The top 10 of 2022
The top 10 stories of 2022 include a year-long party, two-year search for a missing person and construction projects reaching final approvals. 1.
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Kansas Soccer Coaches Association All-State Teams
Class 5A First team FWD Alvaro ‘Jr’ Quezada, sr., Maize South FWD Baha Ibrahim, sr., Blue Valley Southwest FWD Ethan Young, sr., Saint Thomas Aquinas FWD Miles Edwards, jr., Maize South FWD Jordan Garvin l, sr., Shawnee Heights FWD Crew Alvarez , so., Blue Valley Southwest FWD Victor Medina, jr., Newton MID Vitor Geromel, jr., Maize South MID Gavin Bowman, sr., Maize South MID Barrett Kitts, sr., Saint Thomas Aquinas MID Drew Price, sr., Blue Valley Southwest MID Collin Hershberger, sr., Newton MID Maclain Dahm, jr., Blue Valley Southwest MID Dominic Zuniga , sr., Goddard MID Caleb Brueckner, sr., Spring Hill MID Nate Stephens, jr., Andover Central DEF Caden Wait, jr., Maize South DEF Michael Bernabe, jr., Blue Valley Southwest DEF Brennan Sant, sr., Blue Valley Southwest DEF Gabe Garcia, sr., Saint Thomas Aquinas DEF Hudson Bell, sr., Sumner DEF Jesus Renteria, sr., Newton GK Andrew Cole, sr., Maize South Second team FWD Brian Aleman , sr., Goddard FWD Anthony Consuegra, sr., Saint Thomas Aquinas FWD Giovanni Garcilazo, sr., Emporia FWD Carson Achey, so., Goddard FWD Darrien Gates, jr., Sumner FWD Alex Truong, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel FWD Juan Hernandez, jr., Sumner MID Ben Scognamillo, jr., Kapaun Mt.
In Kansas’ mining past, lessons for our present-day political extremism
One would not guess after a tour of Big Brutus or an accidental discovery of an abandoned mineshaft that within these remnants of Kansas’s mining past lie political lessons for the present. From the 1890s to the 1920s, thousands of laborers mined the coal, lead and zinc fields of Crawford and Cherokee counties.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Address unresolved issues. Stick to affordable solutions that won’t compromise your reputation or relationships with others. Change is likely, but it doesn’t have to be drastic.
DIVERTICULITIS USUALLY MANAGED BY LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Dear Doctors: I’m a healthy 69-yearold woman who ended up in the ER with painful cramps in my lower abdomen. I was diagnosed with diverticulitis and treated with antibiotics. A registered dietitian said I need more good bacteria in my gut. She suggests kombucha, kefir and yogurt. Can you suggest other foods to eat or avoid? Can diverticulitis be cured?
Commission shelves quiet zone discussion
The Federal Train Horn Rule equires that engineers begin to sound their horns 20-25 seconds in advance of each crossing. They are required to sound a pattern of two long, one short and one long blast until the lead car occupies the crossing. The horn sound is required to be between 96-110 decibels.
Unsung players join Chiefs stars in making postseason push
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs wouldn’t be in the race for a first-round bye in the AFC without Patrick Mahomes, who is charting a course toward a second MVP, along with three-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and a host of other bigname stars.
