Fort Hays State University Music & Theatre Programs is proud to announce that Ashley Vilaysing is the recipient of The Presser Foundation’s 2024-25 Undergraduate Scholar Award. The Award is designed to encourage and support the education of a music student who has achieved a high level of musical and academic excellence, demonstrated leadership and service, and contributed to an inclusive community.
Director of Finance Kim Rupp presented the City’s Jan. 2025 Monthly Financial Report to the Hays City Commission on Feb. 27, 2025, noting increased sales tax collection, revenue and expenses for Jan. 2025 compared to Jan. 2024.
HaysMed and Gove County Medical Center (GCMC) are pleased to announce that we have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to form a strategic partnership that strengthens rural healthcare in Gove County and Western Kansas. With many planning discussions now underway, this partnership will be designed to provide support for GCMC from the region’s only tertiary care center, including access to enhanced technologies and expanded specialty care services for patients in Gove County.
Kansas Senator Rick Billinger and Kansas Representatives Ken Rahjes and Barb Wasinger will be on hand to engage with residents from 8:30 – 10 a.m. this Saturday, March 8, 2025, at The Hays Chamber’s free event, “Coffee with Legislators.”
Hays High School senior Wyatt Kirkpatrick was announced as the 2025 Rudd Foundation Scholarship recipient, awarded a full ride to Fort Hays State University where he has committed to continue his athletic career. Of 700 applicants, 75 were selected for interviews, and Kirkpatrick was 1 of 50 awarded the scholarship.
Three USD489 Principals and the Assistant Special Education Director presented highlights of their schools’ activities and staff Professional Development during the “Hays Way Minute” presentation at the Feb. 17, 2025, Board of Education (BOE) meeting.
Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) will host various free daily hands-on activities each afternoon of Spring Break, March 17-21, allowing people to get out and explore the diversity of the wetlands.
The Kansas Respite for Alzheimer’s and Dementia program, or K-RAD, will provide up to $1,000 per year for respite for unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia or Alzheimer’s. (Lucas Ninno/Getty Images)
Fort Hays State University hosted the annual regional Science Olympiad. Nearly 100 students from 11 Kansas schools, three middle and eight high schools, braved the cold weather to compete.
The world of medicine is ever evolving, and with that, so are the procedures used to preserve heart health. Top-tier medical professions, like HaysMed’s Interventional Cardiologist Dr.