Registered voters in Ellis County: 20,431 Ballots cast: 13,297 Voter turnout: 65.08%

All precincts reporting. Preliminary results, pending canvass. * denotes incumbent Italics designates the projected winner.

President Kamala Harris, D,&nbsp; —3,411&nbsp; Donald Trump, R,&nbsp; —9,519 Robert Kennedy Jr., I, —178 Chase Oliver, L, —67

U.S. House of Representatives, Dist. 1 Paul Buskirk, D, —3,033 * Tracey Mann, R, —9,826

Kansas State Senate Dist. 40 * Richard Billinger, R, — 11,130

Kansas House of Representatives Dist. 110 (from Ellis County only) * Ken Rahjes, R, —2,129 Ellace Henderson, D —460

Kansas House of Representatives Dist. 111 Joseph Lantz IV, D, —2,744 * Barb Wasinger, R, —7,548 Judge 23rd Judicial District, First Division * Thomas Drees, R, —11,192

Judge 23rd Judicial District, Second Division Curtis Brown, R, —11,309 Ellis County Clerk * Bobbi Dreiling, R, — 9,971 Laura Allen, D, —2,975

Ellis County Treasurer * Vernon Ruder Jr., R, —11,278 Ellis County Register of Deeds * Rebecca Herzog, R, — 7,074

Ellis County Attorney Aaron Cunningham, R, —11,113

Ellis County Sheriff * Scott Braun, R, —11,524

Ellis County Commissioner, District 2 * Neal Younger, R, —3,556

Ellis County Commissioner, District 3 * Nathan D. Leiker, R, —4,193

Ellis City Council member (3 positions at large)&nbsp; Dava Gaschler —588 * Jolene Niernberger —486 * Martin V LaBarge —613 Trevor LaBarge —439

Trustee Big Creek Township James Graham, R —1,143

Trustee Buckeye Township &nbsp;Joe Wilkerson, R, —564

Treasurer Big Creek Township Casey F. Herrman, R, —1,124

Treasurer Buckeye Township David Rupp, R, —587

Treasurer Freedom Township Florian Dome, D, —141

2024 General Election Ellis County results, all precincts reporting

City of Hays offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

Hays city offices closed for Veterans Day

Wichita – In honor of all our veteran clients, Clinkscales Elder Law Practice would love to encourage our communities to donate to the Kansas Honor Flight. Clinkscales will match donations up to $2,500, which is the cost of two fully funded trips for Kansas veterans to travel to Washington D.C. for an honor flight.

The Kansas Honor Flight is an all-volunteer organization that works to honor Kansas veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War by providing them with an all-expense paid journey of honor and remembrance to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C. The organization also works to educate the youth and communities throughout Kansas about the impact of these historic wars and the freedoms our nation enjoys because of the service of our veterans. KHF is part of the National Honor Flight Network, an organization comprised of over 130 hubs dedicated to serving our veterans.

Clinkscales encourages everyone to donate or volunteer in honor of a veteran in their life. For a donation to be matched, a contribution can be delivered or mailed to Clinkscales Elder Law at 3636 N Ridge Rd, Suite 250 Wichita, KS 67205 with checks made out to the Kansas Honor Flight.

Donations can also be made online at https://secure.lawpay.com/pages/clinkscaleselderlaw/trust.

To learn more about the organization, visit www.kansashonorflight.org.

Randy Clinkscales is an elder law attorney in Wichita, Kansas and is a 2006 founding member of the Life Care Planning Law Firms Association. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call toll free at (877) 325-8040 or visit www.clinkscaleslaw.com.

Clinkscales Honor Flight donation in observance of Veteran’s Day

CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS IS OWNED BY MIKE AND MARLA KNAUS FROM QUINTER, KANSAS! 

THEIR PRODUCT COMES FROM CALIFORNIA AND IS THIS YEAR'S CROP!  THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 8 YEARS AND STRIVE TO BRING YOU QUALITY DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS!

