By Joel Muhs The McPherson Sentinel HUTCHINSON, Kansas – The game may have been lost but an identity was found in the process, as the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
McPherson Optimist Club carrying on Halloween Carnival legacy Those who have attended the traditional Halloween Carnival in the past know that Beta Sigma Phi used to run the Halloween Carnival for decades. Now, after about three years of not having it due to the pandemic, the carnival is back and now in the hands of the McPherson Optimist Club.
MCPHERSON – They say there’s a first time for everything, but for the McPherson Bullpups girls golf team, it came sooner rather than later as they qualified for state in their first ever season by finishing fourth in regionals on Monday at Turkey Creek Golf Course.
As per tradition at Central Christian College of Kansas, the first weekend of October was their Homecoming. The events this year included alumni Basketball, Volleyball, and Soccer games, class reunions, the Homecoming Court Coronation, and Late Night Madness.
Thirty years ago, I began a romantic relationship with “Bonnie.” We were both married. The relationship lasted for 16 years and produced a child (“W”).
DEAR DR. ROACH: No wonder COVID-19 doesn’t go away -- people don’t seem to take it seriously anymore. I work with someone who tested positive for COVID, spent one day out of work, and then came back the very next day with “casual” use of a face mask. I work in direct contact with customers for about 30 minutes each. One of them said their spouse tested positive, yet they weren’t even wearing a mask, even though they were exposed.
It’s tempting to blame the pandemic for the dizzying rates of mental health concerns among American teens. We are all familiar with the impact Covid is having on our lives, and the disruption it continues to cause in the lives of young people. Kids witnessed vehement disagreements between neighbors, friends, and family over the decisions that had to be made in response to the pandemic, and felt the stress at home as parents faced economic and work changes, all without many of their usual support systems. However, rates of mental illness among children and adolescents have been steadily rising throughout the last decade. In 2019, nearly 20% of deaths in the 10-24 age group were suicides and nearly 16% of high schoolers had made a suicide plan. Even back in 2019, more than one in three teens suffered persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
Speaking Truth Clay Center, Kansas – There are people whose life is one chaotic moment after another. Constant crises.
ELLINWOOD – Friday night, the Inman football team continued to play like the top-ranked team in Class 1A that they are as they went on the road and shut down and shutout Ellinwood 38-0. With the win, the Teutons remain unbeaten at 6-0 as they face another road trip on Friday to Conway Springs.
LITTLE RIVER – Celebrating their 2022 homecoming the right way, the Little River football team buried visiting Herington on Friday with a 48-0 shutout victory. Now 5-1 for the season, the Redskins are ranked number four in 8-Man Division I as they prep for a road trip to Pretty Prairie on Friday.