Month: May 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is putting pressure on Amtrak to commit to the continued operation of the Southwest Chief passenger rail service that connects Chicago to Los Angeles with stops in…
Prairie Rose 4-H Club met Sunday at the Moran Community Center. Members cleaned the flower gardens around the building and planted new annuals as their monthly service project. Following the project, the club held…
WASHINGTON (AP) Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made it official: The administration wont be turning President Donald Trumps tax returns over to the Democratic-controlled House. Mnuchin told Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal,…
Last year about this time a group of colleagues and I were able to tour the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Kansas City, Mo. FEMA works in partnership with tribal, state and local emergency…
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps top trade negotiator said the U.S. plans to raise tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, accusing Beijing of backpedaling on commitments it made during negotiations. Still, the trade talks will…
Large crowds flocked to downtown Iola Thursday for the first Allen County Farmers Market session of 2019. The market runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Thursday on Jefferson Avenue along the courthouse square. Specials…
HOUSTON The Royals got a couple crucial hits to swing the game in their favor in the fourth and fifth innings, but they needed one or two more that they didnt get in order…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a man and woman in a stolen SUV involved in a crash that killed two people are both convicted felons. Police say Mia Collins, 24, led police on a…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new government report says the Kansas winter wheat crop is maturing more slowly than usual. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that about 14% of the wheat has now…
GARNETT The Iola Middle School track and field team ended its season at the Pioneer League meet in at Anderson County on Thursday. The eighth-grade boys led the way with a third-place finish and…
