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Month: September 2017

Kansas man dies in Ellis County pickup rollover crash

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ELLIS COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1a.m. Sunday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Ford F250 Super Duty driven by Kyle Henri Colburn, 24, Canton, was traveling at a high speed on 230th Road four miles north of Hays.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It traveled into the west ditch and rolled. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash was the end result of a police pursuit, according to reports.

Colburn was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Brock’s North Hill Chapel.

Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission accepting applications for grants

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KCAIC

TOPEKA — The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission is now accepting applications for its two main grant categories. The deadline for application submission is Nov. 6, 2017 and the review dates in early December 2017. The grant period is from Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018. Projects with an end date prior to June 30, 2018 may be given priority based on funding. An additional round will be scheduled for the spring. The programs and their sub-categories are as follows:

STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM

The Strategic Investment Program recognizes the important role creative organizations play in building and sustaining cultural and economic vibrancy in Kansas. By funding a variety of professional and organizational development opportunities that impact cultural programming, these grants support initiatives that use the arts to enhance community vitality, revitalize neighborhoods, generate local business, create and preserve job opportunities and impact tourism. Applicants must make a compelling case as to why this particular self-identified activity or opportunity was selected, how it will have a substantial impact on their work and community, and how it will enhance the national reputation of Kansas.

Strategic Investment Program grants are awarded in three categories:

Organizational Development: This category provides funding for professional development opportunities for Kansas based arts organizations that help strengthen business practices, increase organizational viability and promote long term sustainability.

New and Expanded Works: This program provides funding for new or significantly expanded productions, exhibitions, programs or events by Kansas-based nonprofit arts organizations. Projects should either be an entirely new type of program for the organization designed to diversify its services or an expansion of an existing program designed to significantly enhance the quality of current offerings.

Equipment and Technology: This program provides funding to purchase equipment, materials, and/or technology upgrades to expand or improve an applicant’s organization.

ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM

Arts Integration Programs support the role the arts play in all levels of education, community service, and workforce development. This program provides funding for educational institutions, arts organizations, and community service non-profits to use the arts to increase student success, foster creative thinking, develop critical job skills, and enhance community development.

Arts Integration Programs are awarded in three categories:

Visiting Artists: This category provides funding for eligible organizations to engage and deepen the impact of arts programming on local and underserved audiences through exposure to and interaction with professional visiting arts. Presenters may book artists in any discipline, not just in performing arts. Projects should strive to integrate an arts discipline into non-arts content areas; help interpret an exhibition, performance, or presentation; and support community development goals and objectives. Booking artists on the Kansas Touring Roster allow for a $1,000 credit for the applicant organization: http://www.kansascommerce.gov/705/KS-Roster
Note: KCAIC will review applications for roster inclusion in early October. Please check the website at that time for an expanded list and encourage qualified artists to apply.

Integrated Arts Education: This category supports new or expanded educational programming that integrates arts learning into non-arts curriculum and content areas to address emerging technologies, areas of skills shortages, STEM curricula, workforce readiness, and increase student performance.

Innovative Partnerships: This category supports innovative programming between arts organizations and non-arts organizations to impact a variety of community and/or economic development goals. Arts organizations are encouraged to partner with other community entities (hospitals, prisons, etc.) to develop arts-centered programs that address community needs such as public health, transportation, tourism, unemployment, aging, corrections, etc.
To review the application process, as well as program and category specific policies and guidelines visit KansasCommerce.gov/CAIC. Applications can be submitted online at https://kansascaic.submittable.com.

Grants will be reviewed by peer panel and awarded at the quarterly commission meeting in December.

All grants are made possible through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and are subject to KCAIC and NEA standards and regulations.

For more on the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission go to KansasCommerce.gov/caic.

Hosmer fuels rally in 8th, Royals beat Twins 5-2

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Hosmer drove in the go-ahead run with his third hit in a three-run eighth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Saturday night.

Lorenzo Cain led off the eighth with a single against Ryan Pressly (2-3), and Melky Cabrera walked. Hosmer’s single off Buddy Boshers scored pinch-runner Terrance Gore.

