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Smoky Hill-Saline Regional Advisory Committee to meet in Salina

Posted on June 17, 2019June 6, 2019

KWO

TOPEKA – The Kansas Water Office’s (KWO) Smoky Hill-Saline Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), which includes Ellis County, will have a meeting to discuss current water issues affecting the region as well as the state.

The meeting will be Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.m., at the Salina Water Treatment Plant, 401 5th Street in Salina, Kansas. The agenda items will include updates on regional action plan related activities for the region as well as the current Kansas Water Authority budget recommendation development process.

The agenda and meeting materials can be found when available at www.kwo.ks.gov or you may request copies by calling 785-296-3185 or toll-free at 888-KAN-WATER (526-9283).

If accommodations are needed for a person with disabilities, please notify the Kansas Water Office at 900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 404, Topeka, KS 66611-1249 or call 785-296-3185 at least five working days prior to the meeting.

KZ Country Cheesy Joke of the Day 6/17/19

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Let Sleeping Dads Lie

A father had three boys.

One summer evening, they were all playing cops and robbers in the back
yard after dinner.

One of the boys “shot” his father and yelled, “Bang! You’re dead!”

He slumped to the ground and when he didn’t get up right away, a
neighbor ran over to see if he had been hurt in the fall.

When the neighbor bent over, the overworked father opened one eye and
said, “Shhh. Don’t give me away. It’s the only chance I’ve had to rest
all day.”

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NW Kansas students earn spots on McPherson College honor roll

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

MCPHERSON — McPherson College, a four-year private college located in central Kansas, recognizes its highest academic achievers in its spring 2019 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention.

To qualify for the honor roll, students must be a full-time student and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the previous term. Students earning a grade point average of 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the honorable mention.

Northwest Kansas students making the list included:

Gove
Haelie Kniesteadt, Junior, Honorable Mention

Logan
Riley Allen, Freshman, Honor Roll

Oberlin
Naomi Cartmell, Junior, Honorable Mention

Osborne
Cullen Grabast, Junior, Honor Roll
Parkes Wolters, Senior, Honor Roll

Portis
Brandt Wolters, Senior, Honorable Mention

Prairie View
Makenzie Jansonius, Freshman, Honor Roll

Stockton
Justin Wiltfong, Senior, Honorable Mention

Larks rally from 11 down to sweep Park City

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

HAYS – It was a comeback for the ages Sunday night at Larks Park. After falling behind 11-0, the Hays Larks rallied for an 18-12 comeback over the Park City Rangers for the four-game series sweep.

Frank Leo Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Park City (4-10), who had scored a total of 13 runs in the first three games of the series, put up 11 in the top of the first off of Nash Neff.

The Larks used a six-run third to get back in the game. They added two in the fourth, one in the fifth, another run in the seventh before plating eight in the eighth to complete the comeback.

Hernan Yanez drove in Drake Angeron with a single in the eighth to tie the game. George Southerland followed later with a two-run single to left field to put the Larks ahead.

Southerland and Justin Lee both had three of the Larks 21 hits. Mikey Gangwish hit a two-run double in the third then added a two-run homer in the fourth.

Third baseman Brook Brannon pitched the final two innings and picked up the win. Brannon allowed only an infield single in his summer pitching debut.

The Larks have won 12 straight as they enter a key four-game KCLB Jayhawk West Division series with Liberal starting Monday night at Brent Gould Field in Liberal.

Senior Legion splits two games Sunday to finish 3-1 in Topeka

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

TOPEKA – The Hays Eagles Senior American went 3-1 in Topeka over the weekend. After rolling past Rossville 12-3 and Pittsburg 10-2 Saturday, the Eagles (12-4) blanked the Topeka Senators 11-0 before losing 8-0 to Great Bend Sunday.

Tate Garcia pitched a three-hit shutout against Topeka in a game which was called after four innings by run-rule. Garcia struck out four without allowing a walk. He along with Jamison Martin drove in two runs.

The Eagles were held to three hits in the second game against Great Bend. The Chiefs scored a run in the first then added four in the third and three in the fifth. Trey Riggs suffered the loss after allowing four runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. Riggs did strike out nine and only walked one.

