Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior High students have published the most recent version of the Monarch Messenger, which tells stories of TMP-M’s seventh- and eighth-grade students.
Click HERE to read the Monarch Messenger.
Editors are students Laeh Hunt and Drew Werth, and Carol Brull serves as the adviser.
It is clear that consumers feel confident in the Beef Quality Assurance program and have driven this change. While further education though BQA always helps the beef industry, we do not want some of our producers to be caught off guard.
Online certification is always an option, however, some producers still prefer and in-person meeting. The Kansas Beef Council has planned and is offering a 2 night in-person training (and via online through zoom). This will give us the opportunity to reach multiple locations in a short amount of time to ensure producers that need BQA certification by the end of the year will have it.
The current dates that the KBC and KLA have set up are: November 5th: 7pm at the Meridian Center in Newton (In-Person), Zoom meeting at the same time in Emporia (Hosted by KLA staff) November 7th: 7pm at the High School in Washington (In-Person), Zoom meeting at the same time offered in Oberlin (Hosted by KLA staff)
If there is interest, I would be happy to host a Zoom meeting on November 7th at the Great Bend Extension Office at 7 pm. There would be no charge for this, but I do need RSVPs to see if there is enough interest for the remote location to be held.
Call 620-793-1910 or e-mail me at [email protected] to register by Monday November 5th for this meeting.
Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact her by e-mail at [email protected] or calling 620-793-1910
The election is upon us. Here’s what you need to know.
Advance voting
Advance voting in person ends Monday at noon. For where you should go, check this county-by-county list.
If you are sending in your ballot by mail, the ballot needs to be postmarked by Tuesday — Election Day — and it needs to reach the election office by the Friday after the election. You’re best off double-checking that the postal staff do postmark it.
If you hadn’t requested a mail ballot, the deadline has passed to do so.
Voting at the polls
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at least. Some polling sites open earlier.
You can find the address of your polling place here. If you can’t recall whether you are a registered voter, check here. If you aren’t registered, it’s too late to register for Tuesday’s election.
If you show up at your polling site and for some reason are not on the registration rolls, you have the right to fill out a provisional ballot. But before you cast that provisional ballot, ask the poll workers if you simply went to the wrong polling site. If so, they can point you in the right direction.
The American Civil Liberties Union also has a hotline for anyone who experiences problems at the polls. 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Don’t forget your photo ID
You need to show an approved form of identification at the polls. Here’s a list of your options.
If you don’t have one, you can get one for free at your local DMV office. Tell the clerks that you need a free ID for voting purposes and they will move you to the front of the line.
What are the races?
Everyone gets to vote in the statewide races for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, insurance commissioner and treasurer. After that, your candidates for Congress and the Kansas Legislature vary.
View our voter guide for the statewide races and Congress here.
Here’s the candidate list. If you need to know which districts you vote in — for example, which legislative seat — you’ll find those details in your online voter record.
You can also check the League of Women Voters guide for a list of candidates on your local ballot, and candidate surveys (where candidates responded).
Celia Llopis-Jepsen is a reporter for the Kansas News Service. You can reach her on Twitter @Celia_LJ.
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 7 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
8-Man Division 2
Sylvan-Lucas (6-3) 20 Osborne (8-1) 66
Stafford (7-2) 14 South Barber (8-0) 60
Northern Valley (7-2) 6 Dighton (7-2) 52
Central Christian (7-2) 52 Otis-Bison HS (7-1) 66
8-Man Division 1
Ness City (7-2) 0 Central Plains (9-0) 50
Hoxie (8-1) 22 Clyde-Clifton (9-0) 20
Spearville (7-2) 48 Hodgeman County (8-1) 76
Victoria (7-2) 12 St. Francis (9-0) 30
1A
Sacred Heart (4-5) 7 Smith Center (8-1) 56
Meade (4-5) 2 Sedgwick (8-1) 20
Ell-Saline (7-2) 28 Plainville (7-2) 31
Inman (6-3) 10 Elkhart (8-0) 53
2A
Garden Plain (6-3) 7 Hutchinson-Trinity (8-1) 16
Hoisington (7-2) 41 Cimarron (8-1) 18
Chaparral (7-2) 14 Conway Springs (9-0) 21
Lakin (8-1) 0 Phillipsburg (9-0) 41
3A
Hesston (6-3) 14 Smoky Valley (9-0) 28
Colby (8-1) 16 Pratt (9-0) 33
Chapman (7-2) 22 Andale (9-0) 66
Beloit (6-3) 7 Scott City (9-0) 34
5A
Maize (8-1) 35 Maize South (6-3) 0
Kapaun Mount Carmel (7-2) 7 Great Bend (7-2) 31
6A
Dodge City (6-3) 7 Derby (9-0) 54
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Johnson County prosecutors say child pornography was found on the phone of a man accused of dismembering his wife’s body last year.
Prosecutors filed a motion Thursday seeking court permission to add three counts of sexual exploitation of a child to previous charges against 36-year-old Justin Rey.
Rey testified in September that he cut up is wife’s body in a Lenexa storage unit. He has said she died at a Missouri hotel in October 2017.
Rey is scheduled to go on trial Monday on charges of child endangerment and contributing to a child’s misconduct. He also faces charges in Missouri but is not charged in his wife’s death.
In Thursday’s motion, prosecutors say police found the child pornography while searching Rey’s phone last month at his request.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An attorney says the FBI is investigating three Sedgwick County commissioners because they tried to fire County Manager Michael Scholes after he cooperated with an FBI investigation.
Lawyer Austin Parker is representing County Counselor Eric Yost. He said Friday that commissioners David Unruh, David Dennis and Michael O’Donnell tried to fire Scholes because he cooperated with an FBI investigation into O’Donnell.
Parker said some commissioners also are trying to fire Yost, who also has spoken to FBI agents.
O’Donnell faces federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering related to his handling of campaign funds in his race for commissioner, and when he was a state senator. He remains on the commission, pending a trial on Jan. 29.
Unruh declined to comment. In a statement, Dennis called said Parker’s comments were “public unsubstantiated allegations.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Latest on a rally with Vice President Mike Pence for Republican candidates Josh Hawley and Kris Kobach in Missouri and Kansas (all times local):
Vice President Mike Pence has rallied hundreds of fellow Republicans in Kansas City to boost Senate candidate Josh Hawley in Missouri and governor candidate Kris Kobach in Kansas.
What a great event with Vice President Pence today! Thank you Mr. Vice President for your strong support of our campaign. I am proud to have the support of President Trump and Vice President Pence in this race! #ksleg #ksgov #MKGA pic.twitter.com/cmyoSG7WGq
— Kris W. Kobach (@KrisKobach1787) November 2, 2018
Pence’s speech Friday to a crowd of several hundred people at a Kansas City, Missouri, basketball arena mixed remarks touting President Donald Trump’s record with praise for Hawley and Kobach as conservatives.
Hawley is the Missouri attorney general and is in a tough race against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Kobach is the Kansas secretary of state and in a dead-heat race against veteran state legislator Laura Kelly.
Pence and other speakers portrayed Democrats as favoring open borders. They also touched frequently on McCaskill’s vote against confirming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Trump carried both states easily in 2016.
