Due to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, there will be changes to the refuse and recycling pick up schedule.•

• Monday, November 25, pick up will not change. • Tuesday and Wednesday routes will both be picked up on Tuesday, November 26. • Thursday and Friday routes will both be picked up on Wednesday, November 27.

It is anticipated that heavy volumes of refuse/recyclable will be encountered around the holidays. Please be sure to set your bags out by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day and keep in mind that the trucks have no set time schedule.

City of Hays customers that may have any questions regarding this notice should contact the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department at 785-628-7350.

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 </figure>City of HaysDue to the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, there will be changes to the refuse and recycling pick up schedule.•• Monday, November 25, pick up will not change. • Tuesday and Wednesday routes will both be picked up on Tuesday, November 26. • Thursday and Friday routes will both be picked up on Wednesday, November 27.It is anticipated that heavy volumes of refuse/recyclable will be encountered around the holidays. Please be sure to set your bags out by 7:00 a.m. on the collection day and keep in mind that the trucks have no set time schedule.City of Hays customers that may have any questions regarding this notice should contact the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department at 785-628-7350.

Schedule change in refuse/recycling pick up in Hays for Thanksgiving holiday

By TONY GUERRERO Hays Post

A Hays man sustained injuries while riding his motorcycle after a vehicle turned into his path on Nov. 16 in Hays.

According to Hays Police Lieutenant Brandon Wright, a 39-year-old motorcyclist sustained a leg and head injury in a collision with a gray 2005 GMC Envoy.

At 11:16 p.m. on Nov. 16, in the 1800 block of Vine Street, a 49-year-old woman from Victoria was in the southbound left-turn lane as the motorcyclist traveled northbound.

The female driver turned left into Wendy's when she crossed the path of the oncoming motorcycle, resulting in a collision.

Wright said the motorcyclist was transported to the hospital for treatment. He was not wearing a helmet.

The SUV driver was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

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 </figure>By TONY GUERRERO Hays PostA Hays man sustained injuries while riding his motorcycle after a vehicle turned into his path on Nov. 16 in Hays.According to Hays Police Lieutenant Brandon Wright, a 39-year-old motorcyclist sustained a leg and head injury in a collision with a gray 2005 GMC Envoy.At 11:16 p.m. on Nov. 16, in the 1800 block of Vine Street, a 49-year-old woman from Victoria was in the southbound left-turn lane as the motorcyclist traveled northbound.The female driver turned left into Wendy's when she crossed the path of the oncoming motorcycle, resulting in a collision.Wright said the motorcyclist was transported to the hospital for treatment. He was not wearing a helmet.The SUV driver was cited for failing to yield the right of way.

Hays man injured in motorcycle collision with SUV

I was told to open Hays Post to see yet another doctor leaving Hays Medical Center—Dr. Robert Rodriguez.&nbsp; Not just a doctor but an oncologist who specializes in shedding some light on those who face the dirty “c” word.

The ones who beg for mercy and hope when they have nowhere else to turn.&nbsp; I know because I was one of those people.&nbsp; I don’t know how else to express my gratitude to Dr. Rodriguez other than thank you for being on my team. 

The Grove-Rodriguez team was the most down-to-earth, no-BS doctors that I could have hoped for.&nbsp; The surgeon and the oncologist went hand-in-hand, and they were the best. 

Some patients ask their doctor, “Is this the treatment you would want if you were in my shoes?” My friend, Robert, always would say, “If you were my mother, my wife, my daughter…I would proceed this way." I believed him. 

The 23 times I sat in that God-awful, most uncomfortable damn chair, I knew he always had my back. He was in my corner, lacing up my gloves.&nbsp; Thank you, Dr. Robert Rodriguez, for taking care of me! I have known you for six of the nine years you have been here, and I am better for it.

I would like to ask the good people of the community how do we fix this problem. We let someone come in who claims that they have the skills to run a hospital but do not listen to those who are really running the hospital (doctors, nurses, technicians, and many more).

&nbsp; We have lost 20 health care providers in the last year. How many more can we afford to lose? Not to mention, those who leave are banned from serving us through a nearby community. Non-compete clause? Is that a word that should even be used in health care?

This is not a retail business where goods are being sold.&nbsp; Lives are on the line!&nbsp; Shouldn’t we have more say in the health care of our community?&nbsp; We have public city, county and school board meetings—why not for health care (the reason we exist)?

Instead, there is a secret floor that none of the public knows about where the meetings are held in quiet. If this issue were only one or two disgruntled doctors leaving, I could understand that; however, this has been a small exodus of very important and qualified professionals in our community.

Bob Page, president and chief executive officer of the University of Kansas Health System, is the one who hired Eddie Herrman in September 2017. Since KU is no longer part of HaysMed, who does Eddie Herrman answer to now? The board? His buddies? I would very much like to know the answer to that question, as I am sure the citizens of Hays and surrounding communities would also.

I pray that those responsible for dismantling the infrastructure of our health care system are never diagnosed with a catastrophic disease where one day you need these people that you have chased away to save your life or someone in your family!&nbsp;

I was told to open Hays Post to see yet another doctor leaving Hays Medical Center—Dr. Robert Rodriguez.&nbsp; Not just a doctor but an oncologist who specializes in shedding some light on those who face the dirty “c” word. The ones who beg for mercy and hope when they have nowhere else to turn.&nbsp; I know because I was one of those people.&nbsp; I don’t know how else to express my gratitude to Dr. Rodriguez other than thank you for being on my team. The Grove-Rodriguez team was the most down-to-earth, no-BS doctors that I could have hoped for.&nbsp; The surgeon and the oncologist went hand-in-hand, and they were the best. Some patients ask their doctor, “Is this the treatment you would want if you were in my shoes?” My friend, Robert, always would say, “If you were my mother, my wife, my daughter…I would proceed this way." I believed him. The 23 times I sat in that God-awful, most uncomfortable damn chair, I knew he always had my back. He was in my corner, lacing up my gloves.&nbsp; Thank you, Dr. Robert Rodriguez, for taking care of me! I have known you for six of the nine years you have been here, and I am better for it.I would like to ask the good people of the community how do we fix this problem. We let someone come in who claims that they have the skills to run a hospital but do not listen to those who are really running the hospital (doctors, nurses, technicians, and many more).&nbsp; We have lost 20 health care providers in the last year. How many more can we afford to lose? Not to mention, those who leave are banned from serving us through a nearby community. Non-compete clause? Is that a word that should even be used in health care?This is not a retail business where goods are being sold.&nbsp; Lives are on the line!&nbsp; Shouldn’t we have more say in the health care of our community?&nbsp; We have public city, county and school board meetings—why not for health care (the reason we exist)?Instead, there is a secret floor that none of the public knows about where the meetings are held in quiet. If this issue were only one or two disgruntled doctors leaving, I could understand that; however, this has been a small exodus of very important and qualified professionals in our community.Bob Page, president and chief executive officer of the University of Kansas Health System, is the one who hired Eddie Herrman in September 2017. Since KU is no longer part of HaysMed, who does Eddie Herrman answer to now? The board? His buddies? I would very much like to know the answer to that question, as I am sure the citizens of Hays and surrounding communities would also.I pray that those responsible for dismantling the infrastructure of our health care system are never diagnosed with a catastrophic disease where one day you need these people that you have chased away to save your life or someone in your family!&nbsp;— Jodie J. Wear-Leiker

LETTER: Reader praises Dr. Rodriguez, expresses concern about HaysMed leaders

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/topyr.html">according to the most recent U.S. Census data.</a>

Trump made the threats in a pair of posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants, even though southern border apprehensions have been hovering near four-year lows.

