Month: December 2019
Bill R. Spencer, a former president of Allen County Community College, passed away Nov. 24, 2019, in Lenexa. He was born Nov. 4, 1932, in Eldon, Mo., and graduated from Chanute High School. He was…
A four-day training next week will teach local leaders how to help prevent substance abuse in Allen County. The Allen County Multi-Agency Task Force and Thrive Allen County are teaming up to bring the four-day…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Authorities have used ground-penetrating radar to search for evidence in a 20-year-old missing person case. Kansas City, Kansas, police said in a news release that officers searched Monday on an…
Darrell Lynn Chester, age 56, of Iola, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was born Feb. 16, 1963, in Carlsbad, N.M., to Gerald Chester and Onetta (Burgess) Flynn. He married Karyn…
Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Iolans Justin Roberts, 31, and Nichole Collins, 29, early Sunday for suspicion of domestic battery following an incident in the 200 block of North Second Street. Keagan Luttrell, 28,…
Dear Dr. Roach: A 2016 Hopkins study reported that medical negligence accounts for 250,000 deaths per year. And thats just mortality; it does not include any contributions to living with disease. My own view is…
Dear Carolyn: I love my brother he and I are the only family we have in our area but am gradually seeing less and less of him because of my food- and weight-fixated…
WASHINGTON The Trump administration will announce a plan today to end food stamp benefits for about 750,000 Americans, issuing a new regulation that makes it harder for states to gain waivers from a requirement…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguels tank enables…
WASHINGTON Mike Pence does not have the star power of President Donald Trump and is not one to draw large crowds on the campaign trail. His political team has crafted a 2020 strategy that…
