Dear Doctors: My chorus has started meeting again — outdoors and vaccinated — to practice and sing. We’ve had a year off, and I’m upset that my voice is getting to be hoarse, and even cracking on low notes. I’m 67 years old and have always been a good singer. Is this happening from disuse?
HAYS – The Bethel College women’s basketball team fell to NCAA Division II Fort Hays State 89-38 Dec. 20 at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.
NEW YORK – New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace took effect Monday amid a spike in coronavirus infections.
What can we learn from sports? Sports can teach us the excitement of competition, the value of hard work and preparation, the sting of defeat and the thrill of hard-fought victory. Stan Weber has experienced all of this: As a player, a commentator and as a dad.
MOSCOW – Talks between Russia and the United States on Moscow’s demand for Western guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine will start immediately after the new year holiday period, Russia’s top diplomat announced Monday.
NEWTON - Theresa Stika, 75, of Newton, passed away on December 17th, 2021 at The Select Specialty Hospital within St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, KS. She was born on July 12, 1946 to Albert and Victorine (Lentz) Stika in Marion, KS.
Jackson, Phyllis J (Pray) 89 of rural Sedgwick County passed away December 19, 2021. She was born on October 21, 1932, to Randall and Marie Pray and grew up on a farm in Butler County. She met her husband Pat Jackson at a skating party when they were teenagers. They were married on April 16, 1951. They moved to the farm a few years later where she resided until her passing. Phyllis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who enjoyed spending time and playing games with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Some of her favorite things included tending to her flowers and watching the deer and birds that visited her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Pat Jackson. Her sister Betty Fulk, and one Grandson, John Bara. She is survived by her children, Patricia Jackson of Sewell, NJ, Steve Jackson (Kate) of Wichita, Beth Rush (Ed) of Abilene, TX, Mary Dingwall (Kenny) of Wichita, and Chris Brunner (Trent) of Newton, 10 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. A private funeral for the family was held on December 23rd at Petersen Family Funeral Home. A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 S. Market St., Wichita, KS 67202, www.hynesmemorial.org.
All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I First team Offense Quarterback – Avery Johnson, jr., Maize. Running back – Evan Cantu, sr., Maize South; Dylan Edwards, jr., Derby; Noah Khokhar, jr., Hutchinson.
All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I First team Tatum Boettjer, sr., Derby; Addy Foster, so., Derby; Jillian Gregory, fr., Maize South; Maliyah Johnson, jr., Hutchinson; Gracie Morrow, so., Maize South; Gracie Rains, sr., NEWTON; Kaitlin Yoder, sr., Hutchinson. Second team Bella Boulanger, sr., Maize South; Bella Boulanger, sr., Maize South; Cameron Cleary, sr., Maize; Abby Koontz, so., NEWTON; Avery Lowe, jr., Maize South; Adisyn Igo, sr., Derby; Mya Thompson, so., Hutchinson; Rachel Tomac, so., Hutchinson.