Fort Hays State University’s Marketing and Management Association competed in the recent Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference and DECA International Career Development Conference and received many awards. At the international conference, the chapter was recognized for Community Service Project and Presidential Leadership Passport. Scott Jones, instructor of management and marketing at FHSU, was recognized [...]
The Hays City commission voted on Thursday night against allowing fireworks to be sold or shot it town. Only one vendor addressed commissioners, encouraging them to wait to make a decision. Commissioner Ron Mellick made the original motion to suspend the sale and use of fireworks for 2013. Mellick said, “I want to suspend fireworks [...]
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The erection of Fort Hays State University’s two 400′ wind turbines is getting underway southwest of Hays. Thursday morning workers assembled the final section of the construction crane. Parts and crew members will be arriving throughout the next week. The turbines are west of the university’s Super DARN radar array, near the intersection of 210th [...]
Early this morning the Hays Police Department received a report from the Union Pacific Railroad that a pedestrian had been struck by a train near the Oak Street crossing downtown. Officers responded to the scene and confirmed that a man had been struck and killed by an east bound Union Pacific train. Jacob Lee Corwin, [...]
Material submitted by the Ellis County Joint Planning Commission for Wednesday’s public hearing regarding a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request by Invenergy, LLC of Chicago: FACT SHEET: BUCKEYE WIND ENERGY PROJECT May, 2013 * All statistics regard the project as proposed at this time PROJECT NAME Buckeye Wind Energy Project (“Buckeye”) LOCATION Buckeye [...]
“The meeting went more smoothly than I expected.” Ellis County Joint Planning Commission Chairman Kendall Krug says last night’s public hearing for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for commercial wind developer Invenergy LLC resulted in a unanimous vote of support for the CUP. The recommendation now goes to the Ellis County Commission, which must allow [...]
Tonight A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East southeast wind 13 to 15 mph. Friday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to [...]
CITY OF HAYS COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 – 6:30 P.M. AGENDA Call to order by Chairperson. MINUTES: Consider approval of the minutes from the regular meeting held on May 9, 2013. (PAGE 1) FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Consider accepting the Financial Statement for the month of April 2013. (PAGE 5) CITIZEN COMMENTS: (non-agenda items). CONSENT [...]
FROM THE CITY OF HAYS Due to the observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013, Refuse/Recycling route collection schedules will be altered as follows: Collections will begin on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 starting with Monday’s route and progressing throughout the week. Although alley collections may not occur on your normal day, collections will be [...]
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