Donna KrugWhile it still seems early in the year to me, I must admit the days are going by in a hurry. Of course each day brings us one day closer to spring, which means warmer weather and longer bike rides. Many of the Extension programs I will be presenting in the weeks ahead deal with health or nutrition issues. Today I want to talk about another type of health – that is financial health.
The last week in February is designated as Kansas Saves week. This coincides with a national campaign America Saves. The slogan for this year is Start saving for your ‘someday’. The primary focus of Kansas Saves Week is to encourage financial action – commitments to save, reduce debt, invest and build wealth.
Whenever I teach a budgeting class I like to share the worksheet titled, “Does your money have wings?” It lists twenty or more things many families spend money on – like, snacks, eating out, cell phone charges, health club, late charges, etc. When participants in my class multiply the amount they spend on such items in a year it can be an eye opening experience. The goal of the worksheet is to help people see how much money is spent on non-essential extras and help them focus on cutting back on their spending.
Since this years’ theme is to start saving for your ‘someday’ perhaps it is time to consider saving automatically. It is proven to be the easiest and most effective way to save. There are several ways to make this work. One way is to have your bank or credit union transfer a fixed amount from your checking account to a savings or investment account. Or you can set it up with your employer to deduct a certain amount from your paycheck and transfer it to a savings account. Having clear goals for what you are saving for will help keep you motivated and you will be surprised at how quickly you can reach your goal.
Feel free to stop by my office or give me a call if you would like additional information about saving and budgeting.
Donna Krug is the District Director and Family and Consumer Science Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. You may reach her at (620)793-1910 or [email protected]
The Fort Hays State Shotgun Team picked up first place honors at the ACUI Lower East Coast Conference Championship in Savannah, Ga.
Five students earned individual honors.
Jerrod Lies, Minneola senior majoring in agricultural business, earned first place in Men’s Trap with a perfect score.
Jenny Schoenecker, Akron, Colo., senior majoring in agricultural business, earned first place in Ladies Trap.
Austin Svoboda, Burwell, Neb., senior majoring in industrial technology, earned second place in Men’s Trap and Men’s Skeet.
Heather Gordon, Pine Valley, Calif., junior majoring in criminal justice, earned third place in Ladies Trap.
Jake Whipple, Cambridge, Neb., senior majoring in agricultural business, earned third place in Men’s Skeet.
For the weekend, FHSU’s team had five of the top eight men shooters and two of the top six women shooters.
Twenty-four colleges and universities competed.
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From State Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays
Fort Hays Shooting Team Honored at Capitol
The Fort Hays State University Shotgun team was honored at the Capitol on Thursday, in honor of winning the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program, Division II National Championship recently. Rep. Barb Wasinger, R-Hays, introduced members of the team, and Dr. Tisa Mason, FHSU’s president, on the House floor.
Wasinger’s statement, read to the House, follows:
“Today it is my honor to recognize the Fort Hays State University Shotgun team for winning the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program College Division II National Championship held recently in Marengo, Ohio. They also placed high across all Divisions, led by Coach Dr. Duane Shepherd.
Individuals recognized with High Overall scores in the male division were Austin Svoboda with 588 points out of 600 and in the female division Heather Gordon with 544 points out of 600. The team also earned 1st place in trap with 988 out of 1,000; 1st place in skeet with 989 out of 1000; and tied for 1st place in sporting clays with 919 out of 1,000. Individual honors were: Jenny Schoenecker 1st in Ladies sporting clays; Heather Gordon 2nd in ladies skeet; Austin Svoboda 1st in trap, 2nd in skeet, and 3rd in sporting clays; Jake Whipple 2rd in skeet and Riley Ross 3rd in trap.
Additional honors earned HOA at the FHSU Collegiate Shoot; the Five State Prairie Circuit Conference Championship; the Bulldog Invitational – Concordia University, Nebraska; the Bronco Invitational – Hastings College, Nebraska; and the ACUI Super Shoot in Tillar, Arkansas. Super Shoots consist of both American and Olympic events.
They also earned HOA honors at the ACUI Lower East Coast Conference Championship held Feb. 2nd and 3rd, 2019.
