Month: January 2021

A rural Humboldt woman who allegedly identified herself as an employee of the Neosho County Health Department and requested school and government officials to act upon her statements, was taken into custody last week by…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — At least 89 coronavirus cases have been reported at the Topeka Correctional Facility since Jan. 8 to make the prison the largest current hotspot in the state. The Kansas Department of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House prepares to bring the impeachment charge against Donald Trump to the Senate for trial, a growing number of Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceeding, dimming the…

My grandmother’s name was Kamala. She was born in a small slice of western India at a time and a place where the gift of learning was not equally bestowed between genders. If my father’s…

Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri was once a history teacher. On Wednesday, at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Blunt demonstrated his deep and commendable understanding of history, and what it can tell us about…

Betty Bland, Allen County treasurer, is pictured with a card of adhesive-backed 1976 decals which will be added to license plates for registration for the upcoming year. Kansans no longer will buy plates each year,…

The profit motive has been a catalyst to great improvements in the world, with many believing it to be a main driver of innovation and development. In fact, it is a foundational principle of economist…

Humboldt High’s girls were able to wash the taste of bitter defeat from their mouths Friday. Iola High must wait a few more days. The Lady Cubs limited Iola to three points in the second…

Sometimes the little things that don’t show on the stat sheet matter as much to a coach as what’s on the scoreboard. Take Friday’s hard-fought 55-51 victory for Iola High’s Mustangs, who fended off a…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two…