Month: April 2018

Extension Agent for Agriculture Kansas farm and ranch families are always looking at best options for feasibility and profitability. They attend educational meetings, try out new practices, assess any risks involved and talk with their…

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach got a Statehouse rebuke Friday from lawmakers even as they avoided mentioning the combative candidate for governor by name. During a lengthy debate on a budget bill, state Rep.…

Iola High School freshman Jessica Tidd was picked as one of 10 $5,000 winners Monday as part of a state-sponsored Learning Quest 529 Savings Account promotion. On hand for her recognition were Tidd’s father, David,…

Several upcoming activities are in store for Iola Amateur Radio Club members. The IARC Field Days will be at Gale Jeffers’ residence at 408 S. Broadway St., LaHarpe, June 22-23. The Southeast Kansas Amateur Radio…

ELSMORE — Els-more Ruritan Club will sponsor a dog and cat vaccination clinic Saturday at the Elsmore Community Building. Deer Creek Animal Hospital personnel will be there from 8 to 11 a.m. Services offered are:…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will take another 30 days to decide whether to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico, extending a period of uncertainty…

Fresh pickles, ripe tomatoes and other garden goodies may still be months away, but if you plan on canning those foods, now’s a good time to check on your supplies. And if that includes buying…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma and Kansas comprise much of Tornado Alley, but they haven’t recorded a single tornado this year. The two states haven’t experienced such a calm spring season in decades. Jack Boston…

This is the story of the boy who cried wolf. Well, really, he’s a spoiled brat. And, because he’s in good company, he’s getting away with murder. At issue is a New York-based hedge fund,…

In the winter of 2010 seven Allen County citizens “answered the call” from the then-seated Allen County Commissioners to serve as trustees for a hospital, yet to be designed, at a location, yet to be…