In Brief
Time to ‘spring forward’ Daylight saving time will begin at 2 a.m. March 12.
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HOROSCOPE
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A secretive approach will help you bring about the changes you want with the least amount of interference. Avoid overindulgence. You must work to achieve a new perspective.
Wildcats take to the court
The Harvey County Wildcats recently hosted a basketball game at Newton High School as the team prepares for the Special Olympics Kansas State Basketball Tournament. The team took on the Hutchison Hawks.
Former White House speechwriter to speak at Wichita State speaker series
By Kansan Staff WICHITA – Cody Keenan, former White House speechwriter for President Barack Obama, will be the speaker for the 2023 Craig W. Barton Speaker Series event at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30 in Wiedemann Hall at Wichita State University.
MARY H. KLEIN
Mary H. Klein 91 Burrton, KS March 5, 2023 .
DANIEL JAY PHENNEGER SR
Daniel Jay Phenneger Sr, 66, passed away at his home in Farmington, NM, in the early hours of Sunday, Mar. 5, 2023, after a battle with lung cancer. Memorial/Celebration of Life will be determined at a later date. He is preceded in death by his father, Howard Jay Phenneger Jr.; Mother, Lois Robinson; and Son, Jeremy Chard. Survivors include his brother, Kevan Phenneger Sr. (Jeanie), and sister Cindi Clark (Carman); his children, Daniel Phenneger Jr., Kendra Fuentes, and Keylee Rogers (Dan); Niece, Amy Phenneger (Zach); Nephews, Kevan Phenneger Jr. (Amber) and Derrick Phenneger (Tressa); Grandchildren, Dakota, Shelbie, Dawson, and Morgan Chard. Daniel and Salvator. Ronin Phenneger. Averi Rogers and Sophia Sweetland; and a host of cousins, and great nieces and nephews.
Heavenly Views on the Farm
As spring slowly approaches, my two children and I have spent a considerable amount of time in vehicles as of late getting to or from practices well into the evenings. While in town, light poles illuminate our Main Street, a flashing red light brightens the main intersection, light streams from the windows of local businesses, and porch lights brighten otherwise dark sidewalks.
The US government’s war on TikTok is idiotic, but there are up sides
The US government’s bi-partisan war on your right to publish embarrassing videos of yourself proceeds apace. As of March 6, Reuters reports, the White House is “working with Congress” on legislation that would give US president Joe Biden authority to pretend that he can ban TikTok.
Epp takes his artist’s eye to Central Asia in museum program
Phil Epp may be best known for paintings that evoke the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains and American Southwest, but his love for art has taken him across the world. He will share some of his experiences in “Images of Art and Design in Central Asia,” one of Kauffman Museum’s periodic Sunday-Afternoon- at-the-Museum programs at 3 p.m.
SHIRLEY ANN KASPER
was born October 22, 1934 in Industry, Kansas to Charles and Lillie (Spilker) Bass. She married Harold Kasper May 20, 1972 in Abilene.