“70 Years of Blackness” Documentary Screening with Verda Byrd: 7 p.m. Nov. 15. Newton High School graduate Dr. Verda Wagner Byrd has lived her life as a Black woman, one of the first Black children to be admitted to the Newton Municipal Pool in her childhood - a childhood lived in Newton as a child adpoted by a Black family in the days of segregation.
Class 3A, District 6 Hesston 43, Chapman 22 CHAPMAN – Hudson Ferralez passed for three touchdowns and Tyrone Taylor rushed for three touchdowns as the Hesston Swathers topped the Chapman Irish 43-22 Friday in district play in Chapman. Hesston led 24-14 at the half.
Dear Doctors: How important is it to get the new COVID-19 booster? My husband and I are in our mid-40s and in good health. We both got the Moderna vaccine when it first came out, and we got a booster, too. What’s in this new shot? Also, is it true that it’s a good idea to switch up vaccine brands?
Bluestem Gala set for early November The Bluestem Gala will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov.
Caring Hands Humane Society hosted “Pet’ober Fest” Oct. 14, a fall festival at Caring Hands as a fundraiser Donations raised from the event will benefit the community outreach program, the Lend A Paw Fund.
With Ukraine at the top of today’s news headlines, Kauffman Museum at Bethel College will offer a long view of the region’s conflicts in two upcoming events. The museum’s next program in its regular Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum series will be Oct.
Every day in the clinic or hospital I meet extraordinary caregivers. They are the ones who have gone above and beyond the call of duty; sometimes for years at a time. When you ask them how they do it, they shrug and smile. I am not talking about any doctor, nurse, or therapist. I am referring to those who care for and look after their elderly friends and family members. This can be a spouse, adult child, adult grandchild, neighbor, or even a good friend.
The change of seasons leaves me spellbound. Stepping outside, I love drinking in the aroma of autumn as I gaze over the grove of young chestnuts and colorful trees beyond.
WICHITA — A new law requiring Kansas schools to get parental permission before surveying students’ personal attitudes or beliefs has put lessons on hold in many schools. The law doesn’t go as far as a proposed Parents’ Bill of Rights that Gov.
Editor’s Note: This story is being reprinted with new photos, the Kansan sourced an incorrect photo of Floyd Garnett. Thank you to his family for submitting new images.