During a recent trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lou and Harriet Caplan participated in StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide Americans  with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.

The Hays couple’s story of  “late in life love” was selected to air Friday morning on National Public Radio and will be archived in the Library of Congress.

They were married in 1995;  Lou was 56 years old and Harriet was 48.

Lou taught physics at Fort Hays State and acted as Chair of the Physics Department, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies.

Harriet joined the faculty at FHSU after marrying Lou, first as Affirmative Action Officer, and then taught law for the College of Business.

Both Caplans retired from Fort Hays State University in the summer of 2011.

The Hays City Commission has agreed to an interlocal agreement with Ellis County, under which the city would relinquish its share of a half-cent sales tax to the county for designated building projects. Commissioner Kent Steward says this is the city’s way of supporting the county’s plans to improve the jail and courthouse and build a new EMS/Rural Fire station.

The county also will approach the cities of Ellis, Victoria and Schoenchen.

The interlocal agreement would allow the county to receive all of the funds from the sales tax, if approved by voters, without needing legislative approval for a designated tax.

The county commission will consider the agreement Monday.

111th State Representative Sue Boldra of Hays; 40th District Senator Ralph Ostmeyer, Grinnell; and 110th District Representative Travis Couture-Lovelady, Palco will all attend Saturday’s “Eggs and Issues Legislative Forum” presented by the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce, 8:30a.m. in the Fort Hays State University Robbins Center.  All three will will also host town hall meetings at 11 a.m. in Victoria at the Former St. John’s Rest Home on 7th street and at 2 p.m. in Ellis in the city council chamber room.

A request for support of tax credits and consideration of allowing a Rural Housing Incentive District for construction of an apartment complex on East 22^nd Street was approved by the Hays City Commission Thursday night, but not unanimously.

Overland Property Group wants to use the tax incentives to construct income restricted housing. It is the same development company that built the Stone Post complex on South Main. Commissioner Kent Steward disagrees with the use of tax dollars for the project and voted against the motion.

Commissioner Ron Mellick supports the project due to the need for housing. Commissioner Eber Phelps also voted in favor of the motion, which passed 2-1.

With the approval, Overland Property Group will submit an application to the state and expects an answer in May.