NHS Hall of Fame to induct three
Editor’s Note: The following story is being reprinted to correct the spelling of Stan Brodhagen’s last name. The Newton High School Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2022 will be inducted on Sept.
September 2022
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Kansas rewards Leipold with extension through 2027 season
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas added an additional year to football coach Lance Leipold’s contract Thursday that will keep him on the sideline through the 2027 season, a reward for a twowin first year that raised hopes for a long-awaited turnaround.
SportsSpeak: Sports gambling comes to Kansas
Ladies and gentlemen of Kansas, welcome to the wild wonderful world of sports gambling. Years in the making and somewhat a surprise, you can now indulge your inner-most Vegas or Atlantic City fantasies and put your hard-earned money down on who will win the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, the NCAA Final Four or tonight’s Kansas City Royals game.
Kansas State Fair fun need not cost a fortune
The 2022 Kansas State Fair is expected to rebound from the pandemic slump, with anticipated attendance this year of more than 325,000. From September 9-18, Hutchinson, Kansas will host visitors looking for midway thrills, concert excitement and exhibition discoveries. Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) has some advice for fairgoers who are interested in keeping their financial footing amidst the dizzying rides and fluttering tummies that are a part of any fun fair experience. Step right up, but do your homework first Vendors at the fair are like retailers anywhere else, in that they deserve your consideration and your scrutiny in equal measure. If you know in advance that a particular retailer will have a fair booth that you may be visiting, take the time to check them out online. That means doing a search using their name and words like “reviews” and “complaints.” Always include BBB in your research by visiting bbb.org, where you can enter the name of the company and read their BBB Business Profile. If you happen upon an unfamiliar business while surveying the booths, take a moment before they can begin their sales pitch to research them on your smart phone.
Teacher receives $95,000 after refusing to use student’s preferred name and pronouns
A Kansas school district has agreed to pay $95,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former teacher who refused to use a student’s preferred name and pronouns, according to her lawyers. Pamela Ricard, a former math teacher at Fort Riley Middle School, sued the district in March, alleging she was reprimanded and suspended for three days in April 2021 for addressing a student by their “legal and enrolled last name” instead of their preferred one.
Kansas research shows reintroducing bison on tallgrass prairie doubles plant diversity
KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Decades of research led by scientists at Kansas State University offered evidence reintroducing bison to roam the tallgrass prairie gradually doubled plant diversity and improved resilience to extreme drought. Gains documented in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science were among the largest recorded globally in terms of species richness on grazing grasslands. The research involved more than 30 years of data collected at the Konza Prairie Biological Station near Manhattan.
Solar flares may lead to agricultre losses in Kansas
HAYS, KANSAS — Kansas farmers battered by drought and heat now have more weather to worry about — in outer space. An expected surge in solar flares over the next several years will likely send massive bursts of radiation hurtling toward our atmosphere.
Underground Ham Casserole
4 cups chopped ham 4 tablespoons butter 1 /2 cup onion 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 1 can mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1-2 cups Velveeta cheese (depends on preference) 3 /4 cup milk 4 quarts mashed potatoes 2 cups sour cream Bacon browned and crumbled Instructions Combine ham, butter, onions, and Worcestershire sauce and sauté till onions are soft. Put in baking dish and spread evenly.
Tea drinkers enjoy possible health benefits, study suggests
A cup of tea just got a bit more relaxing. Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those who don’t, according to a large study. Tea contains helpful substances known to reduce inflammation. Past studies in China and Japan, where green tea is popular, suggested health benefits. The new study extends the good news to the U.K.’s favorite drink: black tea.
“Keeping on the sunny side of life”
aches, pains and various medical issues, a patient was commenting on getting older. Similar to other patients, I expected him to say something like, “It’s no fun getting older.” To my surprise, the patient said, “I’m 85. That means I have a lot to be thankful for.”