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In Brief

Tootsie Roll drive this weekend The Newton Knights of Columbus will host the annual Tootsie Roll Drive Oct. 8 and 9 at Wal-Mart, North Dillon’s and South Dillon’s.

Flood damage repair on commission agenda

Under the current drought conditions it may be hard to remember the last time there was flooding locally - but in 2019 there was flooding at the county parks. During May and June of 219 flooding caused bank collapse along the N.

Railer runners compete at Capps-Malin Invitational

The Newton High School cross country team hosted its annual home meet Saturday morning at Centennial Park with some changes. The meet was renamed the Capps-Malin Invitational in honor of former longtime Railer cross country coaches Ralph Malin and Ron Capps.

Area football roundup

Non League Osage City 52, Sedgwick 28 OSAGE CITY — Landon Boss rushed for 174 yards and four touchdowns and passed for 264 yards and a touchdown to down Sedgwick 52-28 Friday in nonleague, non-district play at Osage City. Osage City led 31-6 after the first quarter and 38-13 at the half.

Thresher gridders roll past Bethany on the road

LINDSBORG — It took the Bethel College a couple of quarters to get firing on all cylinders Saturday, stopping rival Bethany 42-7 in KCAC play in Lindsborg. Bethel held a 476160 advantage in total offense, 267-(-51) rushing.“ I told our guys that with our first one o’clock game, we have to find a way to get going pretty early,” Bethel coach A.B.

Has Kris Kobach Changed?

Meet the new Kris Kobach. Is he the same as the old Kris Kobach? Before Kobach narrowly won the Republican primary for Governor in 2018, an independent group supporting then-Governor Jeff Colyer ran an ad featuring the tagline, “Call Kris Kobach. Tell him we can’t afford his antics.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Support for renaming Lindley Hall I wholeheartedly support Anthony Cueller’s letter to the editor regarding Lindley Hall. Our community’s values require us to be clear with our students, our families and beyond, that we will not continue to promote our racist past.