As of now, Hays&nbsp; High has no opponent for their homecoming game on Oct. 2.

The Indians were to host Abilene but their district has moved to remote learning due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and has suspended all extracurricular activities until at least Oct 5.

In a notice to parents/guardians, USD 435 Superintendent Greg Brown wrote, "Please understand this is absolutely the last thing we want to do. We understand how important it is to have our students in school, receiving a first-rate educational experience, but COVID-19 has struck our teachers and support staff significantly. We have four (4) adults who have already tested positive and (4) more not feeling well, who are being tested as I speak. The combination of adults who have tested positive and the related quarantine orders have made it necessary to take this measure. We hope to be back in school on Monday, October 5th. During the next two weeks, we will be looking at other measures to provide the face to face instruction we know our community desires in spite of the increased COVID-19 testing results."

Additionally, all extracurricular activities, including practices and competitions, have been suspended until at least Oct. 5, according to a notice to parents/guardians from Abilene High School Athletic Director Will Burton and Abilene Middle School Athletic Director Derek Berns.

As of now, Hays&nbsp; High has no opponent for their homecoming game on Oct. 2.The Indians were to host Abilene but their district has moved to remote learning due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and has suspended all extracurricular activities until at least Oct 5.In a notice to parents/guardians, USD 435 Superintendent Greg Brown wrote, "Please understand this is absolutely the last thing we want to do. We understand how important it is to have our students in school, receiving a first-rate educational experience, but COVID-19 has struck our teachers and support staff significantly. We have four (4) adults who have already tested positive and (4) more not feeling well, who are being tested as I speak. The combination of adults who have tested positive and the related quarantine orders have made it necessary to take this measure. We hope to be back in school on Monday, October 5th. During the next two weeks, we will be looking at other measures to provide the face to face instruction we know our community desires in spite of the increased COVID-19 testing results."Additionally, all extracurricular activities, including practices and competitions, have been suspended until at least Oct. 5, according to a notice to parents/guardians from Abilene High School Athletic Director Will Burton and Abilene Middle School Athletic Director Derek Berns.<figure>
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Johnny Joe Leal, age 49, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.  He was born on February 12, 1971, in Karnes City, Texas, the son of Frank M. &amp; Maria Martinez Leal.  A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1995 moving from Karnes City, Texas, he worked for B&amp;H Paving in Scott City, Kansas.

Johnny was a real man with a heart of gold.  He loved his Texano music, spending time with family and friends, and loved to make people laugh and smile.  Johnny was very passionate and spending time with his grandchildren and was very close to his little sister Maria who he looked up to and was a diehard fan of the Dallas Cowboys.

Survivors include his longtime companion - Laurie Hill of Scott City, Kansas, Five Children - Patricia Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Chaunna Hill of Orville, California, David Ruiz of Chico, California, Angel Derstine of Scott City, Kansas, Nathaniel Derstine of Scott City, Kansas, Three Grandchildren - Mya Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Alex Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Jordan Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Four Brothers - Frank M. &amp; Eva Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Billy M. Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Tony M. Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Jimmy Leal of San Angelo, Texas, Three Sisters - Olga &amp; Raul Rojas of San Angelo, Texas, Aurora &amp; Rene Reyna of Scott City, Kansas, Maria Leal &amp; Joe Zapata of Scott City, Kansas, and Numerous Nieces &amp; Nephews.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Scott City, Kansas with Pastor Kyle Evans presiding.

Burial will be in the Karnes County Cemetery in Karnes City, Texas.

Memorials In Lieu Of Flowers may be written to the Johnny Leal Memorial Fund in care of Price &amp; Sons Funeral Homes.

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 </figure>Johnny Joe Leal, age 49, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on February 12, 1971, in Karnes City, Texas, the son of Frank M. &amp; Maria Martinez Leal. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 1995 moving from Karnes City, Texas, he worked for B&amp;H Paving in Scott City, Kansas.Johnny was a real man with a heart of gold. He loved his Texano music, spending time with family and friends, and loved to make people laugh and smile. Johnny was very passionate and spending time with his grandchildren and was very close to his little sister Maria who he looked up to and was a diehard fan of the Dallas Cowboys.Survivors include his longtime companion - Laurie Hill of Scott City, Kansas, Five Children - Patricia Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Chaunna Hill of Orville, California, David Ruiz of Chico, California, Angel Derstine of Scott City, Kansas, Nathaniel Derstine of Scott City, Kansas, Three Grandchildren - Mya Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Alex Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Jordan Barbosa of Scott City, Kansas, Four Brothers - Frank M. &amp; Eva Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Billy M. Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Tony M. Leal of Karnes City, Texas, Jimmy Leal of San Angelo, Texas, Three Sisters - Olga &amp; Raul Rojas of San Angelo, Texas, Aurora &amp; Rene Reyna of Scott City, Kansas, Maria Leal &amp; Joe Zapata of Scott City, Kansas, and Numerous Nieces &amp; Nephews.Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Scott City, Kansas with Pastor Kyle Evans presiding.Burial will be in the Karnes County Cemetery in Karnes City, Texas.Memorials In Lieu Of Flowers may be written to the Johnny Leal Memorial Fund in care of Price &amp; Sons Funeral Homes.There will be no visitation times.

Johnny Joe Leal

Seven&nbsp;alumni and friends of Fort Hays State University will be honored at the Alumni Awards and Recognition&nbsp;Celebration&nbsp;on&nbsp;Oct. 1&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;week of&nbsp;Homecoming 2020.&nbsp;For details on how you can celebrate&nbsp;these award winners during FHSU Homecoming@Home week, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.goforthaysstate.com/homecoming2020%20">www.goforthaysstate.com/homecoming2020</a>.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;Alumni Achievement Award, the association's highest honor, was established in 1959 to recognize graduates who have made outstanding contributions in service to their community, state,&nbsp;or nation as public citizens, professionals,&nbsp;or through philanthropic work.&nbsp;

This year's&nbsp;five&nbsp;Alumni Achievement Award recipients are&nbsp;Lynda “Lyn” (Beck) Fenwick '66, Macksville;&nbsp;Dr. R Douglas Hurt '69, '71, West Lafayette, Ind.;&nbsp;Charlie Riedel&nbsp;'83, Overland Park;&nbsp;Marla (Schmidt)&nbsp;Staab&nbsp;'73, Hays; and&nbsp;Dan&nbsp;Weller ’93, Lenexa.

The&nbsp;Young Alumni Award&nbsp;is presented to graduates in 10-&nbsp;to 15-year reunion classes. The award recognizes&nbsp;alumni,&nbsp;early in their careers after college,&nbsp;who&nbsp;have made an impact&nbsp;in their professions and in their&nbsp;communities&nbsp;through&nbsp;outstanding professional and educational achievements, community&nbsp;service,&nbsp;and by earning significant&nbsp;honors and awards.&nbsp;Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from FHSU&nbsp;and be under age 40 as of Jan. 1 of the year the awards are presented.

The&nbsp;Young Alumni Award&nbsp;recipient&nbsp;for 2020 is&nbsp;Aaron&nbsp;Bernasconi&nbsp;‘10, Washington, D.C.

The&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum Award&nbsp;recognizes a graduate or friend of the university who has demonstrated a continuing&nbsp;commitment to advancing&nbsp;humanity on a universal, national, state,&nbsp;or community level. Honorees also&nbsp;support spiritual, cultural,&nbsp;and educational&nbsp;initiatives&nbsp;and exemplify&nbsp;the highest standards of character and personal&nbsp;excellence.&nbsp;This&nbsp;award&nbsp;is reserved for alumni or friends of the university.

This year's&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum&nbsp;Award goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ashley&nbsp;Adorante&nbsp;'01, Overland Park.

You can join a question-and-answer session&nbsp;for each award winner by registering&nbsp;on the&nbsp;Homecoming@Home&nbsp;link listed above. Registration deadline is listed below each recipient’s profile.&nbsp;Or, to view the session without registration, visit the FHSU Alumni Association Facebook page for a live broadcast of the session at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FHSUAlumni%20">https://www.facebook.com/FHSUAlumni</a>.&nbsp;The online celebration for the recipients&nbsp;is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 1 on the FHSU Alumni&nbsp;Association Facebook page.

Profiles of the 2020&nbsp;Honorees:

Since graduating in 1966 with her&nbsp;B.S.&nbsp;in&nbsp;education, Lyn Fenwick’s career has been diverse.&nbsp;She first taught sixth-grade, and while her husband served as an Air Force officer, she taught high school English in New York and Massachusetts. They regard their opportunities to live and travel throughout America, meeting people from across our nation, as a continuation of their FHSU educations. When they moved to Texas, Lyn received her law degree from Baylor University. She was a partner in law firms in Waco and Dallas, an adjunct professor at Baylor, and she appeared before the United States Supreme Court. Like many professional couples, they adapted their careers for one another. When Larry’s career took them to Georgia and North Carolina, Lyn was licensed but chose to begin writing and pursuing her art, starting with art classes at FHSU.

Baylor University Press published “Should the Children Pray?” for which she was selected as Georgia Nonfiction Author of the Year, and Dutton published “Private Choices, Public Consequences.” In Atlanta, she served on the boards of the Pastel Society and the Portrait Society.&nbsp; Wherever they have lived, Lyn has served her community by volunteering in various ways.

She and her husband, Larry, have chosen to retire in Kansas, living in her fourth-generation family home. Her most recent book, published by the University Press of Kansas, is “Prairie Bachelor,” about a Kansas homesteader and the Populist Movement. Returning to Kansas has given them the opportunity to reconnect with FHSU.

Larry and Lyn believe in the importance of giving back to their community. Because of Lyn’s love of books, they contributed to the planned renovation of Forsyth Library, gifted their Oz Collection to FHSU, and supported the biennial College of Education’s Fall Young Readers’ Conference by sponsoring a respected children’s book illustrator.

They also established the community supported Lori Lamb Legacy Grant scholarship program at Macksville High School. When Lyn was asked to deliver the graduation address there, she began by reminding students to thank those who help them throughout their lives. You can read her blog sharing that graduation address at&nbsp;<a href="https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com/2014/05/school-community-then-now.html">https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com/2014/05/school-community-then-now.html</a>.

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.&nbsp;Lyn’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon Thursday, Oct. 1.

The author of 22 books and 21 book chapters,&nbsp;three&nbsp;digital publications, and more than 100 articles related to U.S. History, American Agriculture, Rural, West, Midwest,&nbsp;and South, Dr. R. Douglas Hart drew on&nbsp;his B.A. and M.A. in&nbsp;history&nbsp;from Fort Hays State&nbsp;and&nbsp;his Ph.D. in American&nbsp;history&nbsp;at Kansas State University to&nbsp;record a lifetime of&nbsp;achievements.&nbsp;

Dr. Hurt began his career as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the History of Science and Technology at the National Museum of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian Institution, now known as the Museum of American History. His career then&nbsp;took him to several destinations including Texas Tech University,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ohio Historical Society, the State Historical Society of Missouri, Iowa State University, and currently the Department of History at Purdue University.

