Month: October 2020

BURLINGTON — Even though her team had won each set of the evening so far, Iola High volleyball coach Amanda Strickler-Holman didn’t like what she saw. On the wrong side of a 21-17 deficit against…

Iola City Hall, which has been closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be open through this week because its drive-thru lane is closed for Farm-City Days. Vehicle traffic to the drive-thru lane…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team saw its winning streak snapped, but still picked up a split Tuesday. The Lady Cubs defeated visiting Cherryvale in straight sets, 25-16 and 25-21, but fell to Eureka in…

Allen County has now had more than 100 coronavirus cases. The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments reported another 15 positive COVID-19 cases for Allen County, bringing the total to 104. No one in the county…

During a record 15-minute meeting, Allen County commissioners discussed SPARK funding from the federal government on Tuesday and badly needed road repairs. Allen County has spent about half of its $2.4 million in SPARK funding…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team impressed head coach Tara Kegler from start to finish Tuesday. The Wildcats swept visiting Crest High in three sets, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-17 in the latest iteration between…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Allen Community College’s women continue to shine as the cross country season enters the home stretch. The top-ranked men, meanwhile, had a bit of a stumble. The Red Devil runners traveled…

The sprint to find medical breakthroughs to contain COVID-19 stumbled this week, as a pair of pharmaceutical giants working to develop treatments and vaccines suffered setbacks in the clinic. On Tuesday, Eli Lilly & Co.…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that she doesn’t plan to have the state health department use its power to manage disease outbreaks by shutting down businesses or imposing other restrictions…

EUREKA — Humboldt High’s Drew Wilhite led the way for the Cub cross country teams Oct. 6, by placing fourth at the Eureka Invitational. Wilhite, a junior, traversed the 5K route in 19 minutes, 10…