EL DORADO — Cynthia Lorena LaRue of Moran was among the 59 nursing school graduates pinned at a Butler Community College ceremony May 11 at the El Dorado Performing Arts Center. “You all have chosen…

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were pursued in their car by photographers after a charity event in New York, an incident that the mayor and the couple’s office described Wednesday…

Warren Ebberts, a construction manager with the Kansas Department of Transportation, was recently recognized for his 25 years with the state agency.  In a press release, KDOT officials expressed their appreciation for Ebberts’ “long-term dedication”…

Principal’s Honor Roll (All A’s) Seniors — Chloe B. Daniels, Quenton C. Heisler, Maddox A. Johnson, William J. Kobold, Elizabeth C. Melendez, Leah J. Mueller, Trey A. Sommer, Morgan L. Sterling and Karley A. Wools.…

Glenn R. Bratsch, 85, Garnett, died Saturday, May 13, 2023 at his home.  He was born on Jan. 31, 1938, to Gene and Marjorie Bratsch in Illinois. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Glenn…

Jesse Ray Michael, 83, of Joplin, died Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Webb City Health and Rehab Center in Webb City, Mo. Jesse was born in Anderson, Mo., on March 4, 1940, to Furlin and…

Betty Darlene Ranes, 87, of Le Roy, passed peacefully at her homeSunday, May 14, 2023. Betty was born Sept. 30, 1935, in Lebo, the daughter of Raymond Everett Basel and Norma (Arnold) Basel.  She was…

Anita Ann Barnett, 94, Humboldt, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her residence. Anita was born June 7, 1928, in Arkansas City, to Warren Alexander Bunch and Mary Minerva (Taylor) Bunch.  On April 27, 1950,…

Roger Carswell’s favorite Kansan is one of its most accomplished: Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene. But in Carswell’s estimation, Eisenhower is best admired not for his political achievements but for his military skill. “He had…

The Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing birth-control pills to be sold without a prescription. Some conservatives are raising predictable objections, but others appear to grasp the obvious: If the anti-abortion-rights movement truly is…