The Fort Hays State women's tennis team placed five student-athletes on the 2023-24 MIAA Academic Honor Roll, announced on Thursday (June 6) by the conference office. In addition, one Tiger earned the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award.
Dear Eric: My husband and I just celebrated our first anniversary, and we cutely decided to give each other a gift in keeping with the antiquated anniversary gift themes. The first year is paper or clocks. Smartly and thoughtfully, my husband gifted me a clock made of paper he had seen me looking at in a museum gift shop. But this thing is huge, and it makes noise! We live in a tiny apartment!
Fort Hays State Volleyball will have nine newcomers for the upcoming 2024 season, which includes eight high school signings and one transfer. The new class of Tigers includes five from Kansas, two from Colorado, and one from both Nebraska and Texas.
Dear Readers: Before I leave this space at the end of June, I’m taking advantage of my senioritis and re-running some of my favorite columns.
Republicans Kyler Sweely and Tyson Thrall took circuitous routes to becoming candidates for the Kansas House district centered on Hutchinson.
Brittney Squire, the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB’s) Marketing Manager, opened her remarks June 4 Press Briefing remarks by stating that June 2024 is jam packed with summer activities available to Hays residents. She noted that the Ellis County Historical Society, Fort Hays State Historic Site and the Sternberg Museum of Natural History are participating locations in the Sunflower Summer Program, which is now open. Visit https://sunflowersummer.org/ for more information on the program from Kansas Tourism that offers Kansas Families FREE admission to attractions across the state throughout the summer.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 84-year-old male and have had atrial fibrillation for many years. In 2022, I had the WATCHMAN procedure. Prior to the WATCHMAN implant, I took Eliquis to help prevent strokes. During this time, I never had an issue with purpura spots. After the WATCHMAN, I took Plavix for six months and had many occurrences of purpura.I stopped taking Plavix in October 2022, but continued to have issues with purpura spots, primarily on my hands and arms when I accidentally rub too hard or bang against something solid. When I told my cardiologist about the problem, he said my skin was getting thinner. In my opinion, this was an unsatisfactory answer. I find it hard to believe that my skin suddenly got so much thinner in six months that I now have this problem. I believe the issue is related to Plavix and that it is having a permanent after-effect. What is your opinion? -- E.S.ANSWER: Plavix works by reducing the effectiveness of platelets, the blood-clotting cells. This makes bruising easier. Eliquis works on blood-clotting factors, so it doesn't really cause the type of bruising you have now.Many people in their 80s have your exact issue, called "solar purpura." The skin on the top of the hands, wrists and arms gets damaged by decades of sun exposure and can easily bruise. The Plavix you took is long gone and can't be causing problems now, and it doesn't cause permanent damage either. So, I agree with your cardiologist, but I do wonder if you are taking aspirin, which also affects platelets and would increase the risk of these superficial bruises.DEAR DR. ROACH: Have there been randomized, controlled studies about taking calcium supplements in people with osteoporosis? Do they really make a meaningful difference? -- M.A.ANSWER: That's a deceptively simple question with a complicated answer.First off, calcium is not generally given alone; it's given in combination with vitamin D. Vitamin D improves absorption of calcium and phosphate, the main mineral components of bone. In studies of people with osteoporosis who were given combination calcium and vitamin D, bone density tends to get better.However, this doesn't necessarily translate into the main goal, which is the prevention of fracture. When looking at all studies, people in nursing homes (who have a high risk of low vitamin D) received a benefit with combined calcium and vitamin D, while people who lived in the community did not have a reduced risk of fracture. Nearly all of these studies have been done on women only.A potential concern about calcium supplementation has been that some studies have shown an increased risk of heart disease, while other studies haven't. My opinion is that if there is harm to the heart from calcium supplementation, it is likely to be small. Still, there is no increase in heart risk from a high-calcium diet, so I prefer that my patients get their calcium primarily from food, if possible.It's also critical to remember that in studies using bisphosphonate drugs, like alendronate, all patients received supplemental calcium and vitamin D. These studies showed reduced fracture rates. To follow evidence-based medicine, we recommend our patients get adequate calcium and vitamin D.Murray Favus, one of my medical school professors who was part of the team that did the studies proving the benefit of bisphosphonates, told me that without adequate calcium, these medicines can cause bone pain.* * *Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu or send mail to 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2024 North America Syndicate Inc.All Rights Reserved
Since its early days as a “normal school,” or teacher’s college, FHSU has gone by several names: Western Branch of the Kansas Normal School, Fort Hays State Kansas State Normal School, Kansas State Teachers College of Hays, and Fort Hays State College. One central fact that has been at the core of all these changes is that Fort Hays State has been training teachers for more than 120 years. Our Department of Teacher Education signs nearly 1,000 teaching license applications annually.
During the June 4, Ellis County Commission meeting, County Administrator Darin Myers reported that he expects the total of 2025 Budget funding requests from 22 Outside Agencies (all expected to appeal directly to the Commission on 6/11/2024) will increase approximately 10% compared to 2024 requests. He noted that not all agencies have submitted their 2025 requests yet; however, the five that have requested increases, despite the County Administrator’s communication to all organizations of the Commissioners’ expectations that funding requests were not to exceed amounts requested for 2024.
Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas is proud to announce the receipt of a $60,000 grant from the Beach Edwards Family Foundation. The grant award will be received by DSNWK over three consecutive years. The Beach Edwards Family Foundation continues the legacy of the late Ross and Marianna Beach with this grant award. This award will be used to support DSNWK’s efforts in replacing appliances across their service area.