Lifestyle

Amanda Wray, Ottawa, has been awarded the $500 Fred H. Woodbury Memorial Scholarship through the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF).

Lily Judd, Pomona, has been awarded a $1,000 Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF)/ Kansas CattleWomen (KCW) Scholarship. Judd is a freshman majoring in livestock management and merchandising at Butler Community College.

TOPEKA — _e American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas condemned a school district’s discussed transgender policy as potentially illegal and harmful, in anticipation of a deciding vote on the matter.

Congratulations to Keith, Ashan and John who have worked tirelessly with Ottawa University students as they return to school. _ey have helped move, feed, do laundry, address unexpected challenges and many other tasks to help tend to the needs of the students as they settle in for the semester. _ank you for your service! Note: Ashan is actually a student on the OU men’s volleyball team, so try and catch a game to show your support!

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male diagnosed about 15 years ago with mild coronary artery disease, with some blockages in my peripheral arteries. I was taking the maximum recommended dosage of pravastatin to maintain a low cholesterol,but I experienced complete ruptures of both Achilles tendons. ese incidences occurred five years apart, but after the second rupture, my doctor discontinued the pravastatin. I then started Praluent injections twice a month to control my cholesterol, which has been incredibly effective -- maybe even too effective -- and is the purpose of my writing to you. With Praluent injections, my LDL level is about 26, and my HDL is 100. When my primary doctor’s assistant recently called to inform me of my bloodwork results, she said she has never seen anyone with such a low LDL level -- and she sees a lot of bloodwork! My primary care doctor doesn’t like it that low, but two different cardiologists I have seen think that the lower it is, the better. What do you think? -- J.W.

Daughter’s bullying experience affects mom Dear Amy: My 18-year-old daughter was kicked out of her friend group for being “too annoying” last fall, at the start of her senior year. Her mental health plummeted as a result of this rejection and isolation, so she finished her senior year online and has been receiving therapy ever since.

Twenty-two years, six counties, two correctional facilities, hundreds of happy kids, and thousands of bikes. _ese are the numbers that make up the success story of the Lake Region Solid Waste Authority’s Adopt-A-Bike program, which was introduced by the Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Council and its then-president (and current Franklin County Commissioner) Don Stottlemire.