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BBQ Reception for ECHS Brick-by-Brick Phase 3 planned
We are excited to invite you to a special BBQ celebration honoring the Schmidt Foundation's grant award to ECHS for our Phase 3 Brick by Brick renovation. Ellis County Historical Society also extends our thanks to all the generous donations and support received over the past two and half years of this project.
FHSU honors late alumnus gift toward construction management scholarships
Few things made Fort Hays State University alumnus Mike Morgison happier than getting his hands dirty. From a messy, rough-and-tumble boy to a skilled man who could reassemble almost anything he pulled apart, Mike exemplified the value of hard work. Before he passed away in 2022, Mike put a gift in place to help FHSU students with similar interests. His sister, Patty Brandenburg, and her husband, Eldon, returned to Hays in April for an emotional and intimate reception on campus. During the event, the couple announced Mike’s legacy, a gift of $502,000 in support of construction management scholarships within FHSU’s Department of Applied Technology.
KBI: Ness County man accused of child sex crimes
NESS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on child sex allegations. Just after 11:30 p.m. July 11, deputies from the Ness County Sheriffs Office executed an arrest warrant at 414 S Kansas Avenue in Ransom, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
CAMPBELL: Understanding chinch bugs
Ok, I know I have already had an article on chinch bugs, but I thought I would wrap it up with a quick overview and summary of some keys points to ponder for farmers when facing them again next year. Chinch bugs in Kansas are a perennial pest of just...
⚾ Witt, Melendez both homer to help Royals beat Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each had solo home runs, Cole Ragans allowed one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Adam Frazier, Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez (with...
Execution plans move forward for man convicted of killing newspaper reporter
KANSAS CITY (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday ruled that execution plans for Marcellus Williams will move forward, even as a prosecutor works to overturn his 1998 murder conviction. Judges on Friday decided against halting Williams’ execution despite a St. Louis County court hearing set for Aug....
Small plane suffers major damage after mishap at Kan. airport
COWLEY COUNTY —A small plane was damaged in a mishap just before 2:30p.m. Friday in Cowley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Kitfox 7 piloted by John Gaston Swofford, 60, Fort Worth, Texas, was enroute from Stol Creek Aviation in Whitewater, Kansas to a final destination at the airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case dismissed; cannot be filed again
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor's trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based...
Bus fire left Kansas high school football team stranded
MCPHERSON COUNTY —The Marion/USD 408 activity bus caught fire returning from the Kansas Wesleyan Football Camp, just south of the rest area north of McPherson on Friday, according to a social media report from the school district. All coaches, players and the bus driver are safe and unharmed. USD...
Investigators working to ID body found in river in Kansas
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement continue working to identify the body of a man found in the Arkansas River on Thursday. Just after 4p.m., first responders were called to a location on the river near Pawnee and Broadway in south Wichita. The victim, described as possibly in his 30s, was pulled from the water and pronounced deceased.
Federal judge: Dodge City's elections don't discriminate against Latinos
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Latino majority's voting rights aren't violated by the election system in the former Wild West town in Kansas that inspired the long-running television series “Gunsmoke.”. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren concluded that Dodge City's practice of electing...
Massive AT&T data breach exposes ‘nearly all’ customers
NEW YORK (AP) ‚The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a 2022 security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach hit customers of AT&T's cellular customers,...
Trump comments on Biden's 'Big Boy' press conference
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden faced a test Thursday that he had avoided so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps. The news conference was meant to reassure a disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies and persuadable voters in this year's election that Biden still has the strength and stamina to be president. Biden has tried to defend his feeble and tongue-tied performance in the June 27 debate against Republican Donald Trump as an outlier rather than evidence that at 81 he lacks the vigor and commanding presence that the public expects from the commander in chief.
Homicide: KCPD IDs 50-year-old found dead outside home
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating another homicide in Kansas City have identified the victim as 50-year-old Shawn Mayberry. Just after 9:30p.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting in the 2400 block of College Avenue in Kansas City, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez. At the scene, officers...
Lawsuit filed: Teen died after eating spicy chip, part of online challenge
BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social media. Harris Wolobah, a 10th grader from the city of Worcester,...
Ground broken Thursday on Bob, Pat Schmidt Community Center at The Grove
Grow Hays broke ground on the Bob and Pat Schmidt Community Center at the Grove housing development on Thursday. The $6 million, 14,000-square-foot community center near 27th and Canterbury will house a child care center with 77 available slots, the Hays Senior Center and multi-purpose rooms for public use. The...
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