September 2025
Asking Eric: Son's new girlfriend has a rude way of joking
Dear Eric: My son is 35 and his new girlfriend of three months is 32. They're both very smart.
Asking Eric: Friend breaks off contact after her husband's death
Dear Eric: "Sue" and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She and her husband are godparents to one of our children, we are members of social groups together, like book club and bridge group.
Monarchs open season Thursday at home
The Thomas More Prep-Marian football team gets a head start on the 2025 season with Thursday’s home opener against Russell. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
Tigers face stiff road test Thursday
The Fort Hays State University football team will be looking to bounce back from a loss in its season opener when the Tigers take to the road Thursday for a non-conference game against sixth-ranked Colorado State-Pueblo at Pueblo, Colo. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
Searching for a Low Income Housing Solution
While touting housing development accomplishments, Hays City Commissioners on Aug. 28th also all recognized that a solution is yet to be found for the low income housing shortage in the community.
On Feds slowing rates down, Rupp says it's "wait and see"
Last week, following Hays Finance Director Kim Rupp’s July 2025 Financial Report presentation to the City Commission last week, he stated he is not concerned at this time about “the Feds slowing rates down.” “We do have to have stay short-term [with investments.] We’re restricted to about a 2 2-6ear, but we also try to invest in Treasury when we can. It’s a wait and see situation, in my opinion,” said Director Rupp in response to Vice Mayor’s question if he is concerned.
School leaders adopt new scale for state tests
WICHITA — The Kansas State Board of Education has approved new score thresholds for state assessment tests that are expected to increase the number of students scoring in the top levels. Some lawmakers have raised concerns that the move is designed to cover up poor test scores.
Vaccination, Paxlovid and metformin can help with long COVID
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there anything a person can do to make it less likely that a COVID infection leads to long COVID symptoms? Does activity help or harm a person in this case? -- L.B.ANSWER: Before getting COVID in the first place, being vaccinated helps prevent a COVID infection, and even if you get infected, it probably reduces the likelihood that a person will suffer long-term symptoms, often called "long COVID." Once a person is infected, early treatment with Paxlovid improves symptoms, but a randomized trial did not show a significant benefit in it reducing the risk of long COVID symptoms.Activity has not been shown to help or worsen the likelihood of developing long COVID.
Dreher asks City to donate land for affordable housing
Creek Side Resort owner Aaron Dreher asked the Hays City Commission last week if city-owned land could possibly be donated to facilitate the building of affordable housing. Before making his request during the Citizen Comments of the Aug.