Clay Center, Kansas – In our modern celebration of Christmas, it is a joyous time of the year. But when we look at the origins of the holiday, we find a dark and tragic side. And when we go deeper, we discover how a little baby posed such a grave threat to one man’s power.
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Tensions over gender identity and sexual orientation pervade the campuses of hundreds of U.S. Catholic and Protestant universities. The Christian teachings they ascribe to hold that God created humans in unchangeable male and female identities, and sex should only happen within the marriage of a man and a woman. But today’s students are used to far different values. The majority of Christian colleges and universities list “sexual orientation” in their nondiscrimination statements, and half of them also list “gender identity” – a big increase from even a decade ago. But translating that into practice creates struggles affecting most campus life — curriculum, enrollment at single-gender institutions, housing, restroom design, and pronoun use.
Concert coming to NHS Newton High School will host student concerts for jazz band and the Railaires Concert from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec.
The Newton Lions Club Parade of Lights took over downtown on Dec. 1.
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation’s secretary will return to the private sector after presiding over a period of financial stability at the state agency and implementing a bipartisan 10-year program of investment in roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
TOPEKA — Seven of 10 categories of Kansas government workers were paid below average market rates based on a new survey examining wages at comparable instate employers and state government employers in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri and elsewhere.
With Kansas home heating gas prices soaring, it may be harder than ever for some families to keep up with their utility bills. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), which regulates utility companies, has a “cold weather rule” that protects people from having their heat shut off. The cold weather rule is in effect between Nov. 1 and March 31 when temperatures fall below 35 degrees – but it doesn’t apply to everyone. Whether you are protected depends on who your utility company is.
NRC to host fundraiser at Applebee’s Applebee’s will host a “Together We Care” fundraiser to benefit a scholarship fund at the Newton Recreation Commission from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The city of Newton is about to double the number of time capsules housed in an around city hall, part of the last vestiges of a year-long Sesquicentennial celebration. “We hope to mark the occasion of our Sesquicentennial, capture this particular time in Newton’s history, and send a message of community pride to Newtonians of the future,” said Erin McDaniel, director of public information for the city.
When Rick Schlender, an agronomist who farms his own ground near Burrton, looks at his pastures he sees nothing. “I am sitting here looking at my pasture now and there ain’t much there,” Schlender said.