Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 7 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

THOMAS COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 8p.m. Friday in Thomas County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 GMC Canyon driven by Luis Anguiano, 21, Brush, CO., was eastbound on Interstate 70 nine miles east of Colby.

The vehicle struck the trailer of a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Leo Schoenberger, 70, Oakley. The collision caused the GMC to go left of center into the westbound lanes of I-70.

A passenger in the Ford Cody Schoenberger, 34, Oakley, was transported to the hospital in Colby.

Anguiano and Schoenberger were not injured. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

FHSU University Relations

Six alumni of Fort Hays State University will be honored at the Alumni Awards and Recognition Banquet Friday, Sept. 28, during Homecoming celebrations.

Three honorees will receive the Alumni Achievement Award, the association’s highest honor, established in 1959 to recognize graduates who have made outstanding and unselfish contributions in service to their community, state or nation as citizens, in chosen career fields or through philanthropic work.

This year’s recipients are Coleen A. Ellis, Southlake, Texas; Neal F. Schmeidler, Springfield, Va.; and Dr. Brenda Kay (Bean) Tooley, Monmouth, Ill.

Two alumni will receive the Young Alumni Award, which is granted to graduates of 10-through 15-year reunion classes to recognize those early in their career for significant business or professional accomplishments or for service to the university and the Alumni Association. This year’s recipients are Jennifer Lapka, Kansas City, Mo.; and Matthew “Matt” Prieksat, Anchorage, Alaska.

The Nita M. Landrum Award for alumni or friends who have provided sustained volunteer service for the betterment of the Alumni Association or FHSU, especially in their home communities or at any local level, will be presented to Josh Biera, Garden City.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Coleen A. Ellis is the co-founder, managing partner and chief evangelist officer of The Pet Loss Center, Euless, Texas. In 2004, following the death of Mico, her beloved Schnauzer mix, she founded Pet Angel Memorial Center Inc., the first stand-alone, pets-only funeral home in the United States.

In 2009, she founded Two Hearts Pet Loss Center to provide meaningful pet death care services as well as educational resources in grieving the loss of one’s pets. In 2014, she co-founded The Pet Loss Center, a nation-wide organization of pet loss operations. She has been called by such publications as Kates-Boylston’s “Pet Loss Insider” as the “United States’ most well-known pet funeral director” and “The Pet Loss Pioneer.”

Ellis received a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Fort Hays State in 1987. She lives in Southlake, Texas, with her husband, Christopher Burke.

Neal F. Schmeidler is a manager in the public sector practice of Grant Thornton LLP, Alexandria, Va., the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. His technical expertise includes human capital planning, productivity and work measurement, management and operational analysis, work breakdown structure development and statistical analysis.

He has provided services as an internal and external consultant to private industry and defense and civilian agencies of the U.S. federal government for the past 45 years. He is a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.

Schmeidler received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Fort Hays State in 1970 and a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Kansas State in 1973. He and his wife, Lorrinda, live in Springfield, Va.

Dr. Brenda Kay Tooley is the director of the Eleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies, Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., where she is responsible for all aspects of study abroad and global studies as a core curriculum component, including short-term faculty-led courses, international exchanges, and year, semester and term programs. She is a two-time Fulbright Senior Scholar as well as a former participant and instructor at the Fulbright International Summer Institute in Bulgaria and a participant in the Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar in Brazil.

Tooley serves on the national review committee for the Fulbright Student English Teaching Assistant program. She was recently invited to join a national working group with the American Association of College Registrars and Admission Officers in developing protocols for review of international students from conflict zones and refugee students with missing or incomplete academic documentation.

She received bachelor and master’s degrees in English from FHSU in 1983 and 1984 respectively. She and her husband, Mike, live in Monmouth, Ill.

YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
Jennifer Lapka is the founder and president of Rightfully Sewn, Kansas City, a nonprofit organization providing seamstress training to at-risk women and residencies for fashion designers, helping them develop business plans, build networks and make connections with media opportunities and potential clients. She serves as a member of the Arts Sector Industry Council and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Mo., in addition to serving as a fashion merchandising and design advisory board member for Johnson County Community College.

