Valley Heights 53, Troy 39
Victoria 47, Macksville 23
Wakefield 42, Peabody-Burns 21
Wamego 53, Osage City 23
Washburn Rural 47, Topeka Seaman 26
Wellington 61, Augusta 44
Wellsville 48, Osawatomie 14
West Franklin 52, Lebo 35
Wichita Bishop Carroll 65, Wichita East 33
Wichita Independent 68, Bluestem 40
Wichita Southeast 77, Wichita West 40
Wichita Trinity 46, Douglass 40
Winfield 57, Circle 51
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Logan 49, Cheylin 37
Semifinal
Golden Plains 50, Northern Valley 33
Wheatland-Grinnell 50, Triplains-Brewster 29

HSBC finally reaches deal with US, states over banking abuses

Posted on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Banking giant HSBC has reached a $470 million settlement with the federal government and nearly all states over mortgage lending and foreclosure abuses that officials say contributed to the financial crisis.

The agreement announced Friday requires the bank to pay $100 million and to provide an additional $370 million in consumer relief to borrowers and homeowners. That includes reducing the principal on mortgages for homeowners who are at risk of default.

The deal also requires the bank to improve standards for how it services loans and handles foreclosures.

The settlement involves the departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Attorneys general from 49 states plus the District of Columbia signed on.

Ugly end for beauty school; four campuses close in Kansas

Posted on February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Beverly Hills-based beauty school says it’s closing all 56 of its campuses in five states after losing federal funding over allegations of misconduct.

Marinello Schools of Beauty has been in business for over a century. It shut facilities this week in Manhattan, Wichita, Topeka, Overland Park and also in California, Nevada, Utah, and Connecticut.

School officials told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune that about 5,000 students and employees will receive transcripts and information about transfers next week.

The federal Department of Education announced this week that it’s stopping student financial aid programs at some two dozen campuses.

The agency alleges Marinello knowingly sought aid for students based on invalid high school diplomas, under-awarded some aid and charged students for excessive overtime.

Marinello spokesman Joe Hixon discounts the allegations and says they were based on flawed information.

2 earthquakes caused more than $100,000 damage in Kansas

Posted on February 5, 2016

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita officials say the city suffered more than $100,000 in damage from two earthquakes in early January.

The Wichita Eagle reports the city will pay for the repairs out of its operating budget because the city’s earthquake insurance deductible is $250,000.

An earthquake incident report says about $60,000 of the cost came from repairing 10 water main breaks after the earthquakes. Other damages were to foundations or masonry of city buildings, including two recreation centers, police substations, the Mid-America All-Indian Center and the Alford Library.

The city also plans to improve its earthquake response plan in case earthquakes become more frequent.

Scientists suspect recent earthquakes in Kansas are being caused by injections of wastewater by oil fracking companies.