Weather has forced postponement of the scheduled star gazing workshop hosted by the Kansas Wetlands Education Center along with Fort Hays State University’s Astronomy Club.
“The weather Friday is not looking great for star gazing, so we are moving the date to Friday, Oct. 19,” says Mandy Kern.
The original date was Oct. 5.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas welfare officials have barred a group home operator’s employee who is accused of sexual misconduct from working in locations where children are present.
Kansas Department for Children and Families spokeswoman Taylor Forrest says the agency was disappointed that The Villages declined a recommendation to fire the worker. Welfare officials announced the new employment conditions for him last month.
The worker was the human resources manager, but it’s unclear if that is still his role with the Topeka-based organization.
In 1989, the Boy Scouts of America and Seaman High School cut ties with the employee after an accusation that he made sexual advances toward an exchange student.
The Villages’ executive director, Sylvia Crawford, says the organization is in full compliance with all applicable personnel regulations.
Eugene A. “Gene” Wellbrock, 81, Victoria, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at HaysMed.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
The speedway wraps up the 2018 season with the richest post-season events on the IMCA schedule, the Briney Motorsports 12th Annual Fall Nationals fueled by Casey’s General Stores, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 4-6.
Associate sponsors include Budweiser, Dynamic Drivelines, First Class Auto Design, Hoisington; Freedom Claims Management Inc., Great Bend & Russell; GW Oilfield Services, Dighton; Golden B Hydra Drilling, Ellis; Golden Plains Trucking, Hays; Golden Q, Hays; Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jason Oil, Russell; R & R Towing, Wakeeney; Remus Farms, Cawker City and Rock Ridge Ranch, Plainville.
A large car count is expected as 294 race teams from 11 states and Canada were trackside for this event last year.
IMCA Modifieds race for $5,000 to win and a minimum of $400 to start their main event.
Also on the card for the weekend is the IMCA Stock Cars racing for $3,000 to win and $250 to start, IMCA SportMods for $2,000 to win and $175 to start, IMCA Hobby Stocks for $1,500 and $175 to start and the IMCA Sport Compacts for $300 and $50 to start. Cruisers will run for $200 to win and $25 to start.
A test and tune session for all divisions will be on Thursday, Oct. 4th.
Heat and qualifying races for the Modifieds, Stocks, SportMods and Hobby Stocks will be on Friday the 5th plus a complete show (heats and feature race) for the Crazy Cruisers.
On Saturday the 7th will be the last chance qualifiers races and features for the Mods, Stocks, Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks plus the Sport Compacts will have a complete show (heats and feature race).
Grandstand admission for adults 13 and up will be $15 each day, Friday and Saturday. Kids 12 and under are FREE both days.
Pit passes are $25 on Thursday and $30 on Friday and Saturday for adults 13 and up and kids 12 and under $10 each day with parent or guardian.
GA will open at 3pm with the Green Flag waving at 5pm on Friday and Saturday.
More information about Fall Nationals is available on Facebook at rollingplainsmotor.speedway.
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The Hays High girls’ golf team finished second Tuesday at the Great Bend Invitational finishing with a team total of 381, 19 shots back of first place Garden City.
Emily McGuire fired an 89 to lead the Indians with a 3rd place finish. Sophia Garrison shot a 94 to finish 5th and Taleia McCrea was 6th.
Tuesday also wrapped up the Western Athletic Conference schedule and the Indians finished with three First-Team All WAC selections.
Garrison, McGuire and McCrea all earned all-conference honors. Brittani Park and Emily George earned honorable mention selections.
The Indians will host a 5A regional next Monday at Smoky Hill Country Club.
Columbia, MO — The Josh Hawley for U.S. Senate Campaign released a statement Tuesday from U.S. Senator Pat Roberts calling on Senator Claire McCaskill to remove Roberts’ quote from her new campaign ad entitled “Independence.” Hawley is challenging incumbent McCaskill in a very close race for the U.S. senate.
Sen. Roberts said, “Senator Claire McCaskill’s days of bipartisanship are long over. On critical issues over the last year, I’ve watched her vote to raise taxes on Missourians and oppose conservative judges including Judge Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.
“I’m very disappointed that she’s sided with her party’s leadership and opposed the Trump Administration against the best interests of Missouri at every turn.
“When President Trump was elected, she made it her mission to obstruct the administration’s agenda. Higher taxes. Liberal courts. That’s not what Missourians want.
“That’s why I am supporting Josh Hawley and calling on Senator McCaskill to remove my name and quote from her ad.”
WICHITA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished sixth at the Newman Fall Invitational (Oct. 1-2), hosted at Crestview Country Club. Senior Mac McNish led the Tigers with identical rounds of 74 in the first two rounds before finishing with a 76 in the third round to post an 8-over (224) and finished solo 11th individually.
Bryce Cowan posted rounds of 78, 76 and 79 to finish in a tie for 24th. Connor Schultz finished in a tie for 26th after carding identical rounds of 77 before finishing with a 80. Marcus Willey fired off rounds of 83, 77 and 80 to finish in a tie for 33rd. Isaiah Grover shot rounds of 85, 81 and 76. Reese Emert posted rounds of 78, 76 and 75 for a total score of 229 to lead all individuals.
