Month: August 2020

Iola’s Sonic Equipment Company will be the exclusive distributor of a line of sanitization products for the cinema industry during a time of increased expectations because of the coronavirus pandemic. Officials with Sonic announced a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session over the crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, setting up a political showdown amid growing concerns that the Trump White House is…

Twenty-one young baseball enthusiasts learned the finer mechanics of pitching Saturday and Sunday during a clinic provided by Demetrius Mitchell, a standout pitcher-turned-coach at the college level, most recently at Alabama A&M. Tryouts for SEK…

HUMBOLDT — Race fans were treated to a thriller Friday. A 16-lap Home Savings Bank Factory Feature was fought start to finish, and decided in only the last few feet on the way to the…

The idea that the 2020-21 college basketball season could be saved by using an NBA style “bubble” had seemed far-fetched. Sure, both the NBA and the WNBA have so far successfully foiled the coronavirus by…

Whether to proceed with college and professional sports in the pandemic should be a fairly straightforward question. The risks of our activities have to be judged against their necessity, and given that no single season…

More and taller fences. Metal detectors. Restricted access. Armed guards. Government in most forms — from the White House to local high schools — is a lot less accessible than it used to be. Even…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler hit a two-run homer to support another strong start from Randy Dobnak, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Sunday. Dobnak, the surprise right-hander who was…

We have every confidence the U.S. Postal Service will deliver come Election Day.  And as voters, we can help ensure the process will run smoothly by voting early so our absentee ballots don’t overwhelm the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked…