Month: June 2018
An abused or neglected child, their few belongings likely in grocery bags, with no home to go to is heart-wrenching. Many of these children are difficult to place because they have complex needs, including psychiatric…
20 Years Ago June 1998 8 Iola FFA chapter members receiving the state farmers degree at the 10th annual Kansas FFA convention are Clint Church, Ryan Garrett, John Kramer, April Morrison, Rick Nelson and…
DENVER (AP) A fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the Utah tourist town of Moab, while more than 3,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming fled multiple wildfires scorching the drought-stricken U.S. West on…
BEIJING (AP) The United States and its Asian allies worked today to paper over any semblance of disagreement over President Donald Trumps concession to Kim Jong Un that the U.S. will halt military exercises…
LONDON (AP) Britain said today it will lift a cap on the number of visas granted to foreign doctors and nurses to help ease staffing shortfalls in the countrys National Health Service. Prime Minister…
(AP) NASAs seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials said Wednesday theyre hopeful the rover…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A Kansas City payday lender has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an illegal $220 million scheme to rip off borrowers. The Kansas City Star reports that a…
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyers proposed Medicaid work requirement would create a catch-22 for some low-income Kansans, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, from the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities a nonpartisan…
District to hire security officers GARNETT The USD 365 school board voted to hire armed security officers for district facilities in the wake of recent school shootings nationwide, The Anderson County Review reported. Board members…
Leslie Eugene Andres, age 67, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at his home near Pleasanton. He was born in Iola, to Lyle Andres and Virginia Stokes Andres. The family will greet friends and relatives from…