“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders," he wrote, complaining that "thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” even though violent crime is down from pandemic highs.

He said the new tariffs would remain in place “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!"

"Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power," he went on, “and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”

Trump also turned his ire on China, saying he has “had many talks with China about the massive amounts of drugs, in particular Fentanyl, being sent into the United States – But to no avail.”

“Until such time as they stop, we will be charging China an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs, on all of their many products coming into the United States of America,” he wrote.

It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic before he takes office in the new year.

Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent — who if confirmed, would be one of several officials responsible for imposing tariffs on other nations — has on several occasions said tariffs are a means of negotiation with other countries.

He wrote in a Fox News op-ed last week, before his nomination, that tariffs are “a useful tool for achieving the president’s foreign policy objectives. Whether it is getting allies to spend more on their own defense, opening foreign markets to U.S. exports, securing cooperation on ending illegal immigration and interdicting fentanyl trafficking, or deterring military aggression, tariffs can play a central role.”

Trump's threats come as arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/border-arrests-asylum-biden-harris-trump-mexico-690c9f62e600d9afdd7d1cbe2ca96a63">been falling</a>. The most recent U.S. numbers for October show arrests remain near four-year lows, with U.S. Border Patrol making 56,530 arrests in October, less than one third of the tally from October last year.

Meanwhile, arrests for illegally crossing the border from Canada have been rising over the past two years. The Border Patrol made 23,721 arrests between October 2023 and September 2024, compared with 10,021 the previous 12 months. More than 14,000 of those arrested on the Canadian border were Indian — more than 10 times the number two years ago.

Last week,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-canada-india-smuggling-deaths-trial-verdict-de2f999332e6cc8be1ea78c7fdfb6590">a jury convicted two men</a>&nbsp;on charges related to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-canada-us-india-deaths-smuggling-trial-16946bb01a1d1ca2978f29e902e550fc">human smuggling</a>&nbsp;for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.

Much of America’s fentanyl is smuggled from Mexico. Border seizures of the drug rose sharply under President Joe Biden, and U.S. officials tallied about 21,900 pounds (12,247 kilograms) of fentanyl seized in the 2024 government budget year, compared with 2,545 pounds (1,154 kilograms) in 2019, when Trump was president.

If Trump were to move forward with the threatened tariffs, the new taxes would pose an enormous challenge for the economies of Canada and Mexico, in particular.

During Trump’s first term, his move to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and reports that he was considering a 25% tariff on the Canadian auto sector were considered an existential threat in Canada. Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and 75% of Canada’s exports, which include automobiles, go to the U.S.

The Canadian dollar weakened sharply in foreign exchange markets immediately following Trump’s post.

The tariffs would also throw into doubt the reliability of the 2020 trade deal brokered in large part by Trump during his first term with Canada and Mexico, the USMCA, which replaced NAFTA and is up for review in 2026.

It’s unclear from Trump’s social media post how he would legally apply tariff hikes on those two pivotal U.S. trade partners, but the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions.

When Trump imposed higher tariffs during his first term in office, other countries responded with retaliatory tariffs of their own. Canada, for instance, announced billions of new duties in 2018 against the U.S. in a tit-for-tat response to new taxes on Canadian steel and aluminum.

Many of the U.S. products were chosen for their political rather than economic impact. For example, Canada imports just $3 million worth of yogurt from the U.S. annually and most of it comes from one plant in Wisconsin, the home state of then-Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. That product was hit with a 10% duty.

Spokespeople for Canada’s ambassador to Washington and its deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, who chairs a special Cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations to address concerns about another Trump presidency, did not immediately comment on the threats.

Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation effort is a top focus for the Cabinet committee, Freeland has said.

A senior Canadian official had said before Trump's posts that Canadian officials were expecting him to issue executive orders on trade and the border as soon as he assumes office. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department and Economy Department also had no immediate reaction to Trump’s statements. Normally such weighty issues are handled by the president at her morning press briefings.

Last week, a senior Chinese commerce official said higher tariffs on Chinese exports would backfire by raising prices for consumers. Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen also said China can manage the impact of such “external shocks."

Trump in early November had said that, if elected, he would inform Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on day one that she must stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S. or risk a 25% tariff on Mexican imports.

“If they don’t stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, I am going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send into the United States of America,” he told supporters in North Carolina.

<figure>
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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.<figure>
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 </figure>The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/topyr.html">according to the most recent U.S. Census data.</a>Trump made the threats in a pair of posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants, even though southern border apprehensions have been hovering near four-year lows.“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders," he wrote, complaining that "thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before,” even though violent crime is down from pandemic highs.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1732586089784.png" alt="Trump" />
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 </figure>He said the new tariffs would remain in place “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!""Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power," he went on, “and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”Trump also turned his ire on China, saying he has “had many talks with China about the massive amounts of drugs, in particular Fentanyl, being sent into the United States – But to no avail.”“Until such time as they stop, we will be charging China an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs, on all of their many products coming into the United States of America,” he wrote.It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic before he takes office in the new year.Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent — who if confirmed, would be one of several officials responsible for imposing tariffs on other nations — has on several occasions said tariffs are a means of negotiation with other countries.He wrote in a Fox News op-ed last week, before his nomination, that tariffs are “a useful tool for achieving the president’s foreign policy objectives. Whether it is getting allies to spend more on their own defense, opening foreign markets to U.S. exports, securing cooperation on ending illegal immigration and interdicting fentanyl trafficking, or deterring military aggression, tariffs can play a central role.”Trump's threats come as arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/border-arrests-asylum-biden-harris-trump-mexico-690c9f62e600d9afdd7d1cbe2ca96a63">been falling</a>. The most recent U.S. numbers for October show arrests remain near four-year lows, with U.S. Border Patrol making 56,530 arrests in October, less than one third of the tally from October last year.Meanwhile, arrests for illegally crossing the border from Canada have been rising over the past two years. The Border Patrol made 23,721 arrests between October 2023 and September 2024, compared with 10,021 the previous 12 months. More than 14,000 of those arrested on the Canadian border were Indian — more than 10 times the number two years ago.Last week,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-canada-india-smuggling-deaths-trial-verdict-de2f999332e6cc8be1ea78c7fdfb6590">a jury convicted two men</a>&nbsp;on charges related to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-canada-us-india-deaths-smuggling-trial-16946bb01a1d1ca2978f29e902e550fc">human smuggling</a>&nbsp;for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.Much of America’s fentanyl is smuggled from Mexico. Border seizures of the drug rose sharply under President Joe Biden, and U.S. officials tallied about 21,900 pounds (12,247 kilograms) of fentanyl seized in the 2024 government budget year, compared with 2,545 pounds (1,154 kilograms) in 2019, when Trump was president.If Trump were to move forward with the threatened tariffs, the new taxes would pose an enormous challenge for the economies of Canada and Mexico, in particular.During Trump’s first term, his move to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and reports that he was considering a 25% tariff on the Canadian auto sector were considered an existential threat in Canada. Canada is one of the most trade-dependent countries in the world, and 75% of Canada’s exports, which include automobiles, go to the U.S.The Canadian dollar weakened sharply in foreign exchange markets immediately following Trump’s post.The tariffs would also throw into doubt the reliability of the 2020 trade deal brokered in large part by Trump during his first term with Canada and Mexico, the USMCA, which replaced NAFTA and is up for review in 2026.It’s unclear from Trump’s social media post how he would legally apply tariff hikes on those two pivotal U.S. trade partners, but the 2020 deal allows for national security exceptions.When Trump imposed higher tariffs during his first term in office, other countries responded with retaliatory tariffs of their own. Canada, for instance, announced billions of new duties in 2018 against the U.S. in a tit-for-tat response to new taxes on Canadian steel and aluminum.Many of the U.S. products were chosen for their political rather than economic impact. For example, Canada imports just $3 million worth of yogurt from the U.S. annually and most of it comes from one plant in Wisconsin, the home state of then-Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. That product was hit with a 10% duty.Spokespeople for Canada’s ambassador to Washington and its deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, who chairs a special Cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations to address concerns about another Trump presidency, did not immediately comment on the threats.Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation effort is a top focus for the Cabinet committee, Freeland has said.A senior Canadian official had said before Trump's posts that Canadian officials were expecting him to issue executive orders on trade and the border as soon as he assumes office. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department and Economy Department also had no immediate reaction to Trump’s statements. Normally such weighty issues are handled by the president at her morning press briefings.Last week, a senior Chinese commerce official said higher tariffs on Chinese exports would backfire by raising prices for consumers. Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen also said China can manage the impact of such “external shocks."Trump in early November had said that, if elected, he would inform Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on day one that she must stop the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S. or risk a 25% tariff on Mexican imports.“If they don’t stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, I am going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send into the United States of America,” he told supporters in North Carolina.