Lapka has previous work experience at several of Kansas City’s most venerable institutions, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Fort Hays State University in 2003. Originally from Gorham, she lives in Kansas City, Mo., with her husband, Eric Pfeifer, an FHSU graduate (2000, a B.A. in communications; 2003, an M.S. in communications).

Matthew “Matt” J. Prieksat is a civilian attorney serving as the chief of commercial law for the United States Air Force’s 673rd Air Base Wing Legal Office at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He has been a supervisory attorney with the office since August 2015, and advises more than 80 contracting professionals on over $100 million in federal contracts annually.

He served as the Air Force liaison in a Department of Justice federal bribery case that obtained convictions of federal contractors resulting in significant jail sentences, a $1 million dollar fine, and the prohibition of a company from contracting with the federal government. He is also a captain in the Alaska Air National Guard and was instrumental in developing the Alaska Code of Military Justice, directly contributing to its passage into state law.

He received bachelor’s degrees from FHSU in philosophy and political science, both in 2007. He and his wife, Erika, and two children, Khira and Noah, live in Anchorage.

NITA M. LANDRUM AWARD
Josh Biera is a lieutenant with Troop E of the Kansas Highway Patrol, with responsibility for seven southwest Kansas counties. Previously, he served as a surveillance officer for Community Corrections of Northwest Kansas and a police offer for the Norton Police Department.

He is a past member of the FHSU Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving two four-year term. He has hosted the FHSU president’s Media Tour as well as area golf tournaments, Student Recognition Programs, Senior Send Off ice cream socials and a variety of alumni programs.

Biera has been a guest speaker at FHSU’s Hispanic College Institute since the institute’s inception in 2016. His service extends to a wide variety and number of Kansas area organizations and boards, including being a founding member of Real Men Real Leaders, a nonprofit Hispanic male mentoring program. Biera earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Fort Hays State in 1992. He and his wife, Jeanine, a ’93 B.B.A. marketing graduate, live in Garden City.

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly favors staying the course on taxes and reinvesting state revenue gains back into state-funded programs and services.

Kelly was in Hays for a campaign stop Thursday.

Since changes have been made on the federal and state levels, Kelly said state leaders need to take time to evaluate revenue results before making changes. State revenues have been coming in higher than projected in recent months.

“I think we are back on the path to recovery,” she said. “As you well know, our state was in a world of hurt. We did put ourselves on the road to recovery. We do need to evaluate that in the middle of next year and see where we are.”

Kelly said she would like to see reinvestment into many of the state agencies that have been cut in recent years.

This includes school funding. The state is still facing a lawsuit brought by several state school districts over school finance. Although the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled the most recent school funding formula is equitable, it is requiring additional funds be added to the formula to account for inflation.

See related story: Court: State still must add more money for schools, but not until next year

Kelly said there should be enough extra money in the state coffers due to last session’s tax increase to meet the demands of the Supreme Court.

“It think cutting taxes at this point or implementing the Kobach plan would have Kansas go into a tail spin,” she said. “We know that the Brownback tax experiment did not work, and what Kobach is proposing is to return to that experiment and then go further.”

Some of that refocusing of funds Kelly hopes would go to higher education. This would include money for career and technical education. New programs allow students to earn trade certificates or earn up to a full year’s worth of college credit while still in high school. These programs save students tuition and allow them to enter the workforce sooner.

“We have been harsh on our university systems during the last eight years,” she said. “We have restored some of that funding, but I think we are still about $80 million short. As revenues allow, we need to start restoring that funding.”

Education is the biggest economic driver in the state, Kelly said.

“We have seen the impact of underfunding our schools from early childhood through our university system in the fact that our Kansas economy has lagged behind our surrounding states over the past five to six years,” she said. “But also we are seeing a great out-migration. We are losing people from the state of Kansas to a much greater degree than any of the surrounding states. That’s got to stop.”

Kelly has created a Rural Prosperity Plan that addresses a variety of issues that affect smaller Kansas communities.

“We know over the last eight years, rural Kansas has probably been hurt the worst by the Brownback experiment. We have got to do something to help them revitalize and thrive,” Kelly said.

“What we are proposing in this plan, perhaps most importantly, is we plan to create an Office of Rural Prosperity within the administration. We will filter all policy, all budget issues through that office so people can take a look at it through the lens of rural and agricultural Kansas.”

Included in that plan is a housing program that was instituted in Pittsburg. Two abandon buildings in downtown Pittsburg were renovated to house Pittsburg State University students. The store fronts were remodeled into high-tech cooperative work environments. Students can ride a shuttle to the college. Students in turn are patrons of downtown businesses, which drives the local economy.

In addition, Kelly wants to focus on improving infrastructure, which would include Broadband access to all areas of the state.

She would also expand Medicaid and reform KanCare, putting it back under the control of a non-profit entity.

“We have had an opportunity to expand Medicaid for the last six years, and instead we have sent close to $3 billion now to Washington, D.C., of Kansas taxpayer dollars, which have been distributed across the country for other states to take care of their people and build their economies,” she said. “We need to bring those dollars back to Kansas and provide health-care access to 150,000 people, which would help our workforce. Healthy people are much better workers. It would expand our economy, but it would also create jobs.”

Two years ago, Louisiana expanded Medicaid. In the first year, the state saved $317 million and created 19,000 new jobs, Kelly said.

Republican candidate Kris Kobach has taken an anti-immigration stance in his run for governor.

Kelly said she and Kobach have very different approaches to immigration. She said she thinks immigration is a federal issue and would push the U.S. Congressional delegation to work across the aisle to finally develop comprehensive immigration reform. Kansas industry continues to rely on legal immigrant labor to get their products to market, and Kelly said that needs to be factored into reform.

“I think Kris Kobach’s stance on immigration shows us how out of touch he is with Kansas and the needs of Kansas, particularly agriculture and manufacturing,” she said.

Kelly has had some recent high-profile Republican endorsements, including former Gov. Bill Graves and former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum.

Kobach struck back, saying Kassebaum was a “has-been” who had “left the party.”

Kelly responded, “I think that the people who have come out to endorse me care about our state as much as I do and recognize I am the right person at this time to lead our state down the path to recovery. They recognize that I not only have the experience and the knowledge, but I have also built the relationships between parties to be able to get things done. …

“We are in a critical situation in the state of Kansas, and we have every possibility of crashing. I have the relationships already. I am good at bringing people together regardless of party or points of view and working toward a common solution that will work for Kansas.”

Racing action returns to Rolling Plains Motor Speedway, Hays, Saturday, September 22nd for Northwest Kansas Toys for Tots night with special guest, Mrs. Kansas 2018 Anissa Pfeifer. The night will be full of excitement as it’s also Championship night as the speedway will crown the 5 IMCA class champions plus the Crazy Cruisers champions.

General admission for adults 13 and up will be $5 plus a $5 or more new packaged toy. Kids will have FREE general admission thanks to Blackhawk Tank Service, Midwest Energy and Big Creek Crossing all of Hays, KS. Kids 12 and under that donate a $5 or more new packaged toy will receive a free kids size bag of popcorn.
Pit pass entry will be $25 for adults 13 and up and kids 12 and under with parent or guardian $10.

Drivers and pit crews members that donate a $5 or more new packaged toy will have a chance to win one of four cash prizes.

Pits will open at 4pm, general admission at 5pm with hot laps at 6pm and the green flag waving at 7pm.
All toys donated will go to the Toys for Tots programs in Ellis, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Norton and Phillips counties.

