The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae.

Monte Lee Adamson passed away at his home in Zurich with his loved ones by his side on June 8, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.

He was born on August 29, 1954, in Long Beach, California, to Henry and Shirley Adamson.

Connie Joyce Easter, of Hays, passed away on June 9, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Hays, at the age of 88.

She was born on February 18, 1936, to Rex E. and Mary B. (Larsen) Mills in Galesbury, Illinois. She married Herbert Duane Easter in Palco on October 18, 1952. They had five children together: Danny, Maria, Troy, Tony, and Mark.