tschram

tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
  • Articles: 8269

Author returns home for book tour

Sandra Nickel is returning home, the Newton High School and Bethel College graduate chose her hometown to celebrate her latest accomplishment the publication of her fourth book. “This is a really nice homecoming.

USD 373’s Skinner named the Teacher of the Year

Brian Skinner has been a teacher for nine years, and during those nine years he has been a rock star of sorts. A member of the Harvey County Special Education Cooperative, he is chair of the Newton High School special education department.

Sports briefs

Railer golfers fifth at Buhler HESSTON — The Newton High School girls’ golf team placed fifth Friday at the 14-team Buhler Invitational at the Hesston Golf Course. Hays won the team title at 326, three strokes ahead of Maize.

Bethel netters claim medals

WINFIELD — The Bethel College women’s tennis team won six medals, including four titles, at the KCAC Fall Individual Championships Friday and Saturday at Winfield. In women’s play, Daniela Herrera won the second singles flight.

Sheryl A. Irwin

family August 24, 2022, after a long illness. An only child and predeceased by both her parents, she is survived by her husband Richard L.

Kansans with disabilities face too many barriers.

I didn’t know much about disabilities or advocacy groups like the Disability Rights Center of Kansas. However, when I became diagnosed with a mental illness at the ripe age of 18, I suddenly learned that the road ahead of me was going to be long and difficult.

Insight: History of Hedge

Osage orange trees are still common throughout much of the United States, though not many people appreciate just how much the thorny, dense trees have shaped our country. Before Christopher Columbus’ arrival, Osage orange had a limited range in the Red River basin in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Like the droves of Europeans who followed, the tree eventually spread to all corners of our country, so long as you don’t count Alaska and Hawaii.

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Editorial: Kansas deputy should have lost certification for excessive force on autistic child On Feb. 23, Matthew Honas, then a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy, used his taser on a 12-year-old autistic boy.