Salvador Perez had an RBI double and Alcides Escobar a sacrifice fly to cap the inning.

Alex Gordon hit a solo homer in the seventh to the game 2-2.

Mike Minor (6-6) got the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Brandon Maurer earned his second save in three chances since the Royals acquired him in a July 24 trade with San Diego.

Indian soccer takes title in Wichita

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

WICHITA, Kan.-The Hays High boys soccer team defeated Wichita South 1-0 Saturday afternoon to take the championship in the white bracket at the Titan Classic in Wichita. The Indians took the early lead in the 12th minute on an unassisted goal from Zach Wagner. Hays High was on the offensive most of the game and that was evident with a two to one shot advantage for the champs. The Indians also possessed the ball 65% of the time.

Hays High defeated Wichita Home School and Wichita Southeast to reach today’s championship game. HHS has won four in a row since losing their season opener at Garden City and move to 4-1 overall. They will travel to Great Bend on Monday for a Western Athletic Conference rivalry match-up with the Panthers.

SILAS HIBBS INTERVIEW

 

Kansas teen faces felony charges for 11 arson fires

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An 18-year-old is facing 11 felony charges related to a string of arsons in Topeka.

KSNT-TV reports Alexander Jarvis, of Topeka, was arrested last December and originally charged as a juvenile because of his age at the time. He turned 18 in February.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Friday that Jarvis is now charged as an adult with four counts of arson of a dwelling, four counts of aggravated arson of an occupied dwelling, one count of arson of a building, and two counts of criminal damage to property.

The charges are related to fires set at homes and detached garages in Topeka neighborhoods. A total of 15 fires were intentionally set between April and December 2016.

The fires didn’t cause any deaths or serious injuries.

Morris throws for 467 as Central Michigan beats Kansas

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Shane Morris threw for 467 yards and five touchdowns on an efficient 28 of 37 attempts while leading Central Michigan to a 45-27 victory over Kansas on Saturday.

In their first road game of the season, the Chippewas rolled into Memorial Stadium and took control late in the second quarter after a quiet start to the game for both teams.

A Kansas field goal made the score 10-6 in Central Michigan’s favor with just under five minutes left until halftime, as the two teams seemed to be fairly evenly-matched.

Less than two minutes later, however, Chippewa tight end Logan Hessbrook took a Morris pass 40 yards to the end zone. Then, with just six seconds remaining, receiver Corey Willis snagged a six-yard score as well. Suddenly, it was 24-6 and Central Michigan wouldn’t look back.

Offense was the key for Central Michigan, racking up 590 total yards. Most of their work came through the air, but five Chippewas combined for 123 yards on the ground as well.

Mark Chapman led the game with 168 yards on eight receptions, and reeled in three touchdowns as well. He delivered the knockout blow, turning a short Morris pass into a 75-yard dash to the end zone after the Jayhawks had started to trim the deficit in the fourth.

Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender had a poor start to the game, but played decently once he got things together. He finished with 323 yards on 32 of 62 passing, but failed to find the end zone and threw two picks.

Jayhawks true freshman running back Dom Williams accounted for two touchdowns on the ground, and led the game in rushing with 64 yards. Receiver Ryan Schadler also ran it in for a score on a 33-yard reverse.

THE TAKEAWAY

Central Michigan: The Chippewas played an almost spotless game, their lone turnover coming off a punt return slip up. With just one game left before competition begins in what should be a tough Mid-American Conference, Central Michigan has reason to be confident.

Kansas: Not a good look for the Jayhawks in this one. After a strong opener against Southeast Missouri State, things seemed to be trending in the right direction for coach David Beaty’s team. But after this one, it seems Kansas could be heading for the same level of mediocrity they’ve carried in seasons past.

UP NEXT

Central Michigan: The Chippewas will next travel to Syracuse for their final non-conference game of the season against the 1-1 Orange.

Kansas: The Jayhawks will play their first road game of the season next Saturday as they travel to 1-1 Ohio in their non-conference season finale.

