Month: December 2019
Services for Yolanda Jo Bratcher YoYo, 69, of Grandview, Mo., formerly of Iola, will be at First Pentecostal Church of KC. YoYo passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at St. Lukes East Hospital. She…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Florida prosecutors just raised the stakes in New England Patriots owner Robert Krafts fight against prostitution charges. Its been nearly a year since the 78-year-old part-time Palm Beach resident paid for…
Paul N. Bigham, age 91, Moran, died on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The thousands of fans who pack into Arrowhead Stadium to see the Kansas City Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers in their regular-season finale Sunday will likely have one eye…
WASHINGTON This is definitely the time of year when we need fewer frowns and more smiles. Here is my shortened list of people who make me smile. John Legend, the composer, musician and singer,…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prosecutor who helped free a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide he always said he didnt commit is calling for justice as the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas has been putting fewer juvenile offenders in its detention center and lessening their time on probation in the three years since it overhauled its juvenile justice system to handle offenders…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A group dedicated to preserving and promoting Kansas history has named a longtime state education official and a country music singer-songwriter as its 2019 Kansans of the Year. The Native Sons…
Motorists traveling between Iola and Gas are probably oblivious to a small village that has crept up between the two communities. The village a mammoth collection of ceramic Christmas houses owned by Jimmy Dale…
HUMBOLDT ? A riding lawnmower was destroyed by fire in an outbuilding owned by Gary and Jennifer Stalder Saturday, but a rapid response from firefighters helped douse the flames before they could spread. The Stalders,…
