High winds keeps scores down at Newton Invitational
High winds kept the scores in check Thursday at the Newton Invitational boys’ golf tournament at Sand Creek Station. The event drew 21 teams and 122 golfers.
April 2023
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Spring has sprung
The old adage is April showers bring May flowers, but this spring there have been little to no April showers as spring began. Still, signs of spring are showing.
Would this $300 million tax cut in Kansas help the rich most? The governor will decide on a flat tax
Longstanding debates over state income taxes — whether the rich should pay steeper rates, or whether fairness comes with a flat rate — could sink a plan Kansas lawmakers sent to the governor. At stake is more than $300 million a year in tax relief to residents and the loss of that same amount to pay for state services.
TGA, THOUGH FRIGHTENING, IS CONSIDERED BENIGN
Dear Doctors: I was recently home alone, and I remember feeling dizzy. The next thing I knew, I was at the hospital. My husband says I called him and asked for help, and he called 911. I have no memory of any of this. I was told I had a TGA. What causes it? How dangerous is it to have a TGA?
HOROSCOPE
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Pay attention to what’s happening at home. Take the time to reach out to someone experiencing difficulties. The information you offer someone will lead to an educational response.
Classified Docs Leak: Who Should Go To Prison
As I write this, Politico reports that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in the matter of “classified” government documents found circulating on social media after allegedly being posted on an Internet game chat server over a period of weeks or months.
Unpacking the BOE’s discussion on prayer
During a conversation loaded with double meanings Newton USD 373 Superintendent Fred Van Ranken put out some words which on the surface could be seen as fearful, but were also sage words of advice for the board.
Bethel softball team swept by Sterling
The Bethel College softball team dropped a pair of games to Sterling Tuesday at Wedel Field. Bethel fell 11-4 and 8-4.
GOLF
Kingman Inv. Thursday Eagles Pub and GC Par 72, 5,810 yards Team scores — Halstead 354, Cheney 370, Kingman 373, Pratt 376, Andale 417, Mulvane 433, Clearwater 439, Medicine Lodge 456, Lyons 462.
Sports briefs
ANDOVER — The Newton High School girls’ soccer team fell to Andover 6-1 Thursday in Andover. The Railers have a four-game winning streak snapped.