Ahead of the University of Kansas’ biggest football matchup since the 2007 Orange Bowl season, KU Athletics Director Travis Goff announced on Friday major upgrades to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. “It truly has a chance, in terms of multi-use, economic impact, to drive change for Lawrence and, we think, for the region and the state,” Goff told media gathered near the stadium’s south scoreboard.
Newton netters qualify SALINA — The Newton High School girls’ tennis team qualified a singles entry and a doubles entry to state after top six-finishes Saturday at the Class 5A regionals in Salina. Salina Central won the team title with 23 points, while Maize South was second with 11, Maize was third with 10 and Newton was fourth with nine.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil cartel OPEC and its allies are cutting production. And that means oil prices are likely going up. The OPEC+ alliance says they’re trying to support prices against future sagging demand from an uncertain and slowing global economy. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says the alliance is bringing stability to the oil market. Yet high oil prices are contributing to fears of a slowdown and have been criticized by Washington. Meanwhile, supply could take another hit as the U.S. and allies try to impose a price cap on Russian oil to reduce the money flowing into Moscow’s war chest after it invaded Ukraine.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid coverage to patients undergoing active breast cancer treatment. Wingard became uninsured. She’d survived the medical toll, but the financial toll was ongoing.
After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.
Batter: 2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 1/3 cup butter Vi cup sugar (I substitute with natural sweeteners) Vi teas slat 2 eggs 1 teas vanilla 2 teas all purpose flour Crumbs: 1 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup all purpose flour 2 Vi tables. Butter, melted Vi cup brown sugar (I use xylitol mixed with a bit molasses) Mix sweet potatoes with softened butter, sweetener, and salt.
It’s tempting to blame the pandemic for the dizzying rates of mental health concerns among American teens. We are all familiar with the impact Covid is having on our lives, and the disruption it continues to cause in the lives of young people. Kids witnessed vehement disagreements between neighbors, friends, and family over the decisions that had to be made in response to the pandemic, and felt the stress at home as parents faced economic and work changes, all without many of their usual support systems.
MANHATTAN — As the end of the growing season approaches, preserving tomatoes is at the top of many gardener’s to-do list. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee, recommends canning or freezing tomatoes depending on ripeness and variety.
“Life is a journey.” I read it on a friend’s mug on Sunday when I was in the house caring for one of our children while the rest were in the shop listening to my uncle preach. (We take turns hosting church services, this time, it was a half mile down the road.)
DENVER – A report released this week by the Sierra Club faults dozens of utilities that provide a major chunk of U.S. electric generation for failing to speed up their decarbonization efforts.