Month: February 2019

The Yates Center boys took their first postseason step toward a Class 2A State Tournament berth on Monday with a 51-21 home win over Uniontown.  Even though the Wildcats won by 30, they really had…

The Southern Coffey County boys and girls ended their seasons last week at the hands of Lyon County League-foe Olpe.  The girls (8-11) lost 69-24 on Thursday while the boys (9-10) went down 56-45 a…

Student Matthew Fitch wanted a low-cost, quick entry into the workforce. That?s all he wanted. So he transferred from a community college to WSU Tech ? a place that felt quieter and more focused on…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church teetered on the brink of breakup Monday after more than half the delegates at an international conference voted to maintain bans on same-sex weddings and ordination of…

Five houses will soon be demolished in Iola, while Iola City Council members said they’d allow a sixth to be repaired. A series of public hearings accompanied Monday’s Council meeting, in which dilapidated homes at…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — For coaches, managers and front-office personnel, data represents answers to questions, a means to make important decisions and assess performance. For Kyle Zimmer, data represents a path to fulfilling his dream of…

Iola City Council members said thanks, but no thanks, to a development group seeking to convert an old nursing home into an apartment complex for elderly, disabled and handicapped tenants. Members voted Monday, 6-0, to…

DEAR DR. ROACH: Why does drinking one small glass of wine make me spacey and sleepy now that I’m over 55? What physical change has occurred in my body, and should I be concerned about…

Dear Carolyn: My sister sent my grade-school child a check as a gift. We deposited it four weeks later, and it bounced because the account was closed. It’s a small sum, $25, and the charge…

What 5-year-old doesn’t have energy to burn? On Monday, McKinley Elementary principal Angie Linn briefed USD 257 board members on a “movement paths” project adopted by the school. The endeavor involves placing a series of…