Haili Leiker was recently recognized with the 2022 Debra Boeken Customer Care Representative (CCR) of the Year award. A CCR is a vital part of the patient care team and serves as the right hand of the unit’s Charge Nurse and as an asset to every member of the team.
Hays High School held their first fundraiser for their new bowling team Sunday afternoon. The fundraiser took place at Centennial Lanes, with members from the community and different businesses competing alongside students.
The Kansas Shrine Bowl on Friday announced Mammoth, a design build sports construction partner will be the game’s first ever presenting sponsor for its 50th game July 15, 2023 at Lewis Field at Fort Hays State University.
Go Truck Go will be returning to Hays for is 22nd year. This year, Early Childhood Connections and Crosspoint Church have collaborated with local businesses and organizations to help organize the event.
The Ellis County Public Works Road & Bridge Division is announcing that an asphalt milling project will take place in the 500 block of Ellis Avenue. The road will be closed from South County Line to Grants Villa Road. The project will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, September 21st and will reopen when the project is completed. Motorists traveling in the affected area should use alternate routes of travel until the project is complete. The road will be closed to through traffic for the safety of staff and the traveling public.
I hope you had a chance to check out the Kansas State Fair this past week! Mostly, I hope you moved off the midway and away from the concerts to check out the incredible 4-H and Open Class exhibits. I delivered over 70 4-H entries for our county and that doesn’t include the 4-H members who participated in the 4-H Dog Show, Communication Presentations, Judging Contests, Fashion Revue, or Livestock contests! Centennial Hall is a busy place on the day of check in as agents from all 105 counties deliver entries for evaluation by a judge.
The 13th annual Tiger Auction and Dinner held in August of 2022 was a tremendous success with $778,501 raised for FHSU Athletics, the most in the history of the event. The previous high for a Tiger Auction and Dinner was $410,842, which occurred in 2021. The event also had a record 779 tickets sold this year Item #40, which focused on the proposed Bickle-Schmidt Athletic Complex, raised $615,000. The new 20,000 square foot facility, which is estimated at $9 million, will not only benefit Tiger Athletics from a functional standpoint, but also serve as a tremendous recruiting tool for future athletes at Fort Hays State University.
A bull riding will be held Sept. 24 to honor a Kansas cowboy.
Thursday afternoon, the Wonder Women League broke ground at the Arc Park to celebrate the upcoming installation of cameras and floodlights to help reduce vandalism of the park equipment. The Wonder Women League is a non-profit under the umbrella of the United Way of Ellis County, made up of over 140 members since the organization was created in 2018.
On September 11, 2022, Hays lost a valued member of the community in Dr. Steven Ray Mosier, DVM.