Kansas woman dies in pickup rollover crash

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A Kansas woman died in an accident just after 1p.m. Saturday in Montgomery County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Ford Ranger driven by Linda Sue Bruce, 64, Coffeyville, was west bound on U.S. 160 one mile east of Independence.

The pickup drifted right onto the gravel shoulder. The driver overcorrected, drove across the highway, entered the south ditch, overturned and unknown number of times and collided with a fence.

Bruce was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics. A passenger in the pickup Betty Ann Colgan, 58, Coffeyville, was transported to a hospital in Tulsa.  Another passenger Charles Thomas McCabe, 60, Independence, was transported to Labette Health Independence Clinic.

Bruce and McCabe were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

Tiger volleyball wraps up weekend with wplit

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NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Fort Hays State volleyball team picked up a split on the final day of the Cavalier Classic, hosted by Walsh University. The Tigers went down in straight sets Saturday morning (Sept. 9) against Pittsburgh-Johnstown before rallying to defeat West Liberty in the afternoon session, 3-2.

The Tigers are now 4-5 on the year, while PJU finished the weekend 4-0 to improve to 8-1 overall and WLU moved to 5-4 after a Saturday split.

The Tigers will wrap up their early-season non-conference play next weekend when they travel to Oklahoma for five matches. FHSU will open the weekend in Ada, Okla. for a match with East Central on Thursday at 7 p.m. before moving to Bethany, Okla. for four matches in the MIAA-GAC Crossover Tournament, hosted by Southern Nazarene.

Pittsburgh-Johnstown 3, Fort Hays State 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-22)
The Mountain Cats used 11 service aces to knock off Fort Hays State in straight sets. Pitt-Johnstown eliminated the Tigers defensively at the net, with FHSU totaling just three blocks in the match. The Tigers recorded three more kills than the Mountain Cats (34-31), but tallied 20 attack errors in the loss.

Kylie Rollman led the team with nine kills, while Callie Christensen posted a team-high .286 attack percentage with seven kills and two blocks. Amirah Bentley tossed up a match-high 21 assists and Taylor White picked up 15 digs in the loss.

Fort Hays State 3, West Liberty 2 (25-9, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12)
The Tigers bounced back in their second match of the day, topping West Liberty in five sets. Saturday’s match was FHSU’s fourth contest to go the distance so far this season, just one fewer than the Tigers had all last year.

Sydney Dixon posted career-highs with 17 kills and 15 digs, picking up her second career double-double. The junior led the team in kills with Kylie Rollman close behind with 15 kills and three blocks. Magan Alexander reached double figures in kills for the third time this weekend, posting a personal-best 12 kills. Tatum Bartels paced the Tigers with three service aces and four blocks (one solo). Taylor White was credited with a team-high 18 digs and also added four assists. Amirah Bentley (35 assists) and Becca Page (19 assists) split the setting duties.

Neither team had much of an advantage in any stat category, with the Tigers holding a slight edge in attack percentage (.219 to .192), total blocks (7.0 to 6.5) and service aces (5 to 4).

The Tigers never trailed in the opening set, racing out to a 12-2 lead thanks to a pair of service aces from Bartels. Fort Hays State dominated at the net, holding WLU to a -.200 attack percentage in the first frame.

Neither side could put together much of a run in the second set, with the score differential never reaching five points. The lead changed hands six times in the frame and there were 12 ties. The Tigers fell behind by four late in the set, 18-14, but rallied to take a 22-21 lead thanks to multiple Hilltopper attack errors. WLU rebounded after falling behind, scoring the final four points to win the set and even the match.

Fort Hays State put together another big run to open the third set, quickly leading 9-2. The Hilltoppers slowly but surely crept back in to the set, closing from as many as nine down, 18-9, to within one, 24-23. Dixon secured the victory with a kill, putting the Tigers in front 2-1.

The Tigers fell behind early and were unable to recover in the fourth set, losing 25-21 to force a deciding fifth set. West Liberty used a five-point run to reach set point, 24-15, before the Tigers fought off six set point opportunities to close within 24-21.

