The show must go on. And it did, along with the Ellis ice cream social. Tuesday evening’s rain and flash flood warning for west-central Ellis County didn’t put a damper on the annual Hays City Band concert/Ellis P.E.O. fundraiser. Organizers simply moved everything from in front of Washington Grade School to inside the school. P.E.O. [...]
Despite some recent rains, Hays City Commissioners will consider an update to the drought response plan and other major water issues at their Thursday night work session: Tomorrow night’s work session starts 30 minutes early, at 6p.m. in Hays City Hall.
Taking advantage of cool morning temperatures, Hays limestone artist Pete Felten was working early today to construct the third and final Chestnut Street District marker in historic downtown Hays. “The limestone blocks are salvage from the old Hays ‘Opera House’ that was torn down last August, “says Felten. The marker at 17th and Main Streets [...]
It’s the first Adult Day Services Center in Hays and the first such free-standing facility for the operator, Good Samaritan Society. The new facility is housed in the Hadley Center, 220 E. 8th Street, and will open August 1st, pending state licensing. During the grand opening and ribbon cutting, Hays Post Intern Kerrie Leinmiller-Renick, talked [...]
Two familiar faces are assuming leadership positions for TMP-Marian Junior-Senior High. The Hays Catholic school today announced the administrative team of Kathy Taylor and Bob Leikam for the 2013-2014 school year. Kathy Taylor has been a counselor and teacher for nearly 30 years at TMP-Marian. She will assume the role of lead administrator, passing on [...]
Allison Hohmann has earned the gold medal. Actually, it’s the Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout ages 14-18 can achieve. Hohmann will be a senior at Thomas More Prep Marian High School in Hays. She started as a Daisy Girl Scout in kindergarten. Her mother, Donna, has always been her troop leader. Donna [...]
Tuition prices will be going up at Fort Hays State University and other Regents institutions. The state legislature has cut the schools’ budgets 1.5%. That’s a reduction of more than $845,000 for Fort Hays State. President Ed Hammond is not happy but he hopes the loss of state funding will be mitigated by savings in [...]
The genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month is an “isolated event,” according to the USDA. “USDA has neither found nor been informed of anything that would indicate that this incident amounts to more than a single isolated incident in a single field on a single farm,” the agency said in a statement issued [...]
AGENDA June 17, 2013 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELLIS City Hall – Council Meeting Room BILLS ORDINANCE REVIEW WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL AND MEETING CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA (if needed) 1) CONSENT AGENDA a) Minutes from Regular Meeting on [...]
The Hays City Band kicked off its summer season Tuesday evening with a concert in the Fort Hays State University quad. Despite the high temperature (106 degrees) and the high winds (40 mph) earlier in the day, by 7:30.m. the weather was a little calmer, and director Jeff Jordan, FHSU Assistant Professor of Music, lead [...]
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