BY AUSTIN RUFF The Fort Hays Wellness Center is collecting items to be sent to Texas to help those affected by the devastating polar vortex…
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Category: Area News
Hays City Commission hears water conservation education updates
BY CORIE LYNN This week’s Hays City Commission meeting saw a variety of reports read to the commissioners. The first report was the yearly water…
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ICYMI: Active cases in Ellis Co. lowest this month; 12.7% of Kansans given first vaccine dose
BY JUSTIN SABATA Ellis County COVID Update According to the Ellis County Health Department’s COVID-19 Portal, virus numbers in Ellis County have decreased since last…
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HHS boys end regular season 20-0
By JAYCEE DALE A rivalry game to end the regular season proved to be no problem for the Hays High School boys’ basketball team. The…
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Hays High girls lose to WAC rival
By JAYCEE DALE The Hays High School girls’ basketball team was back at home Friday night, but it wasn’t quite a home-sweet-home feeling. WAC rival…
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Law enforcement: Accidental gunshot kills Hays man
BY CJ GIBSON The victim of an accidental gunshot was found dead in Ellis County on Friday afternoon. According to a press release by the…
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Emily Linder named the first FHSU Poet Laureate
BY CJ GIBSON FHSU is starting a new stanza with the naming of the school’s first-ever Poet Laureate: Emily Linder. Linder is in her senior…
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Extreme temperatures cause regional issues in energy consumption
BY CORIE LYNN For the past week, Kansas, like many surrounding states, has dealt with below-freezing temperatures. Monday saw a daily high of 4 degrees…
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As of Friday, active cases rise, then fall again in Ellis Co.; increased doses to be sent to Kansas
BY JUSTIN SABATA Certain trends continue in regards to COVID-19 in Ellis County. 81 active cases were reported by the Ellis County Health Department on…
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How Hays businesses felt the loss of FHSU students over the shutdown
BY CORIE LYNN Hays, Kan. is a college town. Fort Hays State University Tigers decorate locals’ sweatshirts and license plate frames and are even affixed…
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