Dr. Hurt served as the head of the Department of History at Purdue University for 15 years. During that time, he worked to increase the department from 27 to 37 faculty. Proudly, he has increased the number of women faculty to more than 50 percent and increased the number of minority faculty&nbsp;in the department.

Besides his career as a professor and writer, Dr. Hurt has&nbsp;served in&nbsp;several&nbsp;other roles, including member of&nbsp;several&nbsp;advisory boards, consultant&nbsp;and&nbsp;advisor,&nbsp;and&nbsp;as&nbsp;the United Way campaign&nbsp;chair in 2005, 2006, and 2012.&nbsp;

In 1979, Dr. Hurt received the Young Alumni Award from Fort Hays State University and has continued to show his support to the University by presenting lectures to the agricultural history class taught by Professor Brittany Howell and public presentations sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and Department of History.&nbsp;

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.&nbsp;Dr. Hurt’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.

Charlie&nbsp;Riedel celebrates&nbsp;his 20th anniversary as a staff photographer for The Associated Press in Kansas City&nbsp;this&nbsp;October. While in this&nbsp;position,&nbsp;he has covered primarily&nbsp;news and sporting events in&nbsp;Kansas and Missouri,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;has also been involved in numerous national stories including Hurricane Katrina recovery&nbsp;efforts, the 2004 Presidential election, wildfires in the western United States, and post 9/11 activities at the World Trade Center in New York.&nbsp;In addition to notable news events, Riedel has also frequently covered major sporting events including: The Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, golf tournaments, MLB playoffs, World Series and six Olympics.

Prior to his current career, Riedel used his B.S. in Communications (journalism) as a photo editor for&nbsp;The Hays Daily News,&nbsp;where he documented life in small-town Kansas&nbsp;for 17 years. While at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hays Daily,&nbsp;he was named&nbsp;the&nbsp;National Press Photographers Association Region 7 Photographer of the year three times&nbsp;and won&nbsp;numerous state and regional photojournalism awards.&nbsp;

Riedel’s photos have&nbsp;appeared in prominent news media across the nation,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Time Magazine for his photo coverage of the Deepwater Horizon spill. His photos have also appeared in&nbsp;multiple “Top Photos of the Year” compilations.

He&nbsp;gives&nbsp;back to the community&nbsp;through speaking engagements&nbsp;on several&nbsp;university campuses and high schools&nbsp;and by serving as a judge at&nbsp;the Five State Photo Competition,&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;regional photo competitions, and&nbsp;a&nbsp;national Photo of the Year Competition. Riedel also&nbsp;donated his collection of the Fort Hays State University photographs to the university archive.

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by Sunday, Sept. 27.&nbsp;Charlie’s session is scheduled for noon Monday, Sept. 28.

Marla (Schmidt)&nbsp;Staab

A lifelong&nbsp;faculty member and friend&nbsp;of&nbsp;FHSU, Marla&nbsp;Staab&nbsp;earned her B.A. in 1973 and her M.S. in 1974 in&nbsp;speech-language pathology. She&nbsp;began her professional career in 1977 as a part-time&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;instructor in the FHSU Speech-Language Pathology program.&nbsp;Staab’s&nbsp;goal as an instructor was to help students develop their clinical skills as they worked with children with speech and other language difficulties. This&nbsp;led her to spend hours in Forsyth Library using the research tools available&nbsp;at the time&nbsp;to study&nbsp;a wide variety&nbsp;of syndromes&nbsp;and&nbsp;developmental disorders.

In 1994, Staab was chosen as the first full-time&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;coordinator for the Herndon Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on campus. She was responsible for administration, clinical teaching, and supporting the clinical instructors in developing&nbsp;supervisory&nbsp;skills. Along with these duties,&nbsp;and in conjunction&nbsp;with other clinical instructors, she designed and&nbsp;compiled&nbsp;supervisor and student clinic handbooks that&nbsp;included resources for clinic instructions, expectations/guidelines for students, as well as performance standards and competencies for both instructors and students. The resources she created are&nbsp;still used today in an online format.&nbsp;

Staab and her peers developed a plan to increase public awareness of communication disorders as well as the services provided at the Herndon Clinic through brochures, presentations to medical communities, and contributions to building a website. In addition,&nbsp;she worked closely with&nbsp;a colleague&nbsp;to complete&nbsp;a literature review and design the Clinical Competency Rating Scale (CCRS), which was presented as a poster session at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Conference in 2006. This&nbsp;presentation helped bring attention to the need for stating student learning outcomes for both academic and clinical skills to a national audience&nbsp;and&nbsp;are now part of the national accreditation standards.

Her&nbsp;professional and personal&nbsp;contributions did not stop at the university level. Staab collaborated with various agencies to support and improve services available to children and families in Ellis and Rush Counties. A few of her community contributions include&nbsp;service as a&nbsp;charter&nbsp;member of the Hays Area Interagency Coordinating Council representing the Herndon Clinic, the State of Kansas Early Intervention Task Force on Newborn Hearing Screening,&nbsp;and the Kansas Early Head Start Outcomes Committee.&nbsp;Staab has&nbsp;earned&nbsp;many achievements throughout her years of service to Fort Hays State and the community, but the highlight of her career came in 2006 when she was designated as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, which is one of the highest honors the Association bestows.&nbsp;

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by Sunday, Sept. 27.&nbsp;Marla’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for&nbsp;3 p.m.&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.

A multi-instrumentalist,&nbsp;Dan Weller&nbsp;earned his B.A. in&nbsp;music&nbsp;at Fort Hays State&nbsp;and&nbsp;went&nbsp;on to work as&nbsp;a&nbsp;professional studio and touring&nbsp;musician. Weller lives&nbsp;in Kansas City and Nashville&nbsp;and has&nbsp;shared the stage&nbsp;with&nbsp;some of the top touring artists in America, including&nbsp;Florida Georgia Line, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Back Street Boys, Nelly,&nbsp;and many more.&nbsp;

Weller&nbsp;has&nbsp;toured extensively in&nbsp;North America,&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;and Australia,&nbsp;appearing in venues that range from small&nbsp;local&nbsp;clubs to sold-out&nbsp;shows in&nbsp;Madison Square Garden,&nbsp;Major League Baseball parks,&nbsp;and NFL stadiums. One Fourth of July show on the National Mall in D.C. was performed in front of an audience&nbsp;of nearly&nbsp;500,000,&nbsp;the largest&nbsp;he has appeared before to date.&nbsp;

He&nbsp;has also been featured on talk shows, television shows, news channels,&nbsp;and special TV events&nbsp;including&nbsp;Ellen, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Voice,&nbsp;and Good Morning America.&nbsp;

Weller continues to mentor musicians and artists in both Kansas City and Nashville.  He also works to pair producers, musicians, and artists to help bright upcoming talent connect with professional opportunities. His betterment extends beyond the music world, as he has partnered with TOMS Shoes and ‘Save The Children.’ He is an active volunteer leader with Troop 181 of the Boy Scouts of America.&nbsp;

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.&nbsp;Dan’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Aaron&nbsp;Bernasconi

Bernasconi’s&nbsp;service as the&nbsp;Senior Advisor to Deputy United States Trade Representative, Ambassador C.J. Mahoney, for the past two years is&nbsp;but&nbsp;one of the many accomplishments that have&nbsp;made&nbsp;this young alum deserving of this honor. The pinnacle achievement of his career is the successful renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). On Jan. 29 of this year, Bernasconi had the&nbsp;honor&nbsp;of joining the President as he signed the USMCA into law, securing economic benefits and solidifying the future of America’s farmers, ranchers, workers, and entrepreneurs.

In addition to his career endeavors, Bernasconi – who earned his B.A. in political science – has volunteered as a&nbsp;youth leader&nbsp;at Sync Student Ministries and served as a leader, mentor, and counselor to a group of students, helping them&nbsp;navigate the ups and downs of teenage life in a safe and shame-free environment. Bernasconi&nbsp;takes&nbsp;pride&nbsp;in his efforts to&nbsp;help hundreds of students find their passions, realize their&nbsp;potential, repair damaged relationships, overcome immense hardships, and unlock their potential.&nbsp;

Also, serving as a Youth Education Volunteer at Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE), Bernasconi had the opportunity to empower high school refugees&nbsp;and immigrant students,&nbsp;connecting them to&nbsp;services&nbsp;that help&nbsp;mitigate the effects of interrupted education, and overcoming cultural and language barriers to learning. Bernasconi assisted in academic tutoring on all subjects, worked to strengthen students’ literacy proficiency, and aided students&nbsp;in&nbsp;the transition&nbsp;to a&nbsp;new life in America.&nbsp;

One of&nbsp;the other notable honors he has received came from the senior leadership at&nbsp;<a></a>RAM Tool Inc., where he was recognized&nbsp;as one of the company’s top personal trainers. He also rose to become&nbsp;one of the top sales representatives&nbsp;when he worked for&nbsp;Techtronic Industries North America Inc. He was&nbsp;even recognized by&nbsp;U.S. Senator&nbsp;Jerry Moran at a national level for outstanding service as a Doorkeeper&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Senate’s&nbsp;Sergeant at Arms, accompanying&nbsp;the senator&nbsp;as his personal guest to a Joint Session of&nbsp;Congress attended by&nbsp;French President, Emmanuel Macron.&nbsp;

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.&nbsp;Aaron’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for&nbsp;3 p.m.&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.

NITA M. LANDRUM&nbsp;AWARD

Ashley&nbsp;Adorante

This&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;(Alpha Gamma) alumna&nbsp;is an active volunteer&nbsp;with FHSU,&nbsp;the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Kan.,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and several other community groups and organizations. Her extensive record of&nbsp;leadership and service in so many areas&nbsp;make&nbsp;Ashley Adorante&nbsp;an obvious choice as this year’s&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum Award winner.&nbsp;

Adorante serves&nbsp;on&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;boards, steering committees, and planning committees all around the Kansas City area. She stands out in so many settings because she is routinely the first to identify ways to pursue better, faster, more economical ways of conducting business. She&nbsp;has amassed a tremendous record of achievement as a planner, a leader,&nbsp;and an organizer of diverse events, large and small.&nbsp;She&nbsp;works tirelessly as&nbsp;an advocate&nbsp;with&nbsp;volunteer groups, inspiring&nbsp;others to attend and participate as well.

