WASHINGTON — Congress returns to Washington, D.C., this week following an uneventful August recess where little to no progress was made on government funding, even though lawmakers have just weeks left until their shutdown deadline. Republican leaders will need the support of several Democratic senators to approve a stopgap spending bill before Oct.
Virginia and New Jersey may be among the states most affected by the hiring slowdown that enraged President Donald Trump when it appeared in an Aug. 1 jobs report showing the United States had 258,000 fewer jobs than initially reported in May and June.
After the Hays High football team went where no Indian program had gone before in reaching the Class 5A state championship game last fall, the 2025 season will be a stiff test as the Indians look to do it again.Hays High opens the season Friday with a 7 p.m. game at Manhattan, which made the Class 6A state title game last fall.
This weekend the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Hays Recreation Commission (HRC) are hosting a two-day free Kite Show for the community. Back by popular demand for a fourth year, the Hays Prairie Winds Kite Show will feature the giant kite displays of Great American Kites & Events on both Saturday and Sunday, Sept.