Read Trump's tariff threat on China, Canada and Mexico

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

On Monday night, the Hays USD 489 school board approved the Lincoln Elementary School building sale to Turn-Key Property Solutions for $850,000.

After the school board meeting on Monday, Developer Michael Graham said he plans to renovate the school into about 26 to 28 one- and two-bedroom apartments. He said the apartments will be moderate-income housing. He also plans to build on the property surrounding the school.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/fcaae0d8-c61a-4893-ac2c-89700e6880f3">Graham has also developed apartments at Seventh and Oak</a> and his latest project is planned apartments at <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/dc0fb523-b96d-42bb-b65a-55221db96969">10th and Walnut on former depot property in Hays.</a>

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/1fd1f9bd-1629-4a43-9f0a-808009a42b52">The school district accepted sealed bids for the sale of the 100-year-old school, which will close as an elementary school at the end of the school year.</a>

The closure is part of a series of bond-funded projects, including renovations and the expansion of Roosevelt Elementary School and O'Loughlin Elementary School.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/75cab884-e2d6-4264-bf0b-57ea48a9085d">The Roosevelt addition will open in December.</a> <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/9c9d8521-815b-4f1d-8bf6-ddea11091306">Work on O'Loughlin will begin in January, weather permitting.&nbsp;</a>

Superintendent Ron Wilson said the money from the school sale would be deposited in the capital outlay fund. Wilson said the administration had been operating under the premise the funds from the sale of Lincoln and, eventually, Rockwell Administration Center would be used for further expenses associated with the bond projects.

However, it could go into paying back the bond. This decision will be up to the board.

Board member Allen Park said he thought the district should have advertised the building in more places and the property should be appraised.

Board member Ken Brooks said the appraisal had been discussed at an earlier board meeting. Appraisal for school buildings are inaccurate because they are public buildings and are not on the tax rolls.

Park said he thought the district should be selling the building for more.

Board member Ruth Ruder said she was pleased with the bid. She said the board members needed to consider the prices of the surrounding properties and the fact that the property is in a flood-prone area.

Other communities have had to abandon their schools or tear them down. Wichita recently turned one of its former schools into a homeless shelter, Ruder said.

Once the school is renovated, it should increase in value and go back on the tax rolls, which will benefit the city and school district in the form of additional property taxes, Ruder said.

The motion to move the sale forward was approved on a vote of 5-2, with Park and board member Derek Yarmer voting against it.

Kansas statute stipulates the state has the first right to purchase former school buildings. The state has to approve the sale before it can be finalized.

Once the contract is written, the Kansas Legislature has 45 days to consider action on the sale.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/551a9176-6517-460f-83bf-7bd35b8f51ac">SEE RELATED STORY: Hays USD 489 school board votes to sell Lincoln school</a>

The school board also • Approved purchase of O'Loughlin Elementary School electronic access control locks for $53,789 from&nbsp;Nex-Tech. • Approved purchase of Roosevelt Elementary School furniture for&nbsp;$169,411. The money will come from bond funds.

A motion to video record board work sessions failed.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/9/1726087306663.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostOn Monday night, the Hays USD 489 school board approved the Lincoln Elementary School building sale to Turn-Key Property Solutions for $850,000.After the school board meeting on Monday, Developer Michael Graham said he plans to renovate the school into about 26 to 28 one- and two-bedroom apartments. He said the apartments will be moderate-income housing. He also plans to build on the property surrounding the school.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/fcaae0d8-c61a-4893-ac2c-89700e6880f3">Graham has also developed apartments at Seventh and Oak</a> and his latest project is planned apartments at <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/dc0fb523-b96d-42bb-b65a-55221db96969">10th and Walnut on former depot property in Hays.</a><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/1fd1f9bd-1629-4a43-9f0a-808009a42b52">The school district accepted sealed bids for the sale of the 100-year-old school, which will close as an elementary school at the end of the school year.</a>The closure is part of a series of bond-funded projects, including renovations and the expansion of Roosevelt Elementary School and O'Loughlin Elementary School.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/75cab884-e2d6-4264-bf0b-57ea48a9085d">The Roosevelt addition will open in December.</a> <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/9c9d8521-815b-4f1d-8bf6-ddea11091306">Work on O'Loughlin will begin in January, weather permitting.&nbsp;</a>Superintendent Ron Wilson said the money from the school sale would be deposited in the capital outlay fund. Wilson said the administration had been operating under the premise the funds from the sale of Lincoln and, eventually, Rockwell Administration Center would be used for further expenses associated with the bond projects.However, it could go into paying back the bond. This decision will be up to the board.Board member Allen Park said he thought the district should have advertised the building in more places and the property should be appraised.Board member Ken Brooks said the appraisal had been discussed at an earlier board meeting. Appraisal for school buildings are inaccurate because they are public buildings and are not on the tax rolls.Park said he thought the district should be selling the building for more.Board member Ruth Ruder said she was pleased with the bid. She said the board members needed to consider the prices of the surrounding properties and the fact that the property is in a flood-prone area.Other communities have had to abandon their schools or tear them down. Wichita recently turned one of its former schools into a homeless shelter, Ruder said.Once the school is renovated, it should increase in value and go back on the tax rolls, which will benefit the city and school district in the form of additional property taxes, Ruder said.The motion to move the sale forward was approved on a vote of 5-2, with Park and board member Derek Yarmer voting against it.Kansas statute stipulates the state has the first right to purchase former school buildings. The state has to approve the sale before it can be finalized.Once the contract is written, the Kansas Legislature has 45 days to consider action on the sale.<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/551a9176-6517-460f-83bf-7bd35b8f51ac">SEE RELATED STORY: Hays USD 489 school board votes to sell Lincoln school</a>The school board also • Approved purchase of O'Loughlin Elementary School electronic access control locks for $53,789 from&nbsp;Nex-Tech. • Approved purchase of Roosevelt Elementary School furniture for&nbsp;$169,411. The money will come from bond funds. A motion to video record board work sessions failed.

