Missed Too Many Moons The moonlight fills the valley and the distant ridgetops glow. You take my hand to step outside, but I say I can’t go.

After two years of dry soils, we finally have gotten into a spell of rainy weather. It’s been more than enough in some places, and has led to water logged soils that have been hard on crops or getting in a sprayer or drill. Some fields take a lot longer to dry out and some have ponded areas that hardly drain at all. We aren’t far from full-season soybean planting either. Its years like this one where farmers consider installing tile drainage. Ironically, tiles are best installed in the dry periods, like we’ve had plenty of the past two years, in preparation for wet springs like this one.

- May 13- At approximately 10:25 a.m, IPD Officers towed a 2001 Plymouth Neon from the 300 Block of South Earl Street due to expired registration. May 14- At approximately 9:35 a.m, Riley Salisbury, 18 of Independence, was issued a uniform complaint and notice to appear for speeding and no valid proof of insurance at the intersection of 6th and Chestnut Streets.

The Altoona Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 25 at Altoona Elementary School. A covered dish dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Meeting and program to follow. For more information, contact Sandy Odell, 620-332-4117.

(TNS) Boeing violated an agreement that allowed it to avoid criminal charges following two fatal 737 Max crashes, U.S. Justice Department attorneys announced Tuesday as they revived a prosecution paused three years ago.

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision in the landmark case, Brown v.

Netflix has acquired the exclusive rights to two NFL Christmas games, the streamer’s most aggressive move yet into live sports. The company announced Wednesday ahead of its advertiser presentation in New York that it will be the global home of the league’s two Dec.

There is an old adage: “Good things come to those who wait.” And Kansas City Royals designated hitter Nelson Velazquez had certainly waited a long time to hit his third home run of the season — more than a month, in fact. Velazquez finally snapped that homer drought on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.