Kim McDonald head coordinator with Northwest Kansas Toys for Tots states that Toys for Tots, a 70 year national charitable program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve provides happiness and hope to less fortunate children during each Christmas holiday season. The toys, books and other gifts collected and distributed by Marines and volunteers offer these children recognition, confidence, and a positive memory that will last for a lifetime. We believe it is such experiences that help disadvantaged children become responsible citizens and caring members of their community.

Each year, the Marine Corps fulfills the holiday hopes and dreams of an average of 7 million less fortunate children in nearly 800 communities nationwide. Since 1947, over 244 million children have been assisted.

Anissa Pfeifer, Mrs. Kansas 2018 is excited to be a part of the racing program for the evening and states that In our area we serve over 1000 families each year and the numbers are continually growing and we could not be more thrilled to host this event because EVERY child deserves a little Christmas and the best part is we are coming together as a community to make that happen for those children. It is truly a gift within a gift to be a part of this organization and this community.”

Please join us trackside for championship night plus help us make a difference in a child’s Christmas this year.

For more information on upcoming events and race results like the speedway on facebook at rollingplainsmotor.speedway or find the speedway on the web at www.rpmspeedway.net.

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 27 traffic stops Thu., Sept. 13, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Lost Animals ONLY–300 block W. 16th St, Hays; 12:04 AM
Water Use Violation–2500 block Marjorie Dr, Hays; 4:31 AM
Juvenile Complaint–1900 block Longfellow Rd, Hays; 8:15 AM
Suspicious Activity–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 8:17 AM; 8:30 AM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–700 block E 8th St, Hays; 9:41 AM; 10:20 AM
Theft (general)–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 9/12 2:02 PM; 2:15 PM
Disturbance – General–500 block Vine St, Hays; 10:25 AM
Shoplifting–1200 block Main St, Hays; 5/18 8 AM; 9/13 11:30 AM
Water Use Violation–1700 block Wheatland Ave, Hays; 11:30 PM; 11:45 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–1800 block Vine St, Hays; 1:15 PM; 1:20 PM
Suspicious Person–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 1:21 PM
Animal At Large–1000 block W 27th St, Hays; 2:11 PM
Found/Lost Property–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 2:43 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 3:41 PM; 3:50 PM
Animal Call–200 block E 6th St, Hays; 5 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–27th and Canal Blvd, Hays; 5:12 PM; 5:13 PM
Juvenile Complaint–1900 block Longfellow Rd, Hays; 7:13 PM
Disturbance – General–4100 block Vine St, Hays; 10 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–3500 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 10:06 PM
Suspicious Person–3300 block E 13th St, Hays; 10:09 PM
Disturbance – Noise–400 block Walnut St, Hays; 10:40 PM
Driving Under the Influence–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:29 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 4 animal calls and conducted 11 traffic stops Fri., Sept. 14, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Disturbance – General–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:33 AM
CMB Viol-sell, furnish, transp–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:07 AM
Missing Person–200 block E 16th St, Hays; 1:50 AM
Drug Offenses–3600 block Vine St, Hays; 2:42 AM
Welfare Check–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 2:32 AM
Criminal Trespass–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:52 AM; 7:54 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:45 AM; 7:55 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–100 block E 27th St, Hays; 10:43 AM
Computer Crime–1700 block Pine St, Hays; 9/13 11 PM
Battery – Domestic–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 11:10 AM; 11:58 AM
Welfare Check–600 block Main St, Hays; 12:03 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–1200 block Motz Ave, Hays; 12:35 PM
Welfare Check–300 block E 5th St, Hays; 2:16 PM
Sex Offense–1700 block Pine St, Hays; 7/5 8 AM; 7/6 11 PM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–200 block E 13th St, Hays; 3:27 PM
Suspicious Person–1100 block E 17th St, Hays; 2:45 PM; 3:44 PM
Found/Lost Property–1600 block E 41st St, Hays; 4:26 PM
Animal At Large–300 block E 25th St, Hays; 4:56 PM
Tobacco Violation–2300 block E 13th St, Hays; 12:09 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:57 PM
Water Use Violation–2700 block Ash St, Hays; 6:39 PM
Theft (general)–1300 block 40 Hwy, Ellis County; 9/8 1 PM; 9/9 9 AM
Animal Bite Investigation–400 block Agnew Ln, Hays; 7 PM
Welfare Check–2500 block Oak St, Hays; 8:15 PM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 8:25 PM
Suspicious Activity–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 8:42 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–43rd and Vine St, Hays; 9:48 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 11:55 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 18 traffic stops Sat., Sept. 15, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Criminal Damage to Property–1900 block Holmes Rd, Hays; 12:11 AM
Found/Lost Property–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 12:25 AM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–600 block Elm St, Hays; 12:44 AM