West Liberty captured the first three points in the final set, but the Tigers scored four of the next five to tie things up. Fort Hays State took the lead two points later, never trailing for the remainder of the match. The Hilltoppers tied things up three more times, but FHSU secured the match by scoring five of the final seven points. Rollman was essential in the final frame, collecting eight kills on eight swings including the last four kills for FHSU.

FHSU Sports Information

Second half offensive outburst too much for FHSU men’s soccer

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CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team fell to sixth-ranked Midwestern State Saturday afternoon (Sept. 9), 4-1. The Tigers fall to 0-3-1 on the season with the loss, while the Mustangs continue their perfect season at a 4-0 clip.

The Tiger offense was aggressive in the first half as seven different Tigers were able to find an opening in the defense for a scoring opportunity. However, only four of those eight shots were on target, all of which were saved. The defensive unit also had posted a solid first half, holding the potent Mustang offense in check throughout the first 45 minutes.

The tide began to turn out of the break as FHSU surrendered the first goal early in the second half on a header from Mustang Laurence Chamberlain. MSU continued the offensive onslaught, ramping up its offensive output with a pair of goals from Julian Barajes in the 76th minute and Steve Pondeca in the 80th minutes to give the Mustangs a comfortable three-goal lead.

The Tigers continued to fight back aggressively as Derick Gonzalez pushed a free kick from 20 yards out into the back of the net, giving the Tigers life in the 83rd minute and cutting the deficit to 3-1. Midwestern State quickly responded, as Koby Sapon-Amoah clipped the inside of the far post from just outside the box nearly one minute after Gonzalez’ goal to increase the Mustang lead back to three. That score held up until the end of the match, keeping the Mustangs’ undefeated season in check.

Fort Hays State finished the match with the advantage in shots, rifling off 14 on the afternoon. The Tigers also took four more corner kicks than Midwestern State, but could not find the back of the net more than the lone goal. Tobias Patino and Gonzalez each attempted three shots in the contest to lead the Tigers, while senior Michael Yantz collected six saves in goal.

The Tigers will be in action again next week with a pair of matches in Washington state on Thursday and Saturday (Sept. 14, 16). The Black and Gold will continue the search for their first win on the season against Seattle Pacific and Western Washington.

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Kansas man admits rape of 2 children over 13-years

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to raping two children for several years.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports 54-year-old Edwin Wasson pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of rape.

Prosecutors say he raped the first victim between 2002 and 2008 and the second child between 2013 and 2015.

Wasson will be required to register immediately as a sex offender and to remain registered for the rest of his life.

Attorneys on both sides requested a sentence of 24.5 years, or 12 years on each count to run consecutively. He will be sentenced Oct. 20.

The victims are now 23 and 17.

8 Kansans indicted for trafficking meth from California

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TOPEKA–Nine people have been indicted on federal charges of drug trafficking in Marshall County, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

The six-count indictment unsealed on Aug. 30, 2017, alleges John Haver, 61, Waterville, Kan., and others obtained methamphetamine from California and distributed it to buyers in Marshall County, Kan. Charges in the indictment include conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to launder money and money laundering. In addition to Haver, defendants named in the indictment include:

Cally Hanshaw, 41, Waterville, Kan.

Jose Martinez, 40, Porterville, Calif.

Clayton Chase, 28, Marysville, Kan.

Philip Pagan, 38, Waterville, Kan.

Curtis Wichman, 39, Blue Rapids, Kan.

Lorinda Patton, 37, Blue Rapids, Kan.

Kimberly Krunze, 26, Waterville, Kan.

Robert Zidek, 43, Blue Rapids, Kan.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

Count 1: Not less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million.

Count 2: Not less than 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $5 million.

Count 3-6: Up to 20 years and a fine or more than $500,000

Investigative agencies involved in this case include the Waterville, Blue Rapids, and Riley County Police Departments, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Skip Jacobs is prosecuting.

Kendall Adams’ 2 defensive TDs lift No. 19 Kansas St to rout

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kendall Adams scored two defensive touchdowns in the first half to propel No. 19 Kansas State to a 55-7 victory over Charlotte on Saturday.

