The Kansan Staff McPHERSON — The Newton High School girls’ tennis team opened the season with a third-place finish Thursday at the eight-team McPherson Invitational. McPherson Red won the tournament with 56 points, followed by Goddard Eisenhower at 48 and Newton at 41.
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. Roger Bratland, Bill Wilson, Ken Franz, Roman Mannibach -6.
NOTE: All competitions are subject to change. Check with www.thekansan.
Annual RSVP 9/11 service project upcoming Harvey County RSVP will hold its annual 9/11 day of service project Saturday, Sept. 10, honoring the efforts of local first responders.
Newton USD 373 will host a pair of informational meetings in the weeks ahead to prepare for a $8.4 million bond election. The bond is intended to fund renovations of Santa Fe 5/6 Center and the school gymnasium, Lindley Hall.
By the skinniest of margins, voters approved a bond issue for Hesston United District 460 during election day voting Aug. 30. The more than $33 million bond passed with 790 yes votes, just 10 votes more than the 780 no votes - 50.31 percent to 49.68 percent.
Hesston – A Tony Award winning play will be coming to the Hesston College Theatre’s Black Box Theater stage. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang picked up the award in 2013.
Dear Doctors: My best friend has diabetes. She used to do finger sticks, but now she has a wearable glucose monitor. How do they work? It’s got me wondering if it might be a good idea for me to use one, too. I’m 66 years old, and as I’m getting older, I worry more about developing Type 2 diabetes.
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