HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High baseball team split their first two games of the Diamond Classic Thursday. The Indians beat Life Prep Academy 12-0 in the opener then lost 12-8 to Great Bend.
The Indians scored six in the first against Life Prep and took advantage of seven errors. Grant Coffman allowed one hit over four innings for the win against Life Prep. Tyrone Winn, Trey VanPelt and Willie Sennet all drove in two runs.
Great Bend used a six-run fourth to take an 11-5 lead and held the Indians off the rest of the way. Tyrone Winn takes the loss, allowing 10 runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings. Trey Riggs had two hits and drove in four.
Friday’s schedule
Great Bend vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, 1pm
Salina Central vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, 3pm
Great Bend vs. Life Prep Academy, 5:15pm
Hays vs. Salina Central, 7:15.
HAYS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team swept Goodland 11-1 and 14-7 Thursday to run their winning streak to four. The Monarchs (9-7) scored in every inning in the first game including a five-run first. Cole Zimmerman allowed one hit with a walk and 10 strikeouts in the six inning complete game win. Luke Ruder had two hits including a home runs and drove in three.
The Monarchs scored six in the first and four in the second in the second game. Nick Meis picked up the win, allowing seven runs on nine hits over four innings. Carlos Schwindt pitched three innings of scoreless relief.
Marion Alene Marcy, age 83, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Marion was born April 15, 1934 at Norwood, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas & Nettie (King) Forrest. Marion was a Farm Wife and homemaker and had been a resident of Wichita County Since 1949.
Marion was a member of the United Methodist Church, serving on several committees including the Co-Chairwoman of the funeral dinner committee for many years. She also was a 4-H Leader, a charter member of the Wichita County Municipal Golf Course, Leoti Bowling League all of Leoti, Kansas. Marion was a master seamstress and quilter providing alterations and clothing for any who had a need.
On February 22, 1952, she married M. Wayne Marcy at Raton, New Mexico. Wayne passed away on March 23, 2006 in Leoti, Kansas.
Marion’s surviving family includes-
One son- Michael & Christy Marcy- Leoti, Kansas
Four daughters-
Belinda & Scott Oldham- Leoti, Kansas
Debra Williams- Wichita, Kansas
Cathy & Russ Wiegers- Leoti, Kansas
Kari & Rodney Vogt- Manhattan, Kansas
A sister-
Bertha (Boots) Gerhardt- Nixa, Missouri
One brother-
John & Linda Moody- Springfield, Missouri
Eleven grandchildren-
Brent & Jena Oldham- Lakin, Kansas
Trisha & Cody Ellis- Lakin, Kansas
Steven & Brandy Marcy- Leoti, Kansas
Renee & Graham McGlynn- Wichita, Kansas
Chad Williams- Wichita, Kansas
Dustin & Anna Wiegers- Pflugerville, Texas
Amanda & Allen Baker- Leoti, Kansas
Julee & Roy Beedy- Leoti, Kansas
Clayton & Liz Oldham- Leoti, Kansas
Nichole & Jason Baker- Scott City, Kansas
Brooke Vogt- Manhattan, Kansas
Eighteen Great Grandchildren-
Colter & Taegan Oldham- Lakin, Kansas
Audrina, Faith, Zachary & Reid Marcy- Leoti, Kansas
Marcy, Cele & Elly Baker- Leoti, Kansas
Chloe & Paisley Baker- Scott City, Kansas
Allison & Gavin McGlynn- Wichita, Kansas
Taylor & Talon Beedy- Leoti, Kansas
Avery & Hadley Wiegers- Pflugerville, Texas
Emily Ellis- Lakin, Kansas
Her parents, husband, three brothers, Tipton, Ivan & Thomas Forrest and two sisters, Jackie Siemens and June Howard precede her in death.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am Monday, May 8, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverend Brad Kirk officiating.
Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas.
Friends may call from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Saturday and from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.
Memorials may be given to Wichita County 4-H or the United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.
Katie Scheck, age 93, of Victoria, Kansas died Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society of Hays. She was born April 11, 1924, on the family farm north of the Walker Army Air Base, to Joseph P. and Magdalena (Windholz) Scheck.
She worked for the St. Fidelis Friary and The Basilica of St. Fidelis as a sacristan for 30 years. Katie attended school at Walker and Victoria. She was a seamstress for 16 years, made bridal gowns, Mother of the bride dresses and attendant dresses. She worked for Denning’s Drapery and Upholstery Shop in Victoria for several years and worked at Travenol Laboratories for 10 years. She was certified by The Most Reverend Cyril J. Vogel, Bishop of Salina as a member of the Vocation Prayer Apostolate of the Diocese of Salina. Katie was a active member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, a member of the parish staff, the Liturgy Committee, a Eucharistic Minister, St. Fidelis Christian Mothers Alter Society and Secular Franciscan Order. Katie enjoyed her garden, flowers, canning, baking, playing cards with friends and her family.
