I like to consider myself an advocate for the environment: someone who believes that climate change is a dangerous and advancing threat. I fret that our government doesn’t do more to encourage sustainability and alternative energy.
SALINA – The Wheat State League and Heart of the Plains League hosted their joint golf championships Monday at the GreatLife Golf Course in Salina. The Goessel Bluebirds topped the WSL standings with a 379, followed by Solomon at 384 and Herington at 426.
HESSTON — The Sterling Black Bears topped the Berean Academy Warriors to claim the Heart of America League golf title Monday at the Hesston Golf Course. Sterling downed Berean 351-415.
A memorial service for Helen Scott will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday May 14, 2022 at Salem United Methodist Church in Newton.
Guadalupe “Lupe” Llamas was born June 3, 1970 in Newton, Kansas and passed away on May 4, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Lupe is survived by his son, Christian Elliott of Pasadena, TX; brothers John Ward and wife Margie of Conroe, TX, Joseph Llamas and wife Brenda of Humble, TX; sister Tina Lacca and husband Jason of Humble, TX; nieces Cheyenne Lacca of Pasadena, TX, Brandy Ward of Pasadena, TX; nephews Jacob Ward of College Station, TX, Jason Lynn Lacca of Humble, TX, Joseph Llamas, Jr of Humble, TX.
Martha Krueger, 93, died May 6, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. She was born on July 11, 1928, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of John and Cecelia (Newbold) Stamm.
Leonard Steider was born to Lee and Emma Steider on Valentine’s Day of 1938 at home on the family farm in Nebraska. He reached his journey’s end on this earth on May 8, 2022 and God called him on to a greater life.
HESSTON – The Hesston Swather golf team claimed the Central Kansas League title by 17 strokes Tuesday at the Hesston Golf Course. The Swathers topped Pratt 332-349 for the team title.
Bethel College named Luka Milicevic as its new men’s soccer coach, succeeding James Cottage, who resigned this spring after four seasons with the team. Milicevic is a firsttime college head coach.
The Newton High School boys’ golf team finished the regular season with a medalist and a sixth-place team finish Tuesday at the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I Championships at Sand Creek Station.