ELLIS — Ellis High School Basketball and Cheer Senior Night will be Tuesday. Seniors and their parents will be recognized between the varsity (girls and boys) basketball games with Russell.

Back Row – Tyson Jimenez, son of Javi and Jessica Jimenez; Beck Brogden, son of Steven Brogden and Sarah Brogden; Jagr Reese, son of Lance and Marta Reese; Tanner Kohlrus, son of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Kaden Solorio, son of Wesley and Lindsay James; Matthew Ernst, son of Nickole Byers and the late Lucas Ernst.

Front Row – Michelle Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Haley Schmidt, daughter of Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein; Madelynn Guffey, daughter of the late Matt Guffey and Stacey and Danielle Schaus; Lakyn Fischer, daughter of DJ and Julie Fischer; Faith Fondoble, daughter of Matt and Sharona Fondoble.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645463208248.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>SubmittedELLIS — Ellis High School Basketball and Cheer Senior Night will be Tuesday. Seniors and their parents will be recognized between the varsity (girls and boys) basketball games with Russell.PICTURED (L to R):Back Row – Tyson Jimenez, son of Javi and Jessica Jimenez; Beck Brogden, son of Steven Brogden and Sarah Brogden; Jagr Reese, son of Lance and Marta Reese; Tanner Kohlrus, son of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Kaden Solorio, son of Wesley and Lindsay James; Matthew Ernst, son of Nickole Byers and the late Lucas Ernst.Front Row – Michelle Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Haley Schmidt, daughter of Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein; Madelynn Guffey, daughter of the late Matt Guffey and Stacey and Danielle Schaus; Lakyn Fischer, daughter of DJ and Julie Fischer; Faith Fondoble, daughter of Matt and Sharona Fondoble.

Ellis will recognize senior basketball players, cheerleaders

ELLIS —&nbsp;This week, the Ellis USD 388 Board of Education voted to suspend the district's COVID-19 mitigation plan, now treating COVID cases like other communicable diseases that routinely impact schools.

The plan has been in place since September 2021.

The COVID plan now in place is "basically identical" to the district's flu plan, according to Superintendent Corey Burton.

"This is exactly what we were doing pre-COVID, as far as influenza was concerned," he said.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/065b99ab-b335-4f0a-99a1-7e20e286a184">The move follows a similar measure made by the USD 489 Hays school district in late January.</a>

While the plan is now suspended, it will remain in place through the end of the year.

"The thought behind the suspension of it is, if we would ever see a big outbreak again, we can move to reinstate it," Burton said. "So it's not totally gone. I thought it'd be there for us as a backup."

Board member Latisha Haag brought the measure to vote, Cindy Hertel would offer a second, and the measure passed unanimously.

Despite the suspension of the plan, Burton told the board he would continue to update the board regularly on COVID cases in the district.

By JAMES BELL Hays PostELLIS —&nbsp;This week, the Ellis USD 388 Board of Education voted to suspend the district's COVID-19 mitigation plan, now treating COVID cases like other communicable diseases that routinely impact schools.The plan has been in place since September 2021.The COVID plan now in place is "basically identical" to the district's flu plan, according to Superintendent Corey Burton."This is exactly what we were doing pre-COVID, as far as influenza was concerned," he said.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/065b99ab-b335-4f0a-99a1-7e20e286a184">The move follows a similar measure made by the USD 489 Hays school district in late January.</a>While the plan is now suspended, it will remain in place through the end of the year."The thought behind the suspension of it is, if we would ever see a big outbreak again, we can move to reinstate it," Burton said. "So it's not totally gone. I thought it'd be there for us as a backup."Board member Latisha Haag brought the measure to vote, Cindy Hertel would offer a second, and the measure passed unanimously.Despite the suspension of the plan, Burton told the board he would continue to update the board regularly on COVID cases in the district.

Ellis USD 388 suspends COVID mitigation plan

CORRECTION: Board member Jared Schiel's name and position on the cost of the gym and it's affect on the potential bond issue were updated to more closely reflect his comments during the meeting on Feb. 21. Hays Post apologizes for the error.

ELLIS — During its regular meeting Monday, the Ellis USD
388 Board of Education had planned to vote on sending a potential bond issue to
district voters, but with recent activity in the Kansas Legislature that could
secure a significant amount of funding from the state for the bond, the board decided to postpone its vote until next week.

“There was a state law that changed back in 2015,” said bond
counsel for the district, Dustin Avey, managing director, public finance
investment banking with Piper Sandler. “Because of that change in the law, the Ellis
school district gets zero percent state aid, meaning the state of Kansas does
not pay for any portion of your work.”

But with potential changes to that law currently under
consideration in Topeka, he told the board moving now could cost the district the
opportunity for the state to fund around 20 percent of the potential bond
issue.

“Based upon conversations beginning last Thursday and
Friday, and then into today, there is a potential that a current state aid law
would be fixed by the Legislature this legislative session,” Sandler said. “If
that law becomes fixed, you would receive approximately 20 percent state aid, meaning that the state of Kansas would pay for approximately 20 percent of your
annual principal and interest payment.”

With the board considering a bond issue of around $5 million, that
would mean turning down the potential of around $1 million in state aid if the
law is changed.

While the potential is there, Avey told the board there are
no funding guarantees.

“We expect that bill to be before the Senate and committee
this Friday for a hearing. If it gets passed out of the Senate Ed Committee on
either Friday or Monday, we would expect it to go to the Senate floor for a
vote sometime next week,” Avey said. “So that’s hurdle No. 1.”

