WICHITA, Kan. – The TMP-Marian boys soccer team gave the three-seed Trinity Academy all they wanted Tuesday night in Wichita. The Monarchs were tied 1-1 at the half but lost 3-2 in the first-round of the 4-1A state playoffs.
The Monarchs, who blanked Mulvane 10-0 in a play-in game Monday, ends their at 7-10.
Trinity Academy advances to the regional finals where they will host Hays High Friday at 7 pm in Wichita.
The Indians defeated Towanda-Circle 8-0 in their first round match Monday.
KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State fell in straight sets at No. 7 ranked Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday evening (Oct. 24). The Lopers took the match by scores of 25-18, 25-21, and 25-15 to remain on top of the MIAA standings, moving to 24-2 overall and 11-1 in the MIAA. FHSU moved to 10-16 overall and 2-10 in the MIAA.
The Tigers held small leads several times early in the first set, but with the score tied 12-12 the Lopers went on a 7-1 burst to take a comfortable lead. UNK cruised the remainder of the set, outhitting FHSU .222 to .093.
Another 7-1 run by the Lopers early in the second set put the Tigers at arm’s length. UNK maintained the comfortable margin nearly the entire set, leading by as many as seven points a couple times before FHSU made a late push, but it was too little, too late though. FHSU went on a 4-0 run to make it 24-21 before UNK collected the clinching point of the set.
The Tigers kept the third set close early, tying the Lopers at 6-6 and pulling within one at 12-11. However, UNK closed out the match on a 13-4 run, scoring the final four points of the match.
Kylie Rollman had a big match for the Tigers, producing a .481 hitting percentage on 15 kills. She had just two errors in 27 attempts. Magan Alexander chipped in seven kills. Amirah Bentley led the Tigers in assists with 19, though Becca Page took over the setting duties in the third set and produced nine. Taylor White was the only Tiger to reach double figures in digs with 21, averaging seven per set.
For UNK, Kendall Schroer led the way with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .355. Julianne Jackson added 10 kills, while Anna Squiers was very efficient hitting .615 with nine kills and just one error on 13 attempts. Lindsey Smith churned out 36 assists, while Ellie McDonnell led four players that reached double figures in digs with 14.
The Tigers continue their road swing in Topeka on Saturday (Oct. 28). The Tigers will take on Washburn in conference play at 1 pm before staying at Lee Arena and playing a non-conference match immediately following against Oklahoma Baptist at 3 pm. FHSU defeated Oklahoma Baptist 3-0 at the MIAA-GAC Crossover Tournament in Bethany, Oklahoma earlier this year.
COWLEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating report of a registered Kansas sex offender who may have followed a child home from school.
Just before 5p.m., on October 4, a man followed a 10-year-old juvenile home from the bus stop at Fillmore Avenue and B Street to his house a couple of blocks away in Arkansas City, according to police.
The man asked the juvenile if he could come inside of his house. The juvenile said no and locked the door to keep the man outside. The juvenile then took a photograph of the man through the front window.
On Monday officers learned of a man who had family in that area and also matched the description of the suspect. The person who followed the juvenile on 10-04-2017 has since been identified as 34-year-old Dustin Shane Stalder, a Department of Corrections absconder and was last registered as a sex offender in Sedgwick County.
Stalder had an active warrant for his arrest through the Topeka Department of Corrections for a parole violation and officers took him into custody on Tuesday and he is being held in the Sumner County Jail.
He has previous convictions for burglary and forgery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Hays USD 489 Board of Education took a look at a demographics report from the state during its meeting Monday night.
The report, which is a part of the state’s Kansans Can Kansas Report Card, showed the district is less diverse compared to state averages.
The state of Kansas has created new accreditation goals for all school districts in the state. These include kindergarten readiness, social and emotional growth, postsecondary success, increased graduation rates, individual plans of study and civic engagement. These standards are being implemented for the first time this year.
Assistant Superintendent Shanna Dinkel said the district can use the demographic data to create programs to better assist at-risk students.
“We want to make sure we are showing growth with all student populations,” she said in an interview Tuesday.
The Legislature dedicated more funds to at-risk programs for the 2017-18 school year. In its rulings on state funding of education, tThe Kansas Supreme Court noted low achievement among many students in the state is evidence school funding still needs to be increased and the state funding formula needs to be changed.
In 2017, 82.7 percent of the district’s students were white. This compares to a statewide average of 64.57 percent. The state average reflects a much larger percentage of Hispanic students. In Hays in 2017, 8.9 percent of the student population was Hispanic, but the statewide makeup was more than 19 percent.
In 2017, African-American students made up almost 9 percent of the state’s student population, but only 1.8 percent in USD 489.
Over five years, the district’s racial makeup has remained fairly steady.
Although Hays is not as diverse as other districts in the state, Dinkel said the district tries to honor diversity by teaching students to respect each other.
“Respecting one another and building character traits are things we try to develop in all students,” she said. “It probably helps to see everyone equally. We do not see (a lack of diversity) as a deficit. We use community resources, FHSU and the Hays Arts Council to pose a variety of experiences so our students can gain some diverse experiences.”
The district also has about 3 percent fewer English-language learners compared to state averages.
The percent of migrant students in the district is fairly low compared to its overall population, only 2.54 percent, but it is higher than 1.88 percent state average.
Dinkel said the higher migrant population might be reflective of prevalence of agriculture in the region. Migrants students are those students whose parents have moved in the last 36 months to take agriculture jobs.
The district receives federal funds for a migrant student program. The program has a liaison who conducts visits with students and parents to make sure the students are on course with math and reading and are on track to graduate.
“Moving creates obstacles, and migrant dollars can be used to help that,” Dinkel said. “We try to reduce the education disruption and other problems that could be caused by moving.”
The district also has fewer students who are classified as economically disadvantaged compared to state averages. In Hays, the five-year average is 40.98 percent, and the state average is 48.30 percent.
The district has a higher percentage of students with disabilities compared to the state average. Hays rate has ranged from 14 percent to 17 percent during the last five years, with the rate being 17.42 percent last year. The state five-year average is 14.42 percent.
The district is the host agency for the Hays West Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative. Dinkel said the quality of the district’s programs likely has led to parents bringing their students to the USD 489 school district.
Having more disabled students is not a challenge, Dinkel said. However, she said having enough resources to provide quality programs for all students is.
Today Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight Clear, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 66. Very windy, with a north wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
SaturdaySunny, with a high near 52.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas woman who owned businesses in the Kansas City area pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.
Brenda Wood, 49, Leavenworth, Kan., pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud. In her plea, she admitted she made false statements to Farmers Bank in Great Bend.
She told the bank that her company, Professional Cleaning and Innovative Building Services (PCI), had received a contract to provide cleaning services at an Internal Revenue Service building in Kansas City, Mo. In fact, the company did not receive the contract and did not even make the final round of bids. As a result, the bank extended a $350,000 line of credit. Wood submitted draw requests to the bank, falsely stating that the funds were needed to fulfill the contract.
In another incident, Wood created a check kiting scheme to artificially inflate her bank account balances. She exchanged and cross-deposited more than 473 insufficient fund checks between her accounts at Capital Federal Savings, Intrust Bank and the Credit Union of Leavenworth County.
Sentencing is set for Jan. 17. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 78 months in federal prison and restitution of at least $4.6 million.
Beall commended the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, the Special Investigator General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration, the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble for their work on the case.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has pleaded guilty in the July 4, 2016 death of a pedestrian.
Jason Patterson of Topeka entered the plea Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence.
Patterson was charged in the death of 60-year-old Tara French. She was hit by a truck on the west side of Lake Shawnee.
Police determined Patterson had a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent when he was stopped after the accident. The legal limit in Kansas is 0.08 percent.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 19.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The parents of a Leavenworth County teenager who has been missing since 1988 are going to court in an effort get criminal investigative records on their son’s case.
Harold and Alberta Leach of Linwood are suing Leavenworth County after county officials rejected a Kansas Open Records Act request for the criminal documents.
The couple’s 17-year-old son, Randy Leach, disappeared in April 1988 after a high school graduation celebration in rural Leavenworth County. Investigators found no trace of him and no one was been charged in the case.
The couple’s attorney, Maxwell Kautsch, says the law enforcement records would show whether Leavenworth County properly investigated the disappearance.
The trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 21.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the county’s attorney, David Van Parys, declined to comment.
ELKHART, Kan. (AP) — Kansas game wardens are asking for the public’s help to find those who killed two antelope and left them to rot in southwest Kansas.
Kansas Wildlife, Parks & Tourism officials say game wardens found the dead animals Saturday in a field in Morton County.
The antelope were shot with a rifle out of season and left in the field. The agency says those responsible also drove through a freshly drilled winter wheat field to kill the antelope.
Anyone with information should contact Operation Game Thief at 877-426-3843.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Kansas governor whose 3-year-old grandson’s body was found encased in concrete has joined the push to reform the state’s child welfare agency.
Former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer says his family filed multiple requests with the Kansas Department of Children and Families to check on his grandson, Evan Brewer, before the toddler’s remains were found last month. Brewer says he decided to remain in the race after hearing from other families and determining nothing would change “unless somebody steps in.”
Kansas House Minority Leader Jim Ward, of Wichita, called months ago for the resignation of the agency’s chief, Phyllis Gilmore, and former state Rep. Mark Hutton, a GOP candidate, did so recently. The agency didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
10/18/2017
Harassment, Telephone/FAX, 100 block West 11th Street, Hays, 12:37:00 a.m. > 12:47:00 a.m.
