Kenneth Arden “Butch” Muninger, born to Dorothy and Kenny Muninger Sr. on Sept. 29, 1942, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife Grace Marie Muninger.  Surviving are:…

Lindsey Shaughnessy remembers recently taking stock of her life, knowing she should feel content. She had a supportive husband, Brian, two children and a successful business, O’Shaughnessy Liquor. But she also had a dream. She’d…

What makes a house a home is memory. Whether log cabin, wood frame, brick or native stone, such materials activate and retain an imprint of those who dwell within them. Those memories may again be…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a Republican proposal to set aside hundreds of millions of Kansas’ federal coronavirus relief dollars to compensate small businesses that faced restrictions earlier in…

Betty Ruth Frazell-Moor of Overland Park, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Sunrise Assisted Living. She was born to Dale and Wildis (Johnson) Erickson in Wilson County, on Oct. 6, 1928.…

It may seem impossible to imagine now, but there was a time not long ago when Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell were angry with Donald Trump. It was just after the invasion of the Capitol…

Back in 1910, when Arizona was still a territory, delegates drafted a proposed constitution and sent it to Washington for approval. Congress assented, but the draft was rejected by President Taft. He was concerned about…

Dear editor, I read with interest the position that this publication takes on the subject of abortion.  The subject was  highlighted by a guest editorial on May 18. I shuttered reading the wording of the…

PAOLA — Try as they could, Marmaton Valley High’s softball team could not keep up with Central Heights Friday. The Wildcats fell behind early, 4-0, and later 9-3, before cutting the gap to three in…

PAOLA — Iola High’s track and field team faced some long odds to qualify athletes for the upcoming state meet in Wichita. Miserable weather through the week made it essentially impossible for IHS athletes to…