Month: February 2020

Willis “Bud” L. Brundage, age 88, of Grand Rapids, Minn., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 at Grand Village. Bud was born in 1931 to Joseph and Vera Brundage in Gas. He graduated from high…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message taken from Exodus 38:1-7 was titled “With God In The Wilderness: The Altar of Burnt Offerings.” Pianist Myrna Wildschuetz played “He Was There All the Time” for the prelude and “The…

MORAN — Try as he might, Crest High head coach Travis Hermreck occasionally struggles to get into the mindset of high school basketball players. Take Thursday’s nail-biter against Altoona-Midway. The Lancers were playing at a…

CARBONDALE — The third time wasn’t the charm the Iola High Fillies needed Thursday night to overcome Santa Fe Trail. Despite scoring only one field goal in the first and third quarter, the Fillies were…

CARBONDALE — Thursday’s display against Santa Fe Trail was a mirror reflection of how the 2019-20 season had turned out for the Iola Mustangs. Disappointing.  Iola head coach Luke Bycroft had Pioneer League title aspirations to…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This week’s big sell-off on Wall Street suggests stocks have finally caught up to the bond market, where fear of an economic slowdown has been evident for months. Signs that the…

Sherrie Riebel is seeking another four-year term as Allen County Clerk. Riebel filed by petition Wednesday to be placed on the November ballot. “I love my job and the people I work with,” said Riebel,…

A successful fundraiser Friday for Hope Unlimited will set the right tone for the entire year, director Dorothy Sparks said.  “This gets the momentum going for fundraising for the year, and allows us to raise…

MIAMI — A bird’s eye look at the Florida Keys is all it takes to understand that little stands between the chain of islands and the sea. A new federal study all but confirms that there…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town today, officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a “slight indisposition” and would proceed with…