TOPEKA — Kim Barnes scoured 52 years of contacts in his Rolodex to find buyers for 1.7 million bushels of last year’s grain sorghum crop after a cut in federal programs and international trade left the market in chaos.
COLDWATER — After the father of a small-town, southwest Kansas high school junior reported his daughter was the victim of sexual harassment and unwanted touching by her golf coach, he met with the coach and principal to lay out the teenager’s concerns and disgust. By the end of that meeting in May, the father said, the three men seemed to have an understanding that the coach violated policy — if not the law — when he made a stunning comment to the girl during golf practice: He told her to grip a club like it was a penis.
According to Ellis County Administrator Darin Myers, the restoration of the County Administrative Center Basement will be sufficiently restored in time for the Sept. 9th & Sept. 16th Meetings to be held in County Commission Chamber.
Last week, Ellis County Commissioners called for the public’s help in filling a vacancy on the Ellis County Library Board. In late 2024, a five – member County Library Board was appointed after voters’ approval of the creation of a County Library.
Half last week’s 2 and ½ hour long joint Hays Commission / Russel Council meeting was devoted to an in-depth review and status of the R9 Regulatory/Legal Proceedings. However, both governing bodies expressed frustration that the R9 water rights use change and transfer application process is dragging on so long.
Ellis County Commissioners, on Tuesday Sept. 2, 2025, appointed Hays resident Jerald Mermis to serve on the Joint Planning Commission.
PUEBLO, Colo. — In a wild and thrilling contest decided by a dramatic finish, Fort Hays State knocked off No.
Kansas State began preparing for Army in the spring, as coaches studied film, and players performed walk-throughs with purpose to get a feel for the uniqueness of a Black Knights' triple option-oriented offensive attack that led them to their winningest season in history in 2024. The preparation continued into the summer months, and after a Monday review session following K-State's 38-35 win over North Dakota, all eyes focused on a dangerous Army squad that can cause fits at any moment.
Dear Eric: My boyfriend and I are in our early 80s. I am divorced and his wife died over two and a half years ago; we have been dating slightly more than a year.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that in the 1700s, animal blood was transfused into humans to cure syphilis.