Momentum favors Railers entering TOC
The Newton High School wrestling teams have a little bit of momentum heading into this week’s Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions. The second girls’ edition of the tournament begins at 9 a.m.
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Sheriff’s Office catches up on vehicle purchasing
The Harvey County Sheriff’s department has struggled to replace vehicles for the past couple of years. Normally, the department would replace three or four patrol vehicles a year.
Documentary explores how 1965 Wichita plane crash left families (like mine) locked in a moment
After a fully fueled KC-135 military tanker crashed into what was then a segregated Wichita neighborhood, my sister Chan chose not to believe our 5-year-old cousin, Tracy Randolph, had died in the fiery 1965 disaster.
Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions
Second Girls’ Tournament 9 a.m. Thursday Ravenscroft Gym Schedule First round Quarterfinals First consolation round Lunch (30 minutes) Consolation quarterfinals Championship semifinals (west mats) and consolation semifinals (east mats) Break (20 minutes) Medal rounds Teams Newton, Arkansas City, Baldwin, Bixby (Okla.), Derby, Douglass, Emporia, Garden City, Hutchinson, Manhattan, McPherson, Salina Centra,l Tonganoxie, Valley Center, Washburn Rural, Wellington, Wichita North.
HOROSCOPE
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Breathe deep to get relief. You know what you must do to start the party. Embrace the highs and lows with enthusiasm and positivity, and seek out people who can help make your dreams come true.
Former church director passes away
Jim Schrag, 78, pastor, leader and first executive director of Mennonite Church USA, died on Jan. 7, in North Newton.
In Brief
Holiday changes trash schedule The City of Newton will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan.
Fireworks rules addressed for 2023
This week the city commission was charged with setting rules for the discharge and sales of fireworks in 2023. “This community, there is something about fireworks that we have a love affair with,” said mayor Leroy Koehn.
Mary Ellen Gehring
Mary Ellen Gehring was born June 14, 1929 to Fred J.C. Gehring and Helen (Wedel) Gehring, beginning her life on a farm near McPherson.
Education Frontlines: Global Warming Today
Some citizens remember the extreme cold of February 2021 and our recent Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022, and dismiss global warming. But those were daily weather events. Climate is the cumulative effect of long term temperature changes. Averaged data on temperature readings have continuously risen over these last decades. “Climate Change Indicators in the United States” clearly show a rise in winter average temperatures and a decrease in heating degree days resulting in “the amount of natural gas used by the average American at home during the winter has decreased since 1974….”