If the legislation passed through the Senate, the
legislation would then move through the same process in the House.

“And if through the House, then it would be able to go to the
governor for the signature,” Avey said.

To reap the benefits of
the change, however, would require moving the proposed bond timeline, which would
have seen the measure go to voters in May, to later in the year.

“If we were to proceed tonight, with passing that resolution
and moving forward with the May 10 election — if this fix would become law, it
would not impact this district because it only impacts those districts who have
the bond election approved by voters after July 1,” Avey said.

The change in the law also would not affect the upcoming bond
issue in nearby Hays, as the district is already excluded from the potential
state aid due to the district’s high property tax valuation.

“They don't receive any state aid because their assessed
valuation per pupil is higher,” Avey said. “And they're considered a wealthy
school district per that metric. But there are other districts like yourselves
are considered more property-poor on a comparable basis.”

While the Legislature moves to consider the change in law, Avey
said, the district would have some idea of the potential for the change to
occur this year if it were to move out of senate committee this week.

The board then considered postponing the vote to move forward
until next week.

If the bill were to pass out of committee, the board would consider further options. If it fails, they can choose to move
forward with the bond election on May 10, as proposed.

Waiting “is the most responsible thing for our community,”
said Superintendent Corey Burton.

Board member Latisha
Haag also noted that bond issue components should also be reconsidered with the potential increase in available funds.

“I think we need to reconvene and have a discussion about
the financials because 20 percent is going to make a huge difference,” she
said. “I'm concerned about the backlash that we're going to catch for not
having the gym on there, and then asking the community to pony up money to
build a gym — outside the bond — later.

“For me, I think it's smart to wait until Tuesday to at
least know if it comes out of committee. It doesn't come out of committee, we
have our answer.”

Board member Jared Schiel responded, adding the cost of the gym to the
bond issue may cause the bond to fail when presented to the voters, based on earlier information.

“We’ve already determined you can't put a gym on this bond
and pass it,” he said, but an additional 20 percent could change the bond scope in a way to allow the gym to be put into the bond issue and stay under their desired total cost.

If “waiting till after July 1 we get 20 percent back from
the state, then maybe we relook at our financials, and let's see if we put the
gym back on. So yeah, I wouldn't feel comfortable voting on financials tonight.
I think we have to look to wait and see what's going on.”

Schiel said the decision slows a bond issue that has already faced setbacks due to the pandemic.

“It's one more hurdle," Burton said. “But it has the potential
to be positive. This has the potential to be positive for our community."

The board voted 7-0 to table the measure until a meeting is
set next week.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644958531266.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>CORRECTION: Board member Jared Schiel's name and position on the cost of the gym and it's affect on the potential bond issue were updated to more closely reflect his comments during the meeting on Feb. 21. Hays Post apologizes for the error.By JAMES BELL Hays PostELLIS — During its regular meeting Monday, the Ellis USD
388 Board of Education had planned to vote on sending a potential bond issue to
district voters, but with recent activity in the Kansas Legislature that could
secure a significant amount of funding from the state for the bond, the board decided to postpone its vote until next week.“There was a state law that changed back in 2015,” said bond
counsel for the district, Dustin Avey, managing director, public finance
investment banking with Piper Sandler. “Because of that change in the law, the Ellis
school district gets zero percent state aid, meaning the state of Kansas does
not pay for any portion of your work.”But with potential changes to that law currently under
consideration in Topeka, he told the board moving now could cost the district the
opportunity for the state to fund around 20 percent of the potential bond
issue.“Based upon conversations beginning last Thursday and
Friday, and then into today, there is a potential that a current state aid law
would be fixed by the Legislature this legislative session,” Sandler said. “If
that law becomes fixed, you would receive approximately 20 percent state aid, meaning that the state of Kansas would pay for approximately 20 percent of your
annual principal and interest payment.”With the board considering a bond issue of around $5 million, that
would mean turning down the potential of around $1 million in state aid if the
law is changed.While the potential is there, Avey told the board there are
no funding guarantees.“We expect that bill to be before the Senate and committee
this Friday for a hearing. If it gets passed out of the Senate Ed Committee on
either Friday or Monday, we would expect it to go to the Senate floor for a
vote sometime next week,” Avey said. “So that’s hurdle No. 1.”If the legislation passed through the Senate, the
legislation would then move through the same process in the House.“And if through the House, then it would be able to go to the
governor for the signature,” Avey said.To reap the benefits of
the change, however, would require moving the proposed bond timeline, which would
have seen the measure go to voters in May, to later in the year.“If we were to proceed tonight, with passing that resolution
and moving forward with the May 10 election — if this fix would become law, it
would not impact this district because it only impacts those districts who have
the bond election approved by voters after July 1,” Avey said.The change in the law also would not affect the upcoming bond
issue in nearby Hays, as the district is already excluded from the potential
state aid due to the district’s high property tax valuation.“They don't receive any state aid because their assessed
valuation per pupil is higher,” Avey said. “And they're considered a wealthy
school district per that metric. But there are other districts like yourselves
are considered more property-poor on a comparable basis.”While the Legislature moves to consider the change in law, Avey
said, the district would have some idea of the potential for the change to
occur this year if it were to move out of senate committee this week.The board then considered postponing the vote to move forward
until next week.If the bill were to pass out of committee, the board would consider further options. If it fails, they can choose to move
forward with the bond election on May 10, as proposed.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644958563398.jpeg" alt="Superintendent Corey Burton" />
 <figcaption>Superintendent Corey Burton</figcaption>
 </figure>Waiting “is the most responsible thing for our community,”
said Superintendent Corey Burton.Board member Latisha
Haag also noted that bond issue components should also be reconsidered with the potential increase in available funds.“I think we need to reconvene and have a discussion about
the financials because 20 percent is going to make a huge difference,” she
said. “I'm concerned about the backlash that we're going to catch for not
having the gym on there, and then asking the community to pony up money to
build a gym — outside the bond — later.“For me, I think it's smart to wait until Tuesday to at
least know if it comes out of committee. It doesn't come out of committee, we
have our answer.”Board member Jared Schiel responded, adding the cost of the gym to the
bond issue may cause the bond to fail when presented to the voters, based on earlier information.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644958606495.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>“We’ve already determined you can't put a gym on this bond
and pass it,” he said, but an additional 20 percent could change the bond scope in a way to allow the gym to be put into the bond issue and stay under their desired total cost.If “waiting till after July 1 we get 20 percent back from
the state, then maybe we relook at our financials, and let's see if we put the
gym back on. So yeah, I wouldn't feel comfortable voting on financials tonight.
I think we have to look to wait and see what's going on.”Schiel said the decision slows a bond issue that has already faced setbacks due to the pandemic.“It's one more hurdle," Burton said. “But it has the potential
to be positive. This has the potential to be positive for our community."The board voted 7-0 to table the measure until a meeting is
set next week.

