Month: April 2019
70 Years Ago April 1949 Thomas H. Bowlus, president of Allen County State Bank, today is quietly celebrating the completion of 50 years of service as city treasurer. During that half century he has helped…
One of my favorite quotes of all time has been attributed to an English reformer and martyr named John Bradford, who was executed in England in 1555 for his religious beliefs. Earlier in his life…
Every time gardening seasons starts, I think of the little boy at Santas Toy Shop who told me all he wanted for Christmas was food in his house. Food insecurity is one of the most…
Over the years, I have noticed a steady increase in anti-vaccine misinformation circulating on social media. I find it troubling, but I am somewhat reassured because for every anti-vaccine click-bait article posted, there are 20…
MORAN ? Stephen Smith, science instructor at Marmaton Valley High School, has been named a recipient of the 2019 Wolfe Family Teaching Award from the University of Kansas. Smith, who has taught at Marmaton Valley…
LAHARPE A series of activities and projects are about to get underway, courtesy of a successful In Our Back Yard fundraising campaign. LaHarpe City Council members noted the recent fundraiser, which raised about $24,000,…
WASHINGTON Attorney General William Barr sought to please add one point of clarification at the end of his testimony Wednesday before a Senate appropriations subcommittee and the veteran law enforcement official needed it.…
LONDON (AP) Following the decision early today by the European Union to delay the U.K.s departure for a second time, not much is clear about Brexit bar the certainty that the divisions in British…
LONDON (AP) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a waiting British police van today, setting up a potential court battle over attempts to extradite…
Private Blake Alan Mittelmeier, 18, Iola, graduated from the United States Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego Friday. Mittelmeier successfully completed 13 weeks of intense basic training as one of 86 recruits within Training…
