Fort Hays State coach Chris Brown held his weekly press conference Monday as the Tigers look to bounce back after a loss to opening the season as they play host to Missouri Western Thursday at Lewis Field Stadium.
You can hear his comments along with comments from seniors Hayden Kreutzer and Layne Bieberle below
Coach Chris Brown
Hayden Kreutzer
Layne Bieberle
SALINE COUNTY — A Kansas man with four previous convictions is back in jail for an alleged aggravated robbery.
On September 6, a Salina woman reported to police that Jose Cibrian, 29, of Salina, approached her about borrowing her vehicle, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The woman refused the request but while she had her back to him, he took out a knife and cut from her neck a lanyard that held her keys, according to Forrester.
The woman ran into the house and Cibrian got into the detached garage and drove her 2002 Saturn L100 through the half-open garage door.
Later, police received a tip and found Cibrian was at a trailer park in the 900 Block of 13th Street in Salina.
He was sitting in the Saturn with the keys on the cut lanyard in the ignition. Cibrian was also in possession of a black, folding buck knife, according to Forrester.
Cibrian is in custody on requested charges of aggravated robbery, felony theft, burglary, and criminal damage to property. He has previous convictions for burglary, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, criminal possession of a firearm and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Damage to the garage door was estimated at $300.
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State moved down to No. 25 in the latest edition of the AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll on Monday (Sept. 9). The Tigers drop 14 spots in the poll after their season-opening loss at Central Missouri.
The MIAA now has four teams inside the Top 25 of the poll. Even though Northwest Missouri State won its season opener against Missouri Western, NWMSU moved down one spot to No. 7 in this week’s poll. With its win over Fort Hays State, Central Missouri jumped from the receiving votes section to No. 21 in the poll. Pittsburg State also moved up out of the receiving votes section to No. 23 after defeating Central Oklahoma in Week 1. Fort Hays State hangs on in the poll at No. 25. Emporia State is the only MIAA team referenced in the receiving votes section of this week’s poll.
Fort Hays State looks to get back on track this week when it hosts Missouri Western on Thursday night (Sept. 12) in Hays at 7 pm. The Tigers are looking to avenge a 23-13 loss to the Griffons last year in St. Joseph. Missouri Western fell to Northwest Missouri State in Week 1 by a score of 45-35, but the 35 points is the most scored in a game against Northwest Missouri since 2014 when Pittsburg State scored 35 in a win over NWMSU.
Below is the AFCA Top 25 Poll following Week 1.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. | Season Opener | Next Game |
| 1. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (31) | 1-0 | 799 | 1 | D. Albany St. (Ga.), 38-3 | Sept. 14 vs. Ohio Dominican |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 732 | 2 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-23 | Sept. 14 at Central Washington |
| 3. | Minnesota St. | 1-0 | 718 | 3 | D. Southwest Minnesota St., 38-23 | Sept. 14 vs. Augustana (S.D.) |
| 4. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 1-0 | 646 | 4 | D. Concord (W.Va.), 33-10 | Sept. 12 at West Liberty (W.Va.) |
| 5. | Tarleton St. (Texas) | 1-0 | 644 | 7 | D. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 37-26 | Sept. 14 vs. Doane (Neb.) |
| 6. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 1-0 | 643 | 5 | D. No. 18 Harding (Ark.), 16-14 | Sept. 14 at Arkansas Tech |
| 7. | Northwest Missouri St. (1) | 1-0 | 624 | 6 | D. Missouri Western St., 45-35 | Sept. 14 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 8. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 1-0 | 578 | 8 | D. St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 68-7 | Sept. 14 at Virginia Union |
| 9. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 1-0 | 545 | 9 | D. Dixie St. (Utah), 36-7 | Sept. 14 at Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 10. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 488 | 12 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 35-10 | Sept. 14 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 11. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 1-0 | 441 | 10 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 62-37 | Sept. 14 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 12. | Minnesota-Duluth | 1-0 | 397 | 14 | D. Minot St. (N.D.), 52-7 | Sept. 14 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 13. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-0 | 400 | 13 | D. Seleccion Nuevo Leon (Mexico), 83-0 | Sept. 14 at Western Oregon |