Adorante&nbsp;received a B.S.&nbsp;in 2001 in physical education (health and wellness) and often returns to FHSU&nbsp;to&nbsp;volunteer&nbsp;at alumni events and Tri Sigma activities. She eagerly supports and attends FHSU sporting events and other alumni events around the Kansas City&nbsp;area wearing her Tiger&nbsp;Gold&nbsp;and, at times, suiting&nbsp;up&nbsp;as&nbsp;Victor&nbsp;E. Tiger at local&nbsp;events in Kansas City.&nbsp;

When she is not volunteering, she is working as the Outreach Coordinator for the Masonic Cancer Alliance at&nbsp;The University of Kansas Cancer Center, an organization that brings together patient care, research, and support professionals throughout Kansas and western Missouri. Adorante is specifically responsible for helping to develop and implement&nbsp;statewide cancer outreach and education programs with a focus on promoting community awareness of cancer prevention and early detection, sun safety,&nbsp;and she does it all with a focus on&nbsp;assuring the inclusion of&nbsp;people in&nbsp;underserved communities.&nbsp;

Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.&nbsp;Ashley’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.

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 </figure>FHSU University RelationsSeven&nbsp;alumni and friends of Fort Hays State University will be honored at the Alumni Awards and Recognition&nbsp;Celebration&nbsp;on&nbsp;Oct. 1&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;week of&nbsp;Homecoming 2020.&nbsp;For details on how you can celebrate&nbsp;these award winners during FHSU Homecoming@Home week, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.goforthaysstate.com/homecoming2020%20">www.goforthaysstate.com/homecoming2020</a>.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Alumni Achievement Award, the association's highest honor, was established in 1959 to recognize graduates who have made outstanding contributions in service to their community, state,&nbsp;or nation as public citizens, professionals,&nbsp;or through philanthropic work.&nbsp;This year's&nbsp;five&nbsp;Alumni Achievement Award recipients are&nbsp;Lynda “Lyn” (Beck) Fenwick '66, Macksville;&nbsp;Dr. R Douglas Hurt '69, '71, West Lafayette, Ind.;&nbsp;Charlie Riedel&nbsp;'83, Overland Park;&nbsp;Marla (Schmidt)&nbsp;Staab&nbsp;'73, Hays; and&nbsp;Dan&nbsp;Weller ’93, Lenexa.The&nbsp;Young Alumni Award&nbsp;is presented to graduates in 10-&nbsp;to 15-year reunion classes. The award recognizes&nbsp;alumni,&nbsp;early in their careers after college,&nbsp;who&nbsp;have made an impact&nbsp;in their professions and in their&nbsp;communities&nbsp;through&nbsp;outstanding professional and educational achievements, community&nbsp;service,&nbsp;and by earning significant&nbsp;honors and awards.&nbsp;Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from FHSU&nbsp;and be under age 40 as of Jan. 1 of the year the awards are presented.The&nbsp;Young Alumni Award&nbsp;recipient&nbsp;for 2020 is&nbsp;Aaron&nbsp;Bernasconi&nbsp;‘10, Washington, D.C.The&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum Award&nbsp;recognizes a graduate or friend of the university who has demonstrated a continuing&nbsp;commitment to advancing&nbsp;humanity on a universal, national, state,&nbsp;or community level. Honorees also&nbsp;support spiritual, cultural,&nbsp;and educational&nbsp;initiatives&nbsp;and exemplify&nbsp;the highest standards of character and personal&nbsp;excellence.&nbsp;This&nbsp;award&nbsp;is reserved for alumni or friends of the university.This year's&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum&nbsp;Award goes&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ashley&nbsp;Adorante&nbsp;'01, Overland Park.You can join a question-and-answer session&nbsp;for each award winner by registering&nbsp;on the&nbsp;Homecoming@Home&nbsp;link listed above. Registration deadline is listed below each recipient’s profile.&nbsp;Or, to view the session without registration, visit the FHSU Alumni Association Facebook page for a live broadcast of the session at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/FHSUAlumni%20">https://www.facebook.com/FHSUAlumni</a>.&nbsp;The online celebration for the recipients&nbsp;is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 1 on the FHSU Alumni&nbsp;Association Facebook page.Profiles of the 2020&nbsp;Honorees:ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSLynda “Lyn” (Beck) FenwickSince graduating in 1966 with her&nbsp;B.S.&nbsp;in&nbsp;education, Lyn Fenwick’s career has been diverse.&nbsp;She first taught sixth-grade, and while her husband served as an Air Force officer, she taught high school English in New York and Massachusetts. They regard their opportunities to live and travel throughout America, meeting people from across our nation, as a continuation of their FHSU educations. When they moved to Texas, Lyn received her law degree from Baylor University. She was a partner in law firms in Waco and Dallas, an adjunct professor at Baylor, and she appeared before the United States Supreme Court. Like many professional couples, they adapted their careers for one another. When Larry’s career took them to Georgia and North Carolina, Lyn was licensed but chose to begin writing and pursuing her art, starting with art classes at FHSU.Baylor University Press published “Should the Children Pray?” for which she was selected as Georgia Nonfiction Author of the Year, and Dutton published “Private Choices, Public Consequences.” In Atlanta, she served on the boards of the Pastel Society and the Portrait Society.&nbsp; Wherever they have lived, Lyn has served her community by volunteering in various ways.She and her husband, Larry, have chosen to retire in Kansas, living in her fourth-generation family home. Her most recent book, published by the University Press of Kansas, is “Prairie Bachelor,” about a Kansas homesteader and the Populist Movement. Returning to Kansas has given them the opportunity to reconnect with FHSU.Larry and Lyn believe in the importance of giving back to their community. Because of Lyn’s love of books, they contributed to the planned renovation of Forsyth Library, gifted their Oz Collection to FHSU, and supported the biennial College of Education’s Fall Young Readers’ Conference by sponsoring a respected children’s book illustrator.They also established the community supported Lori Lamb Legacy Grant scholarship program at Macksville High School. When Lyn was asked to deliver the graduation address there, she began by reminding students to thank those who help them throughout their lives. You can read her blog sharing that graduation address at&nbsp;<a href="https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com/2014/05/school-community-then-now.html">https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com/2014/05/school-community-then-now.html</a>.Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.&nbsp;Lyn’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon Thursday, Oct. 1.Dr. R Douglas HurtThe author of 22 books and 21 book chapters,&nbsp;three&nbsp;digital publications, and more than 100 articles related to U.S. History, American Agriculture, Rural, West, Midwest,&nbsp;and South, Dr. R. Douglas Hart drew on&nbsp;his B.A. and M.A. in&nbsp;history&nbsp;from Fort Hays State&nbsp;and&nbsp;his Ph.D. in American&nbsp;history&nbsp;at Kansas State University to&nbsp;record a lifetime of&nbsp;achievements.&nbsp;Dr. Hurt began his career as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the History of Science and Technology at the National Museum of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian Institution, now known as the Museum of American History. His career then&nbsp;took him to several destinations including Texas Tech University,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ohio Historical Society, the State Historical Society of Missouri, Iowa State University, and currently the Department of History at Purdue University.Dr. Hurt served as the head of the Department of History at Purdue University for 15 years. During that time, he worked to increase the department from 27 to 37 faculty. Proudly, he has increased the number of women faculty to more than 50 percent and increased the number of minority faculty&nbsp;in the department.Besides his career as a professor and writer, Dr. Hurt has&nbsp;served in&nbsp;several&nbsp;other roles, including member of&nbsp;several&nbsp;advisory boards, consultant&nbsp;and&nbsp;advisor,&nbsp;and&nbsp;as&nbsp;the United Way campaign&nbsp;chair in 2005, 2006, and 2012.&nbsp;In 1979, Dr. Hurt received the Young Alumni Award from Fort Hays State University and has continued to show his support to the University by presenting lectures to the agricultural history class taught by Professor Brittany Howell and public presentations sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and Department of History.&nbsp;Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.&nbsp;Dr. Hurt’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.Charlie RiedelCharlie&nbsp;Riedel celebrates&nbsp;his 20th anniversary as a staff photographer for The Associated Press in Kansas City&nbsp;this&nbsp;October. While in this&nbsp;position,&nbsp;he has covered primarily&nbsp;news and sporting events in&nbsp;Kansas and Missouri,&nbsp;but&nbsp;he&nbsp;has also been involved in numerous national stories including Hurricane Katrina recovery&nbsp;efforts, the 2004 Presidential election, wildfires in the western United States, and post 9/11 activities at the World Trade Center in New York.&nbsp;In addition to notable news events, Riedel has also frequently covered major sporting events including: The Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, golf tournaments, MLB playoffs, World Series and six Olympics.Prior to his current career, Riedel used his B.S. in Communications (journalism) as a photo editor for&nbsp;The Hays Daily News,&nbsp;where he documented life in small-town Kansas&nbsp;for 17 years. While at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Hays Daily,&nbsp;he was named&nbsp;the&nbsp;National Press Photographers Association Region 7 Photographer of the year three times&nbsp;and won&nbsp;numerous state and regional photojournalism awards.&nbsp;Riedel’s photos have&nbsp;appeared in prominent news media across the nation,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Time Magazine for his photo coverage of the Deepwater Horizon spill. His photos have also appeared in&nbsp;multiple “Top Photos of the Year” compilations.He&nbsp;gives&nbsp;back to the community&nbsp;through speaking engagements&nbsp;on several&nbsp;university campuses and high schools&nbsp;and by serving as a judge at&nbsp;the Five State Photo Competition,&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;regional photo competitions, and&nbsp;a&nbsp;national Photo of the Year Competition. Riedel also&nbsp;donated his collection of the Fort Hays State University photographs to the university archive.Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by Sunday, Sept. 27.&nbsp;Charlie’s session is scheduled for noon Monday, Sept. 28.Marla (Schmidt)&nbsp;StaabA lifelong&nbsp;faculty member and friend&nbsp;of&nbsp;FHSU, Marla&nbsp;Staab&nbsp;earned her B.A. in 1973 and her M.S. in 1974 in&nbsp;speech-language pathology. She&nbsp;began her professional career in 1977 as a part-time&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;instructor in the FHSU Speech-Language Pathology program.&nbsp;Staab’s&nbsp;goal as an instructor was to help students develop their clinical skills as they worked with children with speech and other language difficulties. This&nbsp;led her to spend hours in Forsyth Library using the research tools available&nbsp;at the time&nbsp;to study&nbsp;a wide variety&nbsp;of syndromes&nbsp;and&nbsp;developmental disorders.In 1994, Staab was chosen as the first full-time&nbsp;clinical&nbsp;coordinator for the Herndon Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic on campus. She was responsible for administration, clinical teaching, and supporting the clinical instructors in developing&nbsp;supervisory&nbsp;skills. Along with these duties,&nbsp;and in conjunction&nbsp;with other clinical instructors, she designed and&nbsp;compiled&nbsp;supervisor and student clinic handbooks that&nbsp;included resources for clinic instructions, expectations/guidelines for students, as well as performance standards and competencies for both instructors and students. The resources she created are&nbsp;still used today in an online format.&nbsp;Staab and her peers developed a plan to increase public awareness of communication disorders as well as the services provided at the Herndon Clinic through brochures, presentations to medical communities, and contributions to building a website. In addition,&nbsp;she worked closely with&nbsp;a colleague&nbsp;to complete&nbsp;a literature review and design the Clinical Competency Rating Scale (CCRS), which was presented as a poster session at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Conference in 2006. This&nbsp;presentation helped bring attention to the need for stating student learning outcomes for both academic and clinical skills to a national audience&nbsp;and&nbsp;are now part of the national accreditation standards.Her&nbsp;professional and personal&nbsp;contributions did not stop at the university level. Staab collaborated with various agencies to support and improve services available to children and families in Ellis and Rush Counties. A few of her community contributions include&nbsp;service as a&nbsp;charter&nbsp;member of the Hays Area Interagency Coordinating Council representing the Herndon Clinic, the State of Kansas Early Intervention Task Force on Newborn Hearing Screening,&nbsp;and the Kansas Early Head Start Outcomes Committee.&nbsp;Staab has&nbsp;earned&nbsp;many achievements throughout her years of service to Fort Hays State and the community, but the highlight of her career came in 2006 when she was designated as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, which is one of the highest honors the Association bestows.&nbsp;Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by Sunday, Sept. 27.&nbsp;Marla’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for&nbsp;3 p.m.&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.Dan&nbsp;WellerA multi-instrumentalist,&nbsp;Dan Weller&nbsp;earned his B.A. in&nbsp;music&nbsp;at Fort Hays State&nbsp;and&nbsp;went&nbsp;on to work as&nbsp;a&nbsp;professional studio and touring&nbsp;musician. Weller lives&nbsp;in Kansas City and Nashville&nbsp;and has&nbsp;shared the stage&nbsp;with&nbsp;some of the top touring artists in America, including&nbsp;Florida Georgia Line, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Back Street Boys, Nelly,&nbsp;and many more.&nbsp;Weller&nbsp;has&nbsp;toured extensively in&nbsp;North America,&nbsp;Europe,&nbsp;and Australia,&nbsp;appearing in venues that range from small&nbsp;local&nbsp;clubs to sold-out&nbsp;shows in&nbsp;Madison Square Garden,&nbsp;Major League Baseball parks,&nbsp;and NFL stadiums. One Fourth of July show on the National Mall in D.C. was performed in front of an audience&nbsp;of nearly&nbsp;500,000,&nbsp;the largest&nbsp;he has appeared before to date.&nbsp;He&nbsp;has also been featured on talk shows, television shows, news channels,&nbsp;and special TV events&nbsp;including&nbsp;Ellen, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Voice,&nbsp;and Good Morning America.&nbsp;Weller continues to mentor musicians and artists in both Kansas City and Nashville. He also works to pair producers, musicians, and artists to help bright upcoming talent connect with professional opportunities. His betterment extends beyond the music world, as he has partnered with TOMS Shoes and ‘Save The Children.’ He is an active volunteer leader with Troop 181 of the Boy Scouts of America.&nbsp;Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.&nbsp;Dan’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD &nbsp;Aaron&nbsp;BernasconiBernasconi’s&nbsp;service as the&nbsp;Senior Advisor to Deputy United States Trade Representative, Ambassador C.J. Mahoney, for the past two years is&nbsp;but&nbsp;one of the many accomplishments that have&nbsp;made&nbsp;this young alum deserving of this honor. The pinnacle achievement of his career is the successful renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement, now known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). On Jan. 29 of this year, Bernasconi had the&nbsp;honor&nbsp;of joining the President as he signed the USMCA into law, securing economic benefits and solidifying the future of America’s farmers, ranchers, workers, and entrepreneurs.In addition to his career endeavors, Bernasconi – who earned his B.A. in political science – has volunteered as a&nbsp;youth leader&nbsp;at Sync Student Ministries and served as a leader, mentor, and counselor to a group of students, helping them&nbsp;navigate the ups and downs of teenage life in a safe and shame-free environment. Bernasconi&nbsp;takes&nbsp;pride&nbsp;in his efforts to&nbsp;help hundreds of students find their passions, realize their&nbsp;potential, repair damaged relationships, overcome immense hardships, and unlock their potential.&nbsp;Also, serving as a Youth Education Volunteer at Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE), Bernasconi had the opportunity to empower high school refugees&nbsp;and immigrant students,&nbsp;connecting them to&nbsp;services&nbsp;that help&nbsp;mitigate the effects of interrupted education, and overcoming cultural and language barriers to learning. Bernasconi assisted in academic tutoring on all subjects, worked to strengthen students’ literacy proficiency, and aided students&nbsp;in&nbsp;the transition&nbsp;to a&nbsp;new life in America.&nbsp;One of&nbsp;the other notable honors he has received came from the senior leadership at&nbsp;<a></a>RAM Tool Inc., where he was recognized&nbsp;as one of the company’s top personal trainers. He also rose to become&nbsp;one of the top sales representatives&nbsp;when he worked for&nbsp;Techtronic Industries North America Inc. He was&nbsp;even recognized by&nbsp;U.S. Senator&nbsp;Jerry Moran at a national level for outstanding service as a Doorkeeper&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Senate’s&nbsp;Sergeant at Arms, accompanying&nbsp;the senator&nbsp;as his personal guest to a Joint Session of&nbsp;Congress attended by&nbsp;French President, Emmanuel Macron.&nbsp;Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Monday, Sept. 28.&nbsp;Aaron’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for&nbsp;3 p.m.&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.NITA M. LANDRUM&nbsp;AWARDAshley&nbsp;AdoranteThis&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;Sigma&nbsp;(Alpha Gamma) alumna&nbsp;is an active volunteer&nbsp;with FHSU,&nbsp;the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Kan.,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and several other community groups and organizations. Her extensive record of&nbsp;leadership and service in so many areas&nbsp;make&nbsp;Ashley Adorante&nbsp;an obvious choice as this year’s&nbsp;Nita M. Landrum Award winner.&nbsp;Adorante serves&nbsp;on&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;boards, steering committees, and planning committees all around the Kansas City area. She stands out in so many settings because she is routinely the first to identify ways to pursue better, faster, more economical ways of conducting business. She&nbsp;has amassed a tremendous record of achievement as a planner, a leader,&nbsp;and an organizer of diverse events, large and small.&nbsp;She&nbsp;works tirelessly as&nbsp;an advocate&nbsp;with&nbsp;volunteer groups, inspiring&nbsp;others to attend and participate as well.Adorante&nbsp;received a B.S.&nbsp;in 2001 in physical education (health and wellness) and often returns to FHSU&nbsp;to&nbsp;volunteer&nbsp;at alumni events and Tri Sigma activities. She eagerly supports and attends FHSU sporting events and other alumni events around the Kansas City&nbsp;area wearing her Tiger&nbsp;Gold&nbsp;and, at times, suiting&nbsp;up&nbsp;as&nbsp;Victor&nbsp;E. Tiger at local&nbsp;events in Kansas City.&nbsp;When she is not volunteering, she is working as the Outreach Coordinator for the Masonic Cancer Alliance at&nbsp;The University of Kansas Cancer Center, an organization that brings together patient care, research, and support professionals throughout Kansas and western Missouri. Adorante is specifically responsible for helping to develop and implement&nbsp;statewide cancer outreach and education programs with a focus on promoting community awareness of cancer prevention and early detection, sun safety,&nbsp;and she does it all with a focus on&nbsp;assuring the inclusion of&nbsp;people in&nbsp;underserved communities.&nbsp;Register for Zoom call&nbsp;by&nbsp;Tuesday, Sept. 29.&nbsp;Ashley’s&nbsp;session is scheduled for noon Wednesday, Sept.&nbsp;30.

