In both games of the season softball opener Friday between Newton and Andover Central at Kelsch Field, Andover took substantial leads with the Railers making comebacks. In the first game, Newton took the lead late before falling 13-10.
WICHITA – The Newton High School girls’ swimming team got its first state qualifier and placed 10th out of 16 teams Friday at the Wichita Heights Invitational. Blue Valley Southwest won at 391, followed by Winfield at 282.5, Andover at 265, Derby at 250 and Kapaun-Mt.
NHS Athletic Hall of Fame seeks nominees Organizers of the Newton High School Athletic Hall of Fame are seeking nominations for the 2023 class. The deadline is May 1.
The Harvey County Sheriff’s Office has concluded one investigation while another continues into the deaths of two persons discovered within days of each other. The deaths are not related, aside from being found within the same week.
The town of Patterson has been dead for a while, the post office closed in 1927 in a town that has all but been forgotten. The town is slowly, bitby- bit, being wiped off the map.
Deanne Nelson, sexual assault program coordinator for SafeHope, started her presentation to the Harvey County Commission April 4 by setting a timer. The result was a 68 second pause, filled with silence, of the meeting.
Hello, again dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. We’ve had a deluge of mail, so we’ll jump right in. -- We continue to get questions about COVID-19, which is clearly with us for the long haul. A reader in Long Beach, California, echoed several readers in wondering about the aftereffects of the illness. “Can having COVID-19 cause cognitive changes?” they asked. The answer is yes. People who have recovered from COVID-19, including those with mild illness, report ongoing changes to memory, attention, alertness and the ability to process new information. This is collectively referred to as “brain fog.” Some people also find they have an increase in anxiety and depression, as well as changes to sleep. In some cases, these resolve in the weeks after physical symptoms have ended. For some people who develop what is known as long COVID, the cognitive effects continue. The reasons for this are not clear, but both brain fog and long COVID are subjects of intensive research.
WALLACE COUNTY — The Ogallala Aquifer has a visibility problem. It’s easy to see when drought, farm irrigation and city taps drain the great reservoirs of the Southwest.
MANHATTAN — The current cool period is perfect for starting strawberry plants in Kansas, said Kansas State University horticulture instructor Cynthia Domenghini. She said mother plants should be set from mid- to late March in southern Kansas and late March to mid-April in northern Kansas when soil temperatures are between 65-80 degrees Fahrenheit.
TOPEKA — Dozens of the Kansas House members flip-flopped Tuesday to salvage a bill that was easily passed by the Kansas Senate and would authorize expenditure of as much as $5 million to stage a presidential preference primary next March.