Month: May 2019
Seems a handshake isnt what it used to be. And moderate Republicans are feeling burned in the aftermath of the legislative session, when they took the gesture between Jim Denning, the majority leader of the…
Family is a big part of Gloria Tilmans life, including the 250 or so kids at Humboldt Elementary School. So after 30 years as secretary at HES, Gloria, age 61, knows its going to take…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Toronto guard Kyle Lowry squarely planted his feet and braced for contact with Milwaukee Bucks athletic big man Giannis Antetokounmpo barreling down on him. Lowry, one of the best in basketball…
Julie Rosenquists complaints of unequal pay fell on deaf ears. As a school principal, Rosenquist was paid 90 percent of her male counterparts. When she complained, officials boosted her pay by 3%. When she sued,…
The role the United States plays on the world stage has helped define us as a nation for more than 200 years. It has also often divided us. Every president starting with George Washington had…
BALTIMORE (AP) The jockey shuffle heading into the Preakness has a musical chairs feel to it. Of the 13 jockeys in Saturdays race, nine who rode in the Kentucky Derby are aboard a different…
HUMBOLDT Humboldt Elementary School has listed its fourth-quarter honor rolls for the 2018-19 school year. Students earning all As: Fifth grade Harper Dye, Josey Ellis, Darryl Farrill, Ricklyn Hillmon, Emmie Hole, Skylar Hottenstein,…
Juvenile arrested Iola police officers arrested a juvenile Monday afternoon following a reported battery at Iola Middle School. The juvenile was not identified. Fender-benders Andrew L. Chester was backing a City of Iola utility…
ROME (AP) Rafael Nadal put away Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-0 at the Italian Open on Friday, and ought to be a little nervous. Hes conceded only six games in six sets at the Foro…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Laura Kellys administration is canceling two no-bid contracts valued at more than $110 million that were negotiated by Kansas Revenue Department officials from previous administrations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the…