FHSU Alumni Association announces Homecoming honorees

Date:&nbsp;Friday, October 9, 2020

Time:&nbsp;7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Registration; 8:00 a.m. Start

Location:&nbsp;Smoky Hill Country Club, Hays, KS

Team Entry Fee:&nbsp;$500 per Team for a 4-Person Team (includes green fees, golf carts, luncheon at SHCC, door prizes and flight prizes for the top three teams in each of three flights)

Team Mulligans:&nbsp;$5 per mulligan (up to five mulligans per person can be purchased)

Hole Sponsorships:&nbsp;$350 (includes name/logo on tee box, pre-tournament advertising and publicity, and recognition at luncheon)

For more information or to register for the tournament, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nex-tech.com/golf" target="_blank">www.nex-tech.com/golf</a>&nbsp;or call (785) 625-6672.

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 </figure>Date:&nbsp;Friday, October 9, 2020Time:&nbsp;7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Registration; 8:00 a.m. StartLocation:&nbsp;Smoky Hill Country Club, Hays, KSTeam Entry Fee:&nbsp;$500 per Team for a 4-Person Team (includes green fees, golf carts, luncheon at SHCC, door prizes and flight prizes for the top three teams in each of three flights)Team Mulligans:&nbsp;$5 per mulligan (up to five mulligans per person can be purchased)Hole Sponsorships:&nbsp;$350 (includes name/logo on tee box, pre-tournament advertising and publicity, and recognition at luncheon)For more information or to register for the tournament, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nex-tech.com/golf" target="_blank">www.nex-tech.com/golf</a>&nbsp;or call (785) 625-6672.

Charity golf tourney to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Linda Lou Fogo, 83, passed away on 
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland with her 
family at her side.

Linda was born on July 22, 1937 to Buford Wayne and Helen Mae 
(Cullins) Hevner.&nbsp; She was one of four children.&nbsp; She was raised on the 
family farm and attended Western Star Country School in the early 
grades.&nbsp; She graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1955.&nbsp;

On November 24, 1955, Linda was united in marriage to George R. “Bud”
 Fogo.&nbsp; In May of 1956, Bud was inducted into the US Army and spent his 
basic training at Fort Ord, California.&nbsp; In October of the same year, 
Bud was transferred to Germany.&nbsp; In 1957, Linda sailed to Germany aboard
 the S.S. Amsterdam, where the couple spent the remainder of their time 
living in the small West German community of Haibach.&nbsp;

In 1958, they returned to Goodland, where Bud started working for the
 Rock Island Railroad and Linda became a housewife raising a family and 
taking care of their four children; Sheryl, Debra, Kelly and Jacque.&nbsp; 
Linda was part of the Sherman County Century Family.

