Sterling News

She's looking for as many good men as she can find. Now in her 15th year of heading up the Sterling Old-Fashioned Fourth of July parade, Millie Casey has two floats decorated for military personnel to ride on and will be happy to add a third if it's needed.

Eric William Norris, Hays, received a master of library and information science May 17 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies.

A "Blitz Build" has been announced for this week at the ninth Habitat for Humanity home to be built in Rice County since the affiliate was organized five years ago.

Race fans were treated to double features in two of the four divisions competing at Wakeeney Speedway Sunday evening, June 7. The IMCA Modified and IMCA Stock Car features that were rained out on May 25th opened the racing program on the 3/8-mile oval.

Six doctoral students will arrive at the University of Kansas this fall with $30,000 fellowships to be funded by the National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program.

Info about Wesley's presentations and workshops is available. 1st June 2009 Podcast319: Integrating Podcasting into the Classroom Using Moodle by Dean Mantz and Brian Richter posted in assessment , digitalstorytelling , distributed-learning , economics , literacy , podcasting , podcasts , web 2.0 This podcast is a recording of Dean Mantz and Brian ...

John Engelland and his neighbors consider their irrigated farmland some of the best in the state.

The state Department of Transportation wants to build a divided four-lane Kansas 96 between Nickerson and Sterling to replace the current two-lane route.

Irrigation farmers think a proposed corridor for a divided four-lane K-96, from southeast of Nickerson to northwest of Sterling, would diminish the value of two valuable resources: Water and young farmers.

Spend any length of time with 9-year-old Effie Tripp, and you're bound to hear a song or a random phrase...but never a complaint.

This news article brightened my morning today: "a Webcampinga helps link Oklahoma rural teachers." According to the article: About 25 teachers visited the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma to participate in "K20 Alt Goes Webcamping.a They received webcams and instructions on how to use them to connect with fellow teachers and other outside ...

Hutchinson Police Department Wednesday, 7:53 a.m. a ' Matthew R. Perdue, 26, of South Hutchinson, was cited for disobeying a stop sign after hitting a vehicle at Avenue F and Maple driven by Tamara K. Martinez, 29.

A canola field tour will be conducted April 23 at a farm near Sterling. The tour, which is sponsored by Kansas State University Research and Extension, will begin at 9 a.m. at the Clark Woodworth farm.

"When it's an assignment, it's a lot easier to get yourself motivated," she said.

SPORTS: Lady Swathers blast Sterling for their 14th win Last Updated: February 26, 2009 HESSTON - The Hesston Lady Swathers picked up their 14th win of the season on Friday, blasting the Sterling Black Bears ...

Hutchinson Police Department Tuesday, 7:05 a.m. a ' An employee of Dickinson Mall 8 Theater, 1500 E. 11th, reported damage to three glass doors.

Andy Wesner's teaching career has come full circle - and he's only in his second year.

"I've been in school for 18 months now and am graduating in August." Then I pressed him to state the college, its location and accreditation, etc.