Charles “Chuck” D. Edwards, age 83, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita. He was born Nov. 20, 1937, to Charles Thomas and Nina Louise (Guatney) Edwards in Coffeyville. Chuck…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country’s bedrock principles, according to a new poll…

The jokes write themselves. Pot for all that ails you. Marijuanicaid. But Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest proposal in the lengthy fight to expand the Medicaid program in Kansas is serious, and sensible besides. No doubt…

I arrived in Kansas in 1979, having gone to college, graduate school and then taught in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, states with a single land-grant flagship university. Kansas, I observed, had a much smaller…

No one could ever accuse Sen. Jerry Moran of being anything less than who he is, a conservative Republican. He is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-America, but most importantly, Moran is pro-Constitution. He knows the responsibilities and…

Virgil Ingroum was presented a Certificate of Merit by the American Red Cross in recognition of applying first aid to Dave Hansen of Moran when Hansen suffered a severed artery in his neck in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.  A look at five key questions about what…

BURLINGTON — There was plenty to like when doing a forensic analysis of Iola High’s 64-52 win over host Burlington Friday. Sure, you could point to the unselfish play. Unofficially, the Mustangs had an assist…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s Fillies opened and closed Friday’s match fighting tooth-and-nail. The problem was everything in the middle. Friday’s tune was all too familiar for Iola fans as host Burlington High turned a one-point…

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen made a succinct case for President Biden’s $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, asserting Thursday morning in a national television interview that it will be an economic lifeline to families,…