Sports museum set to open Newton location

? The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame will be giving fans two locations next year to peruse historic sports memorabilia.

A new Kansas Sports Museum is set to open Jan. 4 in Newton. The museum is a division of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. It plans to display items from all of Kansas’ colleges, many high schools and the state’s Olympic athletes.

Memorabilia from Hall of Fame inductees goes on display later next year when the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame opens at its new location in the Wichita Boathouse.

The group says two locations will allow more items to be displayed.