California Dried Fruit and Nuts WILL BE AT A NEW LOCATION  New Hays location: The Mall, Big Creek Crossing - Nov. 8 &amp; 9 (2918 Vine Street, inside Front Entrance) Selling Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m

COME AND GET YOUR GOODIES FOR THE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS! 

Founders’ week of events at Fort Hays Tech | North Central: Honoring Trailblazers, celebrating community and giving back

The Cancer Council of Ellis County and FHSU would like for YOU to join us in the fight against cancer by participating in the Twist Out Cancer Yoga-thon. 

The Yoga-thon is Thursday, Nov. 14 in Cunningham Hall 122 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

You do not have to know how to do Yoga to participate. 

Yoga leaders are there to instruct during each session. 

Teams are allowed up to 10 members for a $50 registration fee. 

Teams are encouraged to collect donations to help raise money for the Cancer Council of Ellis County. 

The individual that collects the most donations wins a Lenovo Tab M8 4th Generation courtesy Auto World Used Cars. 

The Team that collectively completes the most hours of yoga receives admission to and is recognized at the FHSU Men’s basketball game on February 22, 2025. 

For more information contact Anita Walters, amwalters@fhsu.edu / 785-628-5335 or the Cancer Council of Ellis County, ccecks@eaglecom.net / 785-625-6653. 

Cancer Council plans 'Twist Out Cancer Yoga-thon'

Veterans Day Program planned

ACCESS General Public Transportation serving the City of Hays Kansas would like to make the public aware of a scheduling change in the operating hours of ACCESS Public Transportation.

Starting November 30, 2024, ACCESS will be changing the weekend operating hours schedule. The new hours will be from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday and Sundays, which means the first ride for the day will be at 6:15 AM and the last available ride will be at 3:30 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

ACCESS looks forward to helping meet the transportation needs of the citizens of Hays, Kansas and of visitors.

ACCESS Public Transportation announces operational hours change

THE SUCCESSES OF TOMORROW BEGIN TODAY, CATHOLIC EDUCATION IS A LIFETIME ADVANTAGE.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS….SCHOOLS YOU CAN BELIEVE IN!!!

Holy Family Elementary weekly update

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Community Calendar

BUNKER HILL – Real Ag Season 13 is set to premiere on November 1st exclusively on Smoky Hills PBS. This season, Real Ag focuses on agriculture's past, present, and future. From ancient farming methods to modern innovations, we'll explore how we are all shaping our food future.

“I became so obsessed with potatoes this season that I'm going to start growing them,” said Max Aguiar, producer of Real Ag Season 13. “I'm also incredibly excited for people to learn the really interesting and complicated history behind hemp!”

Catch the Season 13 premiere of Real Ag on November 1 on Smoky Hills PBS and tune in every week for fresh episodes full of insight, education, and stories that matter to Kansas.

Tune In: Real Ag, Season 13 premieres every Friday at 8:30 p.m. CST, starting November 1. Rebroadcasts of each episode will air on Sundays at 1 p.m.

Previous seasons of Real Ag are available to stream anytime on Smoky Hills PBS Passport.

To watch, tune into Smoky Hills PBS, which can be found through antenna, on many cable systems, Smoky Hills PBS LLS Channel, DirecTV, Dish Network, the LocalNow app, YouTube TV, and HULU+LIVE TV. You can also access Smoky Hills PBS via the FREE mobile app for Android and iPhone devices. For more information, visit SmokyHillsPBS.org or call 1-800-337-4788.

Real Ag is made possible in part by these current sponsors:

Kansas Farmers Union, Kansas Grain Sorghum, and Bank of Hays

Smoky Hills PBS announces the premiere of Season 13 of Real Ag

The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed westbound I-70 at Colby because of winter weather conditions in Colorado.

Limited truck parking is available in northwest Kansas.

Westbound U.S. 36 is also closed at St. Francis.

Motorists are advised to buckle up and stay alert for changing road and weather conditions.

For the latest information on road closures and conditions, visit&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.kandrive.org/">www.kandrive.org</a>, or call 511 in Kansas or 866-511-5368 outside Kansas.

