Month: August 2018

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — Race drivers and others have been answering the call from an 11-year-old Iowa boy who wants racing stickers to cover his casket after he dies from leukemia. Caleb Hammond’s uncle, Chris…

Dear Carolyn: My wife occasionally picks fights with members of my family of origin, especially my sister. What am I supposed to do about that? The general guidance is that protecting my spouse from my…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State trustees set a private meeting for Wednesday to talk about the future of coach Urban Meyer as the university seeks to quickly move past a scandal that has consumed…

Stephanie Defebaugh knew a teaching career was in her future — as soon as the timing was right. But that took a while to find. Stephanie graduated from Pittsburg State University in December 2015 with…

Iola High School seniors were were in an artistic mood Saturday, painting individual stalls in the senior parking lot. The students spent $25 apiece to buy the parking and painting rights for the upcoming school…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The state of Kansas will offer one day of amnesty for people who have bench warrants for not paying child support. The Department of Children and Families says the warrants will…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected defense arguments that the U.S. government needlessly interjected itself in matters traditionally reserved for states when it charged a Sedgwick County commissioner with fraud and…

Michael Trainor Sr., passed away peacefully in his recliner at home on Aug. 14, 2018 at the young age of 62. He was born Nov. 19, 1955. He had recently moved to Yates Center to…

Betty A. Robinson, age 66, of Neosho Falls, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 at her home. She was born in Iola. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service…