The Hays Public Library will host a screening of the award-winning docudrama “Home on the Range” on Aug. 25 at 1 p.m. in the Schmidt Gallery. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact the Hays Public Library at (785) 625-9014 for more information.
“Home on the Range,” a Western ballad that epitomized the American West and the dream of a new home in the wide-open frontier, was the most popular song in the United States in 1934. Its popularity led to frequent airplay on the radio by countless performers, but who wrote it? A lawsuit filed in 1934 set in motion a search attempt to establish the origins of the song and, more importantly, who would receive the lucrative loyalties. The film Home on the Range unites the unique story of the State Song of Kansas with its history and legacy.
The director of the film, Ken Spurgeon, will be at the screening to provide an introduction to the film. Spurgeon is the founder and executive director of Lone Chimney Films, the company that produced Home on the Range. Ken is originally from Wichita where he got a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Wichita State and became a teacher. El Dean Holthus will also be joining the presentation to talk about the site of the Home on the Range Cabin in Smith County, Kansas.
With stars like Rance Howard, Buck Taylor, and the voice of the Kansas City Chiefs, Mitch Holthus, Home on the Range tells the unforgettable story of the origin and legacy of Kansas’ beloved state song while also bringing awareness to the cabin where the song was written in Smith County.
For more information about the “Home on the Range” screening in Hays contact the Hays Public Library at (785) 625-9014 or visit www.hayslibrary.org.
Fort Hays State University-Energy Division Seeking Position – Skilled Trades Technician, Plant Operations
The FHSU Energy Division/Power Plant is looking for a dependable individual to hire in the Power Plant Department.This is a full time position with benefits.
TASKS
Operation, maintenance and repair of industrial equipment such as boilers, generators, pumps and valves.Work involves all aspects of boiler operation to include general maintenance and repair of related Energy Division/Power Plant equipment.Follow written and oral procedures, reading and recording gauges and water testing.Able to lift 30-50 lbs.
Working hours during the heating season require 24/7 operation during the months of October to April, requiring shift work for continuous operation.Working hours from May through September are usually Monday – Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.This position may be required to work a flexible work schedule as needed.
REQUIREMENTS
High school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license.Three years’ experience in some skilled trades area.Prefer experience in electrical or mechanical trades, but this is not required.Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
Application Process:To apply for this position, please visit https://fhsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CAREERS.Only electronic applications submitted through the webpage will be accepted.
Required Application Documents:Applicants should submit a resume and names and contact information for three professional references.Applicant documents should be submitted in one PDF.
Notice of Non-discrimination – Fort Hays State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
Background Check: Final candidate will have consented to and successfully completed a criminal background check.
Notice to KPERS retirees applying for a position: Recent legislation changes working-after-retirement rules for both you and your employer if you go back to work for a KPERS employer. Please contact your KPERS representative or www.kpers.org for further information on how this might affect you.
Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Slow moving storm system will produce multiple rounds of shower and thunderstorms beginning this morning through Tue eve. #kswxpic.twitter.com/47xpd6irkI
Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Showers and thunderstorms. High near 79. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 65.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars chapter at Fort Hays State University was recently recognized as a Gold Star chapter for the 2017-18 academic year.
“The achievement of Gold Star Status is highly coveted among our 320 chapters throughout the country,” said Mitchell Altman, public relations coordinator for the NSCS. “All Gold Star Chapters were leaders in implementing engaging, student-centered events on their campuses and in their local communities, including a new member induction ceremony, Integrity Week and Planning to Achieve Collegiate Success,” he said.
The ACHS-certified organization recognizes high-achieving undergraduates who show high academic performance during their first and second years of college. NSCS has three pillars of scholarship, leadership, and service. The organization gives out more than a million dollars in scholarships, awards and chapter funds annually, provides leadership and service opportunities along with career and graduate school connections.
“NSCS members are deeply committed to scholarship, leadership and service, and as a result, they are impacting their campus and local communities every day,” according to NSCS’s website.
NSCS, founded in 1994, is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is recognized at more than 330 campuses throughout the country.
“The chapter has truly proven their commitment to the ideals that NSCS holds dear,” said Altman. “Their exceptional work is not only a credit to them as a chapter, but as students of FHSU as well.”
LOGAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Sunday in Logan County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Chloe R. Paisley, 20, Perryville, MO., was westbound on Interstate 70 just south of Grinnell.
The vehicle entered the median. The driver overcorrected to the right and then back to the left and the vehicle entered the median striking a guardrail and rolled.
Paisley was transported to the Logan County Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
SHERMAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 3p.m. Sunday in Sherman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Honda passenger car driven by Lewis R. Lambert, 71, Colorado Springs, CO., was westbound on Interstate 70 one mile east of Goodland.
