Month: April 2021

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Farmers in the Lawrence area are being recruited to participate in a program that gathers unsellable produce and donates it to people in need. The Lawrence Journal-World reports  that the Lawrence-Douglas…

Earl Eugene Bell, age 92, died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Life Care of Seneca. Earl was born Feb. 10, 1929, on a farm northeast of Goff, to Everton Albert Bell and Hulda Iva (Bareiss)…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two endangered Mexican beaded lizards have hatched at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, boosting the population of the venomous lizards.  The zoo said the lizards, which are difficult to breed in…

HESSTON — Allen Community College men’s soccer team kept their record unblemished in the conference/region, with a 1-0 victory on Saturday night at Hesston.  The Red Devils controlled the game and outshot Hesston 10-3 on…

With only one-third of Kansas adults having begun the vaccine process against COVID-19, “normal” is still a long way off. You’d think after a year of anxiety, demand for the vaccine would be high.  Unfortunately,…

Square B 4-H Club met on April 12 at Riverside Park in Iola. Parents were in charge, which always makes it their favorite meeting of the year. Pledges were led by Margaret and Susie Bennett.…

My grandmother was a lively, caring, wonderful woman, who remained very active late in her life. One spring day, after an unusual April blizzard, she stepped out of her apartment on her way to her…

HESSTON — The Red Devil express continues to pick up steam. While Allen Community College’s women allowed their first goal of the soccer season Saturday — they had shut out their first three opponents —…

The story is distinctly American. Eight people killed and at least five others wounded in a mass shooting at a FedEx work site near the Indianapolis airport. Again. Since the beginning of the year, there…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Fleming pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Kevin Kiermaier led a strong effort from the bottom of Tampa Bay’s batting order and the Rays beat the Kansas City…