The show at home
Sally Johnson welcomed questions about her paintings, which she calls colorist and magical realism. Asked to explain the terms, and recurrent motifs such as spheres, she would say, “I don’t know.” Then she’d have a go at it.
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Clark sets school record at Wichita track meet
Smoky Valley High School track and field athletes split up for two events during the weekend, the Shocker Pre-State Challenge at Wichita State University and the Marion Relays. The Wichita contest grouped competitors into categories for schools from 1A to 3A, schools from 4A to 6A, and elites.
School board talks of major renovation plan
The Smoky Valley Board of Education talked with three architectural firms Monday night about school district infrastructure renovation that could involve a multimillion-dollar bond election. The directors also approved staff estimates of how many students who live outside the district could be admitted to attend Smoky Valley schools in the 2025-26 school year, based on projected class sizes.
Bethany golfers win shootout
A fivesome from Bethany College won the Hesston Golf Course Spring Shootout March 31-April 1. A second Bethany group finished in the middle of the nine-team field.
City keeps deals to sell water and rights to it
The Lindsborg City Council on Monday night continued two water deals that bring in about $20,000 a year. It also approved almost $26,000 for a mechanism to lift patients into an ambulance.
Through a glass, darkly
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks recently held public meetings about whether to change the three-month season for hunting coyotes with lights and high-tech scopes that make the animals pop out white in the black of night. This kind of hunting has been allowed in Kansas since 2021.
Building for art's sake
Under the feet of visitors to the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, in the basement, are suspended rails that carry 80 framed screens of heavy wire. The panels are 7 feet tall, most of them 12 feet long, and placed just far enough apart, half a foot center to center, for each side to carry framed paintings.
Measles spreads in southwest Kansas
An outbreak of measles in southwest Kansas continues to grow. State health data shows 23 people in six counties have tested positive for measles since the start of this year.
Bethany campaigns raise $240,000
Bethany College raised more than $240,000 in two recent campaigns. Its annual Giving Day last month raised $168,168 to fund scholarships.
Judge will decide whether to allow brawl defendant’s statement
Whether a statement by a defendant in the January 2024 Lindsborg street brawl case was voluntary and therefore admissible at trial is scheduled for a… Login to continue reading Login…