She was a member of the First Christian Church, CWF and was a 
faithful American Red Cross Blood Donor.&nbsp; She was also a member of the 
Garden Club, and the Sherman County Historical Society.&nbsp; She was an avid
 sports fan, especially for the Denver Broncos, and loved to watch her 
children and grandchildren participate in sports.&nbsp; She committed her 
life to caring for her husband, her parents and her children.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband George R. “Bud” 
Fogo, her brothers Rex Hevner and Gary Hevner, and a sister Connie 
Hevner Hammond.

She is survived by her four children; Sheryl (Frank) Linden of 
Goodland, Debra (Tony) Martin of Goodland, Kelly (Tera) Fogo of 
Centennial, Colorado and Jacque (Kendall) Cooper of Goodland.&nbsp; She is 
also survived by her nine grandchildren; Lindsey (Wes) Ludolph, Brandon 
(Amber) Linden, Abigail (Kenton) Keith, Emily (Kade) Bloom, Jesse 
Cooper, Tristan Cooper, Kylie Fogo, Kamdyn Fogo, and Kaelor Fogo, eleven
 great grandchildren, a brother-in-law Steve Hammond of Littleton, CO, 
and two sister-in-laws; Marie Hevner Kleine of Gulf Breeze, FL and 
Patricia Willoughby of Basehor, KS.

Click <a href="https://www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Linda-Fogo">HERE</a> for service details.

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 </figure>Lifelong Goodland, KS resident Linda Lou Fogo, 83, passed away on 
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Wheat Ridge Acres in Goodland with her 
family at her side.Linda was born on July 22, 1937 to Buford Wayne and Helen Mae 
(Cullins) Hevner.&nbsp; She was one of four children.&nbsp; She was raised on the 
family farm and attended Western Star Country School in the early 
grades.&nbsp; She graduated from Sherman Community High School in 1955.&nbsp;On November 24, 1955, Linda was united in marriage to George R. “Bud”
 Fogo.&nbsp; In May of 1956, Bud was inducted into the US Army and spent his 
basic training at Fort Ord, California.&nbsp; In October of the same year, 
Bud was transferred to Germany.&nbsp; In 1957, Linda sailed to Germany aboard
 the S.S. Amsterdam, where the couple spent the remainder of their time 
living in the small West German community of Haibach.&nbsp;In 1958, they returned to Goodland, where Bud started working for the
 Rock Island Railroad and Linda became a housewife raising a family and 
taking care of their four children; Sheryl, Debra, Kelly and Jacque.&nbsp; 
Linda was part of the Sherman County Century Family.She was a member of the First Christian Church, CWF and was a 
faithful American Red Cross Blood Donor.&nbsp; She was also a member of the 
Garden Club, and the Sherman County Historical Society.&nbsp; She was an avid
 sports fan, especially for the Denver Broncos, and loved to watch her 
children and grandchildren participate in sports.&nbsp; She committed her 
life to caring for her husband, her parents and her children.Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband George R. “Bud” 
Fogo, her brothers Rex Hevner and Gary Hevner, and a sister Connie 
Hevner Hammond.She is survived by her four children; Sheryl (Frank) Linden of 
Goodland, Debra (Tony) Martin of Goodland, Kelly (Tera) Fogo of 
Centennial, Colorado and Jacque (Kendall) Cooper of Goodland.&nbsp; She is 
also survived by her nine grandchildren; Lindsey (Wes) Ludolph, Brandon 
(Amber) Linden, Abigail (Kenton) Keith, Emily (Kade) Bloom, Jesse 
Cooper, Tristan Cooper, Kylie Fogo, Kamdyn Fogo, and Kaelor Fogo, eleven
 great grandchildren, a brother-in-law Steve Hammond of Littleton, CO, 
and two sister-in-laws; Marie Hevner Kleine of Gulf Breeze, FL and 
Patricia Willoughby of Basehor, KS.Click <a href="https://www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Linda-Fogo">HERE</a> for service details.

Linda Lou (Hevner) Fogo

Mary Ann Randa, 86, Liebenthal, died Friday, September 18, 2020 at HaysMed as a result of COVID-19.

She was born July 8, 1934 in 
Liebenthal, the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Depperschmidt) Herrman.&nbsp; 
She graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1952.&nbsp; On September 30, 
1953 she was united in marriage to Marvin Anthony Randa in Liebenthal, 
and they celebrated 39 years of marriage before he preceded her in death
 on October 2, 1992.&nbsp; For 35 years she was the Community Postal Officer 
at the Liebenthal Post Office.&nbsp; Her memberships included St. Joseph 
Catholic Church in Liebenthal and St. Ann’s Altar Society.&nbsp; She was an 
outgoing and social person who enjoyed going places, visiting with 
people, and learning about her Volga-German heritage.&nbsp; She loved God, 
prayed the rosary, was active in the church, and enjoyed sitting on her 
porch reading a book.&nbsp; Mary Ann also loved her family and looked forward
 to all holidays, especially when she could spend them with her 
children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Survivors include three sons; Ronald 
Randa of Hays, Leslie Randa of LaCrosse, and Lyle Randa and wife Amy of 
Wichita, five daughters; Linda Gottschalk and husband Loren of Basehor, 
Doris Scheideman and husband Kent of Haysville, Marilyn Randa of Derby, 
Nadine Foreman and husband Steve of Haysville, and Pamela Winkler and 
husband Robert of Charleston, SC, a daughter-in-law; Barbara Randa of 
Huntsville, AL, two sisters; Elvera Rupp-Mock of Haysville and Alfrieda 
Dinges of Hays, a sister-in-law; Gloria Herrman of LaCrosse, 23 
grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, her special friend; LaVern Meier 
of Wichita, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her 
parents, her husband Marvin, a son; Gary Randa, two brothers; Wilbert 
and Richard Herrman, and a sister; Firmina Herrman.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 
10:00 am on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church 
in Liebenthal, with Fr. Stephen Dabanka officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow
 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Liebenthal.&nbsp; Visitation will be from 6:00 pm 
until 8:00 on Tuesday at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; A St. Ann’s
 Altar Society rosary will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, at the funeral 
home.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church.&nbsp; 
Condolences and memories of Mary Ann may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Mary Ann Randa, 86, Liebenthal, died Friday, September 18, 2020 at HaysMed as a result of COVID-19.She was born July 8, 1934 in 
Liebenthal, the daughter of Bernard and Mary (Depperschmidt) Herrman.&nbsp; 
She graduated from Schoenchen High School in 1952.&nbsp; On September 30, 
1953 she was united in marriage to Marvin Anthony Randa in Liebenthal, 
and they celebrated 39 years of marriage before he preceded her in death
 on October 2, 1992.&nbsp; For 35 years she was the Community Postal Officer 
at the Liebenthal Post Office.&nbsp; Her memberships included St. Joseph 
Catholic Church in Liebenthal and St. Ann’s Altar Society.&nbsp; She was an 
outgoing and social person who enjoyed going places, visiting with 
people, and learning about her Volga-German heritage.&nbsp; She loved God, 
prayed the rosary, was active in the church, and enjoyed sitting on her 
porch reading a book.&nbsp; Mary Ann also loved her family and looked forward
 to all holidays, especially when she could spend them with her 
children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.Survivors include three sons; Ronald 
Randa of Hays, Leslie Randa of LaCrosse, and Lyle Randa and wife Amy of 
Wichita, five daughters; Linda Gottschalk and husband Loren of Basehor, 
Doris Scheideman and husband Kent of Haysville, Marilyn Randa of Derby, 
Nadine Foreman and husband Steve of Haysville, and Pamela Winkler and 
husband Robert of Charleston, SC, a daughter-in-law; Barbara Randa of 
Huntsville, AL, two sisters; Elvera Rupp-Mock of Haysville and Alfrieda 
Dinges of Hays, a sister-in-law; Gloria Herrman of LaCrosse, 23 
grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, her special friend; LaVern Meier 
of Wichita, and numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her 
parents, her husband Marvin, a son; Gary Randa, two brothers; Wilbert 
and Richard Herrman, and a sister; Firmina Herrman.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 
10:00 am on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church 
in Liebenthal, with Fr. Stephen Dabanka officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow
 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Liebenthal.&nbsp; Visitation will be from 6:00 pm 
until 8:00 on Tuesday at Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.&nbsp; A St. Ann’s
 Altar Society rosary will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, at the funeral 
home.&nbsp; Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church.&nbsp; 
Condolences and memories of Mary Ann may be shared with the family at 
www.haysmemorial.com &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mary Ann Randa

Clifford D. Rein, 85, of Garden City, KS. passed away on September 14, 2020, at High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, KS.


He was born to Henry and Pauline (Yeager) Rein on a farm near Bazine, 
KS., June 26, 1935.  He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse 
southeast of Bazine.  In 1954, he joined the Army, where he was a 
paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N.C.  He was part of 
the 376 Field Artillery Battalion.  In 1956, he was honorably discharged
 with the rank of SPC 4.  


On October 10th, 1956, he married Lillyann Suppes at St. Michael’s 
Catholic Church in LaCrosse, KS. They moved to Larned, KS., where Cliff 
worked at a sheet metal company for two years before enrolling in barber
 school in Wichita, KS. in 1958.  After graduating barber school, they 
moved to Garden City, where he went to work for Frank Koksal, at Ace 
High Barber Shop on Fulton Street.  He worked there for many years 
before starting his own business.  On November 16th, 1971, he opened 
“Cliff’s Barber Shop” at the corner of 7th and Laurel.  He worked with 
Danny Reitcheck, for four years, and then he ran the shop on his own for
 44 years.  On August 3rd, 2019, Cliff retired after 61 years of cutting
 hair.


Cliff was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church, the American Legion 
and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  He enjoyed spending time with his 
grandchildren and attending all of their events, taking care of his home
 and lawn, building and fixing things, and discussing family and 
politics with his many loyal customers.


He is survived by his wife, Lilly;  one daughter, Debra (Mike) Olson, 
Lakin, four grandchildren, Caitlin Olson, Kansas City, KS., Mckenzie 
Rein, Columbia, MO., Jacob Rein, Hays, KS., and Zachary Rein of Lakin.  
He is also survived by his sister, JoAnn Schlegel of Pueblo, Co., and 
many nieces and nephews.  


He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Kenneth Rein and 
Dwayne Rein.  One sister, Angleta Lapka, one brother, Gary Rein and 
granddaughter, Maggie Melynn Olson.


Visitation was be at Garnand Funeral Home in Garden City, KS. on 
Saturday, September 19th, from 3-8 pm and Sunday, from 12-5 pm. A rosary
 and vigil was held at St. Dominic Parish in Garden City, on Sunday 
at 7 pm.  Funeral Mass was at St. Dominic Parish, Monday at 10:30 
am.&nbsp;


Cliff requested, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to “Maggie’s
 Mission”, (a scholarship/Christian based community fund, established in
 2012 in memory of his granddaughter, Maggie Olson) or “St. Dominic 
School” in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N. Seventh Street, Garden 
City, KS., 67846.
                            

