Month: April 2020

Arrests reported A traffic stop Thursday evening at the intersection of Douglas and First streets led to the arrests of Dale Easley, 60, and Kevin Runer, 58, both of Colony, for suspicion of possessing methamphetamine,…

Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 E. Madison St., will offer food commodity distribution from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the east parking lot. Recipients should remain in their vehicles and wait for assistance.

BEIJING (AP) — China acknowledged Friday that the coronavirus death toll in the one-time epicenter city of Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than reported,  underscoring just how seriously the official numbers of infections and deaths…

The Rev. James Harmon Chandler went to his eternal reward on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at the age of 74. He was born on Thursday, Aug. 2, 1945 to his late parents, Judson Harmon and…

LONDON (AP) — Wish you could travel to a faraway island during the lockdown? The Faroe Islands are offering remote tourism, where web users can control a real life tour guide to trek around the…

As President Donald Trump and his economic advisers look to start reopening the U.S. economy in May, a central question is emerging for companies with supply chains stretching across North America: What if Mexico and…

SAVONBURG — The Savonburg Public Library isn’t going to let a global pandemic spoil its fun. The library, which hosts an annual American Girl Tea Party for daughters, mothers, and occasionally grandmothers, will do so…

Allen County remains one of the few counties in Southeast Kansas without a report of a positive COVID-19 coronavirus case.  Elsewhere in the region, Anderson and Elk counties also have not reported any positive cases.…

Say there was no COVID-19.  Heath Curry would be in the stands at Riverside Park watching his son Ryker on the diamond for Iola High, and I’d be there snapping pictures and carrying out the…

Kansas will have college basketball’s best defender back in the starting five for next season.  Junior Marcus Garrett announced his plans via Twitter that he would return for his senior year. This season, Garrett was…