Hays developer to purchase Lincoln school for apartment project

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s&nbsp;<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/s.com/article/election-day-trump-harris-white-house-83c8e246ab97f5b97be45cdc156af4e2">return to the White House</a>&nbsp;will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/projects/trump-investigations-civil-criminal-tracker/">criminal prosecution.</a>&nbsp;Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term.

Trump emerges indisputably victorious, having successfully delayed the investigations through legal maneuvers and then winning re-election despite indictments that described his actions as a threat to the country's constitutional foundations.

“I persevered, against all odds, and WON," Trump exulted in a post on Truth Social, his social media website.

He also said that “these cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.”

The outcome makes it clear that, when it comes to a president and criminal accusations, nothing supersedes the voters' own verdict. In court filings, Smith's team emphasized that the move to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief.

“That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” prosecutors said in one of their filings.

They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: on the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law.”

In this situation, “the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” they concluded.

Smith’s team said it was leaving intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira — because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.”

Steven Cheung, Trump's incoming White House communications director, said Americans “want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country.”

Trump has long described the investigations as politically motivated, and he has vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. Now he will start his second term free from criminal scrutiny by the government that he will lead.

The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat</a>&nbsp;to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters' violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

But the case quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House.

The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial.

The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden.

In asking for the election case to be dismissed, prosecutors requested that Chutkan do it “without prejudice,” raising the possibility that they could try to bring charges against Trump again after he leaves office. But such a move may be barred by the statute of limitations, and Trump may also try to pardon himself while in office.

The separate case involving classified documents had been widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency.

The indictment included dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and obstructing federal efforts to get them back. He has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.

The case quickly became snarled by delays, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon slow to issue rulings — which favored Trump’s strategy of pushing off deadlines in all his criminal cases — while also entertaining defense motions and arguments that experts said other judges would have dispensed with without hearings.

In May, she indefinitely canceled the trial date amid a series of unresolved legal issues before dismissing the case outright two months later. Smith’s team appealed the decision, but now has given up that effort.

Trump faced two other state prosecutions while running for president. One them, a New York case involving hush money payments,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0">resulted in a conviction</a>&nbsp;on felony charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time a former president had been found guilty of a crime.

The sentencing in that case is on hold as Trump's lawyers try to have the conviction dismissed before he takes office, arguing that letting the verdict stand will interfere with his presidential transition and duties.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is fighting the dismissal but has indicated that it would be&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-case-stormy-daniels-8793ae086092c64325d38a380851e23a">open to delaying sentencing</a>&nbsp;until Trump leaves office. Bragg, a Democrat, has said the solution needs to balance the obligations of the presidency with “the sanctity of the jury verdict."

Trump was also indicted in Georgia along with 18 others accused of participating in a sprawling scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election there.

Any trial appears unlikely there while Trump holds office. The prosecution already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-fani-willis-georgia-election-indictment-31ca3234b244126cbe412dc279fd0562">was on hold</a>&nbsp;after an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/fani-willis-nathan-wade-trump-indictment-493165c4614761d4b965923696134c09">romantic relationship</a>&nbsp;with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case.

Four defendants have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Trump and the others have pleaded not guilty.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1730919256483.png" alt="File photo courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>File photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s&nbsp;<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/s.com/article/election-day-trump-harris-white-house-83c8e246ab97f5b97be45cdc156af4e2">return to the White House</a>&nbsp;will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/projects/trump-investigations-civil-criminal-tracker/">criminal prosecution.</a>&nbsp;Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term.Trump emerges indisputably victorious, having successfully delayed the investigations through legal maneuvers and then winning re-election despite indictments that described his actions as a threat to the country's constitutional foundations.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought. Over $100 Million Dollars of Taxpayer Dollars has been wasted in the Democrat Party’s fight against their Political Opponent, ME. Nothing like…&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1861148158128169007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“I persevered, against all odds, and WON," Trump exulted in a post on Truth Social, his social media website.He also said that “these cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.”The outcome makes it clear that, when it comes to a president and criminal accusations, nothing supersedes the voters' own verdict. In court filings, Smith's team emphasized that the move to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief.“That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” prosecutors said in one of their filings.They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: on the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law.”In this situation, “the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” they concluded.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">If Donald J. Trump had lost an election, he may very well have spent the rest of his life in prison. These prosecutions were always political. Now it&#39;s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens in this country again. <a href="https://t.co/18dB65naNG">https://t.co/18dB65naNG</a>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1861122371093930365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Smith’s team said it was leaving intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira — because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.”Steven Cheung, Trump's incoming White House communications director, said Americans “want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country.”Trump has long described the investigations as politically motivated, and he has vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. Now he will start his second term free from criminal scrutiny by the government that he will lead.The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat</a>&nbsp;to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters' violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.But the case quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House.The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial.The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden.In asking for the election case to be dismissed, prosecutors requested that Chutkan do it “without prejudice,” raising the possibility that they could try to bring charges against Trump again after he leaves office. But such a move may be barred by the statute of limitations, and Trump may also try to pardon himself while in office.The separate case involving classified documents had been widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency.The indictment included dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and obstructing federal efforts to get them back. He has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.The case quickly became snarled by delays, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon slow to issue rulings — which favored Trump’s strategy of pushing off deadlines in all his criminal cases — while also entertaining defense motions and arguments that experts said other judges would have dispensed with without hearings.In May, she indefinitely canceled the trial date amid a series of unresolved legal issues before dismissing the case outright two months later. Smith’s team appealed the decision, but now has given up that effort.Trump faced two other state prosecutions while running for president. One them, a New York case involving hush money payments,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0">resulted in a conviction</a>&nbsp;on felony charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time a former president had been found guilty of a crime.The sentencing in that case is on hold as Trump's lawyers try to have the conviction dismissed before he takes office, arguing that letting the verdict stand will interfere with his presidential transition and duties.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is fighting the dismissal but has indicated that it would be&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-case-stormy-daniels-8793ae086092c64325d38a380851e23a">open to delaying sentencing</a>&nbsp;until Trump leaves office. Bragg, a Democrat, has said the solution needs to balance the obligations of the presidency with “the sanctity of the jury verdict."Trump was also indicted in Georgia along with 18 others accused of participating in a sprawling scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election there.Any trial appears unlikely there while Trump holds office. The prosecution already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-fani-willis-georgia-election-indictment-31ca3234b244126cbe412dc279fd0562">was on hold</a>&nbsp;after an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/fani-willis-nathan-wade-trump-indictment-493165c4614761d4b965923696134c09">romantic relationship</a>&nbsp;with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case.Four defendants have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Trump and the others have pleaded not guilty.

