Month: December 2020

Tom Ellis has seen it all. An artist and activist all his life, the 76-year-old grew up in Iola, but went on to spend much of his career in New York and California. Along the…

Led by their star quarterbacks, the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers each had seven players selected to the Pro Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens also had seven players chosen. Kansas City’s Patrick…

Any other year, they’d be wearing suits and carrying Bibles. Walking around neighborhoods and knocking on doors. Asking to talk to you about Jesus Christ. This year, they’re wearing jeans and T-shirts, carrying hammers and…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun hit six 3-pointers and had 22 points, Jalen Wilson hit four 3s and scored 17, and No. 3 Kansas shrugged off a mid-game malaise before cruising past seventh-ranked West…

The championship rings that the Lakers will receive on opening night Tuesday are a token of what the team accomplished last season during an NBA season unlike any other. Though the ceremony will be a…

There’s “a sense of urgency” to building up the Allen County Regional Airport. That’s according to Jonathon Goering, Thrive Allen County economic development director, who discussed the possibility with commissioners. He said although the county…

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s like getting a peek at Santa’s workshop. A New York City family had a most unusual holiday experience — spending the night at the FAO Schwarz toy store in midtown…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Frank Pichel’s Christmas trees will probably never be chosen to light up New York’s Rockefeller Center. They look more like the droopy, pitiful tree made famous in the 1965 children’s animated…

A visit from St. Nicholas The Humboldt Recreation Department heard that Humboldt Elementary School students have been very good this year, so Santa stopped by to read aloud “The Night Before Christmas.” Each student from…

Soul food The Iola Senior Center donated $500 to the Iola Food Bank to help out those in need. Representing the Senior Center, from left, are Lois Bradford, Lorene Butler, Jeri Waters and Tom Waters.…