Month: February 2019
The word audacious has a double meaning. Depending on whom you talk to, either definition might apply to the way the Kansas Farm Bureau is proposing to rescue farmers and ranchers priced out of the…
Humboldts annual Groundhog Day breakfast drew another hearty crowd in excess of 500 Saturday morning at St. Peters Lutheran Church. Photo courtesy of Mike Myer.
Three weeks into the 2019 legislative session, the battle lines are becoming clear. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is keeping a relatively low profile (for a new governor) and sticking to her plan of triaging state…
Saleh Mohammed fled his native Myanmar in 2015. Too much fighting over there, he said. As a member of the Rohingya ethnic minority, he was in particular peril. His life was in danger. He settled…
A filly: a female horse that is too young to be called a mare, typically under four years old. A mustang: A small, hardy horse from the American plains. Growing up in Iola, youre destined…
Apex, one of several energy conglomerates, wants to build a wind farm in Neosho County. While specifics are not yet nailed to the absolute, Apex has its eye on about 130 turbines to generate up…
McClatchy Co., the parent company of The Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, is offering buyouts to about 10 percent of its workforce. In an email to employees on Friday, McClatchy President and CEO…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is absolutely not leaving the Cabinet even as top Republicans make a pitch for him to run for the Senate in Kansas. Pompeo,…
The Crest boys and girls got big wins over Marais Des Cygnes Valley at home in a rare Saturday match-up. The Lancer boys (7-9) romped to a 66-38 win and the girls (8-8) won 50-37.…
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) The publisher of USA Today and other newspapers is rejecting a $1.36 billion buyout from a hedge-fund backed media group with a history of taking over newspapers and slashing jobs. MNG…
