Marianne Anderson, age 93, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Via Christi Village of Hays. She was born March 14, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles and Barbara (Fehrenbach) Dorizzi. She married Frank B. Anderson Jr. in Kansas City on January 14, 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, her parents and infant sister.
Marianne had a Biology degree from UMKC. She decided to go back to school after raising her three children and get a degree in elementary education. Teaching was her passion. She taught in Overland Park and Hays, Kansas. After retiring from Wilson Elementary school in Hays, she continued to give back to the community. She worked as a tutor at Wilson school. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays and worked at the food pantry for the church.
She is survived by her children, Judy Daugherty and husband John of Flagstaff, AZ, Bruce Anderson and wife Susie of Scottsdale, AZ and Barbara Gottschalk and husband Rick Pfannenstiel of Hays; seven grandchildren, Kelly Daugherty of Flagstaff, Sarah (Chad) Beiser of Wichita, Emily Gottschalk (fiance, Leland Smith) of Hays, Jenna (Joe) Princ of Osborne, Jason (Ashlee) Pfannenstiel of Wellington, FL, Jeff Anderson of Tempe and Emily Anderson of Scottsdale as well as five great grandchildren, Billie Daugherty Thompson, Jaxton Princ, Jaymes Princ, Laurel Beiser and Gunnar Pfannenstiel.
Visitation will be 5 PM – 8 PM with a combined rosary and vigil service at 7 PM on Friday, August 17, 2018 at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.
Private family services will be held at the Chapel at Via Christi Village, Hays with burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) or Hospice at Hays Medical Center.
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at [email protected]
Ralph Wesley Moore, age 86 of WaKeeney, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Ellis Good Samaritan, LTC, Ellis, Kansas. Ralph, or “Weck” as he was known to his friends, was born on the family farm south of Penokee in Graham County Kansas, October, 10, 1931, to Ralph Waymon and Eva Marie (Hite) Moore.
Ralph graduated from Morland High School in 1951. He married Glenda Mae Beach on March 6, 1955. Ralph operated tractor trailers hauling mainly livestock and grain to each of the lower 48 states in the USA. He moved with his family back to the farm near Penokee in 1972 where he farmed until his retirement in 2002. During these years Ralph continued to drive truck occasionally and worked in the oilfield as well. Ralph was always happy to help his neighbors and loved to visit and tell a joke or share a story. His big laugh and sense of humor will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda of the home; a son, Carl Moore of Gilbert, Arizona; a son, Eric and wife Carla of Morland, Kansas; and two grandchildren, David See and his wife Rachel of Oakley, Kansas; and Olivia Moore of Gilbert, Arizona; two great grandchildren; as well as a brother Donald Moore and wife Arlene of Overland Park, KS.. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughters Rosetta Schaefer and Patricia See; a grandson, Wesley Davidson; his sisters Eunice Moore, LoRee Baker and Vyonne Nickelson; and a brother Darrel Moore
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018, at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney. Burial will follow at the WaKeeney City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Good Samaritan of Ellis, Kansas. Donations may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.
MANHATTAN – Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder announced Monday that Dalton Risner and Hays native Alex Delton will serve as captains for the 2018 season, while Colby Moore will be an honorary special teams captain and Kendall Adams, Duke Shelley, Trey Dishon, Reggie Walker, Skylar Thompson and Alex Barnes will be co-captains.
Risner is a captain for a third-straight season, joined only by Brooks Barta (1990-92), Mark Simoneau (1997-99), Collin Klein (2010-12) and B.J. Finney (2012-14) to hold that distinction. The remaining captains and co-captains were elected to those leadership positions for the first time in their careers.
A product of Wiggins, Colo., Risner is coming off an All-American season when he was named to the first team by Pro Football Focus and the second team by CBSSports.com. A career 38-game starter – including his last 25 at right tackle – Risner led the Wildcats to a tie for third place in school history in rushing yards per carry (4.98) last season, while they finished seventh in program history with 2,584 total rushing yards.
Delton, Hays, played in seven games in 2017 with four starts, throwing for 637 yards and three touchdowns on 49-of-85 aim, while rushing for 500 yards on 100 carries with eight scores. He came off the bench in the Cactus Bowl to rush for a K-State bowl record 158 yards and three scores en route to Offensive MVP accolades.