Update: Westbound I-70 closed at Colby

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

Magistrate Judge Richard Flax will retain his position in the 23rd Judicial District.

Voters cast 904 votes for Flax, and 659 votes for challenger Travis Phillips, a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper.&nbsp;

Flax was first elected to the magistrate judge position in 1996.

Flax retains magistrate judge position in Trego County

RAWLINS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 3:30a.m. Wednesday in Rawlins County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Saturn Vue driven by&nbsp;Lawrence Stephen&nbsp;Longwolf, 25, Vacaville, California, was northbound on Kansas 25 approximately eight miles south of U.S. 36

The driver fell asleep and woke up as the SUV was leaving the roadway to the east. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle crossed the southbound lane, entered the west ditch sideways and rolled.

EMS transported a passenger Kylie R.&nbsp; Cisco, 23, Anadarko, Oklahoma, to the Rawlins County Hospital.&nbsp; Longwolf and a 1-year-old passenger were not injured. All three were properly restrained, according to the KHP.

Woman hospitalized after NW Kansas rollover accident

The Ellis County Clerk said Tuesday night voter turnout in the county was lower than she expected.

She said she hoped for a turnout in the 80% range, but Ellis County's turnout was 65%.

"This is a huge election," she said. "To say the least, I was disappointed in the 65% turnout. We still got 65% of people to turn out. I can't be too mad, but I wish it were more."

Dreiling said the election was "flawless." She had no issues at polling locations on the day of the election.

She also said advance voting was as strong as she has seen it in her 16 years working in the clerk's office and went very smoothly.

Dreiling brought in two extra poll workers to assist in advance voting at the Ellis County Administration Center, which include a morning for Saturday voting.

Twenty-five percent of Ellis County voters cast advance ballots in person or by mail-in ballots during this General Election.

Dreiling said the lack of contested down-ballot races might have affected turnout.

The clerk's race was the only contested county elected official race this election. All the other positions went to Republicans in uncontested races.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/1873ff67-3bab-44c2-896b-8aee3a992496">See complete Ellis County results here.</a>

The city of Ellis had four candidates for three seats up for grabs on its city council.

Both Kansas House of Representative Republican incumbents Barb Wasinger, who represents Hays, and Ken Rahjes, who represents rural Ellis County and surrounding counties, won their races by wide margins.

The Ellis County election results will not be official until the canvass on Nov. 18. Dreiling said voters cast 299 provisional ballots.

Ellis County voter turnout lower than expected

After a contentious race that revolved around voter accessibility, Republican Incumbent Ellis County Clerk Bobbi Dreiling earned a second term by a wide margin.

Dreiling received 9,971 votes, and her Democratic challenger, Laura Allen, received 2,975 in the General Election on Tuesday.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/1873ff67-3bab-44c2-896b-8aee3a992496">See full Ellis County results here.</a>

&nbsp;"I take that result [to mean I have had] four years of being county clerk and running a really flawless office. I take it that the voters who voted to keep me in office [know] that I'm going to continue for another four years, and I'll stand by what I said," Ellis County Clerk Bobbi Dreiling said.

She said she does not see any major flaws in the office's functions and hopes to continue as she has.

Dreiling's opposition supported opening a voting location on the Fort Hays State University campus. Dreiling said she has not seen the voting participation among students living on campus to support that move.

However, she said she will continue to look at voter turnout.

"I'm going to continue to do what I've been doing for four years because it's worked out," she said. "Everything that has been brought up by my opponent or the ACLU, I'm already doing."

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/3d714e17-52a8-4997-aba5-25f6a9672cc0">SEE RELATED STORY: Letter to the Editor: Ellis County Clerk says flyer misrepresents her positions</a>

"I would like to No. 1 thank all the voters who put their trust in me four years ago and [hope they will]&nbsp; continue to trust me for the next four years,"&nbsp;" Dreiling said. 

"I want to thank my staff for helping me pull off one of the most important elections that I may see as county clerk, and I definitely want to thank my board workers who put in a long, huge 13-hour day today.

