Hospital Offers Mental Health First Aid June 18, 2021 8:52 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor Kingman Healthcare Center is offering youth mental health certification courses as a way to help improve health and well-being in the community. Justina Kostner, director... Read more →
Liverpool Legends Returning to Kingman June 16, 2021 1:44 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor Marty Scott, one of the founding members of the Liverpool Legends, said he is happy not only that The Beatles tribute band will return to... Read more →
School Board Reviews Drug Testing Policy June 15, 2021 2:19 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor The USD 331 board of education will continue to review a potential random drug testing policy for students. Such a policy had been requested by... Read more →
Rec Board May Put Turf on Ball Infield June 15, 2021 2:17 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor Kingman recreation commission executive director Brandon Davidson visited with USD 331 board members at their Monday meeting about the possibility of installing artificial turf at... Read more →
County Budget Discussions Continue June 15, 2021 10:35 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor The 2022 budget dominated discussion at the Kingman County commissioners meeting Monday, and that discussion ultimately led to the commissioners asking county auditor Linda Langley... Read more →
Summer Softball League Enters Fifth Year June 18, 2021 10:33 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman softball team enters the fifth year of a summer league it formed with Haven and a couple other schools. Head coach Ross Bruggeman... Read more →
Zoeller Impressed With Girls at Hoops Camp June 18, 2021 9:54 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman girl’s basketball team held its summer camp this past week, giving head coach Craig Zoeller a chance to work with the players more... Read more →
Boys Bring Energy to Basketball Camp June 11, 2021 10:35 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman boy’s basketball camp this past week gave new head coach Drew Kraxner the chance to work with the players the first time. Kraxner... Read more →
Youth Baseball Camp Has Record Turnout June 11, 2021 10:19 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor The Kingman youth baseball camp had a record turnout with more than 60 kids who signed up for the camp that started June 1. Head... Read more →
Munz Coaching Summer Collegiate Team June 11, 2021 9:42 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Sports Editor Kingman baseball coach Toby Munz will be coaching a collegiate baseball team this summer and a number of Kingman families are hosting players. Munz said... Read more →
Forecast Looks Good for 2021 Wheat Harvest June 18, 2021 9:12 am | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor The wheat harvest is expected to be good this year, after farmers got plenty of moisture in May, followed by warmer weather which made it... Read more →
Police Seek Driver Whose Car Slammed Into Crowd June 17, 2021 9:41 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are seeking a driver whose car slammed into a group of spectators at a sideshow... Read more →
Kelly Names Three to Board of Regents June 17, 2021 9:26 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed a former railway executive, a former state senator and an educator to the board that... Read more →
Kansas City Police Find Man Dead in Vehicle June 16, 2021 9:06 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating after finding the body of a man who had been shot inside a... Read more →
Utility’s Green Energy Plan Fuels Debate June 15, 2021 10:50 am | By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ largest electric company expects to make its first big investments in solar energy over the next three years and promises... Read more →
Legislators End State COVID Emergency June 15, 2021 10:44 am | By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is going to struggle to vaccinate more residents and thousands of families will lose extra food aid because top Republican... Read more →
Airman Involved in Crash Identified June 10, 2021 9:26 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities identified on Thursday Staff Sgt. Wesley Kubie as the Kansas Air National Guard airman who was killed when a Humvee... Read more →
Chiefs Wrap Up 3-Day Mandatory Minicamp June 18, 2021 8:05 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up their three-day mandatory minicamp Thursday with a sense of... Read more →
Chiefs Make Front Office Promotions June 9, 2021 9:31 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant general manager and Brandt Tilis to vice president of... Read more →
Mahomes Likes Look of Rebuilt O-Line June 3, 2021 2:43 pm | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes remembers stepping into the Kansas City Chiefs’ huddle for the first time and seeing a group of veteran... Read more →
