Month: April 2018
LAHARPE A fire destroyed the home of Mike Scott and his two teen-aged sons early Sunday afternoon. Scott was not home, but his sons were. The boys were frying hamburger on a propane-fueled stove…
ERIE A St. Paul teenager is in custody following a vandalism crime spree Saturday evening. The incident ended when the teen was caught after reportedly driving a stolen pickup into Erie High School. KOAM…
The Allen County Farmers Market opens for the 2018 growing season at 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Iolas courthouse square. The market has three locations this year: Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m., in downtown Iola; Tuesdays, 1:30-4 p.m.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A half-naked man suspected in the slayings of four people at a Waffle House remained on the run today, and authorities said he may be armed with one of the guns…
Jack Ingram, whose songs have been at or near the top of country music charts for more than a decade, has been added to the list of performers at the Farm-City Days Summer Concert in…
Fort Hays State University students Lisa Wicoff, Iola, and Sara Jackman, Savonburg, have been inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society. Phi Theta Kappa is the nations oldest and most selective collegiate honor society…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trumps nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is facing serious opposition before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which may not have enough votes to recommend him for confirmation because…
The video clip from Fridays pro-gun rally on the Capitol grounds in Topeka is telling of what leadership under Kris Kobach would be if he were elected governor. Surrounded by a crowd of predominately senior…
The specter of Sam Brown-back haunted the Kansas statehouse last week in the form of a proposition that would place unchecked power for funding public schools in the legislatures hands. Beginning with his election as…
A report card for any Kansas legislative session this time of year is incomplete with a wrap-up session approaching. The problem this year is the incomplete grade may still be appropriate once lawmakers wrap up…
