Month: August 2018

Kaylee Becker, 15, of Moran, enjoys helping people. She also likes to play the trumpet. Combining those two things, she said, feels even better. “Sometimes you can find ways to do things you love that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first set of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under the landmark nuclear accord went back into effect early today under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump,…

Emma Ella Rayburn, 4, LaHarpe, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Emma was born prematurely at 2 pounds, 10 ounces, with a rare genetic syndrome on Nov. 9, 2013,…

In contemporary slang, “ghosted” is when someone you have dated completely avoids any communication with you via telephone, social media, or in any other way. In Rosie Walsh’s new thriller “Ghosted”, that’s what Sarah’s friends…

HUMBOLDT — The South Logan FCE is hosting the annual “West of Humboldt” ice cream social at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Craig and Sussie Sharp residence. FCE members, friends and area residents are…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters were deciding today whether to implement a right-to-work law limiting labor union powers that had been passed more than a year ago by Republican state officials but placed…

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The place-names change but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. On Monday, twin…

Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important ingredient — fluoride — and leaves them at a greater risk of cavities. Most toothpastes already contain fluoride. While health…

THE CONVERSATION The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Every summer the U.S. Central Plains go dry, leading farmers to tap into groundwater to irrigate sorghum,…

Applications for the Master Gardener training are being accepted until August 27. The fall training class will begin September 10 in Chanute and will be every Monday through October 15 from 9 a.m. until 4…