Month: July 2019
COLONY Ursula Billings is more than just a one-trick pony. Not only does the Crest sophomore run cross country and track for the Lancers, she also competes for the Iola Seahorses in the pool. …
With a nod to country legends Merle Haggard and George Jones, Darryl Worley has made quite a name for himself on the Nashville music scene. Now, after a self-imposed exile from the music industry to…
Nathan Fawson, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, went before Allen County Commissioners Tuesday morning asking for $153,588 for their 2020 budget. Fawson said that it was a slight increase from last…
Allen Community College plans to use academic videos this fall in hopes of creating a deeper connection between the instructor and the student. Jon Marshall, Vice President of Academic Affairs, explained the process at the…
GARDEN CITY Nearly all American cattle spend their final months in massive feedlots, munching on feed designed to fatten them for slaughter. But not all that goes into the beasts transforms to beef. Their…
Americans have a fascination for conspiracy theories, particularly those involving a presidential assassination. In the novel Assassin of Shadows, author Lawrence Goldstone uses perhaps the least known presidential assassination, that of William McKinley, as a…
CHANUTE The 39th annual Laver family reunion was Sunday at the Central Park Pavilion in Chanute. Gregory Scott Barker said Grace before 102 family members enjoyed an old-fashioned basket luncheon. The main dish of…
Iolan Davis turning 105 An open house in honor of Ruby Daviss 105th birthday is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. July 20, in the Calvary United Methodist Church basement, 118 E. Jackson Ave. Cards…
Floodwaters have tormented much of Missouri in recent months. But its the toxic streams of social media and small-town politics that have converged to put the city of Lexington in the national spotlight and leave…
TORONTO, Kan. (AP) A moderate Republican legislator from southeast Kansas plans to resign Saturday for health reasons. State Rep. Larry Hibbard of Toronto told The Hutchinson News that he has chronic hives and has…