The Eagles are back at home to host the Chiefs in a doubleheader Wednesday at Larks Park.

‘Layers’ exhibit opens at Deines Cultural Center Friday

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

DCC

RUSSELL – Opening Friday, June 21, 5-7 p.m., is the Deines Cultural Center’s summer art exhibition. “Layers” features six artists from or currently living in Russell, Kansas. The show includes acrylic, oil, and mixed media paintings by Bill Farmer, David Friday, and Shannon Trevethan, bronze sculpture by Matt Lyczak, and multimedia sculpture by Dustin Poche’.

“Layers” will be on display in the Deines Galleries from June 21 through August 16, 2019.

The Deines is open to the public Tuesday – Friday 12-5 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is always free to visit the galleries, and everyone is welcome.

The Deines is located at 820 North Main Street in Russell. Call 785-483-3742 for further information.

Maldonado wears Father’s Day tie, leads Royals over Twins

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Martin Maldonado celebrated Father’s Day by wearing a blue necktie on his chest protector and had three hits to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Sunday.

Maldonado had several names scribbled on the tie, along with “Happy Father’s Day.” Pittsburgh Pirates backstop Elias Diaz wore the same tie in a game against Atlanta, which appeared to be provided by equipment manufacturer All-Star.

Maldonado drove in two, one with a single during a three-run second inning and another with a double in the eighth.

Jorge Lopez (1-6) pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief, giving up four hits, including a solo homer by Nelson Cruz in the seventh. Ian Kennedy allowed an RBI double by Max Kepler but struck out Cruz with two runners on to record his seventh save in nine chances. Cruz believed he had checked his swing on the strikeout.

Jorge Bonifacio added two hits and two RBIs for the Royals, who had lost three of four. Kansas City was tied or leading in the eighth inning in three of the previous four matchups against the Twins this season but had lost all four games before hanging on Sunday.

Martin Perez (7-3) surrendered five runs – four earned – in 6 2/3 innings for Minnesota. Kepler had four hits and Miguel Sano homered, but the Twins left the bases loaded three times and were 4 of 18 with runners in scoring position.

Cruz had a two-run double in the eighth, but Wily Peralta entered and retired three in a row to strand two runners.

TWINS TERRITORY

Minnesota had its third straight sellout, the first time it’s sold out three straight home games since 2011 when it had six in a row.

The weekend included Joe Mauer’s number retirement ceremony on Saturday and drew a total of 117,051 fans. It’s the most for a three-game series in Minnesota since it had 117,156 in 2015 with the Chicago Cubs in town.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: 3B Hunter Dozier (right oblique strain) will start a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday. Manager Ned Yost said Dozier would start at Double-A and then leave with his wife expecting a baby later this week. He would return to his rehab at Triple-A Omaha next weekend.

Twins: OF Byron Buxton was out of the lineup for the second straight day after being hit in the wrist by a pitch Friday night. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Buxton was available and that the team was being cautious. Baldelli said before the game that he wasn’t sure if Buxton would be swinging a bat at all Sunday.

UP NEXT

Royals: The road trip continues as LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 4.38 ERA) starts a three-game series Monday in Seattle. Duffy is coming off his longest outing of the season when he went seven innings with a season-high seven strikeouts in a no-decision against Detroit.

Twins: RHP Jose Berrios (8-2, 3.01) starts on Monday as Minnesota begins a three-game series against Boston. Berrios has allowed one earned run in three of his past four starts. The Red Sox will start RHP Rick Porcello (4-6, 4.69).

Former Hays-area couple returns to build child care center in Hays

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Andrea and Nick Felder with their children, Rowen, Rhett and Remmi are pictured at the intersection of 22nd and Wheatland where they are working to build a new child care center that is scheduled to open in January next year.

By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

Former Hays residents Nick and Andrea Felder wanted their young children to have the same childhood they did growing up around Hays so, after some planning, they developed the idea to open and run a child care center in the city.

Now that plan is in action.

The Bright Minds Academy will be located at the intersection of 22nd and Wheatland, with the over 4,000 square feet facility expected to open in January of next year.

The center will have the room for up to 55 children from as young as two weeks old up to six years old.

