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11-year-old girl from Phillipsburg injured tubing on Nebraska lake
ALMA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old girl was injured while tubing with family and friends at Harlan County Lake in south-central Nebraska.
The Harlan County Sheriff’s Office says the girl from Phillipsburg, Kansas, was struck by a boat propeller on Monday.
She was taken to Republican City and then flown to a Lincoln hospital. Her name hasn’t been released.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is investigating the accident.
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New business hopes to help area residents meet their fitness goals
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
Last Monday, Hays Nutrition opened its doors in the Hadley Center, 205 E. Seventh, with the goal of providing an outlet to help area residents meet their fitness goals with nutritious shakes and teas.
The shop is the second for Kayla Heronemus and her fiance and co-owner Jordan Ward.
After attending Bethany College and trying her hand in another field, she saw nutrition shops opening in Salina, sparking an interest in opening her own location in near her alma mater in Lindsborg.
“Health and nutrition is a big part of my life,” said Heronemus, who has been certified as a personal trainer and in fitness nutrition. “I love to work out and help people with their goals.”
With Hays, she saw another opportunity after finding success working with student-athletes at her first location. 
“In Lindsborg, we were very active with the college,” she said. “We donated money to the athletes’ awards and helped with their banquet. We are very close with the coaches as well. We give the team free teas sometimes before the practices and protein shakes after their practices.”
Meal replacement options in the shop are often healthier and faster than some of the other options they may have in the cafeteria or fast food locations in town, she said.
“It helps heal their bodies and helps them recover since they are so active, with all of their practices and hours of work,” Heronemus said. “I’m focused on something that is fast, and nutritious as well.”
In the shop, they offer protein shakes that can work as a supplement or as a meal replacement.
“People can come in here and get a quick breakfast, lunch or snack,” she said.
They also carry energy teas.
“They boost your metabolism and they burn calories, but they have caffeine in them,” Heronemus said.
In an effort to help people achieve their fitness goals, Heronemus said she uses challenges to keep them on track.
“I have done six-week challenges where I have helped them with their meal plan. It all ties together,” she said. “They use the products and they lose or gain weight or muscle. Whatever their goals are, I help them with that.”
Signing up to a challenge, however, is not required.
“Even if they don’t want to do a challenge, they can sign up for a plan and get started on their journey, whether that be weight loss, weight gain, muscle gain or body fat loss,” she said. “They all tie together.”
While the shop offers nutritional beverages that are ready to drink, they also offer the same mixes the shop uses for anyone to purchase and make at home.
“The shop is a gateway to get into the products,” Heronemus said. “They can buy the product and make it at home or they can buy something small, whatever they want to do.”
While the location’s address is listed as Seventh Street, it is easier accessed on Eighth, just west of the Hadley Center courtyard.
Hays Nutrition is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
More information about the location can be found on their facebook page by clicking here.
News From the Oil Patch, Sept. 4
By JOHN P. TRETBAR
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Kansas crude prices over the last year. Kansas Common Crude at CHS in McPherson dropped $1.75 on Friday to close out the month of August at $45.25 per barrel. That’s a dollar more than the price at the beginning of the month, nearly ten dollars more than at the beginning of the year, but nearly eighteen dollars LESS than the price at the end of August of last year.
In its latest monthly crude-oil production report, the Energy Information Administration said U.S. operators produced 12.082 million barrels of crude oil in June, a slight drop from May’s total but more than 13% higher than the figure from June of last year. In Kansas production in June reached 92 million barrels, which is up two percent from the month before but down more than five percent from a year earlier.
Regulators report 94 new intent-to-drill notices across the state last month, down from 111 the month before and less than half the 236 intents reported in August of last year. The Kansas Corporation Commission reports seven new intents on file in Barton County, six in Ellis County and two in Stafford County. The year-to-date total is just 735 intents, compared to 1,303 intents through August of last year.