Potential of $1M in state funding pauses Ellis BOE on bond issue 

ELLIS — Ellis High School had its Annual KAY Snowball Dance on Saturday. Snowball Royalty class winners were:

Freshman Queen, MaKenzie Kohlrus, daughter of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Sophomore Queen, Kylee Pfeifer, daughter of Brandon and Chandra Pfeifer; Junior Queen, Madelyn Russell, daughter of Kenton and Jessica Russell; Senior Queen, Haley Schmidt, daughter of Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein; Not pictured Senior King, Easton Burton, son of Corey and Amy Burton; Junior King, Dakota Metzler, son of Jim and Becky Metzler; Sophomore King, Austin Carroll, son of Matt and Nicole Carroll; Freshman King, Tyler Bongartz, son of Mark and Jenni Bongartz.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644957996201.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>ELLIS — Ellis High School had its Annual KAY Snowball Dance on Saturday. Snowball Royalty class winners were:Freshman Queen, MaKenzie Kohlrus, daughter of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Sophomore Queen, Kylee Pfeifer, daughter of Brandon and Chandra Pfeifer; Junior Queen, Madelyn Russell, daughter of Kenton and Jessica Russell; Senior Queen, Haley Schmidt, daughter of Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein; Not pictured Senior King, Easton Burton, son of Corey and Amy Burton; Junior King, Dakota Metzler, son of Jim and Becky Metzler; Sophomore King, Austin Carroll, son of Matt and Nicole Carroll; Freshman King, Tyler Bongartz, son of Mark and Jenni Bongartz.— Submitted

Ellis High announces 2022 Snowball Royalty

ELLIS — The annual KAY Snowball Dance will be on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The dance is from 8 to 11:30 p.m.&nbsp;Crowning for Snowball Royalty will be at approximately 10 p.m.&nbsp;

PICTURED Back&nbsp;Row (L-R, Freshmen):&nbsp;Addison Kohl, daughter of Jeff and Emily Kohl; Tyler Bongartz, son of Mark and Jenni Bongartz; MaKenzie Kohlrus, daughter of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Toby Honas, son of Randy and Wendy Honas;&nbsp;Natalee North, daughter of Travis &amp; Ava North; Chance Jimenez, son of&nbsp;Javi&nbsp;and Jessica Jimenez.

3rd&nbsp;Row (L-R, Sophomores): Taylor Seibel, daughter of Craig &amp; Becky Seibel; Ava Reed, daughter of Darin and April Reed; Austin Carroll, son of Matt and Nicole Carroll; Kylee Pfeifer, daughter of Brandon and Chandra Pfeifer.

2nd&nbsp;Row (L-R, Juniors): Madelyn Russell, daughter of Kenton and Jessica Russell; Myah McCoy, daughter of Casey and Melanie McCoy; Dakota Metzler, son of Jim and Becky Metzler; Hannah Schiel, daughter of Jared and Beth Schiel.

Front Row (L-R, Seniors): Easton Burton, son of Corey and Amy Burton; Michelle Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Tanner Kohlrus, son of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Zeke Haag, son of Ron and Latisha Haag; Haley Schmidt, daughter of&nbsp;Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644264430479.jpeg" alt="Ellis 2022 Snowball Candidates" />
 <figcaption>Ellis 2022 Snowball Candidates</figcaption>
 </figure>ELLIS — The annual KAY Snowball Dance will be on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The dance is from 8 to 11:30 p.m.&nbsp;Crowning for Snowball Royalty will be at approximately 10 p.m.&nbsp;PICTURED Back&nbsp;Row (L-R, Freshmen):&nbsp;Addison Kohl, daughter of Jeff and Emily Kohl; Tyler Bongartz, son of Mark and Jenni Bongartz; MaKenzie Kohlrus, daughter of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Toby Honas, son of Randy and Wendy Honas;&nbsp;Natalee North, daughter of Travis &amp; Ava North; Chance Jimenez, son of&nbsp;Javi&nbsp;and Jessica Jimenez.3rd&nbsp;Row (L-R, Sophomores): Taylor Seibel, daughter of Craig &amp; Becky Seibel; Ava Reed, daughter of Darin and April Reed; Austin Carroll, son of Matt and Nicole Carroll; Kylee Pfeifer, daughter of Brandon and Chandra Pfeifer.2nd&nbsp;Row (L-R, Juniors): Madelyn Russell, daughter of Kenton and Jessica Russell; Myah McCoy, daughter of Casey and Melanie McCoy; Dakota Metzler, son of Jim and Becky Metzler; Hannah Schiel, daughter of Jared and Beth Schiel.Front Row (L-R, Seniors): Easton Burton, son of Corey and Amy Burton; Michelle Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Tanner Kohlrus, son of Travis and Susie Kohlrus; Madison Gottschalk, daughter of Dean and Julie Gottschalk; Zeke Haag, son of Ron and Latisha Haag; Haley Schmidt, daughter of&nbsp;Matthew and Lisa Schmidt and Clint and Katy Amrein

