K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN – Among the many issues farmers must balance when planting or harvesting crops, one would think that the sun’s energy is not one of those. Terry Griffin thinks differently.
If you ventured out to the Harvey County Fair on Sunday afternoon you may have noticed some tomatoes that have been cut up and available for sampling. This was the Harvey County Master Gardener Tomato Tasting Table. We grow test varieties from Kansas State University and invite people to sample them and tell us their preference by taste. This year’s most selected tomato was “Celebrity”.
TOPEKA — A defense attorney asked the Kansas Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reject the basis for subjecting a woman to a lifetime of probation because she can’t afford to pay restitution for her crimes.
Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores, citing allegations from a board employee that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers.
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, has welcomed an increasing number of visitors as fans commemorate the 45th anniversary of Presley’s death and a new movie reawakens international interest in the singer.
The NBA will be off on Election Day. The league’s schedule for the coming season will have all 30 teams playing on Nov.
BC men 9th in poll WICHITA — The Bethel College men’s soccer team was picked to finish ninth in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference pre-season poll. Defending champion Oklahoma Wesleyan was picked as the conference favorite over McPherson, Friends and Tabor.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — JuJu Smith-Schuster missed a soggy practice with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday because of a sore knee, though the injury to the veteran wide receiver is not expected to keep him out long.
Editorial: Republicans are supposedly good with money. Why waste it on Kansas abortion recounts? After anti-abortion activist Melissa Leavitt called for a recount of the recent statewide vote to keep abortion rights protections in the Kansas Constitution, even fellow conservative and anti-abortion advocate Mark Gietzen admitted the effort could be seen as a waste of the considerable state fee — about $229,000 — to retabulate all votes cast in the Aug.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Words matter, and you’ll gain support by conveying what you want others to know with compassion and understanding. A change someone makes will be upsetting, but in the end, you’ll be the one to benefit.