10/23/2017
Cattle Out, 300 block Wiles Road, 10:50 a.m. > 11:30 a.m.
Found/Lost Property, Ellis County, 4:22 p.m.
Criminal Transport, 100 block West 12th Street, Hays, 4:30 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident with a deer, 1500 block Yocemento Avenue, 9:04 p.m.
Drug Offenses, Ellis County, 9:41 p.m.
Drug Offenses, Ellis County, 11:44 p.m.
MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team wrapped up the fall portion of their schedule with an eighth place finish overall and fourth among MIAA teams at the Missouri Southern State University Fall Invitational (Oct. 23-24). The event was hosted at Shangri-La Country Club in Monkey Island, Okla.
Skyler Tebo led the Tigers with a top-15 finish for the first time this season as he finished tied for 12th after shooting rounds of 77, 73 and 76 to complete the week 10-over par (226). Tebo finished fifth among MIAA competitors for the tournament.
Mac McNish finished in a tie for 29th after firing rounds of 78, 73 and 78 for a total of 229. Seve Sites navigated the course with rounds of 81, 78 and 77 and finished tied for 48th individually and Colton Bobek claimed a tied for 64th finish with rounds of 84, 76 and 79. Isaiah Grover shot rounds of 82, 83 and 88.
Central Oklahoma took the team title with a ten-over par (289-284-301) finish. The Bronchos finished the tournament with an 874. Missouri-St. Louis claimed second as a team with a score of 891 and Harding finished third (898). Mason Banger of Central Oklahoma captured the individual title with a two-under par performance and a total of 214 for the week.
By JOHN P. TRETBAR
Rig counts were up in Kansas but down nationwide last week. Independent Oil & Gas Service reports 15 active drilling rigs in eastern Kansas, up one, and 27 west of Wichita, up three. They’re drilling on two leases in Stafford County. Baker Hughes reported a drop of seven oil rigs and a drop of eight gas rigs for a total of 913 nationwide. Canada reports 202 active rigs, down ten for the week.
For the first time in nearly a year and a half, Baker Hughes lists an active rig in Kansas on its weekly rig count summary. The oilfield service firm has not even included Kansas in its “Major State Variances”since July, after listing zero active rigs across the state for about a year prior to that. By comparison, the Independent Oil & Gas Service reports during that same period have shown between two and three dozen active rigs in the Sunflower State. The latest Baker Hughes reports show one active rig in Kansas. Independent lists 42.
Kansas operators filed 28 permits to drill at new locations last week, nine in the eastern half of the state and 19 in western Kansas. That includes one new permit in Stafford County. So far this year, we’ve seen 1,140 new permits filed in Kansas.
Independent Oil & Gas Service reports 34 new well completions across the state over the last week, 1,040 so far this year. There were 15 in eastern Kansas and 19 west of Wichita, out of which nearly half were dry holes. Two completions were reported in Barton County last week.
A lawyer confirms settlements in lawsuits filed against two oil companies by a Prague, Oklahoma resident injured in an earthquake nearly six years ago that her lawyer says was caused by saltwater disposal wells. KFOR-TV reports Sandra Ladra reached a confidential settlement with New Dominion earlier this month and with Spess Oil Company in July. Details were not released.
U.S. refineries from Ohio to Minnesota are capitalizing on access to cheap crude from Western Canada and North Dakota oilfields. Reuters reports that’s helping the region break a historic dependence on fuel from the Gulf Coast while redrawing oil trade maps.
Continental Resources said Tuesday it has agreed to sell more than 1 million barrels of oil to China in its first oil export contract. Oklahoma City-based Continental will sell 33,500 barrels of oil per day in November to Atlantic Trading and Marketing, which will ship the oil overseas.
A pair of GOP senators the push for more petroleum exports. Sens. Bill Cassidy and Marco Rubio are proposing fast-track approval for relatively small-scale volumes of liquefied natural gas. The Hill reports their bill would allow government approval, “without modification or delay,” for exports of up to 51.1 billion cubic feet per day of LNG to nearly any country. Currently, all natural gas exports from the contiguous United States must be extensively reviewed and certified by the Energy Department as being in the “public interest” before they can proceed.
A group at MIT has found a way to use electricity to convert methane into derivatives of methanol, a liquid that can be made into automotive fuel or used as a precursor to a variety of chemical products. This new method may allow for lower-cost methane conversion at remote sites, and could slow down the huge amounts of the gas flared at oil wells. The findings were described in the journal ACS Central Science, and could pave the way to making use of a significant methane supply. Current estimates show that 150 billion cubic meters of the gas are wasted each year.
A group of “zombies” were stopped outside the entrance to the Oklahoma State Capitol on Saturday in a staged event by groups supporting oil production tax increases to prevent cuts to health, education and other services. The event was filmed for online sharing and comes as state lawmakers are in special session to address a $215 million budget hole.
