June 2024
Heartland Foundation supports DSNWK training
Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas is proud to announce a grant award from the Heartland Community Foundation in the amount of $2,929.94. The grant will go toward the purchase of manikins and training supplies for the benefit and safety of individuals served by DSNWK in the Hays area.
4 Outside Agencies make 2025 Budget Requests Presentations to City
Representatives from Fort Hays State University (FHSU), Grow Hays, the Downtown Hays Development Corporation (DHDC) and the CARE Council made their organizations 2025 Budget Requests at the June 20, 2024 City of Hays Commission Work Session.
2025 County Commission Budget changes under consideration
During the June 18, 2024 Ellis County Commission meeting, County Administrator Darin Myers presented the 2025 budget for the commission’s department for review with proposed changes to the Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) and scholarship lines as well an update to place Commissioners on the same pay scale as all employees, based on the closest pay rate for the current salary.
22.6% Jump in renewal rates for City Property/Liability Coverage
Hays City Commissioners learned during the June 20, 2024 Work Session that the lowest cost option for the City’s Property/Liability Coverage, due for renewal 7/1/2024, is coverage from Midwest Public Risk (MPR) at a rate of $454,221, an increase of 22.6% ($83,720) compared to last year.
Nightingale, Pfeifer, Leibhart Pull Off Weekend Sweeps
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Ask Amy: Woman wanting to marry carries tough secret
Dear Readers: To mark my final week writing this column, I’m re-running some memorable Q&As.
An inspired Break in morning routine
Among the infamous round-abouts that welcome guests into small town Kansas, a new dining experience has opened, hoping to provide more than just a meal, but an experience. Managing partners Gary Weatherbee and Chuck Comeau held a soft opening for Breaks Eatery & Bar this week, allowing invited guests to explore breakfast through their modern approach. A patio, breakfast bar and menu feature classics as well as new tastes in dishes including their favorite, the Dutch Baby. Weatherbee and Comeau helped usher out the era of Whiskey Creek, a staple in Hays, while welcoming in a fresh and exciting take on the first meal of the day.
The Lowe Down: Finding common ground . . .
When I see or hear people trying to bully others into silence on the political issues at hand, I think that people have forgotten what freedom means. Our country’s founders often expressed their beliefs with passion and intensity. It’s no secret that our nation is dangerously divided with many Americans wanting nothing to do with people with differing viewpoints. It’s easy to talk to people who share your thoughts or beliefs, but it’s necessary and very important that we converse with those with different perspectives. No matter our political views, if we only listen to certain news outlets on repeat, converse only with those who share our opinions or engage in confirmation bias, we will live in a vacuum. Open-mindedness has its benefits in a democracy.