Ellis News

The forecast is calling for triple-digit temperatures later this week. It must be county fair time.

Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Ellis, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Russell, Smith and Trego counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, in Hays.

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The numbers are in, and Ellis County's total valuation is down nearly $30 million from last year, largely due to a decrease in oil and gas prices.

As calendar pages turn their way to July, the popping and whizzing of fireworks becomes a more frequent sound when the sun sets.

Nicole Michelle Windholz, and Kyle James Rohleder were married May 2, 2009, at St.

With temperatures soaring to near 100, combines were pushed into high gear for the 2009 area wheat harvest.

The Hays City Band begins its concert series at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Fort Hays State University Quad.

Plans are ready for a fixed-route bus service in Hays, now it's up to local government entities to decide to fund it.

As members of the Hays Fire Department conduct hands-on training exercises this month, there's always the hope they'll never be required to implement that knowledge in a real-life situation.

Each year, the Ellis County 4-H Scholarship and Development Fund helps local and area students who plan to continue their education after high school by awarding scholarships to graduating seniors.

Norton senior Hayli Bozarth picked up her second gold medal at the state track meet on Saturday, winning the Class 3A girls' shot put at 41 feet, 1 1/2 inches.

Ellis County students were among those who got to participate in one of Mark Parkinson's first duties as the new governor of Kansas earlier this month.

The FHSU/Hays City Band began will have summer season rehearsals Monday evenings through June 29 in the band room at Malloy Hall on the campus of Fort Hays State University.

Vietnam War veteran Bob Wilhelm will be the featured speaker during the Hays American Legion's annual Memorial Day program.

This is the way I started last year's pre-Memorial Day column, but I believe it deserves to be duly noted once again.

A full schedule awaits the Trego County Commission when it meets at 9 a.m. Monday in the Trego County Courthouse in WaKeeney.

After years of discussion and a lengthy legal battle, it appears Ellis County soon could be home to a 200-megawatt wind farm.

James and Sandy Braun, Hays, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Braun, to Brett Seibel, son of Steve and Peggy Seibel, Ellis.

James and Sandy Braun, Hays, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sarah Braun, to Brett Seibel, son of Steve and Peggy Seibel, Ellis.