Month: January 2021

MORAN — Iola High’s Fillies have faced an all too familiar bugaboo — slow starts and early deficits — in their truncated start to the 2020-21 basketball season. Tuesday was no different, courtesy of St.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stop. Stabilize. Then move — but in a vastly different direction.  President Joe Biden is pledging a new path for the nation after Donald Trump’s four years in office. That starts with…

MORAN — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs utilized a quick start, especially on the defensive end, to dispatch Marmaton Valley 47-37 Tuesday evening. Humboldt zipped out to a 12-3 lead and never looked back, although head…

MORAN — Humboldt High’s boys made quick work of their hosts from Marmaton Valley Tuesday. The Cubs raced to a 19-4 lead after one quarter, then followed that up with a 28-4 run in the…

Growing up, Brittni Israel’s home in Westphalia seemed to be a dumping ground for unwanted dogs.  A nonstop parade seemed to make their way to her.  Maybe it was a coincidence. Or maybe desperate pet…

A Lawrence crop artist will be featured in President-elect Joe Biden’s virtual inauguration Wednesday. Stan Herd, known for elaborate portraits and other designs cut into fields, has crafted a message of unity for Wednesday’s celebration.…

On top of seeing their athletes develop into young adults — and if things go right, collecting a few victories along the way — college athletics coaches also carry a healthy yearning for control. Whether…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four nurses at a rural health department in Kansas are refusing to administer any COVID-19 vaccines, citing the fast development and production of the shots. Coffey County Public Health Administrator Lindsay…

The monthly meeting of the City Slickers 4-H Club was called to order by President Carly Dreher via Zoom. Roll call was answered by responding to the question: “What is your goal for the New…

New energy infrastructure may be coming to Allen County. During this week’s commission meeting, Carl Husling of Ameren Transmission was on-hand to discuss developing systems for more efficiently and cheaply delivering renewable wind energy to…