Month: August 2018
How can a politician as flawed as Kris Kobach be elected governor? Easy just divide and conquer. A lot of politicians with deep pockets and deep ambition see 2018 as their moment to shine.…
By the scandalous standards of recent policy on immigration, it may seem like small potatoes. With a federal court demanding that separated parents and young children be reunited, and the Trump administration saying it doesnt…
President Donald Trumps tax package, which included a cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, went into effect on Jan. 1. As a result, corporate taxes paid have dropped this…
The Iola Amateur Radio Club met Thursday at Iola City Hall. Members discussed the upcoming Joplin Ham Radio Fest Aug. 24-25. Jeremy Utley, club treasurer, has resigned due to his work obligations elsewhere. Committee members…
GARNETT A round of videos making their way across social media depicting the Keke Challenge led to a local high-schooler being hospitalized, Anderson County Sheriff Vernon Valentine reported Friday. The Keke Challenge…
Group aims to fix Yates Center issues YATES CENTER A new group, RevitalizeYC, had its first meeting recently to discuss their reasons to want to improve the town, The Yates Center News reported. Citizens spoke…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center class has a record number of women. Fifteen of the 58 people in Class 252 are women, The Hutchinson News reported. Its the most women…
Hundreds of people in T-shirts reading Art is the voice of freedom fanned out along either side of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence Saturday in anticipation of a so-called Defend the Flag demonstration. The event took…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. The way center Mitch Morse sees it, Thursday night was the kind of reality check the Chiefs offensive line needed. The first string of linemen played only nine snaps in the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. With the regular season winding down for NASCARs Monster Energy Cup Series and the playoffs inching ever closer, The Kansas City Star caught up with Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren to…