"Everything was flawless. I didn't have one issue at any polling location. It was a really good election."

Ellis County Clerk responds after win in heated race

A 34-year-old Pennsylvania man shot himself in the head with a handgun Monday morning just west of the front gate to the Ellis County Sanitary Landfill.

&nbsp;At 10:32 a.m., dispatchers received a call from a male stating he was "parked at the Environmental Office and was going to kill himself and to send someone to pick him up."

Officers arrived minutes later and found a body in the grassy area just west of the building. The man was transported to ER where he died. 

Ellis County Sheriff investigate death at landfill

BUNKER HILL, KS – On the next&nbsp;Traveling Kansas, we visit Rooks County and check out some of the many things to see and do. We will learn about their diverse economy, outdoor recreation, and special events. This episode will air on&nbsp;November 14th&nbsp;at 7 PM.&nbsp; It will also re-air on&nbsp;11/15 at 2 PM, 11/21 at 7 PM, and 11/22 at 2 PM.

“We’re thrilled to feature Rooks County in this episode of&nbsp;Traveling Kansas,” said Chuck Becker, Senior Sales/Underwriting Associate. “The beauty of Kansas lies not only in its landscapes but in the stories of its people, and we can’t wait to share the story of Rooks County with our viewers.”

Traveling Kansas&nbsp;showcases the unique stories, landscapes, and communities across the Sunflower State. In this special Rooks County episode, viewers will explore local treasures like&nbsp;the Rooks County Historical Museum, Webster State Park, and&nbsp;the Barn Quilt Wall in Stockton, as well as meet the residents whose pride and passion bring these places to life.

“The&nbsp;Traveling Kansas&nbsp;series produced by Smoky Hill Public Television are high quality shows that highlight the uniqueness of our communities and counties of western Kansas,” said Roger Hrabe,&nbsp;Rooks County Economic Development Director.&nbsp; “Rooks County is proud to have our attractions, businesses, and events featured as part of the series.&nbsp; We look forward to welcoming all our visitors!”&nbsp;

Smoky Hills PBS invites everyone to tune in on November 14 and discover why Rooks County is a must-see destination in Kansas. This episode will also be available to stream on the Smoky Hills PBS&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smokyhillspbs.org/">website</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/StreamSmokyHillsPBS">Smoky Hills PBS YouTube channel</a>.

For more information on the premiere or how to support Smoky Hills PBS programming, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://smokyhillspbs.org/">SmokyHillsPBS.org</a>.&nbsp;

Traveling Kansas&nbsp;is a Smoky Hills PBS production that highlights Kansas communities, events and natural wonders.&nbsp; Previous episodes can be viewed at&nbsp;<a href="https://video.smokyhillstv.org/show/traveling-kansas/">SmokyHillsPBS.org</a>.

This episode is made possible by:&nbsp;Rooks County Economic Development, Rooks County Health Center, StrataKan Exploration, Midwest Family Health, BirdDog Aviation, Stahl Products, LLC, Damar Community Foundation

To watch this documentary, tune into Smoky Hills PBS, which can be found through antenna, on many cable systems, Smoky Hills PBS<a href="https://video.smokyhillstv.org/livestream/">&nbsp;LLS Channel</a>, DirecTV, Dish Network, LocalNow app, YouTube TV, HULU+LIVE TV.&nbsp; You can also access Smoky Hills PBS via the FREE mobile app for Android and iPhone devices.&nbsp; For more information, visit<a href="http://smokyhillspbs.org/">&nbsp;SmokyHillsPBS.org</a>&nbsp;or call 1-800-337-4788.&nbsp;

Smoky Hills PBS serves 71 counties in Central and Western Kansas.&nbsp;&nbsp;Smoky Hills PBS is committed to providing educational and entertaining programming for viewers of all ages.&nbsp; As a trusted source of quality content, we strive to inspire, inform, and engage our community through television, online platforms, and community events.

Smoky Hills PBS visits Rooks Co. on next Traveling Kansas

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ELLIS COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. Tuesday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Honda Accord driven by&nbsp; Jimi Wayne&nbsp; Hill, 26, Timken, was southbound on U.S. 183 at South County Line Road.