Area all-league volleyball teams
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I First team Addy Foster, jr., Derby Jillian Gregory, so., Maize South Maliyah Johnson, sr., Hutchinson Abby Koontz, jr., Newton Josie McLean, sr., Hutchinson Gracie Morrow, jr., Maize South Camdyn Stucky, jr., Maize South Second team Sydney Anderes, sr., Salina South Karsyn Fraser-Slothower, sr., Maize Aliyah Green, so., Hutchinson Tegan Livesay, sr., Newton Avery Lowe, sr., Maize South Emma Rains, jr., Newton Mya Thompson, sr., Hutchinson Honorable mention Olivia Antonowich, sr., Newton Jordyn Bird, jr., Maize Lauren Boothe, sr., Derby Lauren Harris, sr., Salina South Gracie Kaumeyer, sr., Maize Avery Kelley, jr., Derby Taryn Kondo, sr., Campus Carly Koster, jr., Maize South Kaylee Lively, sr., Maize Makenzie O’Bryan, sr., Campus Grace Posch, so., Hutchinson Maggie Salsbury, sr., Maize Jenna Sokoli, jr., Maize South Rachel Tomac, jr., Hutchinson Elena Vanderweg, jr., Newton Lily Waters, so., Derby Brookelyn Webb, Salina South Player of the year – Maliyah Johnson, Hutchinson Coach of the year – Maria Aikins, Hutchinson Heart of America League First team Suttyn Harris, fr., Inman Grace Hett, jr., Marion Leah Mullins, sr., Berean Academy Kalyn Sampson, fr., Sedgwick Talya Sampson, jr., Sedgwick Keala Wilson, sr., Ell-Saline Kambrey Woods, jr., Inman Second team Kolbie Bartlett, jr., Bennington Callie Burkholder, sr., Marion Emily Durst, sr., Moundridge Liana McMonigle, sr., Sedgwick Chloe Schmidt, jr., Inman Logan Stucky, jr., Sedgwick Alexa Timken, sr., Berean Academy Honorable mention Aubree Durst, sr., Moundridge Addie Fitch, sr., Sedgwick Lily Gray, so., Sterling Brin Hecker, jr., Ell-Saline Eva Hilgenfeld, jr., Remington Karolyn McConnaughy, sr., Hutchinson Trinity Kaleigh O’Brien, sr., Remington Wheat State League First team Kacie Acres, sr., Rural Vista Olivia Carlson, so., Centre Alaina Eck, jr., Little River Trinity Espinoza, fr., Canton- Galva Jaicee Griffin, jr., Goessel Ryland Hawkinson, sr., Elyria Christian Leslyn Kremeier, so., Herington Aubrey Olander, jr., Little River Ashley Rosfeld, sr., Goessel Ashley Stephenson, jr., Little River Brooklyn Wuest, so., Goessel Honorable mention Elise Baier, jr., Solomon Chenzi DeBaere, so., Little River Kate Ellwood, jr., Little River Lili Espinoza, sr., Canton- Galva Havana Olander, fr., Little River Abby Worrell, sr., Rural Vista Coach of the year – Kim Rolfs, Little River Heart of the Plains League First team Kierstin Adams, jr., Norwich Kady Anschutz, sr., Pratt-Skyline Allie Blurton, sr., Attica Yesenia Espinosa, sr., Fairfield Emma Hendrickson, sr., Pretty Prairie Randi Hoffman, sr., Pratt-Skyline Kaylee Kauffman, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian Shelby Ryan, sr., Burrton Haley Sheetz, sr., Norwich Sidney Swingle, sr., Attica Chloe Traffas, so., Attica Bailey Young, sr., Pretty Prairie Honorable mention Kory Anschutz, so., Pratt-Skyline Belle Barnett, so., Hutchinson Central Christian Emerie Boman, sr., Hutchinson Central Christian Copper Collins, sr., Pretty Prairie Autumn Drake, jr., South Barber Trinity Kruse, sr., Pretty Prairie Brooklyn Richardson, sr., Stafford Taylor Schultz, jr., Cunningham .
Karen Ann McCoskey
Karen Ann McCoskey, 81, Sedgwick, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 24, 2022. She was born to Lester and Viola Snyder on March 28, 1941 in Pratt, Kansas.
Ruby Ens Siebert
Ruby Ens Siebert was born August 23, 1934 to Henry & Emma Friesen Ens on a farm south of Weatherford, Oklahoma. Celebration of Life Thursday, December 29, 2022 11:00 a.m.