At my house, classic TV is a given. My 93-year-old father-inlaw enjoys watching reruns of westerns, Perry Mason, Andy Griffith, and Gomer Pyle. With these old favorites come commercials targeting an aging population: Medicare Advantage plans, reverse mortgages, and “miracle solutions” for neuropathy, with free consultations for the first 250 people who call!
TOPEKA — A Kansan without medical credentials serving a 69-month federal prison sentence for fraud tied to illegally providing autopsy services was ordered to also complete a oneyear sentence in county jail for engaging in criminal desecration of bodies, the state attorney general said Wednesday.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bethel College senior defensive back Trey Palmer was nominated for the ninth Cliff Harris Award by the Little Rock Touchdown Club.
Somewhere on the prairies, as described by a syndicated rural newspaper feature in January 1889, a crowd of young folks sprang a surprise party on an old gentleman they called Uncle Peter. To the bemusement of Uncle Peter as well as Aunt Candace, the visitors invested their home with all the things young people did on social occasions--popping corn, bobbing for apples; engaging in play-party games of the era like “Weevily Wheat” and “Sister Phoebe;” and, this being the Gilded Age, singing, of course.
Wednesday was the official start of Winter, and the old man swept in with a vengeance with frigid temperatures and snow across the state. At the county level, the road and bridge department had spent days preparing for the storm to come - equipping trucks, checking salt storage and spraying brine on some roads in preparation.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jaz Shelley scored 24 points, hitting two of Nebraska’s three 3-pointers in the third overtime, and the Cornhuskers handed No.
WICHITA — The Wichita Thunder is on a three-game winning streak after a 5-1 win over the Rapid City Rush Thursday in ECHL play at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita led 4-0 early in the third period.
WICHITA — The Wichita State men’s basketball team outscored Texas Southern 42-16 on the bench to claim a 65-56 win Thursday at Koch Arena. The Shockers led by as many as 11 late in the first half.
Eight of us lounged around the table, candlelight flickering on crumpled napkins and cracker crumbs. It was the tail end of our yearly holiday party for our neighbors, and our guests – ranging from 30-somethings to 60-somethings – seemed reluctant to leave. Nor did we want them to. Swapping stories and laughing together, though we barely know each other, seemed the most important thing we could do at that moment.