The driver fell asleep. The car traveled off the road to the west and the driver overcorrected. The Honda then crossed U.S. 183 to the east and struck a utility pole.

EMS transported Hill to Hays Medical Center. He was properly restrained, according to the KHP.

Kansas driver fell asleep and car struck utility pole

We're joined by Fort Hays State women's basketball coach Talia Kahrs, men's basketball coach Mark Johnson and football coach Chris Brown.

Tiger Talk airs Wednesday's on 12:15 p.m. on KAYS (1400/94.3) live from the Robbins Center on the Fort Hays State University campus.

🎧 Defend the Fort Podcast: Tiger Talk (Nov. 6, 2024)

Wednesday, November 6
 KAYS: Tiger Talk, 12:15pm
 KAYS: Hawk Talk with Lance Leipold, 6:00pm

Friday, November 8
 KJLS: Fort Hays State WBKB vs. Augustana, 12:05pm &nbsp;KKQY: Hill City FB at Sublette, 5:45pm
 KFIX: Hays High FB at Great Bend, 6:30pm
 KAYS: Victoria FB vs. Wallace County, 6:45pm
 KHAZ: Plainville FB vs. Sedgwick, 6:45pm
 KJLS: Fort Hays State MBKB at Southwest Minnesota State, 7:00pm

Saturday, November 9
 KJLS: Fort Hays State WBKB vs. MSU Moorhead, 12:05pm
 &nbsp;KAYS: Kansas FB vs. Iowa State, 1:00pm
 KJLS: Fort Hays State MBKB vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 3:30pm

Sunday, November 10
 KFIX: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, 11:00am

🎧 Eagle Radio, Hull sports broadcast schedule

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — David N’Guessan scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Kansas State to an 89-65 victory over New Orleans on Tuesday night in a season opener for both teams.

Max Jones added 19 points and five assists and Brendan Hausen scored 15 points for Kansas State. The pair each made four of the Wildcats' 13 3-pointers. N’Guessan finished 10-of-14 shooting from the field.

Jah Short scored 19 points to lead New Orleans. James White added 14 points and Dae Dae Hunter had 10.

New Orleans jumped out to a 25-15 lead midway through the first half before the Wildcats surged to a 60-32 advantage at the break. Hausen and Jones each hit three 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the first half. N’Guessan added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

It was just the second meeting between the teams. The Wildcats posted a 62-47 win on Dec. 4, 1999. K-State is 13-1 against the Southland Conference, including 12-0 at home.

It was New Orleans' coach Stacy Hollowell's first game at the helm. Hollowell, the 13th head coach in Privateer history, spent last season at Texas Southern as an assistant under Johnny Jones.

🏀 N’Guessan scores 21 points to lead Kansas State over New Orleans

PHILADELPHIA - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team ranks 22nd in the 2024-25 D2CSC Preseason National Media Poll, released Tuesday by the organization of NCAA Division II College Sports Communicators.

The Tigers picked up 85 points in the voting process, 19 behind 21st-ranked Anderson. FHSU is the third-highest ranked team in the Central Region behind top-ranked and defending national champion Minnesota State and No. 12 Pittsburg State. Two other regional opponents are also mentioned, with Southern Nazarene sitting in 24th and Harding receiving votes.

This is the sixth time the Tigers have been ranked in the preseason media poll that is now in its 11th year of existence. The Tigers were 10th to start the 2015-16 season, 22nd to open the 2018-19 season, third to begin the 2019-20 year, seventh to begin the 2021-22 campaign and ninth to start the 2022-23 season.

Fort Hays State is also ranked in the&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/news/2024/10/30/womens-basketball-ranked-23rd-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx">preseason coaches poll</a>, sitting 23rd in that Top 25 list.

The Tigers will begin the regular season this weekend at the Central Region Showcase in St. Joseph, Mo. Fort Hays State will take on Augustana on Friday and MSU Moorehead on Saturday, with both games beginning at 12:30 p.m.

