Alfred Gene Schwartzkopf, age 85, died at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on March 25, 2022. He was born on March 28, 1936 in LaCrosse, Kansas the son of William “Bill” and Bertha (Filbert) Schwartzkopf. He was the youngest of four siblings, twin sisters Dorothy Sherwin and Doris Fortune and brother Alvin Schwartzkopf.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Christian Braun’s eyes opened wide when he learned that after Kansas had beaten Miami to return to the Final Four such a raging party had broken out back in Lawrence that authorities had to shut down Massachusetts Street, the popular bar and restaurant district near campus.
EMPORIA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State track and field teams posted seven NCAA DII provisional qualifying marks and captured four event titles Saturday (March 26) on the final day of the ESU Relays. The men were third out of 29 schools with 75 points in the team race, while the women placed fourth out of 25 programs with 61.5 points.
WICHITA – The Thomas More Prep-Marian girls’ soccer team opened the season Monday with a 2-1 win over Wichita-Independent. Independent opened the scoring on a corner kick in the 14th minute.
GENESEO — In the Rice County town of Geneseo, population 200, there is a sign at the entrance of the city museum beckoning visitors. All kinds of visitors.
Freshmen Wyatt Gerstner and Ryan Casey, members of the TMP-Marian football team, move a sterilizer onto a table at the Unrein Building at the Ellis County Fairgrounds. On Thursday team members were among the dozens of volunteers who helped set up for the Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) free dental clinic. At right is floor manager Dr. Mark Herzog, who directed volunteers as to what equipment went where. Herzog is a dentist in Ellsworth. (Photo by Linn Ann Huntington)
During the Monday evening USD489 School Board Meeting, President Tammy Wellbrock, Vice President Craig Pallister, Meagan Zampieri-Lillpopp, Curt Vajnar, Ken Brooks, Allen Park and Lori Hertel recognized students and faculty for their achievements throughout the community.
TOPEKA — Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments against four Russian government computer hackers who targeted global infrastructure in a campaign that included breach of the business network at Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Kansas.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of facing North Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament after the Blue Devils had punched their Final Four ticket with a win over Arkansas.
TOPEKA — Busy with the violin, working two jobs, club and community events, and pursuing a major in political science and sociology, Donnavan Dillon said access to ballot drop boxes and by-mail voting played a critical role for college students like him being able to vote.