It was a day more than seven years in the making - more than 300 residents, staff, community members and other supporters gathered to dedicate new and renovated portions of Kidron Bethel Villiage Feb. 16 in North Newton.
In 2022 the Kansas Legislature funded two new judge positions for Harvey County -- one district court judge and a magistrate judge -- thus giving Harvey County a total of four full-time judges. That action, in county prosecutor Heather Figger’s view, created a little bit of a problem for the county attorney’s office.
The Bethel College women’s basketball team was outscored 22-8 from the free throw line, falling to McPherson College 66-60 Saturday in the Threshers’ season finale. Bethel outscored the Bulldogs 52-44 from the field, but fouls were 24-15 against the Threshers.
The Newton High School boys’ basketball team spent so much physical and emotional energy mounting a comeback that the team didn’t have enough in the tank when it came to getting over the top. The Railers trimmed a 16-point deficit to three early in the fourth quarter, only to give up a 17-6 run late in the game and fall to Maize 56-43 Tuesday in AV-CTL I play at Ravenscroft Gym on senior night.
If it isn’t cliché yet, asking farmers and ranchers to tell their story ought to be by now since it’s often prescribed as a panacea that will fix anything wrong in agriculture. I don’t mean to diminish the impact storytelling has in shaping the minds of consumers and legislators. But I do think there’s another aspect that’s been taken for granted for too long.
A shocking new report by the CDC confirms what many parents already suspected: Teenage girls are in crisis. A 2021 survey of more than 17,000 high school students found that 30 percent of the girls had considered suicide—a rate that’s double that of boys and almost 60 percent higher than ten years ago. Besides the unprecedented rise in suicidal behavior, the report shared other grim findings on sexual violence, substance misuse, depression, and other mental health woes.
Thomas E LaGree 79, died February 15, 2023, at his Newton residence. He was born July 23, 1943, in Newton, Kansas to Willard and Elsie (Butts) LaGree.
Bethel to host Sterling Saturday in rubber match By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan The post-season bubble for the Bethel College men’s basketball team is still… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Newton senior becomes first three-time state medalist By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan PARK CITY – Newton High School senior wrestler Jaymie Murry has been a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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