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FREEZING EGGS ONE WAY TO PRESERVE FERTILITY AFTER CANCER
Dear Doctors: My sister was diagnosed with cancer, and her doctors say she should consider freezing her eggs. It’s not definite that the treatment will affect her ability to get pregnant, but it’s a real possibility. I don’t know how freezing one’s eggs works. Can you explain? Is it expensive?
Briefs
Bethel College Life Enrichment launchin Feb. 2 Bethel College Life Enrichment is a weekly series, especially for adults age 60 and over, which meets Thursdays during the school semesters.
Is a housing boom coming to Newton?
After voting to move forward with a Rural Housing Incentive District last week, and multiple votes for housing developments that night, Newton mayor Leroy Koehn leaned back in his chair and looked at city staff.
FRED SAAB, JR.
Fred Saab, Jr., 87, of Shawnee, Kansas, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Advent Health Medical Center in Merriam, Kansas. Fred was born on May 13, 1935, in Haskell, Oklahoma to Lebanese immigrants, Fred and Najla Saab.
Remsbergs step away from youth track program
Tad and Jamie Remsberg have run the Newton Flyers, a youth track and field program, for decades. But all good things come to an end at some point, and for the Remsbergs, this is the time to end.
47th Newton Invitational Girls’ Basketball Tournament
Pool section Bishop Carroll 57, Garden City 24 Bishop Carroll 50, Shawnee Mission Northwest 47 Shawnee Mission Northwest 40, Garden City 36 Bracket section Andover Central 55, Wichita Trinity Academy 15 Olathe Northwest 48, Newton 22 Newton 39, Wichita Trinity Academy 38 Andover Central 34, Olathe Northwest 33 Saturday’s medal games Seventh place: Wichita Trinity Academy 35, Olathe East 30 Fifth place: Newton 40, Garden City 30 Third place: Olathe Northwest 31, Shawnee Mission Northwest 22 Championship: Andover Central 41, Bishop Carroll 34 Scoring leaders (10 ppg minimum) Hayden Snodgrass, Andover Central 36 Landon Forbes, Bishop Carroll 36 Gabby Jackson, Shawnee Mission Northwest 33 Leah Henke, Bishop Carroll 32 Amaya Gallegos, Garden City 31 Maddi Amekporfor-Sadler, Andover Central 30 Meredith Reese, Olathe East 20* *-team played one game Newton Kansan All-Tournament Team (Selected by Kansan sports editor Mark Schnabel) Tier I (teams first through fourth) Hayden Snodgrass, jr., Andover Central-MVP Maddi Amekporfor-Sadler, sr., Andover Central Landon Forbes, sr., Bishop Carroll Skylar Pierce, jr., Olathe Northwest Gabby Jackson, so., Shawnee Mission Northwest Tier II (teams fifth through eighth) Olivia Antonowich, sr., Newton Tatum Suderman, so., Newton Amaya Gallegos, sr., Garden City Tara Wills, sr., Wichita Trinity Academy Meredith Reese, so., Olathe East .
Let’s talk: Final thoughts on the utility bill
Editor’s note: This is the final column of a series by Lance Gormley looking at the Newton utility bill, or “water bill”. Upcoming topics include sewer, trash, the PUF, and conclusions. Gormley recently worked through a Wichita State University internship with the city commission, during which he was able to look closely at the utility rates.
Moundridge run in fourth quarter leads to title
SEDGWICK — The Moundridge Wildcat girls’ basketball team used a 9-2 fourth quarter to get past Chaparral 37-28 Friday night in the championship game of the 42nd Steve Shepherd Invitational in Sedgwick. Tied 10-10 after the first quarter, Chaparral pulled out to an 18-17 lead at the half.
Allen Don McCune
Allen Don McCune, age 84, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Newton Presbyterian Manor. Allen was born April 15, 1938 in Salina, Kansas the son of Donald Craig and Florence Maria Johnson McCune.