Month: December 2020

The East Central Kansas Model T Ford Club, the ECKTS, will meet at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, in the conference room at the Burlington Library located on Hwy 75. Members are asked to bring…

Mayor John Carder announced members of his Mayor’s Economic Task Force, as the initial steps to establish a Main Street Program. Members are Chuck Readinger, owner of Iola IGA; Bob Johnson, Register city editor; Jerry…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas on Wednesday could dump more than a foot of snow before moving eastward and possibly spawning tornadoes in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi…

Susan C. (Roush) Harrison, 65, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Sue was born in Iola on Oct. 17, 1955, to William Roush and Edith (Troxel) Roush. Sue and…

Considering the way 2020 has gone, it might seem like ages since Justin Herbert made his first NFL start. But for the Los Angeles Chargers rookie, the season has gone quickly. Herbert and the Chargers…

James “Jim” Andrew Hosack I, age 58, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at Neodesha Care and Rehab in Neodesha.  Jim was born Aug. 27, 1962, to Forrest James and Helen Joyce (Krone) Hosack in…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Dexter Dennis registered 13 points as Wichita State easily defeated Newman 81-43 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler added 11 points, and Clarence Jackson had eight rebounds for Wichita State (5-2),…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 19,000 last week to still historically high 787,000 as a resurgent coronavirus grips the U.S. economy. While at the lowest level in four…

Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend of two years makes snide comments insinuating that I’m spoiled and “privileged.” I live at home while finishing my undergraduate degree. Most of my tuition is paid for through scholarships. Both…

Luke Letlow, a newly elected U.S. congressman set to represent Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday. He was 41. Letlow, a Republican who won his House seat in a Dec. 5 special…