Month: October 2019

TOKYO (AP) — Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday by beating Japanese wild-card entry Go Soeda 6-3, 7-5. Djokovic, who is attempting to win a title on his tournament debut…

60 Years Ago October 1959 “Once in 100 years,” is the theme of a centennial to be observed by the Ramsay Department Store in Iola during October and November. Ramsay’s claim to being 100 years…

Dear editor, We are soon going to be choosing who we want to be mayor of our town for the next term. I have decided to share my experience with Larry Walden, to inform those…

CLEVELAND (AP) — London Fletcher looked down and traced his unlikely path to football stardom. From more than 1,000 feet above his hometown, Fletcher gazed out one of the Goodyear Blimp’s gondola windows and memories…

“It is impossible that the whistleblower is a hero and I’m not,” says Rudy Giuliani. What’s really impossible is recognizing this Rudy as the man we once admired, first as a U.S. attorney who dismantled…

LAHARPE — A team of volunteers is hoping to do some fall cleaning later this month. The LaHarpe PRIDE Committee is overseeing a cleanup day project Oct. 19. Local residents with cluttered yards filled with…

The 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was marked on Tuesday by a mass military parade in the heart of Beijing, was less a historical commemoration than a political event. The Communist…

Since the group’s inception in 2015, Wings of Warriors has distributed more than $31,800 to help people in Allen County. The report came from the group’s advisory committee during its Sept. 12 meeting at the…

Timothy Todd Fritch, age 41 of Humboldt, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Neosho Falls. He was born Sept. 19, 1978 in Eureka, the son of Roy and Tracy Fritch. He graduated from…

Marmaton Valley High School’s Allison Heim, seated second from left, and Ty Scharff, standing second from right, were crowned 2019 Fall Homecoming Queen and King prior to Friday’s home football game against Southern Coffey County.…