Kieffer scores 20 as Hays High earns a spot in the championship game
The Indians fought hard in their game against the Beloit Trojans Friday night, earning a spot in the championship of the Orange and Black Classic in Colby with a 49-34 win. No.
January 2022
Read MoreKieffer scores 20 as Hays High earns a spot in the championship game
RAISE YOUR PAWS FOR A CAUSE
The Humane Society of the High Plains is replacing their annual Soup’R’Bowl fundraiser with a shoe drive, organized by Funds2Orgs. The fundraiser began on January 10 and will last until March 10. Anyone who chooses to donate is encouraged to bring lightly worn, used or new shoes to the Humane Society.
Lucille Jennings
Lucille Jennings, age 96, of Oakley, passed away January 18, 2022. Arrangements are with Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home.
Are essential oils healthy and safe; curing a cough
Q: I’m looking for ways to feel and sleep better. Could essential oils help? -- Jenna R., Freehold, New Jersey A: That’s a good question with a complicated answer, since the benefits and debits of essential oils depend on what you want to use them for, which ones you use and how you use them.
What’s worse: allergy symptoms or allergy med side effects?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I suffer from frequent allergic sneezing and coughing. Every day I seem to sneeze and sniffle. A daily Zyrtec controls the symptoms, but I am reluctant to take it daily as I understand it is an anticholinergic and continual use can have cognitive effects and cause other issues. I also have friends who use ipratropium every day for the same symptoms and who likely face the same risks. My question is, Which is worse for one’s body: a daily medication like these or daily allergic reactions? I find it a hard trade off to make. -- LK
Ask Amy: A grieving human might look over the rainbow
Dear Amy: I’m devastated with grief from losing my beloved dog to cancer five weeks ago. He was only five.
Bernard F. Droste
Bernard F. Droste (Ben), 78, passed away unexpectedly, at his home in Lawrence, Kansas.
Otto Elias Wagoner
Otto Elias Wagoner, age 90 died Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society – Ellis. He was born January 22, 1931, on the farm southwest of Ellis along the Smoky Hill River to Grant, H.G. and Rose (Colborg) Wagoner.
Noelle Louise Vohs
Noelle Louise Vohs, Brownell, KS, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, from a short battle with cancer at Hays Medical Center, at the age of 56. She was born on January 2, 1966, to Leonard and Toya (Slansky) Vohs in Plainville, Kansas. Residing in Brownell the past 13 years, Noelle grew up in Alton, attended school in Osborne and later graduated from Stockton High School with the class of 1984.