The vehicle left the roadway to the right and struck a delineator post. The driver lost control causing the vehicle and trailer to overturn. Vehicle came to rest on the passenger side in the middle of the driving lane. The trailer came to rest in the westbound ditch.
Lambert was transported to the hospital in Goodland. He was notwearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
KANSAS CITY(AP) – A Kansas City man has been convicted of raping a woman he met on a dating website.
Everhart- photo Platte Co.
A Platte County jury deliberated less than two hours before finding 31-year-old Bradley Everhart guilty of rape.
Prosecutors said the 31-year-old woman met Everhart on the dating website Plenty of Fish. She went to his home in August 2016 and they watched a movie in a bedroom.
The women told police Everhart raped her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop.
The woman fled the house, went to a hospital, and reported the encounter to police.
Zahnd said after woman left, Everhart sent her more than 60 text messages in less than an hour. He repeatedly apologized and asked her not to say anything because he would lose his children.
WICHITA – Each year, the Kansas Leadership Center provides 1,500 scholarships to civically engaged organizations across the state to participate in KLC’s leadership programs. This is one way we work toward developing stronger, healthier, more prosperous communities throughout our state.
We’re seeking partners for our 2019 Leadership Transformation Grants who aspire to spread a culture of leadership through their organization or community. These grants allow participation into KLC’s core programs, which teach that leadership is an activity — not a position — and that anyone within an organization can exercise leadership effectively. These programs offer a framework by which organizations can share a common language and skills to approach their challenges.
Eligible organizations are those that:
1) Have individuals who have already experienced KLC’s leadership training,
2) Show an ability to recruit 20-40 participants into KLC leadership training,
3) Have the support of senior authority to spread a culture of leadership throughout their organization.
Some types of groups we could imagine applying:
Education: School districts, school support organizations, school boards Community-minded business organizations: Civic clubs, business associations, chambers, rotary clubs Government: City, Count, State entities Nonprofits: Community foundations, coalitions, United Ways, Faith: Churches, district level entities, collaborative faith alliances
Application for the 2019 Leadership Transformation Grants are open until Aug. 31, 2018. Interested in learning more? Watch these videos first. If you still have questions, contact Ashley Longstaff at [email protected].
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged aggravated assault.
Fernandez -photo Shawnee Co.
Just before midnight Friday, officers were sent to the 1200 block of NW Van Buren in Topeka for a domestic disturbance, according to Lt. Ron Eakis.
As officers were arriving on scene, they heard yelling and what sounded like rapid fire gunshots. Officers located Jaime Fernandez, 19, who is suspected of firing a gun and took him into custody.
No one was injured during this incident. He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, aggravated assault (domestic violence), and criminal discharge of a firearm.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democratic congressional candidate Sharice Davids is getting some help for her campaign from a national Democratic committee.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday named Davids to its “red-to-blue” list of top-tier candidates, which makes her eligible for organizational and fundraising help, staff resources and candidate training.
Davids-courtesy photo
Davids, from Kansas City, Kansas, won Tuesday’s six-way Democratic primary and will take on incumbent GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder in the general election. Davids, an attorney, is the state’s first lesbian, Native American congressional nominee.
Committee chairman Ben Ray Lujan said in a statement that Davids has the grassroots energy and momentum to move the seat from Republicans to Democrats.
The committee on Thursday began airing a television ad in the Kansas City market supporting Davids.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A man whose death sentence was overturned in 2014 has been resentenced to life in prison.
Gillett photo Forrest Co. Mississippi Sheriff
State prison records show 44-year-old Roger Gillett was resentenced in July.
Gillett and then-girlfriend Lisa Jo Chamberlin were convicted of killing Gillett’s cousin and the cousin’s girlfriend in 2004 because they wouldn’t open a safe. Dismembered bodies of Vernon Hulett and Linda Heintzelman were found stuffed in a freezer on a farm near Russell, Kansas.
The Mississippi Supreme Court voided Gillett’s death sentence, finding jurors wrongly considered Gillett’s attempted escape from a Kansas jail.
Forrest County District Attorney Patricia Burchell consulted victim families before deciding against the death penalty.
Chamberlin’s death sentence was reinstated in March after a federal appeals court dismissed accusations of racial bias in jury selection.
Several new Hays city employees and others who have recently been promoted were introduced during Thursday’s commission meeting by their department heads.
