Month: May 2018

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, who is a plastic surgeon, plans to treat at least half a dozen patients at a free weekend clinic in Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports Colyer will…

  Iola Public Library will offer several programs for adults during June. Fred Kipp grew up in Piqua and went on to play professional and semi-pro baseball from 1950 to 1964. He is the last…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior-Senior High School has announced its honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2017-18 school year. The rolls are divided into three categories: Dean’s List, for those with a 4.0…

Calendar Saturday-111th Colony/Crest Alumni, Crest Auditorium, registration 5 p.m.; Monday-Memorial Service at Colony Cemetery, 9 a.m. May 30-City Council meeting, City Hall Community Room, 7 p.m.; June 4-Cemetery Board meeting, City Hall Community Room, 7…

PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the slaying of a Baltimore County, Md., police officer, and three other suspects are still being sought, police said today on Twitter. The…

Flying east to west over Kansas, the land transforms from lush green to desert brown. Rectangular farm plots fill in with emerald circles, the work of center-pivot irrigation. Outside Garden City, in the middle of…

Iola Boy Scout Troop 55 will host a ceremony Saturday to properly dispose of worn or tattered flags. The retirement ceremony runs from 1 to 4 p.m. near the rodeo arena at Iola’s Riverside Park.…

The Allen County Democratic Party will host Second District Congressional candidate Paul Davis at the Humboldt Public Library tonight at 6:30 p.m. Billed as a “Coffee and Conversation” with the candidate, the meeting is open…

The return of the Lehigh Roots Festival June 1-2 will offer a lesson in the different types of bluegrass music. This year’s festival brings 22 bands and artists that represent a wide spectrum of bluegrass…

Police arrested 18 people protesting policies pushed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach after the demonstrators occupied part of his office. Police led them past other protesters to a bus waiting outside the Kobach’s…