D2CSC National Media Poll - November 5, 2024 Rank - School &nbsp;- 23-24 W-L - Pts. - Last* 1 - Minnesota State-Mankato (14) - 32-5 - 395 - 1 2 - Texas Woman's - 34-5 - 376 - 5 3 - Grand Valley State (1) - 31-3 - 369 - 4 4 - Tampa - 31-7 - 343 - 7 5 - Gannon (1) - 35-3 - 343 - 11 6 - Ashland - 31-2 - 288 - 18 7 - Bentley - 27-6 - 284 - 17 8 - Carson-Newman - 24-10 - 256 - 13 9 - Fayetteville State - 27-2 - 235 - RV 10 - Western Washington - 24-7 - 228 - 21 11 - Nova Southeastern - 25-6 - 208 - 15 12 - Pittsburg State - 24-8 - 197 - RV 13 - Union - 29-4 - 189 - RV 14 - Assumption - 25-6 - 184 - 24 15 - Ferris State - 26-6 - 181 - RV 16 - Azusa Pacific - 29-4 - 179 - NR 17 - Lubbock Christian - 22-10 - 156 - 20 18 - Jefferson - 32-2 - 128 - 14 19 - Fairmont State - 27-6 - 125 - RV 20 - Montana State Billings - 28-7 - 1 21 - 621 - Anderson - 22-9 - 104 - 12 22 - Fort Hays State - 25-8 - 85 - RV 23 - Colorado Mesa - 25-7 - 78 - NR 24 - Southern Nazarene - 30-3 - 47 - 3 25 - UNC Pembroke - 23-8 - 27 - NR

Others Receiving Votes:&nbsp;Daemen (24); Georgia Southwestern (15); Lee (9); Lewis (9); Harding (4); Colorado-Colorado Springs (4); Valdosta State (4); Cal State-Los Angeles (3); Cal Poly- Pomona (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 FHSU women's ranked 22nd in preseason media poll

NEW ORLEANS - The Fort Hays State women's cross country team will head to the 2024 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships ranked 23rd in the country according to the latest release of the USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll.

The Tigers have been ranked in each regular season release of the poll this season. FHSU entered the poll in 30th and climbed as high as 20th heading into conference championship week.

Fort Hays State accumulated 70 points in the balloting process, down slightly from 79 in the last release. After placing third at the MIAA Championships, the Tigers are the third-highest ranked MIAA program in this week's release, behind No. 12 Pittsburg State and No. 20 Rogers State. Two other league rivals trail the Tigers in No. 24 Northwest Missouri State and No. 26 Nebraska-Kearney.

Eight teams from the Central Region are listed among the top 30 in the country, with the Tigers ranking sixth in the region. Augustana is the top team in the region at No. 8 nationally while UMary and Winona State rank 18th and 19th, respectively.

Fort Hays State won three straight races during the regular season, emerging victorious at the FHSU Tiger Open, the Gans Creek Classic and the ESU Invitational. The Tigers finished behind a DII team only twice so far this season, placing third at the MIAA Championships.

The Tigers will continue their postseason on Saturday (Nov. 9) when they travel to Joplin, Mo. for the 2024 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships. The women's six-kilometer championship is set to begin at 11:15 a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏃‍♀️ FHSU women 23rd in latest national rankings

Tuesday, November 5
 KFIX: Chiefs Kingdom, 6pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid watched as the Buccaneers drove down the field in the final minute of regulation, and Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass that put Tampa Bay within a 2-point conversion of ending Kansas City's perfect start to the season.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles admitted to giving “very minor” thought to going for 2 before kicking the extra point that sent the game to overtime.

“I'm glad he didn't,” Reid said with a smile.

That's because the Chiefs won the ensuing coin toss, and Patrick Mahomes capped a big day —&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/chiefs-lose-mecole-hardman-to-shoulder-injury-in-19887630.php">291 yards passing and three touchdowns on a gimpy ankle</a>&nbsp;— by going 5 for 5 on the only drive of overtime. Kareem Hunt finished it off, along with his 106-yard rushing performance, by plunging into the end zone from 2 yards out to give Kansas City a 30-24 victory on Monday night.

