Month: January 2019
Area lawmakers have spent the first week of the new legislative session adjusting to a new governor and welcoming a large crop of freshmen. Among the newcomers was Rep. Kenneth Collins, a Mulberry Republican who…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Committees in the Kansas House are considering two bills that would repeal the secretary of states authority to prosecute election crimes, which was established after a long political fight by former…
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in U.S. history: Side with…
Carol J. Porter, age 73, of Iola, passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park. Carol was born July 30, 1945, to John Eccles and Dorothy (Fuzzell) Eccles in…
Iolan arrested Iola police officers arrested Roger Dewees, 62, Iola, for suspicion of possessing with intent to distribute marijuana, distributing drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence of drugs Saturday in the 200 block of…
Happy Hearts members were shown Monday how to Slide into Home Plate. Hostess Marla Wilson gave the lesson, explaining how sliders are a quick and easy meal. Sliders can be made for one to a…
GOODLAND, Kan. (AP) A state trooper wiped away tears after a woman died in a crash on an icy stretch of Interstate 70 in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Ashlen Leigh Lemon…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Anti-abortion leaders are promising to pursue a change in the Kansas Constitution if the states highest court rules that the document protects abortion rights. Several hundred abortion opponents rallied Tuesday inside…
Its worth thinking about the rush to harshly condemn a Kentucky high school student on the basis of some cellphone images and his red MAGA hat. The episode, which has produced threats of violence, is…
Before they push hard for tax cuts, Republican legislators would be wise to remember the mistakes that cost the party the governors office. Last week, newly inaugurated Gov. Laura Kelly outlined her proposed budget for…
