By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department assisted with a pair of fires over the weekend.

In a press release Monday, Ellis County Sheriff Ed Harbin said the sheriff’s department assisted the Ellis County Fire Department with a house fire at 5:54 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of Norfolk Road.

The house, which was unoccupied, was a total loss. There were no injuries reported.

The second fire was a bale fire reported at 1:45 a.m. Sunday at the northeast corner of Emmeram Road and Toulon Avenue. According to the press release, a total of 33 round bales were destroyed.

The cause of both fires was undetermined, but the press release said both fires are considered suspicious. The sheriff’s office and the Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating both fires.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff’s office at (785) 625-1040 or the Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office at (785) 296-3401.