Month: June 2019
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita-area high school is operating one of the largest privately owned solar power systems in Kansas and hopes to generate enough energy in one day to power the school for…
WASHINGTON The same week in December that Briell Zweygardt is due to give birth to her first child shes also scheduled to report to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kan., for drills. Zweygardt,…
50 Years Ago June 1969 John R. Toland and Clyde W. Toland, sons of June and Stanley Toland of Iola, have been graduated from the University of Kansas with high academic honors. John received his…
Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested John Zahm III, 47, Iola, for suspicion of disorderly conduct Sunday in the 100 block of East Benton Street. Officers arrested Lance Dobbs, 22, Iola, for suspicion of driving…
WASHINGTON Congress took the first step Wednesday to finally remedy its slow-motion response to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, passing a bill out of committee that would permanently fund compensation for…
WEST MINERAL, Kan. (AP) A historic coal mining shovel that was hidden under bramble for more than 70 years has gone on display in southeast Kansas alongside its more well-known successor, an 11-million pound…
LONDON Boris Johnson, the front-runner to succeed Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, insisted on Wednesday that Britain must keep the option of leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement as a last resort.…
Iola council members closed the door Monday night on partnering with Westar Energy to build a solar power plant here. With that chapter in the books, the council now owes citizens the next act: their…
BERLIN (AP) Governments and maritime agencies urged an abundance of caution Thursday for ships operating in the Persian Gulf region after two oil tankers were damaged in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of…
