By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Fort Hays State University announced 2020-2021 reopening plans for academic programs and residential living. The product of several months of work and…
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Noose Road to be changed to Rome Avenue after commission discussion
BY JUSTIN SABATA A portion of road in Hays has been under recent scrutiny given its controversial namesake. Noose Road, which stretches west of town,…
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Black Lives Matter protests reach Russell
BY ANNISTON WEBER Black Lives Matter demonstrations are still sweeping the nation and making their way into small towns. On Saturday morning, a gathering of…
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Agencies present 2021 budget requests to commission
BY JUSTIN SABATA Several agencies in Ellis County presented their 2021 budget requests to the county commission during last Monday’s meeting. Each year, the commission…
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Ellis County reopens, FHSU waits
STORY BY CORIE LYNN The Fort Hays State University campus officially closed in March, sending home staff and students as a preventative measure against the…
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High Plains Mental Health presents obstacles at Commission meeting
STORY BY JUSTIN SABATA Walter Hill, executive director of High Plains Mental Health, presented challenges he and his staff have had to face so far…
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ICYMI: Ellis County given all clear with no COVID business restrictions, will meet tonight
BY JUSTIN SABATA The Ellis County Health Department announced early Wednesday morning that they will not enforce any resident or business restrictions regarding COVID-19. This…
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Hays holds peaceful demonstration in response to death of George Floyd
STORY BY LAURA KRUGPHOTOS BY LAURA KRUG AND JUSTIN SABATA On Sunday afternoon, a large gathering of protestors with signs lined the intersection of Vine…
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Tourism, hospitality management students inducted into honor society
HAYS, Kan. – Nine tourism and hospitality management students at Fort Hays State University were recently inducted into the Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society in…
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Father, son continue family tradition, graduate from Fort Hays State together
By Diane Gasper-O’BrienUniversity Relations and Marketing HAYS, Kan. – To some, Breathe Coffee House might seem like a quiet getaway from the rest of the…
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