Greg Hanson, the spark plug behind the Sand Creek Summer Daze festival, took a microphone on June 7 to make an emotional announcement during opening ceremonies at the band shell in Athletic Park. He was about to give the “Sand Creek Summer Daze Local Hero Award.” “This is for a resident who has gone beyond normal means to help the community out in different ways,” Hanson said.
The Cheney Diamond Dawgs won its 22nd straight game Thursday night at Klein-Scott Field, stopping the Newton Sluggin’ Rebels 6-5 in Sunflower Collegiate League play. Ryan Scott drove in the winning run for Cheney on a fielder’s choice in the top of the seventh inning.
Clay Center, Kansas – When you scan the moral landscape of American culture, how would you judge it to be? Isaiah the Prophet, a spiritual leader in days long gone, was a student of the moral condition of his nation, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” (Isaiah 59:14-15)
(THE CONVERSATION) As New York City mayor Eric Adams attends ribbon cuttings, marches in parades and bulldozes dirt bikes, he wears an energy stone bracelet that his supporters gave him. In a recent interview, Adams discussed his belief that New York City has a “special energy” because it sits atop a store of rare gems and stones – the socalled “Manhattan schist,” which is over 450 million years old and contains over 100 minerals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others.
Dear Doctors: My internist has recommended a colonoscopy. I dread having it, though, because I’m concerned about the liquid laxative prep it requires. I suffer from IBS, which is often painful. Is it possible that the prep will provoke a severe IBS occurrence, or might it make my condition worse?
Removing constitutional rights Think twice before you vote to remove personal constitutional rights. Those rights are more important than you think.
There is undue rudeness and thoughtlessness in every day interpersonal interaction. Friends, relatives, and strangers can act inconsiderately. More and more people are under increasing amounts of stress. Work, commuting, family, kids, errands, chores are among the many factors that can induce anxiety that causes individuals to be irritable.
“The threats became much more specific, much more graphic, and included not just me by name but included members of my family…” This is how Al Schmidt, the former City Commissioner of Philadelphia and a Republican member of the election board, described the intimidation he faced during and after the 2020 election.
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