Month: June 2023

Travel anywhere on the planet and you’ll find some version of ice cream. Grab a lemon gelato in Italy; a stick of butterscotch kulfi in Nepal; a cinnamon paleta bar in Mexico. If you’re in…

Treat Williams, the actor best known for his role on “Everwood,” died Monday in a motorcycle accident at age 71. His death was confirmed to People by agent Barry McPherson. Around 5 p.m. Eastern time…

Pat Sajak, the host of “Wheel of Fortune” for more than 40 years, announced his 2024 retirement on Monday. “Well, the time has come,” Sajak wrote on Twitter. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband and I have two kids under 5. We have negotiated giving each other one day “off” per week, which means a total of about 24 hours…

Dear Dr. Roach: As a snack before dinner, which is better: nuts from a can or from a plastic bag?  Or should only veggies be a snack with, say, hummus? We are now retired and…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy, policy-wonk discussions broadcast by C-SPAN. This year’s Nebraska Legislature was more like a reality TV show, with culture-war rhetoric,…

Iola school board members agreed to try a program that gives free meals to students next year. But it’s going to take the entire community to make it successful and keep the program going, Superintendent…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s Maddox Johnson finished his high school sports career by taking a fourth place medal in the javelin at the Class 3A state meet. Johnson threw the javelin for a personal-record distance of…

John Masterson, retired Allen Community College president, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the USD 257 school board. Masterson also has filed to run for the seat in the November election. He’s the only…

CHANUTE — The Iola A Indians swept a pair of games at Chanute Monday night, each in dramatic fashion by one run. The Indians (6-2) won game one after Easton Weseloh put Iola ahead in…