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Annual RSVP 9/11 service project upcoming Harvey County RSVP will hold its annual 9/11 day of service project Saturday, Sept. 10, honoring the efforts of local first responders.
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Sports Calendar
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Sports briefs
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. Roger Bratland, Bill Wilson, Ken Franz, Roman Mannibach -6.
Railer netters third at McPherson tourney
The Kansan Staff McPHERSON — The Newton High School girls’ tennis team opened the season with a third-place finish Thursday at the eight-team McPherson Invitational. McPherson Red won the tournament with 56 points, followed by Goddard Eisenhower at 48 and Newton at 41.
Area cross country results
Clearwater Inv. Area finishers Open Girls 5,000 meters 1.
Millie Cherryholmes
Millie Cherryholmes, 90, of Newton, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Newton Medical Center. She was born March 23, 1932 in Fairview, Missouri, the daughter of Roy and Fern (Carr) Colwell.
Bette Jean (Franz) Rhine
Bette Jean (Franz) Rhine 78, of Hesston, Kansas, died August 22, 2022 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. Bette was born October 24, 1943 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Walter and Olga (Woelk) Franz. She attended First Mennonite Church in Newton. Upon her confession of faith, she was baptized and became a member at 14 years of age.
Insight Kansas: How the issue of abortion affects November’s Kansas elections
Abortion is on the November ballot in Kansas, at least indirectly. Our judicial and gubernatorial elections are critical for determining whether Kansas moves toward banning abortion long term.
More science, now or never
China has now surpassed the United States in the number of most-cited papers according to an annual study of the most cited science research papers by Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy.