ELLIS COUNTY
The National Weather Service in Dodge City along with Ellis County Emergency Management will present a Storm Identification/Spotter Training session Wed., March 29 in Hays.
The meeting, open to the public, will be held in the basement of the Emergency Services Building, 1105 E. 22nd, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Ralph Hubert Herzog, age 95, of Hays, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society, Hays. He was born August 19, 1921 in Quinter, Kansas to Frank and Elizabeth (Leiker) Herzog. After graduating from Quinter High School he attended St. Joseph’s Military Academy in Hays. He married Virginia E. McElhose on January 28, 1945 in Salina, Kansas. She preceded him in death on July 14, 2010.
Ralph owned Hays Health Center which was a physiotherapy practice for many years. He was active in the Hays community serving on the city commission and as mayor. He was instrumental in developing the Hays Municipal Airport. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by three sons, James Ralph Herzog of Sun City, AZ, Robert Lee Herzog of Peoria, AZ and Arthur Frank Herzog of Hays; three daughters, Maxine Litson of Gove, KS, Judy Rego of Sun City, AZ and Sharon Naylor of Hays; two sisters, Peggy Molitar of Offerle, KS and Deloris Fortin of Ft. Collins, CO; 15 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Mack Henry Herzog; two brothers, Leo and Herbert Herzog and four sisters, Matilda Kuntz, Josephine Waldman, Viola Ochs and Ida Kuntz.
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays. Inurnment will follow in Mt. Allen Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM with a combined Knights of Columbus rosary and parish vigil service at 7:00 PM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.
Memorials are suggested to the Rectory Remodeling Fund at St. Joseph’s Church or The Good Samaritan Society, Hays.
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithley funeralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].
Hays Post
Ellis County received a much-needed round of precipitation through the day and overnight Tuesday, with parts of the county receiving more than an inch of rain.
A report from near Ellis showed 1.16 inches of rain in the gauge Wednesday morning, while most reports from Hays were in the 0.75-inch range.
There was a report of 1.2 inches near WaKeeney, and most of Trego and Rush counties received right at an inch of rain.
The slow, soaking rainfall offered up rain throughout northwest Kansas, but the heaviest rain fell in Reno, Harvey and Marion counties, where there were several reports of more than 2.5 inches.
Showers are expected to continued today and Thursday. Click HERE for the complete extended forecast.
Nicholas S. Kough, age 29, died on Monday, March 27, 2017 in Finney County, Kansas. He was born on January 1, 1988 the son of Steve and Florence (Flossie) Zellner Kough in Scott City, Kansas. Nick graduated with his associates degree in auto body collision repair from the Northwest Kansas Technical Program of Goodland, Kansas.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and the NRA.
Survivors include:
His Parents Steve & Florence (Flossie) Kough of Scott City, Kansas
One Sister Stephanie and Rylan Woolfolk of Protection, Kansas
Two Brothers KC Kough of Phoenix, Arizona
Scott Kough of Meade, Kansas
Three Nieces Emerie Woolfolk of Protection, Kansas
Addalyn Woolfolk of Protection, Kansas
Charlotte Kough of Meade, Kansas
Paternal Grandparents Conrad and Betty Ann Kough of Scott City, Kansas
Numerous Cousins.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Joe and Florence Baker Zellner.
Funeral Services St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas
10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017
Vigil Service St Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kansas
6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017
Officiant Fr. Bernard Felix
Memorials in lieu of flowers Nicholas Kough Memorial Fund
% Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas
Visitation 1:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday
10:00-3:00 Thursday
Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas
Ellis Warren Rewerts, age 78, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Ellis was born February 18, 1939 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Thomas Henry & Hattie Elizabeth “ Lizzie” (Hoss) Rewerts. Ellis was a 1957 graduate of Wichita County High School, and completed his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in1964 at Kansas State University. Ellis worked as an electrical engineer, a custom woodworker, and a computer expert during his lifetime. He has been been a resident of Leoti, Kansas most of his life .
Ellis was a member of the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas. He was also active in the community and sat on the board of Directors for the Museum of the Great Plains and was Director of Wichita County Senior Citizens Center.
On June 10, 1962 he married Geneva Louise Lewis at Whitewater, Kansas. Geneva passed away on March 26, 1985 in Dallas, Texas. On December 12, 1992 he married Janice L. (Smith) Hahn in Leoti, Kansas.
