Morning minute: Wildfires under control
As the grassland fire index rose to extreme levels March 5, wild fires broke out in the region. A wild fire starting in Reno County… Login to continue reading Login…
March 2022
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Railer girls show improvement in season finale
SALINA – A week ago, the Newton High School girls’ basketball team lost to top-ranked (Class 5A) Salina Central 62-16, so there was some improvement Wednesday as the Railers fell to the Mustangs 60-23 in the semifinals of the Class 5A West Sub- State I tournament in Salina.
Wild fire danger reaching “extreme” levels
Newton Fire/EMS has fought four grass/wildfires in three days time, a reminder that caution is needed this time of year. “It has been a very busy last couple of days,” said Cory Lehman, deputy chief of the Newton Fire/EMS department.
Thresher softball squad splits with Bacone
The Bethel College softball team claimed a twinbill split with Bacone College Tuesday at Allen Jantz Field. Bethel dropped the first game 4-2 and won the nightcap 8-0.
Proctor paces Hesston to sub-state finals
NICKERSON – The Hesston High School boys’ basketball team did what not too many teams have been able to do in the past few decades, blow out Wichita Collegiate. The Swathers stopped Collegiate 57-27 Thursday in the semifinals of the Class 3A sub-state tournament in Nickerson.
Sports Calendar
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Bethel to face Briar Cliff at nationals
The Bethel College men’s basketball team will return to the scene of its biggest triumphs Friday and March 12 for the first two rounds of the NAIA Championships. The Threshers will face Briar Cliff at 8 p.m.
When Legislators Attack Professions
These last few weeks, teachers across the country are again being commanded to set aside their lessons and begin teaching to the state assessments. This interference with teacher professionalism has been going on for over two decades, accelerated by No Child Left Behind and surviving under E.S.S.A. accountability. Look at last year’s tests and drill into each student’s head the answers in order to score higher on this year’s assessment. As a result, state assessment scores go up while national aptitude tests and other measures of student creativity continue to drop. International assessments show the United States descending into the level of undeveloped nations.
With the Legislature back in session, here are five big issues for Kansans to follow
The Kansas Legislature has returned! You’d be forgiven for not knowing it was gone in the first place, but the House and Senate took most of a week off after turnaround. That’s the (largely hypothetical) date when each chamber finishes work on its bills and sends the legislation to the other chamber.
Sen. Moran Response to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) ] released the following statement following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “The state of our Union is sobering – we are up against the highest inflation in 40 years, record gas prices, surging violent crime, an historic number of migrants illegally crossing our southern border and alarming instability abroad.