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Slaugh recalls Berlin Wall's fall

Former Iola city administrator recounts being in Berlin the day the Berlin Wall was toppled ...
Humboldt talks industrial site

With recent improvements in and around LaHarpe, including a much-improved electric distribution system, David Lee sees potential for growth. ...
Pawn stars in the making

Iola High School chess team travels to Chanute ...
Making sense of the struggles

Weekend program tackles suicide, finding ways to help ...
School designs unveiled

Preliminary designs of new school buildings for USD 257 were unveiled Monday night. ...
Trail grant next piece for Humboldt puzzle

HUMBOLDT — About three years ago, a group of biking enthusiasts unsuccessfully appealed to the Humboldt City Council to have a bike lane added to Ninth Street....

Slaugh recalls Berlin Wall's fall

Former Iola city administrator recounts being in Berlin the day the Berlin Wall was toppled

By Vickie Moss

The long road to recovery begins

Rural Moran couple grateful for support after house explodes

By Richard Luken

Humboldt talks industrial site

With recent improvements in and around LaHarpe, including a much-improved electric distribution system, David Lee sees potential for growth.

By Richard Luken

Cubs prepare for Thunder

HUMBOLDT — Nemaha Central is the last obstacle in Humboldt’s tracks to reach the state semifinals for a second consecutive season.

Erick Mitchell

Moving to the next level

Humboldt High’s Winter Snyder signs a form that will take her softball talents to Labette Community College. Snyder is seated next to parents Tom and Tammy Snyder.

Chiefs owner an advocate for shortened preseason; longer regular season

Prosecutors to retry Kansas priest accused of molestation

Prosecutors have announced plans to retry a Kansas priest who was suspended from the ministry after he was accused of inappropriately touching a young girl on two occasions.

Trailer with meals for homeless vets stolen

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Lenexa police are investigating the theft of thousands of meals intended for homeless veterans.

Cold front sets record lows

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A cold front that froze much of Kansas set at least six records for low temperatures.

Poll: It's hard to believe what anyone tells you

In a sharply divided country, here’s something many Americans agree on: It’s hard to know what’s a true and honest fact.

Trump roundly criticized for hosting Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the White House drew sharp bipartisan criticism from Congress and rallied protesters

By Tracy Wilkinson

Pastor: Jimmy Carter now 'up and walking'

Former President Jimmy Carter was already “up and walking” just a day after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain from bleeding linked to recent falls, his pastor said.

A dummy’s guide to the impeachment hearing

If Trump’s defenders are smart, they won’t waste much time claiming that the president wasn’t demanding a quid pro quo from Ukraine; the record on that is too clear. Instead, they’ll try to buttress their fallback positions.

By Doyle McManus

Pompeo’s loyalty should be to truth

Mike Pompeo is mired in President Trump's demands on Ukraine in exchange for pollitical favors.

The Manhattan Mercury

Sandy Hook ruling a victory on guns

Court allows families of Sandyy Hook victims to sue gun makers.

The Washington Post

Ask the Register

Where in the world is Sam Brownback?

Since he left Kansas to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has kept a busy schedule while traveling the world.

By Vickie Moss

Answers coming soon for rec building

If all goes well, Iola’s Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park will be ready for the public by early summer.

RICHARD LUKEN

IHS campus could move east in the future

A long-range master plan for USD 257 eventually could shift the Iola High School campus to the east side of Cottonwood Street, though that could be years away.

By Vickie Moss

Community

Food for thought — what you eat affects how you think

The term “food for thought” may lead to the perception that a topic will be raised for us to think about. I’d like to carry the on to the more literal meaning — our diet and the aging brain.

BARBARA STOCKEBRAND

Testing for tuberculosis recommended only for those at risk

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a nursing student in my 30s and originally from the Philippines. As part of my testing, I had a skin test for tuberculosis, which was positive. I had a friend in the hospital recently with tuberculosis.

DR. KEITH ROACH

Veterans travel to Washington

Several area military veterans were part of an Honor Flight contingent that traveled to Washington, D.C., Friday and Saturday

Obituaries

Bob Henderson

Robert “Bob” Lee Henderson, age 77, of Moran, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his home. He was born on Dec. 8, 1941, in Glencoe, Okla., to Martin and Juanita (Hesser) Henderson.

John Trembly

Gary Kelley

Gary Kelley

World News

Pope decries child porn

Pope Francis called today for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children from accessing pornography online.

Pope decries child porn

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called today for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech com- panies to urgently take mea- sures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children fr

Associated Press