Hays emergency officials respond to a two-vehicle traffic accident late Friday afternoon near the intersection of 13th and Allen Streets.
Traffic was slowed on 13th Street during the 5 o’clock
At least one of the cars involved was towed from the scene.
(Photos courtesy Jordan Schaeffer)
O’Loughlin Elementary School in Hays has been named a Title I Reward School by the Kansas Department of Education.
Reward schools are in the top 10 percent of Title I schools, a federal program to help ensure all students have the opportunity for high-quality education.
O’Loughlin is recognized for its high performance based on the past four years of combined state reading and math assessment results.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new government report is forecasting a Kansas corn and soybean crop that could be the smallest harvest in the state since 2006.
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Wednesday that corn for grain production in Kansas is now expected to be 382.2 million bushels. That is down 2 percent from August and is 15 percent below last year.
The estimate is based on an average yield of 91 bushels per acre from 4.2 million harvested acres.
The new forecast pegs the soybean crop at 70.4 million bushels. That is down 5 percent from last month and down 31 percent from last year.
Grain sorghum remained unchanged over last month with 88 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year.
The President of the United States issued a proclamation Thursday concerning the attack on the American diplomatic facility in Libya.
In it, he has directed that flags will be flown at half-staff until sundown Sunday, September 16.
U-S Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and other American personnel were killed Tuesday in an attack by Libyan protesters on the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
A good idea may not always become a good law.
That’s the real-world civics lesson students learned Wednesday at Washington Elementary School in Hays.
“How Freedom Works” is a participatory educational program presented by ”Laughing Matters” Jay and Leslie Cady, a popular entertainment duo from Kansas City.
The 5th graders serve as the U-S House, Senate and Supreme Court, as Leslie tries to get her good idea to become law.
The entire student body learns that just as it is in real life, amendments made to a law to ensure additional favorable votes often have little or nothing to do with the original idea.
“How Freedom Works” with the Cadys is a fall residency Arts in Education program provided by the Hays Arts Council. The program is being presented this week to elementary students in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, Russell and Plainville.
See more tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14.
Fort Hays State University Police Officer Kody Ellis is among 36 men and women recently graduating from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Yoder.
Ellis and the other graduates began their training May 14 and represent 27 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies across Kansas.
KLETC, established by the Kansas Legislature in 1968, is a division of University of Kansas Continuing Education.
TOPEKA, KS—The Kansas Historical Society announced that 250,000 images of its collections are now uploaded to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, letters, government records, and objects.
Image number 250,000 is from a letter dated January 1, 1871, from D.H. Bowdoin in Rice County to Governor James M. Harvey in Topeka. In the letter, Bowdoin asks the governor “for the general distribution of arms among the citizens of Rice Co[unty] necessary for their defence [sic] against any raid or raids by the Cheyenne Indians.”
The letter is part of the Kansas Adjutant General’s correspondence collection in the State Archives, which is now available on Kansas Memory. This collection contains letters and documents from 1861 to 1910 related to the Civil War, Indian wars, the organization of the National Guard, the Spanish-American War, and the Philippine-American War.
Kansas Memory, or kansasmemory.org, is the largest online collection of primary sources documenting Kansas history. Visitors can explore photographs, letters, diaries, government records, maps, artifacts, and other historic items.
By Rep. Tim Huelskamp-R/1st District Kansas
Eleven years ago, terrorists perpetrated a heinous act of violence against nearly 3,000 innocent Americans. Today we remember those who gave their lives that frightful day. And, today we remember the children and families whose lives were turned upside down by the loss of loved ones. May they be comforted by the prayers of fellow Americans.
America will not be shaken by those who seek our destruction. Today we honor and remember the men and women who have served fellow man in the defense of our nation here on our own soil and across the globe. America is grateful for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the liberties of Americans and working to extend freedom to those whose liberties are oppressed. We are thankful for friends abroad who have aided us in the pursuit of terrorists, but condemn those who retaliate when justice is delivered. It is abhorrent that Pakistan can take U.S. money, but then jail and torture someone who helped us to deliver justice on Osama bin Laden.
Let us never take for granted the freedom we have to exercise our God-given liberties. And, let us never become complacent in defending our rights. As we watch events unfold across the globe we know we are blessed in America. We must stand firm for others across the world to have that same freedom.
There were a few extra tractors at Carrico Implement in Hays Saturday, and they were not for sale.
In fact, these tractors are old, and most are collectors items, brought in for Carrico’s third annual Old Iron Classic Antique Tractor Show.
John Dreiling of Hays, and his dad have been collecting and restoring tractors for30 years. “We have about 32 tractors; most are John Deere, a few Massey. My dad was born in 1931, and walked behind horses. My grandpa drove a John Deere D, ” says Dreiling. “I just like to keep the heritage going.”
After getting some driving tips from her dad, Dreiling’s 7-year-old daughter Nicole won second-place in the “Slow-Poke” race atop the family’s John Deere 60.
The event was also a celebration of the John Deere company’s 175th anniversary.
See more tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has released the following statement on the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
“No one will ever forget that September morning 11 years ago when they heard the news: America is under attack. On that day, we suffered a horrific national tragedy, the images of which are forever imprinted into my mind and the minds of the American people.
“Rather than destroying our faith in the American ideals of liberty and freedom, September 11, 2001 united us in a way I had never seen before. Out of the devastation of that day rose many heroes. We saw the stark contrast between the terrorists who plotted to kill innocent Americans, and the firefighters, rescue crews and brave citizens who willingly risked or laid down their own lives to save people they had never met.
“Through service and selflessness, we can all exemplify the type of patriotism that was so wholeheartedly shown on September 11, 2001. If you’re not sure where to start, check with your local church or community center for ideas on how you can give back – and honor the nearly 3,000 innocent people who were killed that fateful day.”
HAYS, Kan. — Michel Chikwanie, a 23-year-old motivational speaker and former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo, will tell his story of endurance and unimaginable pain at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Black and Gold Room at Fort Hays State University’s Memorial Union.
Chikwanie, who was kidnapped by rebels and forced to kill at the age of 5, leaves audiences with a new perspective on life, a sense of hope through social responsibility and a desire for change.
Chikwanie’s presentation is on of several events sponsored by the university’s Center for Civic Leadership (CCL) in September and October.
(TOPEKA)–Hays is one of eight regional meeting sites where the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is scheduled to update Kansans on T-WORKS projects in their areas and gather input from the public on how state transportation dollars are being invested.
The Hays/Northwest KS meeting is September 25 in the Kansas Highway Patrol Headquarters at 1821 W. Frontier Road from 9a.m.-12p.m.
T-WORKS is a $7.8 billion 10-year transportation program passed by the Kansas Legislature in May 2010. Leading up to the passage of T-WORKS, thousands of Kansans participated in local consultation meetings hosted by KDOT to identify regional priorities.
In addition to hearing updates on T-WORKS and KDOT, participants will have a chance to weigh in on transportation priorities in their areas, should funding become available.
The T-WORKS program is designed to create jobs, preserve highway infrastructure and provide multimodal economic development opportunities. It includes $4.2 billion in highway preservation projects and $1.8 billion in highway modernization and expansion projects, plus additional funds for transit, aviation, rail and local roads.
The program provides a minimum of $8 million in investment in each of Kansas’ 105 counties.
