Ellis County News

Some ideas make so much sense, one can't help but wonder why they weren't put in place already.

Small or large, the 3-year-old Antonino boy couldn't read the words anyway. But you can bet the older 4-H'ers and their parents get the message loud and clear.

No charges will be filed in connection with a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident that left a Hays woman dead and her husband injured, Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler said Thursday.

Two drug-related arrests were made during the execution of three search warrants in Hays, Ellis County Sheriff Ed Harbin said Wednesday, and additional arrests could be forthcoming.

Msgr. Edward Weisenburger, rector of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Oklahoma City, on Monday was named by Pope Benedict XVI the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Salina.

Hays city commissioners will consider approving a bid for purchase of a new street sweeper during their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at city hall.

Ellis County Emergency Medical Services was the winner of the 2011 Battle of the Badges blood drive event hosted by American Red Cross Blood Services -- Central Plains Region.

Ongoing issues with county staffing were raised Monday at an Ellis County Commission special meeting, as commissioners and county department heads began setting broad budgeting priorities for 2013.

Ellis County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution at Monday's regular meeting in support of a Senate bill which honors Hays native DW2 Bryan J. Nichols.

State funding cuts for those at risk for state hospital admission or urgent evaluation have paved the way for technology to step into the gap and have led High Plains Mental Health Center to begin placing video conference equipment in sheriff's offices in its 20-county region.

Beech began work as the new family and consumer science Extension agent for Ellis County two weeks ago, bringing with her a multitude of experience from three counties in southwest Kansas.

Ellis County commissioners will face a full schedule Monday, with a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Ellis County Law Enforcement Center and a regular meeting at 6:45 p.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse.

A recent swing through northwestern Kansas reveals a winter wheat crop that looks really good.

Hays Area Chamber of Commerce members celebrated the accomplishments of local business professionals during its annual banquet, Step Up and Step Out in 2012, on Thursday night at the Memorial Union Ballroom on the Fort Hays State University campus.

There simply will be a little less justice in northwest Kansas if legislators embrace a series of recommendations brought forward after a year-long review of the state's judicial system.

An Ellis County couple will stand trial on a series of sex crimes against a child, including a new charge filed against each of them Wednesday at their preliminary hearing.

Three youngsters clung to Ralph as they made their way down a crowded hallway at Thomas More Prep-Marian High School, two in front tugging at her skirt and the third following behind with her arms around Ralph's waist.

The city of Hays and Ellis County doled out a combined $150,000 when NEW Customer Service Companies expressed interest in Hays in 2004.

It took more than six rounds to determine which of the three finalists would be the winner of the 56th annual Ellis County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night.

A draft proposal put forward by the House Redistricting Committee would reshuffle existing House districts and nearly mirror one sketched out by a member who would see his district dramatically shift.