High School Track and Field: Iola Mustangs and Fillies Iola track and field competed at Osawatomie Thursday. The Fillies finished second as a team and the Mustangs finished fourth. The Fillies beat all three of…

Just inside the the 40-foot-wide fold-up door on Shawn Geffert’s machine shed — if you can call a building large enough to hold a basketball court a shed — sits a tiny John Deere riding…

Instead of relief, Taylor Hirth felt sick when she learned the men who raped her had been arrested. She knew there was only one way they’d be caught: If they raped again. “My worst fear…

Judd Wiltse has delighted local audiences for years with his frequently off-kilter roles. He was masterful as Lurch in “The Addams Family,” unforgettable as “Scrooge” and uproarious as one of the Wicker-sham Brothers in “Seussical…

How can we bring jobs to rural Kansas? How can we make college more affordable? How can we improve access to healthcare? How can we improve U.S. 69? Five of the eight Democratic candidates for…

High School Baseball: Cubs 6, Chargers 4; Cubs 8, Chargers 2 The third-ranked Cub baseball team continued to truck its way through the Tri-Valley League Tuesday evening with a home sweep of Cherryvale. The Cubs…

High School Softball: Lady Cubs 17, Lady Chargers 0; Lady Cubs 5, Lady Chargers 0 The Humboldt softball team continued its undefeated ride through the Tri-Valley League Tuesday night when they swept Cherryvale at home…

Major League Baseball: Brewers 6, Royals 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin had walked three batters each of his last three outings, so the Brewers’ veteran right-hander was surprised when the Kansas City…

College Basketball: Column The tendency is to say the report accomplishes nothing, but that is not fair or accurate about the so-called Commission on College Basketball’s recommendations on how to save the game. Because former…