Month: January 2021

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School has announced its second-quarter honor rolls for 2020-21. All A’s Fifth grade — Carter B. Collins, Bailey M. Daniels, Alexa F. Ellis, Bryer Grisier, Kolton L. Hanson, Brystal L. Hudlin,…

Evelyn L. Wedeman, age 104, of Parkview Estates in Garnett, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Garnett. She was born on July 11, 1916, in Braddock, N. D., the daughter of Johon and…

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, with the surge being driven in several Sun Belt…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are discussing Friday whether to move forward with the quick impeachment of President Donald Trump if his Cabinet doesn’t try to remove him first, acting swiftly two days after the U.S.…

After years of treating President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric with a light touch, Facebook and Instagram are silencing his social media accounts for the rest of his presidency. The move, which many called justified following…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tested positive for COVID-19 while participating in a joint session of Congress that certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College. LaTurner’s office tweeted early Thursday…

Vaccinations against the COVID-19 virus are in full swing in Allen County and across the country. To understand more about the vaccine and the distribution process, this Register reporter sat down with Kimberly Whitaker, head…

Eleven people in Allen County have died from COVID-19 complications, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.  All but one of the deaths took place in November and December. Five deaths have been…

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags and pounding on doors. They — lawmakers, staff members and more…

TOPEKA — Supporters of President Donald Trump rallied Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse in opposition of election results being certified during a peaceful and planned demonstration — a contrast to the chaos unfolding at the…