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Parents of 2 Kansas victims of Ozarks boat crash file lawsuit

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CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) — The parents of two suburban Kansas City victims of a Lake of the Ozarks boat crash have filed a lawsuit.

First responders working the fatal accident -photo courtesy Missouri State Highway Patrol

The suit was filed in Camden County, Missouri, Circuit Court on behalf of the families of 23-year-old Joseph LeMark, of Overland Park, Kansas, and 21-year-old Hailey Hochandel, of Olathe, Kansas.

They were killed in May along with 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, who was driving the boat when it slammed into a rock bluff in the dark. Two others were injured, including the boat’s owner, 22-year-old Hayden Frazier.

The suit alleges that Lewis was intoxicated and operated the craft in a negligent and careless manner. It says Frazier was negligent in allowing him to do so.

The suit seeks an unspecified amount in damages.

Ashley Lamb a 22-year-old senior at Kansas State University was also injured in the crash.

U.S. Attorney for Kansas: ‘Very successful in recovering money owed to victims, govt.’

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Stephen McAllister, U.S. Attorney for Kansas

OFFICE OF U.S. ATTORNEY

TOPEKA KAN. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas collected $6.5 million in criminal and civil actions in FY 2018, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Friday. Of this amount, $3.9 million was collected in criminal actions and $2.6 million was collected in civil actions.

“Our attorneys and investigators are very successful in recovering money owed to victims and to the government,” McAllister said. “They are one of the reasons that crime really doesn’t pay.”

As a whole, the Justice Department collected nearly $15 billion in civil and criminal actions in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018. The $14,839,821,650 in collections in FY 2018 represents nearly seven times the appropriated $2.13 billion ($2,136,750,000) budget for the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ offices.

The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, along with the department’s litigating divisions, are responsible for enforcing and collecting civil and criminal debts owed to the U.S. and criminal debts owed to federal crime victims. The law requires defendants to pay restitution to victims of certain federal crimes who have suffered a physical injury or financial loss. While restitution is paid to the victim, criminal fines and felony assessments are paid to the department’s Crime Victims Fund, which distributes the funds collected to federal and state victim compensation and victim assistance programs.

Recent examples in the District of Kansas include recovering more than $140,000 from a CPA who made false statements on tax returns, more than $77,000 from a former Kansas bank teller who embezzled the money, more than $185,000 from the owner of a diagnostic testing facility who was convicted of health care fraud and more than $200,000 from a man who was convicted of failing to report income from illegal bookmaking.

“The men and women of the U.S. Attorneys’ offices across the country work diligently, day in and day out, to see that the citizens of our nation receive justice. The money that we are able to recover for victims and this country as a whole is a direct result of their hard work,” Director James A. Crowell, IV, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.

The largest civil collections were from affirmative civil enforcement cases, in which the United States recovered government money lost to fraud or other misconduct or collected fines imposed on individuals and/or corporations for violations of federal health, safety, civil rights or environmental laws. In addition, civil debts were collected on behalf of several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration and the Department of Education.

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

McCarrick

McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized, as the process is called. It means he can no longer celebrate Mass or other sacraments, wear clerical vestments or be addressed by any religious title.

The scandal swirling around him was particularly damning to the church’s reputation in the eyes of the faithful because it apparently was an open secret that he slept with adult seminarians. Francis removed McCarrick as a cardinal in July after a U.S. church investigation determined that an allegation he fondled a teenage altar boy in the 1970s was credible.

The punishment for the once-powerful prelate, who had served as the archbishop of Washington and had been an influential fundraiser for the church, was announced five days before Francis is set to lead an extraordinary gathering of bishops from around the world to help the church grapple with the crisis of sex abuse by clergy and systematic cover-ups by church hierarchy. The decades-long scandals have shaken the faith of many Catholics and threatened Francis’ papacy.

The Vatican’s press office said that on Jan. 11, the Holy See’s doctrinal watchdog office, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, had found McCarrick guilty of “solicitation in the sacrament of confession, and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and adults, with the aggravating factor of the abuse of power.” The commandment forbids adultery.

The officials “imposed on him the penalty of dismissal from the clerical state.”

