Month: September 2020

Gov. Mike Parson and his wife, Teresa, tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, cancelling all official state business and campaigning. Teresa Parson first tested for the virus on Wednesday after showing minor symptoms and learned…

COLONY — Crest High’s volleyball team made the most of its first (and only) home matches of the season. The Lady Lancers hosted Pleasanton and Uniontown, picking up a pair of varsity wins. Meanwhile, Crest’s…

TOPEKA — Hundreds of thousands of people across the state have already or will soon receive a voter registration application in the mail as part of a state effort to ensure eligible Kansans can vote…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cardinals are headed back to Busch Stadium with their playoff fate still in their hands. No thanks to Salvador Perez and Franchy Cordero. The pair of Royals each hit…

Dennis Womelsdorf, age 55, of LaHarpe, died Sept. 16, 2020. He was born Oct. 23, 1964, in Fort Scott, to Charles Womelsdorf, Sr. and Lois (Marvin) Womelsdorf.  Dennis married Sandra (Skaggs) Perez on Oct. 9,…

Dear editor, In regards to John Brown’s cave, I have always understood that there is no evidence that this cave is named for the abolitionist John Brown, who lived part of the years of 1855-1856…

In 2015, at a Harvard University luncheon held in her honor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked what advice she would give young women today. “Fight for things you care about,” Ginsburg replied, “but do it…

Some parents in Neosho, Mo., on the western edge of the Ozarks, were all for Newton County’s ongoing “experiment” of letting kids who’d been exposed to COVID-19 go back to class and even play sports…

Iola school officials, notified that a football player from Wellsville High School has tested positive for COVID-19 since the two teams played last week, are canceling Iola High’s next two football games while the Mustang…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More Kansas schools have ended in-person classes and canceled sports because of coronavirus exposure and team quarantines. Both Haysville and Derby have quarantined their high school football teams, but Derby still…