Month: September 2018

50 Years Ago September 1968 The Elsmore community Ruritan’s second annual Rural-Town Day celebration will be Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to midnight. Events are scheduled from competitive games for young and old to an evening…

We gather to bestow final rites on the Village Voice, once a giant of New York City print journalism, a global beacon for social and political and artistic movements chronicled in its pages, reduced last…

On Thursday, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach reappointed Johnson County Election Commissioner Ronnie Metsker to a full four-year term. The announcement was expected. Metsker is a former chairman of the Johnson County Republican Party,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for the American newspaper industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission last Wednesday blocked tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imported newsprint, finding that American producers weren’t harmed by…

The Pony eighth-grade volleyball team hosted Wellsville Tuesday afternoon and fell in both the A and B-team matches. The A-team Ponies got swept 10-25, 12-25 and 16-25 while the B-Team fell in four sets. The…

Yates Center volleyball hosted their home opener on Tuesday versus Marmaton Valley and Eureka. The Wildcats swept past Marmaton Valley 25-13 and 25-20 before being swept themselves by the Lady Tornadoes 25-20 and 25-14. Marmaton…

Allen County soccer traveled to Ottawa to play their junior varsity team. The Lady Devils fell 1-0 while the men won 2-1. The Lady Devils fell to 2-3 while the Red Devils moved up to…

CLEVELAND (AP) — With one swing, Francisco Lindor shook the Indians from their early September slumber. The All-Star shortstop homered leading off the first again, Mike Clevinger struck out 10 and Cleveland moved closer to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal began his U.S. Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score for only the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches.…

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (AP) — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, golf’s most prominent players for more than two decades, never realized the Ryder Cup would mean so much. For Woods, it’s the culmination of a…