Month: December 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ incoming Democratic governor uses words like “decimated” to describe what’s happened to state government over the past decade and will be looking to add staff, boost spending and rethink contracts…

The Marmaton Valley Parent Teachers Organization (PTO) received a $2,500 grant from Enbridge to use for classroom security upgrades, part of PTO’s collaboration with other community organizations to make schools safer.

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Dec. 13 was “A Psalm of Gifts for Christmas,” taken from Psalm 91. Myrna Wildschuetz played “Little Drummer Boy” for the prelude. The Lyle Bartholomew family presided over…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The sooner-than-expected departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shifts the focus to President Donald Trump’s appointment of an acting Pentagon chief and plans for a permanent replacement. It also signals an acrimonious…

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo today toured areas devastated by his country’s latest tsunami, as efforts to collect the hundreds of dead and save the injured were stepped up and scientists…

There’s a clear distinction between being rebellious (a desire to resist authority) and simply being inquisitive (unusually curious; eager to learn). So even though Jon Miller’s natural inclination is to never accept things at face…

Marmaton Valley Elementary School’s students decided that while getting presents for Christmas is fun, giving presents has its appeal as well. The students in grades 2-6 agreed to forego their annual Christmas gift exchange, favoring…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure could drag on “for a very long time” and he tried to lay blame on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years, but Americans still prefer hearing carols such as “Silent Night” and…