Month: December 2018

It was a magical moment. From the summit of Maine’s Mount Bigelow, Shane Schauf, Piqua, watched the sunset — gorgeous orange rays melting into pink, purple and blue as the sun dipped behind distant mountains. …

CANEY — The Iola High School FFA chapter pulled in several top medals at district speech and food science competitions hosted by Caney Valley High School Dec. 3. The Iola speech team finished in third.…

O’Malley Equipment Co., at 2701 N. State St., served a customer appreciation lunch Thursday afternoon to say thanks for a successful year. The business also made a special outreach to urban and residential customers, hoping…

Tish Lorraine Brooks Reynolds, age 55 of Chanute, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2018 in Chanute. She was born on Aug. 21, 1963, in Chanute, the daughter of Vaughn Jr. and Martha (Rogers) Brooks. …

Marilyn Ann Arbuckle, age 64, of Colony, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 24, 1954 in Kiowa, to Alex and Barbara McCullough.  She married Robert Arbuckle…

A new program will help Allen County Emergency Communications receive fast and accurate device location data for 911 emergency calls from mobile devices.  The first and most important question in every 911 call is “What’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In back-to-back votes against Saudi Arabia, the Senate delivered an unusual rebuke of President Donald Trump’s response to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and signaled new skepticism from Capitol Hill toward…

The first half of the 2018 property taxes is due Thursday. Allen County Treasurer Crickett Maley noted payments made by mail must be postmarked by Thursday to be accepted without penalty. Interest starts accruing Friday.…

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Even if you’re as favorably disposed as we are toward the hiring of Chris Klieman as Kansas State’s football coach, the truth is this: There is no way to predict how this…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An American Civil Liberties Union survey has found that county-level election officials in Kansas reject the notion that voter fraud is either a major or minor concern. The report released Friday…