The Bethany College softball team opened its season winning one of five games over three days last week at the Southern Collegiate Sports Invitational in Mesquite, Texas. The Swedes lost the first game 9-7 to Cottey College, a Missouri school.
The Smoky Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams entered Friday night’s matchup against Haven with an upset on their mind, but the Wildcats overwhelmed the Vikings and left the gym with two dominant victories. Girls Since Jan.
WICHITA, Kansas – Two meets in two days capped off the McPherson High School/Smoky Valley High School boys swim team’s regular season two weeks ago, as the Bullpups/Vikings captured fourth place at Hutchinson and third place at Campus to gather momentum heading into the postseason. Peaking at the right time is always a welcome sight in sports, and the Bullpups/Vikings are doing just that in the pool.
TOPEKA — A familiar proposal encouraging Kansas legislators to limit the federal government’s influence returned last week to the Statehouse.
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday her seventh attempt to expand Medicaid, which has continuously faced staunch opposition from Republican leadership.
TOPEKA — Top Democrats, including the governor, proposed last week raising Kansas’ hourly minimum wage to $15 in response to Republicans’ plan to eliminate taxes on tips.
The Smoky Valley Board of Education voted Monday night to have students through sixth grade use their Apple iPads for three years instead of two before the machines move on to other applications in the school district or are sold or recycled. This is expected to save about $20,000 a year.
TOPEKA — Rep. Kirk Haskins questioned Tuesday the merits of altering the Kansas Constitution to “really, really, really, really” be sure that only U.S. citizens are voting in elections.
Neoma “Yvonne” Carter, 80, passed away on February 06, 2025 at Lindsborg Community Hospital in Lindsborg, KS. Neoma was born on May 17, 1944 in Ellensburg, WA to the late…