Month: January 2020

Two inmates at the Allen County jail filed suit against Sheriff Bryan Murphy, accusing him of violating their civil rights by not having an updated law library at the jail. Kyle J. Sutton and John…

Who would buy 48 bottles of water and go about Humboldt handing them out? Vicki Wood did last summer. “I went around wherever there were people, the bank, the library, City Hall,” Vicki said. Why?…

The Allen County Wings of Warriors Cancer Foundation is all revved up. Now, the members are looking for someone to take along for the ride. The Wings of Warriors assists local cancer survivors through a…

TOPEKA — Kansans thinking about wagering a few bucks on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl appearance this weekend would have to go to one of 14 states to do it legally. But by later…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — When Mary Coffman and her husband moved to Overland Park from Oklahoma City in 2014, they found a comparable home — and expected their property taxes to be about the same,…

SEDGWICK — Barbara Anne (Gilstrap) Works, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Her husband and children were by her side. Barbara was a strong Christian and is at rest with our Lord…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Donald J. Boudreaux vs. Madeline Pace, paternity Sigg Financial Services LLC vs. Michael A. and Kayla M. McGuire, debt collection MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Tod Davis Convicted of…

Arrest reported Benjamin Lewis, 36, Iola, was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after Iola police officers were called to a disturbance in the 500 block of Briarwood Drive. Officers arrested Jason…

The Iola Elks Lodge is joining a nationwide campaign to raise funds for the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Elks members will host breakfast the second Saturday of May, beginning Feb. 8. Biscuits and gravy, hash…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ninety-three percent of the Kansas Highway Patrol’s traffic stops in 2017 involved cars with out-of-state plates, according to a lawsuit challenging the practice as an infringement on motorists’ constitutional rights. In…