Month: February 2023

Glenn Koster knows all too well the plight facing foster children. He speaks from experience, having gone through the system himself as a youth in the 1960s, a turbulent time that left him scarred in…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Even an elite scorer like Jalen Wilson needs a confidence boost sometimes. He got one on Saturday, scoring 18 points to help No. 9 Kansas roll past Oklahoma 78-55. Wilson, who…

The owners of 87 properties with delinquent taxes have until 10 a.m. March 31 to resolve their outstanding debt and avoid a tax sale.  If the debt is not paid by that time, the properties…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech found itself in yet another another tight conference game. This time the Red Raiders were able to pull out the victory. De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback. Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the…

GARNETT — The Iola High boys and girls were swept in their pair of matchups at Anderson County on Friday night. The Iola High boys (7-10) took a four-point lead in the second half but…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. White House…

Parked outside of Paul Porter’s 140-year-old building is his electric car.  Not that I expected a horse and buggy. But the contrast reminded me of the challenge of bridging the physical and philosophical divides between…

Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech really highlighted more about the state of the Republican Congress, and that state is decidedly raucous. As Biden delivered his spiel, he sparred verbally with (dis)honorable hecklers, who…