Month: May 2021

WASHINGTON  — The decision by Facebook’s oversight board to block former President Donald Trump’s return to the world’s biggest social media platform for now is a major political blow, denying him access to a huge…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s Chris Holloway battled wet and windy conditions Tuesday at the Independence Country Club to take 10th place at a meet hosted by Coffeyville’s Field Kindley High School.  Holloway carded a 96…

Fresh off a weekend series in which Allen Community College’s baseball team scored a combined 41 runs over four games, it was the Red Devil pitchers who took center stage Tuesday. Allen hurlers allowed a…

Rainy weather Tuesday morning made way for sunny skies in the afternoon, and kept things dry enough for some dramatic golf action at the Allen County Country Club. Yates Center High’s Easton Reynolds and Jack…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Harold Ramirez hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth, pinch-hitter Jake Bauers added a two-run homer later in the inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied from a three-run deficit to…

Count it. Allen County’s $2.4 million in federal stimulus money has been completely dispersed. Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, presented commissioners with a detailed report on how those SPARK funds were spent and…

The coronavirus pandemic affects everyone in unique ways, so it makes sense that each person needs specific mental health care to recover, a local therapist said. Michelle Hoag, with Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, spoke…

The Iola High School forensics team finished 12th at a state competition this past weekend. Even though the contest was virtual, students and faculty did their best to make it feel like an event. IHS…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party’s third-ranking leader in the chamber, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after…

WASHINGTON — State Department employees were asked to prepare then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for political events in Kansas as he was flirting with a run for a U.S. Senate seat there in 2019, rankling…