Independent Oil & Gas Service reports spotty muddy conditions continue to slow down drilling-rig movement across parts of the state. The weekly rig count is down one in eastern Kansas and up one west of Wichita. Operators were about to spud one well in Ellis County, and drilling was underway on one lease in Barton County.
Baker Hughes reported a big drop in its weekly rotary rig count Friday. Across the nation there 904 active rigs, marking a decline of 12 oil rigs. Canada reports 150 active rigs, up eleven from the week before. The count in Texas down down five rigs. Oklahoma was down two, while North Dakota gained three rigs.
There are 24 new drilling permits across Kansas this week, six in eastern Kansas and 18 west of Wichita, including three in Barton County and one in Ellis County. The total so far this year of 649 new drilling permits.
Independent Oil & Gas Service reported 14 newly completed wells in Kansas last week including one in Barton County.. That’s 964 completions so far this year. There were three new completions east of Wichita and eleven in Western Kansas.
Quintana Energy Services announced last week it’s selling conventional operations in Kansas and Oklahoma to a Wichita firm, but will retain its extensive interests in horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing in several of the nation’s biggest shale plays. Wichita-based oilfield service company Hurricane Services is paying $4.4 million for conventional operations located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma as well as Oakley, Ottawa, Thayer and El Dorado in Kansas.
The Nebraska Supreme Court gave its blessing to the latest route planned for the Keystone Pipeline expansion. The ruling paves the way for construction to begin, although opponents say the fight to stop the project is “far from over.” The pipeline faces other hurdles, including a federal lawsuit in Montana and ongoing opposition from Native American tribes in Nebraska and South Dakota.
Construction could begin soon on the TransMountain pipeline expansion, which would more than double the amount of heavy crude moved from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific coast. Work has restarted at the storage terminal where the pipeline terminates, and at a marine terminal where crude is loaded onto tankers.
Canada’s government has shuffled its energy regulators in a new law which went into effect last week The National Energy Board officially becomes the Canada Energy Regulator. The agency’s Web site promises improvements in decision-making, greater participation by the public and tribal interests, and improved safety and environmental protection.
Despite a decline in railroad freight traffic generally, oil-by-rail continues to show gains over last year at this time. The Association of American Railroads reports 12,212 tanker cars hauling petroleum and petroleum products during the week ending August 24. That’s up 7.8% compared to the same week last year. The year-to-date total is up more than 20% over last year. Total freight traffic by rail was down 6.5% last week.
Weekly reporting from the government shows record-high crude-oil production and a big drop in imports. U.S. crude production set an all-time record. The Energy Information Administration reports operators pumped 12.5 million barrels per day during the week ending August 23. That tops last week’s report by 161,000 barrels per day, and beats the previous all-time record (set May 31) by 122,000 barrels per day. The government also reported a dramatic drop in U.S. crude-oil imports, down about 1.3 million barrels to 5.9 million barrels per day. The four-week average is down more than 12 percent from the same four-week period last year.
Crude oil inventories are down ten million barrels in the latest weekly tally. EIA said total domestic stockpiles match the five-year seasonal average, at 427.8 million barrels.
Hays resident receives milestone safe driving recognition
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS – To recognize and encourage safe driving, Charles McClurg of Hays has been honored with the CHS Million Mile Safe Driving Award. The award from CHS Transportation and Distribution honors employees who have driven 1 million miles without an accident.
“Attaining one million accident-free miles is an outstanding professional accomplishment. These employees’ dedication to safety is a great example of how CHS lives out our core value of safety every day and takes responsibility for the well-being of those living in the communities we serve,” says Patrick Hessini, vice president, CHS Transportation and Distribution. “By encouraging and rewarding safe driving behavior, we’re setting an example across the industry to lead with a safety-first culture and mindset.”
McClurg has driven 2 million miles for CHS. He primarily hauls crude oil throughout the Great Bend, Kansas region.
In its inaugural year, the CHS Million Mile Safe Driving Award will honor 47 employees for safely completing one million miles, 11 employees for safely completing two million miles and one employee for safely completing 3 million miles.
