December 2021

Mary Louise Gall

DODGE CITY - Mary Louise Gall, 75, died November 27, 2021 at her home in Dodge City. She was born on May 18, 1946 in San Fransisco, California the daughter of Victor Maxine Burton and Mary Ann (Casey) Rosproy.

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A trip to the taxidermist

Staring at the two deer mounts on our living room wall, and the fact that Kansas deer rifles season opens this week, brought back memories of the hunts when we harvested those two deer and also memories of the process of getting them mounted.

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K-State’s Ervin, Howell to transfer

MANHATTAN — Kansas State took a hit to its running back depth Sunday when second-leading rusher Joe Ervin announced via social media that he is entering the transfer portal. Later in the day, wide receiver Tyrone Howell revealed that he is transferring as well, making him the third Wildcat player to depart in the last week and the fourth this month.

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COVID-19 vaccines create fault lines

When Don Hineman was Kansas House majority leader, he knew what he would be getting from a meeting with Kansans for Health Freedom. As the Dighton Republican tells it, the anti-vaccine group didn’t have much clout in the Statehouse and was largely viewed as being on the fringe, though there may have been a few kindred members of the Legislature.

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