Battery – simple–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:31 AM; 1:33 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 2:08 AM
Disturbance – General–5th and Ash St, Hays; 2:08 AM
Driving Under the Influence–10th and Elm, Hays; 2:10 AM
Disorderly Conduct–100 block E 7th St, Hays; 2:20 AM
Suicidal Subject–7th and Pine, Hays; 2:36 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 4:16 AM
Intoxicated Subject–2700 block Augusta Ln, Hays; 4:25 AM
Drug Offenses–1800 block Holmes Rd, Hays; 7:19 AM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–1700 block Sunset Trl, Hays; 9/14 8 PM; 9/15 9:51 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–400 block W 11th St, Hays; 9:27 AM
Water Use Violation–2000 block Canal Blvd, Hays; 12:20 PM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–1300 block Vine St, Hays; 12:24 PM
Disturbance – Noise–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 5:09 PM
Miscellaneous Investigation–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:25 PM
Harassment (All Other)–400 block E 14th St, Hays; 6:20 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 8:05 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–200 block W 37th St, Hays; 8:17 PM
Disturbance – Noise–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 8:53 PM
Overdose–1100 block Downing Ave, Hays; 9:47 PM
Intoxicated Subject–20th and Walnut, Hays; 10:45 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–300 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:14 PM; 11:20 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 7th St, Hays; 11:29 PM
Underage Possession of CMB/LIQ–400 block W 6th St, Hays; 11:41 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 4 animal calls and conducted 26 traffic stops Sun., Sept. 16, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Bicycle – Lost,Found,Stolen–1700 block Elm St, Hays; 4:55 PM
Search Warrant–1700 block Dechant Rd, Hays; 5:16 PM
Suspicious Activity–1000 block W 28th St, Hays; 5:43 PM
Dead Animal Call–6th and Vine, Hays; 8:21 PM
Welfare Check–1300 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 9:24 PM
Welfare Check–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 5 animal calls and conducted 13 traffic stops Mon., Sept. 17, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Disturbance – General–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 2:24 AM
Dead Animal Call–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 7:11 AM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–1800 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:40 AM; 7:45 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1700 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:43 AM; 7:45 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1300 block E 13th St, Hays; 7:51 AM
Dead Animal Call–22nd and Haney, Hays; 8:29 AM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–100 block W 4th St, Hays; 10:25 AM
Phone/Mail Scam–2700 block Hickory St, Hays; 11 AM; 11:30 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–1000 block Country Club Dr, Hays; 11:43 AM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 12:42:35 PM
Found/Lost Property–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 12:42:46 PM
Theft (general)–400 block W 12th St, Hays; 9/15 12:01 PM; 9/16 11:59 AM
Criminal Trespass–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 9/3 1:45 PM
Welfare Check–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 3:13 PM
Criminal Trespass–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 9/14 7:30 PM
Harassment (All Other); 2700 block Augusta Ln, Hays; 5:36 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–400 block E 18th St, Hays; 6 PM; 6:03 PM
Civil Dispute–1700 block Pine St, Hays; 6:19 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 6:30 PM
Theft (general)–200 block W 29th St, Hays; 9/14 8 PM; 3 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 7 animal calls and conducted 24 traffic stops Tue., Sept. 18, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Animal At Large–S Campus Dr and Park St, Hays; 12:27 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–20th and Walnut St, Hays; 7:54 AM
Animal At Large–100 block W 35th St, Hays; 8:02 AM
Dead Animal Call–2500 block Vine St, Hays; 10:03 AM
Assist – Other (not MV)–1000 block Fort St, Hays; 11:42 AM; 11:50 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–1900 block E 24th St, Hays; 1:35 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–300 block W 18th St, Hays; 1:56 PM
Criminal Trespass–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 2:12 PM; 2:45 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–100 block E 8th St, Hays; 9/15 5 AM; 5:02 AM
Welfare Check–1700 block Dechant Rd, Hays; 4:05 PM; 4:36 PM
Disturbance – General–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 4:51 PM
Theft (general)–2200 block Pine St, Hays; 7 AM; 4 PM
Animal Bite Investigation–400 block E 16th St, Hays; 4:50 PM
Domestic Disturbance–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 5:25 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–2500 block Indian Trl, Hays; 5:35 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 5:43 PM; 5:45 PM
Harassment (All Other)–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 6:31 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 6:36 PM
Suspicious Person–400 block E 16th St, Hays; 7:09 PM
Battery – simple–1300 block 40 Hwy, Ellis County; 8:49 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 10 animal calls and conducted 18 traffic stops Wed., Sept. 19, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

