Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind around 8 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Independence DayMostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday NightA slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
WednesdaySunny, with a high near 93. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 67.
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on television personalities, journalists and political rivals feel like something straight out of the pro wrestling circuit. And that may not be a coincidence.
Trump has long been associated with the game. And wrestling aficionados say he has borrowed its time-tested tactics to cultivate the ultimate antihero character. That’s someone who wins at all costs, incites outrage and follows nobody’s rules but his own.
On Sunday, Trump’s apparent fondness for wrestling emerged again. He tweeted mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit outside a wrestling ring. The man’s face is obscured by the CNN logo.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An atheist group is raising questions about prayers at high school basketball games in Western Kansas, but school officials are defending their practices.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent letters to the Cheylin and Weskan school districts complaining about basketball players praying after games in January with coaches participating.
Weskan Superintendent Dave Hale says the coaches did not lead the prayer. It was student driven, but he will make sure his coaches are not in the area in the future.
Chris Line with the foundation says the group considers the issue resolved. Both districts said they would ensure that staff members don’t participate in or encourage future prayers.
MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Saturday afternoon accident in Manhattan.
Just before 12:15p.m. Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Seth Child Road. and Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhattan after report of an injury accident involving 2 vehicles, according to a media release.
When officers arrived on scene, they found that a blue 2009 Toyota Camry, driven by Gayla Fief, 53, Manhattan, had been struck by a black 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Romelia Sutton, 52, Marysville.
Fief was entrapped in her vehicle, and was extracted by Manhattan Fire Department before being transported by Lifestar to Stormont Vail in Topeka where she died.
Both Sutton and her passenger, Jazmin Vera-Galvan, 39, Marysville, were transported by EMS to Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment of their injuries.
During the course of the accident investigation, it was determined that Fief pulled out in front of Sutton, who did not have time to avoid the collision.
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MANHATTAN – A 53-year-old woman injured in an accident in Manhattan on Saturday was flown to a hospital in Topeka where she died, according to the Riley County Police Department.
The crash briefly closed Seth Child and Tuttle Creek Boulevard.
Details on the accident that involved a pickup and a sedan and name of the victim were not released.
Police are expected to release additional details on Sunday afternoon.
Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available.
Game 1: Derby 6, Hays 7
In game one Keone Givens drove in three runs and Chandler Coates allowed three runs over five plus innings to earn his third win over the season.
Derby took an early lead scoring two runs in the top of the first but Hays answered back in their half of the inning on a two RBI double by Colin Simpson tying the game at two.
Hays’ big inning came in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jacob Boston delivered on a two-run single to put the Larks up 4-2. Hays added an RBI single by Givens to go up 5-2.
Givens drove in two more runs in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single to give Hays a 7-3 lead.
Derby scored three runs in the top of the seventh to cut the deficit to one but reliever Kent Hasler struck out the final hitter he faced with the tying run at second as the Larks got the 7-6 win.
Coates earned the win allowing just three runs on six hits while striking out four in five and a third innings. Givens finished two for three with three RBI’s.
Game 2: Hays 2, Derby 4
In the second game Trevor Boone’s two home runs were not enough as the Twins earned the 4-2 win.
Trevor Boone lead off the top of second inning with a solo home run to put Hays up 1-0 but the Twins got two in their half of that inning to take a 2-1 lead.
Boone’s second home run to lead off the six tied the game at two but Derby answered with a two-run triple in the bottom of the inning to go up 4-2.
Boone was two-for-three with two home runs. Chad Smith allowed one run on one hit over two thirds of inning and suffered the loss.
With the loss the Larks are 17-7 overall and 17-6 in the Jayhawk League. They are a game back of Liberal in the standings.
Back row (l-r): Mike Slattery, Marcy Aycock, Rob Schocke, Chad Fowler, Ethan Harder, Rich Dreiling, Lance Tilton, Rich Sieker, Jennifer Brantley, Cathy Domsch and Dick Selensky. Front row (l-r): DeBra Prideaux, Angela Gaughan, Emily Brandt, Lea Ann Curtis, Betty Johnson, Denise Riedel, Chuck Sexson, Dave Voss, Mike Koerner, Roger Schieferecke and Mitch Hall. Not pictured: Molly Aspan, Sandy Billinger, LeAnn Brown, Emily Griffin Overocker and Ken Ruder
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The Fort Hays State University Alumni Association Board of Directors has announced the addition of three new board members.
They were introduced June 16 at the board’s summer meeting in Hays. New to the board are Cathy Domsch, Atwood; Robert “Rob” Schocke, Castle Rock, Colo.; and Dr. Mike Slattery, Hays.
Domsch, business and human resources manager with SureFire Ag Systems Inc., received a Bachelor of Business Administration in management from FHSU in 1999. She will serve a two-year term on the board and hold a position on the Finance and Operations Committee.
Schocke, a senior implementation analyst with VISA Inc., graduated from FHSU in 2011 with a Bachelor of General Studies degree with an emphasis in business. He will serve a two-year board term and hold a position on the Finance and Operations Committee.
Slattery holds three degrees from FHSU: a bachelor’s degree in physical education and social science, 1973; a master’s in educational administration (secondary), 1977; and an education specialist degree (superintendent), 1989. He received full board member status after having served a term as community representative. He is vice chair of the Awards and Recognition Committee.
“We are fortunate to have an 18-member board of highly talented and dedicated graduates assisting us in furthering the overall success of the association,” said DeBra Prideaux, executive director of alumni and governmental relations. “All three of our newest board members bring expertise and energy to the association as we continue to strengthen the FHSU Tiger alumni family.”
The 2017-18 Executive Council is composed of Mitchell Hall, Harper, board president; Mike Koerner, Hays, vice president; Angela Gaughan, Wichita; Ethan Harder, Elkhart; Betty Johnson, Lawrence; and Dr. Jennifer Brantley, Wichita.
Hall, a 2005 FHSU graduate, received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He is the owner of H2O Drilling LLC, and Hall Family Land & Cattle LLC. He was elected to a second one-year term as president of the board.
Koerner, operations and systems manager for Eagle Communications, has two degrees from FHSU, a bachelor’s degree in information networking and telecommunications, 2000, and a master’s degree in INT in 2005. He is vice president of the board and holds a position on the Finance and Operations Committee.
Gaughan received a bachelor’s degree in communication (journalism) in 1992 from FHSU. She is a VISTA project specialist with the Wichita State University Engagement Institute. Gaughan will serve as chair of the Awards and Recognition Committee.
Harder, field technician and safety coordinator with Harder & Associates LLC, received a bachelor’s degree in political science from FHSU in 2005. Harder serves as chair of the Finance and Operations Committee.
Johnson, president of Betty Johnson and Associates, was named chair of the Membership and Marketing Committee. She received a bachelor’s degree in communication from FHSU in 1980.
Brantley serves in an at-large position on the Executive Council and is a member of the Membership and Marketing Committee. She is the manager of Continuing Education and Outreach with Envision, Inc. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from FHSU in 1993.
Other members of the board:
• Dr. Sandy Billinger, Roeland Park, an assistant professor at KU Medical Center.
• Rich Dreiling, Wichita, an account sales manager for CD Custom Enterprises LLC.
• Leo Lake, Salina, retired educator, volunteer.
• Denise Riedel, Overland Park, data management specialist for EMB Statistical Solutions.
• Dr. Roger Schieferecke, Hays, director of the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
• Richard “Dick” Selensky, Shawnee Mission, retired educator and administrator.
• Richard “Rich” Sieker, Hays, a sales representative for Eagle Communications.
• Lance Tilton, Chapman, an agriculture and commercial lender for Astra Bank.
• Dave Voss, Colby, a network development manager with Centene Corp.-Sunflower State Health Plan.
Chelsey Ladd, Hays, will serve as the community representative on the Awards and Recognition Committee.
Retiring board members were recognized for a combined 42 years of service: Molly Aspan, Tulsa; Dr. Marcy Aycock, Sedgwick; Dr. LeAnn Brown, WaKeeney; Lea Ann Curtis, Topeka; Chad Fowler, Andale; Dr. Emily Griffin Overocker, Edmond, Okla.; Dr. Ken Ruder, Petersburg, Ky.; and Charles “Chuck” Sexson, Topeka.
Established in 1916, the Fort Hays State University Alumni Association serves the population of FHSU graduates by identifying needs and providing solutions. More than 63,500 graduates live throughout the United States and approximately 77 foreign countries.
The board sets the policy and direction of the association in developing life-long relationships between the university and alumni.
Board nominations are accepted as positions become available. For more information, visit www.goforthaysstate.com, email [email protected] or call 785-628-4430 or toll free 1-888-351-3591.
Thanks to increases in school funding passed by the Kansas Legislature this spring, the Hays school district is able to propose a reduction in student fees for the coming school year.
The Legislature passed funding for all-day kindergarten. The new funding bill requires public schools to eliminate enrollment fees for kindergarten.
District staff also is proposing using a portion of the increase in state per pupil funding to lower the student workbook/material fees.
Administrators are proposing decreasing the material fee from $135 to $90 per year. This would be a revenue decrease of $90,000. The workbook/material fee pays for the cost of textbooks, library books and classroom and athletic supplies.
The new base state aid per pupil will be raised to $4,006 for the 2017-2018 school year, increasing overall state funding under the new funding law.
The school funding bill is being reviewed by the Kansas Supreme Court after a number of school districts sued the state in 2010, alleging the state was providing constitutionally inadequate funding to the state’s schools. The Supreme Court found in favor of the school districts and ordered the Legislature to address the school funding formula.
The latest formula is under review by the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to have a decision later this month. Until that decision can be made, the funding bill the Legislature passed this spring was allowed to become law on July 1.
Wednesday will be the board’s first meeting of the new fiscal year and is dedicated to reorganization. Among other appointments, the board will appoint a new president and vice president.
However, the board will be short one member. Current board vice president Sarah Rankin has announced her resignation as her family is moving out of Hays.
The board will vote on a motion to publish Rankin’s vacancy, which will set in motion the process for her replacement.
Rankin is in the second year of a four-year term.
The board will also set the mileage reimbursement rate to the state rate, which is $0.535 per mile and consider a memorandum of understanding for Ellis County schools.
The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rockwell Administrative Center. This differs from its normal Monday meeting date because of the July 4 holiday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Sano belted a three-run homer, Felix Jorge pitched five-plus solid innings to win his major league debut and the Minnesota Twins held off the Kansas City Royals 10-5 on Saturday night for a split of a doubleheader.
Brandon Moss, Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon, the Royals’ 7-8-9 hitters, went a combined 6-for-12 with three home runs, seven RBIs and scored six runs as the Royals rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Twins 11-6 in the opener.
Sano continues to torment the Royals, hitting safely in all 11 games against them this season with five home runs and 24 RBIs. He homered in both games.
Eddie Rosario went 5-for-5 and scored three runs in the second game. Rosario’s single scored Kennys Vargas in a three-run ninth.
Sano hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth off Jason Hammel (4-7) to put the Twins up 4-2.
KANSAS CITY –Four additional defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to use online escort and massage ads to lure robbery victims, according to Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Rodney E. Brock, 20, of Blue Springs, Mo., Melissa C. Cummins, 23, and Daphne J. Fruean, 37, both of Independence, Mo., and Michele R. Shatto, 34, of Kansas City,, were charged in a 12-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. The second superseding indictment replaces a Nov. 1, 2016, superseding indictment and contains additional defendants and charges (bringing the total number of defendants to 10). The second superseding indictment also includes Kenneth W. Sexson, 33, of Sugar Creek, Mo., Ray J. Mahurin, 34, of Blue Springs, Serina M. Campos, 23, of Independence, with the same charges contained in the previous indictment, but does not include three co-defendants who have pleaded guilty.
The indictment alleges that Sexson, Brock, Cummins, Fruean and Shatto participated in a conspiracy to commit armed robbery from April 1, 2015, to June 7, 2016. They allegedly used several websites (including craigslist.org, backpage.com and skout.com) to make connections with their victims and arrange meetings at local hotels, residences and apartments. When customers arrived for the meetings, the indictment says, conspirators would be lying in wait, armed with firearms, and rob the customers.
The indictment specifically refers to seven armed robberies that occurred in September and October 2015 at various locations in Kansas City, Mo., Independence, and North Kansas City, Mo. Six of the robberies in October 2016 were included in the earlier indictment. A Sept. 26, 2016, robbery at an Independence hotel is added in the current indictment.
In one of those robberies, a victim jumped from his moving vehicle on the highway in fear of his life and was transported to the hospital. According to court documents, conspirators lured a victim to meet Cummins at a Kansas City, Mo., apartment on Oct. 9, 2015. When he arrived at the apartment, court documents say, he was greeted at the door by Cummins. Sexson, Brock and a third person, armed with handguns, allegedly pulled him into a room and threw him on the bed. They demanded his phone and money, then took him to his vehicle (a Chevrolet Silverado pickup) and searched it. Afterwards, Brock directed the victim into the passenger seat and drove off in the vehicle. While driving, Brock allegedly demanded the title to the vehicle and threatened to shoot the victim, who jumped from the moving vehicle in the area of I-670 and 71 Highway in fear for his life.
Brock was arrested on Nov. 5, 2015, when an Independence police officer saw him driving a stolen vehicle. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Brock began to flee at a high rate of speed, driving into opposite lanes of traffic to avoid stop sticks. After a lengthy pursuit into Kansas, Brock bailed from the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. He entered a nearby body of water, and was later recovered from that body of water. Inside the stolen vehicle, officers discovered a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun.
The indictment charges Sexson, Mahurin and Campos together in one count of being unlawful users of a controlled substance who aided and abetted each other to possess firearms and ammunition. The indictment alleges they were in possession of a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, a Marlin 30-30 caliber rifle, a Glock 9mm pistol, a Springfield 9mm pistol, and ammunition.
In addition to the conspiracy, Sexson, Brock and Cummins are charged together with one count of aiding and abetting an armed robbery. Sexson and Brock are charged together with one count of aiding and abetting an armed robbery. Sexson and Fruean are charged together with one count of aiding and abetting an armed robbery.
Sexson is also charged with three additional counts of aiding and abetting an armed robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Brock is also charged with one count of carjacking (related to the Oct. 9, 2015, armed robbery) and one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm. Brock allegedly possessed a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol when he was arrested on Nov. 5, 2015.
Larson cautioned that the charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt.
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OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say four people died after another vehicle crossed the center line of a Western Nebraska highway and struck the motorcycles they were riding on.
The Nebraska State Patrol is trying to determine what caused the crash on U.S. Highway 26 south of Lake McConaughy around 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The four people who died were riding on two motorcycles. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a Colorado hospital for treatment of injuries.
Fifty-four-year-old Sheila Matheny and 61-year-old James Matheny, who are from Bedford, Iowa, were on one motorcycle. The other riders were 58-year-old Michal Weese and 59-year-old Jerolyn Weese from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Due to the observance of Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, the city of Hays refuse/recycling route collection schedules will be altered as follows:
Collections for Monday, July 3, 2017 and Tuesday, July 4, 2017 will be collected on Monday, July 3, 2017. There will be no changes to Wednesday, July 5, Thursday, July 6, and Friday, July 7 routes.
Although alley collections may not occur on your normal day, collections will be completed by the week’s end. It is anticipated that heavy volumes of refuse/recyclable will be encountered around the holidays. Please make sure your bags are out by 7:00 a.m. and keep in mind that the trucks have no set time schedule.
City of Hays customers that may have any questions regarding this notice should contact the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department at 785-628-7357.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Kirchner Group , a traditional merchant bank, has announced Dr. Mirta M. Martin has joined the firm.
