Month: August 2018
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Puerto Rico is now estimating that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, far more than the official death toll of 64, in a report to Congress seeking billions…
WASHINGTON (AP) New sanctions against Russia will be imposed later this month for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempted assassination of a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year,…
Bob E. Kleier, 89, of Wellsville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Olathe Medical Center. Family will meet with friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa. …
TOPEKA Three Iola students are part of Washburn Universitys Class of 2018. Each of the three earned degrees following Washburns spring 2018 semester. McKayli Cleaver completed an associate of science degree in radiologic technology.…
The 68th annual Lindsey-King reunion was held in Iolas Riverside Park June 16. Attending were Randy and Cyndy Hughey, Perry, Okla.; Lindsey and Jane Tweedy, Austin, Texas; Judy Richardson, Lees Summit, Mo.; Vernon and Jane…
The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship at least temporarily. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders…
On Wednesday, football coaches across the Three Rivers League announced their preseason picks for both the eight and 11-man divisions of their league. TRL eight-man defending champion team St. Paul was picked to repeat for…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Heath Fillmyer used a hockey mentality to get a baseball milestone Wednesday night. Fillmyer allowed three singles over seven innings for his first major league win, Adalberto Mondesi and Drew…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The NCAA is taking steps to try to clean up college basketball, carving out a limited role for agents to work with players and changing pivotal parts of its rules-enforcement system…
While Carolyn Hax is away, readers give the advice. On helping someone get help: Carolyn often writes about helping someone with depression find a therapist. I am now on four days, four hours of online…
