May 2022

Under fire from Congress, FDA chief says baby formula shortage will improve soon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf told Congress Thursday that the infant formula shortage will likely begin to improve in the coming days, though he declined to explain to unhappy lawmakers why his agency didn’t act sooner on a whistleblower report that detailed safety issues at an Abbott Laboratories facility in Michigan.

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Ivan Lamar White

Ivan Lamar White, 82, of Hesston, Kansas, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Schowalter Villa. He was born December 7, 1939 in Newton, Kansas, the son of Allen A. and Edna (Horst) White. Ivan grew up in Wichita and near Peabody.

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In brief

Holiday changes sanitation schedule The City of Newton will observe May 30 as a Holiday, altering the curbside trash collection schedule. Trash normally collected May 30 will be collected May 31.

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Sports briefs

Newton golfer competes at state WINFIELD – Newton junior Grayson Ybarra competed Monday at the Class 5A state boys’ golf championships at the Quail Ridge… Login to continue reading Login…

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