There are five reasons why prices keep increasing. Supply Chain Disruptions The worst months of the pandemic are behind us. However, it disrupted almost all business operations in multiple ways, and the effect is still being…

Clyde D. Parks, 81, Welda, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett.  Clyde Dean Parks was born on March 7, 1941, in Garnett.  On Jan. 12, 1964, Clyde was united in marriage…

Kay Tindel, 80, Independence, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Eagle Estates in Independence. Kay was born on Oct. 14, 1942, to Ida May Kelley and John James Nash, in Kansas City, Mo.  She is…

If we could go back in time and endorse the Derek Schmidt of the early 2000s for governor, we would.  As a state senator and Senate majority leader, Schmidt was a thoughtful conservative with an…

There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers. The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for…

In selecting their next attorney general, Kansas voters have a choice between a political newcomer whose record of public office — if decidedly not public service — is blank, and a political retread whose sell-by…

Dear editor, Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland are economic and community development super heroes. Their campaign slogan should be “Jobs for Kansas workers and customers for Kansas businesses.” The $14 billion in…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures in preventing and responding to a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people and left citizens shocked…

Dear editor,  In a letter to the editor on Oct. 25, Bowlus patrons from Humboldt said they attended the recent  Quiana Lynnell program and termed it “world class” entertainment. It is too bad, however, that…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top elections official warned voters Monday that text messages from outside the state were giving them incorrect information about where to vote, but groups involved in the texting said they…