Month: August 2023

Beverly Jean Libich, age 90, of Iola, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at her residence. She was born Feb. 20, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Harry Brown and Ella Grace (Lorie) Wyatt.  She married…

Labette Health opens clinic in Pittsburg PITTSBURG — A new primary care center, the Labette Health Pittsburg Clinic, opened last week at 2039 S. Tucker Terrace, according to The Morning Sun. Stephanie Wagner, an Erie native,…

Square B 4-H Club members gathered July 10 for their monthly meeting at the K-State Extension office in Iola. President Abigail Meiwes called the meeting to order. Flag salute and 4-H pledge were led by…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Carrying huge backpacks and water bottles, tens of thousands of Scouts began arriving at university dormitories, government and corporate training centers, and hotels around Seoul and other inland cities on…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers, walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike alleging unfair labor practices. Picket lines went up before…

A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border has ravaged parts of the Mojave National Preserve’s famed Joshua tree forests, and experts worry that the massive blaze will forever change the fragile desert ecosystem. The Joshua…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation for more than…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers as the death toll from two Russian missile strikes that slammed into residential buildings in the downtown area of…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I find myself feeling really annoyed at people who are in a private business who request tips on top of services for which they already receive the full,…

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona on Tuesday to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American tribes’ and environmentalists’ decades-long vision…