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 </figure>Clifford D. Rein, 85, of Garden City, KS. passed away on September 14, 2020, at High Plains Retirement Village in Lakin, KS.
He was born to Henry and Pauline (Yeager) Rein on a farm near Bazine, 
KS., June 26, 1935. He attended school in a one-room schoolhouse 
southeast of Bazine. In 1954, he joined the Army, where he was a 
paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N.C. He was part of 
the 376 Field Artillery Battalion. In 1956, he was honorably discharged
 with the rank of SPC 4. 
On October 10th, 1956, he married Lillyann Suppes at St. Michael’s 
Catholic Church in LaCrosse, KS. They moved to Larned, KS., where Cliff 
worked at a sheet metal company for two years before enrolling in barber
 school in Wichita, KS. in 1958. After graduating barber school, they 
moved to Garden City, where he went to work for Frank Koksal, at Ace 
High Barber Shop on Fulton Street. He worked there for many years 
before starting his own business. On November 16th, 1971, he opened 
“Cliff’s Barber Shop” at the corner of 7th and Laurel. He worked with 
Danny Reitcheck, for four years, and then he ran the shop on his own for
 44 years. On August 3rd, 2019, Cliff retired after 61 years of cutting
 hair.
Cliff was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church, the American Legion 
and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He enjoyed spending time with his 
grandchildren and attending all of their events, taking care of his home
 and lawn, building and fixing things, and discussing family and 
politics with his many loyal customers.
He is survived by his wife, Lilly; one daughter, Debra (Mike) Olson, 
Lakin, four grandchildren, Caitlin Olson, Kansas City, KS., Mckenzie 
Rein, Columbia, MO., Jacob Rein, Hays, KS., and Zachary Rein of Lakin. 
He is also survived by his sister, JoAnn Schlegel of Pueblo, Co., and 
many nieces and nephews. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Kenneth Rein and 
Dwayne Rein. One sister, Angleta Lapka, one brother, Gary Rein and 
granddaughter, Maggie Melynn Olson.
Visitation was be at Garnand Funeral Home in Garden City, KS. on 
Saturday, September 19th, from 3-8 pm and Sunday, from 12-5 pm. A rosary
 and vigil was held at St. Dominic Parish in Garden City, on Sunday 
at 7 pm. Funeral Mass was at St. Dominic Parish, Monday at 10:30 
am.&nbsp;
Cliff requested, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to “Maggie’s
 Mission”, (a scholarship/Christian based community fund, established in
 2012 in memory of his granddaughter, Maggie Olson) or “St. Dominic 
School” in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N. Seventh Street, Garden 
City, KS., 67846.

Clifford D. Rein

Like many organizations this year, the Volga German Centennial Association and organizers of Oktoberfest Hays have had to make adjustments. The 2020 Oktoberfest Hays REVISION plan replaces the traditional event in Municipal Park with smaller events at local restaurants.&nbsp;

As each restaurant will have limited capacity, Oktoberfest fans are encouraged to join in virtually via Facebook Live and participate by supporting these restaurants throughout the entire month of October.&nbsp;

Event organizers’ goal for 2020 is to still offer the community a way to celebrate German traditions, but without the large crowds. Each participating restaurant will offer a special German menu item or an Oktoberfest-themed beer. Defiance Brewing Co. brewed a German Hefeweizen beer for the occasion, called “Hayzenbraü,” which will be available at multiple locations. In addition, these restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to a local nonprofit organization in hopes to offset those organization’s fundraising losses incurred this year.

All restaurants are responsible for abiding by city ordinances that require masks, occupant capacity requirements, and social distancing.

Oktoberfest Punch Cards will be on hand at participating restaurants. When customers purchase food (dine in or to go) at these locations through October 31, 2020 they will receive a punch. Once a card is filled, customers can fill in their contact information on the back of the card, and drop it into one of the boxes at any of the participating sponsor locations for a chance to win Oktoberfest prizes.

September&nbsp;26: Defiance Brewing Co. @ 4 p.m. - Tapping of the Keg “Hayzenbraü”
Including: The Local Food Truck, Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

September 28:&nbsp;Thirsty’s Brew Pub and Grill @ 6 p.m. - First pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

September 29:&nbsp;Old Chicago @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First Pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

September 30:&nbsp;Gutch’s Bar and Grill @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First Pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

October&nbsp;1:&nbsp;The Golden Q @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

October 2:&nbsp;Gella’s Diner &amp; Lb. Brewing Co. @&nbsp;11 a.m. - First pour “Victor E. Lager”
Including: Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.

Sake2Me Sushi Rolls:&nbsp;
No live event, but will have the "Hayzenbraü" beer.&nbsp;Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale. (Note: Sake2Me’s new location is 803 Fort St.)

Other activities include a Coloring Contest for kids and the German Market. Rules for the coloring contest can be found at <a href="http://www.oktoberfesthays.com/coloringcontest">www.oktoberfesthays.com/coloringcontest</a>. Entries must be submitted online by October 31. Prizes will be awarded for the top three entries. First prize will be a 15’ X 15’ inflatable for the day donated by Grand True Value Rental.

Coloring sheets can be picked up at the following locations:

The German Market is a partnership of Downtown Hays Development Corporation (DHDC) and Oktoberfest.&nbsp;It will take place 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3 at the&nbsp;Downtown Pavilion at 10th&nbsp;and Main Streets. The Downtown Market offers fresh produce, farm-fresh meats, jellies and jams, handmade items, and more. For this special market, vendors are invited to bring German-themed&nbsp;foods and items for&nbsp;purchase. Vendors and nonprofits who normally sell in the park are highly encouraged to attend. Vendor&nbsp;spaces at the German Market are $25. Potential vendors should contact DHDC&nbsp;at 785-621-4171.

Some of the generous sponsors making this year’s events possible include John’s Fencing, Gella's Diner and Lb. Brewing Company, Heartland Building Center, Midwest Energy, Taco Grande, The Uptown Fox, Tiger Burger, Big D’s Rent All, Commercial Builders, Northwestern Printers, and Enersys.

The Volga German Centennial Association, established in 1974, promotes the heritage of the Volga German immigrants through the annual Oktoberfest. A portion of the proceeds from the event fund scholarships to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) and NCK Technical College for descendants of Volga German heritage, as well as provide funds for area churches in need.&nbsp;

For details and updates, visit oktoberfesthays.com or the Oktoberfest Hays Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OktoberfestHays">www.facebook.com/OktoberfestHays</a>.

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 </figure>SubmittedLike many organizations this year, the Volga German Centennial Association and organizers of Oktoberfest Hays have had to make adjustments. The 2020 Oktoberfest Hays REVISION plan replaces the traditional event in Municipal Park with smaller events at local restaurants.&nbsp;As each restaurant will have limited capacity, Oktoberfest fans are encouraged to join in virtually via Facebook Live and participate by supporting these restaurants throughout the entire month of October.&nbsp;Event organizers’ goal for 2020 is to still offer the community a way to celebrate German traditions, but without the large crowds. Each participating restaurant will offer a special German menu item or an Oktoberfest-themed beer. Defiance Brewing Co. brewed a German Hefeweizen beer for the occasion, called “Hayzenbraü,” which will be available at multiple locations. In addition, these restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to a local nonprofit organization in hopes to offset those organization’s fundraising losses incurred this year.All restaurants are responsible for abiding by city ordinances that require masks, occupant capacity requirements, and social distancing.Oktoberfest Punch Cards will be on hand at participating restaurants. When customers purchase food (dine in or to go) at these locations through October 31, 2020 they will receive a punch. Once a card is filled, customers can fill in their contact information on the back of the card, and drop it into one of the boxes at any of the participating sponsor locations for a chance to win Oktoberfest prizes.<h2>2020 Oktoberfest Hays REVISION schedule</h2>September&nbsp;26: Defiance Brewing Co. @ 4 p.m. - Tapping of the Keg “Hayzenbraü”
Including: The Local Food Truck, Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.September 28:&nbsp;Thirsty’s Brew Pub and Grill @ 6 p.m. - First pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.September 29:&nbsp;Old Chicago @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First Pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.September 30:&nbsp;Gutch’s Bar and Grill @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First Pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.October&nbsp;1:&nbsp;The Golden Q @&nbsp;6 p.m. - First pour “Hayzenbraü”
Including: Stein Holding Contest, Beer Puppeteer Contest, Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.October 2:&nbsp;Gella’s Diner &amp; Lb. Brewing Co. @&nbsp;11 a.m. - First pour “Victor E. Lager”
Including: Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale.Sake2Me Sushi Rolls:&nbsp;
No live event, but will have the "Hayzenbraü" beer.&nbsp;Official Oktoberfest Hays Merchandise and Mugs for sale. (Note: Sake2Me’s new location is 803 Fort St.)Other activities include a Coloring Contest for kids and the German Market. Rules for the coloring contest can be found at <a href="http://www.oktoberfesthays.com/coloringcontest">www.oktoberfesthays.com/coloringcontest</a>. Entries must be submitted online by October 31. Prizes will be awarded for the top three entries. First prize will be a 15’ X 15’ inflatable for the day donated by Grand True Value Rental.Coloring sheets can be picked up at the following locations:<ol>
 <li>Defiance Brewing Co.</li><li>Gella’s Diner &amp; Lb. Brewing Co.</li><li>Gutch’s Bar &amp; Grill</li><li>Sake2Me Sushi Rolls</li><li>The Golden Q</li><li>Thirsty’s Brew Pub &amp; Grill</li><li>Old Chicago</li>
 </ol>The German Market is a partnership of Downtown Hays Development Corporation (DHDC) and Oktoberfest.&nbsp;It will take place 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3 at the&nbsp;Downtown Pavilion at 10th&nbsp;and Main Streets. The Downtown Market offers fresh produce, farm-fresh meats, jellies and jams, handmade items, and more. For this special market, vendors are invited to bring German-themed&nbsp;foods and items for&nbsp;purchase. Vendors and nonprofits who normally sell in the park are highly encouraged to attend. Vendor&nbsp;spaces at the German Market are $25. Potential vendors should contact DHDC&nbsp;at 785-621-4171.Some of the generous sponsors making this year’s events possible include John’s Fencing, Gella's Diner and Lb. Brewing Company, Heartland Building Center, Midwest Energy, Taco Grande, The Uptown Fox, Tiger Burger, Big D’s Rent All, Commercial Builders, Northwestern Printers, and Enersys.The Volga German Centennial Association, established in 1974, promotes the heritage of the Volga German immigrants through the annual Oktoberfest. A portion of the proceeds from the event fund scholarships to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) and NCK Technical College for descendants of Volga German heritage, as well as provide funds for area churches in need.&nbsp;For details and updates, visit oktoberfesthays.com or the Oktoberfest Hays Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OktoberfestHays">www.facebook.com/OktoberfestHays</a>.

