The Cottonwood Complex Fire, a wild fire that started in Reno County on March 5 bleeding into Harvey County and forcing evacuations, left behind serious damage, including one death. Burning a tota of 12,000 acres, about 820 acres of Harvey County were affected.
TOPEKA — Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office says the Kansas Supreme Court has no business evaluating the fairness of redrawn congressional districts, despite a district court’s ruling that the map is heavily biased toward Republicans and dilutes minority votes.
MANHATTAN – Kansas State University researchers are reporting findings indicating that adding a legume -- such as field peas – to a grass-heavy crop rotation seems to be a good option for fixing nitrogen levels in the field. Cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom and graduate researcher Sarah Zerger have been conducting trials in Colby, Hays, Scandia and Manhattan. “We have data to show that the wheat after peas was actually looking better than after the soybeans at the eastern locations,” Roozeboom said. Zerger added that “we had more residual soil nitrogen at wheat planting” after a crop of field peas. “By finding that there’s more nitrogen in the soil, we can apply less fertilizer to both our wheat and potentially our corn,” she said.
MANHATTAN – It may seem trivial, but home gardeners who choose to use plastic mulch may want to note the advantages that research has shown for colored mulches over the more traditional black plastic mulch.
Consider that most prescription drug dosages are measured in milligrams - and the 160 pounds of presciprtion drugs collected during the April 30 becomes more impressive. That translates into 72,574,779 miligrams of prescription drugs.
Teresa Tosh, who resigned her position as superintendent of El Dorado USD 490 a few weeks ago, was announced May 2 as principal of Sunset Elementary of Newton USD 373 for the 2022-2023 school year. “There was a family health scare in March, and it made us evaluate what we wanted to do.
HESSTON – Hesston College students and faculty were recognized for their achievements in academics and leadership during LarkFest Awards ceremony, held in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on April 29.
Arylis Hope (Nikkel) Goertzen, 71 years of age, of Beatrice passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Beatrice Friday morning, April 29, 2022. She was born on August 27, 1950 in Goessel, KS to Theodore & Helen (Schmidt) Nikkel. Arylis graduated from Goessel High School, Bryan Nursing College, and received a BSN degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. On October 18, 1969 she and Dick Goertzen were united in marriage. She had been employed at the Beatrice Community Hospital as a Registered Nurse and in Recovery Department. Arylis was an active member of the Beatrice Mennonite Church and had taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, helped with Vacation Bible School, and was on the Hospitality Committee. She loved her children and grandchildren so much. Arylis had a servant heart until the end of life.
TOPEKA — A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion shows the justices are preparing to overturn federal abortion rights protections, and that raises the stakes for a constitutional amendment vote on abortion rights in Kansas this August.
Three times on Friday night tornado warning sirens sounded in Newton. At about the same time, a twister ravaged Andover.