Employees achieving the 1 million milestone were inducted into the CHS Million Mile Safe Driving Club and received a recognition plaque and personalized leather jacket. Employees that completed 2 million and 3 million miles were also honored at an awards banquet.
CHS Transportation and Distribution specializes in the transportation of bulk liquid, petroleum and liquefied petroleum gas products. Its fleet of more than 700 trucks logs almost 35 million miles every year.
Humane Society, Defiance Brewing team up to raise funds
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
Rarely do the words “brewery,” “dog” and “fundraiser” go together, but a new event next month hopes to combine all three.
From 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, the Humane Society of the High Plains and the Hays Public Library will team up to host Paws and Pints at Defiance Brewing Co., 2050 Old U.S. 40.
Humane Society manager Betty Hansen said interest is already high and she hopes will it turn into an annual event.
Paws and Pints will offer “all kinds of new things, and we are hoping to start this year and make this thing bigger and better every year,” she said. “I think it’s going to be great.”
“Bring your dogs out,” she said. “We will have a lot of dog activities.”
Some of the events planned include dog painting, dog toy stations, live music, and a dog talent show, which will be manned by staff and volunteers from the Hays Public Library.
“We are opening it up to the public to help them out,” said Abby Artz, HPL adult services programming coordinator.
Volunteering at the event is a part of the library’s ongoing effort to increase community outreach.
“Every month, we do what we call HPL: Hands-On — a volunteering event with a different organization around town,” Artz said. “We are trying to create more of a sense of togetherness and show that we are a community and it is really fun to work together on different events, especially this one.
“It’s going to be really fun,” she said.
Defiance is also excited to host the event, as co-founder Matthew Bender said working with community organizations is becoming a trend for breweries across the county.
“We are huge, huge animal lovers, so it was a no-brainer for us,” he said. “It felt like a natural fit.”
There is a $5 fee per dog to enter.
To sign up to volunteer with the library, visit the events Facebook page here or email [email protected].
More information about the event can be found on the Humane Society of the High Plains facebook page.
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HaysMed CHI offers kids activities on school early release days
HaysMed
The Center for Health Improvement at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is offering special kids activities for the school’s early release days.
The Center is partnering with USD 489 to assist parents with an alternative activity program on the days when school releases early.
Those dates are September 11, October 9, November 13, February 12, March 11 and April 8. The classes are from 1:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. The program provides a variety of group activities and keeps kids moving and having fun.
Early Release Days are designed for children ages 6 – 11 and will be held at The Center for Health Improvement Gymnasium at 2500 Canterbury Drive in Hays. Transportation is provided by USD 489 from the child’s respective school to the The Center upon request.
The fee is $12 for each day a child attends and includes a healthy snack.
The registration is due by Monday before each early release activity day. To register go to https://haysmed.clubautomation.com or call 623-5900. Registration is limited to 25 children.
🎥 August rainfall in Hays more than 7.6″ above normal
By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
The final figures are in for a rainy August in Hays.
According to official records from the K-State Agriculture Research Center south of town,the total amount of rain during August in Hays is 10.64 inches. The normal amount is 2.97 inches.
Year-to-date moisture is 25.21 inches. The average precipitation through the month of September is just shy of 20 inches.
Total annual moisture in Hays averages 23.46 inches.
National news outlet focuses on defrocked former archbishop in Victoria
Online national magazine Slate has published an article examining defrocked former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick and the impact his presence in Victoria has had.
The former archbishop of Washington was defrocked in February and has been housed at the friary St. Fidelis Catholic Church in Victoria for approximately a year.
🎥 Free and low-cost events to enjoy in Hays during Sept.
By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
September brings plenty of family-fun activities to Hays.
Many events are outdoors, taking advantage of the last warm days of summer.
As Brandon Cooley, Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau marketing manager points out, some events are free or at a low cost to attend.
For an updated calendar of events in Hays, click HERE.
