April 2018 – Page 20 – Hays Post Archive

Tigers softball settles for split with Lopers in season finale

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State split its final doubleheader of the season on Monday at Tiger Stadium against Nebraska-Kearney on Senior Day. The Tigers took the first contest by a score of 4-3 before falling by run rule in the second game, 10-0. The Tigers finish their season at 13-37 overall, while the Lopers finish at 16-29 overall.

Adrian Pilkington Postgame Interview

Game 1: Fort Hays State 4, Nebraska-Kearney 3
After both teams scored a run in the first inning, FHSU added two in the second and one in the third to build a 4-1 lead. The Tigers had to hang on in the end after UNK scored one in the fifth and one in the seventh, but Hailey Chapman entered with the bases loaded in the seventh to get a one-out save. She struck out Calli Wiseman to end the game.

Game 1 Highlights

In the first inning, Candace Bollig reached on an error leading off the inning. She stole second and then scored on an RBI single by Terran Caldwell. In the second inning, Tess Gray gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead with a double to the right center gap, scoring Veronica Knittig. Gray eventually came in to score on another RBI single by Caldwell, making it 3-1. In the fourth, Carrie Clarke helped her own cause by notching an RBI single up the middle, scoring Bailey Kennedy.

Clarke threw 5.0 innings for the Tigers in the final start of her career in the pitching circle. She allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out three. It was enough to earn the win. Megan Jamison mowed through the Lopers in the sixth inning with three straight strikeouts, but ran into trouble with two outs in the seventh when the Tigers committed a pair of errors that aided in loading the bases and scoring a run. Chapman came in to get the final out for her fifth save of the season.

Mallory Stoner took the loss for Nebraska-Kearney, throwing 3.0 innings before handing the ball over to Meg Housholder. Stoner allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk. Housholder held the Tigers to just two hits and struck out four over 3.0 innings of relief.

Game 2: Nebraska-Kearney 10, Fort Hays State 0
The Lopers ran away with the season finale, aided by a first-inning three-run homer by Sara Sempek that put them up 4-0 early in the game. Hailey Chapman struggled against the Lopers, allowing nine runs on 13 hits over 5.0 innings, just a day after she shut them out in Kearney on just three hits with 10 strikeouts. She had just three strikeouts in this contest.

Game 2 Highlights

The Lopers tacked on two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to put the run rule in effect. The Tigers had only five hits, which included three against starter Abbey Martin who lasted 4.0 innings in the circle. Martin earned just her second win of the season. Erin Hallman pitched a scoreless fifth and Sarah Handrahan did the same in the sixth.

Sara Breckbill and Bailey Kennedy had two hits each in the game, accounting for 80 percent of the team’s hit production in the game. Tess Gray had a pinch hit single.

Fort Hays State came up short of qualifying for the MIAA Tournament, finishing in a tie for 12th at 8-18. Despite struggling to just three wins away from Hays this year, the Tigers still finished with a winning record at home, where they went 10-9.

Seniors Candace Bollig, Carrie Clarke, and Veronica Knittig were honored between the contests. The Tigers had a young squad in 2018 as 13 of the 17 players were either freshmen or sophomores.

Meyer claims MIAA Track Athlete of the Week following impressive 1,500-meter performance

Posted on April 23, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After finishing in a near-school record time in the 1,500-meters over the weekend, Fort Hays State’s Brett Meyer has been named the latest MIAA Track Athlete of the week, announced Monday (April 23).

Meyer’s impressive time of 3:43.64 in the event was just 0.6 seconds short of the school record set in 1968 by 14-time All-American, John Mason. This time gave Meyer the fourth automatic time in Division II this year. This mark was hit at the Brian Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., over the weekend.

In just the fourth time Meyer had run the 1,500-meters for Fort Hays State, he finished as the No. 2 Division II runner in the field. This mark out-paced Meyer’s previous time in the event by 12.9 seconds. Meyer now ranks No. 3 in the nation in this event.

This was not the only impressive mark Meyer had on the weekend, as he improved his provisional mark in the 800-meters with his third place finish at the Long Beach State Invitational with a time of 1:50.15. This time places him at No. 12 on the national performance list for that event.

This honor was Meyer’s first outdoor mention of the season. He previously was named Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23. Fort Hays State has had three other mentions for the outdoor season so far, as Malcom Gardner has claimed MIAA Track Athlete twice, and Sam Dreiling earning the Field Athlete honor once.

Senate panel approves Pompeo for secretary of state

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nomination of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state (all times local):

6:30 p.m.

Former Kansas Congressman and current Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo during his nomination hearing for Secretary of State-photo Courtesy CSPAN

President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with a favorable recommendation, narrowly avoiding a rare rebuke as his confirmation heads to the full Senate.

Democrats put up stiff resistance and voted against Pompeo, who is now the CIA director. Only a last-minute switch from Kentucky Republican Rand Paul — whom Trump called before the vote — enabled Pompeo to win committee approval.

