Kansans should applaud the House Taxation Committee and its chair, Representative Steven Johnson of Assaria, for their political backbone in making property taxes an option in addressing the legislature’s school finance dilemma. The Kansas Supreme…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kansas State’s 50-43 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County will go down in history as the first time a No. 9 seed has defeated a No. 16 seed in the second round of the…

Iola Mustang senior forward Ethan Holloway was selected by area coaches for the 2018 MyTown Media Southeast Kansas High School Basketball All-Star Game. The game be at the John Lance Arena on the campus of…

WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas’ basketball seniors have traveled to Wichita, Kan., for “Barnstorming Tour” exhibitions almost every postseason since the Roy Williams era. However, until Thursday and Saturday the Jayhawks hadn’t played an official game…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Improving Kansas’ public schools could cost the state as much as $2 billion more a year, depending on its ambitions for boosting student performance, according to a new report Friday that…

Humboldt’s police chief escaped injury after someone attempted to run him over Wednesday, according to a report from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. Clinton David Johns, 37, Humboldt, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault,…

HUMBOLDT — There are differing opinions of when Humboldt’s rebirth started, if that’s how you want to describe it. Cole Herder points to an organizational meeting about 10 years ago, hosted by Terry Woodbury of…

MORAN — Gabrielle White, 19 and of Charlotte, N.C., didn’t hesitate when asked to donate bone marrow to a stranger. The teen’s willingness to subject herself to the two-day donation process — and the intimidatingly…

Raymond L. Dix, age 73, formerly of Iola, went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2018, at Arrowood Lane Residential Care in Humboldt. Raymond was born on April 1, 1944, in Iola, to…

Twenty-seven Iola High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter members will travel to Topeka March 28-29 for the State FBLA Competition. Students qualified by placing in the top 10 in their individual events…