Moore, a former walk-on who earned a scholarship following the 2017 season, has been a valuable member of all special teams units throughout his career. He played in every game as a junior, tying for team-high honors with six tackles on kickoff coverage. A native of Argyle, Texas, Moore is a two-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 performer.
K-State hosts South Dakota on Saturday, September 1, inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game kicks off at 6:10 p.m., and will be televised globally on ESPN3. The Wildcats then host SEC foe Mississippi State at 11 a.m., on September 8, in a game televised on ESPN, while they wrap up non-conference play on September 15, by hosting UTSA at 3 p.m., on FSN.
K-State begins Big 12 play on the road for the 18th time in the 23-year history of the Big 12 and the second time in the last three years at West Virginia when the Wildcats travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, on September 22. The Wildcats’ Big 12 home opener comes against Texas on September 29.
The “logical recourse is reconstruction at this point.”
John Braun, project manager for the city of Hays, told city commissioners Thursday night numerous patches have been made to 43rd and 45th Streets when they were constructed in 2000 in conjunction with the Walmart Supercenter, 4301 Vine.
“For various reasons the pavement has prematurely failed,” reported Braun. “The most logical course of action at this point is to remove the existing pavement, stabilize the road base, and place new concrete pavement.” The existing driveways and curb and gutter will remain.
This project was originally scheduled for construction in 2019 but bids for other projects have come in under budget, according to Braun, allowing for reconstruction of the two streets to be accelerated. The pavement will be reinstalled on both streets from Vine Street west to the end of the existing pavement.
Vogts Parga Construction, LLC, Newton, was the low bidder at $876,324.12, which will be funded out of Commission Capital Reserves.
A new sidewalk along the north side of 43rd will be installed and paid for with Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) funds of $27,212.40. The sidewalk will serve the proposed convention center in that area, Braun explained, therefore meeting the qualification to utilize CVB monies.
Construction of 45th Street will begin shortly and is scheduled to be completed by Thanksgiving; 43rd Street reconstruction will begin after the first of the year as winter weather allows and is to be done by July 1, 2019.
Braun emphasized the pavement reconstruction is separate from the planned extension of 43rd Street by developers to serve the planned Hilton Garden Inn and convention center west of Walmart.
“They have the same engineer as we do. Briggs Design Group is working for the developer to do the extension of the road and utilities for the Hilton Garden Inn development. So the coordination is hand-in-glove due to that. Our construction would be done well before Hilton Garden Inn and convention center opens for business,” Braun told commissioners.
Although she voted in favor of the bid, Sandy Jacobs said she “resented” having to vote yes.
“These streets should have lasted, and with the code the way it is now, they will last longer than these were. We’re having to do this because the base was put in improperly,” she noted.
The construction project calls for 45th Street to be shut down entirely and be rebuilt in one phase.
“Because of all the other businesses on 43rd Street and the access that’s required, it will have to be reconstructed in several phases,” Braun said, “but we would always provide access to every business along 43rd. He added that the Walmart lot would be accessible from 43rd but traffic would have to exit onto 45th, which will have been completed. “That will ease congestion in the construction zone.”
Steven M. Corcoran passed away at his home in Oberlin, Kansas on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the age of 26. Steven was born in Oberlin, Kansas to Mark and Paula (Brown) Corcoran on August 20, 1991. As a young boy, Steven was a member of Boy Scouts. He attended school in Oberlin and graduated from the Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School with the class of 2010.
Steven joined the workforce after graduation. He cleaned rooms for Frontier Motel, worked as a dietary aide for Good Samaritan Home-Decatur County, and most recently at the Pizza Hut as a cook. He enjoyed the food service and was very good at it.
Steven enjoyed playing video games, watching movies, and music. His dogs were one of his favorite things, and he played with them whenever he could. Steven had good friends who loved and protected him. Steven enjoyed being with his friends but also enjoyed his time alone. He was the kind of guy who was never in a hurry.
Steven is survived by his mother Paula Corcoran of the Home in Oberlin, Kansas; a brother, James Altfilish of Oberlin; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Mark Corcoran and an infant sister, Anna Marie Altfilish.
A Memorial Service is planned for Friday, August 17, 2018, 10:30 A.M. at the Assembly of God Church-Oberlin with Pastor Royce Leitner officiating. There is no visitation. There will be a private family inurnment. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the Steven M. Corcoran Memorial fund and may be sent in care of Pauls Funeral Home, 121 N. Penn Avenue, Oberlin, Kansas 67749. Online condolences may be left at www.paulsfh.com
Steven’s time was all too brief. He would ask you not to lengthen it now with undo grief. He wants you to hold his memory in your hearts and share with him unending love for memories and love never die.
