Month: October 2018
At Weeks End A few old-school cops may have reservations about female officers responding alone to emergencies. If they do, they havent worked with Shannon Moore, who has been in the local law enforcement arena…
High School Football: Cubs 61, Rams 7 RIVERTON Humboldt has a simple formula for winning football games, get the ball and score early and often. Friday night the Cubs tallied their first touchdown with…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some Republicans say they hope President Donald Trumps visit to Topeka today will boost Steve Watkins 2nd Congressional District campaign, which has faced questions over claims he has made about his…
The imminent closing of Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott brings a sobering reminder of the challenges facing hospitals in southeast Kansas. ?It?s scary. It?s really heartbreaking for their employees and their community,? Patti Boyd, Allen…
Youll be hard-pressed to find a bigger cheerleader for the Iola area than Mary Benningfield. A relative newcomer she and her family moved to Iola about two years ago from her native Tulsa …
TOPEKAA three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Oct. 16 at a special session at Chanute High School. Judges Kathryn Gardner, G. Gordon Atcheson, and Anthony Powell will hear oral…
New research out of Stanford University shows that limiting wastewater injection is helping to prevent man-made earthquakes in Kansas and Oklahoma. The researchers have created a new physics-based model that can better predict where man-made…
WASHINGTON (TNS) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday night started the clock for Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with a preliminary vote set for Friday and a final vote on…
Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Stoney Parks for suspicion of domestic battery Tuesday morning following an incident in the 600 block of East Lincoln Street. Officers arrested Caressa E. Lowell Monday afternoon in the…
GARNETT A Richmond woman was killed Tuesday afternoon following a one-vehicle accident north of Garnett. The Anderson County Sheriffs Department reported Linda L. Sprague, 76, was traveling north on U.S. 59 when she lost…
