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COVID adopted pets have helped people manage pandemic stresses By: John Riley and last updated 2021-04-19 19:40:47-04 HELENA — Anyone who has ever had a pet knows just how much of an impact that animal can have on their lives. For many people during the COVID pandemic, those bonds have been more important than ever. Andy Jacobs adopted two cats, Felix and Sarah, from the Lewis and Clark Humane Society (LCHS) in June of 2020 just to have some more company. He says the benefit of having them both during a stressful year was an incredible blessing. “It’s been a rea...

City may allow side-by-sides for city streets Hays Daily News Side-by-side alternative vehicles may show up before long on the city streets of Hays, if enthusiasts of the small, nimble non-automobiles get their wish. Used primarily for sport or agriculture, the smaller than standard, four-wheel vehicles are popular with farmers and with those who like to play on sand dunes and off-road. At Thursday’s regular work session of the city commission, a group of residents asked the commissioners to approve an ordinance allowing them on the streets of Hays. The vehicles, some of which can go upward...

Hays Daily News A $450,000 project to shade the eight ball field bleachers at city-owned Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex should relieve the No. 1 complaint there, according to Jeff Boyle, parks director for the city of Hays. “Originally we were seeing more complaints about the playground not being in place,” said Boyle on Thursday evening at the regular work session of the Hays City Commission in City Hall, 1507 Main.  “That project is done and everybody is happy with that,” Boyle told the commissioners. “But we’re still hearing about shade. So now it became the No. 1 complaint tha...

Covenant plans second addition in northwest Hays Only 9 lots remain unsold of 22 in 2nd addition Hays Daily News Covenant Land & Developing Inc. likely will see infrastructure construction start later this year on the second addition of its King's Gate residential development in northwest Hays. That's pending approval Thursday evening, Jan. 28, of the final plat by the Hays City Commission. The second addition is slated for 22 lots, about 140 feet deep and 65 feet wide. The original first phase of the development, started in 2010, consists of 53 lots. The privately held Covenant, led by Kat...

Hays Daily News Filled with anticipation for the new semester and re-energized after taking advantage of the privilege to rest and enjoy a long winter break, I find myself thinking about some of the people I admire and/or have gotten to know better this past year because of the pandemic. Here are just a few: our Hays city commissioners, our county health administrator and a group I refer to as our city rallying team. Our city commissioners – Michael Berges, Sandy Jacobs, Ron Mellick, Shaun Musil and Mason Ruder – have always had important, and sometimes controversial, decisions to make, b...