Hays High sweeps WAC track titles
The Hays High boys and girls will go into Thursday’s Class 5A regional track and field meet coming off a pair of Western Athletic Conference titles.
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HaysMed Honors Emma Dinkel as First-Ever BEE Award Recipient
HaysMed is thrilled to recognize Emma Dinkel, Patient Care Technician in the Progressive Care Unit, as the very first recipient of the BEE Award. This special honor was presented during National Hospital Week, making the celebration even more meaningful.
Commissioners to hear request for Old Highway 40 renovations near Victoria
Ellis County Commissioners plan to renovations to Victoria off of Old Highway 40, including a request from the City of Victoria that the county pay one-third of the cost for both the East Main Street and West Main Street approaches.
Indians WAC champions with 9-1 conference record
Throughout the last week, the Hays High Indians were solidified as the 2025 Western Athletic Conference champions. A double header sweep of Liberal and a Friday night win over Garden City moved their conference record to 9-1.
Hays churches, ministries receive free food supplies
The semi-truck from Convoy of Hope pulled into the Baseline Truck Sales parking lot in Hays a little before 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 8.
Road Tour enlightens commissioners to ongoing issues, potential solutions
According to Ellis County Commissioner Nathan Leiker, the nearly eight hour-long Apr. 30, 2025, Annual Commission Road Tour covered between 250-300 miles.
FHSU Alumni Office announces 2025 Torch, Lighthouse, and Pilot Award nominees
The Fort Hays State University Alumni Office has announced nominees for its three honorary commencement awards. Recipients of each award will be announced at a press conference on Tuesday, May 6, at 9 a.m.
Hays sweeps Liberal to remain WAC top dog
Hays has maintained their top spot in the Western Athletic Conference, with just one blemish on their conference record to Great Bend. With just eight games remaining this season, pitchers Cooper Johnson and Jonathan Cano remain atop the pitching leaderboard in ERA, WHIP and wins.
Hometown teams split in double header thriller
Both games of Thursday night’s Hays vs. Thomas More Prep-Marian match up came down to the wire, game one falling in favor of the Monarchs, game two going to the hosting Indians.
Aubrey Brooks – Hays Teacher of the Year honored
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.