Exercise and aging: How to work out safely after 50
In an ideal world, people young and old exercise each day. But as men and women age, finding time to work out is not so easy.
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All-Kanasas Collegiate Athletic Conference
FIRST TEAM Jaden Lietzke-u-p, Oklahoma Wesleyan, so., F/C, Owasso, Okla. Cevin Clark-u, Southwestern, jr., G, Arkansas City Alex Littlejohn-u, Kansas Wesleyan, so., F, Newton Solomon Clayton-u , Oklahoma Wesleyan, sr., F, Fort Dodge, Iowa Clifford Byrd II-u, Kansas Wesleyan, Grad., G, Memphis, Texas SECOND TEAM Brent Clark-u, York, sr., G, Dallas Andrew O’Brien-u, Southwestern, jr., F, Halstead Jun Murdock-u, Kansas Wesleyan, sr., G, Wichita Kaleb Stokes-u, Oklahoma Wesleyan, jr., F, Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas Senate supports elimination of state, local food sales tax
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate voted to remove all state and local sales taxes on food next year, in a last-minute reversal of an earlier proposal to curtail sales tax reductions for unhealthy food. Senators voted to eliminate the food sales tax Thursday during a Senate debate, advancing an amended version of Senate Bill 248 by a 22-16 vote.
Common cataract causes and treatment
Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss among people age 40 and older. According to All About Vision, cataracts also are the principal cause of blindness in the world.
Protest petitions lead to met tower withdrawals
Enough protest petitions have been filed to cause the withdrawal of a pair of conditional use permits for meteorological towers previously approved by the Harvey County Planning and Zoning board and Harvey County Commission.
Trail map project coming to fruition
A project that has undergone stops and starts since its inception in 2021 may finally be coming to fruition over the course of the next 90 days, according Toby Carrig, director of the Newton Convention and Tourism Bureau.
DOCTORS MAY OPT FOR NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF APPENDICITIS
Dear Doctors: One of my roommates went to the ER because of abdominal pain and nausea. It turned out to be appendicitis, and we all thought he would need to have surgery. But the doctors did something they called nonoperative management, and he got better. What is that? Is it safe?
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Prairie Bronze to host pair of concerts
The Prairie Bronze Handbell Ensemble is planning a pair of concerts, one in Newton and one in McPherson. The concerts, titled “A Payer for Unity” will be free.
Thresher men reach KCAC finals for third straight year
The Bethel College men’s basketball team shot 59 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3-point range, to top Sterling College 90-73 Saturday afternoon at Thresher Gym. Bethel, 20-9, takes on Southwestern at 6 p.m.