Month: December 2019
Its better, but not good enough. The Kansas Department of Corrections still has some work to do on their censorship policies. The policies came to light this summer when the nonprofit Human Rights Defense Center…
Youngsters partook in coloring, cookie decorating and visits with Santa Saturday at LaHarpe City Hall. Braxton Franklin, 3, and Luuly Tran, 5, color their Christmas photos. Luxia Vega, 3, ices a gingerbread man.
Dear Dr. Roach: Why is there a flu season instead of it being a year-round health challenge? And why do flu strains originate in Southeast Asia instead of, say, Poughkeepsie, New York? M.S. Answer: Why…
Dear Carolyn: We lost our father this year, and I am dreading the holidays without him. I was closer to my dad than my out-of-state siblings, who are now hosting traditional holiday events that would…
Mary Joseph admires the handiwork of Myron Rush at Saturdays Humboldt Holiday Gift Market. The annual event is sponsored by GALS FCE and the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce. Rush uses up to five types of…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican legislators are headed toward another confrontation over tax cuts because the GOP isnt giving up on reducing income taxes and Kelly has other priorities. Top…
Sesame Street icon Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch during his nearly five decades on the childrens show, died Sunday at 85. His death was announced by the Sesame…
LONDON (AP) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leaders were pushing for the finish line in Britains election campaign today, dashing through multiple constituencies to drum up support in the final 72 hours…
Iola wrestling traveled to Caney on Saturday to open its 2019-20 season. Four boys competed in the varsity competition, while five more boys along with two girls competed in JV action. At the 106-pound division,…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Patrick Mahomes got some help from the Chiefs defense to hold off the New England Patriots and wrap up the division title. Kansas City clinched the AFC West when Bashaud Breeland…
