Month: November 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor…

LAHARPE — A love of helping others, coupled with a love of animals has kept Blaine King busy the past few weeks. King culminated his month-plus effort to convert old tires into bedding for dogs…

A jolly elf and Santa Claus join Humboldt’s “Bike Around the Square” event Friday evening. Stores stayed open late for Black Friday shopping.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in…

Near the southern tip of the Allen-Woodson border, is an immense native stone rise that’s known by many as Zeig’s Hill, and before that, Quackenbos Hill. The name comes from Professor George Quackenbos, a nineteenth…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected…

WASHINGTON — The escalating coronavirus pandemic could reverse decades of gains in the fight against poverty, as U.S. government aid for the vulnerable dries up. In the early months of the crisis, the federal Cares…

The East Central Kansas Model T Club, (the ECKT’S), will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the home of Mark and Mary Freimiller, 2033 Nebraska Rd., Iola. Social distancing will be practiced.  Prior…

Leila Thompson, age 83, of Garnett, formerly of Kincaid, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at Richmond Healthcare, Richmond. She was born Nov. 5, 1937, near Mont Ida, the daughter of Edwin Olin and…

Wanda L. Shannon, age 90, of Iola, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka. Wanda Lee Dockweiler was born Sept. 7, 1930, at Nortonville. She was the fifth of five children…