Roxy (Green) Tate, a 1972 Fort Hays State graduate, recently made a significant gift to the university that will keep her family’s name alive. Last year, she sold her family’s 160-acre homestead near Osborne.
Fort Hays State's Katie Wagner DeGarmo has been named to the D2CCA All-Central Region First Team, announced Thursday (March 13) by the Conference Commissioners Association.
The Monarchs run in the new year has proved fruitful, allowing both the girls and boys teams to act as host in the first round of sub-state matchups beginning tomorrow night. Their Friday night sweep of the Norton Bluejays was pivotal in their role as host in postseason play.
Commissioners will be presented and are expected to approve six contracts for the 2025 Street Maintenance Program, all to be funded out of the Special Highway - Budgeted Projects, including purchase of materials for in-house work for items including asphalt and concrete, as well as sidewalk rebates. Three bids will be considered from Morgan Brothers: 58,500 for Curb and Brick Repairs; $75,050 for the Depot Alley and the Alley at 8th and Oak; and $124,652.78 for the 19th Street Concrete Paving Project.
The Ellis City Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing the operation of golf carts on street within the city limits. Ordinance No.
A down payment for new indoor and outdoor video scoreboards at the new Hays High School has been approve, 5-2, during the Feb. 17 USD489 Board of Education meeting, in the amount of $777,680.
The Hays High girls defended their perfect record Monday night, moving to 17-0 on the season in a 60-29 home win over the McPherson Bullpups.
A match up ensued Monday night between Thomas More Prep-Marian and Oakley, the girls teams fighting for the No. 3 spot in Mid Continent League rankings. The Monarchs came up short in an overtime battle, falling 55-49 to the host team.
The Strategic Affiliation between Fort Hays State University, Fort Hays Tech | North Central, and Fort Hays Tech | Northwest officially launched in July of 2024, and the close collaboration that has been the hallmark of this initiative has yielded successes in five key areas: Charting new academic pathways Creating powerful professional relationships Reducing unnecessary administrative obstacles for students Sharing resources Engaging with regional business and industry What follows is a summary of these early successes. 1.