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Kansas residents are reeling amid sweeping ICE enforcement action at meat processing plants
An unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer examines the driver’s license of Dodge City, Kansas, resident Guadalupe Navarrete on Sept. 23, 2026. Navarrete was driving with her father, Frank Duran. They were not detained.[Frank Duran/Provided] By Steph Conquest-Ware, Calen MooreKNS/Midwest NewsroomA widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation continued across southwest Kansas on Thursday. Residents in…
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The 2026 Homecoming Parade was hosted in downtown on Sept. 23, with entries from about every level of schools in Newton. The parade, which was from Seventh to Fifth streets on Main Street, was followed by a pep rally at Themian Park. The homecoming football game was Friday night, with Newton hosting Goddard. The annual…
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Top-ranked OWU takes out frustrations on Bethel
Threshers outshot 30-1, to play Wednesday at Sterling By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The Oklahoma Wesleyan men’s soccer team may not be the no. 1 team in NAIA after this week, but the Eagles took their frustrations out on Bethel Saturday in an 11-0 win in KCAC play at Thresher Stadium. The Eagles fell to…