McCarrick, when he was ordained a priest his native New York City in 1958, took a vow of celibacy, in accordance with church rules on priests.

The pope “has recognized the definitive nature of this decision made in accordance with (church) law, rendering it as ‘res iudicata,'” the Vatican said, using the Latin phrase for admitting no further recourse.

“Today I am happy that the pope believed me,” said one of McCarrick’s chief accusers, James Grein.

In a statement issued through his lawyer, Grein also expressed hope that McCarrick “will no longer be able to use the power of Jesus’ church to manipulate families and sexually abuse children.”

Grein had testified to church officials that, among other abuses, McCarrick had repeatedly groped him during confession.

Saying it’s “time for us to cleanse the church,” Grein said pressure needs to be put on state attorney generals and senators to change the statute of limitations. “Hundreds of priests, bishops and cardinals are hiding behind man-made law,” he said.

McCarrick moved from his Washington retirement home to a Kansas religious residence after Francis ordered him to live in penance and prayer while the investigation continued.

McCarrick’s civil lawyer, Barry Coburn, told The AP that for the time being his client had no comment. Coburn also declined to say if McCarrick was still residing at the friary in Victoria, Kansas.

McCarrick had appealed his penalty, but the doctrinal officials earlier this week rejected that, and he was notified of the decision on Friday, the Vatican announcement said.

The archdiocese of Washington, D.C., where McCarrick was posted at the pinnacle of his clerical career, from 2001-2006, said in a statement it hoped that the Vatican decision “serves to help the healing process for survivors of abuse, as well as those who have experienced disappointment or disillusionment because of what former Archbishop McCarrick has done.”

Complaints were also made about McCarrick’s conduct in the New Jersey dioceses of Newark and Metuchen, where he previously served.

It marks a remarkable downfall for the globe-trotting powerbroker and influential church fundraiser who mingled with presidents and popes but preferred to be called “Uncle Ted” by the young men he courted.

The Vatican summit, running Feb. 21-24, draws church leaders from around the world to talk about preventing abuse. It was called in part to respond to the McCarrick scandal as well as to the explosion of the abuse crisis in Chile and its escalation in the United States last year.

Despite the apparent common knowledge in church circles of his sexual behavior, McCarrick rose to the heights of church power. He even acted as the spokesman for U.S. bishops when they enacted a “zero tolerance” policy against sexually abusive priests in 2002.

That perceived hypocrisy, coupled with allegations in the Pennsylvania grand jury report detailing decades of abuse and cover-up in six dioceses, outraged many among the rank-and-file faithful who had trusted church leaders to reform how they handled sex abuse after 2002.

The allegation regarding the altar boy was the first known to involve a minor — a far more serious offense than sleeping with adult seminarians.

Francis himself became implicated in the decade-long McCarrick cover-up after a former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. accused the pope of rehabilitating the cardinal from sanctions imposed by Pope Benedict XVI despite being told of his penchant for young men.

Francis hasn’t responded to the claims. But he has ordered a limited Vatican investigation. The Vatican has acknowledged the outcome may produce evidence that mistakes were made, but said Francis would “follow the path of truth, wherever it may lead.”

Vatican watchers have compared the McCarrick cover-up scandal to that of the Rev. Marcial Maciel, perhaps the 20th-century Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile. Maciel’s sex crimes against children were ignored for decades by a Vatican impressed by his ability to bring in donations and vocations. Among Maciel’s staunchest admirers was Pope John Paul II, who later became a saint.

Like Maciel, McCarrick was a powerful and popular prelate who funneled millions in donations to the Vatican. He apparently got a calculated pass for what many in the church hierarchy would have either discounted as ideological-fueled rumor or brushed off as a mere “moral lapse” in sleeping with adult men.

Now That’s Rural: Dusty Turner, Moto Guzzi

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Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

By RON WILSON
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development

A motorcyclist rides into town – and then another, and another. It’s a motorcycle rally – and not just any rally, but a rally to support a rural community and ultimately, to bring people together.

Dusty Turner is organizer and promoter of special events in Kansas and Oklahoma. He grew up in northeastern Oklahoma where, at an early age, he discovered a passion for motorcycles.

One year he and a teenage friend decided they wanted to take a motorcycle trip. They calculated how far they could go on the gas money that they had and looked at a roadmap. “We saw the name Cedar Vale on a map and decided to go,” Dusty said.

“We were a couple of typical kids who set off totally unprepared,” Dusty said with a smile. “We got there and couldn’t afford a hotel room. We asked around if there was anyplace we could camp, and they sent us to Hewins Park. People were really nice.”

It was a memorable trip. The trip happened to take place around the time of Dusty’s birthday in late April. A late spring journey to Cedar Vale became an annual pilgrimage for Dusty as he grew up.

Dusty joined the military. After the service, he worked in the restaurant business and then did painting and contracting work in Oklahoma and Texas before moving back to Muskogee. Through it all, his love of motorcycles remained strong. After riding various kinds of motorcycles throughout his life, Dusty discovered a brand of motorcycles called Moto Guzzi. These motorcycles are produced by a company in Italy, and they have a small, but passionate following around the globe.

“Moto Guzzi produces maybe 8,000 motorcycles in a year,” Dusty said. (That’s in contrast to bigger companies which may produce 60,000 in a single quarter.) But Dusty and others are big fans of Moto Guzzi. “It’s a basic twin-cylinder motorcycle that’s simple to repair,” Dusty said. “It can eat up the miles, but also works well on curvy mountain roads.”

Dusty got his own Moto Guzzi and then joined an online forum of Moto Guzzi enthusiasts. He eventually became an administrator on the site.

One day, Dusty noticed that his birthday was coming up. For old times’ sake, he decided to make a motorcycle trip to Cedar Vale. “I announced on the board, `Does anybody want to meet me?’” Dusty said. “I thought I might get one or two, but we had eight.” It was so much fun that it became an annual event. Each year on the first weekend of May, a Moto Guzzi rally is now held in the community of Cedar Vale.

In the years since, the Moto Guzzi rally has attracted as many as 70 people from 30 states, from Seattle to New Jersey and as far away as Holland and Germany.

Organizers have turned the event into a fundraiser for the city of Cedar Vale, as well as an opportunity for big city visitors to experience life in a rural community. Part of the registration fees go to the city. Donation jars are put out at all events. Funds are used to support projects like the local museum and the poolhouse at the swimming pool. More than $2,000 has been raised. The Lions Club, local chamber of commerce, and museum help provide meals for donations.

The gathering takes place primarily at Hewins Park, where Dusty first camped decades ago. “We interact with the locals,” Dusty said. “The city has been great.”

Dusty is assisted in this project by a friend from the online forum who knows rural Kansas. That friend is John Peters from the rural community of Walton, population 235 people. Now, that’s rural.

It’s time to leave this Moto Guzzi rally which is helping raise money for a rural Kansas community as well as sharing small town life. We commend all the Moto Guzzi riders for making a difference with this fun initiative. It makes for a good ride.

And there’s more. This event has inspired another gathering in Cedar Vale. We’ll learn about that next week.

KRUG: Cut the clutter and get organized

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Donna Krug
How did a pinhole leak in a main water supply line change my schedule last Sunday? As I was pressing a couple of shirts in the laundry room, I heard a hissing sound. When I followed the sound to our water treatment system, I saw a puddle that led me to three boxes and a large basket of soaked items.

As my husband, John, made his list for the hardware store, I started sorting through the soaked treasures.

What I found brought back a flood of memories. From the tulle left over from making my daughter, Kristen’s wedding veil, to the three shirts from my late father’s closet that I plan to make into pillows, I didn’t want to take a break for lunch. Two boxes full of denim jeans I have collected for “some day” projects and scraps of fabric leftover from quilts I have made through the years rounded out the treasures I found.

Sorting through the items that had gotten wet felt great. That thought is where I am going with this week’s news column. A publication written several years ago titled, “Cut the Clutter and Get Organized” has some great tips we can all learn from. The fact sheet suggests using the box approach to sort clutter. Sort items into boxes labeled Keep, Store, Give Away/Sell, Throw Away and, if you are indecisive, you can use a fifth box labeled Maybe. The items you intend to keep need to be returned to their proper places. Items you no longer use or no longer fit could be the beginning of your next yard sale or donation to Goodwill.

