The Newton High School girls’ soccer team missed some opportunities against an unorthodox defensive style played by Goddard Eisenhower in the first half of Tuesday’s Class 5A West Region I semifinals at Fischer Field. The visiting Tigers switched to a more orthodox stance in the second half, scoring three goals and claiming a 3-1 win over the Railers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday.
SALINA — The Berean Academy golf team is off to state after a second-place finish Monday at the Class 2A regional tournament at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. Host Salina Sacred Heart, the defending Class 2A state champion, won the team title with a 288.
Come Sunday night about 240 members of the Class of 2023 will walk across a stage in Hartman Arena and turn the tassels on their mortar boards. It’s graduation.
A German historian and pastor will be bringing an exhibit of his work to Kauffman Museum for three days. Through posters and a few artifacts, the exhibit relays the story of Mennonite connections, relief efforts and congregations in East Germany from 1949-89.
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly struck out several provisions from a wide-ranging budget bill, drawing fire from Legislature Republicans who said her rejection of funding for a historic site reeked of “political punishment.”
The Newton High School class of 2023 observed a spring tradition May 16, a walking parade in their caps and gowns through schools in the district Seniors walk through Chisholm Middle School, Santa Fe 5/6 Center and the elementary they attended. Seniors also visit Cooper Early Education Center during the morning walks before returning to Newton High School.
HAYS — The Newton High School boys’ golf team will send senior Grayson Ybarra to state after he tied for 10th at the Class 5A regional tournament Monday at the Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays. Salina South won the team title at 353, followed by Hutchinson at 355 and Hays at 359.
Michael Christopher Rainey Wiebe of Newton, Kansas, was born in Wichita on July 24, 2002, to Sara Hussein Awad and Sam Rainey. Bev Wiebe brought Michael home to Florence, KS, on July 30, and cared for him as his foster parent. In 2003, Bev adopted Michael. She loved her son with unwavering devotion until her life ended on September 14, 2020. Michael “Mike” met his untimely, tragic end on the early morning of May 7, 2023, at the age of 20 years and ten months. We grieve, but not as people who have no hope (1
The National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Men’s Golf Championships opened Tuesday at Sand Creek Station with a crowded field after the first round of play. Just 13 strokes separate the top 11 teams out of 24 in competition.