2A state STERLING — The Berean Academy girls’ basketball team used a 15-5 third quarter to shake off Heart of America League rival 45-39 Saturday in the championship game of the Class 2A sub-state finals in Sterling. Berean led 10-9 after the first quarter, but Remington pulled out to a 21-19 lead at the half.
This last weekend dozens of martial arts fighters came to Newton to compete Ultimate Martial Arts hosted the GAMMA United States regional competition March 4. The tournament was hosted by Ultimate Marshall Arts at the Newton Retail and Outlet Shops on SW 36th street in Newton.
NPL to take part in The Big Read In partnership with Wichita Public Library and other libraries in the greater Wichita area, Newton Public Library is inviting Newtonians to take part in the 2023 NEA Big Read. This year’s Big Read book selection is “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” by Roz Chast.
Kansas Republican lawmakers want to take over powers from state and local public health officials to fight the spread of contagious diseases. The Kansas Senate passed a bill to shift those powers from local health officials to state lawmakers last week.
About six months ago, Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low. According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the percentage of people who believe in God has dropped from 98% in the 1950s to 81% today; among Americans under 30, it is down to an unprecedented 68%.
There’s about to be growth and Northridge Elementary, as a series of fall donations to the school will lead to students growing all kinds of plants this spring. First were state funds for the purchase of a greenhouse, then came a donation from community member Maggie Prouty Smet that arrived last last week.
TULSA, Okla. – Newton High School graduate Wyatt Hendrickson, a junior at the U.S.
Dear Doctors: Our 16-year-old son recently broke his arm skateboarding. He had to have surgery, and now he’s in a cast. I broke my arm back when I was a boy, but all I needed was a cast. Why does a broken arm need surgery? How long does it take for that kind of break to heal? Dear Reader: Our bones are a miracle of engineering. Made up largely of collagen, a protein that provides a pliable framework, and calcium, a mineral that supplies strength and rigidity, the bones in our bodies manage to be both hard and flexible. This duality allows them to withstand surprisingly high levels of force, torque and compression.
LYONS — The Hesston High School girls’ basketball team fell behind too far too early and spent the rest of the game playing catch up in a 52-36 loss to top-seeded Cheney Saturday in the Class 3A sub-state finals in Lyons. Hesston was outscored 12-0 from 3-point range.
What is really fair In the March 2 paper, there were stories and letters to the Editor illustrating that many people need some vocabulary lessons. Then, when they speak words, they can use the correct word and understand the correct meaning of those words.