Revised Oktoberfest offers up full schedule of events

TOPEKA – Youth from across Kansas, including Ellis County, have entered 1,889 animals in the 88th Kansas Junior Livestock Show, which will take place October 2-4 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. A total of 784 exhibitors from 95 counties have entered 135 market steers, 368 breeding heifers, 228 market hogs, 260 breeding gilts, 280 market lambs, 277 breeding ewes, 175 market goats and 176 commercial does. This event is the largest youth show in the state.

Reno County leads the state with the most exhibitors at 36. The largest number of total livestock entries is Douglas County, with 83. Youth from Douglas County also have entered the most market lambs, 21, and breeding gilts, 11. The largest number of steers entered is Butler County with eight. Franklin County has the most market hog entries at 11. Pottawatomie County and Reno County are tied with the largest number of heifers entered at 24. In addition, Pottawatomie County competitors have entered the most market goats, 12. Dickinson County has the largest number of breeding ewes entered with 12. Finney County has the most commercial doe kid entries at 11.

            KJLS will award cash to exhibitors of the top five animals in both market and breeding shows in all four species. Direct cash payouts will range from $4,000 to $500 for steers; $1,000 to $300 for heifers; $2,000 to $500 for market hogs; $750 to $250 for breeding gilts; $2,000 to $300 for market lambs; $500 to $50 for registered ewes; $500 to $100 for commercial ewes; $2,000 to $400 for market goats; and $750 to $200 for commercial doe kids.

In addition, KJLS will present several scholarships during the show to exhibitors who have excelled academically, in community service and in 4-H/FFA. This is the 28th year for the scholarship program, which has awarded a total of $472,900 to 337 KJLS exhibitors since 1993. Last year, a total of $22,000 was presented to 14 individuals.

            Separate from the selection of species champions, a showmanship contest will be held. The top showman in the junior, intermediate and senior divisions of each species will receive a silver belt

buckle. Prizes also will be awarded for second through fifth place in each division.

KJLS will again offer the LEAD Challenge, which is an educational and advocacy event that provides an opportunity for exhibitors to learn about current industry issues and apply that information in a competitive environment. Exhibitors will be divided into three age divisions: junior, intermediate and senior. All will participate in the LEAD Listen &amp; Learn, showmanship, skills stations and an interview. There are 31 juniors, 52 intermediates and 37 seniors entered in this year’s challenge.     

In conjunction with KJLS, the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF) will sponsor a club calf show and sale. Steer and heifer prospects from some of the top club calf producers in the Midwest will be consigned. The event will take place October 3. Sale commission proceeds will go toward KLF Youth in Agriculture scholarships.

The Mid-America Classic Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest will be held October 2 in conjunction with the show. This event, which has been held for more than 30 years, provides competitors the opportunity to sharpen their livestock evaluation skills; develop their critical thinking and decision-making abilities; and refine their public speaking skills.

KLA and Kansas State University are major sponsors of the show, along with Cargill, Merck Animal Health, Seaboard Foods, American AgCredit, Kansas Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Financial Services, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and Friends of KJLS.

            Metzler, Dakota&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Barrow

            Metzler, Dakota&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Gilt

            Neher, Ella&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Meat Goat

            Neher, Ella&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Doe

            Neher, Esther&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe

            Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Lamb

            Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat

            Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe

            Neher, Mya&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe

            Pfeifer, Konnor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt

            Pfeifer, Kylee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Barrow

            Pfeifer, Kylee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt

            Robben, Dalton&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer

            Robben, Dalton&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat

            Robben, Maddie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat

            Rupp, Quentin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer

            Sack, Jacob&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat

            Sack, Kimberly&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat

            Scheck, Heather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Steer

            Scheck, Heather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Maintainer Heifer

            Scheck, Lindsey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Steer

            Scheck, Lindsey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Heifer

            Schmeidler, Faith&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Simmental&nbsp; Pct Heifer

            Schmeidler, Grace&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Simmental Pct Heifer

            Schumacher, Levi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Steer

            Schumacher, Levi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer

            Weber, Kaleigh&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Barrow

            Weber, Kaleigh&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt

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 </figure>Kansas Junior Livestock Show TOPEKA – Youth from across Kansas, including Ellis County, have entered 1,889 animals in the 88th Kansas Junior Livestock Show, which will take place October 2-4 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. A total of 784 exhibitors from 95 counties have entered 135 market steers, 368 breeding heifers, 228 market hogs, 260 breeding gilts, 280 market lambs, 277 breeding ewes, 175 market goats and 176 commercial does. This event is the largest youth show in the state.Reno County leads the state with the most exhibitors at 36. The largest number of total livestock entries is Douglas County, with 83. Youth from Douglas County also have entered the most market lambs, 21, and breeding gilts, 11. The largest number of steers entered is Butler County with eight. Franklin County has the most market hog entries at 11. Pottawatomie County and Reno County are tied with the largest number of heifers entered at 24. In addition, Pottawatomie County competitors have entered the most market goats, 12. Dickinson County has the largest number of breeding ewes entered with 12. Finney County has the most commercial doe kid entries at 11. KJLS will award cash to exhibitors of the top five animals in both market and breeding shows in all four species. Direct cash payouts will range from $4,000 to $500 for steers; $1,000 to $300 for heifers; $2,000 to $500 for market hogs; $750 to $250 for breeding gilts; $2,000 to $300 for market lambs; $500 to $50 for registered ewes; $500 to $100 for commercial ewes; $2,000 to $400 for market goats; and $750 to $200 for commercial doe kids.In addition, KJLS will present several scholarships during the show to exhibitors who have excelled academically, in community service and in 4-H/FFA. This is the 28th year for the scholarship program, which has awarded a total of $472,900 to 337 KJLS exhibitors since 1993. Last year, a total of $22,000 was presented to 14 individuals. Separate from the selection of species champions, a showmanship contest will be held. The top showman in the junior, intermediate and senior divisions of each species will receive a silver beltbuckle. Prizes also will be awarded for second through fifth place in each division.KJLS will again offer the LEAD Challenge, which is an educational and advocacy event that provides an opportunity for exhibitors to learn about current industry issues and apply that information in a competitive environment. Exhibitors will be divided into three age divisions: junior, intermediate and senior. All will participate in the LEAD Listen &amp; Learn, showmanship, skills stations and an interview. There are 31 juniors, 52 intermediates and 37 seniors entered in this year’s challenge. In conjunction with KJLS, the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF) will sponsor a club calf show and sale. Steer and heifer prospects from some of the top club calf producers in the Midwest will be consigned. The event will take place October 3. Sale commission proceeds will go toward KLF Youth in Agriculture scholarships.The Mid-America Classic Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest will be held October 2 in conjunction with the show. This event, which has been held for more than 30 years, provides competitors the opportunity to sharpen their livestock evaluation skills; develop their critical thinking and decision-making abilities; and refine their public speaking skills.KLA and Kansas State University are major sponsors of the show, along with Cargill, Merck Animal Health, Seaboard Foods, American AgCredit, Kansas Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Financial Services, the Kansas Department of Agriculture and Friends of KJLS.Ellis County entrants are: Metzler, Dakota&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Barrow Metzler, Dakota&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Gilt Neher, Ella&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Meat Goat Neher, Ella&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Doe Neher, Esther&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Lamb Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe Neher, Karli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe Neher, Mya&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pfeifer&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Doe Pfeifer, Konnor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt Pfeifer, Konnor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt Pfeifer, Kylee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Barrow Pfeifer, Kylee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt Pfeifer, Kylee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt Robben, Dalton&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer Robben, Dalton&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat Robben, Maddie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Victoria&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat Rupp, Quentin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer Sack, Jacob&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat Sack, Kimberly&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meat Goat Scheck, Heather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Steer Scheck, Heather&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Maintainer Heifer Scheck, Lindsey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Market Steer Scheck, Lindsey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Gorham&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Commercial Heifer Schmeidler, Faith&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Simmental&nbsp; Pct Heifer Schmeidler, Grace&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Simmental Pct Heifer Schmeidler, Grace&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Simmental Pct Heifer Schumacher, Levi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Steer Schumacher, Levi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Heifer Weber, Kaleigh&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Barrow Weber, Kaleigh&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Market Barrow Weber, Kaleigh&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ellis&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Commercial Gilt

Ellis Co. youth to participate in Kansas Junior Livestock Show 

TOPEKA — The first general election debate in the race for the United State Senate seat between State Senator Barbara Bollier and First District congressman Roger Marshall was held Saturday afternoon and lasted nearly 90 minutes.&nbsp; 

If you missed it live, watch the replay courtesy Barbara Bollier for Kansas Facebook page, WIBW Radio and the Kansas Ag Network.

Due to the pandemic, this virtual debate was conducted in a safe manner, consistent with the guidelines of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the CDC and not at the Kansas State Fair.

The campaigns have also agreed to a debate hosted by the Johnson County Bar Association and Kansas Public Television in the Kansas City Metro area at a date yet to be determined and a debate in Wichita hosted by KWCH television on October 6.

TOPEKA — The first general election debate in the race for the United State Senate seat between State Senator Barbara Bollier and First District congressman Roger Marshall was held Saturday afternoon and lasted nearly 90 minutes.&nbsp; If you missed it live, watch the replay courtesy Barbara Bollier for Kansas Facebook page, WIBW Radio and the Kansas Ag Network.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWIBWNews%2Fvideos%2F383596299473825%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Due to the pandemic, this virtual debate was conducted in a safe manner, consistent with the guidelines of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the CDC and not at the Kansas State Fair.The campaigns have also agreed to a debate hosted by the Johnson County Bar Association and Kansas Public Television in the Kansas City Metro area at a date yet to be determined and a debate in Wichita hosted by KWCH television on October 6.

🎥  U.S. Senate candidate debate: Marshall vs Bollier 

Graveside services are scheduled for 1 PM on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ellis, Kansas.

Barbara Rupp, age 78, of Hays, Kansas 
passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Hays from an extended illness. 
Barb died peacefully at her home with her two daughters. Barb was born 
November 29, 1941 in Oklahoma City to William and Evelyn (Qualls) 
Douglas. Barb graduated from Ellis high school in 1960. Barb&nbsp;married 
Alois W. Rupp on October 22, 1960 in Ellis. Alois&nbsp;preceded her in death 
on March 12, 2016.

Barb had worked at Travenol and at 
Walmart. Barb enjoyed spending time with family and friends as well as 
studying genealogy. Barb&nbsp;was a member of St. Mary&nbsp;Church, Ellis.

