Month: December 2020

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jared Vitztum scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Division II Fort Hays State shocked Kansas State 81-68 on Tuesday night without its two veteran coaches. Caleb Hammeke added 15…

The Allen County Treasurer’s Office remains closed to the public at this time due to COVID-19. According to treasurer Darolyn “Crickett” Maley, the staff continues to process online tax payments and vehicle registration renewals, along…

Allen County preschools will benefit from hundreds of thousands of dollars in training, equipment and programs over the next three years. Two organizations in the county received “All in for Kansas Kids” grants from the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans’ last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment refused to call into question the…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tapped the brakes Tuesday on growing momentum for another coronavirus relief package, claiming he’ll only drop his most unpopular policy proposal if Democrats agree to give up their demand for…

The number of small businesses nationwide has decreased by 29% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Illnesses and deaths, government-imposed restrictions, and a necessary change in lifestyle because of the pandemic have affected how…

We wish the ravages of illness on no one, not even a man whose full-time job for the past month has been undermining the legitimacy of the presidential election. So we hope former Mayor Rudy…

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics last week released a new set of recommendations on how to clean up major college football. The commission stressed that leaders in college athletics were looking for bold solutions.…

The Iola Music Club will present a holiday concert Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. Vespers, which is usually presented at this time, will be replaced this year by this concert. ***** A new service…

Arrests reported Garrett L. Ross, 28, Humboldt, was arrested Sunday by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for suspicion of criminal hunting (poaching), criminal discharge of a weapon and illegal methods of taking wildlife.…