Southeastern Oklahoma State took the team title with an aggregate score of 867. Newman finished second with a score of 882 and Rogers State (891) finished third. Fort Hays State finished sixth as a team with a score of 312-304-311 for a total of 927. Zach James of Southeastern Oklahoma State claimed the individual title after posting a 10-under (206) score for the tournament.
The Tigers will have two weeks off before they compete at the Blue Tiger Invite (Oct. 15-16). The event is set to be hosted at Jefferson City Country Club.
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an aggravated battery and have a suspect in custody.
Just before 1a.m. Wednesday, police responded to the Traveler’s Inn in the 3800 Block of SW Topeka Boulevard in Topeka, according to Lt. John Trimble. A victim told police she had been stabbed by a family member following a dispute.
Additional officers and Shawnee County deputies responded to the scene and located the suspect 39-year-old Randy Williams. He was arrested without incident and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Indecent Liberties with a Child, Sexual Battery and Aggravated Domestic Battery, according to Trimble.
Williams has a dozen previous convictions for battery, theft, robbery criminal threat and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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COLBY — The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, DC continues its long tradition of presenting free public performances when it appears at Colby Community College’s Cultural Arts Center, on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. CDT. The Jazz Ambassadors’ concert in Colby is sponsored by Western Plains Arts Association.
While the concert is free, the military band requests all those attending send a self-addressed stamped envelope to request free tickets by mail, indicating the number of tickets requested. Please write Jazz Ambassadors Tickets, c/o Pat Ziegelmeier, WPAA, 1255 S. Range Ave., Colby, KS 67701.
The Jazz Ambassadors is the official touring big band of the United States Army. Formed in 1969, the 19-member ensemble has received great acclaim at home and abroad performing America’s greatest original art form, jazz.
Concerts by the Jazz Ambassadors are programmed to entertain all types of audiences. The band’s diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, vocals, and patriotic selections, many of which are written or arranged by members of the Jazz Ambassadors.
The Jazz Ambassadors has appeared in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India, and throughout Europe. Recent notable performances include concerts at the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Richmond Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Jazz Education Network Conference, and an appearance on the Colbert Report.
Notable performers who have shared the stage with the Jazz Ambassadors are: Gordon Goodwin, Bobby Shew, Ernie Watts, and the Dave Brubeck All-Star Quintet. The band has appeared in joint concerts with Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony Pops, the Colorado Pops Orchestra and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. The band’s rigorous touring schedule and reputation for excellence has earned it the title “America’s Big Band.”
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DATE CHANGE: Due to gloomy weather in the forecast for the 5th, we are rescheduling this event to Friday, Oct. 19.
The event features the M31 Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth, along with the planets Jupiter, Saturn, other Messier objects and more.
Dr. Jack Maseberg, associate professor of physics, and Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of Education, and the Astronomy Club will provide telescopes and be on hand to offer assistance.
Those interested can meet at the KWEC northeast of Great Bend to start off with an indoor activity and snacks and finish off the evening at Cheyenne Bottoms for a tour of the night sky.
The KWEC, 592 NE K-156 Highway, is at the southeast side of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, northeast of Great Bend.
For more information, contact Mandy Kern at 877-243-9268 or 620-566-1456.
The vacation was a little more significant in that a week after we got back, my wife, Barbara, was to retire from her job at the Department of Children and Family Services (it used to be SRS). She had been there for over 25 years.
My wife and I met after the very first year of law school. It was the summer before our second year. We were both taking a course in commercial transaction. We dated for the next two years, and then married in September of 1980 after graduating from law school in May.
I have only known her as a lawyer or as a law student.
As you may imagine, two lawyers/spouses can have animated conversations. Particularly, during the law school years, Barbara was very hard on me. I was a terrible writer, with terrible writing skills. That is not a good attribute for law school.
I would write a brief for a class, or for my job as a law clerk, and Barbara would go through it with her red pen. She would challenge my thought process. By the time we graduated law school, I had actually become a pretty good writer and could argue effectively in appellate briefs.
Throughout the years, Barbara has been my sounding board. While we respect client confidentiality, we would exchange the dilemmas our clients or employers were facing. Much of that occurred right after work, but more especially, right before I left for work in the morning. That time from about 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 was a time for us to talk about our upcoming day, and what we were struggling with.
Barbara is ready for retirement. I am just not sure I have wrapped my head around the idea that she’s no longer going to be a practicing attorney. In a way, I think it has been harder on me to accept that she is at that stage.
I understand now, maybe for the first time, the impact it may have on a person when their best friend retires. I do not think you can help keep from wondering what, if anything, will change in the relationship?
DCF hosted a very nice farewell gathering for Barb on September 7th. As I expected, Barb held her emotions well, almost.
I strongly suspect that one day soon, Barb is going to be into some new project, and frankly, I would not be surprised if it was somehow law related.
I do not think that there is a good or bad time to retire. I think it is up to the individual person. I am not there yet. Watching Barb retire, I realized I am not there yet. But I did get a feeling of urgency that there are some things that I want to get accomplished before that day comes, either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Randy Clinkscales of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice, PA, Hays, Kansas, is an elder care attorney, practicing in western Kansas. To contact him, please send an email to [email protected]. Disclaimer: The information in the column is for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Each case is different and outcomes depend on the fact of each case and the then applicable law. For specific questions, you should contact a qualified attorney.
