Brittney Squire, the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB’s) Marketing Manager, kicked off the City’s July 1st Press Briefing with a reminder that Hays is fortunate to have two Farmer’s Markets this summer with the Downtown Market open Saturdays, 7:30 – 11 a.m. at the Downtown Pavillion and the Hays Fresh Produce Market open Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays 7:30—11 a.m. in Bomgaars parking lot.
Lions Club asks City to rename Rupp Memorial Park
Deputy City Manager Collin Bielser announced during the June 27, 2024 Hays City Commission that Morgan Brothers Construction of Lacrosse completed the 28th St project weeks earlier than projected, in approximately half the time expected.
On a hot summer day, there is nothing better than a cool drink of clean water to quench one’s thirst. For cattle out on pasture, their need for clean, accessible water is important for good health, said the experts from Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.
At 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on July 6, 2024, the Ellis County Historical Society (ECHS) will host free showings of “The Ellis County Trail to Nicodemus,” a documentary premiering now on Smoky Hills PBS television. The film follows the remarkable story of Emma Johson-Williams and her family from central Kentucky to Kansas in 1987 and chronicles their quest for freedom and a new life, culminating in the birth of Emma’s child-the first baby born in the all-black town of Nicodemus.
Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected in three dairy farmworkers — two in Michigan and one in Texas — as well as in cattle in a dozen states.
Melissa McCoy grew up in southwest Kansas, graduated from Kansas State University and spent nearly a decade as a educator in Mexico City.
U.S. presidents enjoy full immunity from criminal charges for their official “core constitutional” acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, sending former President Donald Trump’s election interference case back to the lower courts.
The Heartland Community Foundation recently awarded $126,829.85 to local organizations in Ellis, Rooks, and Trego County during our spring/summer grant cycle. In total, the community foundation helped fund 42 projects -- including 12 that were fully funded and 28 that were partially funded.