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Area/State Colby Free Press Monday, January 24, 2011 Page 3 Weather Lady Eagles win tournament File by Tuesday Corner From “EAGLES,” Page 1 the 47-45 win. Hockersmith said it was a challenging game be- the half. Holcomb led 23-20 at the break. cause the Lady Longhorns, a league opponent, al- Hockersmith made a transition layup and Morgan ways had fi ve really good players on the court. for area elections Bell scored off a rebound early in the third. Later on, Morgan Bell had a team-high 15 points, making From “ELECTIONS,” Page 1 Hockersmith scored inside while drawing a foul. She 3 of 11 fi eld goals and going 8 for 10 from the foul Three candidates have fi led knocked down her free throw. line. Hockersmith added 13, connecting on 4 of 6 for mayor: Ed Collins, Gary election in each district. The Lady Eagles had trouble taking care of the ball shots and making all 6 of her free throws. Other Adrian and Councilman Dave County Clerk Shelly Harms early in the fourth, making some ill-advised passes. scorers included Lauren Bell with 5, senior Kelsey Voss. Adrian is the author of said no one had fi led in Thomas The two teams battled to a 38-38 tie with three min- Shields, Katherine Kaus and Curry, 4 each, and Ka- “Flight of the Eagles,” a history County for Oakley, Grinnell utes remaining. trina Kaus, 2. of Colby sports, and a Colby and Triplains school boards. Senior Katrina Kaus, Katherine’s twin; made a Colby had 13 turnovers and Holcomb 17. The High Booster Club member. Those districts each have area jumper from the right baseline that broke the tie and Lady Eagles outrebounded their opponents 20-18 Voss, a council member, lobbied in Thomas County and candi- unsuccessfully to be appointed National Weather Service helped the girls break free of the malaise that seemed and went 19 for 24 from the foul line. The girls shot dates may fi le with Harms, but Tonight: Clear, with a low to have enveloped them. McKee pinpointed the play about 39 percent, 13 for 33, and Holcomb 50 per- to Rep. Jim Morrison’s seat in candidates may also fi le in other around 15. Northwest wind be- as the shot that got his team back on the right track. cent, making 13 of 26. the state House of Representa- counties. tween 5 and 10 mph. The Lady Longhorns’ Breanna Gottschalk scored on Hockersmith was named most inspirational girls’ tives in December. Fred Taylor and Pat Mallory Tuesday: Sunny, with a high the other end of the fl oor, tying the game at 40 with player of the tournament and Morgan Bell and Hock- In Brewster, Mayor Mike are running for re-election for near 45. West wind between 10 1:32 left. ersmith were named to the all-tournament team. Mc- Baughn, former Thomas County Colby City Council. Taylor rep- and 15 mph. Lauren Bell answered the bucket by burying a Kee was named the girls’ coach of the tournament sheriff, has fi led for re-election. resents Ward IV and Mallory, Tuesday Night: Increasing huge three pointer. Holcomb was forced to foul for and Shields made the all-academic team. In Gem, Warren Ziegelmeier Ward I. Two candidates, Joshua clouds, with a low around 22. the remainder of the game to stop the clock. Kath- With the win, the girls improved to 11-1. They will and Annette Spresser have fi led Faber and Mike Hake, have Northwest wind between 10 and erine Kaus and Hockersmith knocked down four play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scott City. for the city council. Mayor fi led for the Ward II currently 15 mph. straight free-throws and the Lady Eagles picked up Phyllis Ziegelmeier, Warren’s held by council president Jim Wednesday: Partly sunny, sister-in-law, has fi led for re- Brown. Faber is the chairman with a high near 41. North wind election. of the Thomas County Republi- between 10 and 15 mph. In Rexford, Mayor David School debate really all about money can Party. So far, no candidates Wednesday Night: Partly Williams, who was appointed have fi led for Ward III. Beverly cloudy, with a low around 20. From “SCHOOL,” Page 1 First, the state has already tried Amid all the government-speak to the post when Dennis Allison Eicher, who holds the seat, said Thursday: Sunny, with a high it and fallen short, they argue. In in a debate about something as moved out of town, has fi led for she would not be running for re- near 51. the word actually doesn’t appear 1992, the state adopted its cur- nebulous as defi ning suitability in election. R. Alan Jones has fi led election. Thursday Night: Mostly in the Kansas Constitution’s article rent framework for distributing public education, the real issue is for city council. clear, with a low around 24. on education. It says the Legisla- aid, setting a per-student fi gure for money. Friday: Sunny, with a high ture shall provide for “intellectual, all school districts, adding extra near 53. educational, vocational and scien- money for specifi c programs, such Friday Night: Partly cloudy, tifi c improvement” through public as those helping at-risk children. with a low around 21. schools and other educational in- Districts were allowed to use L L Saturday: Mostly sunny, with stitutions and that the Legislature property taxes to fi nance a Lo- OCAL TV ISTINGS a high near 39. must “make suitable provision for cal Option Budget for extras, but sponsored by the Saturday Night: Partly fi nance” of the state’s educational soon, districts began using their cloudy, with a low around 15. interests. own levies to support day-to-day Sunday: Partly sunny, with a O’Neal and many other legisla- operations, complaining that the high near 30. tors, particularly Republicans, al- state was too miserly. ways have read the constitution as Secondly, skeptics say, the state Friday: High, 46; Low 19 requiring legislators to ensure that already has multiple defi nitions of Saturday: High, 53; Low 16 the state fairly distributes what what constitutes a suitable edu- Sunday: High, 45; Low 19 money it can afford to provide to cation, embodied in admissions Precip: Friday 0.00 inches schools. standards for state universities or Saturday 0.00 inches But Kansas Supreme Court rul- in the requirements for ever-better Tuesday Evening January 25, 2011 ings in 2005 and 2006 in an edu- tests scores from No Child Left 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 Sunday 0.00 inches KAKE/ABC No Ordinary Family State of the Union Cougar Local Nightline Jimmy Kimmel Live Month: 0.22 inches cation funding lawsuit declared Behind. 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