“Right now, plans have been submitted to the city,” Andrea said. “So we are waiting for approval from them to start building,”

Construction is currently planned to be completed by early December.

The building will start with four rooms — an infant room named Beaming Babies, a room for children 1-2 years old, named Cosmic Kids, a room for children 2-3 years-old, named Twinkling Tots, and for the older children a room named Shining Scholars.

Originally they hoped the center would be open near the end of this summer, but were delayed during the permitting process with the city.

“They didn’t make it too painful. It was just submitting the requests,” Nick said. “It’s a three-meeting process, and they only meet once a month.”

They were further delayed after having to restart the process after the second plot of land was purchased to accommodate required parking.

While the process took longer than they hoped, they credited local realtors, Adam Prey, owner of the Platinum Group, 116 E. 11th St. and David Spady, agent, with keeping the project rolling while they were still living in Topeka.

“They have helped us out a lot,” Nick said. “They definitely went the extra mile on just about everything without any prompting from us, they were all over it.”

Nick said Pray found the location that perfectly fit their plans.

“We wanted something on this side of town,” Andrea said.

“The family area is here,” Nick said.”The other center is on the other side of town, so it’s nice to have the balance there for people to have two different options, not right in the same place to take their kids too.”

A labor of love

“After we had kids, we thought it would be so nice if they could be around their grandparents all the time and it just worked out perfectly that we are from the area and can be by both families why wouldn’t we want to come back,” Andrea said. “We want to give our kids the same upbringing that we had.”

Andrea grew up in Victoria and Nick was raised on a farm near Cedar Bluff, later attending Thomas More Prep-Marion, 1701 Hall St.

The academy not only allows the Felders to be closer to their extended family, but they also hope it will be a boon for the area and hope to partner with other business in the area in the future to provide child care to as an employee benefit.

“We are all in on this project,” Andrea said. “This is important to us, just from a personal standpoint, to provide care for people that need it because it is hard to find good quality care, so it’s become our personal mission to do as much as we can.”

In Topeka, both Nick and Andrea worked for Blue Cross, and while Andrea is still in her position, Nick is working in the Topeka daycare their children go to in order to fulfill a six-month experience requirement by the state to open their center.

“I used to take them to daycare and drop them off and go back to my job, now I just stay there,” Nick said.

“I didn’t know what to expect starting out, but it has definitely solidified the decision for me,” he said. “It’s made me more passionate about it.”

Andrea has an accounting background and Nick has an industrial engineering background.

Both have completed Masters’ of Business Administration degrees and see early education as a cornerstone of academic success.

“All of the programs will be education based,” Nick said. “That’s what our kids get and we see how much they are learning.”

Faith-based learning is also something the Felders’ believe strongly in and plan to incorporate that in their center.

“We are going to touch on Christian based faith as well,” Andrea said. “We think that is important.”

“Nobody is going to be forced to say anything, but it’s nice to participate if that is their background.”

Nick added, their goal is not to push religion, but rather to share with children the midwestern morals and values they grew up with.

Daycare vs. child care centers

While there are daycare centers peppered throughout the city, the Bright Minds academy will be classified as a child care center — only the second to be opened in Hays, the other being the Hays Area Children’s Center, 94 Lewis Dr.

“The regulations between a child care center and a daycare are completely different,” Andrea said. “You are getting a lot of different types of care at a center.”

“We are held to a little bit higher expectations as far as curriculum and education,” Nick said.

The staff to child ratio is also typically a lot lower in a child care center.

“Your child is getting more supervision, one teacher is not watching as many children in a center,” Andrea said.

The academy will also have a full day preschool.

“That’s kind of rare,” Andrea said.

While the academy will be open year-round, they plan to follow a typical nine-month school calendar for the preschool.

During the summer months, Nick said the learning will be a little less formalized, with a focus on exploration play, rather than curriculum.

Every staff member will be required to do safety training, including safe sleep practices, emergency preparedness, food handling.

“There are a lot of things that are common sense, when you go through those trainings, but there is also a lot of things that you haven’t thought about in a long time, or you didn’t know that exact way you are supposed to do it, so it irons out a lot of those details for people that might not be 100 percent confident in some of those things,” Nick said.