| 14. | West Georgia | 1-0 | 396 | 15 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 37-9 | Sept. 14 at Limestone (S.C.) |
| 15. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 1-0 | 355 | 16 | D. No. 23 Ashland (Ohio), 24-9 | Sept. 14 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 16. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 1-0 | 331 | 20 | D. Northwestern St. (La.), 33-7 | Sept. 14 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 17. | Colorado School of Mines | 1-0 | 313 | 17 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 41-10 | Sept. 14 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 18. | Wingate (N.C.) | 1-0 | 208 | 21 | D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 42-6 | Sept. 14 at Fayetteville St. (N.C.) |
| 19. | West Chester (Pa.) | 1-0 | 189 | 22 | D. Bentley (Mass.), 14-7 | Sept. 14 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 20. | West Alabama | 1-0 | 173 | 24 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 35-18 | Sept. 14 at Tusculum (Tenn.) |
| 21. | Central Missouri | 1-0 | 105 | NR | D. No. 11 Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 34-30 | Sept. 12 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 22. | Harding (Ark.) | 0-1 | 95 | 18 | Lost to No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 16-14 | Sept. 14 vs. Arkansas-Monticello |
| 23. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 1-0 | 84 | NR | D. Central Oklahoma, 37-35 | Sept. 14 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 24. | Indiana (Pa.) | 1-0 | 83 | NR | D. New Haven (Conn.), 24-13 | Sept. 14 at Millersville (Pa.) |
| 25. | Fort Hays St. (Kan.) | 0-1 | 67 | 11 | Lost to Central Missouri, 34-30 | Sept. 12 vs. Missouri Western |
Dropped Out: Hillsdale (Mich.) (19), Ashland (Ohio) (23), Fairmont St. (W.Va.) (25).
Others Receiving Votes: Bowie St. (Md.), 56; Virginia Union, 40; Ashland (Ohio), 38; Augustana (S.D.), 30; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 24; California (Pa.), 23; Southern Arkansas, 15; Ohio Dominican, 13; West Texas A&M, 13; Colorado Mesa, 12; Angelo St. (Texas), 10; Florida Tech, 10; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; Kutztown (Pa.), 9; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 9; Albany St. (Ga.), 5; Chadron St. (Neb.), 5; Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Central Washington, 4; Findlay (Ohio), 4; Michigan Tech, 4; Shepherd (W.Va.), 3; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 2; Eastern New Mexico, 1; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 1; Kentucky St., 1.
Robert William Harkness, age 88, passed away at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kan., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. He was born on Dec. 1, 1930 in rural Scott County near the dry lake area, the son of Brannon and Reba Walker Harkness. A lifetime resident of Scott City, he was a farmer.
On Sept. 25, 1949 he married Deloras Dice in Scott City. She passed away on Oct. 9, 2007 in Scott County.
Survivors include his two sons — Michael Harkness of Scott City, Kenton and Jana Harkness of Garden City, Kan.; one daughter — Deb and Alan Gruver of Scott City; two sisters — Kathryn Maudlin of Colorado Springs, Colo., Margie Steven of Scott City; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and three sisters.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Scott City, with Pastor Don Williams presiding.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City.
Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to the Robert Harkness Scholarship Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Homes.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City.
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Ralph Augustine Weis was born July 5, 1924, on the family farm, southeast of Dresden, Kan. He was the eighth child of Michael and Theresa (Ritter) Weis. He passed away Sept. 8, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society of Decatur County in Oberlin.
Ralph attended grade and high school in Leoville, Kan. He graduated in 1943 and was the salutatorian of his class. In his salutatory address, he said “Rejoice with us because we are ready to carry on for God and country.” Ralph was drafted by the U.S. Army and served his country from 1943-1945.
On November 26, 1946, he was united in marriage to Genevieve Werth in Park, Kan.. Five children were born to this union: Geraldine, Carolyn, Donald, Cyril, and Marilyn.
