August 2022

Four decades and two generations of Tiger Tots

Kali DeBey is a nursing student at Fort Hays State University. Like many non-traditional students, she must balance the immense demands of full-time work, a challenging academic program, and her responsibilities as a wife and mother of three boys, ages 4-11. Kali works as a surgical scrub technician in the operating rooms of the Hays Medical Center. This year, she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a registered nurse.

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Homeowner Fertilizer Tips to Protect Water Quality

Beautifully, landscaped lawns bring friends and family together to enjoy the days of spring, summer, and fall. It is important to protect the environment when striving to achieve a beautifully, landscaped lawn. By incorporating a few tips into your lawn’s management and maintenance schedule in the late summer and early fall, you can protect water quality for your family and friends for years to come.

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Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My long-term girlfriend and I got engaged and are planning a small (but not tiny) wedding next year. We’re anticipating 40 to 60 guests, made up exclusively of family and close friends.

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Rooks County man sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for second degree intentional murder for 2020 death

John Milburn State of Kansas Office of the Attorney General A Rooks County man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for second-degree intentional murder in the 2020 death of a woman in northwest Kansas, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Thomas S.

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Concrete Repair Project

Brenden Mackay The Ellis County Public Works Road & Bridge Division is announcing that a concrete repair project will take place beginning in the 2600 block of Highway 40. This area of Highway 40 will be one-lane traffic beginning at 7:30 a.m.

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Verlin J. Richert

Verlin J. Richert, 71, of Assaria, Kansas left his family too soon on Saturday morning, August 13, 2022, after losing his battle with Dementia, surrounded by the love of his family.

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