Ellis High announces 2022 Snowball royalty candidates

ELLIS — USD 388 will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Ellis High School FACS 
Room.&nbsp; The board will be discussing a potential USD 388 bond election.

A representative of Alloy Architecture will be in attendance to update the board and answer questions about the work of the bond committee.&nbsp; &nbsp;

The board agenda can be viewed by clicking <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/ks/usd388/Board.nsf/Public">HERE</a>. Once in BoardDocs, 
you will see the Wednesday, February 9, 2022, special board meeting 
listed under meetings.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644000994697.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>ELLIS — USD 388 will hold a special board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Ellis High School FACS 
Room.&nbsp; The board will be discussing a potential USD 388 bond election.A representative of Alloy Architecture will be in attendance to update the board and answer questions about the work of the bond committee.&nbsp; &nbsp;The board agenda can be viewed by clicking <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/ks/usd388/Board.nsf/Public">HERE</a>. Once in BoardDocs, 
you will see the Wednesday, February 9, 2022, special board meeting 
listed under meetings.&nbsp;

Bond issue the topic of special school board meeting in Ellis

On this episode of the Post Podcast, Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams shares information about the upcoming Imagine Ellis County committee town hall.&nbsp;

The Imagine Ellis County committee has set up a town hall to solicit community feedback, Grow Hays executive director, Doug Williams stops by to talk to us about that and more on this episode of the Post Podcast.

Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;

We're having this meeting on February 7, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 530 to 8 pm. And it's a town hall meeting that's put on by our Imagine Ellis County committee. And this is the committee that was put together a large group of cross-section of the community, very diverse in terms of age group in terms of occupations and backgrounds, to try and take a look at where we want to be in Ellis County 510 25 years from now. And we're in the input gathering state where we're trying to get feedback from the community. And that's what this town hall meeting is part about is to get people from the community to come to this event and tell us what they'd like to see what they think Ellis County should be.

Yeah, and you know, this is kind of what we talked about quite a bit the economic development here in Ellis County. But as the committee starts firing up and starts having events like this, really what kind of feedback are you looking for? I mean, are you wanting to know what we're looking for in retail, what kind of sectors we need to build on? Or is it really just open to whatever you think, Ellis County might be in 20 years 30.

It's kind of all of the above, we initially brought in the larger employers' business in the business community, and have them each give five minutes on what their strategic plan is, and where they're headed, and what their challenges are. And, and we've gone through that we've heard from them, there are some recurring themes, and all of those things. And I'm sure there'll be some recurring themes and from the public in general. But we're kind of taking this to this next step where we want to hear from the general public, what they would like to see how they feel about things. And it could be retail for some it could be, you know, better-paying jobs for others. And the ones we hear time and again, you know, housing, and childcare, and workforce, and all of those kinds of things. But we don't have any preconceived notions about where this might lead and what people might come up with. We're just eager to get input. And that's what it's all about.

And I understand, you know, as little incentive for people maybe to go if you want to share an idea, but try game ideas, not that great. Can we give away some free food right?

To feed everybody? Does that always hopefully helps a little bit, get people to come and participate? So hopefully, that increases attendance and people come and give us their thoughts. Yeah, you know, I think we want to keep it positive, but we're not we want to look at what some of our our weaknesses might be as well, I think in the community, because we know we have some every community does. But we really need people are to participate. This summer, we're going to do a community survey that we're going to send out the docking Institute has been contracted to do a community survey, asking some specific questions of as many participants as they can get, as to, you know, some of the things that people would like to see what they would like to what they would like Ellis County to look like in the future.

Doug, I'm curious, do you know when the last time that something like this was either attempted or done in haste? I know that the Imagine Ellis County committee has been around for a couple years now. But what kind of got derailed with COVID. But previous to that, as there have been similar efforts?

Well, this, this committee comes out of the strategic doing process, which is a process that the Hansen Foundation has supported across western Kansas, where they have had, they got a facilitator who comes in and hosts a meeting like this, and lots of ideas come out of that this is this Imagine Ellis County group came out of that strategic doing initiative. And it's it's similar in what it does this just bores down into more specifics, you know, they imagine or the strategic doing sessions are really broad-based, you know, nothing's off the table, nothing. You know, just what would you like to see, you know, do you think Ellis County or rooks, county or wherever they're holding needs, needs a theme park, you know, something like that, just to let your imagination run wild? We're kind of honing in on some things right now and trying to be a little bit more specific. Okay, what can we do in our community, that's going to make it a better place to live. And yes, it's going to be broad in some senses that it may include retail, it may include housing, it may include lots of different things, but we want to make sure that we're addressing those things and find, you know, come up with some what might be some great ideas. So I would say that to answer your question that Strategic Soing was kind of the first event that I'm aware of, and that was probably three or four years ago. And this has kind of been the ongoing effort from that initial event.

