November 2022

Kansas could pressure schools to dump Native American mascots increasingly seen as racist

ANDALE, Kansas — Families pack the stands on Friday nights in this small town west of Wichita to cheer for their Andale Indians. The Andale High School football team has won three straight state championships. Fans wear shirts emblazoned with a stylized Indian- head logo — the same one that graces the town’s water tower. Students call themselves “The Tribe,” and when their team does well, they move their hands in unison to the tomahawk chop. What feels like wholesome hometown pride in Andale can also feel racist.

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States are vying for money to start ‘hydrogen hubs.’ What are they?

Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,” clustered centers for production, storage and use of the gas that many see as a crucial piece of the puzzle for decarbonizing the U.S. economy. How broad a role it should play, however, is a matter of debate.

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The race for Kansas Governor is tight. Here’s where Kelly and Schmidt stand on the issues

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) – Kansas — a deeply Republican state that became the darling of national liberals by rejecting a potential abortion ban in August — heads into the November 8 election for governor with a fairly stark choice. Democratic Governor Laura Kelly comes asking for reelection arguing that she led the state out of a stubborn budget crisis that followed the tax cuts and government service rollbacks powered through by her Republican predecessors, Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer.

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Chiefs Clark suspended

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was suspended two games by the NFL on Tuesday after pleading no contest last month to two counts of misdemeanor possession of an assault weapon in Los Angeles.

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State soccer scores

Class 6A Tuesday’s games Quarterfinals East West Class 4-3-2-1A Tuesday’s games Quarterfinals East West Mill Valley 2, Shawnee Mission East 2 (Mill Valley wins on penalty kicks 5-4) Olathe West 3, Shawnee Mission West 1 Dodge City 4, Lawrence Free State 0 Washburn Rural 3, Derby 2 At DeSoto High School Soccer Complex At Stryker Complex, Wichita Friday’s games Semifinals Dodge City (19-0) vs. Olathe West (17-2) 5 p.m.

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Area football standings

Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I ;League;Overall ;W;L;W;L x-Maize;6;0;9;0 Derby;5;1;7;2 Hutchinson;4;2;7;2 Maize South;3;3;4;5 Newton;2;4;3;6 Campus;1;5;1;8 Salina South;0;6;0;9 x-league champions Division II x-Valley Center;4;2;7;2 x-Salina Central;4;2;7;2 x-Andover Central;4;2;6;3 Goddard;3;3;5;4 Andover;3;3;3;6 G.Eisenhower;2;4;3;6 Arkansas City;1;5;3;6 x-league tri-champions Division III x-McPherson;5;0;8;1 Circle;4;1;7;2 Buhler;3;2;4;5 Augusta;2;3;2;7 Mulvane;1;4;1;8 Winfield;0;5;2;7 x-league champions Division IV Andale;4;0;9;0 W.Collegiate;4;1;8;1 Wellington;3;2;5;4 Clearwater;2;2;3;6 Rose Hill;1;4;4;5 El Dorado;0;5;2;7 Central Kansas League x-Pratt;6;0;7;2 Haven;3;1;4;5 Smoky Valley;4;2;4;5 Hesston;2;1;6;3 Hoisington;3;2;7;2 Halstead;3;2;3;6 Larned;2;3;3;6 Hillsboro;2;4;2;7 Nickerson;1;5;1;8 Lyons;0;6;0;9 x-league champions Heart of America 11-man x-Inman;5;0;8;1 Hutch.Trinity;4;1;6;3 Marion;2;3;6;3 Sedgwick;2;3;5;4 Sterling;2;3;4;5 Remington;0;5;2;7 x-league champions Eight-Man x-Ell-Saline;2;0;6;3 Moundridge;1;1;6;3 Bennington;0;2;0;8 x-league champions Wheat State League Eight-Man x-Canton-Galva;4;0;9;0 Little River;4;1;8;1 Goessel;2;2;4;5 Herington;2;3;2;7 Solomon;2;4;2;7 Wakefield;1;2;2;7 Rural Vista;1;4;2;7 x-league champions Six-Man x-Peabody-Burns;1;0;6;3 Centre;0;1;3;6 x-league champions Heart of the Plains Six-man x-Cunningham;1;0;8;0 Burrton;0;1;6;3 x-league champions .

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