Month: October 2019
State Regent Susan Metzger, from left, visits with Cofachique Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution members Deborah Jackson and Linda Johnson at the 50th anniversary of Four Winds Chapter DAR in Garnett Saturday. …
Ever since Brexiters and Donald Trump won in 2016, the worlds big-picture political story has been that democracy is under siege. This summer, Jair Bolsonaros victory in Brazil, Narenda Modis Kashmir crackdown and dramatic electoral…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) Two bear cubs were rescued after they locked themselves in a van and then honked the horn for help. News reports say security technician Jeff Stokely had parked his van outside…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says shes launching the states first formal strategy in 30 years to strengthen economic development. Kelly pledged Monday to work with industries and economic development specialists to…
Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Shawn L. Cantrell, 50, Yates Center, Friday for a warrant out of Woodson County. Allen County sheriffs deputies arrested Chadley M. Mueller, 36, vagrant, for a probation revocation warrant…
The reigning Pioneer League cross country champion Iola Fillies began the 2019 season with holes to fill. Iola had lost the sisters Elka and Ursula Billings to Crest High. And track star Elysia Kunkler had…
Humboldt High School will crown its Fall 2019 Homecoming King and Queen Friday during the Cubs home football game against Riverton.
Last Thursday, inclement weather canceled a cross country meet for area high schools at Central Heights. Iola ditched Mondays rescheduled meet to race in Eureka today and Independence on Thursday. Humboldt on the other hand,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. First, as a public service, we remind you that the last NFL team to go undefeated was the 1972 Miami Dolphins. And that only once since, in the case of the…
One of the most anticipated novels of this fall is The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which debuted at number one on the New York Times best seller list. Remarkably, its the first novel by…
