The Hays Public Library has hired a new Young Adult Coordinator. Cheyenne Rowe, who previously worked at HPL as a library assistant, will facilitate library programs for teens while connecting them to books and other resources the library has to offer.
The Wild West Festival committee announced today the return of a carnival to the annual festivities with Garry Moore Amusement Carnival, enhancing the event with family-friendly entertainment and activities.
According to Ms. Debbie Casper, who coordinates the free listings and map for the City-wide Garage Sales, Sunday, June 8, 2025 is the deadline to get listed for the June 13-14, 2025 City-wide community event.
South side closure of 33rd St (between Willow & Vine St.) begins June 4thThe City announced on June 2, 2025 that beginning Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the South side of 33rd Street between Willow and Vine Streets will be closed to through traffic road replacement. It is anticipated that this shut down will be until the project’s expected completion in September 2025.
Parks Director Jeff Boyle presented Mayor Sandy Jacobs the Tree City USA Flag during the City’s Apr. 25, 2025 Arbor Day Celebration.
According to USD489 Board of Education (BOE) President Curt Vajnar and Vice President Jayme Goetz, the BOE devoted a third of its three hour long Mar. 3, 2025 Work Session to a discussion of the Bond and Interest Payments Cash Flow with Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Chris Hipp and, via Zoom, Piper Sandler Co-Head of Public Finance Dustin Avey, who told the BOE that the District is on pace to pay off the Bond early.
TOPEKA — Multiple factors merged to create a fuel shortage affecting western Kansas and three other Midwest states, and one expert expects it to take months for fuel storage capacity to return to normal. Brian Posler, executive director of Fuel True, said the complex system that maintains fuel stores to avoid shortages was hit by several unusual events this year.
On June 3, 2025, Ellis County Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2028-09 re-appointing Eugene Rupp to a four-year term as County Appraiser, effective July 1, 2025.
TOPEKA — Kansas measles cases rose to 71 and were found in 11 counties in south-central and southwest Kansas, the state reported Wednesday.