Team members include Brock Burton, Blake Craig, Josh Crankshaw, Katie Dettmann, Will Dulohery, Gus Dunbar, Cody Escritt, Heather Gordon, Luke Heinzen, Colton Lashley, Jerrod Lies, Hank McVeigh, Keegan Morgan, Wyatt Pursell, Riley Ross, Michael Saint, Jenny Schoenecker, Hunter Secrest, Lane Sorensen, Ryan St. Peters, Austin Svoboda, Cordell Waggoner, Jake Whipple, Cole Ziegelmeier, Jay Zieglemeier, Haily Zulkoski along with Coach Duane Shepherd. Honoring them today is the President of Fort Hays State University, Dr. Tisa Mason.”
By Troy L. Waymaster, State Representative, 109th Kansas House
February 22, 2019
KPERS Funding
Last week on Thursday, February 14, 2019, the House debated the reamortization of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System’s unfunded liability for thirty years, House Bill 2197.This particular bill was a major component of the governor’s budget that she submitted in early January.
This bill did have a hearing in the House Financial Institutions and Pensions committee and was then sent to the entire House of Representatives for consideration.
Thursday we debated the merits of House Bill 2197.After about forty minutes of debate, the bill failed to receive enough votes for passage, failing 36 to 87.Had this measure passed both the House and then the Senate, it would have extended the time that KPERS is not fully funded for another fifteen years and would extend a debt legacy of $7.4 billion.
On another KPERS related issue, on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, the House Appropriations Committeepassed for the consideration of the HouseSenate Bill 9, which would authorize the payment of $115 million to KPERS for a delayed payment that was not made a few years ago due to budget deficits.On Thursday, I led debate on the House floor regarding Senate Bill 9 and it passed in final action on Friday, February 22, 2019, 125-0.The bill now goes to Governor Kelly for her signature.
Industrial Hemp
Last session, the Kansas Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law, Senate Bill 263, which allowed for an industrial hemp research program under the conditions of the Federal Farm Bill that was passed in 2014.In December 2018, the Federal Government made additional changes to the Farm Bill, that just recently passed, which now makes hemp available as a commercial crop.Last week, in the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, a hearing was held on House Bill 2173, which would alter the existing law regarding the industrial hemp research program and would align the language to be in conjunction with the language of the Farm Bill of 2018.There are many changes that will need to be made moving the state of Kansas from an industrial hemp research program to making it a commercial crop for our farmers.
Budget Work
The House Appropriations Committee did conduct a hearing on the Governor’s Supplemental Budget Bill for the remaining months of 2019, House Bill 2121.
The budget committees have been working diligently in sifting through the enhancements that have been requested by the agencies or departments, seeing whether those have been approved or denied by the Governor, and then reexamining the request in seeing if it was valid.
The budget committee chairs have been reporting the budget committee recommendations to the full Appropriations Committee for two weeks now.
When they complete with the reporting of recommendations, tentatively right now that date is March 13, 2019, we will then compile the information and requests into House Bill 2121 for the remaining months of this fiscal year.
The other budget bill, House Bill 2122, is referred to as the MEGA Budget Bill, and that will contain the budget provisions for all of the agencies and departments for the state of Kansas for fiscal year 2020.It will also incorporate the budget directions for some agencies and departments for the outlying year of 2021.Both of these bills will be considered by the full House.
Contact Information
As always, if you have any concerns, feel free to contact me (785) 296-7672, follow on twitter at @waymaster4house, visit www.troywaymaster.com or email me at [email protected].Also, if you happen to visit the statehouse, please let my office know.
It is a distinct honor to serve as your representative for the 109th Kansas House District and the state of Kansas. Please do not hesitate to contact me with your thoughts, concerns, and questions.I always appreciate hearing from the residents of the 109th House District and others from the state of Kansas, as well.
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would let students escape bullying by transferring to a new school, either public or private.
But critics say the bill is little more than an attempt to send state dollars meant for public schools to private alternatives.