The publication goes on to provide tips for maintaining a clutter-free home. Involve family members to help keep items picked up and put away. Remember, tasks need to be appropriate for family members’ ages and abilities. And you may need to share your ideas and expectations of what is acceptable.

Feel free to give me a call or drop by either of the offices in the Cottonwood Extension District for your copy of Cut the Clutter and Get Organized. It is also available on the KSRE web site if you search for publication number MF2879.

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

Hays Area Planning Commission meets Monday

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CITY OF HAYS

The Hays Area Planning Commission will meet Mon., Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.

Agenda items include:

  • Discussion of a rezoning application for South 60 feet of Lot 2, Block D, Tallgrass 2nd Addition to be
    rezoned from “NC-3” Neighborhood Conservation District to “C-2” Commercial General
    District and consider setting a public hearing for the March 18, 2019 Planning Commission
    meeting
  • Update of the Hays North Vine Street Corridor Improvement Project
  • Annual Comprehensive Plan Review and consider approving updates
  • Unified Development Code (UDC) discussion and review of parking regulations

The complete agenda is available here.

Kansas Governor’s School Funding Plan Is In Pieces, Literally

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By STEPHEN KORANDA

Gov. Laura Kelly has said she has an easy solution for funding schools. Just renew the finance plan the Kansas Legislature agreed to last year and fold in an adjustment for inflation. But over in the Senate, lawmakers are picking that proposal apart.

After months of wrangling last year, lawmakers approved a $500 million multi-year boost for schools in response to a state Supreme Court ruling in the long-running Gannon case.

The justices said that plan made strides, but still wasn’t enough to fulfill the mandate in the state constitution.

The governor’s new proposal would add another $360 million over four years.

Kelly, a Democrat, branded herself as the “education governor” during the fall campaign. And she hammered on the issue during her first State of the State speech last month.

“We’re going to properly fund our schools this year. And next year. And the year after that,” she said. “Every year, every month, every day that I’m governor.”

A Senate committee held two days of hearings, where a parade of school administrators voiced support for the governor’s proposal.

They said last year’s funding boost, coupled with the inflationary adjustment, would allow them to continue investing in services for struggling students and plan ahead when hiring teachers.

“We can talk all day about teacher quality, but if we can’t plan on how many teachers we’re even going to staff, it hurts,” said Goddard Public Schools Superintendent Justin Henry. “You just don’t find them in July.”

The school districts suing the state said they would sign off on the proposal as a resolution to their lawsuit.

“Keep it simple, fix the problem, as this bill does, and end the litigation,” said Bill Brady, speaking on behalf of a coalition of 40 school districts, including the four plaintiff districts.

The Republican chairwoman of the special senate committee created to study school finance was listening, but isn’t convinced simply passing the governor’s proposal would end the legal fight.

“I don’t think we have the assurance that it will be over,” Sen. Molly Baumgardner said in an interview.

The districts have asked that the court retain the authority to monitor the issue in the coming years to make sure lawmakers follow through on any funding promises.

Republican Sen. Molly Baumgardner is skeptical adding millions more for schools would end the long-running lawsuit over funding.
CREDIT STEPHEN KORANDA / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE

 

Baumgardner also worries that the inflationary factor would cause costs to balloon even if student enrollment does not. After four years, school funding would increase automatically based on the Consumer Price Index.

“We are in unknown territory,” she said.

She doesn’t believe the governor’s proposal will advance in its current form.

The legislation is also missing funding for things that Baumgardner and other lawmakers consider priorities, such as classroom supplies and free ACT tests.

Republican House Speaker Ron Ryckman is also unconvinced that the governor’s numbers are sustainable. The state has a projected ending balance approaching $900 million for the current fiscal year, but the forecasts for coming years aren’t so rosy.

“Right now, if we do what the governor’s asking, we’ll never be able to pay that bill,” Ryckman told reporters earlier this month.

Ryckman’s skepticism partially stems from his objection to refinancing the state’s pension debt, as the governor has suggested, to free up money for schools.

Lawmakers have so far shown little interest in reamortizing KPERS. Without that, Ryckman doesn’t believe the state can fund schools as Kelly has proposed.

