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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Shirley B. (Huckins) Krause

Shirley B. (Huckins) Krause, long-time resident of Peabody, Kansas, and loving wife of William (Bill) Verne Krause, died April 13, 2022 in Newton, Kansas. She was 95 years old. Shirley was born at the family homestead between Belleville, Kansas, and Chester, Nebraska, the youngest of five children. As a child, she was inspired by Shirley Temple, who was two years her junior. Like Temple, she loved to sing, dance, and act. She was in starring roles in her school productions and was known to have a special talent for tap dancing. She was very popular in the one-room schoolhouse she attended as a young girl.

Sports briefs

Bethel golfers honored WICHITA – The Bethel College men’s golf team was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Team of Character for the 2021-22 season. According to the release, the awards “were based on the NAIA Champions of Character award.

Bethel golfers end season at KCAC tourney

The Kansan Staff GARDEN CITY – The Bethel College men’s golf team ended the season with an ninth-place finish at the KCAC Championships Monday through Wednesday at the Buffalo Dunes Golf Course in Garden City. Sterling won the title with a four-round team score of 1,220, six strokes better than Bethany and 21 strokes better than Kansa Wesleyan.

Scoreboard

GOLF Sterling Inv. Monday Sterling CC Par 71, 5,636 yards Team scores — Cheney 336, Sterling 346, Ellinwood 353, Hillsboro 391, Berean Academy 408, Halstead 417.

The GOP moved to the right

There was some very interesting reading at Kansas Reflector this week, statements by Nancy Kassabaum, a former GOP senator from Kansas. We’re talking about a trailblazer, the first woman elected to the U.S.

Why Elon Musk Shouldn’t Buy Twitter

When Elon Musk bought the single largest stake in Twitter, then announced plans to acquire the whole company instead of just accepting a seat on its board, the response varied: Hosannas from many on the “right” who feel like they don’t get a fair shake from Twitter’s moderation/ban policies. Wails of anguish from many on the establishment “left” (not the real left -- that would be us libertarians) who’ve become accustomed to an echo chamber which “protects” them from THE BAD PEOPLE and their heterodox political views.

Area baseball

Halstead 9, Hoisington 8 Hoisington 10, Halstead 8 HALSTEAD – The Halstead Dragon baseball team split a CKL doubleheader Friday at Riverside Park. Halstead won… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Black a double winner with record at Nightingale

Hesston, Berean Academy claim high team finishes By Mark Schnabel Newton Kansan HALSTEAD — Last season, Halstead’s Korbin Black apprenticed under state medalist Douglas Grider… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close