Month: August 2019

Dennis William Sigg, age 57, of Woodward, Okla., died Monday, July 29, 2019 at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1961, the son of Donald E. Sigg and Patsy Ruth (Weeks) Sigg at Iola.…

Mark Dean Weeks, age 58, formerly of Iola died Monday, May 27, 2019, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. He was born  Feb. 9, 1961, in Wichita, to Lloyd D. and Anita…

HUMBOLDT — A Biblesta fundraiser will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at the intersection of Ninth and Amos streets in Humboldt. Pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, dessert…

WASHINGTON — As mass shootings revive the U.S. debate over gun policy, the Supreme Court is weighing whether to go forward with a Second Amendment showdown for the first time in a decade. The justices…

FREDONIA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old woman died and six other people were injured in a crash in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the accident Monday evening near Fredonia occurred when the driver…

NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx is severing ties with Amazon as the online retailer builds out its own delivery fleet and becomes more of a threat. The decision by Fed-Ex also illustrates how e-commerce has…

Last December, NBA superstar Lebron James referred to NFL owners as “old white men” who have a “slave owner mentality.” The statement is a lot to unravel, but James was trying to clarify that NFL…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will give a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University next month. Pompeo will speak Sept. 6 at McCain Auditorium. He has been secretary of state…

Dagen Goodner turns on the jets looking to pick up a first down. Last year, Goodner started at quarterback for Humboldt, and was to play college football at Bethel College in Newton. Unfortunately for the former…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas health department says insurance company Aetna is at risk of losing its $1-billion-a-year contract with the state’s Medicaid program. The Kansas City Star reports the agency gave Aetna 10…