Sports briefs
Railer soccer team wins SALINA – The Newton High School girls’ soccer team snapped a six-game losing streak, stopping Salina Central 4-0 Tuesday in AV-CTL… Login to continue reading Login…
April 2025
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Area softball-baseball roundup
Prep Softball Friday’s games HOAL Moundridge 13, Ell-Saline 3 Moundridge 13, Ell-Saline 7 MOUNDRIDGE — The Moundridge Wildcat softball team swept Ell-Saline Friday in HOAL… Login to continue reading Login…
Newton softball team swept by Andover
Railers to host Salina Central Friday By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan ANDOVER — The Newton High School softball team dropped a pair of game to… Login to continue reading Login…
Newton baseball team drops nail-biters to Andover
Railers return home Friday to host Salina Central By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan ANDOVER — The Andover Trojan baseball team claimed a pair of close… Login to continue reading Login…
Mennonite Action hosts worship service/ protest at Harvey County Courthouse
By Chad Frey Newton Kansan Roughly 150 people responded to a call from Mennonite Action on April 26 to attend a worship service and protest… Login to continue reading Login…
Through the lens: Newton Open Streets 2025
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The birds still sing while clouds pass over us
Six children are tucked in bed while I listen to the birds waking each other with their morning song. It’s Saturday morning in Knox County, Ohio. Yesterday we enjoyed traveling as a family, today we want to go see my widowed grandmother in Holmes County, Ohio.
Power balance swings towards Kansas Legislature
In a legislative session marked by its brevity, Kansas lawmakers managed to pass an impressive 116 bills. This makes 2025 a productive year for the state’s legislature. But while this productivity could suggest functional governance, a closer look reveals a shift in the balance of power that raises questions about the state of checks and balances in Topeka.
China’s rural-urban divide not a major problem
Despite their years of experience with the China Rural Education Action Program, Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell’s 2020 book “Invisible China” reflects pre-2000 conditions. China has changed dramatically, making the subtitle “How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise” out-of-date.