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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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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.

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.

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.

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.

Sports briefs

Thresher flag football wins LEAVENWORTH — The Bethel College women’s flag football team won its first game in program history, stopping Saint Mary 18-7 Thursday in KCAC play in Leavenworth. Kylah Rome led the Thresher offense, rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns.

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.

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.