“We have to find another way to do this,” Ryckman said.

Proponents have characterized the governor’s proposal as the last small step to reach a resolution on school funding.

To Republican House Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch, adding $360 million more is no small step.

“That’s not ‘almost there’ when you’re talking about a $6 billion budget,” Finch told reporters. “It’s a massive spend.”

Senate President Susan Wagle has broken up the governor’s bill so that lawmakers can tackle it in pieces.

The Senate’s budget writing committee will consider the sections that essentially encompass the current school finance formula. A new committee formed by Wagle will take on Kelly’s plan to further boost spending.

Wagle isn’t offering any hints on what those committees could produce.

“I have no idea yet … how the debate will unfold,” she told reporters.

Democrats, meanwhile, are continuing to promote the governor’s proposal as the swiftest way to satisfy the court. Lawmakers are under pressure to arrive at an agreement so the attorney general can file legal briefs by an April deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Kelly’s proposal is a path to ending the Gannon lawsuit, and Democrats will offer it as an amendment to any school funding bill that comes up for a vote.

“This is a critical issue and it ought to be resolved, and we ought to do it in an expeditious manner,” Hensley told reporters.

House Democratic Leader Tom Sawyer said lawmakers don’t have time to craft a new deal from scratch.

“They’ve got to move quickly,” he said.

Stephen Koranda is Statehouse reporter for the Kansas News Service. Follow him on Twitter @kprkoranda.

FHSU receives three No. 1 rankings in December, January

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FHSU University Relations

Programs offered through the Fort Hays State University Virtual College received three No. 1 recognitions in the state of Kansas for December and January from CollegeFactual.com, as well as high national rankings in the same categories.

FHSU topped CollegeFactual.com list of the best colleges in Kansas for non-traditional students.

Close to 200 degrees at the associate, bachelor’s and master’s levels with concentrations are available through the Virtual College. All online degree programs are regionally accredited, affordable, and utilize the latest in learning technology.

“Whether you want a degree, professional certification, or simply the pleasure of exploring a new subject, we’re ready to help you. We offer a comprehensive menu of online student services including tutoring, personal advising and other support services to help ensure your success,” says the FHSU website.

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

FHSU was also ranked No. 6 nationwide in this category.

“Our rankings for non-traditional students were developed based on the premise that these students are looking for flexible learning options, as well as high-quality outcomes for graduates,” says CollegeFactual.com.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2E42vOi.

FHSU also topped CollegeFactual’s list of the best college for their information networking and telecommunications degree for veterans in the state due to their academic superiority and the support they provide to veterans.

“We live in a networked world of information, users, and systems which is why almost every industry relies on professionals trained by the programs offered in the Department of Informatics,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2WGTb92.

FHSU topped CollegeFactual’s list for the best liberal arts general studies schools for veterans in Kansas.

“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,” says the FHSU website.

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

FHSU was also ranked No. 10 nationally in this category.

“Experience a strong focus on liberal arts general studies inside the major at FHSU,” says CollegeFactual.com.

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

CollegeFactual.com’s goal is to help every student discover a college and career they love without debt holding them back. They obtain data from both public and private sources, one being the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Along with the No. 1 rankings, FHSU also received numerous other rankings from various agencies as being among the best and most affordable online programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities.

AffordableCollegesOnline.org

Best Online Marketing Programs 2018-2019
FHSU was ranked No. 3 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org for its online marketing degrees because of the range of electives and concentrations that complement the degree, as well as affordability and student services offered.

“Marketing is about being an advocate for the customer and providing the customer’s voice to the rest of the company. It is both a science and an art – great marketing is systematic and analytic but is also creative,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2HTkUA5.

Best Programs for Online Hotel Management Degrees
FHSU’s Bachelor of Science in tourism and hospitality management was ranked No. 9 for their online hotel management degrees.

“The department of applied business studies emphasizes hands-on, real world experiences where students can engage in the day-to-day essentials of hospitality management and tourism through the coursework,” says AffordableCollegesOnline.org.

To view the ranking visit https://bit.ly/2G8gVOl.

