“Nothing changes if nothing changes.” That quote was cited by K-State sportswriter D. Scott Fritchen in an article about a young ballplayer who used the transfer portal and became an impact player at her new school.
Over the last few weeks many community members have grappled with a few of the most recent school board decisions concerning the closure of a school, a change to one of our school policies and whether the meeting held was even legal.
For the past couple of years, I’ve been going around the state presenting a program on Kansas Myths, Legends, and Tales, under the auspices of the Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau. To a folklorist a myth is folk religion, a story that holds a deep truth about a people, whereas a legend is folk history, a story that really happened, although some of the narrative may have often gained details that might have strayed from the literal truth to make it more interesting.
Stephen R. Williams, 81, of Newton, Kansas died on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Newton hosts invitational Thursday McPHERSON — The Newton High School boys’ golf team finished 10th Thursday at the McPherson Invitational at the Turkey Creek Golf Course. Derby topped the field at 302, 28 strokes ahead of McPherson.
ARKANSAS CITY — The Newton High School girls’ soccer team made it three wins in a row, stopping Arkansas City 9-0 Thursday on the road. Izzy Sandoval scored five goals with an assist to lead the Railers.
Thresher flag football wins LEAVENWORTH — The Bethel College women’s flag football team won its first game in program history, stopping Saint Mary 18-7 Thursday in KCAC play in Leavenworth. Kylah Rome led the Thresher offense, rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns.
HUTCHINSON — The Newton High School softball team had a solid outing and a not-so-solid outing against Hutchinson Thursday in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play at the Fun Valley Sports Complex in Hutchinson. Newton won the first game 14-4 and lost the second game 13-3.
Harvey County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber has earned the Certified Public Finance Officer designation through the Government Finance Officers Association. Less than 900 individuals have earned the GFOA’s CPFO designation, of which about 500 are active with GFOA and public finance roles.
Recently a contingent of 44 STAND members from Hesston, Newton, Peabody, and Sedgwick attended Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. Students were invited to be recognized in both the House of Representatives and the Senate during session for their work in area schools to prevent drug, alcohol and tobacco use.