By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Wild West Festival President Jeff Ridgway announced Wednesday the Hays-based event will be hiring a new event coordinator
Sandi Maier was the festival's long-time coordinator and only paid employee.
The committee released the following statement Wednesday afternoon:
"Sandi Maier is no longer serving as the event coordinator for the Wild West Festival. The committee is thankful for the many years Sandi has served in this role.
"The Wild West Festival will be working to identify a new event coordinator for the festival. The committee remains focused on bringing a quality event to our community. Those interested in helping the Wild West Festival continue to be successful are encouraged to reach out to any current member of the committee."
Ridgway said the committee is seeking to replace Maier as soon as possible. Her replacement will also likely be part-time.
He said he did not wish release any details about Maier's departure from the Wild West Festival. Maier also said she did not wish to comment.
Ridgway said the committee has already started the process to hire a new coordinator. He said the committee would like to hire the new coordinator as soon as possible.
"It is important to us that we continue to be successful in putting the right resources in place and the right team in place for this event to be successful for the whole community," he said.
The Wild West Festival will be July 3-6 this year.
The event usually includes a parade, concerts and fireworks. In the past it has also included a carnival, but the festival was not able to book a carnival in 2023.
You can learn more about the festival by visiting its website at wildwestfestival.com or follow the event on Facebook.