Trump responds after Special Counsel drops cases against him

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a shooting involving an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who shot and killed a suspect who was armed inside home in Kansas City on Monday, according to a media release from the FBI.

Just after 10a.m., the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force was trying to serve a warrant at the residence&nbsp; in the 3000 block of NW 73rd Street.

Law enforcement officers knocked on a door, and when nobody answered, they went inside the home where they encountered the armed suspect, according to the release.

That person was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; The agency did not report any additional injuries. The FBI Inspection Division is investigating the shooting.&nbsp; Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

<figure>
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 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a shooting involving an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who shot and killed a suspect who was armed inside home in Kansas City on Monday, according to a media release from the FBI.Just after 10a.m., the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force was trying to serve a warrant at the residence&nbsp; in the 3000 block of NW 73rd Street.Law enforcement officers knocked on a door, and when nobody answered, they went inside the home where they encountered the armed suspect, according to the release.That person was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; The agency did not report any additional injuries. The FBI Inspection Division is investigating the shooting.&nbsp; Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

Fatal officer shooting during investigation at Kansas City home 

The Kansas Highway Patrol apprehended an escaped suspect on Thursday after a hunt in the rural area near Walker.

At about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper observed a silver Honda Pilot traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 at a high rate of speed near Walker, said&nbsp;Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Heilman.

The trooper made a traffic stop and found that a female passenger, 27-year-old Yury Alexandra Agudelo-Forero, had two active warrants out of Colorado for charges of burglary,&nbsp;Heilman said.

The trooper took the suspect into custody, placed her in handcuffs, placed her in the front seat of his vehicle and seatbelted her into the vehicle,&nbsp;Heilman said.

The trooper then returned to the stopped vehicle to assist the other trooper on the scene and assure his safety,&nbsp;Heilman said.

The suspect unbuckled the seatbelt, opened the door and fled,&nbsp;Heilman said.

A search for the suspect ensued, including troopers on the ground and a Kansas Highway Patrol plane in the air.

A witness reported seeing the suspect in a field near Gorham. The suspect, who was still in handcuffs, was taken back into custody without further incident at that location at about 10:05 p.m.,&nbsp;Heilman said.

The suspect was taken to HaysMed for examination because of her exposure to cold weather conditions. She was seen, released by the hospital and booked into the Ellis County Jail.

"No one was in danger of any harm," Heilman said. "She was just trying to get away from us."

Agudelo-Forero was still in custody at the Ellis County Jail as of Monday morning.

Heilman said the burglary case concerning her warrants is still under investigation.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1732569160168.png" alt="Agudelo-Forero-photo Ellis Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>Agudelo-Forero-photo Ellis Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostThe Kansas Highway Patrol apprehended an escaped suspect on Thursday after a hunt in the rural area near Walker.At about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper observed a silver Honda Pilot traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 at a high rate of speed near Walker, said&nbsp;Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Heilman.The trooper made a traffic stop and found that a female passenger, 27-year-old Yury Alexandra Agudelo-Forero, had two active warrants out of Colorado for charges of burglary,&nbsp;Heilman said.The trooper took the suspect into custody, placed her in handcuffs, placed her in the front seat of his vehicle and seatbelted her into the vehicle,&nbsp;Heilman said.The trooper then returned to the stopped vehicle to assist the other trooper on the scene and assure his safety,&nbsp;Heilman said.The suspect unbuckled the seatbelt, opened the door and fled,&nbsp;Heilman said.A search for the suspect ensued, including troopers on the ground and a Kansas Highway Patrol plane in the air.A witness reported seeing the suspect in a field near Gorham. The suspect, who was still in handcuffs, was taken back into custody without further incident at that location at about 10:05 p.m.,&nbsp;Heilman said.The suspect was taken to HaysMed for examination because of her exposure to cold weather conditions. She was seen, released by the hospital and booked into the Ellis County Jail."No one was in danger of any harm," Heilman said. "She was just trying to get away from us."Agudelo-Forero was still in custody at the Ellis County Jail as of Monday morning.Heilman said the burglary case concerning her warrants is still under investigation.

Kansas Highway Patrol arrests escapee near Gorham Thursday

On this episode of the <a href="https://hayspost.com/category/post-podcast" target="_blank">Post Podcast</a>, <a href="http://www.ipifinancialservices.com/" target="_blank">I</a>nsurance Planning, Inc. account executive Taylor Pfannenstiel discusses commercial insurance with The Morning Blend host Jeff Leiker.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<div><iframe title="Insurance Planning, Inc. discusses commercial insurance" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:300px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=4zzxk-174e61a-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=60a0c8&size=300" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>On this episode of the <a href="https://hayspost.com/category/post-podcast" target="_blank">Post Podcast</a>, <a href="http://www.ipifinancialservices.com/" target="_blank">I</a>nsurance Planning, Inc. account executive Taylor Pfannenstiel discusses commercial insurance with The Morning Blend host Jeff Leiker.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/thanksgiving">during Thanksgiving</a>&nbsp;week, a holiday period likely to end in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/summer-travel-airlines-tsa-bbd1f1dfb4b83466f66954134db8684a">another record day</a>&nbsp;for air travel in the United States.

The people responsible for keeping security lines,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-gate-lice-boarding-technology-907dfe7a751a0b8f19b8b0f6150c0b7b">boarding areas</a>&nbsp;and jetliners moving — from the U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/buttigieg-airlines-regulations-trump-delta-southwest-e597e66af74f945e51fe71dc990248eb">transportation secretary and airline chiefs</a>&nbsp;on down the line — swear they are prepared for the crowds.

But a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-airport-workers-strike-3a00ed15aedfdd8b5e2383feab53cb5a">strike by service workers in Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a>&nbsp;threatens a hub in the Carolinas.

Airline passengers might get lucky like they did&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-record-flights-travel-8f929993a5aa5c7e8c37c1af03e7265f">last year</a>, when relatively few flights were canceled during the holiday week. A repeat will require&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/northern-california-storm-rain-flooding-snow-590bac4e27f5ef91f3580561625d0f24">the weather's</a>&nbsp;cooperation. And even if skies are blue, a shortage of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/faa-air-traffic-controllers-fatigue-aec011887fec03a8f2132bc1b66411e2">air traffic controllers</a>&nbsp;could create delays.

Auto club and insurance company AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of them will travel by car.

Drivers should get a slight break on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/oil-prices-gasoline-israel-iran-6fb7f2e57072a09287374d67b4fda16a">gas prices</a>. The nationwide average price for gasoline was $3.06 a gallon on Sunday, down from $3.27 at this time last year.

The Transportation Security Administration expects&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/facial-recognition-tsa-airport-security-privacy-7b97462591c49184d1cb19cda9c95211">to screen</a>&nbsp;18.3 million people at U.S. airports during the same seven-day stretch. That would be 6% more than during the corresponding days last year but fit a pattern set throughout 2024.

The TSA predicts that 3 million people will pass through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/airport-security">airport security</a>&nbsp;checkpoints on Sunday; more than that could break the record of 3.01 million set on the Sunday after the July Fourth holiday. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the next-busiest air travel days of Thanksgiving week.

“This will be the busiest Thanksgiving ever in terms of air travel,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said. “Fortunately, our staffing is also at the highest levels that they have ever been. We are ready.”