Rachel Kraus, Shift Lead Dispatch, introduced by Carolyn McCollum, director of the Communications Center
Johnny Rupp, PW Equipment Operator; Ed Weber, PW Maintenance Worker I; and Tanner Wulf, Maintenance Worker I were all introduced by Jesse Rohr, Public Works Director
Matt Windholz, Park Technician, introduced by Jeff Boyle, Director of Parks
Ethan Henderson, Hays Police Officer, introduced Don Scheibler, Police Chief
Hundreds in T-shirts reading ‘art is the voice of freedom’ fanned out along either side of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday in anticipation of a so-called ‘Defend the Flag’ demonstration.
Hundreds gathered along Massachusetts Avenue in Lawrence, Kansas, Saturday in anticipation of a so-called ‘Defend the Flag’ demonstration. Both gatherings were partly in response to a recent art installation at the University of Kansas. photo by ANDREA TUDHOPE
Clay Mead, owner of Hog Holler Saloon in Ozawkie, Kansas, organized the ‘Defend the Flag’ event, which he told KCUR, was not a demonstration or a protest.
“We’re just walking with the flag, that’s it. Showing it honor and respect. It’s not a protest against anybody else,” Mead said.
Mead sat on a bench in South Park with a group of about 10 people wearing red, white and blue T-shirts, sunglasses and hair pieces. They waved American flags.
Around a dozen gathered in South Park as part of a so-called ‘Defend the Flag’ event Saturday. The group did not follow through with their original plan to march down Massachusetts Avenue, where hundreds of counter-protesters lined the storefronts from 11th to 7th Street. CREDIT ANDREA TUDHOPE
“I think that the American flag is the one true symbol of unity that we have in America,” he said. “People of every social group you can divide us into have sacrificed life, limb, loved ones, and this is a symbol of that sacrifice toward freedom.”
The piece by New York City-based artist Josephine Meckseper looks like an American flag, altered with stains and adorned with one child’s sock. It’s part of a nationwide public art project exhibiting commissioned flags intended to reflect the current political climate.
Dressed in an ‘art is the voice of freedom’ shirt, playwright and community member Darren Canady said the art was definitely a spark for Saturday’s turnout.
“Arguably all art is political, but what concerns a lot of people is the silencing of the ability to talk about American identity,” he said.
Some of the counter-protesters Saturday. Organizers estimated 600 came out to stand against the anticipated ‘Defend the Flag’ demonstration.
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Another reason the community turned out in such large numbers, according to counter-protest organizers, was because of a previous demonstration in February, which reportedly got heated after people showed up with Confederate flags, despite instructions from Mead and other ‘Defend the Flag’ organizers not to.
“There was a lot of fear,” Canady said.
Organizer Courtney Shipley said Lawrence mobilized after February’s event to take a stand against hate groups.
This Saturday’s event in Lawrence also came on the anniversary of a decisively confrontational ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, attended by white supremacist and white nationalist groups, which turned deadly.
“Those rallying and walking into this peaceful community… that you take advantage of people’s pain and you whip up people’s fear on the anniversary of Charlottesville, you are looking for a violent engagement, and we need to be an nonviolent society,” said Eleanor McCormick, associate pastor at Plymouth Congregational Church.
Mead told KCUR he knows “nothing” about what happened in Charlottesville last year, only what the media reported. But, he said, he doesn’t associate with white supremacist or nationalist groups. As for the timing, Mead said it never crossed his mind, and that they decided to gather today because of a community safety fair for children happening at the same time in South Park, where dozens of law enforcement and first responders set up at booths.
“We decided we’ll carry the flag, invite anybody who would like to join us, it’s not about any political leaning or social group. Everybody’s invited in unity,” he said. “I guess some didn’t believe us.”
Meanwhile, the hundreds along Massachusetts Avenue assumed Mead’s group would march up and down the street like they did last time, so they waited in silent protest, with instructions to remain peaceful. Both groups expressed that they didn’t want confrontation, and on the whole, the gathering and counter-protest were uneventful.
Counter-protester Sam Beeson, 25, from Baldwin, Kansas, said though she wasn’t expecting fights, she definitely thought more would happen.
“It feels great that we’re getting together in a nonviolent way,” she said.
Amy Baughman came Saturday to show her support for the American flag.
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Mead’s group remained on the benches in South Park waiting for more people to show up. At one point, an older woman approached and asked Tina Montgomery if her granddaughter could see the flag she was holding, saying she’d never seen one up close.
“This is the American flag,” Montgomery told the child. “It stands for freedom and all kinds of stuff.”
Another member of the group, Amy Baughman, said she stands up for the flag because she feels like it doesn’t get the showing of support she feels it deserves.
“We still should be proud of our country. Everything doesn’t have to change just because some things can change,” she said. “I see our world changing a little too much. I think we still need to keep some of our old-fashioned values.”
By mid-day, Mead’s group left, and the hundreds along the street began to disperse, after walking up and down and hugging to celebrate a peaceful demonstration.
