Newton awarded $3 million for industrial rail improvements
One of the stumbling blocks for the Kansas Logistics Park – funds to extend rail service into the area – appears to be getting removed… Login to continue reading Login…
August 2022
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Sports briefs
Halstead, Hesston compete at CKL PRATT — The Halstead Dragons finished 4-2 and the Hesston Swathers finished 3-3 Saturday at the Central Kansas League Pre-Season… Login to continue reading Login…
Railer spikers take second at AV-CTL tourney
Newton goes 4-1 in season opener The Kansan Staff McPHERSON — The Newton High School volleyball team opened the season with a 4-1 start at… Login to continue reading Login…
Threshers win by shutout to open Stokes era
Bethel hold Atlantis to 51 yards total offense By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The first “Father Abraham” (the victory song of the Bethel College football… Login to continue reading Login…
Why is Kansas punishing its remaining teachers?
As Kansas schools, from kindergarten to post-graduate, have returned to classes this month, our political culture has invented new ways of torturing teachers and other educators. Education reporter Suzanne Perez of KMUW has chronicled the construction of this torture device by state legislators, parents and boards of education.
Young Swather netters fifth in opener
HESSTON — A young Hesston High School girls’ tennis team got a trial by, if not fire, at least mid-90s temperatures with high humidity to open the season Thursday with a fifth-place finish at the Hesston Invitational I at the Hesston High School and Ward Tennis Center. Defending Class 4A state champion McPherson won the team title with 25 points, followed by Buhler at 21, Smoky Valley at 18, defending Class 3-2-1A state champion Wichita Collegiate at 15 and Hesston at 14.
Kansas profiles: A new cattle breed created in the sunflower state
Let’s visit a birthplace – not of a president or a general, but the birthplace of a cattle breed. Today we’ll learn more about an innovative family that helped develop a new breed of cattle in rural Kansas.
Carrier era comes to a close
This has been a bittersweet week for Jason Hedstrom, 63, of Newton. One filled with mixed emotions.
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HEAT PROBLEMS CAN ESCALATE QUICKLY
Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about why hot weather is so dangerous? We’ve had a couple of heat waves with high humidity, and my grandfather didn’t even realize he had heat exhaustion. Air conditioning isn’t common in our area, and our kids are struggling, too. Honestly, it’s been a bit scary.