Pekoske said TSA will have enough screeners to keep general security lines under 30 minutes and lines for people who pay extra for PreCheck under 10 minutes.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport walked off the job to protest what they call unlivable wages.

Charlotte Douglas International Airport officials have said this holiday travel season is expected to be the busiest on record, with an estimated 1.02 million passengers departing the airport between last Thursday and the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Several hundred workers were expected to walk off the job and continue the work stoppage throughout Monday.

FAA staffing shortage could create delays

However, an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers could cause flight delays.

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week that he expects his agency to use special measures to deal with shortages at some facilities. In the past, that has included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/faa-limits-new-york-flights-6992dfe968891b414901f5bd2fef9de7">airports in New York City</a>&nbsp;and Florida.

“If we are short on staff, we will slow traffic as needed to keep the system safe,” Whitaker said.

The FAA has long struggled with a shortage of controllers that airline officials expect will last for years, despite the agency's lofty hiring goals.

Thanksgiving Day takes place late this year, with the fourth Thursday of November falling on Nov. 28. That shortens the traditional shopping season and changes the rhythm of holiday travel.

With more time before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-grocery-prices-turkey-walmart-target-f1850209ebeac7d768efc4717efc57e5">the holiday</a>, people tend to spread out their outbound travel over more days, but everyone returns at the same time, said Andrew Watterson, the chief operating officer of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/southwest-airlines-co-dallas-national-ccd54018a9894e92bd3a651550177fb2">Southwest Airlines</a>.

“A late Thanksgiving leads to a big crush at the end — the Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving are usually very busy with Thanksgiving this late," Watterson said.

Airlines did a relatively good job of handling holiday crowds last year, when the weather was mild in most of the country. Fewer than 400 U.S. flights were canceled during Thanksgiving week in 2023 — about one of every 450 flights. So far in 2024, airlines have canceled about 1.3% of all flights.

The rise of remote work also has caused the Thanksgiving&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/travel-health-covid-business-50228cd2965b7f7d2f2a526249df62a5">travel period to expand</a>, AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said.

“The pandemic changed everything,” she said. “What we have seen is that post-pandemic, people are leaving at certain times, perhaps even leaving the weekend before Thanksgiving, working remotely from their destination a couple of days, and then enjoying time with their loved ones.”

Nightmares of Thanksgivings past have further shaped holiday traffic jams. Motorists who&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-travel-tips-e2d9d9eb61dd0b1591560ff89b3e3c5e">learned to avoid</a>&nbsp;traveling the day before and the Sunday after Thanksgiving have created new bottlenecks on other days, according to Diaz.

“Because we warned for so long (that) Wednesday and Sunday are the worst days to travel, people were like, ‘OK, I’m going to leave on Tuesday and come back on Monday to avoid the rush,’" she said. “So now those two days are congested as well.”

Airport security officials are pleading with passengers to arrive early, not to put lithium-ion batteries in checked bags in case they overheat, and to keep guns out of carry-on bags. TSA has discovered more than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-congresswoman-victoria-spartz-airport-firearm-charged-c0684e073b347f8ee5499c12675dc292">6,000 guns at checkpoints</a>&nbsp;this year, and most of them were loaded.

Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring out many infrequent travelers, and they often have questions about what they can bring on the plane.

TSA has a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all">list on its website</a>&nbsp;of items that are banned or restricted.

Drivers should know that Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons will be the worst times to travel by car, but it should be smooth sailing on freeways come Thanksgiving Day, according to transportation analytics company INRIX.

On the return home, the best travel times for motorists are before 1 p.m. on Sunday, and before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on Monday, the company said.

In metropolitan areas like Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Washington, “traffic is expected to be more than double what it typically is on a normal day,” INRIX transportation analyst Bob Pishue said.

<figure>
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/thanksgiving">during Thanksgiving</a>&nbsp;week, a holiday period likely to end in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/summer-travel-airlines-tsa-bbd1f1dfb4b83466f66954134db8684a">another record day</a>&nbsp;for air travel in the United States.The people responsible for keeping security lines,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-gate-lice-boarding-technology-907dfe7a751a0b8f19b8b0f6150c0b7b">boarding areas</a>&nbsp;and jetliners moving — from the U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/buttigieg-airlines-regulations-trump-delta-southwest-e597e66af74f945e51fe71dc990248eb">transportation secretary and airline chiefs</a>&nbsp;on down the line — swear they are prepared for the crowds.But a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/charlotte-airport-workers-strike-3a00ed15aedfdd8b5e2383feab53cb5a">strike by service workers in Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a>&nbsp;threatens a hub in the Carolinas.<figure>
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 </figure>Airline passengers might get lucky like they did&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-record-flights-travel-8f929993a5aa5c7e8c37c1af03e7265f">last year</a>, when relatively few flights were canceled during the holiday week. A repeat will require&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/northern-california-storm-rain-flooding-snow-590bac4e27f5ef91f3580561625d0f24">the weather's</a>&nbsp;cooperation. And even if skies are blue, a shortage of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/faa-air-traffic-controllers-fatigue-aec011887fec03a8f2132bc1b66411e2">air traffic controllers</a>&nbsp;could create delays.<h2>Thanksgiving, by the numbers</h2>Auto club and insurance company AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of them will travel by car.Drivers should get a slight break on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/oil-prices-gasoline-israel-iran-6fb7f2e57072a09287374d67b4fda16a">gas prices</a>. The nationwide average price for gasoline was $3.06 a gallon on Sunday, down from $3.27 at this time last year.The Transportation Security Administration expects&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/facial-recognition-tsa-airport-security-privacy-7b97462591c49184d1cb19cda9c95211">to screen</a>&nbsp;18.3 million people at U.S. airports during the same seven-day stretch. That would be 6% more than during the corresponding days last year but fit a pattern set throughout 2024.The TSA predicts that 3 million people will pass through&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/airport-security">airport security</a>&nbsp;checkpoints on Sunday; more than that could break the record of 3.01 million set on the Sunday after the July Fourth holiday. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be the next-busiest air travel days of Thanksgiving week.<h2>TSA says it's ready</h2>“This will be the busiest Thanksgiving ever in terms of air travel,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said. “Fortunately, our staffing is also at the highest levels that they have ever been. We are ready.”Pekoske said TSA will have enough screeners to keep general security lines under 30 minutes and lines for people who pay extra for PreCheck under 10 minutes.<h2>“Strikesgiving”</h2>Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport walked off the job to protest what they call unlivable wages.Charlotte Douglas International Airport officials have said this holiday travel season is expected to be the busiest on record, with an estimated 1.02 million passengers departing the airport between last Thursday and the Monday after Thanksgiving.Several hundred workers were expected to walk off the job and continue the work stoppage throughout Monday.<h2>FAA staffing shortage could create delays</h2>However, an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers could cause flight delays.Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week that he expects his agency to use special measures to deal with shortages at some facilities. In the past, that has included&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/faa-limits-new-york-flights-6992dfe968891b414901f5bd2fef9de7">airports in New York City</a>&nbsp;and Florida.“If we are short on staff, we will slow traffic as needed to keep the system safe,” Whitaker said.The FAA has long struggled with a shortage of controllers that airline officials expect will last for years, despite the agency's lofty hiring goals.<h2>Timing of holiday shapes travel patterns</h2>Thanksgiving Day takes place late this year, with the fourth Thursday of November falling on Nov. 28. That shortens the traditional shopping season and changes the rhythm of holiday travel.With more time before&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-grocery-prices-turkey-walmart-target-f1850209ebeac7d768efc4717efc57e5">the holiday</a>, people tend to spread out their outbound travel over more days, but everyone returns at the same time, said Andrew Watterson, the chief operating officer of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/video/southwest-airlines-co-dallas-national-ccd54018a9894e92bd3a651550177fb2">Southwest Airlines</a>.“A late Thanksgiving leads to a big crush at the end — the Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving are usually very busy with Thanksgiving this late," Watterson said.Airlines did a relatively good job of handling holiday crowds last year, when the weather was mild in most of the country. Fewer than 400 U.S. flights were canceled during Thanksgiving week in 2023 — about one of every 450 flights. So far in 2024, airlines have canceled about 1.3% of all flights.<h2>Combining work and leisure</h2>The rise of remote work also has caused the Thanksgiving&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/travel-health-covid-business-50228cd2965b7f7d2f2a526249df62a5">travel period to expand</a>, AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said.“The pandemic changed everything,” she said. “What we have seen is that post-pandemic, people are leaving at certain times, perhaps even leaving the weekend before Thanksgiving, working remotely from their destination a couple of days, and then enjoying time with their loved ones.”Nightmares of Thanksgivings past have further shaped holiday traffic jams. Motorists who&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/thanksgiving-travel-tips-e2d9d9eb61dd0b1591560ff89b3e3c5e">learned to avoid</a>&nbsp;traveling the day before and the Sunday after Thanksgiving have created new bottlenecks on other days, according to Diaz.“Because we warned for so long (that) Wednesday and Sunday are the worst days to travel, people were like, ‘OK, I’m going to leave on Tuesday and come back on Monday to avoid the rush,’" she said. “So now those two days are congested as well.”<h2>Advice for travelers</h2>Airport security officials are pleading with passengers to arrive early, not to put lithium-ion batteries in checked bags in case they overheat, and to keep guns out of carry-on bags. TSA has discovered more than&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/indiana-congresswoman-victoria-spartz-airport-firearm-charged-c0684e073b347f8ee5499c12675dc292">6,000 guns at checkpoints</a>&nbsp;this year, and most of them were loaded.Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring out many infrequent travelers, and they often have questions about what they can bring on the plane.TSA has a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all">list on its website</a>&nbsp;of items that are banned or restricted.Drivers should know that Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons will be the worst times to travel by car, but it should be smooth sailing on freeways come Thanksgiving Day, according to transportation analytics company INRIX.On the return home, the best travel times for motorists are before 1 p.m. on Sunday, and before 8 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on Monday, the company said.In metropolitan areas like Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Washington, “traffic is expected to be more than double what it typically is on a normal day,” INRIX transportation analyst Bob Pishue said.

