In talking with Emmie Brant, one gets the impression of a wide-eyed teenager who knows she has the entire world in front of her, yet is realistic in her approach. She is certain she wants…

Parents Night was the theme of the Monday meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. Lisa Wicoff filled the role of parent president.  Hiccup was the unanimous answer to the roll call, “If you had…

The Kappa Alpha Chapter, Phi Tau Omega Sorority met May 6 and voted to collect gently worn shoes for the ACARF fundraiser. The shoes will be sold by the pound, and will help to create…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislator has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his vehicle was found in a ditch in east Topeka. Police said officers found Democratic state Sen.…

Daily bus service from Iola to Wichita going west, and from Iola to Joplin going east and south, with stops in between is available from Beeline Express, a commercial bus service. In a news release…

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that just weeks ago marked the 20th anniversary of…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — As the Mississippi River continues to surge, flash flooding along Kansas creeks and streams is forcing people from their homes, closing roads and prompting schools to call off classes. Emergency management…

This week’s round of storms spread more than rain through Allen County, when winds toppled a 60-foot maple tree, which then crashed upon the roof of Jeanette Oberzan’s home in the 600 block of East…

30 Years Ago May 1989 TOPEKA (AP) — The Legislature laid to rest Sunday night one of the most bitterly contested legislative battles of recent years. The big vote came Sunday when the House finally…

LAWRENCE — Humboldt High School’s journalism students may have been on cloud nine Saturday, or at least a higher stratosphere than pretty much any other school in the state. Humboldt’s student journalists easily outdistanced all…