Month: March 2021

 We knew on day two of Joe Biden’s presidency that his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans by his 100th day in office was setting the bar too low. By that date, 16.5 million shots…

LAHARPE — An Easter hunt is in the works for 2 p.m. Saturday at the LaHarpe City Park. All Allen County youngsters are invited to attend, with the hunt divided into three age groups, with…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are working on a plan for setting aside potentially several hundred million dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay businesses harmed by state and local restrictions imposed last…

More than a dozen states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and…

People tend to act like getting older is the worst thing in the world, but it certainly doesn’t have to be.  There are plenty of reasons to be positive about older age, live life to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, saying Monday it is taking initial steps toward approving a huge wind farm off the New Jersey…

PARIS (AP) — A French pharmaceutical company on Monday was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of euros in damages and fines for its role in one of the nation’s biggest modern health scandals, with…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s softball season-opener had some good, bad and a little in between in a 10-0 loss to Chanute Friday. Most importantly, the Fillies showed characteristics that bode well for the team’s future,…

CHANUTE — Iola High had no trouble getting runners on base Friday. It was getting those runners back home that was the problem. The Mustangs left runners in scoring position in five of seven innings,…

HUMBOLDT — Saturday evening at the Humboldt Speedway, Derek Green of Granada, Minn., capped an up-and-down weekend during King of America X powered by Summit with a win in the Medieval USRA Stock Car finale.…