Okay. You know, in the economic development word world, I'm kind of curious how important our strategic sessions like this, because I think of other cities that, you know, have seen like a pretty good explosive growth over the last few years where Hayes's relatively stagnant in its growth and the county in their region, I should say, are losing people. So they're not even seeing growth. Does this really make an impact on that? Or is this just a kind of cherry on top?

Well, we hope it makes an impact on that. I mean, we're, we believe that we have an amazing community and a great place to live, we have a lot to offer, whether it be companies that might move here, whether it be the local companies that want to expand, or people that want to retire here, people that want to relocate here, because they work remotely. But we have to identify the type of things that people want, and see what we can do about delivering those type of things. If we want to be successful in those efforts, and in attracting people and keeping people in our community.

And as we've talked about in the past, this time, right now, there's so much urban fly, people are looking for, hey, cities, like Hayes to move to. And if we can get everybody involved and start to develop those ideas, we could see some potential economic development in a really big way in the next few years. Right?

I think we can I mean, I've read different statistics. One of them is that there's 20 million people in the next 10 years will migrate away from these urban areas. They're looking for places to go. If you watched, there was an episode on 60 minutes last week, and a lady named Karen Kimbrough, who was the chief financial officer, chief economist for LinkedIn, which is the largest job hunting site, that there is online. She said pre-pandemic, one in 67, of the jobs they had posted, was for remote workers. Today, it's one in seven. Wow, that's a huge transformation of the workplace transferring to knowing that they have to accommodate people in different ways. So one in seven jobs now on LinkedIn is, for a remote worker, they'll let you work from anywhere you want to work. And that's huge. And so as these people look to flee the urban areas, as you said, and find a different type of life. We have to look as a community, what do we have to offer because we're in the competition, and they can go anywhere, right? They have the skills, they now can work remotely, so they can choose where they live? Well, how do we make sure that they choose here, at least some of them, obviously, we don't want 20 million, but some of them are some share of them are willing to come here. And that's why things like housing, that's why things like schools, that's like things like safe communities and activities in the community and, and that type of thing make a huge difference. And so part of our job within grow Hays as economic development organization, but also within this Imagine Ellis County committee is to identify the things that we need to put in place for this community to be able to attract those people because as I say, all the time, you know, I have lots of people say I like hate dislike it is we want to stay the same. And my response to that is we have to grow to stay the same, because our region is losing people. And so we have to increase in population, just to stay the way we are much less to grow and have more activities and more choices with retail or whatever it might be.

Yeah. And to dig a little bit deeper into that. Something that I hear pretty frequently is is the pull factor in Ellis County, or I don't know, maybe it's in Hayes, but it's a 1.7 1.8, I believe, which means that for every dollar spent here, we're getting point eight from outside of the community.

That's correct. We're typically in the top three in the state, the county or pull factor, and then Hayes's about the same. And that's important, but we're we're slipping a little bit in that area, because other areas have done a better job of developing retail, and we have some shortcomings in that area. So we've got to do better. But our pull factor is still critically important. And we're still ranked very high. And but we've got to have, you know, as our as our region, our trade area shrinks, we've got to make it up someplace or will not have that typo factor for very much longer.

Yeah. And you know, the other piece of this on the remote work that I think about is, you know, unlike any other employer, if you're employed in Ellis County and you spend that money in Ellis County, that movie's just or money is just circling around. But if you're employed by Amazon, let's say, and living in Ellis County, you're getting money from other places and bringing that into the community. And as for my understanding, that is just going to be vital going on to the next 10/20 years.

Sure, we want to we're an exporter, if we can get those kind of people, we're exporting labor. Basically, we're bringing in money from the outside. These people are buying homes, they're buying cars are buying groceries, they're buying appliances, and everything else. And they typically have great jobs and make a good salary. So that's exactly the type of people we want coming into our community. So it's critical that we identify what's important to them, and then try and meet those requirements.

Yeah, you know, I'm curious if along with the input from the local community, is there any effort with this Imagine Ellis County committee to get that feedback from people say, from Denver, or the front range that are looking to move into a more rural setting?

Well, there is part of our marketing initiative. And we were fortunate to receive a grant from the Schmidt foundation to do some marketing, and part of that is going to be specifically targeting people on the eastern slope of Colorado, we, we believe that's fertile ground for people looking to relocate. And so we've got some marketing efforts, we've created some quality of life videos about what it's like to live in Ellis County, not only in Hays, but also in Allison Victoria, the smaller communities around the county, and to try and show them that we have a great quality of life here. We have lots going on, and we have a great place to live. And so but that's all great, but it's not if they don't know it. So we've got to let them know what it is. And that's what these videos and other methods of advertising are being produced to get to these people and help them understand the quality of life that we do have here.

Absolutely. Well, Doug, I tell you, we've got just about a minute left. Anything else on this that he thought you want to share?

Well, I just I hope everybody you know, as many people as possible come out, we are going to feed you. It runs from 530 till eight o'clock at the Hilton Garden Inn on February 7. We will kind of go over what we've done so far. And then we're going to just kind of open it up to people and get their input we want input. We don't have any. As I said, we really don't have any preconceived notions. We have some recurring themes that we continue to hear and we know about but we know there's some things that people have on their minds that we're not seeing. So we're eager to get good representation out and tell us what they think. Very good

Free to attend but you are asking for registration in advance right? Just say of a meal count, right?

