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Sign up now to participate in the annual Hays Citywide Garage Sale. The link to fill out the registration form is: https://forms.gle/EAo9LCqJpZCu63by7 . Sign up deadline is June 10. The garage sales are scheduled for Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17. There will be a spreadsheet and map posted...

The secrets of the tarantula’s world are on full display now through Labor Day at the new summer exhibit at Sternberg Museum of Natural History, 3000 Sternberg Drive, Hays. According to museum director Dr. Reese Barrick, “Tarantulas: Alive and Up Close” takes the visitor on a journey of scientific discovery, presenting tarantulas in a new light. Focusing on the diverse and natural beauty of these incredible animals, the exhibit provides an engaging educational experience.

The Hays, McCracken and surrounding communities are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the filming of “Paper Moon” (1973) this year. The movie, based on the book Addie Pray, takes place during the Great Depression when a con man finds an unlikely partner in a young girl who may or may not be his daughter. The film stars real-life father-daughter duo Ryan O’Neal and Tatum O’Neal, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, the youngest to ever win in this category.

Far above the streets of Ellis, a giant mural depicting Ellis High School athletes is taking shape. Dennis Schiel of Hays is working on his largest and what may be his last mural. The Ellis mural, which is 35 by 65 feet, is on the side of a grain elevator...

With the commotion caused last year on campus by the infamous Mississippi Kites, it should come as no surprise that the birds are preparing to make their grand return to campus again. FHSU Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Medhavi Ambardar said these birds are drawn to the Hays and surrounding...

The Hays City Band will return this summer, bringing musicians young and old together for a series of concerts downtown. “It doesn't matter if you're a person who regularly plays or if you've got an instrument that's been sitting in a closet collecting dust, no better time to break it out and make sure that thing still works,” said director Matt Rome, who during the school year serves as the Hays High School band director.

A Fort Hays State University master's student explores movement in her thesis exhibit "Centripetal," which is on display now at the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art on the Fort Hays State University campus. Katie Petersen's early work focused on taking videos and making collages out of those videos. Her master's exhibition...

BUNKER HILL - This summer Smoky Hills PBS is working with public libraries throughout central and western Kansas, including the Hays and Ellis Public Libraries, to conduct summer reading programs through the Share a Story project. Share a Story is a 45-60 minute program geared toward children ages 2-7. Each...

The Hays Arts Council will once again offer summer art classes to area youth, with classes scheduled through June and July. “We've got our theater class starting the first week in June,” Brenda Meder, executive director, said. “They'll culminate after two weeks with a performance, plenty of room in those classes yet, and those are the only theater classes we're offering for that age group.”

The Downtown Hays Market opens for the season Saturday. This is the farmers market's 10th year of operation and will feature a birthday bash theme with giveaways every Saturday through October 21. Free birthday cupcakes will be handed out this week. Vendor interest for opening day has been overwhelming, according...

Cathy’s Breads, a home-based micro-bakery in Hays, will be holding a Summer Solstice Tasting Party on Wednesday, June 21st, at Regeena’s Flowers & Events, 1013 Main. The event, which is part of the business’s 10th anniversary celebration, will be a benefit for the Alzheimer's Association. “Several years...