BestValueSchools.com

30 Best Online Bachelor’s in Computer Science 2019
FHSU was ranked No. 8 out of 30 for the best online bachelor’s in computer science in 2019 by BestValueSchools.com.

“The B.S. in computer science at FHSU teaches students how to create and analyze software, networks, information security systems, and electronic media,” says BestValueSchools.com.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2REmF3R.

CollegeChoice.net

Most Affordable Online Master’s in Education
CollegeChoice.net ranked FHSU as No. 2 for the most affordable online master’s in education degrees for 2019.

“Designed with your needs for flexibility, convenience, and educational quality in mind, the department of advanced education programs prepare you with innovative solutions to meet the challenges in your chosen field of study,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2t2x4wh.
GreatValueColleges.net

30 Top Affordable Bachelor’s Programs Online
GreatValueColleges.net ranked FHSU No. 2 out of 30 colleges for the most affordable bachelor’s programs online.

“FHSU offers 36 different affordable bachelor’s degrees online, including options in agricultural business, technology leadership, and medical diagnostic imaging,” says GreatValueColleges.net.

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

OnlineMasters.com

Best Online Master’s in History Programs
FHSU was ranked No. 4 for the best online masters in history programs by OnlineMasters.com.

“Considering pursuing a graduate degree in history? At FHSU you can earn a master’s degree from a highly respected program with its roots firmly set in a rich historical landscape,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2t5CG96.

OnlineSchoolsCenter.com

Most Affordable Online Schools for Bachelor in Accounting Degrees
OnlineSchoolsCenter.com ranked FHSU No. 17 in the nation for the most affordable online bachelor’s in accounting degrees.

“Students learn to handle and utilize all of the most modern and state-of-the-art accounting programs and technologies that will make them highly sought after by employers,” says OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.

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

Most Affordable Online Schools for Bachelor’s in Computer Science
FHSU received a No. 19 ranking nationally for the most affordable online schools for a bachelor’s in computer science from OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.

“The administration at FHSU has brought together faculty members from a wide range of departments into this one program, to give students access to the most pertinent information available,” says OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.

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

OnlineU.org

Most Affordable Hospitality Management Degrees Online
OnlineU.org ranked FHSU No. 2 nationally for the most affordable tourism and hospitality management degrees online for 2019.

“The primary purpose of this degree program is to blend the traditional outcomes of a liberal education, which provides breadth, and a specific tourism and hospitality management concentration that provides curriculum depth in the tourism industry,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2RA2PXq.

Most Affordable Online Colleges for Marketing Degrees
FHSU received a No. 7 ranking from OnlineU.org for the most affordable online colleges for marketing degrees for 2019.

“Marketers develop, promote, and price products and decide where to sell those products to create long-term relationships with customers,” says the FHSU website.

To view this ranking visit https://bit.ly/2D5KhsQ.

 

Cloudy, breezy Saturday, chance of light snow

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Today
A chance of snow and freezing drizzle between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy freezing fog before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -3. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as 5. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 4. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Washington’s Birthday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Snow. High near 20. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 10. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

KHP: 3 hospitalized after train hits an SUV

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GEARY COUNTY — Three people were injured in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Friday in Junction City.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Tahoe driven by Ishmail Maurice Thomas, 21, Junction City, was eastbound on Ash Street in Junction City.

The tire tracks show the Tahoe went left of center and was struck by oncoming train.

Thomas and two passengers Travis Ray Allen, 40, Junction City, and Solton, Marcus Dewayne
Solton, 31, Bossier City, LA., were transported to the Geary County Community Hospital.

There were no injuries reported on the train. The occupants of the Tahoe were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Monarch basketball teams earn sweep of Stockton

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TMP’s Jillian Lowe goes up for the short shot against Stockton

STOCKTON – The TMP boys and girls basketball teams returned to MCL play Friday night on the road in Stockton and both teams were able to pick up convincing wins.

Girls

TMP 58, Stockton 46

After a tight first quarter the TMP lady Monarchs outscored Stockton 23-5 in the second quarter on their way to the 58-46 win Friday in Stockton.

Rose McFarland postgame interview

TMP opened the game on a 6-2 run but Stockton came back to tie the game at six and a back-and-forth first quarter ended in a 12-12 tie.