CHRIS NEAL / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE
The Kansas Hope Scholarship Act, sponsored by two Republican representatives from Wichita, would require schools to inform parents and students about transferring after a case of bullying has been reported. That would occur regardless of whether an investigation by the school found any evidence of bullying.
A student could transfer to either a public or private school. If a student chooses a private school, most of the state aid that goes to the public school for that student would go into an account run by the Kansas treasurer.
Those funds can then be used by the student to pay for tuition and supplies, such as books. Extra funding is also provided for transportation to the new school.
“This serves notice that this is a serious problem,” said Chuck Weber, director of the Kansas Catholic Conference and a former state legislator. “We want to give them options to get out of that bullying situation.”
Opponents call this a voucher program, meant to take public school funding and deliver it to private schools. They say that would damage the finances of public schools and make those tax dollars less accountable because they would be in private hands.
“We strongly oppose any voucher-type bill,” said Devin Patrick Wilson, the legislative chair of the Kansas State PTA. “That removes transparency and accountability.”
Dealing with bullying by having victims leave their school has also been criticized.
Wichita Public Schools board member Ben Blankley wrote an email to state lawmakers opposing the bill. Blankley said that as a student at a public middle school in Iowa, he dealt with severe bullying. He thinks that encouraging bullied students to transfer will only empower bullies.
“That was the very first thing that the bullies wanted is us gone,” Blankley said. “They wanted us out of the environment, and this would encourage that kind of behavior.”
National advocates for bullying victims said transferring out of school to escape bullying can be a legitimate solution. Distance from a bully can provide needed relief for students afraid to attend a school.
But they say that should be a last resort. Advocates are concerned that bringing up the transfer option during the first reported incident could lead parents to transfer their child before families have gone through other steps, such as working with the school to solve the problem.
“The first option would send the bully a message that he or she is a hero,” said Rolss Ellis, founder of Stomp Out Bullying. “I would try and work it out in every possible way before I sent my kids to another school.”
Defenders of the bill say having an exit option is necessary. Adding private schools also gives students a wider selection of schools for finding one they feel safe in.
And while proponents say it wasn’t their original intention, letting public schools know that they’re at risk of losing some state funding if bullying isn’t dealt with could get those schools to better address the issue.
There aren’t any estimates for how many students would take the transfer option. Gov. Laura Kelly’s budget office said it would take at least 1,200 students for the program to fund itself because some of the transferred state aid would cover administrative costs.
Rep. Susan Humphries of Wichita, one of the bill’s sponsors, has heard concerns that the bill uproots victims while ignoring the bullies. She said Kansas has enacted other anti-bullying legislation that focuses on bullies, but there needs to be legislation that provides relief for victims.
“In no way is the bully in control here,” Humphries said. “It’s the parent and the person being bullied. They’re the ones that chose to either stay or they may go if that’s what they want to do.”
Snow developing by 9am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after noon. High near 33. Very windy, with a northeast wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 24 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 7 to 9 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 11 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 2. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Angie Kreutzer, who is in her first year as a teacher at Hays USD 489’s Westside program, is February’s Hays Post Teacher of the Month.
By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post
Angie Kreutzer, K-3 special education teacher, teaches her students a lesson about harsh words.
She has them crumple up a piece of paper in their hands and then try to smooth it out again, saying nice things to the piece of paper. No matter how hard they try, the students can’t make the paper completely smooth again.
“Don’t add more crinkles to their paper,” Kreutzer said of how she approaches her students.
Kreutzer is in her first year as a teacher at Hays USD 489’s Westside program, which is a alternative program in which the school district offers special services for students in partnership with High Plains Mental Health.
Her compassion toward her students has earned her February’s Hays Post Teacher of the Month honor.
A parent of a 9-year-old in her class in her nomination said, “It has been refreshing to see a teacher who has a passion for helping students who have behavior and mental heath challenges.
“She makes a huge effort to help each child learn in the best way for them, even if it’s not easy for her. Despite her challenges, she always has a smile on her face. She has been open with me about the things she feels would benefit my son in the learning environment.”
“Mrs. K also shows a lot of compassion for the families of her students. Our family recently went through something hard, and she was there with kind words and a hug. She is truly a one-of-a-kind teacher, and I wish there were more of her.”
