Month: February 2021

Logan Brown, whose name is firmly etched in the Iola High School history books, is taking his football talents to the next level. The 6-1, 240-pound IHS senior signed a letter of intent Wednesday to…

It’s been nearly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the education system. Since March, the pandemic forced educators, parents and students to adapt to quickly changing situations. It’s been a learning experience, USD 257…

Allen Community College’s baseball could easily adopt a new team nickname this season: The Road Warriors.  The Red Devils, whose 2021 season was set to start today with a series at Ottawa University, will likely…

GOODLAND — Allen Community College’s men came away with a victory Wednesday, but it was anything but easy. In what head coach Andy Shaw described as “ugly,” the Red Devils overcame a hot shooting night…

Hospitals in Allen and Anderson counties are easing visitor restrictions, allowing one person per day to visit a patient. Previously, no visitors were allowed because of COVID-19 safety precautions. Saint Luke’s Health System, which operates…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-111 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Tobias Harris scored 26 points and…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Assurances from labor officials that new security protocols are blocking thousands of fraudulent attempts every hour to access Kansas’ unemployment benefits system did little Wednesday to dispel the concerns of Republican…

TOPEKA — Kansas officials on Wednesday unveiled an online map designed to help people figure out who to call and where to go to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The map is part of a larger…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as President Joe Biden gathers with senators and works the phones with Capitol Hill to push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, his team is increasingly focused on selling the…