Month: January 2020

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker prime minister asked the U.S. secretary of state to start working out a road map for an American troop withdrawal from Iraq, his office said Friday, signaling his insistence on…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the singles semifinals at the ASB Classic on Friday, then extended their first-time partnership to reach the doubles final. Williams beat Laura…

LONDON (AP) — In the pitch black, pre-dawn sky on the outskirts of the Iranian capital Tehran, a tiny fast-moving light can be seen racing up through the trees, as someone films from the ground.…

In her last semester at Humboldt High, 18-year-old Taylor Beeman has her sights set on the University of Kansas next fall to pursue a major in graphic design, with a minor in communications. “I’m so…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor and a top Republican lawmaker on Thursday outlined a new proposal for expanding the state’s Medicaid program, breaking an impasse that had allowed a handful of GOP leaders…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Kansas Dept. of DCF vs. Christopher R. Witchley, et al, paternity Kansas Dept. of DCF vs. Rebecca J. Chapman, other domestic relations Kansas Dept. of DCF, et…

Margaret Louise Bruenger, age 92, of Iola, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Moran Manor, Moran. Margaret was born in Iola, to Newton Vern and Esta May Austin on April 28, 1927. Margaret’s parents…

Jordan Lee Pener and Richard Joseph Carroll were married at half past four in the afternoon on Nov. 8, 2019, at Eighteen Ninety Wedding Venue in Platte City, Missouri. Parents of the bride are Gary…

Frances Marvelle Harris, age 84, of Kincaid, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born Feb. 23, 1935, at Centerville, to Charles O. and Frances I. (Brown) Grosdidier.  She…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate…