Our story begins in Denver where President Dwight D. Eisenhower was campaigning. Kansas Senator Frank Carlson was manning the door at an event, letting in the people he believed Ike would want to see. My…

A valiant effort for three quarters was not enough to save  Allen Community College from division leader Butler. The Lady Devils simply ran out of steam in the final quarter, being outscored by nine and…

Allen Community College baseball opened up its 2019-20 season against Iowa Lakes Community College over the weekend.  The Red Devils split with the Lakers on Saturday, earning an 8-4 win in the first game, and…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get a proposed anti-abortion amendment  to the state constitution on the ballot Friday, and abortion opponents responded by moving aggressively to block a Medicaid expansion…

So much has changed since Allen Community College’s 11-game winning streak that put them atop the Jayhawk East.  Since then, the Red Devils have gone 2-6 in conference play. It hasn’t helped that ACC has…

On Feb. 7, 2020, Elmer Adolph Henry Gleue passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord at his home while surrounded by family. Elmer was born in Bremen, on June 25, 1924. He…

Barbara Leake, age 33, of Iola, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.  She was born Aug. 13, 1986, in Topeka, to Justin Franklin and Patricia Ann (Smith) Busey.  She married…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years — all while boosting the…

On Friday, Humboldt wrestling traveled to Burlingame for a jamboree. Here is how all Cub wrestlers performed.  Anna Goforth secured two wins over Sierra Breedlove of Baldwin by fall, claiming first place in the 155-pound…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita is considering banning plastic bags or implementing a city-wide tax to curb their use, officials said. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to form a task force to consider how…