Month: June 2019

The Iola Amateur Radio Club will have a field day beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday and running through 1 p.m. Sunday at G & W Foods, 1010 S. First St. Field Day is an annual…

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Construction is scheduled to begin this fall on a wind project in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas. Liberty Utilities-Empire District announced Thursday the Missouri Public Service Commission has approved the project,…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — This spring’s heavy rain and flooding has sharply delayed Kansas’ wheat harvest, which is usually in full swing by mid-June. The wheat harvest generally starts between early and mid-June and wraps…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was “cocked and loaded” to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Shona Crays vs. Rodney Crays, divorce Julie L. Cole vs. Russell T. Cole, divorce Jimmy Smith vs. Evelyn Smith, divorce State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs.…

Family and friends gathered Sunday for the Thompson/McIntyre family reunion at the Humboldt Senior Center. Attendees enjoyed a covered-dish dinner, including dishes from cousin Stacy Mueller of Stacy Cakes. Dan Julich donated a pair of…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fans at the College World Series and across the Southeastern Conference may have never seen Preacher Franklin. They’ve surely heard him. Franklin is one of the two famous, or infamous, “Vanderbilt…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration covering more than half of the Kansas’ 105 counties. The federal assistance approved Thursday will provide service and funds to help recovery from severe…

Now on the clock: Chaos. The NBA offseason is about to kick into high gear. A draft that had good bits of intrigue — at least after New Orleans’ Zion Williamson, Memphis’ Ja Morant and…

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Doctors tried an electrical cardioversion, but it came back after a few days. She is taking metoprolol and Eliquis. We have read about the…