Dr. Martin will be focused on Kirchner Group’s traditional advisory and M&A services as well as the expanding enterprise development advisory practice. She will further strengthen the Kirchner team and will be active in a number of initiatives in North America and internationally.
Dr. Martin has held numerous academic and private sector roles during her career. She is currently a Presidential Adviser to Kansas Board of Regents and Fort Hays State University. In addition, she serves as the Senior Education Adviser to former Mexican President Vicente Fox and a Senior Scholar for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Martin also serves as a Deputy Director to the Association of International Universities (AIU) representing the Americas.
Previously, she has served a number of roles including President of Fort Hays State University. Martin resigned from FHSU in Nov., 2016.
Prior to her career in academia, Martin began her career as a banker with First Virginia Bank Colonial. She later worked for Dominion Bank, N.A., and then First Union Bank as a Senior Vice President where she was part of the changing landscape of mergers and integrations in commercial and consumer banking.
“Dr. Martin’s career has exemplified the values and culture that we share at Kirchner Group and we look forward to her joining our growing team,” stated W.B. (Bud) Kirchner, Founder and CEO of Kirchner Group. “Our ability to attract someone of Dr. Martin’s talent is a testament to our 30+ year track record of creating value for our clients and the breadth and depth of our activities.”
Martin also lends her expertise to a variety of boards, including serving as a founding trustee for the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN), a director for Racing Toward Diversity Magazine Advisory Board, and AACSB BizEd Advisory Council. She also served as a Trustee of the American Association for Community Colleges (AACC).
“I am honored to be joining the Kirchner Group family,” added Martin. “It is a privilege to join an organization whose leaders share with me a vision of a better future. Together, I have no doubt we will enhance our ability to provide our partners and clients with innovative educational and business strategies that generate significant value as well as impact.”
Dr. Martin holds a PhD with a concentration in strategic management and leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University, an MBA from the Robins School of Business, University of Richmond and a B.S. from Duke University. She speaks fluent English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, further strengthening Kirchner Group’s international client base.
About Kirchner Group
Kirchner Group was founded in 1985 on two fundamental premises: every business can be improved and every business should improve the world. Today, the firm is a values-based corporate ecosystem, committed to the integration of “earning and returning”.
The firm provides advisory and operational services, enterprise development and transactional support to companies, investors and institutions through a proprietary approach that dovetails domain and process expertise. Kirchner Group also manages assets for family offices and some of the world’s largest insurance companies, commercial banks and institutional investors. www.kirchnergroup.com.
PLAINVILLE – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) of the High Plains is seeking Rooks County volunteers willing to fight for children’s rights. An informational meeting for volunteers interested in joining CASA will be held 6:30 p.m. at the Rooks County Health Center’s Education Center located at the intersection of US HWY 183 and K-18.
CASA of the High Plains is a nonprofit organization that provides court-appointed volunteers to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom within the 23rd Judicial District of Kansas. Their mission is to advocate for children involved in the court system, in an effort to have informed and expedient decisions made about their futures. The main purpose of CASA is to help provide well-trained Court Appointed Volunteer Advocates from the community to work on a one-on-one basis with children who enter the court system.
The organization seeks citizens of Rooks County to come and help volunteer on behalf of the county’s children who are going through a tough time in their young lives. Assistance can be as simple as sitting down with kids in need and finding out what is in their best interest.
“Something as simple as a caring adult listening to their concerns and standing next to them through the terrifying process of the courts can truly change their lives forever,” stated Lyndsey Crisenbery of CASA of the High Plains.
Crisenbery continued, “CASA of the High Plains would appreciate all forms of support from the residents of Rooks County. There are children in Rooks County that have been abused and neglected and that are desperate for an answer, and that answer could be you.”
According to Crisenbery, CASA of the High Plains hopes to reach its goal of helping advocate for every child in need by the year 2020. Two out of every three abused and neglected children are in need of a CASA.
Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind around 8 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
