Month: August 2018
As local students head back to class, most will come armed with the extra protection of being immunized. All school districts require incoming students to have up-to-date immunizations, though its up to each district to…
Elementary school students often name PE as their favorite class. That typically changes around middle and high school, when the awkward bodily changes of puberty collide with emerging interests like band or art or technology.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) With Kris Kobach as the Republican nominee for governor, Kansas Democrats may have the candidate they want. Kobach, who serves as secretary of state, has earned a national reputation for his…
Darlene (Wiley) Thomas, 90, of Bartlesville died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 in Bartlesville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Davis Family…
French couple pay tribute to soldiers GARNETT A French motorcyclist and his fiancé touring America on a 1918 World War I-era Harley Davidson made a stop-off in Garnett last week, a short rest from…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Officials say a guard at a northeast Kansas juvenile detention facility has been placed on leave after a teen was injured so severely that his mother said he required emergency brain…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A Missouri woman whos charged with killing her 5-year-old daughter and critically injuring her 1-year-old son by intentionally driving into the Kansas River told authorities she wanted to die and didnt…
A blood drive through the Community Blood Center Wednesday at the North Community Building registered 39 donors. Six potential donors were deferred. Six gave blood through the Alyx Component Collection System, which doubles the amount…
With last weeks nail-biter primary election finally decided, its time to take a break from politics. Yes, there are some wounds to lick, but the best salve is to realize the world doesnt stop just…
Zaden Mellen of Iola was pictured with kindergarten teacher Shelly Meadows at an open house for McKinley Elementary School. He was identified as another child in Wednesdays edition. Also, in a story regarding the Allen…
