During the Oct. 7, 2024 Board of Education (BOE) meeting, following discussion the Board by a 5-1 vote accepted Nex-Tech’s $379,334.88 bid to provide 204 surveillance cameras for the new Hays High School.
During USD489 Superintendent Ron Wilson’s report during the Oct. 7, 2024, Board of Education (BOE) meeting, he announced that the move-in dates for Roosevelt Elementary Bond have been set on the two days prior to the Thanksgiving break, Nov.
Alumni, Tiger fans, and community members from far and wide made the trip back to Fort Hays State University for Homecoming last weekend. Whether to catch up with classmates and friends or take part in time-honored traditions, the turnout was spectacular.
Director of Finance Kim Rupp informed City Commissioners last week that on Thursday, October 10, 2024, he will present for their approval the best bids for sale of General Obligation Bonds and Temporary Notes (to fund the Heart of America Tallgrass 2nd Addition RHID project and to install Advanced Meeting Infrastructure [AMI] for the City’s public water system). Director Rupp also stated he will be presenting a resolution authorizing the financing of the police department building project via the issuance of taxable Temporary Notes, where the city will also act as a Temporary Note Purchaser.
Many people start their day by taking a vitamin to help fill the gaps in their diet. Similarly, when forage quality declines in the fall, beef producers turn to protein supplements for the cow herd to help optimize performance, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute.
On Oct. 10, 2024, Hays City Commissioners are expected to take the first steps to create a Community Improvement District (CID) and issue Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs) for the CERVS 37th and Vine Street Project.
On Oct. 1, 2024, Ellis County Commissioners unanimously appointed Kerry McCue Interim County Health Administrator for the Health Department.
On Oct. 1, 2024 Ellis County Appraiser Eugene Rupp updated and explained to County Commissioners the 2024 mid-year ratio results study recently received from the Kansas Department of Revenue, Property Valuation.
County Commissioners spent nearly half of their two-hour Oct. 1, 2024, meeting discussing the roads of Stonewood Estate North Addition with Homeowners Association (HOA) President Jennifer Teget, HOA Roads Committee Member Ty Wilson, and Ellis County Public Works Director Brendan Mackay.