TOPEKA — Threefourths of registered voters in a national survey shared eagerness to answer surging gasoline prices by temporarily waiving federal gasoline taxes and pressuring oil companies to expand extraction of domestic crude.
ANDOVER, Kansas — Brock Denson didn’t have much time to prepare on Friday night but he’s thankful. Denson and his family raced to their basement on Hedgewood St.
Dear Amy: My younger sister is 54. She has been divorced three times and has a teenage daughter.
Clay Center, Kansas – Eli was a priest that served the Lord God. He had two sons that served with him, who were perverse in all their ways. Eli knew of his sons’ misconduct, but only confronted them after the complaining of all the people became great. Eli angrily said to them “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.” (1 Samuel 2:23) The sons refused to listen, but persisted in their corruptible behavior. Eventually, God’s patience ran out when He declared about Eli, “. . . I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.” (1 Sam. 3:13)
CANTON – On Friday, the Canton/Galva baseball and softball teams closed out the month of April by winning three of four games against county rival Moundridge with the baseball team getting a clean sweep (5-0, 12-1) while the softball team split their doubleheader (14-4, 2-14).
MCPHERSON – Downtown McPherson holds a special place and historic building, which would be the Opera House. Recently, however, history has been brought to the Opera House as the historic musical “The Sound of Music” was performed in the form of a community play from Thursday through Sunday.
MCPHERSON – Spring doesn’t always produce the nicest of weather conditions during the spring sports season, but mother nature has been less than cooperative thus far. Mother nature made yet another appearance Friday evening when she turned a typical windy day in Kansas to a dust bowl during McPherson’s 3-0 victory over Circle at McPherson Stadium.
Dear Amy: I am a recovering alcoholic, currently celebrating seven years of sobriety. A dear friend of over 30 years, “Brett,” is in a relationship with an alcoholic woman named “Emily.” Brett has rescued Emily from drunk-driving accidents before the police arrived.
DOUGLASS – At the Douglass Track/Field Invitational Tuesday, the Little River Redskins won both the boys and girls meets while the Canton/Galva boys finished second, just two points behind Little River.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you explain electrolytes? How can we make sure we keep our electrolytes in the normal range within our body? Are we wasting our money purchasing bottled water that says, “includes electrolytes”? I came across an electrolyte powder that can be added to water. Is this the best way to keep electrolytes in the normal range? How can we tell if we are taking too much electrolytes? -- A.R.