The center will also incorporate a live video feed parents can access at any time, something the Felders’ appreciate at their children’s current facility along with secure access.

“It provides extra piece of mind,” Nick said.

They will also utilize an app that will give daily tracking information, including naps, food, diapers, and educational activities.

As a full day child care center they plan to offer two snacks and a meal daily on a five-week rotating schedule.

They will prepare meals on site, with the goal of the programs director handling meals an experience Nick has received during his training.

The academy is currently accepting applications for staff as well as children, although infant spots are already full.

Applications can be sent via email with the address located on their facebook page.

“It’s all organic so far,” Nick said, “We sent up a backend end sales phone number for people to learn more about our facility and secure a spot by making a one-week deposit that will be credit back to their care once they start.”

As they prepare to open they will also be taking donations of any lightly used toys.

“The more stuff we can get from parents that don’t want it anymore…that’s just more we can provide to the kids sooner,” Nick said.

KRUG: Food recalls are in the news

Posted on June 17, 2019June 14, 2019

A couple of food recalls caught my attention in a newsletter I received this week from K-State Research and Extension. One deals with frozen blackberries while the other recall is for all purpose flour sold at Aldi stores. Read on for more details.

Frozen blackberries have been linked to possible Hepatitis A contamination. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that results from exposure to the Hepatitis A virus, including from food. It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious illness lasting several months. Illness generally occurs within 15 to 50 days of exposure and includes fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, abnormal liver tests, dark urine and pale stool. Hepatitis A vaccination can prevent illness if given within two weeks of exposure to a contaminated food. In rare cases, particularly consumers who have a pre-existing severe illness or are immune compromised, Hepatitis A infection can progress to liver failure.

Persons who may have consumed affected product should consult with their health care professional or local health department to determine if a vaccination is appropriate, and consumers with symptoms of Hepatitis A should contact their health care professional. You can learn more about this recall at the following website. https://bit.ly/2F1J9bB

The second recall I want to call your attention to has been issued by ALDI grocery stores. They have recalled all purpose flour due to a multistate outbreak of E.coli 026 infections. As of May 24, 2019, 17 people have been infected across eight states. No deaths have been reported.

Investigation results have shown that of those interviewed, they reported eating, licking, or tasting raw dough or batter. DNA fingerprinting identified the flour as the source of the infection.

Symptoms of E.coli infection can appear in one to three days. But the time it takes to confirm that a person is a part of an outbreak can take two to three weeks. Lear more at the following website. www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/flour-05-19/index.html

I checked out both web sites and printed off the recall information. The states affected with the flour recall were primarily from Ohio and the east coast. However, the blackberry recall is from certain lots sold through Kroger stores.

If you have any questions about these recalls don’t hesitate to give me a call.

Donna Krug is the District Director and Family & Consumer Science Agent for the Cottonwood Extension District – Great Bend office. You may reach her at: (620)793-1910 or [email protected]

First Five: New Assange charges raise two First Amendment alarms

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Two First Amendment alarms are sounding in the wake of new federal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but only one is being heard by most of us — for now.

Initially, federal prosecutors charged Assange with just one crime: conspiring in 2010 with former Army Private Chelsea Manning to hack a government computer password, which allowed Manning access to a trove of classified information that she turned over to WikiLeaks.

For weeks, free press advocates worried that the Department of Justice would go beyond prosecuting Assange for computer hacking and expand the charges into journalists’ territory —publishing classified information.

These fears were not unfounded. On May 23, the unsealing of an 18-count indictment under the 1917 Espionage Act, accusing Assange of working directly with Manning to obtain secret government documents, set off Alarm #1 for most journalists. The new charges implicate the work of journalists, which often involves talking with sources and at times possessing and publishing secret documents.

In trying to thread a legal needle, Justice Department lawyers said the Assange indictment avoids a collision with the First Amendment because he is not a journalist, as they define the profession.

And therein is Alarm #2: the government defining who is and who is not a journalist. This was the very activity that the nation’s founders — who had first-hand experience with the abuses inherent in a system where the crown licensed printers and publishers — ruled out in 1791 by creating unequivocal First Amendment protection for a free press.

