Fort Hays State University’s Department of Art and Design hosted the 50th High School Art Day across campus on Wednesday, April 16. The event attracted students from Kansas High Schools to a day of engagement with FHSU faculty and staff, and art in the Schmidt Foundation Center for Art and Design Building.
On Apr. 21, 2025, USD489 Superintendent Ron Wilson reported to the Board of Education (BOE) that both the new Hays High School (HHS) and O’Loughlin Elementary School Bond Construction projects are on schedule.
In an Apr. 21, 2025, Special Recognition Presentation, the USD489 Board of Education (BOE) congratulated Roosevelt Elementary School’s Aubrey Brooks as her nomination as Hays Teacher of the Year, to represent the district at the state recognition level in the Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) program.
The Hays City Commission is expected this Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025, to approve extra work for the 2025 Street Maintenance Program by approving a $101,420.40 bid from C-Hawwk Construction, LLC for pavement markings replacement on the Vine St.
The Hays City Commission is expected to unanimously adopt Resolution 2025-003, evidencing an intent to issue A&A Coors Industrial Revenue Bonds and an exemption from Ad Valorem Taxation of the property constructed or purchased, as discussed in a Public Hearing held on Thursday, April 24. Assistant City Manager Jarrod Kuckelman, who presented the resolution to the Commission for discussion last week, stated that the developer submitted an Economic Incentives application for the construction of a new 43,000 sq.
HaysMed President and CEO Edward (Eddie) Herrman was recently selected as one of only four hospital executives nationwide to participate in a special healthcare policy roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.
Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Executive Director Melissa Dixon described the last weekend of April as “packed with Community Events” as the month began and reminded residents that the CVB regularly updates the visithays.com Events Calendar.
At 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 20 2025, at the Ellis County Fire Department relaxed the five and half weeklong temporary burn ban for all unincorporated areas of the County.
The Community Foundation of Ellis proudly distributed $4,800 among six deserving local organizations in its 2025 Round 1 spring grant cycle.
May is Mental Health awareness month, and the past few years have been extremely difficult to navigate. It has never been more important to talk about stress and mental strain each one of us may be experiencing.