Ralph enjoyed farming and worked for the ASC office for 70 plus years. He loved measuring fields and grain bins and explaining the farm programs to farmers. He enjoyed listening to the St. Louis Cardinals baseball games and Kansas State and KU basketball games. He liked to play cards, pinochle and pitch. Ralph liked to tell stories and jokes.
Ralph is survived by his children: Carolyn Woolard of Dresden, Kan., Donald and Karen Weis of Smith Center, Kan., Cyril and Charlene Weis of Saguache, Colo., and Marilyn Kuehn of Shingle Springs, Calif.; six grandchildren: Brandon Weis of Norton, Kan., Devin and Jody Weis of Wamego, Kan., Travis Weis of Saguache, Colo., Megan and Eric Roberts of Placerville, Calif., Cpt. Sean Kuehn of the 144th Fighter Wing, CA Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif. and Connor Kuehn of Los Angeles, and three great-grandchildren: Andrew Weis, Clara Weis and Ella Roberts.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Geraldine; wife, Genevieve; three sisters: Sister Vincentia Weis, Sister Laurann Weis and Sister Bernardine Weis and six brothers: Joe, Ray, Al, Urban, Bernard, and Leo Weis and son-in-law, James Kuehn.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Leoville, Kan.
Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Leoville, Kan.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 at the church. A Rosary and Vigil Service will follow the visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leoville Cemetery Fund or for Masses. Condolences may be left at www.paulsfh.com.
Ruth Ann Smith, 81, died Aug. 26, 2019, at Clearwater Nursing Home, Clearwater, Kan. She was born June 30, 1938, the daughter of Charley T. and Lorene (Musselman) Smith.
Ruth Ann graduated from Russell High School.
She was retired bookkeeper for Cains Coffee Company.
She is survived by a sister, Claudia C. Smith of Derby, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Bill, Curtis and Dean Smith; and sisters, Nadine Wolf, Linda Norman, and Kay Smith.
Graveside inurnment services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at the Vansburg Cemetery, Brownell, Kan.
Arrangements by Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington.
Marion F. Frieb, 89, died Sept. 8, 2019, at River Bend Assisted Living Home, Great Bend, Kan. He was born Nov. 13, 1929, in Great Bend, Kan., the son of Carl F. and Elsie E. (Schober) Frieb. Marion graduated from Olmitz High School in 1947 and then served as a sergeant in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
On July 16, 1952, he married Rose Marie Bahr at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Olmitz.
A lifetime Olmitz resident, he was a farmer and stockman. He also worked as a fieldman for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
Marion was a lifelong member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #2100, where he was a Fourth Degree Knight, and served as financial secretary for over 30 years. He was involved in numerous community boards, including the Farm Bureau, co-op, school board, and township board.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Rose Marie Frieb of the home, and their six children; Carol Scheuerman (Craig) of Bison, Cathi Farha (Ned) of Wichita, Anita Hobbs (Bruce) of Mount Hope, Daniel Frieb (Teresa) of Olmitz, Timothy Frieb (Amy) of Olmitz, and Jan Frieb of Hutchinson; a brother, Neil Frieb of Olmitz, brother-in-law, Eugene Bahr of Olmitz, sister-in-law, Tessie Jilg of Great Bend; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may call from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Olmitz. Vigil with Knights of Columbus Rosary will begin at 7 p.m..
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, celebrated by Father Anselm Eke, MSP. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery, Olmitz.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Ann’s Catholic Church, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.
Laura Jean Kraft, 89, passed away Sept. 7, 2019, at Country Place Home Plus, Hoisington. She was born Aug. 10, 1930, in Brownell, Kan., the daughter of Vincent and Mae (Squire) Fairbank. On Jan. 1, 1949, she married Elden Kraft in Bazine, Kan.. He died Aug. 31, 2011. A longtime resident of Great Bend, she was head of Fabrics at TG&Y in Great Bend for many years.
Mrs. Kraft was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Altar Society and Women’s Guild, and also taught Sunday school for many years. She was an expert seamstress.