The Wildcats (2-0) led 14-0 midway through the first quarter, before Adams took a 30 yard interception up the far sideline and made it 21-0. The pick was Adams first of the season. With just over four minutes remaining before halftime, Adams was in the right place again as he picked up a fumble from 46 yards out to make the score 31-7.

On offense, the Wildcats were just as effective with Alex Barnes, Jesse Ertz and Winston Dimel all scoring a touchdown on the ground against Charlotte (0-2).

TAKEAWAYS:

Kansas State: Bill Snyder improved to 19-1 all-time against Conference USA opponents.

Charlotte: Saturday’s loss to Kansas State marks the first time Charlotte has started 0-2 to begin the season since they became a member of NCAA’s FBS division starting in 2015.

INJURY REPORT:

Kansas State right tackle Dalton Risner left in the game’s first series with an injury and did not return for the rest of the game.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kansas State will remain ranked in the AP’s Top 25 this coming week.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: The Wildcats visit Vanderbilt.

Charlotte: The 49ers host North Carolina A&T

SCHROCK: Animals back in the classroom

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John Richard Schrock is a professor at Emporia State University.

Animals are back! School guidelines issued in 1997 about using animals in Kansas schools have been revised. Neither the older out-of-date guidelines nor the new up-to-date guidelines are statutes (laws) or regulations. They are guidelines, professional suggestions for appropriate use. There is no required inspection or threat of fines. Despite guidelines not having any force of law, some Kansas schools removed all classroom gerbils, mice, tame rats, fish aquaria, and prohibited students from bringing pets due to the older guidelines that appeared restrictive.

The new updated guidelines recognize the many benefits that animals in the classroom bring to student learning. The new Kansas guidelines are also the same as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national recommendations and can be located at the website of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment at https://www.kdheks.gov/epi/download/Appendix_3_Guidelines_for_Exhibition_of_Animals_in_School_and_Child-Care_Settings.pdf.

Incubating fertile eggs and letting elementary students watch hatching is a wonderful activity that helps them understand reproduction. And what child would not be excited holding cute baby chicks!

A tiny adult ringnecked snake, smaller than most earthworms, will try to nose its way between a child’s fingers and elicits giggles, not fear. And for the older student who has developed a superficial fear of snakes from hearing relatives talk in fear, the only technique that ends that fear is not photos or videos, not classroom discussion or teacher claims, nor anything else digital. The student that sees other students holding a tame king snake without harm can hold out their trembling hands and ask to hold it too. And only when the teacher hands those coils into the students hands does the trembling stop, as a whole new confidence and understanding comes from this quiet interaction.

Rural students living on farms do not need to be educated about their sheep and goats and calves and ponies. And yes, it comes with that “mud” on your boots. That hands-on understanding of animals and their role with humans, our need to treat them humanely and without cruelty, and our understanding of the extent and limitations of animal behavior is an understanding that should not be limited to our shrinking population of farm kids.

The new guidelines are divided into general and animal-specific recommendations. Some of the general guidelines could have been crafted by your mom. Wash your hands after handling animals, and do the hand-washing correctly. Don’t wash the aquarium water down the sink you use to prepare food, etc. Much in the guidelines is common sense; but what we call common sense used to be based on childhood experiences that are now disappearing. That is why we need animals back in classrooms more than ever—to re-establish common sense.

The one restriction found throughout the new guidelines is limiting animal exposure for children under five years of age. Teachers also need to let parents know of their classroom animals so that students with particular allergies can be kept distant.

Across Kansas, there are many exciting classrooms at elementary and secondary level where gerbils play on exercise wheels, parakeets squawk to greets students as the come in, and terrariums and aquaria are like small televisions for students during classroom breaks. But some classroom animals have disappeared, in many cases due to the emphasis on teaching for the tests.

But this year is a new year with new animal guidelines. And for some students, the only way to get their heads out of those smartphones may be to let them hold some cute, fuzzy animals.

John Richard Schrock is a professor at Emporia State University.

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