CherryRoad sportswriter earns top KSHSAA award
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City Commission meets to discuss airport fueling system, sanitary sewage plan
The Hays City Commission held a work session Thursday where they discussed the Ellis County Historical Society, the Airport Fuel Farm Project and the 2022 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Inspection bid. Commissioners Mayor Mason Ruder, Vice Mayor Michael Berges, Shaun Musil, Sandy Jacobs and Reese Barrick, PhD alongside City Manager Toby Dougherty, Director of Finance Kim Rupp and John T.
Today in History
Today is Sunday, March 6, the 65th day of 2022. There are 300 days left in the year.
KU students from Ukraine join Kansas lawmakers in protesting Russian invasion
TOPEKA, Kansas — A group of Kansas lawmakers stood at attention on the steps of the Capitol Thursday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The bipartisan group stood with their hands over their hearts as the Ukrainian national anthem played over a loudspeaker.
Derby residents pack school board meeting to support principal’s lesson on ‘white privilege’
WICHITA, Kansas — Debate over a video about white privilege dominated the Derby school board meeting this week, with one board member linking the video to critical race theory and others saying they support its message and the principal who shared it.
Russia blocks access to Facebook over war
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: MOSCOW Russia’s state communications watchdog has ordered to completely block access to Facebook in Russia amid the tensions over the war in Ukraine. The agency, Roskomnadzor, said Friday it decided to cut access to Facebook over its alleged “discrimination” of the Russian media and state information resources.
House to overhaul loan program earmarking veterinary graduates for rural counties.
TOPEKA — Veterinarian Anna Hickert found a home in central Kansas under a program at Kansas State University allowing graduates to work off college loans in exchange for serving in a rural community starved for big-animal vets.
‘Shooting themselves in the foot’: Committee guts Kansas bill to protect water
The prospects for a major overhaul of Kansas water programs dimmed Tuesday after a legislative committee gutted a reform bill meant to give cabinet-level importance to a near crisis in Kansas. “What ended up happening is we kicked the can down the road again,” said Rep.
Dr. Amber Nickell sheds light on the history of Ukraine, the escalating aggression of Russia
Thursday morning, Fort Hays’ Historian Dr. Amber Nickell will be hosting an event at the Hays Public Library, where she hopes to open up a dialogue about the history of Ukraine and the escalating aggression from Russian forces.
6th Annual Brews on the Bricks tickets on sale
As of Tuesday, tickets for the 6th Annual Brews on the Bricks event are on sale online. A 21-and-up-event, Brews on the Bricks is a craft beer festival that takes place throughout downtown Hays.