Survivors include, one son, Marlin Kraft of Albuquerque, M.M.; two daughters, Marlane Haberman and husband Marvin of Great Bend, and Lavada Kraft of Great Bend; two sisters, Carol Small of Temple, Texas, and Dora Yoder and husband Bill of Gorham, Kan.; two brothers, Paul Fairbank of Independence, Kan., and Bob Fairbank and wife Earline of Hays; four grandchildren, Marcie Mattson and husband Dan, Brian Haberman and wife Rebecca, Angie Cook and husband Duston, and Liberty Dictson and husband Eric; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Mae Fairbank; four brothers, Ralph Fairbank, Elmer Fairbank, Chet Fairbank and Richard Fairbank; and four sisters, June Bartlett, Audrey Lentz, Burdene Schweitzer and Esther Zordel.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, at Bryant Funeral Home, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, with Pastor Adam Wutka presiding. Interment will be in the Great Bend Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark Lutheran Church, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — An advocacy group for people sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests is criticizing the bishop of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese for not naming more people on a list of credibly accused clerics.
Bishop James Johnston Jr. released a list on Friday of 19 clerics who had substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of children against them. Another 11 former clerics were named in different categories.
On Monday, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said the bishop’s list was incomplete because it didn’t include priests who lived in the Kansas City area in the past but who were accused of sexual abuse in other dioceses.
A diocese spokesman said it would be impossible to research every priest who may have worked or lived in the Kansas City area but who wasn’t assigned to the diocese.
Terry Wayne Ault, 70, Hays, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 at his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Former Lt. Governor and fifth-generation Kansan, Tracey Mann, has announced his candidacy for Kansas’ First Congressional District.
“America faces urgent threats to our freedom. While President Trump is doing his best to right the ship, too many Washington politicians want to redefine our founding values and ideals. Socialism is on the rise. Efforts to impose government-run health care, increase taxes, restrict religious freedom and erode the Second Amendment are part of the same agenda. America needs leaders who will stand up to meet this challenge and fight to protect our founding beliefs,” Mann said.
“I was raised by wonderful parents on our family farm where I learned the values of hard work, perseverance, and service. I recognize that to whom much is given much is required. When I served as Jerry Moran’s first intern I never imagined I would be the 50th Lt. Governor of Kansas. I believe that every generation of Americans has a responsibility to leave our country better off and stronger than how we found it. This is our moment to step up and serve,” Mann said.
Mann plans to run on a platform of bringing Kansas values and a voice for Kansas agriculture to Washington. The father of four beautiful children, Mann is strongly pro-life and pro-Second Amendment. Raised on a family farm in Quinter, Kan., Mann learned first-hand the value of hard work and how important it is that Washington stays out of the way of Kansas producers. Mann supports President Trump’s efforts to build the wall and curb illegal immigration.
“I will fight to restore fiscal discipline in Congress and will support sound agricultural policy. My experience in agriculture and business has taught me that politicians don’t create jobs; risk-takers and entrepreneurs create jobs. In Congress, I will do everything in my power to help job creators succeed. But above all, I will put Kansans and our Kansas values first.”
Mann attended Kansas State University where he studied agricultural economics and was elected student body president. After college, Mann started a career in commercial real estate.
Mann has served on the Board of Directors of many Kansas organizations including Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership (KARL), Kansas Chamber of Commerce, and The City Teen Center in Salina.
Mann and his wife, Audrey, live in Salina with their four children (Quincy, Austin, Whitney, and Elise).
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has pleaded not guilty in the death of her toddler son.
Brandi Marchant, 23, Wichita, appeared in court Monday. A trial date was set for Nov. 12.
Marchant and Patrick Javonovich are both charged with first-degree murder and child abuse in the April death of 2-year-old Zaiden Javonovich.
Police say Zaiden had been dead for days when his body was found in a crib in the family’s mobile home. An autopsy report ruled that the child found bound in pajamas died of dehydration and starvation, and his brain tested positive for methamphetamine.
Patrick Javonovich is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
Zaiden’s 4-month-old brother was initially hospitalized. That child has been removed from the home.
Boun Thorne, who was abused as a child in Cambodia, realized that God loved her when she received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Now she tells others of how God changed her life with just a few special gifts. Boun will be in Hays at 4 p.m. Saturday at Messiah Lutheran Church. The public is invited to hear her remarkable story.
