CITY OF HAYS
The City of Hays Fire Department will be inspecting and flow testing fire hydrants on Fri., May 18, 2018 in the area of Vine St. to Commerce Parkway between 8th St. and 13th St., and Countryside Mobile Home Park.
This is part of a coordinated effort by the city of Hays to inspect all fire hydrants and flush all water mains annually.
Scroll to the bottom for a map of garage sale locations. Hays Post offers FREE garage sale listings weekly. Having a sale next weekend? Click HERE for details.
211 W. 38th St. Hays
Saturday, May 19 from 7:30 – 2:00
Items for sale: Huge 4 family garage sale – Vera Bradley duffle bag, sewing machine, fishing equipment, household and holiday decorations, bedding, power rider exercise bike, jewelry, 4-drawer file cabinet, educational items, left-handed golf clubs and misc.
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2703 Hillcrest Dr, Hays
Friday 5/18 10am-? Saturday 5/19 10am-2pm
Items for sale: Household, baby stuff, clothes, shoes, and much more
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3503 Fairway Dr., Hays
Fri.-May 18-12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.; Sat.- May 19- 8:00 am to noon
Items for sale: Total Exerciser Gym, bicycle built for two, glider rocker, small refrigerator, kitchen items, Christmas decor, home decor, books ,jars and misc.
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660 Commerce Parkway, Hays
Friday, May 17th 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 18th 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
DSNWK Employment Connections Benefit Sale!
Warehouse full of items!
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1710 Oak, Hays
Friday only. 18th. 1 to. 8pm
Items for sale: Antiques furniture and collectibles of all kind things for the yard ,toys dishes ,new bath and beyond Items shower curtains drapes for lances shams all new don’t miss the sale lots of unusual treasures
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1101 Fairway Drive, Hays
Friday Noon to 8:00 Saturday 8:00-Noon
Items for sale: Tons of boy and girl baby clothes in excellent condition, some even still have the tags. Some toys ages infant to 2 years. Some adult women’s size medium clothing. Some household items.
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1721 Henry Drive, Hays
Saturday May 19th 8am-?
Items for sale: 5 family garage sale, Lots of household goods, decor, shoes, bikes, purses, tables, adult/youth clothing, and much more!
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1309 Grand, Hays
Sat May 19 9-?
Items for sale: Two family sale. Kids clothes, shoes, toys, large aquarium, bikes, RC plane and transmitter, puzzles, tools, skilsaw table and tons of misc!
Two family sale at 1309 Grand (Prairie Acres) just west of Hays on Hwy 40.
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501 W. 40th St. Hays
Friday the 18th at 4pm-8pm and Saturday the 19th At 8am-noon
Items for sale: Household goods and decor, Queen Mattress, puzzles, books, toys, Little Tykes slipper slide, car mats, pick up bed cover, garden items, infant and boys clothes, jeans. Holy Family uniforms (large size) and much misc
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2901 Hillcrest Drive, Hays
Saturday May 19th. 8am-1pm
Items for sale: Antique corner cabinet, Redwing crocks, toys, clothes, electric razor scooters, globe 3 drawer file cabinet, golf clubs, new scotts spreader, Xbox 360 with games, boys bmx bike, lots of misc.
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SUBMIT your free garage sale listing where it will be SEEN! Deadline is noon each Wednesday, but, hey, we’re flexible here at Hays Post. Click HERE to submit your weekend garage sale.
KU News Service
LAWRENCE—The University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Athletics are coordinating “Hawks & Highways,” a multiyear effort to host KU events in communities throughout Kansas. The series will begin with eight events in June and will include other schools and departments at KU.
Plans are underway for October events in Dodge City, Great Bend, Liberal and Winfield, as well as the traditional “KU Kickoff ” celebrations in August in Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka and Lawrence. Details for all events in the ongoing series can be found at kualumni.org/highways.
The initiative supports Chancellor Douglas A. Girod’s goal to continue strengthening outreach throughout the state.
“KU’s mission includes building healthy communities throughout Kansas,” said Girod. “Hawks and Highways is a terrific opportunity for us to visit with Kansans and hear their ideas about how the university can better serve the state.”
“More than 150,000 KU graduates and former students live in Kansas,” said Heath Peterson, KU Alumni Association president. “It’s a priority for us to connect with these Jayhawks in their communities to show our appreciation for their dedication and support.”
“We must continue to reach out and engage with our shareholders in their own backyard,” said KU Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger. “Hawks and Highways is a committed effort to join with our campus partners, as we are all one KU.”
Girod and KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self are scheduled to attend the KU Alumni Invitational in Hutchinson and a dinner June 25 in Salina. KU football coach David Beaty and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Reggie Robinson will attend two June 14 events: lunch in Garden City and dinner in Pittsburg.
To make reservations, visit kualumni.org/highways.
