Month: April 2019

HUMBOLDT — The excitement for the Love’s Travel Stops Midwest Modifieds grew even stronger on Friday after Fort Scott’s Trevor Vann picked up his very first Midwest Modified victory at the Humboldt Speedway.  Vann, starting…

NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid had 31 points and 16 rebounds, and passed to Mike Scott for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 112-108 on…

If Congress were to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, the hearings would last up to the eve of the 2020 election. So instead of having an election on issues such as affordable health…

When I first arrived in Iola as a freshman at Allen Community College, the town’s size didn’t shock me as it did many of my peers from out of state. My family has roots in…

The connection between faith and politics is unavoidable. From the freethinking deists that made up a good portion of our nation’s Constitutional Founders, to America’s periodic evangelical revivals, to the roles of Judaism, Catholicism, and…

Storybook weather conditions greeted youngsters of all ages Saturday as several communities and civic groups hosted Easter activities. Jay Ballin, Iola, plucks candy from the Allen County Courthouse lawn as part of the annual Iola…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites on Easter Sunday killed 290 people and wounded hundreds more in Sri Lanka’s deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in…

A small city in Kansas is determined to prove The Onion wrong. Folks in Emporia weren’t laughing when the satirical paper named it “best town to escape from” in 2017. In fact, the “brain drain”…

Dear Carolyn: I work in an extremely demanding job that has always expected late nights, overtime, uncompensated work on the weekends, and basically a commitment to make it one of the most important things in…

Family and friends of Iolan Glenn Cecrix Riddle, 19, have reported him missing. Riddle went missing from his home April 14, and last made contact with acquaintances a day later. Cell phone records indicate he…