Brush the Bricks brings new murals to Hays
Hays Daily News
Old West figures from Hays past, a colorful Chinese dragon and Special Olympics athletes competing will be among images highlighted on eight to 10 artworks to be created over the next two years in the city s downtown area.
The project titled Brush the Bricks, a Mural Movement is a partnership involving the Downtown Hays Development Corp., Hays Arts Council, Hays Convention & Visitors Bureau and Fort Hays State University.
The effort seeks to transform blank canvases, our buildings, into spectacular, world-class artwork that invigorates tourism and community pride, according to its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/brushthebricks
Hays Daily News
Some Ellis County businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic will get a financial shot in the arm by March from a round of federal aid.
The Ellis County Commission on Monday was updated on the scheduled payment of $132,000 to 18 businesses in the county. Another eight applied, but two of those withdrew their applications, five did not meet a requirement for low- or moderate- income, while another had unpaid federal or state taxes, according to Lyle Pantle, assistant director of fire and EMS for the county.
The Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Response Supplement is federal money channeled through the states to local counties and cities, mostly rural ones, to help local businesses. The money is part of the 2020 federal CARES Act COVID-19 response relief passed by Congress.