Former mayor passes away
Former city commissioner Glen Davis passed away Dec, 18 in Overland Park. He was 74.
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Lighting up Christmas
Do you know of some great Christmas lights to go see in Newton? Email the address to news@thekansan. com for listing in the Kansan. ‘ All photos by Michele Clark, Newton Kansan. For a full gallery, visit thekansan. com.
Glow riders brave cold, more in store
A small group of bicycle enthusiasts braved singe-digit temperatures on Dec. 20 for the annual “Glow Ride” at Ash Street Park.
In Brief
County offices closed for holiday The Harvey County Courthouse and county facilities will close at noon Dec. 23 and remain closed Dec.
East Lake dam maintains ‘Significant Hazard’ designation
This week the Harvey County Commission received a confirmation of a completed dam inspection at East Park - an inspection done last year. The dam is classed as a Significant Hazard dam, and that might sound scary.
Inventors highlighted at Santa Fe
Orville Wright stood poised and still, ready to talk to anyone who wanted to learn from him in Santa Fe 5/6 Center on Dec. 19. He was still, calm and collected. He also looked suspiciously like a sixth-grader, dressed in his shirt, vest and hat.
Crosswind Conference Center sold to ‘Camp David’
When “Camp David” founders Ben and Grace Smith moved operations to Cross Winds Conference Center in Hesston earlier this year, they knew the facility would be a great place to host camp. And that Crosswinds was for sale.
Kelly launches legislative campaign state tax reduction plan
ROELAND PARK — Gov. Laura Kelly initiated a campaign Monday to convince the Republican-led Legislature the revenue surplus was sufficient to end the state sales tax on groceries by April 1, create a three-day sales tax holiday on school supplies and increase the state income tax exemption on Social Security benefits.
College student finds possible ancient elephant tusk
Jakob O’Brien of Alva, Oklahoma found a possible elephant tusk when he went home for Thanksgiving break last month. It wasn’t until he brought his findings back to Haviland where he is a youth ministry student at Barclay College to get help from the local creation science expert, Dr. Jerry Simmons at the Heart of America Science Museum, that he realized how exciting this find of his might be.
Kansas State research: Growing frequency of dry, hot and windy conditions damage wheat yields
TOPEKA — The compounding influence of adverse dry, hot and windy climate patterns slashed wheat yield 4% in Kansas and five other Great Plains states over the past 40 years, Kansas State University researchers reported in the scientific journal Nature Communications.