Month: February 2021

FREDONIA — Keyed by its transition game, and led by sophomore Trey Sommer, Humboldt High’s Cubs overcame a slow start to roll past host Fredonia, 73-59. The Lady Cubs also prevailed, 53-32. Sommer, a 6-1…

NOTE: The Iola Register newspaper will not be delivered to households today because of bitterly cold temperatures and snow in order to protect the health and safety of our carriers. Print copies are available at…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s boys and girls topped visiting Southern Coffey County in a pair of hard-fought victories. The Wildcat girls emerged with a 25-22 victory, while Yates Center’s boys sent the Titans…

Hold on to that mask — it’s way too soon to ease mandates requiring face coverings, the new head of the CDC said Sunday. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…

The NCAA Tournament bubble is typically populated with teams from small conferences and middle-of-the-pack big conference schools. A pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the college basketball season is also reshaping the curve. Perennial power…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After former President Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas newspaper can have access to videos shot by Wichita Police body cameras in two high-profile incidents, a judge ruled last week. The ruling came more than three years after…

The only redeeming factor from the weeklong impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is that it’s over.  The politics of today meant Democrats had the Sisyphean task of convincing Senate Republicans they should put…

Should Kansas high school students pass a civics test in order to graduate? No. Like more than a few ideas emanating from the Legislature, this is a cranky letter to the editor masquerading as public…

It always seemed unlikely that Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate Republican leader, would vote to convict the disgraced ex-president who, even from exile in Mar-a-Lago, holds sway over most of his party. But…