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.

Bradford died Sunday at her home in New York City, a spokesperson said Monday.

Starting with "A Woman of Substance," published in 1979, Bradford averaged nearly a book a year as one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers, her net worth estimated at more than $200 million and her fame so high that her image appeared on a postage stamp in 1999. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II awarded her an OBE (The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).

Her books were published in 40 languages and sold more than 90 million copies around the world.

With titles like “Breaking the Rules'' and ”Act of Will,'' she specialized in stories of women fighting for love and power in a man's world. Her favorite among her books was "The Women In His Life," inspired by her husband's escape from the Nazis

Bradford was married for 56 years to German-born film producer Robert Bradford, who died in 2019.

A native of Leeds, West Yorkshire, she was an only child in a working class family who loved books early. As a girl, she had a story published in a local magazine. By age 16, she left school against her parents' wishes to become a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post. Over the next 30 years, she would work as fashion editor of Woman's Own Magazine, cover a variety of beats for the London Evening News and, in the United States, write a syndicated column about interior design.

Although she wrote children's stories and advice books, novels were her dream. "A Woman of Substance" was a multi-generational chronicle of the travails and triumphs of retail baron Emma Harte, who would be featured in several other Bradford novels. The book has sold more than 30 million copies and was the basis of a 1984 television miniseries starring Jenny Seagrove as a young Emma and Deborah Kerr as Emma late in life.

“And if you want to meet the real Emma, meet me,” Bradford told the Telegraph of London in 2009. "Emma had to be tough and ruthless at times: but then so am I. I have to be, as a businesswoman. And I'm a bloody good businesswoman."

Bradford and Emma Harte were linked by more than money: both had family secrets. As a young woman, Emma became pregnant by a man who refused to marry her and gave birth to a daughter. Years later, Bradford learned through her biographer that her own mother had been born out of wedlock. It is now believed that Bradford’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Oliver Robinson, the second Marquess of Ripon and the owner of the Studley Royal estate.

Seagrove, who became friends with Bradford after starring in the miniseries, described her as a “powerhouse of glamour and warmth” and a “force of nature” who stayed true to her roots.

“Success never diluted her warmth and humor or her ability to relate to everyone she met, whether a cleaner or a princess,” Seagrove said. "She never, ever forgot that she was just a girl from Yorkshire that worked hard and made good. RIP dear friend.”

Bradford had a strict writing routine: at work behind her IBM Lexmark typewriter by 6 a.m., break around 1 p.m., then back to writing until 6 p.m., at the latest. According to an authorized 2006 biography, Piers Dudgeon's "The Woman of Substance," Bradford more than adapted to her midlife fortune, living in a 5,300 square foot apartment overlooking Manhattan's East River, collecting Impressionist art and enjoying refills of pink champagne poured by her Moroccan butler. When the Bradfords put their apartment up for sale in 2010, the asking price was just under $19 million. (They sold it to Uma Thurman in 2013 for $10 million).

Over the years, she met many other celebrities. Bradford befriended Sean Connery before he appeared in his first James Bond movie and remembered advising him, thankfully in vain, that he should lose his Scottish accent if he wanted to succeed.

Around the same time, she met a fellow journalist at the Yorkshire Evening Post. He was “lanky and disheveled with acne,” and kept trying to talk to her even after she turned him down for a date at the movies.

"Years later, (Evening Post editor) Keith Waterhouse and I were at an event where the producer Sam Spiegel introduced the star of his new movie," she told The Guardian in 2021. “Out walked the most beautiful man I’d ever seen, dressed as Lawrence of Arabia. Keith said: ‘Don’t you wish you’d gone to the pictures with him now?’ I never got over Peter’s transformation.”

