Cooper Scheck of Fort Hays State tied for first place with a total of 3-under par at the Newman Invitational, hosted at Sand Creek Station Golf Course which played as a par-72. Scheck lost the head-to-head playoff with Marc Bofarull of Minnesota Crookston, but led the Tigers to a third-place finish as a team with a three-round total of 882.
Playing with confidence on Saturday will be key for the Fort Hays State University football team.
From 3 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, the Hays Arts Council (HAC) will launch a new community event, “Block Party on the Bricks” on 11th St.
On September 25, 2025 Hays City Commissioners unanimously authorized The ARC of Central Plains to move forward with Phase 3 ARC Park improvements. The project will include new shelter houses, a gazebo, and a tournament cornhole improvement.
Hays Deputy City Manager reported at last week’s City Commission Meeting that 11th and Oak Street repairs were completed using 2,866 bricks.
In a tense exchange at the September 22nd USD489 Board of Education (BOE) meeting Board Member Ruth Ruder denounced fellow Board Member Allen Park’s repeated no votes. The exchange followed a 6-1 (Park opposed) approval of the $69,480 ACM Removal LLC bid to complete floor tile removal and asbestos-containing mastic abatement at the new Hays Middle School.
HAYS, Kan. - Fort Hays State University senior Daniel Bechle, Aurora, Colo., was recently selected as a 2025-2026 Newman Civic Fellow through Campus Compact, a Boston non-profit organization devoted to the public purposes of higher education.
Nabholz Construction Project Manager Dylan Weddle told the USD489 Board of Education (BOE) on September 22, 2025 that design work has begun for the Felten Elementary School Bond Construction Project. “The Felton budget has increased slightly to allow for more scope at Felten.
Across the nation, colleges and universities are facing an undeniable challenge: declining enrollment. Yet, while many institutions struggle, others are finding ways to grow.
At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 the Ellis County Commission Work Session will be held at the new Public Works (PW) facility (1681 250th Avenue.) Work Sessions are open to the public but are not live-streamed or recorded.