We would like you to register ahead of time. If you can't get that done and at the last minute find out you can come out, go ahead and come out. But if you can register that be great. You can do so on our Facebook page, the Imagine Ellis County Facebook page, call our office, email us, however, you want to do it but we look forward to having a big crowd.

<div><iframe title="Upcoming Imagine Ellis County town hall seeks to inform the future to the county" allowtransparency="true" height="450" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=kmmbc-118654e-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=ffffff&btn-skin=f6f6f6&size=450" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>On this episode of the Post Podcast, Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams shares information about the upcoming Imagine Ellis County committee town hall.&nbsp;<h2>Transcript</h2>James Bell&nbsp;The Imagine Ellis County committee has set up a town hall to solicit community feedback, Grow Hays executive director, Doug Williams stops by to talk to us about that and more on this episode of the Post Podcast.Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;We're having this meeting on February 7, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 530 to 8 pm. And it's a town hall meeting that's put on by our Imagine Ellis County committee. And this is the committee that was put together a large group of cross-section of the community, very diverse in terms of age group in terms of occupations and backgrounds, to try and take a look at where we want to be in Ellis County 510 25 years from now. And we're in the input gathering state where we're trying to get feedback from the community. And that's what this town hall meeting is part about is to get people from the community to come to this event and tell us what they'd like to see what they think Ellis County should be.James Bell&nbsp;Yeah, and you know, this is kind of what we talked about quite a bit the economic development here in Ellis County. But as the committee starts firing up and starts having events like this, really what kind of feedback are you looking for? I mean, are you wanting to know what we're looking for in retail, what kind of sectors we need to build on? Or is it really just open to whatever you think, Ellis County might be in 20 years 30.Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;It's kind of all of the above, we initially brought in the larger employers' business in the business community, and have them each give five minutes on what their strategic plan is, and where they're headed, and what their challenges are. And, and we've gone through that we've heard from them, there are some recurring themes, and all of those things. And I'm sure there'll be some recurring themes and from the public in general. But we're kind of taking this to this next step where we want to hear from the general public, what they would like to see how they feel about things. And it could be retail for some it could be, you know, better-paying jobs for others. And the ones we hear time and again, you know, housing, and childcare, and workforce, and all of those kinds of things. But we don't have any preconceived notions about where this might lead and what people might come up with. We're just eager to get input. And that's what it's all about.James Bell &nbsp;And I understand, you know, as little incentive for people maybe to go if you want to share an idea, but try game ideas, not that great. Can we give away some free food right?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;To feed everybody? Does that always hopefully helps a little bit, get people to come and participate? So hopefully, that increases attendance and people come and give us their thoughts. Yeah, you know, I think we want to keep it positive, but we're not we want to look at what some of our our weaknesses might be as well, I think in the community, because we know we have some every community does. But we really need people are to participate. This summer, we're going to do a community survey that we're going to send out the docking Institute has been contracted to do a community survey, asking some specific questions of as many participants as they can get, as to, you know, some of the things that people would like to see what they would like to what they would like Ellis County to look like in the future.James Bell&nbsp;Doug, I'm curious, do you know when the last time that something like this was either attempted or done in haste? I know that the Imagine Ellis County committee has been around for a couple years now. But what kind of got derailed with COVID. But previous to that, as there have been similar efforts?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;Well, this, this committee comes out of the strategic doing process, which is a process that the Hansen Foundation has supported across western Kansas, where they have had, they got a facilitator who comes in and hosts a meeting like this, and lots of ideas come out of that this is this Imagine Ellis County group came out of that strategic doing initiative. And it's it's similar in what it does this just bores down into more specifics, you know, they imagine or the strategic doing sessions are really broad-based, you know, nothing's off the table, nothing. You know, just what would you like to see, you know, do you think Ellis County or rooks, county or wherever they're holding needs, needs a theme park, you know, something like that, just to let your imagination run wild? We're kind of honing in on some things right now and trying to be a little bit more specific. Okay, what can we do in our community, that's going to make it a better place to live. And yes, it's going to be broad in some senses that it may include retail, it may include housing, it may include lots of different things, but we want to make sure that we're addressing those things and find, you know, come up with some what might be some great ideas. So I would say that to answer your question that Strategic Soing was kind of the first event that I'm aware of, and that was probably three or four years ago. And this has kind of been the ongoing effort from that initial event.James Bell&nbsp;Okay. You know, in the economic development word world, I'm kind of curious how important our strategic sessions like this, because I think of other cities that, you know, have seen like a pretty good explosive growth over the last few years where Hayes's relatively stagnant in its growth and the county in their region, I should say, are losing people. So they're not even seeing growth. Does this really make an impact on that? Or is this just a kind of cherry on top?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;Well, we hope it makes an impact on that. I mean, we're, we believe that we have an amazing community and a great place to live, we have a lot to offer, whether it be companies that might move here, whether it be the local companies that want to expand, or people that want to retire here, people that want to relocate here, because they work remotely. But we have to identify the type of things that people want, and see what we can do about delivering those type of things. If we want to be successful in those efforts, and in attracting people and keeping people in our community.James Bell&nbsp;And as we've talked about in the past, this time, right now, there's so much urban fly, people are looking for, hey, cities, like Hayes to move to. And if we can get everybody involved and start to develop those ideas, we could see some potential economic development in a really big way in the next few years. Right?