The faculty at Thomas More Prep-Marian is engaging in a one-day fundraising effort.
The faculty was divided into teams, given $30 and charged with Making Hays Great Again.
The team of Latisha Haag, Chelsie Niehaus, Troy Ruda, Cody Marintzer and Jim Balthazor are using their $30 to raise money for the St. Joseph Food Pantry.
They are asking businesses to match their $30 as a donation to the food pantry.
ABC Seamless has already donated $30 to the campaign.
You can donate online click here. Under the Please designate my gift to: drop down menu, choose Let Me Choose. Then, in the comments note, type the food pantry.
Donors have until the end of the day today to donate to the team’s cause.
You can follow the team’s progress at #TMPMakeHaysGreat.
“I want to thank everyone in advance,” said Jim Balthazor. “We have a wonderful community, and I want to thank them for their amazing giving.”
PRATT – In response to Kansas House Bill (HB) No. 2280 – which was signed by Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. on May 18, 2018 and became law on June 7, 2018 – the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission will begin meeting more frequently.
The Commission, which previously met six times a year, will move to a new schedule beginning with its November 15, 2018 meeting in Russell so that the Commission has ample time to meet the legislation’s demands, and not adversely affect the business of the Commission, which includes approving statewide hunting and fishing seasons.
HB 2280 poses new requirements for the addition or modification to the rules and regulations of Kansas’ Executive Branch agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT), which will lengthen the period of time it takes KDWPT to complete the regulatory process. New changes as a result of HB 2280 include, but are not limited to:
Revisions to the way economic impact statements are written
Prior approval from the Director of the Budget before the proposed rule or regulation is submitted to the Secretary of Administration and Attorney General
An additional public hearing for proposed rules and regulations determined to have an economic impact exceeding $3 million
At its August 2, 2018 meeting in Medicine Lodge, the Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission agreed to cancel its previously scheduled October 25, 2018 meeting to adhere to the new requirements.
The Commission will resume its meetings as follows:
November 15, 2018 – Russell (Exact location to be determined), 1:30 p.m.
December 13, 2018 – Wichita, Great Plains Nature Center, 6232 E 29th St. N, 1:30 p.m.
January 17, 2019 – Lawrence (Exact location to be determined), 1:30 p.m.
February 21, 2019 – Salina (Exact location to be determined), 1:30 p.m.
March 28, 2019 – Topeka (Exact location to be determined), 1:30 p.m.
April 25, 2019 – Colby (Exact location to be determined), 1:30 p.m.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Republican gubernatorial primary race between Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach (all times local):
9:45 a.m.
Election officials in most Kansas counties are beginning to review some 9,000 provisional ballots Monday as part of a statewide effort to arrive at final official vote totals in the tight Republican primary for governor.
Secretary of State Kris Kobach led Gov. Jeff Colyer by 110 votes out of 313,000-plus cast after late mail-in ballots from all 105 counties were added Friday to totals from advance voting and ballots cast at the polls Tuesday.
The canvass was beginning early Monday in suburban Kansas City’s Johnson County, where a board it set to review 1,800 provisional ballots, given to voters at the polls when their eligibility is in question. Seventy-six counties start canvass meetings Monday, but some will meet later this week and next.
Colyer’s team said they would have representatives at every canvass meeting to watch the process.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — County election officials across Kansas will begin deciding which provisional ballots from last week’s primary election will count toward the final official vote totals, with the possibility that they could create a new leader in the hotly contested Republican race for governor.
Totals late Friday following the count of mail in ballots
Secretary of State Kris Kobach led Gov. Jeff Colyer by a mere 110 votes out of more than 313,000 cast as of Friday evening . That was after late mail-in ballots were added to totals from absentee voting and ballots cast at the polls Tuesday.
County officials will review nearly 9,000 provisional ballots, given to voters at the polls when their eligibility is in question. Most counties start their canvass meetings Monday, but some will meet later this week and next. The counties have until Aug. 20 to finish.
With such a slim margin separating the candidates, the canvass will be closely watched. Colyer’s campaign on Friday announced plans to have representatives in all 105 counties when provisional ballots are reviewed.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt already is anticipating the possibility of a lawsuit challenging the election results by Colyer or Kobach. He sent a letter to county election officials, reminding them to preserve “any paper files, notes, or electronic data related in any way” to the election.
