Month: October 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Trading barbs through plexiglass shields, Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris turned the only vice presidential debate of 2020 into a dissection of the Trump administration’s handling of the…

Allen Community College’s Devan Crow led the Red Devil men’s cross country team to victory in the Red Devil Duals Saturday in Iola. For his efforts, the Allen sophomore was named the NJCAA Division II…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.…

YATES CENTER — Crest High head volleyball coach Abigail Hermreck described her mood as happy, but hardly satisfied Tuesday. The Lady Lancers ended their evening with straight-set wins over host Yates Center High, 25-15 and…

Saint Luke’s Health System says it will close its two community hospitals in Overland Park at the end of the year. Both hospitals opened just a couple of years ago. The health system, which took…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has taken every precaution he can imagine to prevent contracting COVID-19, putting limits on who visits his home and even sleeping in a separate bedroom from…

Dear editor, Artists are put here to help others to see.  Right now I see a bunch of introverts putting down President Donald Trump, an extrovert, for going out for a joy ride while being…

Dear editor, I read about Pot’s Corner. Today’s generation gets a lot of laughs about these things, but if they had grown up in northern Kansas when I did, it was no joke. It was…

Tom Ellis, a native of Iola who now lives in Los Angeles, has a display of his art in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. He works in many media. Ellis is the son of Mr.…

Let’s face it: Voting in a state like Kansas can sometimes feel a bit anticlimactic. Yes, we have important state and local races on the ballot, and this year we’re seeing some exciting U.S. Senate…