It would have been the first time since the committee starting keeping records in 1925 that a secretary of state nominee faced an unfavorable report.

Pompeo’s nomination now goes to the full Senate, where votes are tallying in his favor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he looks forward to voting to confirm Pompeo this week.

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5:25 p.m.

Sen. Rand Paul says he now supports Mike Pompeo as secretary of state.

The Kentucky Republican announced his position after talking with President Donald Trump moments before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was set to consider the nominee. Pompeo hasn’t had sufficient support from the panel for a favorable recommendation, but Paul’s support could change that outcome.

Paul says on Twitter that after talking with Trump and meeting with the nominee he received assurances that Pompeo believes the Iraq war “was a mistake, that regime change has destabilized the region, and that we must end our involvement with Afghanistan.”

With those assurances, the senator says he has “decided to support his nomination to be our next secretary of state.”

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Man jailed in Kansas for 18-year-old cold case murder

Posted on April 23, 2018April 24, 2018

VINITA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma say a 66-year-old man has been charged with the 1999 deaths of a couple and the abduction of two then-teenage girls who remain missing.

District Attorney Matt Ballard said Monday that Ronnie Dean Busick is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of first-degree arson.

Authorities say Danny and Kathy Freeman of Craig County were shot to death in their mobile home on Dec. 30, 1999. The home was set on fire to cover up the slayings.

Officials say 16-year-old friends Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman disappeared the same day and were never found. Lauria had spent the night at the Freemans’ home.

Ballard says Busick is accused of working with two other men who have since died.

$500K gift will benefit library renovation at K-State

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University has received a $500,000 donation toward the renovation of the first floor of the campus’ main library.

The donation comes from the children of Joyce and H.D. “Joe” Hale, who were the main donors for a massive 1990s library renovation and addition. A cafe in the new space will honor the children, John Hale, Dana Nelson, Karen Young, Alan Hale, Lisa Hale and Mollie Carter.

The library’s renovation will create a more accessible entrance to the first floor. Besides the cafe, it will include group study spaces, instruction rooms, exhibit space for special collections and flexible event space.

The project will cost an estimated $6.5 million. Kansas State graduates Dave and Ellie Everitt, of Marco Island, Florida, are contributing $3 million.

NW Kan. hog farmer fined $152K for unauthorized facilities

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

Google image- Nelson farms in Norton County

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas regulators have fined a northwest Kansas swine operation $152,000 for allegedly ignoring orders to halt construction of unauthorized facilities capable of housing tens of thousands of hogs.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports documents it obtained show Nelson Farms owner Terry Nelson and his associates did not get permission from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment before starting to build unauthorized facilities in Phillips and Norton counties.

The Kansas chapter of the Sierra Club and neighbors filed complaints about KDHE’s oversight of construction near the Nebraska border.

An attorney representing the Nelsons says the fines are being challenged, but otherwise declined comment.

Nelson submitted planning documents in October for a facility in Norton County for 9,300 head and a complex in Phillips County capable of handling 24,000 head.

Kansas teen jailed for alleged child sex crimes

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

RENO COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes. Authorities in Johnson County arrested 18-year-old Dakota Heaton on a warrant over the weekend, according Reno County Attorney Keith Schroeder.

Heaton faces two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to Schroeder. The crimes allegedly occurred in Reno County in December of 2017.

Heaton remains jailed in Johnson County on a $35,000 Bond.

🎥 Green & Growing Planting Guide

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

Learn about Girl Scouts at free S’more event at Frontier Park

Posted on April 23, 2018

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Girl Scouts of the Kansas Heartland will present “S’more Fun With Friends” from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Frontier Park North at First and Main streets in Hays.

Girl Scouts and any girls interested in learning more about Girl Scouts are invited to attend.

You will learn about camp, explore nature, experiment with science and eat s’mores.

There is no cost for the event.

It is never too late to join Scouts. You can still join and participate in summer activities and camps. Go to kansasgirlscouts.org to learn more about Scouts or contact the Hays office at 1-888-686-6468.

Multiple gunshots fired at unoccupied Wichita police vehicle

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating vandalism to a police vehicle.

The unoccupied Wichita Police truck was hit with multiple gunshots in the passenger door, according to Deputy Chief Troy Livingston. The truck was parked at an officer’s residence during the weekend. Police are not releasing the location of the residence. The officer observed the damage early Monday, according to Livingston.

An investigation revealed a report of gunshots at approximately 12:45a.m on Monday. There were no injuries and no suspects identified, according to Livingston.

The vandalism comes just days after someone fired shots an off-duty officer’s vehicle working security in the 1100 Block of East 13th Street North in Wichita.