Survivors include two brothers, Edwin Scheck, Russell, KS; Linus Scheck and wife, Pat, Macksville, KS; two sisters, Lena Meder, Victoria, KS; Rubin Dinkel, Oakley, KS; three sisters-in-law, Arnita Scheck, Victoria, KS; Jude Scheck, Hays, KS; Maxine Scheck, Russell, KS; and many nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Peter Scheck and wife, Evelyn; Victor Scheck and wife, Marlene “Toots”; Seraphin “Sarie” Scheck; Melvin Scheck; Gilbert Scheck; three sisters, Bertha Denning and husband, Rich; Mary Weigel and husband, Harold; Leona Scheck; two brothers-in-law, Edward Meder and Ralph Dinkel; one sister-in-law, Rita Scheck; one nephew, Charles Scheck; four nieces, Betty (Scheck) Brown, Jennifer (Meder) Lehmann, Gloria (Scheck) McCormick, Judy (Scheck) Brooks.
Services are 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 6, 2017 at The Basilica of St. Fidelis Victoria, Kansas. Burial in St. Fidelis Cemetery Victoria, Kansas.
A vigil service is at 7:00 P.M. Friday, followed by a St. Fidelis Christian Mothers rosary both at The Basilica of St. Fidelis.
Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Saturday, all at The Basilica of St. Fidelis.
Memorial to the St. Fidelis Friary Victoria, Kansas.
Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or can be sent via e-mail to [email protected]
Alex Deaton courtesy of Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man accused of leaving a trail of dead and wounded people and stolen cars in Mississippi, New Mexico and Kansas.
District Attorney Michael Guest says grand jurors in Rankin County, Mississippi, indicted Alex Deaton Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder, auto theft, and drive-by shooting. He’s accused of strangling his girlfriend, stealing her car, and shooting a jogger in February.
He’s also suspected in the killing of a woman cleaning a church in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
Scene of Deaton’s crash in Ellsworth Co.-photo courtesy KHP
From there, he allegedly drove to New Mexico, carjacked a couple, fled to Kansas and shot a convenience store clerk in Pratt.
Deaton awaits a June 3 preliminary hearing in Pratt where he’s expected to be tried first on charges of attempted murder, theft, robbery and fleeing police.
May 2017 commencement will be the first time Fort Hays State has graduated more than 4,000 students in a year.
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Fort Hays State University will graduate 4,075 students this year – the total from summer and fall 2016 and spring 2017 – an increase of 7.41 percent from last year’s total of 3,794.
It is also the first time Fort Hays State has graduated more than 4,000 students in a year.
“The culmination of all our efforts as educators is to prepare them for the next stage of their careers,” said Registrar Craig Karlin. “The continual increase in the number of graduates tracking the continual increases in enrollment is another sign of our success as an institution.”
The continuation of increased numbers means that a tradition of two commencement ceremonies will continue. Both ceremonies will be in Gross Memorial Coliseum, immediately adjacent to the U.S. 183 Bypass on the south side of the FHSU campus.
“We want to honor our graduates and give their families a special occasion to honor their students’ achievements, but we also want to enable them to get to their personal and family celebrations in a time fashion,” said Karlin. “Our goal is to keep each ceremony within two hours.”
Ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate degree recipients from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Peter Werth College of Science, Technology, and Mathematics will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 12.
A separate ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13, will be for graduate and undergraduate degree recipients form the W.R. and Yvonne Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship, the College of Education and the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.
For Friday’s ceremony, doors open to Gross Memorial Coliseum and Cunningham Hall at 4 p.m. Graduates can pick up name cards, caps, gowns, hoods and tassels at Gate 1, Gross Coliseum, from 1 to 5:45 p.m. The line-up for students graduating on Friday begins at 5:15 p.m. in Cunningham Hall.
Saturday, doors open at 7 a.m. Pick up name card, cap, gown, hood and tassel at Gross Memorial’s Gate 1 from 7 to 8:45 a.m. Line-up in Cunningham Hall begins at 8:15 a.m.
Graduates and faculty will be seated on the main floor of Gross Coliseum.
Guest seating is available on the bleachers and in the balcony area. Both ceremonies are free and open to families of graduates and to all friends of the university. No tickets are required. All seats in Gross Memorial Coliseum are first-come, first-served and are normally filled one hour before the start of the ceremony.
The numbers are 472 from the summer 2016 term; 777 from the fall 2016 semester; and 2,826 from the spring 2017 semester. The overall numbers will change slightly when the degree-verification process concludes, but the total numbers for Commencement are 87 associate degrees; 3,182 bachelor’s degrees and 806 graduate degrees (master’s and education specialist graduates).
Traffic in the Gross Coliseum area is extremely heavy for Commencement. Parking lots adjacent to Gross Coliseum typically fill up quickly, but ample parking is available on the main campus. In the event of rain, unpaved lots near Gross Coliseum will be closed, making it necessary to park on the main campus.
