Anton, Katherine, and four of their children left their home in Rohleder, a German Catholic colony along the Volga River in Russia. The family traveled to Bremen, Germany, where they boarded a ship that would take them to New York. The family arrived in America on June 29, 1899.
NEX-TECH OFFICES HOSTING BACKPACKS FOR KIDS SHOPPING DAY Nex-Tech and Nex-Tech Wireless will be teaming up to encourage shoppers to purchase items for the Backpacks for Kids initiative in Ellis County on July 22. Any child living in and attending school in Ellis County is eligible for a free backpack for the 2022-2023 school year.
The 2022 Tour Die Kapellen commenced Saturday morning at 7:30 with a sheriff's escort out of Hays. Bicyclists navigated through Catherine, Victoria, Pfeifer, Munjor and back through Hays, enjoying musical performances along the way.
Following the $100,000 gift toward the remodel of the Hays Public Library in 2020, the Robert E. and Patricia Schmidt Foundation has continued its generous support of the library.
A shooting at a Kansas City bar where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others wounded, authorities said. It happened around 11 p.m.
Just before the July 4 holiday, the federal agency that manages offshore energy development proposed a five-year plan for as many as 11 and as few as zero new oil and gas sites in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska’s coast.
The 13th annual Tiger Auction and Dinner is scheduled for Saturday, August 20 in the Schmidt-Bickle Indoor Facility on the campus of Fort Hays State University. Doors will open at 4 p.m., dinner is served at 5 p.m., and the live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. and will end around 10 p.m.
Certain people feel right at home in the great outdoors. With the sun on their faces and the wind in their hair, rock scramblers and kayaking buffs simply can't get enough of being outside in the elements.
It’s the process of vacuum sealing food in a bag with its marinade and spices, if so desired, then cooking it to a precise temperature in a water bath. It cooks food to the exact temperature, giving you consistent, flavorful results. When combined with the power of a toasty grill, meats and veggies are perfectly cooked through with a crispy sear on the outside. Here’s how to do it.
Tiger fans, baseball enthusiasts, Fort Hays alumni-down the line to anyone that owns a radio. Anyone from, residing or even passing through the Hays area can recognize his voice in an instant.