Month: October 2018

The slugfest for the open Kansas 2nd District Congressional seat remains tight heading into the final days of the campaign. The latest results from polling by the New York Times and Siena College showed Democrat…

Calendar Thursday-County bus to Garnett, phone 24 hours before you need a ride, 785-448-4410 any weekday, Community Church Missionary meeting, Church Annex, 1:30 p.m.; United Methodist Women, United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 7 p.m.; Monday-Cemetery…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The search for the crashed Lion Air plane has found aircraft debris and passenger belongings on the seafloor but the object thought to be the fuselage is still eluding it, an…

Any hints that Greg Orman, independent from Kansas City, would stop his ill-fated gubernatorial campaign were seemingly put to rest Tuesday when campaign finance reports showed the multi-millionaire has recently written personal checks for $180,000…

30 Years Ago November 1988 Helen Gates Whitehead, who died Sunday morning, left nearly $1 million to benefit Iolans. Her will directs that trusts be created to benefit the cultural attractions fund of the Bowlus…

When someone sitting at home hears an unexpected knock at the door, the question arises: Does the person on the other side mean well or ill? When a throng of foreigners begins a long march…

This month’s Jim Crow Award goes to Dodge City and Barton County, where officials have come up with a new way to make voting difficult if not impossible. Dodge City, population 27,000— and with roughly…

If weather cooperates, the Veterans Memorial Garden on the south courthouse lawn should be well along its way to completion for ceremonies to honor veterans Nov. 10. Dirt work began this week. Alana Kinzle, who…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal monitor will be sent to observe voting in Dodge City in the November election, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a court filing. His notification to the court came…

With only three returning sophomores and a first-year head coach, the Allen Community College women’s basketball team has had to make a lot of adjustments heading into the 2018-19 season. Despite that work, head coach…