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Wichita Beacon “What are we going to do with all this stuff?” It’s a question more people confront every day as they or their parents reach retirement age. Approximately 58,000 people aged 65 and older live in Wichita, according to latest census figures.

HUMBOLDT – This town is the exception that proves the rule. Its slight uptick in population in recent years driven by efforts to make this Allen County town of just under 2,000 people buzz a little with chic restaurants and shops bucks trends that define rural Kansas.

Sometimes, society’s norms make it more difficult for men to take care of their health. “We’re told to brush it off, walk it off, don’t cry, don’t show your true feelings...,” said Brad Dirks, the associate director of Kansas State University’s Physician Assistant program.

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More than $9 million worth of construction is all but complete at Haysville Middle School. The improvements, which voters OK'd when they approved a $59 million bond issue in June 2015, include a new, larger competition gym that also serves as a FEMA-compliant storm shelter; and a reconfiguration of offices and classrooms that improves building security during the school day.

Leon and Jean McCoy enjoyed a 15day tour of Scotland, England, Holland, Germany and Switzerland. The tour was planned for farm people interested in comparing agriculture and livestock operations in these countries and gain a better understanding of international agriculture economics. In each country, farms were visited under the direction of agriculture extension of that country or representatives of livestock breeds.

1929 Announcements were received here last week telling of the marriage of Miss Katherine Barber of Holton, to Mr. Richard Albert McGrew of Sappho, Wash.

“Well, these are a disaster,” I told Joey, pulling my baking sheet out of the oven. “I guess they won’t be going in the column.” Earlier in the week, I was excited to try a recipe I ran across that used soy sauce in chocolate chip cookies.

Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons soy sauce (I used low-sodium) 2 teaspoons vanilla Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper, and set them aside.