Month: July 2018

All of her life, Kathryn Traw’s hopes and dreams have been aided by prayer and fueled by an unbound passion to serve others. Those traits led her to attend college in southern Lebanon, a land…

Two U.S. senators — Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Pat Roberts of Kansas — could play key roles in relaxing the noose tightening around the necks of farmers, factory workers and manufacturers across the nation.…

How do we lift people out of poverty? Do we cut their benefits and make them work for what they recieve? Do we cut their food benefits and monitor what they eat? Do we make…

A $100,000 federal grant will help Thrive Allen County begin a fight against the opioid epidemic in southeast Kansas. Thrive announced the grant in its newsletter this week. The organization also announced plans to hire…

Dennis Taylor, a Republican candidate for Kansas Secretary of State, taught Western-style democracy skills to local leaders in several Eastern European countries after the fall of the Berlin Wall. “Even though a lot of the…

From left, Madison, Dannah and Alexis Lee have been selling lemonade in front of LaHarpe Telephone this week. Proceeds from their stand benefit the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility

Pixie softball player Marlee Westhoff achieves perfect field position to snag a hopper in a game on Monday. Westhoff is one of the 11 stars on the Iola Pharmacy team. REGISTER/TIMOTHY EVERSON

BEIJING (AP) — China says it’s girded for a trade war with the U.S. and can give as good as it gets, but behind the official bravado lies a deep unease over trade friction with…

Tell Me About It Dear Carolyn: My son and his family recently moved back to our area. I feel I’ve missed so many milestones, though I did make the effort to visit them every month…