Hays

• Hays sales tax collections rose 11% in July, though overall city revenues fell $809,000 due to lower interest and expired ARPA funds. →
• The new North Side Multi-Use Path in northern Hays is nearing completion following concrete paving and pedestrian bridge installation. →
• The Hays City Commission celebrated the opening of the new Sunrise Park splash pad and playground funded by Women Who Lead. →
• The Flying Bison Disc Golf Club is seeking volunteers for the 42nd annual Frontier Open disc golf tournament this September in Hays. →
• Expect a hot and mostly sunny Monday across Hays with highs climbing up to 100°F alongside a light southeast breeze.

🌾 Kansas

• Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher debated property taxes, data centers and energy costs at a Kansas Chamber governor forum Thursday in Olathe. →

• U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall met with Stormont Vail Health executives Friday in Topeka to review Kansas's $221.9 million share of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. →

• A 20-year-old Kansas City man died early Sunday after being wounded near Seventh and Massachusetts streets in downtown Lawrence, and the suspect remains at large. →

• Wichita's Orpheum Theatre reopened Sunday after a $13.0 million restoration, marked by a solo piano concert from Grammy winner John Legend. →

• The National Weather Service extended heat advisories across central and eastern Kansas through 7 p.m. Monday, with heat index values forecast as high as 105 degrees. →

🇺🇸 US

• President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. will hold a 55% controlling interest in a venture to develop 17 Venezuelan oil fields containing more than 65 billion barrels of proven reserves. →

• Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday at Jackson Hole that inflation remains too high, pushing futures markets to about 57% odds of a September rate hike. →

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that state agencies are removing Flock Safety license plate readers, days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott barred state funding for the cameras. →

• Michigan Democrats finalized their statewide ticket Saturday in Lansing, nominating Winnie Brinks for lieutenant governor and Eli Savit for attorney general as Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to Jewish Democrats and Attorney General Dana Nessel stayed away citing safety concerns. →

• U.S. Central Command said American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island Sunday, prompting Iran to fire ballistic missiles at U.S. installations in Jordan. →

Weather

AUGUST 31 1955: GENERAL MOTORS DEMONSTRATES FIRST SOLAR-POWERED CAR

William G. Cobb of General Motors unveiled his 15-inch “Sunmobile” at the Powerama auto show in Chicago, showcasing the first automobile powered by photovoltaic cells converting sunlight into electricity. The tiny solar-powered car introduced the concept of photovoltaics to the gasoline-dominated automotive industry, hinting at a future of alternative energy vehicles.

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