KLA holds 109th annual meeting
WICHITA – More than 800 Kansas Livestock Association members attended the 109th annual convention from Dec. 2 to Dec.
December 2021
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Merle D. Hargitt
Merle Dean Hargitt was born December 10, 1929. He graduated with the Class of 1947 from Quinter High School. On May 25, 1950, Merle was united in marriage to Dotty Marie Taylor and together they enjoyed more than 71 years of marriage. After 91 years of life, he made his transition to glory the 22nd day of November 2021.
Ethel Ella (Newell) Zrubek
SALINA - Ethel Ella (Newell) Zrubek passed away Saturday November 27th, 2021, at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas. She was born on October 21st, 1945, to Alfred E. and Marie E. (Knipp) Newell in Hays, Kansas. She is proceeded in death by parents Alfred E. and Maria E. (Knipp) Newell, brother Maxim E. Newell, sisters Henrietta L. (Tooker), Marlene A. Newell, and sister-in-law Patricia J. Newell She is survived by husband Larry A. Zrubek,
Harvey Leonard Davidson
HAYS - Harvey Leonard Davidson, 81, Hays, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at HaysMed after a short illness. He was born November 5, 1940 in Columbus, Kansas, the son of Jake and Opal (Noel) Davidson.
Military justice reform is called ‘a very big deal’
WASHINGTON – Congress has stripped authority from military commanders to prosecute sex offenses, a move victims’ advocates have sought for more than a decade while the Pentagon has failed to stem sexual assault in the ranks.
Whale entangled in fishing rope gives birth
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined they can’t safely attempt to help.
What is the revived US policy on ‘Remain in Mexico’ initiative?
SAN DIEGO – With changes and additions, the Biden administration is set to reinstate a Trump-era policy this week to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
Canadian drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective
A Canadian drugmaker said its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the virus and will soon seek authorization at home and elsewhere. Medicago announced Tuesday that its two-dose vaccine was 71% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in a large, late-stage study that included several variants including the delta variant.
Defendant wins dispute over $50 billion in Bitcoin
NEW YORK – Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions.
NYC may give noncitizens a vote
NEW YORK – New York City, long a beacon for immigrants, is on the cusp of becoming the largest places in the country to give noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Legally documented, voting-age noncitizens comprise nearly one in nine of the city’s 7 million voting-age inhabitants.