SEATTLE (AP) — Poor air quality will be common across parts of the Pacific Northwest this week as winds push smoke from surrounding wildfires into the region, forecasters and regulators said. Air quality alerts are…

Dear Dr. Roach: Several years ago, I attended a presentation about insomnia. A registered nurse discussed how, in her career as a nursing home nurse, she had many residents with insomnia. She stated that she…

HUMBOLDT — With all chances of rain diminished for the night, Humboldt Speedway roared back to life Friday evening for NASCAR/Whelen All-American Racing Series action. Added to the evening’s activities was Veteran’s Night and the…

Register editor I’ve always been of the opinion that the more one denies something an element of guilt exists. “We will seek no wider war,” said President Lyndon B. Johnson, on the eve of escalating…

At Week’s End Young folks today have many opportunities for part-time jobs at various public and private venues. My granddaughter in New Mexico, Olivia, is paid handsomely to watch after pet turtles of a couple…

Humanity House The scarcity mindset is the belief that there will never be enough. The result of the scarcity mindset is that your actions and decisions are made from a place of want. People in…

40 Years Ago August 1978 Iola city commissioners put off making a commitment yesterday on whether to help property owners have access to a federal subsidized flood insurance program. Federally subsidized flood insurance is more…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge plans to hear oral arguments Friday on whether the federal government needlessly interjected itself in matters traditionally reserved for states when it charged Sedgwick County commissioner Michael O’Donnell…

NEW YORK (AP) — The toughest opponent for many NFL players and coaches during the blazing hot days of training camp sits far above the football field. The sun’s powerful ultraviolet rays are a leading…

BOSTON (AP) — Simone Biles is not here to save gymnastics. Or at least USA Gymnastics. The reigning Olympic champion understands how bumpy of a ride it has been for her sport’s national governing body…