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Banks repair project stalls

A project to repair collapsed river banks in Harvey County East and West Parks hit a snag - no contractors bid on the project. “We got absolutely zero response,” said commissioner Randy Hague.

In Brief

Equus-Walnut Regional Advisory Committee to meet The Kansas Water Office’s (KWO) Equus-Walnut Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) will have a meeting to discuss current water issues affecting the region as well as the state.

Bench paces Thresher men to key win

While the post-season bubble is still pretty thin for the Bethel College men’s basketball team, the Threshers may have just put themselves back in the national conversation with a 79-71 win over 20thranked (NAIA) Southwestern College Wednesday night in KCAC play at Thresher Gym. Bethel improves to 17-9, 15-6 in KCAC play.

THURSDAY BEST BETS

Grey’s Anatomy 8 p.m. on KAKE It’s the beginning of the end for Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she marks her final stretch at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital before relocating to Boston to continue her practice and help Zola (Aniela Gumbs) pursue her education in the winter premiere episode “I’ll Follow the Sun.” Though she won’t be a physical presence once the season wraps, doctors Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Webber (James Pickens Jr.), Altman (Kim Raver) and Hunt (Kevin McKidd) will carry on.

NEW STUDY LINKS NOSE TEMPERATURE AND IMMUNE RESPONSE

Dear Doctors: I heard there’s finally a good answer for why people get more colds in winter than in the summer. The idea that it’s because we’re indoors more in winter never made sense because we’re indoors a lot in the summertime, too. Is there something about winter that viruses like?