Month: January 2020

Hi, Carolyn: My boyfriend of 10 months has a “bestie” (word he uses) whom I have never met. They party together and coincidentally she can never meet up when I am out and I am…

Kris Kobach’s campaign for the U.S. Senate received a significant boost Monday with the news U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t be a contender. Pompeo has kept his cards close to the chest as…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 73-year-old active lady. I recently noticed a wrinkle in my palm near my ring finger. I had a consultation with a nearby doctor, and he diagnosed Dupuytren’s contracture. He…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The looming production shutdown of Boeing 737 Max jets is taking a toll on a key supplier. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. is asking employees if they will take voluntarily buyouts. Spirit…

Carol Jean Higganbotham, age 65, of Iola, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born June 6, 1954, to Harry J. Lee, Sr. and Violet…

Haroldo Leo Bass, age 82, of Iola, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at his home. He was born March 23, 1937, to Jessie and Margarite (Fisher) Bass at Chanute. He served in the U.S. Army…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School has listed its second quarter honor rolls for the 2019-20 school year. Earning all A’s Fifth grade — Adelaide J. Borjas, Leah J. Carman, Collin S. Cook, Karoline R. Covey,…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Elementary School has announced its first semester honor rolls for 2019-20. All A’s Sixth grade — Lexyn Bracken, Christopher Ferguson, Sophia Heim, Jacee Mattox, Shelby Sprague and Braelyn Sutton. Fifth grade…

As is my wont, my January book column is a look back at my favorites among books I read in 2019. My tastes tend to run to history or — for fiction — thrillers, and…

At Sunday’s Colony Christian Church, Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation referencing Psalm 119:89-96. God’s laws and commandments are for eternity, as enduring as the earth he created. Everything that has happened, and will happen,…