Month: June 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansass highest court ruled Friday that cities can raise the age for buying tobacco products even though state law sets it at 18, bolstering a public health movement driven in part…
Iola Public Library adult programs for July begin with the Intrepid Readers book discussion group, which will discuss Cherokee America by Margaret Verble. Its 1875 and Check Singer is a Cherokee Nation matriarch with…
The USD 257 Summer Meals program is in full swing. Many families are utilizing the free breakfasts and lunches for children up to age 18. Meals are available Monday through Thursday at several locations. This…
If idle hands are the devils workshop, there is no fear of that occurring in Kathy Allens cozy home on the west side of Humboldt. A long-arm quilting machine takes up much of the first…
After next years census, legislatures in most states will draw new congressional districts, and if one party dominates the legislature, the odds are that the districts will be drawn in a way that will give…
HONOLULU (AP) The U.S. Postal Service says it has found mail stolen in Hawaii more than a decade ago. KHON-TV reported Monday that the family of a now-deceased postal worker discovered the stolen mail…
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) A motorcyclist who was among seven killed in a collision with a pickup truck last week was a family man, proud Marine and dedicated public servant, mourners said Friday at a…
Build higher, build stronger ? it pays off big in Kansas. Disaster mitigation investments in Kansas yielded more savings than efforts in any other state, a new study found. The Pew Charitable Trusts listed Missouri…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) An avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing a young woman, apologized to his victims Friday before being sentenced to life in prison on hate…
