Treaster completes quest for fourth title
Newton wrestlers finish second at state By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan PARK CITY — The Newton High School boys wrestling team has a lot of… Login to continue reading Login…
February 2023
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Thresher men reach KCAC finals for third straight year
Mocaby posts 21 points to lead Bethel The Kansan Staff The Bethel College men’s basketball team shot 59 percent from the field, 50 percent from… Login to continue reading Login…
Plains Folk: Hedge balls
As a kid I always looked forward to seeing the hedge apples first appearing toward the end of the summer, little tiny things that grew larger as autumn came on until they were as large as softballs. The male hedge trees didn’t have apples, but some of the female trees more than made up for it with a myriad of fruit. I remember my first try at tasting a hedge apple (or hedge ball or Osage orange). Once was enough—talk about bitter!
Sprunger to be honored
The April 24, 2022, death of Keith L. Sprunger, Oswald H.
Railer girls double their medal haul at state
PARK CITY — Newton High School has a wrestling tradition that goes back more than 80 years. In just a few years, the Railer girls have started to add to that long list of champions and medalists.
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.
As tensions are high, they get stoked
The past two weeks we’ve witnesses quite a whirlwind in governmental meetings. The three largest local bodies - city, county and school - spent two days packing huge issues into about four meetings.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No such thing as ‘just a job’ On a regular basis, we see various jobs and careers minimized as being “Just” a (Fill In The Blank). In my mind, there is no “Just” any particular job or career.
Human Rights Campaign Condemns slate of the Kansas Legislature bills
This week the Human Rights Campaign the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, denounced both chambers of the Kansas legislature for passing a slate of anti- LGBTQ+ bills that target both transgender youth and adults in the state. The bills that concurrently passed – HB 2238, SB 180, and SB 233– are the first anti-LGBTQ+ bills to advance from either chamber of the state legislature this year.
CURTIS ROSS MEANS
Curtis Ross Means passed away peacefully on February 16, 2023, at the age of 91. Curtis was born on October 9, 1931, in Topeka, Kansas to Harry and Olive (Weeks) Means.