Suspect shot at off duty officer last week -image courtesy Wichita Police

“We don’t know if the incidents are related,” said Livingston. “I will tell you it is concerning to the officers and we are telling them to remain vigilant and be aware of their surroundings.

Anyone with information on the crime is asked to contact Wichita Police.

Russell Community Theater announces open auditions for ‘The Nerd’

Posted on April 23, 2018

By LARRY SHUE
RCT

RUSSELL – Open auditions for the Russell Community Theater production of The Nerd will be held May 1 and 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Auditions will be held at the RCT Playhouse at 5th and Kansas, Russell. Prepared audition materials are not required.

In The Nerd, Willum has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick, a fellow GI whom he never met but who saved his life after he was seriously wounded in Vietnam. Willum is delighted when Rick shows up unexpectedly at his apartment but his delight soon fades as it becomes apparent that Rick is a bumbling oaf with no social sense, little intelligence and less tact. As Rick stays on and on, his continued presence leads to one uproarious incident after another.

Roles are available for 4 adult men, 1 male juvenile and 2 adult women. Production dates are Tuesday through Saturday, June 26-30, 2018. The Nerd is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. For more information contact RCT at 785-483-4057.

Russell Community Theater is a non-profit theater company in Russell, Kansas. The sole purpose of RCT is to produce theater for the community and the surrounding area. Completely volunteer-driven, RCT is supported financially solely through ticket admissions and gifts from those supportive of community theater. Since its inception in 1986, RCT has presented 92 full-scale theatrical productions.

American Legion Auxiliary Craft & Gift Fair April 28

Posted on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

Hays American Legion Auxiliary Unit 173 Poppy Patch Craft & Gift Fair

The craft fair will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 200 Main Street, Hays.

Participating vendors include:
GrapeVine Ceramics, Scentsy, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Pat’s Magnetic Jewelry, Young Living Essential Oils, Gramma K’s, Signature Homestyles, Pink Zebra, Paparazzi Jewelry, Discovery Toys, Stitch’n Knitwits, Traveling Vineyard, Mary Kay, Amyz Thingz and more.

Winnifred Iris Wamhoff

Posted on April 23, 2018

Winnifred Iris Wamhoff, 100, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 15, 2017,in Loveland, CO, where she lived for the last 6 years.

She was born in Cowles, Neb., Aug. 21, 1917 to parents Fred and Floy Brubaker. At a very young age she moved with her parents and extended family to Bird City, Kansas. She spent all of her school years in Bird City graduating with the class of 1935. While in high school she enjoyed playing on the girls’ basketball team and singing with a quartet for functions in the area. She continued her education at Colorado State University where she graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She accepted a teaching position at the high school in Hollyrood, KS where she met and later married Alvin Wamhoff. When World War II broke out he enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at the Navy Pier in Chicago where she was able to join him with their infant son, Stan. When Alvin got his orders for the South Pacific she returned to Bird City where she gave birth to a daughter, Alana. After the war ended she was joined in Bird City by her husband where he and brother-in-law Vic Frevert purchased and operated F&W Hardware & Furniture Store. Three other children were born there, Carolyn, Arlan and Luann.

After all five children were in school she began to substitute teach in the Bird City school system. Later she accepted a full-time position teaching 5th grade. She loved working with these students and taught for a number of years. She found time to serve on the Cheyenne County Extension Board, the Bird City Library Board and handled memorials for St. John Lutheran church for many years. She was an active member of AAUW, the American Legion Auxiliary, St. John Lutheran church and many other clubs through the years. Her greatest love was her family who gathered in her home for holidays and vacations. The longer the stay and the more family members present the happier she was. She also loved teaching fifth grade, her dogs, gardening, cooking, baking, sewing and many forms of crafts.

Preceding her in death was husband Alvin; sister-in-law Carol Brubaker; daughter-in-law Harriet Wamhoff; brother Richard Brubaker and his wife Darlene; and cousin Helen Brubaker.

Surviving family members are Stan (Brenda)and his daughters Sheri Langenberger (Bob), Bonnie Michael (Dwight) and children Justin and Makenna; Lori Couch (Charlie) and children, Taylor, Brandon, Caleb and Emily; Alana Wamhoff; Carolyn Rothfuss (Jerry) and children Laura Squires ( Steve) and son Hunter; Teri Swanson ( Eric) and sons Jordan, Cooper, Paxton and Carter; Arlan Wamhoff; and Luann Ingersoll (Kerry). Winnifred will be missed by all who knew her.

A Memorial service will be held on April 28 at 10:30 a.m. CT at St. John Lutheran Church in Bird City, Kansas.

Memorials may be designated to the St John Lutheran Church, the Bird City Library, or the Antique Engine and Thresher Association, all of Bird City and may be left at the services or mailed to Koons-Russell Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Ave., Goodland, Kansas 67735.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com.

Service arrangements are entrusted to Koons-Russell Funeral Home in Goodland.