Month: May 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to tell the world whether he plans to follow through on his threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran and almost surely ensure…

Bryan Murphy expected a notable increase in traffic along old 169 Highway between Iola and Humboldt now that U.S. 169 is closed between the two communities. “But this has become a problem,” the Allen County…

It’s not easy to move to a new school your senior year of high school. But Iola High School valedictorian Mackenzie Palmer said she enjoys Iola so much, she’s going to stick around and go…

LAWRENCE — Humboldt High School students added to their school’s storied journalistic legacy Saturday, by winning their 22nd state sweepstakes championship at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s state competition. The event, for Class 3A schools,…

MORAN — With enough money on hand to buy and stock Moran’s only grocery store, the Marmaton Market is almost ready for business. Larry Manes, one of the members of the citizen-based cooperative who will…

Iola High School’s forensics team took home 10th among all Class 4A schools Saturday at the State Speech and Drama Championships, hosted by Washburn Rural High School in Topeka. At right, Karly McGuffin, center, took…

Iola farmer Debbie Bearden is at a Salina symposium today for local food and farm councils. Bearden says councils succeed by channeling people’s passions into community projects. “The incentive to form a council comes from…

Gunshot fired at Parsons business PARSONS — A Parsons man was arrested on suspicion of firing a gun at an occupied Parsons business last week, according to The Parsons Sun. The Neighbors Wine and Sports…

Four employees within Kansas’ 31st Judicial District are being recognized for their longevity. Chief Justice Daniel Creitz announced pins were given to April Hudson, court reporter at Allen County, for her 30 years of service,…

Kansas’s efforts to punch holes in the safety net program Medicaid were blocked Monday by officials who said they would have been too punitive. Kansas had sought a three-year lifetime limit on the benefits that…