HMCDDO to meet
HMCDDO to meet The Board of Directors of the Harvey- Marion County Developmental Disability Organization will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Oct.
October 2022
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BEST WAY TO STAY HYDRATED IS DRINKING WATER
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. With heat, humidity and wildfires, many of us have been dealing with a summer of extremes. We’re thinking of you, and we hope you are staying safe as we begin the autumn season. We’re very glad to know that recent columns about these issues have been helpful. And now, onward to your letters.
HOROSCOPE
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Believe in yourself and make a move. You’ll prosper if you don’t hesitate or give someone the upper hand. Keep your plans secret until you have the time to put everything in place. Update your image.
Heat goes 5-0 at tourney
The G2 Heat Carbajal 14U team played in Salina last weekend in the Fun Fall Finale (before turf) at Bill Burke softball complex. The G2 Heat Carbajal went 5-0 through out the day, while edging out the Quicksilver 14U team with a final score of 9 to 8 to win the Championship.
Talk about police bias scrutinized in Kansas governor’s race
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas’ Republican attorney general told a racial justice commission two years ago that racial bias “obviously” exists in law enforcement, but he said Tuesday that he wasn’t saying systemic racism exists and stood by campaign attacks on the state’s Democratic governor for using that phrase. Attorney General Derek Schmidt and fellow Republicans are portraying Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly as anti-police as Schmidt tries to unseat Kelly in the Nov. 8 election. George Floyd’s death in 2020 led Kelly to form a Commission on Racial Justice and Equity to examine policing, declaring as she did, “Systemic racism within law enforcement must end.”
Fall is ideal time to set home landscape up for spring success
K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN . – Crisp, fall temperatures may signal a step away from warmer summer weather, but Johnson County horticulture extension agent Dennis Patton says it’s not a time to completely put away summer work.
In the garden: Time for aerating the lawn
For an existing lawn in our area one of the first thing I will recommend to maintain a healthy lawn is to aerate. Clay soils and soils compacted from heavy use may benefit from aeration. Core aerating machines remove small plugs of soil and leave small holes in the ground that allow for better water, air and root penetration.
Farm states and the feds — but not Kansas — are suing pesticide makers
Ten states have joined the federal government to sue major pesticide makers, contending that the companies effectively shut off farmers from cheaper, generic products. Kansas is sitting out the case even though nearby farm states — including Nebraska, Iowa and Texas — signed on.
Lawmaker says foster care contractor has made too many mistakes
TOPEKA — State Sen. Molly Baumgardner called on the Department for Children and Families on Tuesday to stop placing kids with one of its contractors and to claw back $12 million in tax dollars following several high-profile mistakes.
Sports briefs
Bethel spikers fall to Ottawa The Bethel College volleyball team fell to Ottawa in three sets Tuesday in KCAC play at Thresher Gym. Bethel fell… Login to continue reading Login…