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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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El Dorado muncipal pool shuttered

EL DORADO — The City of El Dorado’s city manager, David Dillner announced on Tuesday morning the city public pool will be closed for the summer and maybe into next summer due to an electrical grounding issue at the pool.

Click It or Ticket campaign returns

Police and Sheriff’s departments statewide are cracking down on seat belt violations through May 30, part of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The Kansas Department of Transportation partners with law enforcement statewide to crack down on seat belt use, the campaign raises awareness of the importance of everyone buckling up in a vehicle.

Kansas Profile – Building better beef

Building better beef. That’s one goal of an innovative Kansas entrepreneur who is using a unique breed of cattle and careful quality control to create a remarkable beef-eating experience for consumers.

Library Happenings

Newton Public Library 720 N Oak Street Newton, KS 67114 (316) 283-2890 fax: (316) 283-2916 www.newtonplks.org library@newtonplks.org Library Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Kansas Supreme Court upholds redistricting map

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a congressional map drawn by lawmakers is legal under the Kansas Constitution. That creates a landmark decision in the state court that had never previously considered the legality of gerrymandering.

What are we reading?

A debate over reading materials has been brewing at the board of education meetings in Newton over the course of the past couple of months. It is a debate that has surfaced nationally as teachers seek new, contemporary reading material designed to capture the attention of today’s students - and others question those choices.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Struggling with abortion and rights I am having trouble with the abortion opponents. I am not for abortion w/o thought and and counseling.I agree there needs to be limits on later term abortions.