How did we get to these alarming places?

The broadly written Espionage Act criminalizes the taking, possession and distribution of government secrets by any unauthorized person for any reason. But federal officials through the years have acknowledged that the role of a free press historically has meant at times providing the public with information that government officials of the moment wanted to keep secret. For that reason, journalists in the U.S., particularly those reporting on national security issues, have operated for decades with the tacit acceptance that they would not be prosecuted for receiving illegally obtained information from a third party as long as there was no involvement by the journalists themselves in the actual taking of the information property.

So it mainly has been policy, not law, protecting journalists receiving stolen information related to national security. The law explicitly protects publishing that information since the 1971 Pentagon Papers decision in which a splintered U.S. Supreme Court said “prior restraint” by government to stop publication of secret materials was unconstitutional. Seen generally as a free press win, often left unsaid is that the justices left open the issue of what penalties the government could impose on journalists after publication of classified materials.

That’s why the Assange indictment, if it stands, could dramatically change the delicate balancing act that has existed until now, in which the government sought to protect its secrets by prosecuting leakers, but did not go after reporters and news outlets that produced news reports based on leaked materials.

In announcing the indictment, the Associated Press reported, justice officials said Assange was “not charged simply because he is a publisher,” but rather because he actively encouraged Manning to steal hundreds of thousands of secret documents related to U.S. military and diplomatic actions in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, cracking a password that gave Manning access to the materials and “publishing a narrow set of classified documents in which Assange also allegedly published the unredacted names of innocent people who risked their safety and freedom to provide information to the United States and its allies.”

In a telephone conference call with reporters, Assistant U.S. Attorney General John Demers said the indictment does not destroy the Department of Justice’s informal agreement not to pursue journalists for publishing leaked information, saying the department “… takes seriously the role of journalists in our democracy … Julian Assange is no journalist.”

Demers then ventured into the definition zone — triggering Alarm #2 — that the nation’s founders thought to exclude: “No responsible actor, journalist or otherwise, would purposely publish the name of individuals he or she knew to be confidential human sources in war zones, exposing them to the gravest of dangers.”

While the journalists I know would agree with that assessment, and Demers may well be sincere in his words, the important element is that such a statement must be journalism’s self-definition, not one provided by a government official or established by ordinance, edict or, in a backhanded fashion, through an indictment.

The nation’s founders knew all too well that what the government can grant, it can take away. The danger in allowing the Justice Department to expand its Assange indictment into “publishing” is that can hand current and future administrations a cover under which they may pursue, in instances of leaked secrets, those reporters they disfavor.

There is real debate among First Amendment advocates whether to recognize Assange and WikiLeaks as a non-traditional journalist/journalism or as a political activist and subversive enterprise hiding behind a false shield. The government does need to protect many secrets.

Congress could avoid touching off future alarms by writing into the 102-year old Espionage Act more specific language that reflects what it was really meant to target: Those who steal and reveal U.S. government secrets with the purpose of harming the nation and exposing its citizens to danger.

Surely such a revision could make a safe space for those whose goal is to help, not hurt, the public by relaying classified information that properly holds government accountable — and that aids and abets not crime, but self-governance.

Want a few examples? The Pentagon Papers’ history lesson, which showed how government hid its decades-long engagement in Vietnam. The revelations about the massive surveillance system that grew up in the early 2000s without Americans being aware their phone calls (and later, their email traffic) was being stored and parsed by a huge government program. The reports revealing that newly designed vehicles to protect soldiers from landmines in Iraq and Afghanistan were slow in reaching the front lines, even as dozens or more died needlessly. The list is much longer if you care to look.

In the process of revisiting that law and those stories, let’s also keep in mind the core First Amendment principle that we know journalism when we see, read or hear it, not when a government official tells us.

Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter at @genefac.

FHSU earns seven national top-10 rankings in May

Posted on June 17, 2019June 12, 2019

FHSU University Relations

Degree programs offered by Fort Hays State University through its FHSU Virtual College received seven top-10 national recognitions along with several other rankings in May for being among the best and most affordable programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities.

OnlineMasters.com gave the Virtual College 14 national rankings in 2019 for various degree programs. The Virtual College was just one of a few schools that earned multiple “best” rankings for 2019 awards.

OnlineMasters bases its rankings on academic quality (graduation rate, retention rate, enrollment rate and number of graduates); the number of online programs offered; faculty credentials; graduation reputation (polling and surveying current students and alumni); quality of instructor accessibility and responsiveness; student services and technology; and affordability.

“Because we believe education is the first step to achieving big dreams, we’ve created proprietary research and data-analysis methods to find the premier online masters programs,” according to Online Master’s website.

OnlineMasters.com
No. 1, Best Online Masters in Web Development Programs
OnlineMasters.com gave FHSU’s online Web development program the best value award for affordability, course selection and flexibility for distance learners.

“FHSU’s program is fully accredited and uses the latest in Web development technologies to deliver exceptional online education to students looking to enter the field of application development, Web design and database development,” says OnlineMasters.com.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2t6VSU2.

No. 4, The Best Online MBA in Healthcare Management Programs
Healthcare management has been one of the most popular specializations for MBA students in the last several years. “This is a thriving field and positions are expected to grow by 17 percent within the next six years,” says OnlineMasters.com.

“If you are devoted to healthcare and want to advance your career into management, an MBA may be a perfect fit.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2WFkoNi.

No. 5, The Best Online Master’s in Art and Art History Programs
Within this ranking, FHSU’s online master’s in art and art history received the best individualized education award from OnlineMasters.com.

“FHSU believes in working closely with students to give them the most support and the best experience possible in the master’s in art and art history program,” says OnlineMasters.com. “Students collaborate with advising faculty not only to modify their degree but also to get insight and help on research projects and more.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2ZfquR1.

No. 6, The Best Online MBA in Finance Degree Programs
In addition to the No. 6 overall ranking in this category, FHSU’s online Master of Business Administration in finance earned the most value award for its affordability, flexibility and small class size.

“The Master of Business Administration program at FHSU offers a competitive, flexible core curriculum that supports the most important pillars and best practices of business,” according the FHSU’s website. “Our best practice is working on transforming you into the business leader you aspire to become.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2KzY0xs.

No. 6, The Best Online Master’s in Digital Marketing Programs
Rated “best for transfer students” for its credit transfer program, OnlineMasters ranked this program No. 6 overall.

“Qualified students can transfer up to nine credit hours into this 34-credit digital marketing program, helping them to focus more on the necessary courses for early graduation,” says OnlineMasters.com.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2swxNWc.

No. 8, The Best Online MBA in Information Systems Management Programs
OnlineMasters.com gave FHSU’s online MBA in information systems management programs the “most unique” award for addressing topics rarely covered, such as the law of cyberspace.

“FHSU students receive a comprehensive overview of information systems design and development, increasing their knowledge to advance their careers in the field,” says OnlineMasters.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2R1Vils.

No. 11, The Best Online Master’s in Higher Education Programs
The “best experiential learning” award was received by FHSU’s online MBA in higher education programs.

“Students discover learning experiences through real-world application and use those skills to succeed as administrators, recruiters, directors and more in their careers,” says OnlineMasters.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2qmbuBo.

No. 13, The Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs
Students in FHSU’s online MBA in criminal justice programs benefit from a flexible online format that allows them to earn their masters’ in criminal justice degrees while meeting their career and family obligations. In addition to the overall ranking, FHSU criminal justice programs were given the “most flexible” award.

“We challenge students to learn the theory behind criminal justice practices that must adapt to rapidly accelerating change – at the local, state, national and global level,” says FHSU’s website. “The Department of Criminal Justice at FHSU will prepare you for a rewarding career in law enforcement, corrections or the legal system.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2I6rYas.

No. 14, The Best Online Master’s in Sports Management Programs
“Students who graduate from the master’s in sports management degree program at FHSU advance their careers and become leaders as corporate partnership managers for sports organizations,” according to OnlineMasters.

OnlineMasters gave these programs the “best for corporate partnerships managers” award because students will learn critical skills to oversee relations and develop agreements with corporate partners.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2ATCjmR.

No. 15, The Best Online MBA in Human Resources Programs
The “best in management training” award was given to FHSU’s MBA in human resources management program for its numerous courses in management theory and practice, giving students all the required skills to succeed as managers.

“Students who want to excel in human resources management should consider FHSU’s MBA in HR management program,” says OnlineMasters.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2SIVhGe.

No. 20, The Best Online Master’s in Online Teaching Programs
“Fort Hays State University’s faculty delivers a quality education to its distance learners and caters to their personal development needs,” says OnlineMasters.

Earning the “best faculty” award from OnlineMasters, the site says, “many of the faculty members are Google for Education Certified Trainers and assist their students on the path to a brighter career in online teaching.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2UEJneu.

No. 22, Most Affordable Online Master’s Programs
“With more than 20 combined online and hybrid graduate degree programs available, FHSU provides a quality education at affordable tuition rates for distance learners,” says OnlineMasters.

“From an MBA in international business to a master’s in school psychology, graduate students receive low costs per credit to further their education for career advancement.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2Ww7TU5.

No. 24, The Best Online MBA in International Business Programs
Students in FHSU’s online MBA in international business programs not only benefit from a focused curriculum, but they also benefit from exceptional career services, according to OnlineMasters. FHSU’s programs also won the ranking’s “best career support” award.

“Whether it’s receiving resume assistance, interview practice or help finding information on employers, the faculty members assist students every step of the way on the road to career advancement.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2Nf9V3b.

No. 24, The Best Online Master’s in Education Programs
FHSU’s online Master’s in Education Programs received this top ranking based on affordability.

“Students who want to save costs but still want to earn a highly respected master’s degree in education should consider FHSU,” says OnlineMasters.

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2SDDcqn.

OnlineSchoolsReport.com
No. 6, 35 Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminal Justice
OnlineSchoolsReport.com bases its rankings on program quality, earnings potential, student satisfaction, online presence, affordability, acceptance and retention.

“Our criminal justice program is multidisciplinary; faculty merge knowledge and experience from sociology, political science, psychology and law with experiential learning in the field,” says FHSU’s website.

“Graduates from our program stand out in the fields of criminal justice research, law enforcement, courts, corrections and private enterprise.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2MeRte6.

BestColleges.com
No. 13, The Best Online Bachelor’s in General Studies Programs
BestColleges.com ranked FHSU’s online bachelor’s in general studies programs for their flexible scheduling and customizable curriculum.

“The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at FHSU offers a Bachelor of General Students through a diverse, supportive liberal arts program,” says FHSU’s website. “It is a degree-completion option for students who have well-defined career objectives and do not require a course-specific or career-specific degree.”

To view this ranking, visit https://bit.ly/2IgrNbR.

OnlineColleges.com
No. 16, 20 Best Online Colleges for Adults Going back to School in 2019-2020
OnlineColleges.com bases its rankings on accreditation, affordability, online growth, accessibility, online resources, multiple campuses and student satisfaction.

“An institution dedicated to innovation,” FHSU has developed its Virtual College to support dozens of degree programs and over 100 specializations,” says OnlineColleges.

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TheBestSchools.org
Leader of Online Education
TheBestSchools.org recognized FHSU’s Virtual College as a Leader of Online Education in the areas of business and management, computers and technology, education and teaching and liberal arts and humanities for having several ranking online programs.

Criteria include academic excellence, strength of faculty scholarship, reputation, available financial aid, the range of degree programs available, and the strength of online instruction methodology.

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About the FHSU Virtual College
Education at distance from Fort Hays State began in 1911 when faculty voted to offer courses free by mail so that one-room school teachers across western Kansas could afford to gain the continuing education required to teach. The distance education department created then evolved continuously with changing technology and culture until, in 1997, the Department of Continuing Education and Instructional Technology became the FHSU Virtual College.

New exhibit opens Friday at DCC

Posted on June 17, 2019

“Layers” will be on display in the Deines Galleries from June 21 through August 16, 2019.

The Deines is open to the public Tuesday – Friday 12-5 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is always free to visit the galleries, and everyone is welcome.

The Deines is located at 820 North Main Street in Russell. Call 785-483-3742 for further information.

Sunny, mild Monday

Posted on June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Monday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

TuesdayShowers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday NightA 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

WednesdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.

Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 59.