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Eagle Communications in Hays is seeking a full-time Digital Media Coordinator to join our team of employee-owners. Qualified applicants should be detail-oriented and goal-driven, but more importantly, focused on providing quality work and an excellent experience to our valued customers.
Experience:
Experience in social media management and/or digital advertising ad trafficking a plus.
Requirements:
Candidates should be hard working, goal oriented and self-motivated. Certifications in Google AdWords and Facebook are a plus. The Digital Media Coordinator is responsible for managing existing digital campaigns and creation of new account campaigns. This may include but is not exclusive to: customer service, ad building, search and ad trafficking in Google and Facebook, ad trafficking on Hays Post, information gathering on web design projects as well as social media maintenance and advertising campaigns in Social Media for clients. Continued client reporting and support is required.
Salary:
Compensation is commensurate with experience. Eagle offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, 401K, paid vacation, and employee stock ownership plan.
Other information:
Applications will be accepted until the position is the position is filled. The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal history background check and motor vehicle check. Eagle Communications is an Employee-Owned company and an EEO employer.
On Monday evening, Aug. 27, Hays High School will host its annual V.I.P. Night (Very Important Parents’ Night), a special Open House just for them.The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Gym A.
After a welcome and introductions, parents will walk through their students’ class schedules hearing brief presentations from their teachers. The evening will give parents a real feel about the day in the life of a Hays High student.
HHS postsecondary planning for junior and senior parents
In conjunction with the annual open house, Hays High School will also host post-secondary planning presentations for junior and senior parents at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27.
The presentations are designed to help parents assist their students in navigating the college and technical school selection, admission and financial aid process.
All parents are welcome, but the program is especially timely for parents of juniors and seniors.
The programs will begin at 6 p.m. with junior parents meeting in the HHS lecture hall and senior parents meeting in the HHS cafeteria.
The postsecondary presentations will conclude at 6:45 p.m. so that parents may attend the open house, which starts at 7 p.m. If parents have questions, they can contact the HHS counseling office at 623-2608.
In April of last year, the HaysMed Foundation announced the Powerful Technology Campaign. The goal was to acquire several new key technologies that would signal a major turning point in patient care. The campaign, chaired by Dr. Tom and Debra McDonald, surpassed its $3 million goal, with a total of $3,822,342 in gifts and pledges.
The Powerful Technology Campaign included four major components:
-A new CT scanner
-New equipment in the HaysMed DeBakey Heart Institute’s two catheterization labs
-Integrated patient monitors
-Endowed funds to benefit department needs both now and for generations to come
The new, large-bore CT scanner, a technological breakthrough, captures detailed images of vital organs in only a fraction of a second. This remarkable speed significantly reduces radiation doses up to 82 percent from traditional CT scanners. New patient monitors tie into HaysMed’s larger electronic medical record system, which tracks patients’ health status at any given moment. The two catheterization labs can now also offer higher quality imaging, while minimizing radiation exposure to patients and providers.
Dr. Tom and Debra McDonald, Powerful Technology Campaign co-chairs
Campaign co-chairs Dr. Tom and Debra McDonald expressed their appreciation to the donors of the Campaign.
“The success of the Powerful Technology Campaign is important, not only because of the state-of-the art tools now available, but because of the increased standard of care they facilitate for our patients and for their families. We owe this achievement to the advocates and benefactors in our community who constantly seek to improve the lives of those who call our region home,” they said.
TOPEKA – As previously announced, free training sessions on Kansas open government laws will be offered at four locations next week. The trainings are a cooperative effort of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government.
The schedule for the sessions is as follows:
Additional training sessions in Topeka and Johnson County are being planned and will be announced in the coming weeks.
These seminars are free and open to the public. Space at each location is limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants can register on the Kansas Attorney General’s website, www.ag.ks.gov/open-gov, or by calling (785) 296-2215.
The training about the Kansas Open Records Act and the Kansas Open Meetings Act will be conducted by attorneys in Schmidt’s office who have experience in open government laws and who are charged by law with training and enforcement of them. Panelists will include Kansas Sunshine Coalition members, local government officials and media representatives.
GRAINFIELD — Colby native Brock Wagoner will perform this month at the Grainfield Opera House with his father, Jeff Wagoner.
Brock Wagoner has been involved in music since he was a youth. He began performing at the age of 6, singing the national anthem at basketball games and singing at weddings. As he got older, performing and playing in a local band, he discovered his love for writing and recording music when he was in high school and continued this love in college. After taking a recording class in college, he purchased his first recording software and began writing and recording music from home. Not only does Brock enjoy writing music, he also loves playing different instruments; piano, drums, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and keytar are just a few of the instruments he enjoys. His favorite thing to do is play music with his father, Jeff Wagoner.
The performance will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the opera house, 296 Main, Grainfield. Tickets are $15, with proceeds benefiting the opera house. For more information, click the image above.
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin work on a mill and overlay project along U.S. 36 Cheyenne County on Thursday.
The project area covers an 18-mile portion of U.S. 36 from the Colorado border to the east K-27 junction near Wheeler. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and controlled by flaggers and a pilot car during daylight hours. Minor delays, not exceeding 15 minutes, should be expected.
Work is expected to be complete by mid-September, weather permitting.
Venture Corporation is the primary contractor for the project with a total contract cost of $2.6 million.
Today A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
TonightA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
FridaySunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday NightMostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
SaturdaySunny, with a high near 88. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Ellis County Public Works crews will begin an asphalt overlay on West 27th Street in Hays Thursday morning.
According to Rick Rupp, Public Works administrative manager, the asphalt overlay will begin at the intersection of West 27th and Thunderbird Drive and continue west to the intersection of West 27th and the U.S. 183 Bypass.
Work is expected to be completed by the end of the day Thursday.
Motorists in the areas should use alternate routes of travel until the project is complete.
For more information, call the Ellis County Public Works Department at (785) 628-9455.
ELLIS — Volunteers, including Thomas More Prep-Marian faculty, worked Tuesday to help make repairs to St. Mary’s Catholic School after a portion of the roof was ripped from the school on July 25.
School Principal April Pfeifer said many volunteers have helped with the work at the school, including putting in new surfacing on the school’s playground, which was not part of the storm damage.
The school still anticipates it will be open for classes on Sept. 10. However, the gym, which lost a substantial portion of its roof and had a portion of its rear wall collapse, will not be open to students until at least January, Pfeifer said.
“It is taking a lot of hours, but luckily with all the volunteers we have, it’s going very well. We have spent quite a few hours painting and pounding in staples in the floor,” Pfeifer said.
The preschool kindergarten, third, fourth, fifth and sixth-grade classrooms as well as the office all received damage during the storm.
Carol Brull, former St. Mary’s teacher, helps paint a wall in her former classroom.
Carol Brull, current TMP teacher, used to teach in the very room she was helping paint on Tuesday. She said she jumped at the chance to aid St. Mary’s rebuild.
“People in the parish really work hard to keep this school going,” she said.
The school is still in need of volunteers to help ready the school for classes. People interested in volunteering can call the school or the rectory to work out scheduling.
The diocese still does not know how much of the damage will be covered by insurance. It is still taking donations to cover the cost materials that were damaged in the storm.
Monetary donations can be sent to Equity Bank, Attn: St. Mary’s, PO Box 255, Ellis, KS 67637.
The St. Mary’s gym still needs significant repairs and won’t be ready for students until January.
Dr. Mary Martin, professor of applied business studies, was announced today by President Tisa Mason as Fort Hays State University’s 2018 President’s Distinguished Scholar.
The presentation came at the Fall 2018 Convocation.
“Mary has a consistent record of high quality teaching, scholarship and service as a member of the FHSU faculty,” said Mason. “It is only fitting to honor her contributions with this year’s award.”
As the President’s Distinguished Scholar, Martin will receive a medallion and a $1,500 cash award.
The President’s Distinguished Scholar Award was first conferred in 1989. All unclassified employees of the university are eligible for consideration and are evaluated for this honor by analysis of their performance in the categories of research and creative activities, service, and instruction. Acceptable levels of performance must be demonstrated in service and instruction, with the primary focus of this award on research and creative activities.
An evaluation committee reviews applications and a recommendation is forwarded to the president. The committee is composed of five of the most recent award winners. The provost serves as chair of the committee and is responsible for administration of the award process.
Several other awards were also presented at the convocation.
Dr. Jenny Manry, professor of nursing, was named the Faculty Member of the Year.
This award is selected from the past year’s recipients of faculty awards for teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. Commerce Bank provides a $1,000 stipend. The award was presented to her by Dr. Jeff Briggs, interim provost, and Deron O’Connor, president of Commerce Bank.
The fall 2017 and spring 2018 winners of the faculty awards were also introduced.
Manry was a research and scholarly activity award winner, along with Dr. Mohammad Riazi-Kermani, professor of mathematics and computer science. The 2017-18 service award winners were Jeff Sadler, instructor of mathematics and computer science, and Ken Windholz, instructor of psychology. Last year’s outstanding teaching award winners were Dr. Hong Biao Zeng, professor of mathematics and computer science, and Angela Walters, associate professor of informatics.
The Edmund Shearer Faculty Advisor of the Year Award went to Dr. Steve Sedbrook, associate professor of health and human performance. The Shearer Award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding academic advising of students.
Shearer, a former chair of the Department of Chemistry, was known for the high value he placed on student advisement. One advisor can be recognized from each of the five academic colleges.
The recipient of this award will also be nominated for the National Academic Advising Association Award. Each FHSU winner will be presented a certificate and a monetary award. The nominees receive a stipend of $150 and the winning recipient receives $500. Commerce Bank also sponsors this award.
Besides Sedbrook, the nominees were Sharon Wilson, instructor of English; Brad Goebel, instructor of applied business studies; Dr. Sarah Broman, assistant professor of teacher ducation; and Dr. Laura Wilson, associate professor of geosciences.
The John Heinrichs Outstanding Research Mentor Award, which recognizes faculty members for their commitment, time and energy in promoting undergraduate research, went to Dr. Trey Hill, associate professor of psychology and chair of the Department of Psychology.
All current faculty and unclassified staff members at levels comparable to academic faculty are eligible. The $500 of budget funding is provided to the winner’s home department to benefit the recipient. The Office of the Provost, the Undergraduate Research Environment Committee and the Office of Scholarships and Sponsored Projects sponsors the award.
For the Closing the Loop Department Award, a tie meant this year’s award was divided between two departments, the Department of Social Work and the Department of Teacher Education.
This award, sponsored by Voya Financial, is given to the academic department that has implemented degree program improvements as evidenced by analysis of, and improvements in program and student learning outcomes.
The award provides $2,000 to be deposited in the department’s operating budget to be shared with departmental faculty. These funds can be used for any valid operating expense such as faculty development, professional travel, hospitality, equipment and instructional support purchases.
A new award this year, the Advances in Assessment Award, which recognizes a department that has achieved advances in their assessment procedures. The award provides $1,000 to be deposited in the department’s operating budget to be used for any valid operating expense such as faculty development, professional travel, hospitality, equipment and instructional support purchases.
This award was also a tie, this one between the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Health and Human Performance.
A rezoning request for a tract of land north of Reservation Road and east of Logan Drive is scheduled for a public hearing by the Hays Area Planning Commission on Mon., Aug. 20. The land is located southeast of Hays.
The rezoning request from Agriculture (A-L) to Residential Suburban (R-S) and Light Industrial (I-L) is for approximately 25 acres in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ), or three miles outside the Hays city limits. Four lots on the north side would be rezoned Residential Suburban. Three lots south of Reservation Road would be rezoned Industrial Light.
The property is an extension of a subdivision that was developed 12 to 15 years ago
known as the Big Creek Estates Addition, according to information provided to the Planning Commission.
There are several new homes within the subdivision where South View Drive is the primary residential road. No further road improvements are planned in the proposed plat for Big Creek Estates Second Addition.
Big Creek Estates Second Addition proposed plat (Click to enlarge)
There is a 25-foot buffer yard easement between the residential lots and the light industrial lots.
At four acres each, the proposed residential lots are larger than those in the developed subdivision and will have their own septic systems and water wells.
Property owner Doug Shaw, Ellis, is working with the Ellis County Environmental office to meet the requirements.
Water rights for the Industrial Light use is required to be approved through the Kansas Division of Water Resources.
The complete agenda is available here. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.
As summer winds down, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give blood now and help end an emergency summer blood shortage that began last month.
A critical need remains as many regular donors delay giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start. To ensure lifesaving treatments remain available for patients in the coming weeks, donations are needed now, especially type O.
In thanks for helping at this urgent time, all those who come to donate blood or platelets July 30 through Aug. 30, 2018, will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.)
Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Those who donated blood earlier this summer may be eligible to give again. Blood can be safely given every 56 days, and Power Red donations can be given every 16 weeks.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Aug. 16-31
Cheyenne
Saint Francis
8/21/2018: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 202 N College
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Ellis
Hays
Hays Blood Donation Center
208 E. 8th
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
8/31/2018: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., USD 432 District Office, 323 W 12th
Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit RedCross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
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