Colyer has questioned whether Kobach was advising counties not to count some mail-in ballots, including those with missing or unreadable postmarks, even if they arrived by Friday, which Colyer said violates the law. He also said he heard reports that some unaffiliated voters — who by law can declare an affiliation at the polls and vote in a primary — were given provisional ballots instead of the regular ballots they were due.
In a letter Thursday to Kobach, Colyer wrote that circumstances “obviously increase the likelihood that one of the candidates may seek a recount, or even the possibility of litigation.”
Kobach also flatly rejected Colyer’s criticisms of the secretary of state’s actions to date.
“As governor of Kansas, your unrestrained rhetoric has the potential to undermine the public’s confidence in the election process,” Kobach wrote.
Kobach on Friday stepped aside from his duties as the state’s top elections official until the primary outcome is resolved, but Colyer argued that Kobach still has a conflict of interest because Kobach is handing his responsibilities to his top deputy, Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker .
The secretary of state’s role in the actual counting of ballots is limited: His office provides guidance, compiles statewide vote tallies and provides general supervision.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The counting of the last ballots in the tight and contentious Republican primary for Kansas governor will stretch out over the next week and still might not settle the race.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach leads Gov. Jeff Colyer by 110 votes out of 313,000-plus cast after late mail-in ballots from all 105 counties were added Friday to totals from advance voting and ballots cast at the polls Tuesday. The state’s 105 counties still must review nearly 9,000 provisional ballots and determine how many of them were cast in the Republican primary — and how many will be counted. They have until Aug. 20 to finish that process and certify their local results.
A look at the process for counting the remaining votes and a possible recount:
MAIL-IN BALLOTS
The Legislature last year changed the state’s law on mail-in ballots so that they were to be counted if they were postmarked Tuesday, the day of the primary, and arrived by Friday. Previously, they had to arrive by Election Day, and in the 2016 general election, more than 500 arrived afterward, said Bryan Caskey, the state elections director in the secretary of state’s office.
WHO COUNTS
While Kobach’s office provides guidance on the handling of ballots and supervises the counting, the work is done by the counties.
The chief elections officer in each county appoints a bipartisan board of election workers to handle the individual ballots.
The secretary of state appoints an election commissioner in the state’s four most populous counties, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte, and the chief elections officers in the other 101 are elected clerks.
The elections chiefs present their workers’ recommendations on whether provisional ballots should be counted to the county commission, which then decides and certifies the final results.
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
Voters receive provisional ballots at the polls when election workers are not sure they are eligible to vote at that location, or at all. Those ballots are sealed in envelopes and set aside to be reviewed later, with notes about the issues involved. The eligibility of the voters is determined before workers unseal the ballots. Once a ballot is unsealed, workers can see whether it was cast in the Republican or Democratic primary before counting any relevant votes.
Kobach said based on past elections, it’s likely that about two-thirds of 9,000 provisional ballots that were filled out Tuesday were cast in the Republican primary and that a majority of them will be counted.
COUNTING DAYS
State law says counties can begin their canvassing Monday. Seventy-six counties plan to start then, including Johnson and Sedgwick.
An additional 14 plan to start Tuesday, two on Wednesday and six on Thursday, including Shawnee and Wyandotte counties. Rooks County in northwest Kansas has scheduled its canvassing for Friday, and six counties have set it for Aug. 20, the deadline to finish.
REQUESTING A RECOUNT
Under a Kansas law specific to statewide races, a candidate must ask for a recount by 5 p.m. Friday. State law has no provision for an automatic recount, no matter how close the race.
A candidate can ask for a recount no matter how large the margin, but he or she must put up funds to cover the full cost of the recount. If the recount changes the result, the candidate seeking it gets his or her money back, and the counties and state cover their costs.
The candidate can seek a recount in only one or a handful of counties, dozens of counties, or statewide. Also, the candidate chooses whether the recount will be machine re-scanning of paper ballots or a hand count of those ballots.
The cost of the recount is determined by the secretary of state’s office. Caskey said the office would survey the counties involved in a recount for their estimated costs, then add “a small amount” to cover the state’s administrative expenses.
There’s no frame of reference for what a recount would cost because there hasn’t been one in a statewide race in at least several decades.
