Residents impacted over the last several months by the 33rd St Reconstruction project have no doubt noticed that the project recently wrapped up. As Deputy City Manager Collin Bielser reported the completion of the project to Hays City Commissioners on July 24, 2025, he noted that the 33rd St Reconstruction projected finished nearly three months ahead of its September 30th deadline.
When you sit down at the Phillipsburg rodeo, you can thank Cliff VanKooten.
Kaleb Duncan likes the feeling of winning it all.
On July 15, 2025, Ellis County Commissioners agreed by consensus to only add one mill, not two, to the County’s proposed 2026 Budget, in a “transparent and proactive” measure.
Four statues stand in the rotunda of the Kansas statehouse. Three of those statues honor persons whose names are widely known: Aviatrix Amelia Earhart, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and publisher William Allen White.
Hays City Manager Toby Dougherty confirmed at the July 10, 2025, City Commission Meeting that that President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Essential Air Services (EAS) program had been removed before final passage. Commissioner Shaun Musil stated that legislators and senators should be thanked for fighting for the EAS.
The Ellis County Fair hosted two thrilling nights of IMCA racing action in Hays this weekend, with the duo of Chris Lohrey and Taron Burkhart winning the cruisers feature Friday night, Connor Schwien the sport compact feature, Zach Olmstead the hobby stock feature, Tyler Watts the sport mod feature, Johny Yutterman the stock car feature and Dakota Sproul the modified feature event. Saturday night the action picked right back up, and the fans were treated to another exciting night of IMCA racing, as the racetrack featured multiple grooves, and a fast surface.
On July 1, 2025 Ellis County Commissioners unanimously approved an overall restructuring of the Public Works (PW) Department with aim to more efficiently track more efficiently track road maintenance and road issues, plan for future projects, and better serve the public and County employees. The County has begun the hiring process to fill three positions, the newly created PW Project Manager position as well as the existing/vacant positions for a Heavy Equipment Operator I (HEO1) and Mechanic.
Fort Hays State Men's Basketball announced the addition of six players for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The Tigers announced one of the six back in December of 2024 when Nebraska high school standout Ben Johnson committed.
The Bricks in Downtown Hays is pleased to announce that Lee Ann June has been selected as the organization’s next Executive Director. She will officially begin her role on July 14, 2025.