Why shortages remain common 2½ years into the pandemic
Manager; Entrepreneurship Engineer Shortages of basic goods still plague the U.S. economy – 2½ years after the pandemic’s onset turned global supply chains upside down.
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Area football standings
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I ;League;Overall ;W;L;W;L Maize;2;0;4;0 Derby;2;0;3;1 Hutchinson;2;1;3;1 Maize South;2;1;3;1 Campus;1;1;1;3 Newton;0;3;0;4 Salina South;0;3;0;4 Division II Andover Central;2;0;3;1 Andover;2;1;2;2 Goddard;2;1;3;1 Valley Center;1;1;3;1 Salina Central;1;1;3;1 G.Eisenhower;1;2;1;3 Arkansas City;0;3;1;3 Division III McPherson;2;0;3;1 Circle;2;1;3;1 Augusta;1;1;1;3 Buhler;1;1;1;3 Mulvane;0;1;0;4 Winfield;0;2;0;4 Division IV W.Collegiate;4;0;4;0 Andale;3;0;4;0 Clearwater;2;2;2;2 Wellington;1;2;2;2 El Dorado;0;3;1;3 Rose Hill;0;3;1;3 Central Kansas League Pratt;3;0;3;1 Haven;3;1;3;1 Hesston;2;1;3;1 Hoisington;2;1;3;1 Smoky Valley;2;1;2;2 Larned;2;2;2;2 Halstead;1;2;1;3 Hillsboro;1;2;1;3 Nickerson;1;3;1;3 Lyons;0;4;0;4 Heart of America 11-man Inman;4;0;4;0 Hutch.Trinity;3;0;4;0 Sterling;2;2;2;2 Marion;2;2;2;2 Sedgwick;0;3;1;3 Remington;0;4;0;4 Eight-Man x-Ell-Saline;2;0;3;1 Moundridge;1;1;2;2 Bennington;0;2;0;4 x-won league title Wheat State League Eight-Man Canton-Galva;3;0;4;0 Little River;2;1;3;1 Solomon;2;2;2;2 Goessel;1;1;2;2 Wakefield;1;2;1;3 Herington;1;2;1;3 Rural Vista;1;3;1;3 Six-Man Centre;0;0;2;2 Peabody-Burns;0;0;2;2 Heart of the Plains Six-man Cunningham;0;0;4;0 Burrton;0;0;3;1 KSHSAA Districts Class 5A West ;W;L;TB Maize;4;0;+13.00 Goddard;3;1;+9.50 Salina Central;3;1;+5.75 Hays;3;1;+4.75 Hutchinson;3;1;+4,50 Maize South;3;1;+4.00 Valley Center;3;1;+1.25 Bishop Carroll;2;2;+2.75 Liberal;2;2;+1.25 Kapaun-MC;2;2;+0.75 Great Bend;2;2;+0.00 Andover;2;2;-2.25 G.Eisenhower;1;3;-2.00 Wichita West;1;3;-6.50 Newton;0;4;-8.75 Salina South;0;4;-13.00 Class 3A, District 6 ;District;Overall ;W;L;W;L;TB (Top four to playoffs) W.Collegiate;1;0;4;0;+21.00 Hesston;1;0;3;1;+15.00 Chapman;0;0;1;3;+0.00 Clearwater;0;1;2;2;-15.00 W.Trinity Acad.;0;1;0;4;-21.00 Class 2A, District 5 (Top four to playoffs) Ellworth;1;0;4;0;+21.00 SE of Saline;1;0;4;0;+21.00 Lyons;0;0;0;4;+0.00 Halstead;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Hillsboro;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Class 1A, District 6 (top four to playoffs) Sedgwick;1;0;1;3;+21.00 Marion;1;0;2;2;+8.00 Belle Plaine;0;0;0;4;+0.00 Remington;0;1;0;4;-8.00 Bluestem;0;1;0;4;-21.00 Eight-Man I, District 4 (top four to playoffs) Little River;1;0;3;1;+21.00 Goessel;1;0;2;2;+21.00 Moundridge;1;0;2;2;+21.00 Herington;0;2;1;3;-21.00 Solomon;0;1;2;2;-21.00 Pretty Prairie;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Six-Man, District 1 Waverly;3;0;4;0;+21.00 Wetmore;2;0;3;1;+21.00 Centre;2;1;2;2;+7.00 Peabody-Burns;1;1;2;2;0.00 Altoona-Midway;1;2;2;2;-7.00 Chetopa;0;2;0;3;-21.00 So. Coffey Co.;0;3;0;3;-21.00 Six-Man District 2 Cunningham;3;0;4;0;+21.00 Burrton;2;1;3;1;+7.00 Natoma;2;1;2;2;+5.67 Pawnee Heights;1;1;1;3;+0.00 Tescott;1;1;3;1;+0.00 Southern Cloud;0;2;0;4;-19.00 Chase;0;3;0;3;-21.00 .
Kansas, K-State show football still belongs in hoops country
Kansas State barged into the Top 25 after its win at Oklahoma on Saturday night, and there’s a good argument to be made that the Wildcats’ biggest rival — just down Interstate 70 — deserves to be there, too.
Kansas schools observe Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
TOPEKA — Schools across the state this week are observing Kansas Anti-Bullying Awareness Week. “By resolution, the Kansas Senate and the Kansas State Board of Education have declared the first full week in October Anti-Bullying Awareness Week,”said Kent Reed, an education program consultant, counseling and social-emotional character development, for the Kansas State Department of Education’s Career, Standards and Assessment Services team.
New resource assists homeowners with solar energy decisions
Residential solar energy is booming. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), residential solar installations grew 30% from 2020 to 2021. The increase is partially due to the cost of solar panels becoming more affordable.
Tips for storing pumpkins
Master Gardener Storing your Pumpkin If you buy your pumpkins early, there are some tricks to make them last. Make sure the pumpkin wasn’t harvested too early; before the rind developed a hard, waxy layer to keep it from drying out and shriveling.
Kansas Water Photo Contest & Student Research Poster Submissions Being Accepted
Kansas is home to an abundance of beautiful natural resources, and Kansans are encouraged to capture the most vital of these: water. The Kansas Water Office (KWO) is accepting photos to be featured in conjunction with the 2022 Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas in November. The photos need to pertain to water or water use in Kansas. Examples include all bodies of water, irrigation, agriculture, recreation and fun, or other water infrastructure.
Grab all the fish you want while they’re still alive — this Kansas lake is drying up
City Lake by net, by hand — whatever. Just take as many as you want.
Get ready for a Big Hunt on the Prairie
Deer and antelope play on the Kansas range, including mule deer, whitetailed deer and pronghorn, a species unique to North America. Elk, common in presettlement Kansas, virtually vanished by 1900 but have since made a comeback in free-range herds.
Whatever God is asking you to do, DO IT
I’ve been a homemaker, pretty much all our married life. For over 39 years I have been doing our family’s laundry. I have seldom worked outside the home and even then have always been the sole person responsible for managing the household responsibilities, not that Jeff isn’t willing to give a hand when I need help. I just prefer to do some things myself.