Ellis County News

The vote on the $3.5 million bond issue for USD 432 from the Aug. 5 primary election has changed again.

Equity Bank and Ellis State Bank have merged. Financial terms weren't disclosed.

As county and city of Hays officials gathered for a dinner meeting Tuesday, the issue of how to use the city-owned former Army Reserve building was brought to the table.

A bridge 1.5 miles east of Walker could force the closure of a portion of Old U.S. Highway 40 next year.

The feasibility of establishing fixed public transportation routes throughout Hays and Ellis County was discussed Tuesday evening, as Ellis County Commissioners and the city of Hays Commission gathered for a ...

A rape was reported early Saturday morning in Hays. According to police, the alleged rapist and the victim knew each other.

Dorothy McRae has helped with her share of elections. She began working as a supervising judge in 1964 and has worked at five polling places within Ellis County.

Hays' historical downtown region recently received far-reaching recognition as the Chestnut Street Historic District was placed last month in the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official ...

Two German linguists who are tracking the Bohemian-German dialect around the world are in New Ulm for four days interviewing individuals of Bohemian-German ancestry in order to try to "map" their dialects.

The 2009 Ellis County budget could be decreasing more than originally expected. On Monday, Ellis County Commissioners proposed cutting more than $300,000 from their $20.6 million budget in order to reduce the ...

It sounded like a party at the Hays Welcome Center on Wednesday afternoon as business leaders and community members congregated for a friendly farewell.

HDN: What are your thoughts on the current voting process in Ellis County? Are more poll places needed? What changes would you make, if elected? DS: One of the main reasons I decided to run was because people ...

Another much talked-about local race is the contested Ellis County clerk election -- the first in at least 12 years.

HDN: What is your stance on the proposed Ellis County wind farm projects? What benefits or concerns do you foresee? JS: "My stance on the wind farm itself is two-fold. No.

HDN: What is your stance on the proposed Ellis County wind farm projects? What benefits or concerns do you foresee? PM: "The benefits that I see coming out of this if we do get the wind farms, hopefully it will ...

Despite expenditures increasing to $20.7 million, the county's proposed mill levy for 2009 is decreasing.

HDN: What is your stance on the proposed Ellis County wind farm projects? What benefits or concerns do you foresee? VB: "My stance on the wind farm is, as usual, I'm for the wind farm.

Two Republicans have thrown their hats in the ring for the seat of District 2 county commissioner.

Another appeal has been filed regarding the development plan for a much-contested wind farm southwest of Hays, and this one will come before the Ellis County Commission later this month.

Another appeal has been filed regarding the development plan for a much-contested wind farm southwest of Hays, and this one will come before the Ellis County Commission later this month.