KU Signs 2 Top College Hoops Transfers May 27, 2021 8:01 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self acknowledged in the aftermath of one of the worst NCAA Tournament losses in program history that the... Read more →
KSU Baseball Loses to TCU in Big 12 Tourney May 27, 2021 7:55 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Phillip Sikes hit a walk-off single and No. 2 seed TCU overcame an early four-run deficit to beat No. 7 seed... Read more →
Santana’s Homer Lifts Royals Over Tigers May 25, 2021 2:11 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Santana belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kansas City Royals a... Read more →
Royals Pounce on Brewers Bullpen, Win 6-4 May 20, 2021 8:44 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals hung around long enough to watch Brewers ace Corbin Burnes head for the showers. Then they... Read more →
Vaccine Efforts Slow as Variant Spreads June 17, 2021 9:17 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press As cases tumble and states reopen, the potential final stage in the U.S. campaign to vanquish COVID-19 is turning... Read more →
Communion Policy Opens Bishops Meeting June 17, 2021 9:15 am | By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Divisions flared quickly on Wednesday as U.S. Catholic bishops opened a national meeting highlighted by a sensitive agenda item — whether to take initial steps... Read more →
Army Has Hidden Loss of Firearms for Years June 16, 2021 12:29 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KRISTIN M. HALL, JAMES LAPORTA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press The U.S. Army has hidden or downplayed the extent to which its firearms disappear,... Read more →
Southern Baptists Debate Sex Abuse Probe June 16, 2021 12:21 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By TRAVIS LOLLER and PETER SMITH Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to have... Read more →
Portland, Scarred By Violence, Tries to Come Back June 16, 2021 12:20 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The smell of fresh empanadas wafted through the stands at Portland’s Saturday Market. People... Read more →
Loan Relief Granted to Defrauded Students June 16, 2021 9:40 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it’s erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college... Read more →
Judge OKs Weinstein Extradition June 16, 2021 9:25 am | By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal... Read more →
U.S. Open Tennis to Allow 100% Fan Capacity June 17, 2021 10:02 am | By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer The U.S. Open tennis tournament will allow 100% spectator capacity throughout its entire two weeks in 2021, a year after spectators were banned from the... Read more →
Nadal Pulls Out of Wimbledon, Olympics June 17, 2021 8:54 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Thursday he has decided to skip the two tournaments after “listening”... Read more →
Durant’s Performance Gives Nets 3-2 Lead June 16, 2021 9:14 am | By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant has always been one of the NBA’s most unstoppable scorers. The Brooklyn Nets needed much more than points Tuesday... Read more →
MLB Threatens Bans for Altering Balls June 16, 2021 9:08 am | By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by... Read more →
U.S. Open Returns to Torrey Pines June 15, 2021 10:51 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION U.S. OPEN Site: San Diego. Course: Torrey Pines GC (South). Yardage: 7, 652. Par: 71. Prize money: $12.5 million. Winner’s share:... Read more →
Pacers Fire Bjorkgen After One Season June 9, 2021 12:59 pm | By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Pritchard hired Nate Bjorkgren to take the Indiana Pacers in a new direction. They wound up going the wrong way. After... Read more →
Colleges Prepare for Paid Athlete Endorsers June 8, 2021 3:02 pm | By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer There is Arizona Edge and Buffs with a Brand. Oklahoma State rolled out OSU Elite and Texas Tech launched Beyond Verified. Florida State unveiled Apex... Read more →
High Court Sides With Agency on Foster Care June 17, 2021 9:06 am | By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working... Read more →
Biden to Sign Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill June 17, 2021 9:03 am | By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday to... Read more →
House Looks to Repeal Iraq War Authorization June 17, 2021 9:01 am | By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use... Read more →
High Court Dismisses Challenge to ACA June 17, 2021 8:45 am | By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The... Read more →
Biden, Putin Look to Update Nuclear Pact June 16, 2021 12:10 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JONATHAN LEMIRE, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed... Read more →
