Henry Lawrence (Uncle Larry) Ward, age 72, of Colony, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at his residence. Larry was born April 11, 1949, in Colony, to Lloyd Ward and Alice (Clymer) Ward.  Larry…

Melvin Leon Guenther passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Bartlesville, Okla. Mel was born on Aug. 23, 1940, in Yates Center, to Lucas Daniel and Eunie Mae (Mooney) Guenther. Mel grew up in…

On a sunny spring morning in 1995, a 7,000-pound bomb hidden in a Ryder rental truck blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The blast killed 168 people, including 19…

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the personal injury attorneys who became darlings of the right-wing fever swamps by waving guns around at peaceful protesters in St. Louis last year, pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor charges.…

HUMBOLDT — The message is spreading: “Life is fine in Humboldt.” In fact, after hearing of the many downtown projects, Manhattan muralists Taylor Carr and Jess Kerr contacted Josh Works and A Bolder Humboldt about…

Roger Carswell is ready for adventure. After serving as library director for almost 29 years, the 64-year-old Quenemo native is retiring, especially so as to pursue his passion for travel. Before hitting the road, however,…

Child tax credits of up to $300 per kid will start hitting parents’ bank accounts on July 15, President Joe Biden announced Monday. Setting an initial payment date for the first time, Biden hailed the…

It has been a scorcher the past week to say the least. The cooler temperatures this week are certainly a welcome relief. However, we’ve just passed the Summer Solstice which means the official start of…

The weather forecast is perfect for this week’s market — warm and sunny. Today’s market, from 1-4 p.m. at 700 N. State Street, Iola, will offer hand-crafted items, fresh baked goods including cookies, pies, sweet…

EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — The arrival of hot weather and the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic means bigger crowds at Missouri waterways, but too often this year the trend has taken a deadly turn. The…