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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Category: Area News
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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Baby Alma and the Spanish Flu
By DAWNE LEIKER Four years ago, I asked my friend, Janet Stramel, about her Memorial Day plans for the upcoming weekend. She said she and…
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Local hero Linda Penner’s custom masks meet needs in a wide area
By Carmen FanningFort Hays State University HAYS, Kan. – Heroes all over are making an impact in light of the present COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Penner,…
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Rural reporter, farm advocate Larry Dreiling files for 40th District Kansas Senate
TOPEKA, Kan.—Longtime rural reporter and farm advocate Larry Dreiling of Hays filed papers May 21 with the Kansas Secretary of State to officially place his…
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County health department, Chamber hosting webinar about reopening
Special to Tiger Media Network The Ellis County Health Department and the Chamber will host a brief webinar at 8 a.m. Thursday for Ellis County…
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Ellis County declares state of disaster in order to request state COVID-19 supplies
BY JUSTIN SABATA Ellis County has not had a confirmed case of COVID-19 for over 30 days. However, as the state progresses through the COVID-19…
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Fort Hays State University to host a virtual graduation celebration June 19
By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS The disruptions caused this spring by the COVID-19 pandemic have driven universities across the nation to find new ways to teach, learn,…
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Local children’s psychiatric hospital affected by pandemic
BY AMARI ANGRAM-BOLDIN Regular residents of Hays were not the only lives affected by the drastic changes from the COVID-19 pandemic. The children at KVC…
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