Month: October 2019

BEIJING (AP) — Andy Murray’s run at the China Open is over. The former No. 1, who had won consecutive singles matches for the first time since undergoing hip surgery in January, lost to top-seeded…

Iola High School’s Lexie Vega and Andre Quinn were crowned 2019 Fall Homecoming Queen and King Friday. The Mustang football team followed the ceremony by picking up its first victory of the season, a 32-15…

One year ago this week Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott dropped a bombshell, announcing that after 132 years it would close its doors. Some say the hospital’s demise began almost as soon as its new…

A new plan released by the Trump Administration on Friday — which was short on details, or an explanation of how it would work — promises to restore the demand for ethanol that has been…

Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him. — Psalms 127:3.   Tradition is a strong motivator. If that were not so, the 12 members of Poplar Grove Baptist Church in…

Like any parent, Lincoln Elementary School principal Andy Gottlob wants his son, Charlie, age 10, to have the best possible quality of life. For Charlie, that means brain surgery later this month to reduce the…

The Iola High School senior class promises to eat the Osawatomie Trojans for breakfast with their cereal-themed homecoming parade float Friday afternoon. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

Life changes on a dime. One minute everything is looking up; all the cogs are turning; everyone is healthy and happy. Life is good. In a moment, that can all change. Someone becomes ill; someone…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman after telling her that the devil wanted her dead. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 34-year-old Lawrence resident Donavan Ryan Hiller…

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2019 hurricane season has been a year of tropical milestones. First in August, meteorologists saw the slow development of Hurricane Dorian: It is the strongest hurricane of the year so far,…