By JAYCEE DALE COLBY — Normally a championship game of a tournament is a close battle. But the Hays High School boys’ basketball team made…
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Category: Area News
Humane Society of the High Plains fundraises with cookbook sale in lieu of annual Soup R’ Bowl
BY JESSALYN KIRCHHOFF As many groups and associations have had to adjust to COVID-19 restrictions this year, fundraising has proved to be more difficult than…
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Talking politics in high school: How area teachers are navigating the political climate
BY ANNISTON WEBER Inauguration Day is typically a celebratory event backed by tradition and historic moments. This spectacle of a day is used by social…
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County health department reports 83 active cases as statewide vaccine difficulties persist
BY JUSTIN SABATA As the pandemic approaches another month on the calendar, the situation has improved in Ellis County. The Ellis County Health Department reported…
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County COVID cases at 115, health department gives report on vaccinations, free testing
BY JUSTIN SABATA Ellis County residents saw a little reprieve from COVID numbers late last week. Last Friday, the Ellis County Health Department reported 85…
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State responds to low vaccination rankings, 135 current cases in Ellis County
BY JUSTIN SABATA COVID Statewide On Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported over 5,500 new cases in the state since Monday. 130…
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Kansas records most COVID deaths in a week, Ellis County toll rises over past two weeks
BY JUSTIN SABATA COVID Statewide As the year concluded, the State of Kansas recorded the most COVID-related deaths in a week since the beginning of…
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Virus numbers improving in some areas; county to be short of CDC-phased COVID vaccinations
BY JUSTIN SABATA The COVID-19 situation in Ellis County has improved greatly from a month ago. COVID vaccines were administered this week to medical staff…
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County COVID numbers improving; health director advises precautions and vaccine education
BY JUSTIN SABATA COVID Currently While the COVID-19 virus is still present in the county, there have been improvements. Hospitalizations have decreased from 18 to…
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Grow Hays hopes to meet retiree housing needs
BY CORIE LYNN Grow Hays works within the Hays and Ellis County communities to promote business and economic development. Part of this mission includes enacting…
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