TOPEKA — An Oakley woman wants to ban a children’s book from the public library because it contains drawings of a naked boy who gets dressed in his mother’s clothes. The Oakley Public Library Board of Trustees could decide later this month whether to get rid of “Fred Gets Dressed,” by New York Times bestselling author Peter Brown, after the woman filed a formal complaint regarding the book’s content.
Dear Doctors: I’m getting chemotherapy for breast cancer. I expected the nausea and exhaustion, but I didn’t know food would start to taste metallic and just plain weird. Some days all I want are potato chips, which still taste OK to me. I’m never hungry, so it’s hard to eat. What can I do?
Gene Border died 5-10-2022 in Newton Kansas. .
William Hope “Bill” Fairbrother, 54, of Newton, Kansas, passed away due to injuries received in an automobile accident, at 5:48 pm, Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.
Kathleen Neff, 65, of North Newton, Kan., died May 11, 2022. She was born Aug. 5, 1956, to Clifford and Elizabeth (Bartel) Bitikofer of Hesston. They attended Whitestone Mennonite Church. It was there she was baptized in 1970. During high school she developed an interest in world hunger issues and how our lifestyle choices affect people in developing countries. This led her to become a longtime member of Bread for the World. She took international trips to learn and experience other cultures. She graduated from Hesston College in 1976.
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. Ed Hodge, Wayne Anderson, Jerry Schmidt, Ken Lieske -3.
PREP SOFTBALL HOAL Sterling 9, Moundridge 7 (9 inn) Moundridge 10, Sterling 4 MOUNDRIDGE — The Moundridge Wildcat softball team split a doubleheader against Sterling Tuesday in Heart of America League play in Moundridge. Sterling won the first game 9-7 in nine innings.
We are members and supporters of Newton Community for Racial Justice (NCRJ), who live and/or work in Newton, North Newton and Harvey County. Most of us pay taxes that support the school district. Many of us have or recently had children and grandchildren who attend/ed school within the district.
On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning his back on the assembled VIP’s he faced the rows upon rows of headstones and apologized to the 20,000 fallen Americans who had been laid to rest far from home. He was quoted as saying, “All over the world our soldiers sleep beneath the crosses. It is a challenge to us – all allied nations – to ensure that they do not and have not died in vain.”
Newton travels to Emporia for regionals By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan SALINA – The Newton High School track teams made progress towards their goals after… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close