Month: May 2019
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled recently that the state constitution protects a womans right to an abortion. Conservative politicians in Topeka may back putting a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot to counter that ruling.…
Less than a month out from the start of hurricane season on June 1, Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives are in South Florida to remind us about disaster preparedness. But there is a twist to…
DENVER (AP) Damian Lillards shots kept banging off the backboard, rattling off the rim, going everywhere but through the hoop. The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the Western Conference Finals anyway because CJ…
Don’t be surprised to see Jon Miller run for president in 2036. That’s the first year he’s eligible. He’s already given his future a lot of thought. He imagines walking up to a political science…
Iola High School senior Hunter Preston has a bright future. So bright in fact, the 18-year-old has to wear a mask to shield his face and eyes. The profession of welding is what brought his…
YATES CENTER A guilty conscience ended a search for the third of three Woodson County Jail inmates who escaped custody Thursday. Woodson County Sheriff Wayne Faulkner said Jordan Stout, 29, Yates Center, turned himself…
On June 28, Aileen Wilson plans to slip out the door of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce with no one the wiser. Chances are, that?s not going to happen. If anyone, Aileen has been…
Janet L. Rice, age 73 and resident of Bartlesville, Okla., passed away on May 7, 2019 in St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa. Janet Lynne Means was born on Aug. 25, 1945, in Iola. She was the…
WASHINGTON The House passed a $19.2 billion disaster aid package to help victims of recent storms and flooding rebuild, with the price tag growing by about $1.8 billion on the floor through amendments to…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday there was no need to rush to get a trade deal with China, hours after he raised tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, escalating a battle…
