Month: March 2019
70 Years Ago March 1949 5 The IHS Mustangs are the champions of the Southeast Kansas Basketball League. The team defeated the Independence Bulldogs in the Iola stadium last night to clinch the title,…
Iola churches will once again host weekly Lenten breakfasts starting Wednesday in the runup to Easter. The first Ash Wednesday will be at 7 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Madison Ave.…
It goes without saying that the House passage of measures that would strengthen our nations background check system and expand background checks to every single gun purchase is a major step toward building safer American…
WASHINGTON (AP) One by one, the Republican senators floated their ideas. They were trying to find a way out of a seemingly impossible dilemma: how to support President Donald Trumps U.S.-Mexico border wall without…
Things were supposed to be different on the Medicaid expansion this year. Expansion advocates thought Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys election would elevate the issue to center stage. They figured that would all but guarantee that…
(This is the fourth in a series of articles about college in Kansas.) LIBERAL ? Hefty college debt won?t saddle Bryan Medina. He?s on a fast track to an energy career that he hopes will…
ARMA The task was tall for the Humboldt girls Friday night when they laced up their shoes and took the court to take on the top-seeded Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan Lady Panthers in the 2A…
EUDORA Things ended poorly for the Iola girls Thursday night when they ran into a talented Eudora team in the opening round of 4A substate. The Fillies hung around with the Cardinals for a…
ARMA ? Separated by 25 miles of asphalt, Yates Center and Humboldt high schools have sported a rivalry as old as the hills. Their paths haven?t crossed as often as they once used to, now…
LAWRENCE, Kan. Just like the actual Big 12 race, the conference’s men’s basketball player of the year competition figures to be decided the last game or two of the season. “I don’t think anybody…
