Dear editor, In any group there are individuals who create a problem for the whole group; there are always a few slimewagons and malcontents unwilling to follow the guidelines.  The majority of police officers are…

China has decided to end any semblance of self-government for the city of Hong Kong. The mainland government could no longer tolerate either the protests against Chinese suppression of democracy on the island or a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.  The latest…

We can stop wondering whether there’s going to be a second wave of COVID-19. Because, says Dr. Rex Archer, Kansas City’s health director, “we’re in a second wave, no question” in the metro area. “We’re…

Betty Joan Newton-Bradshaw, 75, Tonganoxie, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at her home. The family will plan a celebration of life once social distancing is no longer called for. Betty was born Sept. 23,…

Phyllis Nadine Piatt, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 15, 2020. She was born to George and Gladys Galemore in Eureka, on April 2, 1932. Their family moved to Humboldt…

Dodge City Republicans have invited a bigot, John Bennett of Oklahoma, to be their keynote speaker at their June 27 Expo.   When serving in the Oklahoma Legislature in 2014, then-Rep. Bennett called for the…

The city of Oakland, Calif., has launched a hate crime investigation after nooses were found hanging from trees around a city lake, according to a statement from Mayor Libby Schaaf. Reports that the nooses at…

Dear Carolyn: Our 24-year-old daughter, “Kate,” moved back in with us. She and I get along well, but she and her mom butt heads. My wife is disappointed Kate did not go straight to graduate…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Health officials are reporting 41 cases of the coronavirus and one death linked to funeral services and visitations in Topeka’s Shawnee County. The positive cases include residents from five different counties,…