DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Nancy Hilt vs. Grant Holman, Roger Hoddy, et al, other civil U.S. Bank National Association vs. Darin D. Norman, et al, mortgage foreclosure Melissa D. McCann vs.…

Bernita Dawson, age 87, died Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Yates Center.  She was born June 19, 1933 to Kenneth and Mildred (Nutter) Stine in Uniontown.  She married Jack Dawson in 1967.  She was preceded…

Want to get healthy? Terri Kretzmeier, local nutrition expert, will lead a series of classes on nutrition and exercise over the next four Thursdays. The classes are geared for adults with children at home and…

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned the governors of four U.S. states that they need to get new infections under control. If they don’t, they could experience a situation similar to what has happened to some states…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Finance Council has allocated more than $254 million of federal coronavirus relief funds mostly toward efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and boost the state’s economy.…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters declared a hurricane watch for parts of the Florida coastline on Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast. Officials in…

As parents enroll their children in area schools next week, they’ll have a big decision to make: allow their children to attend in-person classes, or keep them home for remote learning.  Administrators say they’re working…

Humanities Kansas recently awarded $10,000 to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center to support “Taking Southeast Kansas History Online.” The project involves building a digital map of southeast Kansas historical sites, specifically in Allen and Woodson…

The Iola Municipal Pool, which opened a month later than expected this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to close for the year Aug. 9. That is, unless city officials can cobble enough…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens…