Pair of Newtonians inducted by music hall of fame
A pair of Newtonians have been selected for the Kansas Music Hall of Fame – Lander Ballard and Jon E. Miller were among eight acts selected Jan.
January 2023
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Railers rack up four medals at second TOC
The Newton High School girls’ wrestling team came away with four medals in the second Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions Thursday at Ravenscroft Gym. Newton finished the day in 12th place in the team standings out of 22 with 65 points.
Hesston College Music Department presents Masterworks Concert: I Believe on January 14
Hesston - Hesston College Music Department will present Masterworks Concert: I Believe at 7 p.m. January 14 at Hesston Mennonite Church. This performance during Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend will feature works by Black composers William Dawson, Robert Owens and Margaret Bonds.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gov. Kelly states she wants facts and bi-partisanship in Topeka for Kansas.
When America fixes its racism
hen we fix racism we’ll save or recoup the $16 trillion estimated to be lost in just this century, not accounting for the $2.4 billion related to health disparities. That money could go to healthcare for all or universal minimum wage or college.
Commission injects confusion into fireworks season
Each January the Newton city commission is thrust into the middle of a conflict, faced with a decision that not matter which way it goes there will be upset residents. The seemingly innocuous decision of when vendors can set up tents and open up buildings to sell fireworks - and when the purchaser of said noise makers can used them - is anything by trivial.
Grace Anna Schroeder
December 27, 1927 to January 10, 2023, Hesston, KS Grace was born to George and Helena Abrahams in Goessel, KS. Grace attended Emmenthal Elementary School and graduated from Goessel High School.
NOT GETTING A FLU SHOT IS A HEALTH RISK
Dear Doctors: I’ve been reading that it’s a pretty bad flu season this year, and I’m starting to get worried about getting sick. I haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, but I think it might be too late. Is it still worthwhile to get the vaccine? Is this year’s vaccine effective?
Marshall seeks extension for broadband map challenges
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall is requesting an extension to the deadline for Kansans to submit challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed broadband map.