Take a vaccine with a 95% rate of effectiveness, get a large enough sample size, and statistically speaking, it should be pretty obvious what’s bound to happen. So while conspiracy-minded anti-vaxxers point fingers over news…

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young tried to reassure Atlanta coach Nate McMillan after it became clear the Hawks point guard was hiding a sore shoulder. McMillan had no complaints after Young lifted the Hawks to…

Olive Mae Farrell, age 95, of Colony, died Friday, June 11, 2021, at her home. Olive was born July 13, 1925, in Goodrich, to George Pearson, Sr. and Julia (Dinsmore) Pearson.  Olive and Wayne Farrell…

Rick Poffenbarger, age 66, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Rick was born Jan. 7, 1955, to George and Francis (Heinrich) Poffenbarger in Iola.  Services to honor the life…

Hildred Lorene (Mowry) Ellison, 90, passed away on Wednesday June 9, 2021. She was born on March 7, 1931, at the family farm near Blue Springs, Neb., to Waldo Emerson Mowry and Hildred Hull Mowry,…

Rosemary Gillaspie, 90, of Colony, passed from this life Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Parkview Heights Care Center in Garnett.  Rosemary was born on August 9, 1930, in Kincaid, to Lawrence (Jack) and Lucy Ruth…

Apolonio “Polo” Perez, 83, of Humboldt, passed away at his home on Friday, June 11, 2021. Polo was born on April 10, 1938, in Chanute, the son of Felix and Pauline (Gutierrez) Perez. After high…

Kenneth Dale Wallace, age 65, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at his residence. Dale was born Sept. 15, 1955, in Kirksville, Mo., to Kenneth Neal and Charlotte (Page) Wallace. Dale graduated in…

UNIONTOWN — You’ve probably heard of the dynamic duo of Bert and Ernie. You may know of the Sesame Street puppets. Or maybe you remember the cop and cab driver from “It’s a Wonderful Life.”…

Psychiatric facilities across Kansas added enough beds last year to potentially dramatically cut the number of children waiting for intensive mental health care. But about 100 of those spots remain empty — in large part…