Two Independence High School cross countiy runners made the trip to Wamego this past Saturday, October 29 for the KSHSAA Class 4A State Tournament. Lady Bulldogs junior Eva Thompson made her return to State this fall, improving upon her time and placement from a season ago as she crossed the finish line in 23:04 — good for 62nd overall.

When you hear the term bullying, the thought of children heckling a student on a playground or in the classroom comes to mind. However, with the age of social media, bullying can extend far beyond the classroom, and parents may not always know what bullying looks like outside of school.

The Kansas City Royals’ first-time head of baseball operations, J.J. Picollo, has selected a first-time manager to lead the ballclub through the next stage of its rebuilding process.

Dear Annie: I am very sad and hurt because my son and his wife will not let me see my four grandkids. This all started after we got together on the Fourth of July. My son and daughter-in-law and their children came to my home to celebrate the holiday. They have four little kids, and we only live 45 minutes apart. I love my grandchildren, and if it were up to my son, they would visit more often and stay longer. But as it is, they had rarely visited me.

With the uncertainty of Kansas weather and ongoing construction on Kansas roadways, it is always nice to know that you have up-to-date information at your fingertips whenever you are planning a trip. The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive website is now available to download as an app on Android and iOs cell phones. KanDrive provides travelers across Kansas timely details on maintenance, road construction activity, road conditions, flooded roadways, incidents and crashes that could affect traffic.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s handling of a deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 people will give him a chance to prove to critics he can lead, or hand his opponents more fodder to paint his adminas incompetent. Yoon convened emergency meetings just hours after the crush occurred late Saturday night in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon, where tens of thousands were celebrating Halloween. He quickly pledged medical and financial support to victims and their families, and vowed there would be thorough investigations and reviews of safety measures to prevent similar tragedies.

Field Kindley High School football did an excellent job of bouncing back from a tough defeat in double overtime to Ft. Scott at home in the final matchup of the regular season, outlasting El Dorado 40-30 in round one of the postseason last Friday, October 29. The Golden Tornado earned the six seed in the west, giving them the chance to host No. 11 seed El Dorado in the playoff opener.

There is life after Texas and Oklahoma after all and a nice TV extension, too. Fifteen months after the Big 12's obituary was written with the defection of the Longhorns and Sooners to the SEC, the once-embattled conference is looking at a new deal with ESPN and Fox.

After a crushing double overtime loss at home to El Dorado in the regular season finale, Independence High School football drew the No. 14 seed in the west and headed to Towanda to take on No. 3 seed Circle on Friday, October 28. Circle jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead that the Bulldogs were never able to recover from, falling by the final score of 60-20 to end the 2022 season.

As America races to accelerate innovation across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), public and private sector investments are essential to advancing new technologies. The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 represents a solid step forward in the country's path to investing smartly in STEM education and programming. Notably, the act allocates investments in STEM at K-12, community college, undergraduate, and graduate levels. It's one way to ensure that more people from all backgrounds, regions, and communities around the country gain access to STEM education and training opportunities.