Survivors include two daughters, Lisa 
(Tony) Workman, Loveland, Colorado&nbsp;and Lora (Todd) Armbruster of Hays; a
 sister, Peggy Schoenberger,&nbsp;Russell, Kansas; five grandchildren, 
Zachariah (Maria) Armbruster, Grand Island, Nebraska, Marguerite (Yan) 
Stastny of Berthoud, Colorado&nbsp;, Shelby Workman of Loveland, Cassandra 
Armbruster and Candra Armbruster both of Hays; and great grandchildren, 
Camdyn Armbruster, Prisayus Kennedy, Draxton VanEpps, and Everleigh 
Whittington all of Hays, Reagan Stastny, Mila Stastny, Brooks Stastny 
and Quinn Stastny all of Berthoud,&nbsp;Dylan Armbruster of Grand Island.&nbsp;

Barb was preceded in death by her parents; her biological father, Emmitt Osborn; and a brother, Eddie Douglas.

Memorial contributions are suggested to
 the Community Assistance Center in Hays. If donating, please make the 
check payable to the organization. Contributions may be mailed to 
Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com

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 </figure>Graveside services are scheduled for 1 PM on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ellis, Kansas.Barbara Rupp, age 78, of Hays, Kansas 
passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Hays from an extended illness. 
Barb died peacefully at her home with her two daughters. Barb was born 
November 29, 1941 in Oklahoma City to William and Evelyn (Qualls) 
Douglas. Barb graduated from Ellis high school in 1960. Barb&nbsp;married 
Alois W. Rupp on October 22, 1960 in Ellis. Alois&nbsp;preceded her in death 
on March 12, 2016.Barb had worked at Travenol and at 
Walmart. Barb enjoyed spending time with family and friends as well as 
studying genealogy. Barb&nbsp;was a member of St. Mary&nbsp;Church, Ellis.Survivors include two daughters, Lisa 
(Tony) Workman, Loveland, Colorado&nbsp;and Lora (Todd) Armbruster of Hays; a
 sister, Peggy Schoenberger,&nbsp;Russell, Kansas; five grandchildren, 
Zachariah (Maria) Armbruster, Grand Island, Nebraska, Marguerite (Yan) 
Stastny of Berthoud, Colorado&nbsp;, Shelby Workman of Loveland, Cassandra 
Armbruster and Candra Armbruster both of Hays; and great grandchildren, 
Camdyn Armbruster, Prisayus Kennedy, Draxton VanEpps, and Everleigh 
Whittington all of Hays, Reagan Stastny, Mila Stastny, Brooks Stastny 
and Quinn Stastny all of Berthoud,&nbsp;Dylan Armbruster of Grand Island.&nbsp;Barb was preceded in death by her parents; her biological father, Emmitt Osborn; and a brother, Eddie Douglas.Memorial contributions are suggested to
 the Community Assistance Center in Hays. If donating, please make the 
check payable to the organization. Contributions may be mailed to 
Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com

Barbara Rupp

Jean LaVon Hunt passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Rooks
 County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 93. She was 
born on October 8, 1926 to William and Myrtle (Sines) Lafferty in Otis, 
Colorado. She grew up in Marion, Nebraska and attended Danbury High 
School where she graduated with the class of 1945.


On August 9, 1945 she married Jesse Hunt. The couple moved to Palco 
in 1970 where she was a homemaker and raised their children. For many 
years she was a member of the Redline Church of God in Palco.


Jean is preceded in death by her parents, William and Myrtle 
Lafferty; husband, Jesse Hunt; children, James Hunt, Dorothy Lawver, and
 2 infants; siblings, Virgil, Cecil, Kenneth, and Wayne Lafferty, and 
Lois Myers.


She is survived by her children, Jerry (Betty) Hunt of Wichita, KS, 
KayLynn (David) Rogers of Newton, KS, and Jane (Rod) Rudman of Halstead,
 KS; sister, Evelyn Stinnett of McCook; ten grandchildren, nineteen 
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.


A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 
the Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Nebraska at 2:00 P.M. Visitation will 
be on Sunday from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home in Plainville. 


Memorials are suggested to the Solomon Valley Manor and may be sent 
in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St, Plainville, KS 
67663.

Jean LaVon Hunt passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Rooks
 County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas, at the age of 93. She was 
born on October 8, 1926 to William and Myrtle (Sines) Lafferty in Otis, 
Colorado. She grew up in Marion, Nebraska and attended Danbury High 
School where she graduated with the class of 1945.
On August 9, 1945 she married Jesse Hunt. The couple moved to Palco 
in 1970 where she was a homemaker and raised their children. For many 
years she was a member of the Redline Church of God in Palco.
Jean is preceded in death by her parents, William and Myrtle 
Lafferty; husband, Jesse Hunt; children, James Hunt, Dorothy Lawver, and
 2 infants; siblings, Virgil, Cecil, Kenneth, and Wayne Lafferty, and 
Lois Myers.
She is survived by her children, Jerry (Betty) Hunt of Wichita, KS, 
KayLynn (David) Rogers of Newton, KS, and Jane (Rod) Rudman of Halstead,
 KS; sister, Evelyn Stinnett of McCook; ten grandchildren, nineteen 
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 
the Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Nebraska at 2:00 P.M. Visitation will 
be on Sunday from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the funeral home in Plainville. 
Memorials are suggested to the Solomon Valley Manor and may be sent 
in care of Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St, Plainville, KS 
67663.

Jean LaVon Hunt

PAWNEE COUNTY–A Kansas man waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered a No Contest plea Thursday afternoon in the Pawnee County District Court to one count of Attempted Rape, according to Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett.

Had the matter proceeded to trial, the State would have presented testimony that on the night of October 25, 2019, Michael Patrick Stacey, 20, Larned, entered the bedroom of a female roommate at his Larned home and attempted have sexual intercourse without her consent, according to McNett.

Defense counsel indicated his client had no objection to the proffer as the defendant was intoxicated at the time of the incident and has limited memory.

After hearing the proffer of evidence and reviewing the defendant’s understanding of the consequences of his plea, District Judge Bruce Gatterman accepted the plea and found Stacey guilty of the amended charge.

 Sentencing is scheduled for October 21, 2020. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to waive his right to appeal the conviction and will be subject to lifetime Sex Offender Registration.

The defendant was originally charged with: (1) Rape of a victim overcome by force or fear; and (2) Battery. The crimes involve a single incident alleged to have occurred in Pawnee County on or about October 25, 2019. The Larned Police Department handled the investigation.

Stacey has been in the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff since his arrest on November 12, 2019.

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 </figure>PAWNEE COUNTY–A Kansas man waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered a No Contest plea Thursday afternoon in the Pawnee County District Court to one count of Attempted Rape, according to Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett.Had the matter proceeded to trial, the State would have presented testimony that on the night of October 25, 2019, Michael Patrick Stacey, 20, Larned, entered the bedroom of a female roommate at his Larned home and attempted have sexual intercourse without her consent, according to McNett.Defense counsel indicated his client had no objection to the proffer as the defendant was intoxicated at the time of the incident and has limited memory.After hearing the proffer of evidence and reviewing the defendant’s understanding of the consequences of his plea, District Judge Bruce Gatterman accepted the plea and found Stacey guilty of the amended charge. Sentencing is scheduled for October 21, 2020. As part of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to waive his right to appeal the conviction and will be subject to lifetime Sex Offender Registration.The defendant was originally charged with: (1) Rape of a victim overcome by force or fear; and (2) Battery. The crimes involve a single incident alleged to have occurred in Pawnee County on or about October 25, 2019. The Larned Police Department handled the investigation.Stacey has been in the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff since his arrest on November 12, 2019.

Kan. man must register as sex offender as part of plea deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has deployed additional troops and armored vehicles into eastern Syria after a number of clashes with Russian forces, including a recent vehicle collision that injured four American service members.

Navy Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said the U.S. has also sent in radar systems and increased fighter jet patrols over the region to better protect American and coalition forces.

"The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary,” said Urban.

A senior U.S. official said a half-dozen Bradley fighting vehicles and fewer than 100 additional troops were sent in to eastern Syria. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the military move, said the reinforcements are meant to be a clear signal to Russia to avoid any more unsafe and provocative actions against the U.S. and its allies there.

There have been a number of escalating incidents this year between U.S. and Russian forces who patrol in eastern Syria. The most serious was last month, when officials said Russian vehicles sideswiped an light-armored U.S. military vehicle, injuring four Americans. A U.S. official said at the time that two Russian helicopters also flew above the Americans, and one of the aircraft was within about 70 feet (20 meters) of the vehicle.

The deployment of the armored vehicles was first reported by NBC News.

Russia, which backs the Syrian government, has long opposed American presence in the country. The Russian Defense Ministry blamed the U.S. for the vehicle collision. The ministry said Russia had notified the U.S.-led coalition about the Russian military police convoy's route and said the U.S tried to block the Russian patrol.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has deployed additional troops and armored vehicles into eastern Syria after a number of clashes with Russian forces, including a recent vehicle collision that injured four American service members.Navy Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said the U.S. has also sent in radar systems and increased fighter jet patrols over the region to better protect American and coalition forces."The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary,” said Urban.A senior U.S. official said a half-dozen Bradley fighting vehicles and fewer than 100 additional troops were sent in to eastern Syria. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the military move, said the reinforcements are meant to be a clear signal to Russia to avoid any more unsafe and provocative actions against the U.S. and its allies there.There have been a number of escalating incidents this year between U.S. and Russian forces who patrol in eastern Syria. The most serious was last month, when officials said Russian vehicles sideswiped an light-armored U.S. military vehicle, injuring four Americans. A U.S. official said at the time that two Russian helicopters also flew above the Americans, and one of the aircraft was within about 70 feet (20 meters) of the vehicle.The deployment of the armored vehicles was first reported by NBC News.Russia, which backs the Syrian government, has long opposed American presence in the country. The Russian Defense Ministry blamed the U.S. for the vehicle collision. The ministry said Russia had notified the U.S.-led coalition about the Russian military police convoy's route and said the U.S tried to block the Russian patrol.The four American service members injured in the crash received concussions. U.S. troops are usually accompanied by members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on the patrols, and they have stayed in the region to root out remaining Islamic State insurgents.The crash last month took place near Dayrick, in northeast Syria, where Russian troops should generally not be present. National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said the U.S. patrol left the area “to deescalate the situation.”While there have been several other recent incidents between the American and Russian troops in eastern Syria, officials have described the August crash as the most concerning.This is the second time that Bradleys have been sent into Syria. They were used last October in operations with U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in missions to defeat the remnants of the Islamic State group and protect oil fields in that area.The Bradley units are from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, based at Fort Bliss, Texas.“The mechanized infantry assets will help ensure the force protection of coalition forces in an increasingly complex operating environment in northeast Syria,” said Col. Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition. “The Coalition forces remain steadfast in our commitment of ensuring the enduring defeat of Daesh.”