Month: January 2020

Iolan David Toland, who serves as secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce, will speak at SEK, Inc.’s annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Kansas Crossing Casino south of Pittsburg on US highway 69.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will begin issuing new personalized license plates Wednesday that emphasize the state’s growing use of renewable energy. The “Powering the Future” plates feature wind turbines profiled against a sunrise. Wind-generated…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new law that would allow Kansans to vote at polling stations that are most convenient to them likely will not be ready for this year’s elections, Secretary of State Scott…

Dominoes have fallen in perfect order for the Kansas City Chiefs.  After earning a week 17 win over the Chargers, and Miami miraculously upsetting New England, the Chiefs earned a first-round bye. With the week…

After winning 11 straight games, Allen Community College has fallen short in its last two.  The Red Devils were defeated in an overtime thriller in El Dorado against Butler Community College, losing 93-90.  After Butler…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple put the clamps on Wichita State. Quinton Rose scored 19 points and the Owls used a strong defensive performance to upset No. 16 Wichita State 65-53 on Wednesday night. Jake Forrester…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Norman Powell doesn’t need to work his way back into form. The Toronto guard missed 11 games with a left shoulder injury before returning to action this week. In his second…

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Get ready for Coco Gauff vs. Venus Williams, Part II. That headline-grabbing pair of tennis players — Gauff, 15, is the youngest woman in the Australian Open; Venus is the…

A reshuffling at other Russel Stover Candies facilities across the Midwest will mean more jobs for Iola’s production plant. The Kansas City-based company announced Tuesday it was closing several of its low-traffic stores across the…

Damp weather this week did little to douse the efforts of a handful of Kansas State University students to help with projects around Allen County. On Tuesday, the students spent about half the day working…