Month: February 2024

Most of us would identify our middle school years as some of life’s most uncomfortable. No longer in the cocoon of elementary school, middle school brings with it puberty, different teachers, and new social cliques.…

HUMBOLDT — The city of Humboldt pledged $2,000 to KwiKom Communications in return for its commitment to expand the city’s fiber optic internet at no additional cost to the north section of town. The sweetheart…

Last week, smack in the middle of a series of congressional meltdowns over border security, the Congressional Budget Office dropped the latest edition of its 10-year budget and economic forecast. It’s the kind of report…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last…

TOPEKA — Legislation that would prevent Kansans from purchasing soft drinks and candy with food stamps met resistance Tuesday, continuing a series of hearings over what changes are needed to help the state’s most vulnerable…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy traveled to a dance competition February 2-4 at St. Louis. It was the first competition of the season.  Students took classes from celebrity teachers from different industries including a Broadway performer…

TOKYO (AP) — An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon, a Japan space agency official…

The average age of farmers in the U.S. is continuing to increase while the number of farms declines, according to new numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture. “This survey, in addition…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital, and that the U.S. government…

OSAWATOMIE — With all apologies to Bachman Turner Overdrive, Iola High’s girls made their goal of “taking care of business” come to fruition Tuesday. The Mustangs took control against an outmanned Osawatomie squad and didn’t…