Kreutzer, 42, is only in her fifth year as a teacher. She worked as a hair dresser, makeup artist and worked in retail. When her daughter was born, she knew she wanted more for her life and her daughter’s. She signed up for college classes right there in the hospital.
“I just wanted to do better and be better for her,” Kreutzer said.
She taught at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Ellis before moving to Westside this year. She said she has truly found what she loves to do at Westside.
“I was actually struggling with this very recently,” she said. “I am not teaching in the traditional sense. I am not up in front of a classroom explaining how to do multiplication because I have so many different kids on so many different levels. They have other factors that are maybe bigger for them than figuring out a multiplication problem. I feel my job is to teach students how to be students.
“I am not teaching in the way I always envisioned myself to be, but I am doing exactly what I think I was meant to be doing in building relationships.”
Kreutzer admitted many of the students who come to the Westside program have not had good relationships with their teachers or good experiences and it is hard from them to trust or like a new teacher.
“I would say the most important part of my job is building relationships and making connections with kiddos who don’t necessarily know how to do that. They struggle with forming bonds and relationships with people outside of their immediate circle,” she said.
Kreutzer said she builds that trust in a variety of ways.
At the beginning of the school year, she gave the students the option of ending the day with a fist bump, a high five or a hug. All of those afternoon goodbyes have now evolved to hugs.
“On Fridays I tell them, ‘I will miss you this weekend,’ and on Mondays I say, ‘I missed you this weekend. Tell me about your weekend. Tell me how you are doing.’ I try to get to know what their likes are, what their strengths are, so that when I am building a curriculum for them, it includes things they enjoy or they are familiar with.”
Kreutzer builds in time to her day for her students to talk to her or tell her stories.
“If they are having a rough day, I stick by them and let them get that all out of their system too. I think consistency is really, really important with these kids. I think showing up for them everyday is so important. I think they sense or know that I love to come to work everyday,” she said.
“I share bits of myself with them. I talk about my kids. They see my pictures, and when we talk about things, I will say that has happened to me. I let them into my life just as much as they let me into theirs. I think building that trust and being there with them and for them everyday is so important.”
Kreutzer has been through some difficult times in her life, and she said she thought that helps her relate with her students. Kreutzer grew up in Hays, but moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and worked at variety of jobs before she had her daughter and went back to college.
She got behind on her rent and was evicted. She was homeless for a time, staying with friends and even sleeping in her car.
“Life leads you in so many different places,” she said. “I do think it is for a reason. If I hadn’t made those mistakes then, I wouldn’t be the person that I am today, although they stunk at the time. But now that I am where I am and I love it, it was all worth it.”
Living in the city, she said she learned not to judge people.
“You have no idea what they have been through,” she said. “You have no idea what they are struggling with and that goes for any classroom. I treated my kids at St. Mary’s the same way. I don’t know if they got in a fight with their mom before they came to school or dad’s sick and hasn’t been to work for a month. You don’t know those things.
“If someone is having a rough day or a rough week, I don’t think its my job to come down hard on them without trying to understand why. I don’t think any kid wakes up in the morning and says, ‘I am going to go to school today and make my teacher’s day awful’ or ‘I am going to disrupt as many students as I can today. That’s my goal.’ I don’t think any kid ever does that. When it happens, there’s a reason.”
Kreutzer said maybe a student is hungry. She keeps granola bars on hand.
“Being compassionate about it … ‘I know you are having a rough day. I am sure there is a reason why. If you want to talk to me about it, great. If you don’t ,that is OK too, but let’s figure out a better way to handle this or let’s go take a break and reset and try to have a better day.'”
Kreutzer is working with young children, and sometimes they have trouble putting words to their emotions. Kreutzer tries to help the children learn about that part of themselves. She might see a child with a face strained in frustration and anger, and she might say, “I think you might be feeling angry becuase your face looks like this.”
She tries to offer options for the children to positively deal with that emotion, such as choosing to read in a quiet place or talking to a friend.
