Sleep apnea is threat in bedroom

My family has a fondness for crime dramas and thrillers. It isn’t uncommon to watch a scene in which a peacefully sleeping individual wakes when a shadowy figure approaches their bedside with a pillow.

Gay Parita resurrected

Note: We are still taking reservations for the 4-Day bus trip to Iowa the last week of May and will be through the month of January, possibly longer. Check last week’s paper for more details and contact information. Every community has its story and sometimes a landmark of some sort.

Gardening for mental health

Happy New Year Welcome to the new year and all the opportunities that come with it. This year our team has decided to focus on a theme to guide our 2024 Hort Newsletter.

Basketball homecoming court announced

25 Years Ago January 14 - 20, 1999 With the ice storms that have struck the area, icicles have been popping down everywhere. Greg Weber, Advocate paper carrier, found an icicle near the courthouse which was three inches in diameter.

Tips to preventicy fall injury

Notes from the County Health Director Winter has finally arrived in Southeast Kansas, bringing with it a variety of precipitation.

Kansas Legislative hotline

Information about the 2023 Kansas Legislature is only a phone call or chat away, the State Library of Kansas reminds residents. The toll-free number for the Legislative Hotline is 1-800-432-3924. Calls are answered by experienced reference and research librarians at the State Library.

10 year old boy saves his friend’s life

25 Years Ago January 7-13, 1999 The two varsity Titan basketball squads ran into a very tough opponent in that of Seneca in make-up games. The girls suffered their first loss of the season, as they went down 77-62, and the boys lost their fifth game going down 84-55.

Bible guides in search for answers

The Beginning of Knowledge It is so good to be able to think things through and come to a sensible conclusion. The lack of the ability to reach the proper mental results can lead to confusion.

Jesus calls us to follow him

Read Matthew 4:17-22 Do you remember that first time you tried out for a sport; a role in a play; for the band or choir; or your first career position? Maybe you, like me, did not think you would get to have the career you felt drawn to.

Sheriff offers winter weather tips

Message from the Sheriff With weather experts predicting bitterly cold temperatures late this weekend and into early next week, Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves is encouraging residents to be prepared so they can help stay safe.