Ellis’s surviving family includes
His wife
Janice Rewerts- Leoti, Kansas
One daughter-
Susan & Erich Stokes- Round Rock, Texas
Two step children-
Lisa & Troy Ruda- Hays, Kansas
Dennis & Susy Hahn- Roxborough Park, Colorado
Four grandchildren-
Brian Stokes- Round Rock, Texas
Madison Ruda- Hays, Kansas
Ethan Ruda- Hays, Kansas
Anna Hahn- Roxbourough Park, Colorado
Sister-in-Law-
Ruth Rewerts- Stafford, Kansas
His parents, a child in infancy, and two brothers, Charles Rewerts and Harold and his wife, Jeri Rewerts precede him in death.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverends Brad Kirk and Paul McNall officiating.
Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas
There will be no calling times.
Memorials may be given to the Museum of the Great Plains, Wichita County Senior Citizens Center, Wichita County LTCU or Legacy House in care of the funeral home.
Condolences my be sent to the family on the Price & Sons Funeral Home website at priceandsons.com
McPHERSON, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ soccer team lost 3-0 to Maize South in the first round of the McPherson Invitational Tuesday night in McPherson.
Maize South broke a scoreless tie on header off a corner kick with 27:12 to play. The goal was followed by a a nearly hour lightning delay.
The Indians play again Thursday at 4pm.
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Hays Lions club received a $228 grant from Midwest Energy Community Fund. The Grant money was used to help offset expenses for the lions Annual Pancake Feed and Fund Raiser on March 14th. This was the 39th year for this event, and 1,012 people were served pancakes and sausage.
Funds raised from this event are used to help support other organizations in the community and help the Lions fund their many Vision programs including Leader Dog, Vision Screening, collection and recycling of used glasses and providing financial support to those unable to afford glasses.
The Hays Lions Club was established in 1924 and this year is the 100th year celebration for Lions International, established in 1917. Lions is currently the largest service organization in the world with over 1.4 million members and located in 258 countries. Our motto is “We Serve”. Vision has been Lions primary project since 1924 when Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become the “Knights of the Blind”.
Contemporary Christian Radio station 98.5 The TRUTH is hosting a new Free Friday Family Film on Friday at 7:05 p.m. at Celebration Community Church.
“Me Again” tells the story of a Pastor and family man who loses sight of everything that matters most and when he wishes for a life other than his own, he suddenly finds himself trapped within the lives of everyone his apathy has affected.
Pop, popcorn and the movie are all free. Celebration Community Church is located on the hill above I-70 at Exit 157.
FHSU University Relations
Fort Hays State University’s Students for Life will host the Light in the Dark 5K Glow Run from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 28. The run will start on the patio of the FHSU Memorial Union.
Students for Life will use proceeds to educate the FHSU community on pro-life resources and to bring speakers to campus.
Registration is $20 for an individual and $50 for a team of four. Prices increase to $25 per person at 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 14.
For more information and to register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Hays/LightintheDark5K?embedId2=MZxzuc5f
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Established in 2013, the annual ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign celebrates achievement and creates awareness around the goal of college and career readiness for all. ACT developed the campaign to shine a light on the individuals and institutions doing more with less, overcoming personal or community obstacles, and serving as examples to others working to improve the condition of college and career readiness for all.
The campaign identifies exemplars in each of four categories—students, high schools, post-secondary institutions, and employers—for each participating state.
ACT identified Hays High School as one of a select group of high schools in Kansas for the ACT College and Career Transition Award. High schools were identified based on ACT test data and high school demographics. ACT State Councils—comprised of education and workforce professionals from all 50 states—chose the school for state exemplar designation.
“Each year we are proud to recognize exemplary students, high schools, post-secondary institutions and employers working to advance the condition of college and career readiness in their communities,” said Scott Montgomery, ACT senior vice president of public affairs. “The individuals and groups named ACT state exemplars demonstrate perseverance and innovative thinking in the face of adversity, and serve as examples to others working to improve college and career readiness for all.”
Superintendent John Thissen said, “It is a great honor to have Hays High School identified as one of the Kansas’ ACT College and Career Transition Exemplars. The recognition is affirmation to the hard work our Hays’ teachers and students put into their preparation for the future. I am personally very proud to be a part of such a strong learning organization. The Hays community as a whole should celebrate in this achievement.”
All state exemplars will be considered for National Semifinalist status by an ACT Selection Committee, which will narrow the talented group into four National Semifinalists per category. Finally, a National Selection Committee composed of national education and workforce leaders will choose one semifinalist per category to make up four National Exemplars.
These National Exemplars, along with all state exemplars and semifinalists will be honored at an ACT recognition event in late fall 2017 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Learn more about the ACT College & Career Readiness Campaign and view highlights from previous years at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/policy-and-advocacy/college-and-career-readiness-campaign.html.
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team was unable to hold on to an early lead Tuesday afternoon (March 28) against Washburn, falling to the Ichabods 10-5. The Tigers picked up eight hits in the contest, including four base knocks in a three-run fourth inning. But WU rallied for seven runs over the next three frames to take back control.
