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All Ellis County residents are invited to an upcoming meeting about important issues in this election year.

“This meeting is open to anyone, regardless of political party affiliation, who is concerned about the direction Kansas has taken over the last six years,” said Ellis County Democratic party chairman Henry Schwaller in a news release. “This year could be a critical election year for Kansans, and if we can enlist, support and elect forward-thinking representatives this November, we can change our state’s direction.”

Schwaller said discussion topics will include education, health care, the arts, mental health, economic development and taxes.

“Our goal is to form groups around those or other specific topics and begin working on a strategy or talking points for each of the topics,” he said. Schwaller is also a Hays city commissioner.

The meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 18, at 7 p.m. at 2200 Pershing Drive, Hays. RSVPs should be made to Schwaller at [email protected].