Schools fear mass exodus of teachers
WICHITA — Kelly Kluthe is one of those rock-star science teachers schools need. She landed an innovative teaching grant at Olathe West High.
December 2021
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Donations being collected for areas damaged by storms in Russell County
Northern Russell County is still taking donations of supplies and items at sites in Natoma, Paradise and Waldo. Organizers are transitioning all feed and fencing supplies closer to the disaster are and are no longer taking donations at the Russell County 4-H Building.
Richard Lee Shimanek
LEOTI - Richard Lee Shimanek, 84, of Leoti, Kansas, passed away tragically on December 16, 2021, from injuries he incurred while trying to save his house and farm from a prairie fire. Richard was born and raised on a wheat farm near Hennessey, Oklahoma where he lived with his eight siblings and learned the value of hard work. He played football for Hennessey High School where he was an all-conference guard and carried on his school spirit by teaching the school fight song to his kids and grandkids. He was drafted into the United States Army and served as a radio operator and was chosen to be on the rifle team. Richard worked multiple jobs in the oil and gas business and custom harvested for 19 years. He married his beautiful bride Mary Peggy Brenny on November 26, 1964, at St Joseph’s in Hennessey, Oklahoma. Richard and Mary Peggy settled in Kansas where they dedicated Richard’s last 44 years raising a family and farming.
Robert I.“Bob” Hall
HAYS - Robert I.“Bob” Hall, 95, longtime Hays resident, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Fort Dodge Soldiers’ Home. He was born March 28, 1926 in Hays, the son of Robert L.
William “Bill” Dean Brungardt
HAYS - William “Bill” Dean Brungardt, age 75, of Hays, Kansas passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born February 22, 1946 in Hays to Sylvester and Beatrice (Karlin) Brungardt. Bill graduated from St. Joseph’s Military Academy in 1964 and became a diesel mechanic through US Trade School. On November 7, 1964 he married Beverly Schmeidler at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hays.
Syria decries Israel’s plans for settlements
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria said Monday that Israel’s plans to double the number of settlers living in Israeliannexed Golan Heights are “dangerous and unprecedented” and only perpetuate its occupation of the territory.
How will Biden’s COVID test giveaway operate?
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. But despite the high public demand for tests, it will still be several more weeks before these kits are available to be shipped. The administration is still working on details for how the program will work.
Coronavirus testing rare in day cares
Every employee at Ellis Early Learning, an early childhood education and care provider serving more than 250 kids in Boston, is tested weekly for the coronavirus. The free screening has paid off: In part by detecting positive cases early, Ellis has managed to avoid internal spread at its centers since it started regular testing about a year ago.
$2.5B headed to tribes for long-standing water settlements
WASHINGTON – For over a decade, residents of the rural Fort Apache Reservation in eastern Arizona have been promised miles of pipeline that would bring clean drinking water to their communities. Now, a one-time windfall to help carry out the agreement could be on its way.
Weird New Year’s ‘drops’ include an acorn, bologna
Think of New Year’s Eve celebrations, and the famous ball drop in New York’s Times Square probably comes to mind. The souped-up spectacle garners millions of viewers around the world as the 12,000-pound ball descends to signal midnight in the Eastern USA.