February 2025

Sports briefs

Halstead 6th, Hesston 8th at CKL championships LINDSBORG — The Halstead High School girls’ wrestling team took sixth, while Hesston was eighth Thursday at the… Login to continue reading Login…

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Arboretum to host run, fitness challenge

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains will host its 13th Go Green Leprechaun Run, including both a 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk and a 10K Run. Race day registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 9:15 a.m. for both distances at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, 177 West Hickory in Hesston. Both chip-timed distances will begin at 9:30.

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Unemployment rate inches upward

Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services (LMIS) division of the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show a seasonally adjusted nunemployment rate of 3.6% in December. This is an increase from 3.5% in November and an increase from 2.6% in December 2023.

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