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;I think we can I mean, I've read different statistics. One of them is that there's 20 million people in the next 10 years will migrate away from these urban areas. They're looking for places to go. If you watched, there was an episode on 60 minutes last week, and a lady named Karen Kimbrough, who was the chief financial officer, chief economist for LinkedIn, which is the largest job hunting site, that there is online. She said pre-pandemic, one in 67, of the jobs they had posted, was for remote workers. Today, it's one in seven. Wow, that's a huge transformation of the workplace transferring to knowing that they have to accommodate people in different ways. So one in seven jobs now on LinkedIn is, for a remote worker, they'll let you work from anywhere you want to work. And that's huge. And so as these people look to flee the urban areas, as you said, and find a different type of life. We have to look as a community, what do we have to offer because we're in the competition, and they can go anywhere, right? They have the skills, they now can work remotely, so they can choose where they live? Well, how do we make sure that they choose here, at least some of them, obviously, we don't want 20 million, but some of them are some share of them are willing to come here. And that's why things like housing, that's why things like schools, that's like things like safe communities and activities in the community and, and that type of thing make a huge difference. And so part of our job within grow Hays as economic development organization, but also within this Imagine Ellis County committee is to identify the things that we need to put in place for this community to be able to attract those people because as I say, all the time, you know, I have lots of people say I like hate dislike it is we want to stay the same. And my response to that is we have to grow to stay the same, because our region is losing people. And so we have to increase in population, just to stay the way we are much less to grow and have more activities and more choices with retail or whatever it might be.James Bell&nbsp;Yeah. And to dig a little bit deeper into that. Something that I hear pretty frequently is is the pull factor in Ellis County, or I don't know, maybe it's in Hayes, but it's a 1.7 1.8, I believe, which means that for every dollar spent here, we're getting point eight from outside of the community.Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;That's correct. We're typically in the top three in the state, the county or pull factor, and then Hayes's about the same. And that's important, but we're we're slipping a little bit in that area, because other areas have done a better job of developing retail, and we have some shortcomings in that area. So we've got to do better. But our pull factor is still critically important. And we're still ranked very high. And but we've got to have, you know, as our as our region, our trade area shrinks, we've got to make it up someplace or will not have that typo factor for very much longer.James Bell&nbsp;Yeah. And you know, the other piece of this on the remote work that I think about is, you know, unlike any other employer, if you're employed in Ellis County and you spend that money in Ellis County, that movie's just or money is just circling around. But if you're employed by Amazon, let's say, and living in Ellis County, you're getting money from other places and bringing that into the community. And as for my understanding, that is just going to be vital going on to the next 10/20 years.Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;Sure, we want to we're an exporter, if we can get those kind of people, we're exporting labor. Basically, we're bringing in money from the outside. These people are buying homes, they're buying cars are buying groceries, they're buying appliances, and everything else. And they typically have great jobs and make a good salary. So that's exactly the type of people we want coming into our community. So it's critical that we identify what's important to them, and then try and meet those requirements.James Bell&nbsp;Yeah, you know, I'm curious if along with the input from the local community, is there any effort with this Imagine Ellis County committee to get that feedback from people say, from Denver, or the front range that are looking to move into a more rural setting?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;Well, there is part of our marketing initiative. And we were fortunate to receive a grant from the Schmidt foundation to do some marketing, and part of that is going to be specifically targeting people on the eastern slope of Colorado, we, we believe that's fertile ground for people looking to relocate. And so we've got some marketing efforts, we've created some quality of life videos about what it's like to live in Ellis County, not only in Hays, but also in Allison Victoria, the smaller communities around the county, and to try and show them that we have a great quality of life here. We have lots going on, and we have a great place to live. And so but that's all great, but it's not if they don't know it. So we've got to let them know what it is. And that's what these videos and other methods of advertising are being produced to get to these people and help them understand the quality of life that we do have here.James Bell&nbsp;Absolutely. Well, Doug, I tell you, we've got just about a minute left. Anything else on this that he thought you want to share?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;Well, I just I hope everybody you know, as many people as possible come out, we are going to feed you. It runs from 530 till eight o'clock at the Hilton Garden Inn on February 7. We will kind of go over what we've done so far. And then we're going to just kind of open it up to people and get their input we want input. We don't have any. As I said, we really don't have any preconceived notions. We have some recurring themes that we continue to hear and we know about but we know there's some things that people have on their minds that we're not seeing. So we're eager to get good representation out and tell us what they think. Very goodJames Bell&nbsp;Free to attend but you are asking for registration in advance right? Just say of a meal count, right?Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams&nbsp;We would like you to register ahead of time. If you can't get that done and at the last minute find out you can come out, go ahead and come out. But if you can register that be great. You can do so on our Facebook page, the Imagine Ellis County Facebook page, call our office, email us, however, you want to do it but we look forward to having a big crowd.