MV Accident-Pedestrian–1300 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 12 AM
Suspicious Activity–400 block E 16th St, Hays; 3:28 AM
Suspicious Activity–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 3:48 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1300 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 7:48 AM
Welfare Check–1700 block Dechant Rd, Hays; 8:41 AM
Fire–500 block W 14th St, Hays; 9:08 AM
Disturbance – General–2500 block Sherman Ave, Hays; 10:41 AM
Welfare Check–600 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:02 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 11:07 AM
Traffic/Driving Complaint–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 12:03 PM
Traffic/Driving Complaint–2700 block Willow St, Hays; 2:36 PM
Burglary/vehicle–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 1:50 PM; 2:15 PM
Animal Call–1300 block 40 Hwy, Hays; 2:51 PM
Mental Health Call–2100 block E 21st St, Hays; 3:09 PM
(HPD)–500 block W 27th St, Hays; 3:25 PM
Theft (general)–2700 block Vine St, Hays; 3:53 PM
Civil Dispute–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 4:58 PM
Unwanted Person–1000 block E 8th St, Hays; 5:04 PM
Custody Dispute–Felten Dr, Hays; 5:13 PM
Assist – Other (not MV)–Hays; 5:16 PM
Welfare Check–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 6:27 PM
Counterfeit currency/documents–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 6:50 PM
Animal Call–1800 block Ash St, Hays; 7:48 PM
Battery – simple–3200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:50 PM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–100 block W 8th St, Hays; 10:14 PM
Criminal Trespass–500 block E 10th St, Hays; 11:31 PM

TREGO COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Trego County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Freightliner semi driven by Joselito E. Calusayan, 24, Newberry, FL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 seven miles east of Kansas 147 and directly behind a 2018 Ford pickup driven by James E. Graham, 43, Hays.

The semi rear-ended the Ford when it slowed for an accident up ahead.

Graham was transported to Hays Medical Center. Calusayan and a passenger in the semi were not injured. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Hays Post

The Hays Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual Agriculture Appreciation event at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The event has been moved up three weeks this year due to milo harvest and will be at the Schenk Building at the Ellis County Fairgrounds.

“It’s what we can do to celebrate and appreciate everybody in our ag industry in this area, because we know they put so much into our economy. … We just want to show a small token of appreciation,” said Kara Berry, chamber membership coordinator.

There will be door prizes by local sponsors and dinner served by the chamber.

If you do not have tickets and are part of the local agriculture industry, you can still pick up tickets up to the time of the event by visiting the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce building at 2700 Vine.