Judge Blocks Suspension of Oil, Gas Leases June 16, 2021 9:51 am | By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday by a federal... Read more →
WH: Markets Show Little Worry of Inflation June 16, 2021 9:46 am | By JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn’t an economic threat. Republican lawmakers have... Read more →
Emails Show Trump Pressured DOJ Over Election June 15, 2021 10:49 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the... Read more →
Va. Voters Pick Dem Governor Nominee June 8, 2021 3:21 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters on Tuesday were deciding the Democratic nominee in this year’s closely watched race for Virginia governor, whittling down a five-person... Read more →
Talk of Trump 2024 Run Builds June 3, 2021 10:28 am | By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he’s planning a... Read more →
Push to Review 2020 Ballots Spreads May 25, 2021 2:53 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KATE BRUMBACK and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Six months after Donald Trump’s loss, conspiracy theorists and backers of former President Donald Trump... Read more →
Celebrity Politicians Test Voter Interest May 5, 2021 8:44 am | By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Al Franken and Donald Trump, there’s a rich history of celebrities trying out new careers... Read more →
Two Lawmakers Consider Attorney General Bids May 4, 2021 3:19 pm | By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Republican legislators are considering running for Kansas attorney general in 2022. House Speaker Pro Tem Blaine Finch, of Ottawa, said... Read more →
Kobach May Run for KS Attorney General April 29, 2021 10:18 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for Kansas attorney general, a strong signal that he plans... Read more →
Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested June 17, 2021 10:30 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives... Read more →
Japan to Ease Virus Emergency June 17, 2021 8:47 am | By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas from next week, with... Read more →
Israeli Airstrikes Target Gaza Sites June 16, 2021 12:37 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday and Palestinians responded by sending a... Read more →
Israel to Halt Late-Night Raids in West Bank June 16, 2021 12:31 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is reining in a controversial practice of conducting late-night raids of... Read more →
Australia, Britain Reach Free Trade Deal June 16, 2021 10:12 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DANICA KIRKA and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and Australia announced the broad outlines of a free trade deal Tuesday, eliminating... Read more →
Europe’s Stimulus Likely to Keep Running June 9, 2021 1:28 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is expected to leave its stimulus efforts running at full steam... Read more →
EU Lawmakers OK Virus Pass June 9, 2021 1:21 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between... Read more →
Smiley Makes Comeback After PBS Firing June 17, 2021 10:15 am | By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum,... Read more →
Review: In ‘Luca,’ Young Life is Adventure June 17, 2021 10:14 am | By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer A brisk and bright sun-dappled fable of above-ground adventure and below-the-surface identity, Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca” — a summery, shimmering fish-out-of-water fairy tale — is one of Pixar’s... Read more →
Actor Ned Beatty Dies at 83 June 16, 2021 9:27 am | By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including “Deliverance,” “Network” and “Superman,” was a... Read more →
Underwood Extends CMT Awards Record June 10, 2021 12:18 pm | By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carrie Underwood has another reason to rejoice — she extended her record as the most decorated artist in the history of... Read more →
Review: ‘In the Heights’ Brings Joy We Need June 8, 2021 3:09 pm | By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer “I am Usnavi and you prob’ly never heard my name,” declares bodega owner Usnavi at the start of “In the Heights,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s contagiously joyous ode to... Read more →
Springsteen Plans Broadway Return June 8, 2021 3:07 pm | By MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Boss just can’t quit Broadway. Bruce Springsteen will return to Broadway this summer for a limited run of his one-man... Read more →
COVID Shuts Down ‘Mission Impossible’ Set June 4, 2021 10:22 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON (AP) — Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested... Read more →
Stocks Mixed as Investors Digest Fed Outlook June 17, 2021 10:22 am | By DAMIAN TROISE, AP Business Writer Stocks were mixed Thursday as investors continued to interpret new guidance from the Federal Reserve which is now looking at potentially raising interest rates as... Read more →
