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Kids Baking Championship 7 p.m., 11 p.m. on FOOD This is not how the cookie crumbles.
February 2023
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A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story 7 p.m., 11:01 p.m. on LIFE Single mother Cindy (Laura Ramsey) finally finds love again with Randy (Colin Egglesfield), but her wedded bliss soon turns when she discovers a darker side of Randy.
Rail Trust opens in downtown
RailTrust, located at 625 N. Main Street in Newton, celebrated a grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house Feb.
Kansas county lets people donate to after-school programs to reduce their criminal penalties
TOPEKA — Diversion agreements keep criminal charges off someone’s record and even spare them jail time — assuming they can afford the cost of diversion. A DUI diversion in Thomas County in northwest Kansas has a $750 fine and $158 of court costs tacked on, but the county adds an additional, mostly unheard of, clause: a donation to the Colby Public Schools’ after-school program.
Kansas Profile: Buffalo Soldiers of Fort Leavenworth
“Buffalo soldiers” is a term to describe the African-American members of the Army who served with distinction in the 1800s. Their service eventually paved the way for an integrated military and society - and it all began in rural Kansas.
Audit finds western Kansas keeps losing water
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Local agencies in western Kansas have had decades to slow the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer, but most areas had less water last year than they did a decade ago, according to an audit released Wednesday The audit, which evaluated groundwater management districts, or GMDs, was released as a staggering drought and attention from the governor and Legislature bring renewed attention to the near-crisis state of water in western Kansas.
Library happenings
Newton Public Library 720 N Oak Street Newton, KS 67114 (316) 283-2890 fax: (316) 283-2916 www. newtonplks.org library@newtonplks.org Library Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs: 9 a.m.
Ice, muck and a $480 million price tag: the Keystone oil spill cleanup carries on in Kansas
In the two months since the Keystone pipeline erupted in Washington County, Mill Creek has gone from being coated in floating oil nearly a foot deep, to a layer less than one inch. About four miles of the creek remain shut off from the normal flow of water as part of the ongoing, round-the-clock cleanup.
Kansas law enforcement agencies working to handcuff bill reforming civil asset forfeiture
TOPEKA — Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves rattled off a handful of reasons the Kansas Legislature shouldn’t move ahead with a bill requiring criminal conviction of a defendant before law enforcement agencies could seek forfeiture of cash, vehicles and other property seized from that person during an investigation.
Area basketball
Prep girls Berean Ac. 53, Moundridge 25 ELBING — Tayton Smith scored 22 points to lead the Berean Academy girls to a 53-25 win over… Login to continue reading Login…