Fort Hays State dips to 8-19 this season and 1-13 in the MIAA, while the Ichabods improve to 17-11 overall and 9-8 in the league. The teams will wrap up their season series next Tuesday (April 4) inside Larks Park.
The Tigers jumped out early, scoring in the first inning after Ty Redington led things off with a single to left. Nick Hammeke worked a walk in the next at bat before the pair pulled off a double steal, putting runners in scoring position for Dayton Pomeroy. The DH came through with an RBI groundout, giving the Tigers a quick 1-0 lead.
Washburn responded by manufacturing a run of their own in the bottom of the first before starting pitchers Alex Ruxlow and Quentin McGrath traded scoreless frames through the third inning.
The Black and Gold broke through again in the top of the fourth, rattling off four-straight hits and taking a 4-1 lead. Jake Lanferman singled past the second baseman with one out before moving to third on a single from catcher Trevor Hughes. Bryce Witchurch followed with his first of three hits, doubling home Lanferman for the first run of the inning. Jace Bowman kept things rolling with a single to left, plating Hughes. Witchurch came in to score the final run of the inning on a fielder’s choice groundout off the bat of Redington.
The Ichabods got one run back in the bottom of the fourth before plating four in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth and eighth, taking the lead for good.
Witchurch led off the top of the ninth with a home run to right to lead off the top of the ninth inning, wrapping up a strong day at the plate. It was the junior’s third long ball of the season and his second against WU.
Witchurch picked up the only two extra base hits for the Tigers, finishing 3-for-4 and a triple shy of the cycle. Redington added a pair of hits, with Lanferman, Hughes and Bowman contributing the other three. Ruxlow (3-5) took the loss after giving up five runs in four-plus innings of work. Ryan Ruder came on to throw 1.2 innings out of the pen, surrendering three runs on four hits with one strikeout. Sam Capps finished things off, tossing the final 2.1 innings and giving up two runs while striking out three Ichabod batters.
The Tigers will stay out on the road this weekend, traveling to Tahlequah, Okla. to take on Northeastern State in a three-game set (March 31-April 2). First pitch Friday is tentatively set for 2 p.m.
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High boys golf team shot a 318 and finished second at their own Bob Blazer Invitational Tuesday at the Smoky Hill Country Club. The Indians finished 11 strokes behind Garden City who won the team title with a 307.
Allen Zollinger shot a five-over par 76 and finished third, three shots behind Garden City’s Sion Audrain who won the individual title with a 73. Hays High’s Josh Norris finished sixth with a 78 and Brent Koeningsman was ninth with a 79.
| PL | TEAM FINISH | SCR |
| 1. | GARDEN CITY | 307 |
| 2. | HAYS HIGH | 318 |
| 3. | DODGE CITY | 329 |
| 4. | SALINA SOUTH | 335 |
| 5. | SALINA CENTRAL | 346 |
| 6. | LIBERAL | 348 |
| 7. | TOPEKA SEAMAN | 355 |
| 8. | JUNCTION CITY | 383 |
| 9. | HAYS – B | 383 |
| # | GREAT BEND | 402 |
| # | TOPEKA WEST | NA |
| TOP 10 MEDALISTS | SCR | SCH | |
| 1. | SION AUDRAIN | 73 | GC |
| 2. | LOGAN DURST | 74 | GC |
| 3. | ALLEN ZOLLINGER | 76 | HA |
| 4. | KELBY TITUS | 77 | GB |
| 5. | TAYLOR LARSEN | 78 | GC |
| 6. | JOSH NORRIS | 78 | HA |
| 7. | LUKAS FREELOVE | 79 | SC |
| 8. | REESE EMERT | 79 | TS |
| 9. | BRENT KOENIGSMAN | 79 | HA |
| # | CAMERON RILEY | 80 | L |
UNDATED (AP) – Frank Mason III of Kansas has been unanimously selected to the 2016-17 AP All-America team.
Mason, who averaged 20.8 points and 5.1 assists this season, received all first-team votes from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly AP Top 25.
Joining Mason on the first team on Tuesday were fellow senior Josh Hart of Villanova, sophomore Caleb Swanigan of Purdue, freshman Lonzo Ball of UCLA and junior Justin Jackson of North Carolina.
Hart, who averaged 18.9 points and 6.5 rebounds, received 62 first-team votes.
Swanigan led the nation with 26 double-doubles and was the only Division I player to average 18 points and 12 rebounds this season. He was on 61 first-team ballots.
Ball received 54 first-team votes. He averaged 14.6 points and 7.9 assists and has already announced plans to enter the NBA draft.
Jackson helped the Tar Heels reach the Final Four, averaging 18.1 points. He was on 24 first-team ballots.
Votes were based on the regular season and conference tournaments.