“Everybody had a piece of this,” Reid said.

DeAndre Hopkins had eight catches for 86 yards and two TDs. Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/chiefs-taylor-swift-kansas-city-1aca48cb971d6d232186c5d73a2c4244">Taylor Swift watching from a suite</a>. And a defense missing a couple of key players to injuries held Mayfield to 200 yards passing and two touchdowns, and shut down a Tampa Bay running game that managed just 95 yards.

The result was familiar: The Chiefs won their 14th straight dating to last season, the longest streak since Carolina started 14-0 in 2014, and they became just the sixth Super Bowl champ to start 8-0 the following season. They also have won their last eight games when trailing in the second half, including the postseason.

The Buccaneers had their chance when Mayfield hit Ryan Miller in the end zone with 27 seconds to go. But rather than go for the win, Bowles decided to kick the extra point — and Bucs ended up losing for the fourth time in five games.

“We’ve got guys who are not going to quit fighting to the end,” Tampa Bay wide receiver Sterling Shepard said. “I’m really proud of the group and the way everybody fought. We’ve just got to clean up some little stuff. And that’s what this league is all about.”

It was a memorable first half for two players who'd been waiting to play in Arrowhead Stadium.

The Bucs' Rachaad White grew up about 10 minutes away in a tough part of Kansas City, but his family could never afford a ticket for him to see a game. He wound up taking a circuitous path through Division II Nebraska-Kearney and a California junior college to Arizona State, where he eventually became of a third-round pick of Tampa Bay in the 2022 draft.

Two year later, White finally got into Arrowhead — and the end zone. He punctuated&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1853616868726358412">his 7-yard scoring run</a>&nbsp;in the second quarter, which gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead, by nearly tossing the football all the way into the second deck.

“I can’t even count right now,” White said, when asked how many friends and family were watching from those stands.

Then it was Hopkins' turn in his first home game since arriving in Kansas City from a trade with the Titans.

The three-time All-Pro, who already had caught four passes at that point, reeled in a third-down heave from Mahomes amid triple coverage for a 35-yard gain that put the Chiefs inside the Tampa Bay 5. Three plays later, Mahomes found him in the back of the end zone, and Hopkins celebrated his first TD with the Chiefs with a dance from “Remember the Titans.”

“That's one of my favorite movies," he said. “I knew if I got in the end zone I was going to remember the Titans.”

Tampa Bay tried to seize control with consecutive scoring drives to start the second half. The first ended with a TD pass to Cade Otton, the latest tight end to shred the Chiefs, and Chase McLaughlin's 47-yard field goal gave the Bucs a 17-10 lead.

The Chiefs answered in the fourth quarter, though. Mahomes marched them through the driving rain 70 yards for the tying touchdown pass, which he delivered to Samaje Perine while landing awkwardly and tweaking his left ankle, and then threw a laser to Hopkins on third-and-goal from the Buccaneers 5 to give Kansas City the lead.

Mahomes said later the ankle injury scared him more than hurt him. He was checked in the sideline tent but was quickly back to throwing balls in an effort to stay loose, and he never gave Reid an opportunity to pull him from the game.

“You feel the pain and that scares you,” Mahomes said, “because I've dealt with ankles before. But I just kind of laid there and as time went on the pain subsided. I just kind of got to it, and got moving again and felt comfortable going out there.”

Tampa Bay promptly went three-and-out after Kansas City took the lead, but its defense got the ball right back, and this time Mayfield calmly led his team down the field. His capped the drive with a touchdown toss to Miller — his first career TD catch — with 27 seconds to go, and Tampa Bay elected to play for overtime.

It wound up being a decision the Buccaneers would regret.

Buccaneers: LB Yaya Diaby (chest) briefly left the game. CB Josh Hayes (calf) dealt with cramps in the second half.

Chiefs: WR Mecole Hardman (shoulder) and DE George Karlaftis (hip) were hurt but returned to the game.

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