May 2023

Franz-Musser win doubles title

SALINA — The Newton High School boys’ tennis team placed third with one state qualifying entry Thursday and Friday at the Class 5A regional tournament in Salina. Maize South won the team title with 16 points, followed by Maize at 15, Newton at nine, Hays at five, Hutchinson at five, Valley Center at five and Salina South at three.

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Education Frontlines: U.S. is number one… in being overweight

Our active duty U.S. Air Force needed 26,877 new airmen this last fiscal year. They only recruited 11,200. As a result, the Air Force Recruiting Service announced in early April that they have raised the maximum body fat for males from 20 to 26 percent, and for females from 28 to 36 percent. While the prior levels were within normal range, the new upper limits now allow in individuals who are obese as defined by the American Council on Exercise and graphed on a Body Mass Index.

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HOROSCOPE

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Embrace whatever comes your way and search for an appropriate solution. What you discover will change your life. Speak from the heart and make what you have to offer crystal clear.

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