Month: March 2018
SAN ANTONIO (AP) On the night before Easter, a night when Sister Jean could reasonably be contemplating more consequential affairs, she will instead be festooned in her maroon and yellow letter jacket, sitting in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An independent reviewer has backed the validity of a study that found improving Kansas public schools could cost an additional $2 billion a year. Jesse Levin, a principal researcher at the…
Its called fast food for a reason. Spend any time at Sonic Drive-In and youll see a finely tuned system in constant motion as a team of cooks and carhops field a barrage of orders,…
DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Kaleb L. Stillings vs. Tyler Kasper, protection from abuse Kaitlyn M. Foshag vs. Jared D. Holubec, protection from abuse Marriage licenses issued: Patricia A. Haner and Justin…
FORT SCOTT It was a dilemma Rachel Pruitt had seen before. A young professional couple was hoping to relocate to Fort Scott, and quickly. But their search for a place to live was anything…
PITTSBURG The names of doctors and other professionals who served Pittsburg in a bygone era still mark the frosted, textured glass panels on doors to upstairs rooms in the old National Bank Building at…
The Iola Kiwanis Clubs annual Easter Candy Hunt highlights a busy Easter weekend throughout Allen County. The hunt begins at the courthouse square at noon Saturday. Participants are encouraged to arrive on time, because the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have proposed a $500 million increase in school funding to satisfy a state Supreme Court mandate. The legislation that a House committee advanced Wednesday night would phase in the…
An anonymous benefactor is gifting $6,000 to Humanity House in Iola. The donor approached Daniel Gile, store manager at G&W Foods, about the gift, with the order that G&W use the funds to distribute $600…