In the second quarter the Monarchs really ratcheted up the pressure, forcing Stockton into 12 turnovers as they put together a 23-5 run to go up 35-17 late in the quarter.

After leading 35-22 at the break the Monarchs Emily Schippers scored 11 straight to start the second half helping the Monarchs build a 24-point lead at 46-22.

The Monarchs extended their lead in the fourth quarter to 26 at 53-27 before coach Rose McFarland emptied her bench, allowing the younger girls to play much of the fourth quarter. That also allowed Stockton to close the deficit to just 12 at end of the game as TMP earned the 58-46 win.

Game highlights

Schippers lead three Monarchs in double-figures with 17. Jillian Lowe finished with 12 points and Kyleigh Allen added 11. Olivia Dix led Stockton with 16 off the bench.

TMP improves to 14-4 and 8-0 in the MCL while Stockton drops to 7-12 and 1-8 in the league.

Boys

TMP 52, Stockton 34

After a slow start the TMP boys offense came alive in the second half on their way to a 52-34 win Friday in Stockton.

Bill Meagher postgame interview

TMP’s Jared Mayers shoots for two against Stockton

 

Stockton opened the game on a 7-0 run and led by nine twice in the first quarter before the Monarchs cut the lead to three after one 14-11.

After falling down by six to open the second quarter TMP was able to pull within two at 21-19 with just over a minute and a half to play.

Down two Jared Mayers tied the ball game at 21 with 1:00 to play in the half and then the Monarchs Jackson Schulte poured in two straight field goals to five the Monarchs a 25-21 lead, one they would not relinquish.

One minute into the second half TMP’s Jack Johnson’s tip-in sparked a 13-0 run to give the Monarchs their largest lead up to that point at 19 at 38-21. During the run Lucas Lang connected on back-to-back three’s and Schulte added a third in-a-row.

TMP’s largest build an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and go on to win by 18 at 52-34.

Game highlights

Nine different players scored for the Monarchs led by the nine each of Ryan Karlin and Jackson Schulte.

Stockton’s Brady Beougher finished with a game-high 19.

TMP improves to 10-9 and 5-3 in the MCL while Stockton falls to 6-13 and 2-6.

The Monarchs host Plainville on Tuesday.

Gov. proclaims official Kansas FFA Week Feb. 16-23

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Members of the Kansas FFA Association joined with Gov. Laura Kelly for the 2019 Kansas FFA Week Proclamation signing. Pictured from left are: Riley Buss, Jefferson West President, Garrett Craig, State Sentinel, Lauren Kastner, Washburn Rural Vice President, Max Harmon, State President; Gov. Laura Kelly; Scuyler Zenger, State Secretary; Miranda Depenbusch, State Reporter, Kassie Adams Jefferson West Sentinel, Josey Metagh, Jefferson West Vice President and Richard Smothers, Washburn Rural President.

 

 

KSFFA

MANHATTAN –The 203 chapters of the Kansas FFA Association will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 16-23, 2019.

FFA Week embraces more than 91 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. In Kansas, more than 9,700 members participate in Kansas FFA Week activities.

Kansas FFA members have a passion for agriculture. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly officially proclaimed the celebration and joined with Kansas State FFA officers and members representing the Jefferson West and Washburn Rural FFA Chapters for the official signing of the proclamation.

Designated a national week in 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday, National FFA Week runs from Saturday to Saturday and gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education.

Today’s FFA members are the innovators and leaders of tomorrow. Through agricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 250 unique career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry.

“Kansas FFA members are a dynamic group and because of the educational opportunities and experiences that they’ve gained through agriculture education classes we know that our members will provide leadership in their local communities and in our great state and across this country for decades to come,” said Max Harman, state FFA president from the Inman FFA chapter. “Agriculture is the largest economic driver in our state and we are excited to be a part of this dynamic and diverse industry.”

The Kansas FFA Association is a statewide organization of more than 9,700 agricultural education students in 203 chapters in every corner of Kansas. It is part of the National FFA Organization, a national youth organization of 669,989 student members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 8,630 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Visit www.ksffa.org for more information.

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