Month: August 2019

Dear Carolyn: Before my husband and I married, we discussed kids, and, although he admitted he’d never had an overwhelming desire to have any, he knew how much it meant to me and agreed that…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column on vaccinations and was bothered about one issue that has not been addressed. Who are “anti-vaxxers” — those who oppose scheduled vaccinations — putting at risk by not…

According to the results from the 2017 agriculture census released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kansas ranks fifth in production. The census is taken every four to five years, with the first being conducted…

WINONA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas commission has decided not to charge a $50 fee to visit a soon-to-open state park that includes a fragile landscape made up of chalky formations of spires and buttes.…

The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club, ECKT, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12,  in the conference room of the Burlington library. Members are asked to bring a snack to share before…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Dorian, forecast to be at or near hurricane status by Tuesday as it moves west into the Caribbean, has put Barbados under a tropical storm warning and other Caribbean…

Joan Marshall Hunter, age 96, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at Foxwood Springs Living Center. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. today at Foxwood Springs, 1500 Foxwood Dr., Raymore, Mo.,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A database of finger and palm prints used by law enforcement and child welfare workers is in danger of failing and needs to be replaced, a Kansas Bureau of Investigation official…

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump skipped a discussion on climate with other world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France, leaving an empty chair as global power brokers debated how…

Dear editor, For SO MANY reasons an aquatic center would be a tremendous asset to our community. Many will balk at the expense but the potential revenue (if we utilize it as we should) will…