Month: April 2021

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas expects to receive significantly fewer doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the next few weeks, state health officials said Wednesday. The state estimates it will receive 5,000…

The Prairie Rose 4-H meeting took place at 4 p.m. on March 7, 2021, at the Moran Methodist church. There were 20 members, three clover buds and one leader present.  Roll call was answered by…

As the economy recovers, many Republicans have turned to culture wars to unite the GOP and boost their political standing. As he vetoed an egregiously anti-transgender bill, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) argued Monday that…

Perhaps the life of George Floyd would have been spared if Derek Chauvin and the three other Minneapolis police officers with him had just paid attention. Not just attention to Floyd as he cried for…

In results that can be described as nothing less than extraordinary, four write-in candidates were elected to city government positions in Humboldt yesterday. Alvin Lassman, a former Humboldt mayor and former Allen County Commissioner, unseated…

Faced with a burgeoning crisis at the southern border, President Joe Biden has pledged to increase economic assistance to countries in Central America’s Northern Triangle. He’s right to do so. But money alone won’t be…

LA CYGNE — Iola High’s baseball players did some long-distance running Tuesday. The Mustangs racked up four inside-the-park-home runs in a doubleheader sweep against host Prairie View. Three of them came in the opener. Bradyn…

LA CYGNE — A pair of familiar thorns in the side of Iola High’s softball season reared their ugly heads again Tuesday. The first was stranding baserunners. The Fillies had hits in every inning but…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s bats were clicking early and late Monday. The Cubs scored four times in its half of the first inning of Game 1 against visiting Bluestem, then wound up with 13 runs…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs could have gone by a new nickname Monday — the rally cats. Humboldt trailed in both games of its softball doubleheader against visiting Bluestem before taking control. In the…