Month: March 2020

Dear Carolyn: I’m kind of freaked out about my girlfriend’s unplanned pregnancy. She was planning to have an abortion, but she backed out. Now she is saying she can’t go through with it and will…

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with shingles after a few days of a painful rash. The doctor recommended acyclovir, gabapentin and prednisone. Do these really help? — M.F. Answer: Shingles is when the chickenpox…

Dear Carolyn: My daughter, 17, has a boyfriend in her class. They’ve been together for about a year. He is a very nice kid, and I think in some ways they are good for each…

SALINA — Ulysses’ Aysten Perez was the No. 1 ranked heavyweight entering the KSHSAA state wrestling tournament. Iola High’s Logan Brown, didn’t care.  On Friday, Brown cemented his spot in the championship match with a…

Humboldt and Yates Center high schools’ boys and girls basketball teams will open substate action at home this week. The Cubs (13-7) are the fourth seed in their Class 3A substate and will host Osage…

MORAN — Southern Coffey County High’s Lady Titans were unable Friday to replicate their magic from earlier in the week. On Tuesday, SCC advanced past Marmaton Valley on a dramatic buzzer-beater in their Class 1A…

YATES CENTER — The wind was blowing steadily from the south, and my breathing shallow, as I sat catty-corner from the Hotel Woodson on Yates Center’s town square, watching the vehicles pass. My favorite are…

Eddie D. Jeffers, Iola, and Vernon Ard, Elsmore, were killed in a light plane crash near Elsmore Sunday. The men were scanning the countryside looking for a wolf hunt that they thought was taking place…

MORAN — If there was a bright spot Saturday for Crest High, it was that the Class 1A regional championship loss to St. Paul was not a season-ender for the Lancers. In defeating Altoona-Midway two…

Bernie Sanders is not just a problematic Democratic nominee because of his $60 trillion (and rising) spending plans. In a matchup with the incumbent, he’s looking increasingly weak in the crucial Electoral College target of…