March 2022

Unemployment dips at state level

The unemployment rate for the state of Kansas dropped in the latest report issued by the Kansas Department of Labor - both from month-to-month and year-over-year. Preliminary estimates reported March 26 by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.5% in February.

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Drums, organ or both?

Walk into a church service in Africa and it’s possible you’ll hear an organ, but it is equally possible the service could be led by drums. For “The Magic of Things,” exhibt which celebrates the 125 year anniversary of the museum collection, John M.

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In Brief

Skinner named finalist Brian Skinner, an interrelated special education and English teacher at Newton Senior High School, Newton USD 373, and Mallory Keefe, a preschool teacher at Cheney Elementary School, Cheney Unified School District 268, were named Region 4 finalists for the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year award during a virtual ceremony March 26. The award recognizes excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state.

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Photos: Soccer at NRC

Launched at the end of February, the Newton Recreation Commission Indoor Soccer League is going strong – with 262 players across nine divisions of play… Login to continue reading Login…

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