Wednesday, June 6
Lunch in Leavenworth
11:30 a.m., Grinders High Noon Saloon & Brewery, 206 Choctaw St.
Happy Hour in McPherson
5 to 7 p.m., Delish, 204 N. Main St.
Thursday, June 7
Happy Hour and Golf in Hays
10 a.m., Smoky Hill Country Club, 3303 Hall St.
5 to 7 p.m., Golden-Q, 809 Ash St.
Friday, June 8
Lunch in Manhattan
11:30 a.m., Tallgrass Tap House, 320 Poyntz Ave.
Thursday, June 14
Lunch in Garden City with Coach David Beaty and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Reggie Robinson
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Southwind, 77 Grandview Drive
Dinner in Pittsburg with Coach David Beaty and Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Reggie Robinson
5 to 7 p.m., Crestwood Country Club, 304 W. Crestview Ave.
Monday, June 25
Dinner in Salina with Chancellor Girod and Coach Bill Self
5 p.m., 638, 638 Francis Ave.
KU Alumni Invitational in Hutchinson with Chancellor Girod and Coach Bill Self
Prairie Dunes Country Club, 4812 E. 30th Ave.
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Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
“All the world’s problems are solved around a kitchen table.” That statement is based on the belief that sharing food in a family setting can help people bridge their differences. Today we’ll learn about an innovative county organization which has put this concept into practice with a nationally award-winning program called Farm to Fork.
Tiya Tonn is county coordinator for Butler County Farm Bureau which conducted this program. Tiya grew up in a farming and ranching family in Reno County and Colorado. Her family later ranched in Butler County.
After college, Tiya became a farm broadcaster in Wichita and Arizona. She eventually returned to the Flint Hills, married, and became a full-time ranch mom of four kids. As the kids got older, she took on a part-time position as a county Farm Bureau coordinator and eventually became the full-time county coordinator in Butler County.
“In Butler County, we are uniquely positioned to see the impact of urban encroachment,” Tiya said. “On the west side of our county, we have the rapidly growing city of Andover, but the east side of our county is extremely rural,” Tiya said. “It’s the kind of area that doesn’t even have cell phone coverage.”
Eastern Butler County includes towns like Rosalia, population 171, and Cassoday, population 129 people. Now, that’s rural.
Butler County’s combination of urban and rural perspectives created the potential for conflict, but also opportunities.
“We are the county that should lead the state in connecting urban and rural people together,” Tiya said. Using the philosophy that all the world’s problems can be solved around a kitchen table, she suggested to the Butler County Farm Bureau Board that they host a farm event for their urban counterparts.
“We can invite them to our farms and let them put a face on our food production,” Tiya said. “We can help them understand that we are also families that are providing for our families.” The event was intended to connect urban consumers with the source of their food.
The program was titled Farm to Fork and So Much More. It consisted of a one-day tour to a dairy, winery, crop farm, ranch and hydroponic vegetable operations in Butler County, followed by a farm dinner of locally-produced products. “We had a nice crowd of about 30 people,” Tiya said. The board decided to do it again.
In August 2017 Butler County Farm Bureau hosted its second annual Farm to Fork event, and interest boomed. “I worried about filling a bus, but instead we had two full tour busses and cars following behind,” Tiya said. Speakers on the busses explained about the farms and their products. Congressman Ron Estes and all five county commissioners participated. About 160 people attended the dinner that evening at Fulton Valley Farm.
“Everything that we served was produced in Butler County,” Tiya said. Products included beef, pork, vegetables, fruit, breads, honey, cheese, milk, and eggs. (Wow, that’s my kind of county.) Food was prepared by students and faculty in the Culinary and Hospitality Institute at Butler County Community College.
Most participants came from Andover or the city of Wichita. “We had people from all different walks of life, from a minister to mommy bloggers,” Tiya said.
Farm to Fork was so successful that it won a state award from Kansas Farm Bureau. Butler County was one of only 24 counties in the nation to claim a County Activities of Excellence Award from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The 2018 tour is scheduled to expand to include an apple and peach orchard, a haying operation, a school district farm, a scenic Flint Hills ranch, and a livestock auction. “Anytime we can share our story, it’s a win,” Tiya said.
Can all the world’s problems be solved around a kitchen table? If so, Butler County Farm Bureau is making a start by building understanding between urban and rural sectors of our population. We commend Tiya Tonn and the Butler County Farm Bureau for making a difference with this outreach to urban neighbors. They are helping bring food from Farm to Fork and fostering fellowship.
Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.
FHSU University Relations
The Honors College at Fort Hays State University has selected 30 new students for the 2018-19 academic year.
“The Honors College has surpassed the enrollment goal for the fourth year in a row by double-digit percentages,” said Matt Means, director of the Honors College.
“This year’s class has an average ACT score of 31 and a grade point average of a 3.975 and includes many class valedictorians,” he said.