Kreutzer said she thought treating children with compassion through trauma informed education programs is not only important in a program such as Westside’s, but also in the mainstream classrooms. She said she thought trauma is much more prevalent among children than most people realize.
“I don’t think it is getting worse,” she said. “I think we are finally talking about it.”
TRAVEL ALERT:
I-70 is now OPEN in both directions from the Colorado border to Salina.
Roads are still snowpacked and icy. SLOW DOWN and take your time out there! We want you to get where you’re going safely. Stay updated at kandrive.org.
7:15 p.m.
Blizzard Warning has been canceled.
TRAVEL ALERT:
I-70 West Bound ONLY now open at Hays
I-70 East Bound ONLY closed from Colorado border to Hays
I-70 closed in both directions from Hays to Salina
US-183 and US-283 have also reopened in Northwest Kansas.
Even though roads are starting to reopen in NWKS, conditions are still snowpacked and icy in spots.
SLOW DOWN, keep the cruise off, buckle up and give our plows room to work! Condition and closure updates available at kandrive.org.
5:30 p.m.
TRAVEL ALERT:
I-70 West Bound ONLY has reopened at Oakley
I-70 East Bound ONLY closed from CO border to Oakley
I-70 closed in both directions from Oakley to Salina
Expect conditions to be snowpacked and icy! More closure and condition info available at kandrive.org.#kswx
2:45 p.m. Highway 183 is closed north of Hays to Nebraska border.
1:45 p.m. ROAD CLOSED:
I-70 is closed between Goodland and Salina because of blizzard conditions.
Stay updated on road conditions and closures in your area at kandrive.org.#kswx
Hays High wrestlers went 4-2 in the opening round of state on Friday at Harman Arena. All six wrestlers will still be competing on day number two of the 5A tournament.
160: Kreighton Myers: Won by decision 4-2 then lost in the semi-finals 4-2 in overtime.
170: Chase Voth: Lost by Fall then won by Fall (1:40).
182: Gavin Meyers: Won by Fall (1:25) in the first round and also semifinals with a 1:02 pin. He then lost in the semifinals 4-3.
195: Cole Schroeder: Lost by Fall then won by Fall (2:36).
220: Gavin Nutting: Won by Fall (0:30) then lost by major decision 17-2.
285: Logan Schulte: Won by Fall (4:43) then lost by Fall.
Wrestling resumes at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.
The Hays High Indians finished the regular season off with Abilene on Friday night on Senior Night. It was the second meeting of the season between the two teams with the Cowgirls and Cowboys each picking up wins in the first contest. Like the games on Thursday night, Friday’s results did not have an impact on the sub-state standings.
Girls
#4-4A Abilene 52 – Hays 40
Hays and Abilene traded the lead three times in the first quarter with neither team building a two possession lead. Abilene led 11-10 heading into the second quarter before the Indians tied the game for a third time at 14. Hays however never could take the lead in the second quarter. Trailing 20-18 the Indians went scoreless on back to back possession. Abilene built the lead to five in with a pair of free throws in the final seconds of the first half to lead 24-19.
Highlights
Abilene led the second half and pushed their advantage as high as 13 in the third quarter. The Indians closed the gap back to nine in entering the fourth quarter but trailed again by ten with six minutes remaining. Hays once again chipped away at the lead and trailed 44-40 with 2:38 left. Abilene left the door open for Hays with a turnover, missed shot and two missed free throws, but Hays couldn’t walk through. The Indians missed two shots and turned it over twice during the next ninety seconds. Abilene made all eight of their free throws in the final 1:08 to win 52-40.
Coach Alex Hutchins
Jaycee Dale led the Indians with 14 and Brooke Denning scored 10. Hays finishes the regular season at 13-7 while Abilene improves to 18-2. The Indians will play at home next Wednesday against Kapaun to open postseason play.
Boys
#6-4A Abilene 51 – Hays 43
The score was more like a baseball game through the first six minutes of the contest. Trailing 6-5 Hays finally found some rhythm on offense. Hays scored the final six points of the quarter to lead 11-6. Abilene led 15-14 before Trey Adams dumped to field goals and TJ Nunnery drained a right corner three for a 21-15 lead. The Indians thought did score for the final 2:15 of the half and Abilene answered with eight straight points for a 23-21 lead at the halftime.
