Dodge City claimed two titles in the 59th Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions.Nine other schools claimed one title.At 132 pounds, Damian Mendez of Dodge City… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Friday and SaturdayTeam scores — Douglass 155, Minneapolis 137.5, Atchinson County 120.5, Halstead 110, Haven 87, Hillsboro 83.5, Garden Plain 82, Kingman 68, Lyons 67, Chase… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Saturday’s resultsTeam scores — Newton 198, Goddard 156.5, Blue Valley Southwest 152.5, Washburn Rural 141.5, Maize 137, Dodge City 129, Lawrence Free State 126.5, Manhattan 123,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
RALSTON, Neb. — The Wichita Force indoor football team was removed from Champions Indoor Football, according to a release issued by the league on Thursday.According to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Newton Recreation Commission hosted a special time for kiddos in the gymnasium Jan. 13. h Tot Time Drop-In featured an obstacle course and activities in the gymnasium for children age 2 through 5, and their parents. h For more photos from Tot Drop-in by Kansan photographer Michele Clark, visit thekansan.com
The Newton High School girls’ wrestling team is still pretty young and pretty green and it showed at times Thursday in the first Newton Invitational Tournament of Champions, but there also were some bright spots for the Railers.
When one thinks of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” performances by legendary actors such as Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Orson Welles likely come to mind. But that didn’t intimidate Denzel Washington, who confesses he’d never seen a production of the play before taking on the lead role in Joel Coen’s black and white “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (now in select theaters and streaming on Apple TV+).
There’s no love lost between Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a top health adviser to President Joe Biden.
The bandwagon to eliminate the Kansas sales tax on food is gathering a crowd. The governor, the likely Republican gubernatorial nominee, former state senators from both political parties hailing from across the state and a prominent Wichita businessman are among those expressing support.
It’s crystal ball time. • While Hollywood insiders mud wrestle over who should get which Oscar nominations for what, the rest of us can look forward, not back. • The pandemic made a mess of movie schedules for months, and screwed up the making of more. All that is still sorting out, and will be for a while. But we know enough to have 10 movies we’re looking forward to in 2022. • There are always dark horses that gallop up out of nowhere, and schedules can change during the best of times. But there are some new films worth getting excited about, too – any year Jordan Peele directs a new horror movie and Steven Spielberg pays a cinematic visit to his Phoenix years qualifies. • Here are 10 films we’re looking forward to watching.