Month: October 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as Kansas recorded another record spike in COVID-19 cases, Lawrence health officials were hit with a lawsuit over an emergency health order that limits bar hours in an attempt to…

After the Las Vegas Raiders handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss in 337 days, Jon Gruden sat down for the postgame videoconference looking like a Wild West outlaw. “Can I take this off?”…

How is your surge capacity? I overheard a conversation in our office the other day that included, “I just want normal, whatever that is anymore.”  No one has escaped the insecurities that have taken place…

HAYS, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are expected to harvest slightly less corn than than last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this year’s crop is forecast at just under 800 million bushels, down…

Norma Jean Jackson, 90, of Fort Scott, passed away early morning on Sept. 27, 2020. She was born March 9, 1930, in Redfield, the daughter of Willard L. and Bertha Mae (Delzell) Smith. She married…

Galen Charles Bigelow, Sr., 77, of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday evening, Oct. 8, 2020. He was born Nov. 8, 1942, in Hiattville, the son of Charles William and Luella Elizabeth (Wescoatt) Bigelow. He married…

LAHARPE — The first of a number of community projects kicked off over the weekend, with a team of volunteers gathering to help build a new pump track for bicycling enthusiasts. The group worked at…

Geneva’s memory is deep, with roots stretching back to the very beginnings of white settlement in Allen County. Richard Fuqua (pronounced Fu-qway) set up shop to trade with the indigenous people of the area before…

PARSONS — Iola High’s girls tennis season came to an end Saturday at the Class 4A Regional Tournament. Five Iola competitors ventured to Parsons for the competition. And while none came away with a victory,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Derek Carr threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, outplaying Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes along the way, and the Las Vegas Raiders nearly shut out the potent Kansas City…