“The FHSU Honors College has exceptional retention,” said Means. “The college’s model focuses on four key, mission-driven concepts: academic pre-eminence, leadership, engagement and continuous growth.”
The college offers three exclusive scholarships: The Regents Scholarship, the Tier 1 Scholarship and the Tier 2 Scholarship, all of which are renewable for three additional years.
The Regents Scholarship covers full tuition and fees up to 18 credit hours, room and board and includes $450 per semester for books. The Tier 1 Scholarship provides students with $4,000 for tuition and $6,000 for room and board. The Tier 2 Scholarship provides students with $3,500 for tuition and $3,200 for room and board.
The new members are listed alphabetically by hometown:
ANDALE: Zachary Meyer, a sophomore majoring in chemistry, is a 2017 Andale High School graduate.
ALDRICH, Mo.: Jerrad Watts, an incoming freshman majoring in geology, is a 2018 Dadeville High School graduate.
DERBY: Patrick Cook, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Derby High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.
EMPORIA: Abigail Stewart, an incoming freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Emporia High School graduate.
HAYS: Brendan Chapman, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
Blade Goering, an incoming freshman majoring in information networking and telecommunications, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
Mark Schuckman, an incoming freshman majoring in technology studies, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
Taryn Stauth, an incoming freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
Conrad Vajnar, a sophomore majoring in accounting, is a 2017 Hays High School graduate.
Zachary Wagner, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Hays High School graduate.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.: Makenna Allen, an incoming freshman majoring in informatics, is a 2018 Rock Canyon High School graduate.
HOLTON: Nathan Smith, a freshman majoring in biology, is a 2018 Holton High School and Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate.
LINCOLN, Neb.: Henry McVeigh, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Parkview Christian School graduate.
MARION: Kyle Brinker, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Marion High School graduate.
NAMPA, Idaho: Kendra Strunk, a sophomore majoring in mathematics, is a 2016 Skyview High School graduate.
OLATHE: Christian Cortes-Alfaro, a freshman majoring in biology, is a 2017 Olathe South High School graduate.
OVERLAND PARK: Jared Crist, a freshman majoring in technology studies, is a 2017 Blue Valley Northwest High School graduate.
PRAIRIE VIEW: Jack Pakkebier, an incoming freshman majoring in physics, is a 2018 Phillipsburg High School graduate.
SALINA: Anne Hayes, an incoming freshman majoring in art, is a 2018 Salina Central High School graduate.
Kaiden O’Dell, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.
Alissa Zajac, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.
Jaime Zajac, an incoming freshman, is a 2018 Salina South High School graduate.
TOPEKA: Katherine Mulqueen, an incoming freshman majoring in nursing, is a 2018 Seaman High School graduate.
Riley Sanford, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Washburn Rural High School graduate.
WICHITA: Alec Bevis, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2018 Bishop Carroll High School graduate.
Lailah Collins, an incoming freshman majoring in mathematics, is a 2018 Wichita South High School graduate.
John Egan, a freshman majoring in finance, is a 2017 Wichita Collegiate School graduate.
Carson Pierce, an incoming freshman majoring in chemistry, is a 2018 Maize High School graduate.
Kate Rockey, an incoming freshman majoring in history, is a 2018 Goddard High School graduate.
Kaitlyn Scriven, an incoming freshman majoring in geosciences, is a 2018 Wichita Northwest High School graduate.
Tessa Simon, an incoming freshman majoring in art, is a 2018 Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate.
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities conducted a traffic stop just before 9:30p.m. Thursday in Topeka on a 2005 GMC Denali for a turn signal violation, according to a media release.
Police arrested the driver, 37-year-old Robert Stan Williams for felon in possession of a firearm, distribution of cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia for sales and criminal possession of a firearm and the traffic violation.
Williams has previous convictions for drugs and flee, attempt to elude law enforcement, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
MITCHELL COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are asking the public for help to locate a convicted felon who threatened to harm his family and others, according to a social media report from Beloit Police.
Anthony Sibley, 27, is also wanted on warrants outstanding in Mitchell County, according to police.
Sibley is 5-foot-4, weighs approximately 140 pounds with brown hair and eyes.
Police need the public’s assistance especially in Mitchell, Cloud, Saline or Marion county areas. Call Law Enforcement immediately. Do not approach him.
Sibley has two previous convictions for aggravated assault, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Today A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Severe thunderstorms possible late today and early tonight. Main hazards will be hail up to the size of baseballs and wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. An isolated tornado cannot be rule out. #kswx pic.twitter.com/18X46xkSWV
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) May 18, 2018
Tonight A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph.
Saturday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph.
SundayPartly sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday NightA 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
BROWN COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teen on child sex charges.
Teaini Simmons, 19, Hiawatha, is jailed in Brown County for Aggravated indecent liberties with a child and rape, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s booking report.
Simmins is being held on a $100,000 Bond. Authorities did not release details on when she is scheduled to make an initial court appearance.
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
Hays 2, Mulvane 1 3OT
MULVANE, Kan.-It took exactly 104 minutes and 35 seconds for the Hays High Lady Indian soccer team to prevail in their 4-1A Central/South Central Region #2 Championship game on Thursday evening in Mulvane. Things did not start off so well for Hays as Mulvane scored in the 11th minute off of a right side shot that hit the cross bar and came straight down and into to the goal for a 1-0 Lady Wildcat lead. That would be the only goal the home team would score.
Hays High was able to tie the game in the 35th minute when Kamryn Schoenberger was able to knock home a rebound off a near miss from Sophie Humphrey to make the score 1-1. The score would remain that way through regulation and the first two overtimes as the two teams battled heat and exhaustion throughout the evening with temperatures pushing the upper 80’s all game long.
Regulation was not sufficient enough time to settle this playoff battle as the two teams played through two 10-minute overtime periods and the score remained tied heading to the third overtime that would only be five minutes long. That is when Hays Head Coach Silas Hibbs made a strategic move that changed the outcome of the contest and the season. At the start of the third overtime Hibbs took goalie Isabel Robben out of goal and moved her to the front line to provide a pair of fresh legs for an offensive push.
It paid enormous dividends for the Lady Indians. With under a minute to go Robben was able to beat a pair of Mulvane defenders to a 50-50 ball in the middle of the field. As she broke free it forced the Wildcat goalie to come out of the net to try and force what would have been a difficult stop. Robben was then able to punch the ball by the goalie and into the net for the golden goal and game winner with only 25 seconds remaining.
Hays High improves to 11-6-1 on the season. With the win they also advance to the 4-1A State Quarterfinals where they will meet up with McPherson on Tuesday night at 6pm at McPherson College.
SILAS HIBBS INTERVIEW
DCF
TOPEKA – Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Gina Meier-Hummel is pleased to announce the roll out of an online, interactive dashboard. The DCF Reforms and Initiatives Dashboard demonstrates reforms and initiatives for each program area and region, as well as agency-wide goals. Additionally, the webpage illustrates progress, allowing the public to track DCF efforts online.
“Our agency exists to serve Kansans, and we want to clearly demonstrate to the public the work being done,” said Secretary Meier-Hummel. “This is just another step we are taking to be more transparent and accountable to the public.”
For the past six months, Secretary Meier-Hummel has been working diligently with each program and DCF Regions to identify the current projects, as well as goals and initiatives to be implemented on the dashboard.
“I am thrilled that Secretary Meier-Hummel has implemented this dashboard. We want to be the most open administration in the history of Kansas,” said Governor Jeff Colyer. “This dashboard increases transparency by creating a one-stop-shop for Kansans to see the work being done by the agency.”
The progress for each initiative will be measured by the length of the project, compared to the action steps that have already taken place to complete the project. Some of the identified initiatives will be ongoing projects, and will be noted as such. The dashboard will be updated the last Friday of every month. Once a project has been completed, new goals or reforms will be identified.
“We have to continuously be looking forward and tracking our progress. This will allow us to continue to make significant movements, and will ultimately improve the way we serve the children and families of Kansas,” said Secretary Meier-Hummel. “I hope that the public will utilize this dashboard to keep us accountable, and stay up-to-date on what is happening at our agency.”
The DCF Reforms and Initiatives Dashboard can be found online here. You can also find it at www.dcf.ks.gov, on the right-hand side, in the Quick Links section as Agency Dashboard.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect after a stabbing.
Just after 11:30p.m. Wednesday police responded to a stabbing call at a convenience store in the 500 Block of North Seneca in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Police found a 24-year-old store clerk who was holding the door shut. Inside was a 26-year-old male suspect causing damage to property in the store.
The clerk suffered minor stab wounds and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, according to Davidson. Police arrested the suspect without further incident and recovered a knife.
Investigators determined the clerk was behind a counter in the store when the suspect threw a fountain drink at him. That prompted a physical altercation between the two and the suspect stabbed the clerk.
The suspect Julio Conde, according to the Sedgwick County booking report is being held for aggravated battery and criminal damage to property, according to Davidson.
Conde has a dozen previous convictions for theft, burglary, making false writing, battery, criminal trespass, flee and attempt to elude and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
SHERMAN COUNTY — A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just after 3p.m. Thursday in Sherman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1987 Chevy Suburban driven by Ethan James McDaniel, 15, Goodland was eastbound on 12th street on the north side of the high school.
The vehicle struck Dane Matthew Shores, 14, Goodland, and continued to travel for about 50 to 100 feet before stopping.
Shores was transported to Goodland Regional Medical Center. McDaniel was wearing a seat belt and not injured, according to the KHP.
