Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer notched its second-straight 1-0 win of the weekend on Sunday (Sept. 25) at Missouri Western. It was the sixth 1-0 shutout of the season for the Tigers as they imposed their strong defensive will on yet another opponent. Fort Hays State moved to 7-0-3 overall with all wins this season by shutout, and 2-0-1 in the MIAA. Missouri Western moved to 3-4-3 overall and 1-1-1 in the MIAA.
The Monarchs put up a good fight Friday night, but Scott City took it away in a 28-14 win. In the opening drive, Scott City converted on a pair of first downs before the Monarch defense forced a punt.
Malik Bah can beat you with his arm, too. Bah, the standout running back for the Hays High football team, had another big game Friday night, rushing for two touchdowns.
Nelson Krueger, a 1972 graduate of Fort Hays State University, looks forward to attending FHSU Homecoming in just a few short weeks as he says the weekend events evoke warm memories and nostalgia. During the annual celebration, Nelson will be inducted into the university’s Half Century Club for having graduated from FHSU 50 years ago.
Wines and Steins on the Bricks in Downtown Hays is back for the first time in four years this Friday. An evening stroll throughout Downtown Hays will kick off the evening as guests sample wines, microbrews and hors d’oeuvres.
Thomas More Prep-Marian senior Rebekah Schroeder has been named a Commended Scholar in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. The announcement was made by official letter to the school on Sep. 19.
An “endless probation” case is still dragging on in Kansas, with the defendant set to keep paying restitution for the next four decades, if legal reforms don’t address the situation. Edwanda Garrett pleaded guilty in 2009 to making fraudulent content, and again in 2017 for writing bad checks.
The battle between distortion and nuance rages in the Kansas gubernatorial race as dozens of commercials flood television and the internet in a quest to influence voters’ views of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was told by my doctor that I need a tetanus booster shot, but when I was 17, I cut my foot and needed stitches. I was told then that I was allergic to the tetanus shot, so they gave me penicillin instead. Of course, that was a long time ago, since I’m now 81 years old. How could they have determined I was allergic to the shot, and is that even reliable?
Q: Winter’s shorter days and lack of sunlight really affect me. What can I do to fight off my doom and gloom? -- Jessica D., Camden, Maine A: Many people react negatively to the shorter days and longer nights.