Highlights
Hays led just once in the second half. The Indians trailed by four when Nunnery hit another basket and Braiden Meyers nailed a left corner three off a behind the back pass from Tradgon McCrae. The three pointer gave the Indians what proved to be their last lead of the game at 26-25. Abilene quickly took the lead back and started on a 7-0 run. The Cowboys led by seven entering the fourth quarter and by nine early in the fourth quarter. Hays could only close the gap back down to six with 1:40 remaining and then again with :46 left. Abilene made seven of their nine fourth quarter free throws to win 51-43.
Coach Rick Keltner
TJ Nunnery scored a game high 15 to the lead the Indians who have dropped four straight and finish the regular season 9-11. Abilene ends the season at 17-3. Hays will be on the road Thursday to play Salina Central to open post season play.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A public pensions funding bill has passed the Kansas Legislature unanimously but touched off partisan sniping.
The measure sent Friday to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly requires the state to make an immediate $115 million payment to its pension system for teachers and government workers. It represents a payment the state shorted the system in 2016, with interest.
The vote Friday in the Republican-controlled House was 117-0. The GOP-dominated Senate approved it earlier this month, 40-0.
Kelly said it’s encouraging that lawmakers are fixing “past mistakes” but called on GOP leaders to “offer reasonable ideas” to avoid future problems.
Senate President Susan Wagle and House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, both Wichita Republicans, fired back by criticizing Kelly’s budget proposals.
Wagle said Kelly “continues to point the finger” instead of leading.
SMITH CENTER — Smith County Attorney Tabitha Owen announced this week that her office has completed the review of the Dec. 15 shooting incident involving troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and a juvenile.
The investigation determined that on the morning of Dec. 15 Smith County Sheriff’s personnel responded to a 911 call in rural Smith County. Officers were informed of an attempted murder and notified that the juvenile was armed and had fled on horseback. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol in locating the suspect. Smith County Deputies and KHP troopers spent the next few hours attempting to locate and apprehend the suspect.
Eventually, the officers made contact with the suspect who had ridden a horse into a wooded-draw in on a large tract of farm ground. KHP identified themselves and attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender with the juvenile. The negotiation continued for approximately two hours. During the negotiation, law enforcement heard three gunshots coming from the juvenile’s location. Later, the juvenile began to run toward a team of KHP troopers, he then raised his arms and fired a gun at the KHP team. Two troopers returned fire, striking the juvenile. The juvenile was taken into custody by the KHP and taken by ambulance for medical treatment. The investigation of the case was turned over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI).
On Jan. 11, the KBI turned over the results of the investigation to the County Attorney. Owen said that her office reviewed the conduct of the two Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers that discharged their weapons, as well as the conduct of the juvenile. Owen announced that the juvenile has been charged with eight separate crimes, including: one count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree (Level 1 Person Felony), one count of Aggravated Kidnapping (level 1 Person Felony) and six counts of Aggravated Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer (Level 6 Felonies). Owen further announced that the conduct of the law enforcement officers involved has been determined to be justified as both self-defense and defense of others, and her office would not be seeking any criminal charges against those officers.
The KBI will continue handling the investigation of this case. Anyone with information related to this crime should report that information directly to the KBI. The charges are allegations of criminal conduct only. Any person charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a Court of law.
— Office of the Smith County Attorney
DICKINSON COUNTY— One person died in an accident just before 2:30a.m. Friday in Dickinson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Chevy Spark driven by Scott Q. Chronister, 33, Abilene, was eastbound in westbound lane Interstate 70 five miles east of Abilene.
The Chevy collided head on with a westbound 2013 Dodge Ram driven by Larry J. Pawlowski, 64, St. Louis, Missouri. Both vehicles rolled.
Chronister was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Martin Becker Carlson Funeral Home
Pawlowski and a passenger Yanghee April Choi-Pawlowski, 56, St. Louis, Missouri, were transported to the hospital in Salina. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
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