Month: April 2019

COLONY — Darren McGhee gave the Communion Meditation “Hide & Seek” at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service.  Just like as a child we play hide and seek with our friends, we often try to play…

The key to passing Medicaid expansion may not necessarily be our polarized legislature, but voters themselves, especially in small town and rural Kansas. But how much do average Kansans honestly care about expansion, and how…

With poll after poll showing that health care is the issue that most concerns Americans, President Donald Trump would be wise to rethink his recent terrifying strategy: moving to destroy the nation’s system, promising to…

Saying she wanted to “break the logjam” in Parliament over Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May last week reached out to the opposition Labor Party and its leader, Jeremy Corbyn. It was a bold move…

MORAN — A collaborative effort to highlight the legal and medical dangers of providing alcohol to minors was the theme Saturday for the annual “Sticker Shock” campaign, sponsored by the Allen County Multi-Agency Team and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned on Sunday amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border. Trump announced on Sunday in…

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say it could cost over $50,000 to repair a Connecticut baseball diamond where somebody dumped gasoline and set it on fire to dry out the infield. Police are investigating the…

When will the recreation building be back in use? Are we paying taxes and utilities on a building that cannot be used by the community? -Jessica Fernandez, Iola Submitted 04/05/2019

This past season, the Red Devils men’s basketball team was led by a group of six sophomores that started the season so hot, the team nearly made the national rankings.  On Wednesday, the first of…

In Humboldt’s first six games, the Cubs outscored their opponents 112-15. The closest any of those six games ended up being was a 10-point win over Neodesha in the season opener.  So it stands to…