TOPEKA — More than twice the number of advance by-mail ballot applications have been processed in Kansas compared to the 2016 and 2018 general elections, sparked primarily by pandemic concerns. As of Oct. 1, election…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this morning appeared to backtrack on his decision to halt talks on another rescue effort for the economy. Trump sent a series of tweets late Tuesday night saying he’s…

From the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump’s response has been motivated by politics and the presidential race — to the detriment of the nation. Now that the president has been stricken with…

Rarely are lawmakers across the political spectrum so unified. And rarely do they act so rapidly. As we commemorate National Newspaper Week, I’ve been considering the question why America Needs Journalists. My thoughts seem to…

City commissioners accepted a bid of $25,575 for the Memorial Hall site from H. A. Joiner and Associates of Wichita, completing the formalities required to permit the building to be razed and construction of an…

A deluge of mail ballot applications sent to Kansans from out of state is causing unprecedented work for election officials and confusion for voters. Here’s what those voters who want to vote by mail need…

TOPEKA — Five governors and the Kansas Legislature have collaborated for more than a decade to ignore state law requiring allocation of $8 million annually to support policy and programs aimed at maintaining the state’s…

WICHITA, Kansas — Less than a week into the new school year, the warning came: The school district’s COVID-19 learning plan expected too much from teachers. “It’s unsustainable,” Greg Jones, a representative for the Kansas…

MORAN — Moran Public Library director Cynthia Chalker has been named the winner of a 2020 scholarship from the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, Inc., a network of library advocates. The group strives “to…

Robert Lee Scantlin, 76, passed away at Citizens Memorial Hospital Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. He was born Nov. 4, 1943 in Iola, to Raymond and Mary Scantlin.  Bob proudly served in the U.S. Navy from…