According to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office, Republican incumbent Barb Wasinger handily won Ellis County in the 111th District of the Kansas House with…
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Category: Area News
New Hays Haunted Hotel supports local organizations
BY CJ GIBSON This Halloween, a new horror attraction has come to Hays: a haunted hotel. This Haunted Hotel was brought together by Stephen Brummer,…
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ARC Park breaks ground on accessibility
BY CORIE LYNN It has been a project two years in the making, but ground has finally broken on the ARC Park. Standing for “Accessible…
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Convos Create Change discusses gender and sexuality experiences surrounding FHSU and Hays community
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KERISA BROWNVIDEO BY GRANT ROWLEY Last Tuesday, Arts for Social Change teamed up with the Paseo Art Platform, the Fort Hays…
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COVID-19 cases expected to rise alongside flu season, long-term care residents affected most by pandemic
BY JUSTIN SABATA Monday As has been the case for a few months, Ellis County Director of Health Services Jason Kennedy had to repeat himself…
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How to vote in Ellis County
BY CORIE LYNN Election Day on Nov. 3 is fast approaching. With the general election comes candidate rallies, yards filled with signage and mail carriers…
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Potential legal action halts voting in Ellis County
By BRAD DeMERS Residents of Ellis County were surprised during the weekend when they received their absentee ballots with an error. More than 4,000 residents…
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Fire last weekend threatens historic Nicodemus community, closes 1-70
BY AUSTIN RUFF A fire burned near the small town of Nicodemus last Sunday, threatening residents and the national historic site located there. Graham County…
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The show must go on: Hays Community Theatre returns to “stage” with Haunted Hays City Tours
BY CORIE LYNN For the Hays community, October is normally a time of football and homecoming, Oktoberfest fundraisers and pumpkin patches. Though these traditional activities…
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In Final Days: The American Mall Experience
BY JOHN CARTER Becoming a more well-known concept in the 60s and establishing its iconography in the 80s the American shopping mall has been a…
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