🎙Post Podcast: Imagine Ellis County town hall scheduled

ELLIS — Ellis USD 388 superintendent Corey Burton has been
selected as a finalist for the open Superintendent position at Smokey Valley
schools USD 400 in Lindsborg.

The announcement was made on the USD 400 Facebook page
Wednesday.

Burton has served the Ellis school district since 2006,
first as principal of the junior/senior high school and as superintendent since 2019.

Burton interviewed and toured the schools Wednesday, according to the announcement.

Ryan Jilka, assistant superintendent of human resources at
USD 265 Goddard; Monte Couchman, USD 400 director of student learning; and Deena
Hilbig, USD 305 Salina elementary school principal, also have been announced as
finalists for the position, the district said.&nbsp;

<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUSD400SmokyValley%2Fposts%2F427982459119471&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="571" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div>Hays PostELLIS — Ellis USD 388 superintendent Corey Burton has been
selected as a finalist for the open Superintendent position at Smokey Valley
schools USD 400 in Lindsborg.The announcement was made on the USD 400 Facebook page
Wednesday.Burton has served the Ellis school district since 2006,
first as principal of the junior/senior high school and as superintendent since 2019.Burton interviewed and toured the schools Wednesday, according to the announcement.Ryan Jilka, assistant superintendent of human resources at
USD 265 Goddard; Monte Couchman, USD 400 director of student learning; and Deena
Hilbig, USD 305 Salina elementary school principal, also have been announced as
finalists for the position, the district said.&nbsp;

Ellis superintendent announced as finalist for USD 400 position

ELLIS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs cruised to a doubleheader
sweep of the Ellis Railers Friday night in Ellis.

Girls: TMP 63, Ellis 26 Three TMP Lady Monarchs (6-2, 5-0 MCL) scored in double-figures
and they held Ellis without a point for the final 13:46 on their way to a 63-26
victory.

Ellis (2-6, 1-3 MCL) took and early 5-2 lead on a three-pointer,
but Sophia Balthazor and Emilee Lane answered with back-to-back three pointers
to put TMP up 8-5. They never trailed the rest of the way.

The Monarchs built a seven-point lead three times in the
first quarter, the final at 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.

After scoring seven first quarter points Balthazor added
eight more second quarter points as the Monarchs finished the second quarter
with a 10-2 run taking a 36-21 lead into the halftime break.

Ellis was able to close the deficit to 12 early in the third
quarter at 38-26 but TMP answered with a 25-0 run to end the game as TMP went
on to the 63-26 win.

Emilee Lane led all scorers with 20 points and Balthazor
added 18 points and Jaci VonLintel added 10 points.

Boys: TMP 68, Ellis 35 The TMP(5-2, 4-0 MCL) boys used a 16-2 run to open the game
and a 31-7 run to end the second quarter and into the third quarter on their
way to a 68-35 win over Ellis.

TMP junior Dylan Werth scored 10 of his game-high 18 points
in the first quarter as they built a 15-poin first quarter lead at 21-6. 

In the second quarter Ellis (4-4, 2-2 MCL) was able to close
within nine but the Monarchs answered with a 31-7 run that ended the second
quarter and opened the third quarter to go up 59-25.

Ellis was able to close the gap inside 30 briefly at the end
of the third before TMP took a 65-33 lead into the fourth quarter. With the continuous
clock in the fourth TMP went on to the 68-35 win.

Werth led all scorers with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Gavin
Unrein added 17 points and Kade Harris chipped in 13 points.

ELLIS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs cruised to a doubleheader
sweep of the Ellis Railers Friday night in Ellis.Girls: TMP 63, Ellis 26 Three TMP Lady Monarchs (6-2, 5-0 MCL) scored in double-figures
and they held Ellis without a point for the final 13:46 on their way to a 63-26
victory.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866582&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-girls-coach-int" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Rose McFarland" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Rose McFarland</a></div></div>Ellis (2-6, 1-3 MCL) took and early 5-2 lead on a three-pointer,
but Sophia Balthazor and Emilee Lane answered with back-to-back three pointers
to put TMP up 8-5. They never trailed the rest of the way.The Monarchs built a seven-point lead three times in the
first quarter, the final at 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.After scoring seven first quarter points Balthazor added
eight more second quarter points as the Monarchs finished the second quarter
with a 10-2 run taking a 36-21 lead into the halftime break.Ellis was able to close the deficit to 12 early in the third
quarter at 38-26 but TMP answered with a 25-0 run to end the game as TMP went
on to the 63-26 win.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866552&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-girls-highlights" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP girls highlights vs Ellis" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP girls highlights vs Ellis</a></div></div>Emilee Lane led all scorers with 20 points and Balthazor
added 18 points and Jaci VonLintel added 10 points.Boys: TMP 68, Ellis 35 The TMP(5-2, 4-0 MCL) boys used a 16-2 run to open the game
and a 31-7 run to end the second quarter and into the third quarter on their
way to a 68-35 win over Ellis.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866624&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-boys-int" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Bill Meagher" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Bill Meagher</a></div></div>TMP junior Dylan Werth scored 10 of his game-high 18 points
in the first quarter as they built a 15-poin first quarter lead at 21-6. In the second quarter Ellis (4-4, 2-2 MCL) was able to close
within nine but the Monarchs answered with a 31-7 run that ended the second
quarter and opened the third quarter to go up 59-25.Ellis was able to close the gap inside 30 briefly at the end
of the third before TMP took a 65-33 lead into the fourth quarter. With the continuous
clock in the fourth TMP went on to the 68-35 win.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866690&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-boys-highlights" title="01 - 14 - 22 TMP boys highlights vs Ellis" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 TMP boys highlights vs Ellis</a></div></div>Werth led all scorers with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Gavin
Unrein added 17 points and Kade Harris chipped in 13 points.

🏀TMP cruises to sweep of Ellis

The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Ellis for a rivalry matchup with the Ellis Railroaders Friday night.

The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Ellis High School.

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/341952">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Ellis for a rivalry matchup with the Ellis Railroaders Friday night.The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Ellis High School.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/341952">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/345196?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>