Kansas Profile: A story worth the weight
The big truck pulls onto the scale as it prepares to make a delivery in Texas.
July 2024
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Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Honeydew…Oh My! When should you harvest melon?
K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN . — Harvesting melons at the perfect time is crucial to the best eating experience. Melons will have… Login to continue reading Login…
Tomato Cracking: Is it preventable?
MANHATTAN — Home gardeners face the problem of tomato cracking, or hard cracks on the upper part of the fruit, usually spanning from or around the stem.While the cracks do not necessarily ruin the tomato, they are unsightly, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini.“Tomatoes have a root system that is very dense and fibrous, and is quite efficient in picking up water,” she said.
Sports briefs
Surge falls to Poodles AMARILLO, Texas — The Amarillo Sod Poodles scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to claim a 12-3… Login to continue reading Login…
Spring 2024 Area All-League Teams
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I Softball First team P Addy Canfield, sr., Derby P Kinslee Cottner, fr., Maize South P Sophie Stockam, jr., Maize… Login to continue reading Login…
Hafertepe Jr. wins American Sprint Car race at 81 Speedway
Driver wins third straight series feature, sixth overall The Kansan Staff PARK CITY — Sam Hafertepe Jr. won the American Sprint Car National Tour series… Login to continue reading Login…
Mass Street reaches TBT regional finals
Former KU players to face Team Colorado The Kansan Staff WICHITA — Mass Street, a team of mainly former University of Kansas basketball players, and… Login to continue reading Login…
Themian Park improvements coming into focus
In May an idea was floated to, and then supported by, the Recreation Commission, Newton City Commission and Newton USD 373 to renovate one of Newton’s oldest parks.
NRC sets max mill levy, a drop from 2024
After about 15 minutes of discussion by the Newton Recreation Commission, member Tim Marlar tried to cut through all the numbers.
HC Talk, July 18
Catch this week’s HCTALK episode when Chad Frey, The Kanan Guy, and Lance talk about the Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival, Social Media Scammers, Critical… Login to continue reading Login…