Month: November 2021

It was always easy to catch sight of Art Stewart at Royals spring training in Arizona, as he could be found zipping around the complex in a golf cart. But what people remember most is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by nearly…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In denying a preliminary injunction, U.S. District…

WASHINGTON — Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine and Fort Worth native serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia, has been on a hunger strike for five days to protest his detention and the violation…

Lots of wannabes with no political experience are running for office these days. Matthew McConaughey — yes, the actor — is considering a campaign for governor of Texas. Former decathlete and Wheaties spokesperson Caitlyn Jenner…

Shauna Berntsen was 17 in 2001. She spent that summer in basic training, just before beginning her senior year of high school. Within weeks, on Sept. 11, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the…

Members of Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 E. Madison St., will offer food commodity distribution from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the east parking lot.  Recipients should remain in their vehicles and wait for…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Being Christian in a Pagan World,” was taken from Romans 12:1-8.  “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” was not practiced by the early Christians, Traw…

HANOVER — “He is finally home!  After almost 79 years, he is finally home!” So reads the obituary published earlier this month for Pvt. Robert Herynk, who was killed at age 27 on Thanksgiving Day,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just won’t leave. For months, many economists had sounded a reassuring message that a spike in consumer prices,…