TUESDAY BEST BETS
My Grandparents’ War KPTS 8 p.m. Actor Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) looks into his grandparents’ experiences during World War II.
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Plains Fool: The legend of Anna Barkman
For the past couple of years, I’ve been going around the state presenting a program on Kansas Myths, Legends, and Tales, under the auspices of the Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau. To a folklorist a myth is folk religion, a story that holds a deep truth about a people, whereas a legend is folk history, a story that really happened, although some of the narrative may have often gained details that might have strayed from the literal truth to make it more interesting.
MONDAY BEST BETS
2023 WNBA Draft ESPN 6 p.m. Teams will be on the clock tonight at Spring Studios in New York City, as the top college players find out where their professional homes will be in the 2023 WNBA Draft.
WEDNESDAY BEST BETS
Riverdale KSCW 8 p.m. After a lesson in sex education leaves the gang more confused than ever, Veronica (Camila Mendes) decides to organize a make-out party at the Pembrooke.
FRIDAY BEST BETS
Personality Crisis: One Night Only SHOW 7 p.m. This portrait of musician David Johansen, from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi, features a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City.
Railer softball team splits at Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON — The Newton High School softball team had a solid outing and a not-so-solid outing against Hutchinson Thursday in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play at the Fun Valley Sports Complex in Hutchinson. Newton won the first game 14-4 and lost the second game 13-3.
County Admin earns rare certification
Harvey County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber has earned the Certified Public Finance Officer designation through the Government Finance Officers Association. Less than 900 individuals have earned the GFOA’s CPFO designation, of which about 500 are active with GFOA and public finance roles.
STAND recognized at State Capitol
Recently a contingent of 44 STAND members from Hesston, Newton, Peabody, and Sedgwick attended Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. Students were invited to be recognized in both the House of Representatives and the Senate during session for their work in area schools to prevent drug, alcohol and tobacco use.
THURSDAY BEST BETS
So Help Me Todd KWCH 8 p.m. Margaret (Marcia Gay Harden) helps a client who lost his mother during a routine surgery at Allison’s (Madeline Wise) hospital, performed by her colleague Dr.
Don’t make emotional decisions
Over the last few weeks many community members have grappled with a few of the most recent school board decisions concerning the closure of a school, a change to one of our school policies and whether the meeting held was even legal.