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.Bradford died Sunday at her home in New York City, a spokesperson said Monday.Starting with "A Woman of Substance," published in 1979, Bradford averaged nearly a book a year as one of the world's most popular and wealthiest writers, her net worth estimated at more than $200 million and her fame so high that her image appeared on a postage stamp in 1999. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II awarded her an OBE (The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire).Her books were published in 40 languages and sold more than 90 million copies around the world.With titles like “Breaking the Rules'' and ”Act of Will,'' she specialized in stories of women fighting for love and power in a man's world. Her favorite among her books was "The Women In His Life," inspired by her husband's escape from the NazisBradford was married for 56 years to German-born film producer Robert Bradford, who died in 2019.A native of Leeds, West Yorkshire, she was an only child in a working class family who loved books early. As a girl, she had a story published in a local magazine. By age 16, she left school against her parents' wishes to become a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Post. Over the next 30 years, she would work as fashion editor of Woman's Own Magazine, cover a variety of beats for the London Evening News and, in the United States, write a syndicated column about interior design.Although she wrote children's stories and advice books, novels were her dream. "A Woman of Substance" was a multi-generational chronicle of the travails and triumphs of retail baron Emma Harte, who would be featured in several other Bradford novels. The book has sold more than 30 million copies and was the basis of a 1984 television miniseries starring Jenny Seagrove as a young Emma and Deborah Kerr as Emma late in life.“And if you want to meet the real Emma, meet me,” Bradford told the Telegraph of London in 2009. "Emma had to be tough and ruthless at times: but then so am I. I have to be, as a businesswoman. And I'm a bloody good businesswoman."Bradford and Emma Harte were linked by more than money: both had family secrets. As a young woman, Emma became pregnant by a man who refused to marry her and gave birth to a daughter. Years later, Bradford learned through her biographer that her own mother had been born out of wedlock. It is now believed that Bradford’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Oliver Robinson, the second Marquess of Ripon and the owner of the Studley Royal estate.Seagrove, who became friends with Bradford after starring in the miniseries, described her as a “powerhouse of glamour and warmth” and a “force of nature” who stayed true to her roots.“Success never diluted her warmth and humor or her ability to relate to everyone she met, whether a cleaner or a princess,” Seagrove said. "She never, ever forgot that she was just a girl from Yorkshire that worked hard and made good. RIP dear friend.”Bradford had a strict writing routine: at work behind her IBM Lexmark typewriter by 6 a.m., break around 1 p.m., then back to writing until 6 p.m., at the latest. According to an authorized 2006 biography, Piers Dudgeon's "The Woman of Substance," Bradford more than adapted to her midlife fortune, living in a 5,300 square foot apartment overlooking Manhattan's East River, collecting Impressionist art and enjoying refills of pink champagne poured by her Moroccan butler. When the Bradfords put their apartment up for sale in 2010, the asking price was just under $19 million. (They sold it to Uma Thurman in 2013 for $10 million).Over the years, she met many other celebrities. Bradford befriended Sean Connery before he appeared in his first James Bond movie and remembered advising him, thankfully in vain, that he should lose his Scottish accent if he wanted to succeed.Around the same time, she met a fellow journalist at the Yorkshire Evening Post. He was “lanky and disheveled with acne,” and kept trying to talk to her even after she turned him down for a date at the movies.He was Peter O'Toole."Years later, (Evening Post editor) Keith Waterhouse and I were at an event where the producer Sam Spiegel introduced the star of his new movie," she told The Guardian in 2021. “Out walked the most beautiful man I’d ever seen, dressed as Lawrence of Arabia. Keith said: ‘Don’t you wish you’d gone to the pictures with him now?’ I never got over Peter’s transformation.”

Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist has died at 91

Bronze on the Bricks Tanning &amp; Boutique is a new salon in downtown Hays that also offers a variety of clothing options.

The tanning salon is at 705 Fort St. and opened on Oct. 2. Owner Cari Readle said although there are tanning beds in Hays, Bronze On the Bricks is the only tanning salon in the area.

"We are the only tanning salon in town," she said. "There are some gyms that have one or two tanning beds, but we are the only one that's an actual tanning salon."

The salon features stand-up and lay-down tanning beds in private rooms for customers to achieve their perfect tan.

Bronze on the Brick's pricing includes $12.50 for an 11-minute session in a stand-up bed, $9 for a 12-minute session and $7 for a 15-minute session in a tanning bed.

Bronze on the Bricks requires customers to use eye protection and lotion to ensure safety against UV exposure.

"Medical benefits of taning are helping with rosacea and acne," Readle said. "During the winter months, it actually provides some of that vitamin D that we don't get from the sun."

Bronze on the Bricks accepts walk-ins and you can book online <a href="https://bronze-on-the-bricks-tanning-boutique.square.site/">here</a>.&nbsp;

Alongside the salon's opening, Bronze on the Bricks has introduced a boutique offering various clothing and other items.

"We brought in some clothing lines, little gift items and lotions. We thought it'd be an extra little perk for downtown Hays," Readle said.

Readle drew inspiration from larger city salons when reopening Bronze on the Bricks. She also owns Hotworx Infrared Fitness Studio and Coldwell Banker Executive Realty.

Readle said she plans to upgrade tanning equipment and introduce additional skincare services to enhance Hays's health and beauty.

"We may bring in some estheticians at some point to do different services, but then just continue to grow the boutique as well," she said.

The salon is gearing up for its upcoming Black Friday sale. You can visit the Bronze on the Bricks &amp; Boutique <a href="https://www.botb.life/">website </a>or follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BronzeontheBricks">Facebook</a>&nbsp;for more details.

Bronze on the Bricks &amp; Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and&nbsp;from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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 </figure>By TONY GUERRERO Hays PostBronze on the Bricks Tanning &amp; Boutique is a new salon in downtown Hays that also offers a variety of clothing options.The tanning salon is at 705 Fort St. and opened on Oct. 2. Owner Cari Readle said although there are tanning beds in Hays, Bronze On the Bricks is the only tanning salon in the area."We are the only tanning salon in town," she said. "There are some gyms that have one or two tanning beds, but we are the only one that's an actual tanning salon."The salon features stand-up and lay-down tanning beds in private rooms for customers to achieve their perfect tan.<figure>
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 </figure>Bronze on the Brick's pricing includes $12.50 for an 11-minute session in a stand-up bed, $9 for a 12-minute session and $7 for a 15-minute session in a tanning bed.Bronze on the Bricks requires customers to use eye protection and lotion to ensure safety against UV exposure."Medical benefits of taning are helping with rosacea and acne," Readle said. "During the winter months, it actually provides some of that vitamin D that we don't get from the sun."Bronze on the Bricks accepts walk-ins and you can book online <a href="https://bronze-on-the-bricks-tanning-boutique.square.site/">here</a>.&nbsp;Alongside the salon's opening, Bronze on the Bricks has introduced a boutique offering various clothing and other items.<figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1732211586954.jpeg" alt="A skincare and tanning lotion shelf at Bronze on the Bricks Tanning &amp; Boutique in Hays. Photo By Tony Guerrero/Hays Post" />
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 </figure>"We brought in some clothing lines, little gift items and lotions. We thought it'd be an extra little perk for downtown Hays," Readle said.Readle drew inspiration from larger city salons when reopening Bronze on the Bricks. She also owns Hotworx Infrared Fitness Studio and Coldwell Banker Executive Realty.Readle said she plans to upgrade tanning equipment and introduce additional skincare services to enhance Hays's health and beauty."We may bring in some estheticians at some point to do different services, but then just continue to grow the boutique as well," she said.The salon is gearing up for its upcoming Black Friday sale. You can visit the Bronze on the Bricks &amp; Boutique <a href="https://www.botb.life/">website </a>or follow them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BronzeontheBricks">Facebook</a>&nbsp;for more details.Bronze on the Bricks &amp; Boutique is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and&nbsp;from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.<figure>
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