As an adolescent, Kurt Jackson was hurting. His high school years had been ravaged by traumas he was not equipped to process. In the span of several years, he lost a brother to suicide, his…

The Colony-Crest Alumni Association awarded two $500 scholarships to Gregory Hardwick and Elka Billings.  The awards were given on May 6 by alumni officers Mary Scovill and Arvin Clemans. Gregory is the son of Sandra…

The debate about reopening was really all contained in a news story in The Mercury Friday. Gov. Laura Kelly had announced that there would be a bit more delay before bars and nightclubs could reopen.…

Prince Charles calls for pickers Prince Charles on Tuesday threw his voice behind a noble effort to assist harvesters who are hampered by the pandemic. The Prince of Wales called on his countrymen to join…

Admitting he’s a longshot, Mike Bruner said Tuesday he was on his way to Topeka today to file to run for the 12th District seat in the Kansas Senate, held for the last two terms…

NEW DELHI (AP) — A powerful cyclone slammed ashore today along the coastline of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challenging…

Daniel “Dan” Culver, age 61, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Wichita. Dan was born April 17, 1959 to Joseph “Gene” and Donna (Kunkel) Culver in Pittsburg. Dan attended school in Iola, and graduated…

Following a public forum at Tuesday’s meeting, Allen County commissioners approved moving forward on a grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce in collaboration with Thrive Allen County. Last week, Commerce announced it would offer…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A battle in Kansas between the Democratic governor and Republican-controlled Legislature over reopening the economy has grown increasingly bitter, clouded by election year politics present and past. Gov. Laura Kelly has…

Lois Jayne Becker Pierson, 81, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at her home in Great Bend. She was born July 10, 1938, in Great Bend, to Fred and Frieda (Morris) Smith. Lois married Gene…