Month: June 2023

NANTERRE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course. The government heightened the police presence…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court will review portions of a voting rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of mandates created in 2021 in response to election fraud conspiracy theories. To settle some of the debate…

Ronald Joseph Murcko died Monday, June 26, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.  Ronald Joseph Murcko was born on May 24, 1940, to Joseph and Elsie (Tucker) Murcko in Flint, Mich. He…

JoAnn Fehr, 88, of Iola passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at home surrounded by her family.  JoAnn is survived by her sons Curtis Kevin Fehr and his wife Emily and Scott Joseph Fehr;…

The patient was young, healthy, and short of breath. She had not been sick recently, other than a minor cough. Her oxygen level was normal and her lungs sounded clear. Her heart rate was a…

WASHINGTON — States are disenrolling residents from Medicaid at a breakneck pace, even though a large percentage of those losing coverage are still eligible for the program. But the unique structure of the jointly run…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit area woke up Wednesday to some of the worst air quality in the United States as smoke from Canada’s wildfires settled over most of the Great Lakes region and unhealthy…

OTTAWA — The Iola A Indians made quick work of the Ottawa A’s on the road Tuesday night with a four-inning 11-1 victory in Ottawa’s “Strikeout Breast Cancer” game.  Grady Dougherty knocked in a team-high…

OTTAWA — The Iola AA Indians got on the board early and never let off the gas in an 8-0 victory at Ottawa for the “Strikeout Breast Cancer” game Tuesday night. Tre Wilson had a…

Allen County commissioners might be willing to test drive a proposal from recycling leaders that would dedicate part of an employee’s time for recycling efforts. The catch is: They want the City of Iola to…