October 2024
Trinity beats SV 55-44
Friday’s Class 3A, District 6 matchup between Smoky Valley and Wichita Trinity had something for everyone – at least everyone who prefers offense to defense. The teams also presented a sharp contrast of ways to move the football.
Homeless: work often won’t cover rent
Julie Riggins has spent much of her adult life looking for housing to avoid being homeless. Despite earning a paycheck during many of those years, Riggins rarely had enough money to afford rent for the housing that was available.
Program gets genetic tests for rural children
When 3-year-old Sebastian was just a baby, his mom, Cynthia Olguin, could tell he was missing certain developmental milestones. “I already knew he was special to me any ways, but I kind of noticed things that he wasn’t hitting or even babbling or looking at us directly in our eyes,” Olguin said.
Spires beat Swedes 35-22
The Bethany College football team lost 35-22 Saturday at University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth.
Guidelines offered for septic tank use
The Environmental Protection Agency says more than one-fifth of U.S. households use an individual or small community cluster septic system to treat their wastewater. It offered these guidelines for using a septic tank safely and economically.
Turquoise isn’t blue
We as human beings are different. We all have a different viewpoint of the world and our place in it.