Jobless Claims Tick Up to 412,000 June 17, 2021 8:50 am | By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the... Read more →
Fed Sees Faster Time Frame for Rate Hikes June 16, 2021 12:12 pm | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest rate policies that... Read more →
Stocks, Bond Yields in Holding Pattern June 16, 2021 9:37 am | By DAMIAN TROISE, AP Business Writer Stocks were moving between small gains and losses Wednesday as investors wait to hear from the Federal Reserve on issues related to the economy and... Read more →
Unemployment Claims Fall to 376,000 June 10, 2021 12:38 pm | By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy, held back for months... Read more →
Stocks Rise, Bring S&P 500 Out of Red June 10, 2021 12:26 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks moved broadly higher Thursday, bringing the S&P 500 index out of the red for the week. Health care... Read more →
Another Price Jump Hits Consumers June 10, 2021 12:21 pm | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the... Read more →
Internet Outages Briefly Disrupt Access June 17, 2021 8:58 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS A wave of brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies across the globe Thursday. The... Read more →
Ex-UAW Leader Gets 28-Month Sentence June 10, 2021 12:34 pm | By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — He plotted to steal up to $1.5 million in union dues, and the money he diverted was spent on golf clubs, vacation... Read more →
U.S. Extends Expiration Dates for J&J Vaccines June 10, 2021 12:20 pm | By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six... Read more →
JBS Settles Muslim Discrimination Lawsuit June 9, 2021 1:34 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — JBS Swift & Company will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the... Read more →
Fastly Blames Outage on Software Bug June 9, 2021 1:30 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON (AP) — Fastly, the company hit by a major outage that caused many of the world’s top websites to go offline briefly this week,... Read more →
U.S. to Buy Pfizer Vaccines to Share Globally June 9, 2021 1:04 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the... Read more →
Swaths of Internet Go Down After Cloud Outage June 8, 2021 3:13 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Dozens of websites went down briefly around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times... Read more →
OBITAUARY: Catherine E. Blasi June 14, 2021 3:15 pm | By Staff Catherine E. Blasi, 97, died June 8, 2021 at Kingman. She was born Jan. 6, 1924, at Willowdale, the daughter of Edward and Leona Miller... Read more →
OBITUARY: Voncile Ann Bolinger June 14, 2021 1:41 pm | By Staff CHENEY — Voncile Ann Bolinger passed away at Wheatland Heath Care Center, June 12, 2021 where she had been a resident since October 2019. She... Read more →
OBITUARY: Karml Jan Blumanhorst June 7, 2021 3:21 pm | By Staff Karml Jan Blumanhourst, 59, of Azle, Texas, passed away June 3, 2021 at her home. She was born January 30, 1962 in Larned,, the daughter... Read more →
OBITUARY: Rodney D. Eggert June 7, 2021 1:15 pm | By Staff Rodney D. Eggert, 75, died June 5, 2021 at his home outside Norwich. He was born May 12, 1946, at Harper, Kansas the son of... Read more →
OBITUARY: Joyce Elaine Reida June 7, 2021 1:07 pm | By Staff Joyce Elaine Reida 79, died June 1, 2021 at Andover, Kansas. She was born Feb. 22, 1942, at Norwich, Kansas the daughter of Thomas and... Read more →
How Big Tech, Media Got Hydroxy Wrong June 16, 2021 10:54 am | By DANE HICKS, Garnett Publishing, Inc. Don’t expect a mea cupla from Facebook, Twitter or Youtube for cancelling hydroxychloroquine in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, no matter how many... Read more →
Tired of the Politics of COVID-19 May 26, 2021 2:38 pm | By BOB MORRIS, KLC Education Editor If there’s one thing I imagine we can all agree upon when it comes to COVID-19, it would be this: We are tired of it.... Read more →
COVID-19 Craziness Proves Einstein Was Right May 25, 2021 2:48 pm | By PRESS RELEASE By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD One of Albert Einstein’s many aphorisms, “three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed,” is particularly apt in... Read more →
Letter to Editor: ‘Land Grab’ Concerning May 25, 2021 12:40 pm | By Staff Dear Editor: It sounds so good for the general public. “Let’s make America more beautiful.” But how? Let’s just take a “few” acres from the... Read more →
Don’t Buy What Anti-NHA Activists Are Selling May 25, 2021 1:43 am | By DAN THALMANN, Washington County News I can’t believe people evidently still care about the misleading commentary currently being spread by the activists opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Heritage Area Partnership. I... Read more →