Shuttle bus service will be provided both Friday and Saturday between the campus and Gross Coliseum. The shuttle buses will stop in parking lots and wherever drivers see people walking to or from Gross Coliseum.
Seating arrangements for the disabled are available in the bleacher area on either side in front of the stage. Drivers will find Gates 2 and 3, at the northwest and southwest corners, most convenient for dropping off passengers with disabilities. There are no reservations for this area. One person, if necessary, will be allowed to accompany an individual in this seating area.
An interpreter for people who are hearing impaired will be near Section C in the bleacher area.
Persons other than degree candidates attending Commencement are asked to enter through the four coliseum gates and not through Cunningham Hall.
Commencement will be broadcast live to campus residence halls and over two area cable TV systems. Eagle Communications will carry the live telecast on KFHS-TV, Channel 17, in Hays, Ellis, Russell and WaKeeney. Rural Telephone will carry the live broadcast of Commencement to nearly 40 communities in northwest Kansas. Residents in communities served by Rural Telephone should check their local listings for the channel in their community.
Commencement will also be broadcast live through Tiger Media Network. Links to each ceremony will be available through the Watch Live buttons at the bottom of the page at www.fhsu.edu/commencement/.
Viewers who choose this option should download Windows Media Player prior to May 12 and use Windows or Mac OS X, version 10.3.9 or greater.
Brian Reager, technical product specialist with the Garage Gurus, talks to automotive students about vehicle electrical systems at NCK Thursday afternoon.
A member of the Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Garage Gurus was in the NCK Tech garage Thursday offering a lesson on vehicle electrical systems.
Some might know the Garage Guru brand from its TV show on Velocity.
Brian Reager, technical product specialist out of Colorado, said he usually offers short classes to professional mechanics. Reager is not a part of the TV Show.
The parts company offers traveling instruction courses across the country. This was the first time one of the gurus has visited the NCK campus.
“It helps the students to hear this from someone other than us teachers,” said Richard Cox, NCK automotive technology teacher. “They get to hear it from another perspective.”
Electrical knowledge is key for the next generation of mechanics as 80 percent of auto repair on newer computer-controlled vehicles involve electrical systems, Cox said. Even suspension, shocks and steering are controlled by electrical sensors.
Understanding electrical systems will help the new mechanics more accurately and quickly diagnose problems.
“It will save time and money for the employers, the vehicle owners and ultimately themselves,” Cox said.
Both NCK and high school students sat in on Reager’s class.
Jarod Windlholz, a first year NCK student, said Reager broke down the lesson in a different way and the lesson was a good review.
Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today announced new appointments to boards and commissions.
“I’d like to thank these men and women for their willingness to give their time, talents, and hard work in service to the great State of Kansas. With their help, we can achieve our shared goal of making Kansas the best state in America to raise a family and grow a business,” said Governor Brownback.
The Governor’s Office is always looking for qualified, interested Kansans to serve the state on commissions and boards in their areas of expertise. If you are interested in serving on a commission or board, please visit https://governor.ks.gov/serving-kansans/office-of-appointments.
Firefighters Memorial Advisory Committee
Duane Banzet, Neodesha
Children’s Cabinet
Terri Rice, Wichita
Jerry Henry, Cummings
Kansas Water Authority
Ted Nighswonger, Lenora
Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission
Derek Ramos, Garden City
Sentencing Commission
Dan Dunbar, Lawrence
State Fair Board
Virginia Crossland-Macha, Gas (reappointment)
Emergency Medical Services Board
Dr. Joel Hornung, Council Grove (reappointment)
Chad Pore, Greensburg (reappointment)
Kansas Dental Board
Dr. Jarrod Jones, Hays (reappointment)
Dr. Stanley Wint, Gardner
Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Thomas “Artie” Lucas, Olathe
Kansas Selective Service Systems
Blaine Van Meter, Scandia
John Altevogt, Edwardsville
David Lightner, Olathe
Don Alexander, Parsons
Deborah Hall, Ft. Scott
HARPER COUNTY– Another earthquake rattled portions of Kansas on Thursday,
The 3.5 magnitude quake hit just after 6:30p.m. Thursday and was centered approximately 13 miles southeast of Harper according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City International Airport has been asked to stop a recently added screening procedure that required passengers to remove all paper products from their carry-ons while going through security checkpoints.
The Kansas City Star reports the Transportation Security Administration asked the airport’s security agency Akal Security Inc. to stop the policy Tuesday because it was affecting operations.
The procedure required passengers to remove all paper items including books, loose-leaf paper, Post-It notes and files so they could be screened to make sure no dangerous items were hidden inside.
The TSA says random and unpredicted screening measures may be implemented at airports if they follow TSA guidelines.
The agency says it has no plans to adopt the paper screening policy on a larger scale.