A recount must start the day after the candidate requests one, even if the work would start on a Saturday. Counties involved have five days to finish, meaning all of it would be done by Aug. 22 at the latest.
SALINA— Law enforcement authorities are investigating after a 4-year-old boy fired a semi-automatic handgun into a living room chair at his home.
Two adults were home Thursday when the weapon was fired, according to Salina police Capt. Mike Sweeney. There were no injuries.
Police are working to learn how the boy got the gun. Sweeney says the case is being referred to the county attorney for possible charges of child endangerment.
The Ellis County Commission once again will consider purchasing a new fire truck for Company 6 in Ellis at Monday’s commission meeting.
Earlier this summer, the commission delayed a vote on the purchase and instructed Director of Fire and Emergency Management Darin Myers to reach out to the Kansas Forestry Service about purchasing a used truck.
According to information provided to the commission by Myers, the Kansas Forestry Service they do not have a truck that fits the department’s current needs.
In other business, the commission will consider a conditional use permit for a bed and breakfast on Munjor Road south of Ellis and a permit for a Midwest Energy Substation on Mount Pleasant Road south of Hays.
The commission will meet at 5 p.m. as the Public Building Commission with the regular meeting to follow at the County Administrative Center at 718 Main St.
Guy H. Young, 65, Geneseo, Kansas, died Sunday, August 5, 2018, at his home.
Mr. Young was born August 14, 1952, in Cement, Oklahoma, the son of James Hubbert and Orph Ann (Sumpter) Young. He was a resident of Geneseo, Kansas, for three years, moving from Bison, Kansas, A graduate of Cement High School, Cement, Oklahoma, he was a laborer in the pipeline industry before his retirement.
Guy loved being outdoors. He especially loved hunting, and fishing.
On January 21, 1994, he married Peggy Thielenhaus, at Osborne, Kansas.
Survivors include: his wife, Peggy Young, Geneseo, Kansas; three step sons, Alan Foust, Brian Foust, and Chad Foust; five step grandchildren; four brothers, Kenny Young, Bill Young, George Young, and Jim Young; three sisters, Vivian Workman, Faye Rohick, and Wanda Beristain; and many nephews and nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Mike Young; and one sister, Ann Parker.
Per Guy’s wishes, the family has chosen cremation.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Humane Society, Great Bend, Kansas.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.
John Preston “JP” Franz died peacefully at home in Weir, KS, surrounded by family on August 9, 2018.
John was born in Colby, KS on June 17, 1937. He was a lifetime resident of Kansas, and resided in Colby until he retired in 1999. He was a 1955 graduate of Colby High School. John is a veteran of the United States Army. He also worked in many industries and finished his career as a professional salesman. John moved to Southeast Kansas to be closer to his two children Kevin and Lisa.
John had a very active retirement. When he wasn’t spending his time fishing with Kevin, he became an international traveler with his son Kevin and his wife Nadine, getting his first passport at age 75. John made trips to Jamaica, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and all over the Caribbean. Each trip always consisted of a fishing trip with his son Kevin. John really enjoyed these family trips and looked forward to them yearly.
John loved spending time with his daughter Lisa, her husband Gary, and their three children. Lisa loved having her dad as her next-door neighbor, as they were able to share many visits while exploring their shared love of politics.
John loved helping his daughter and at the start of every school year could be seen helping her setup her library, or during the school year he would help her and Gary judge at their debate and forensics tournaments.
John’s other passions included KU basketball and woodworking. But at the end of the day, family was most important to John. John was his children’s biggest cheerleader in their lives, never missing a school activity and always being their biggest supporter in their chosen professions.
As a grandfather of three, he was very involved in attending recitals, baptisms and other activities.
He loved to spoil his family at birthdays, Christmas and every opportunity he could when the family was together. His last request was to have everyone over for a family barbeque. It was a perfect day for John as his whole family was together for a day filled with good food, good stories and lots of laughter.
John is survived by his son Kevin Franz and his wife Nadine of Overland Park, KS, his daughter Lisa (Franz) Leiker, her husband Gary, and their three children Kaitlyn, Adriana and Alex of Weir, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents Arvid and Zelma Franz.
Marianne Anderson, age 93, of Hays, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Via Christi Village of Hays. She was born March 14, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles and Barbara (Fehrenbach) Dorizzi. She married Frank B. Anderson Jr. in Kansas City on January 14, 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, her parents and infant sister.
