Last year at this time, I wrote an article on how gardens could provide some food security to us during the chaotic time we were all living through. There was a huge interest in gardening.…

Kansas stands to make money if it were to expand Medicaid this legislative session. That’s because the federal government’s new $1.9 trillion rescue plan includes $16.4 billion to entice the dozen states, including Kansas, that…

Millions of elderly Americans are still hunting for appointments to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Millions of younger Americans are waiting impatiently for their turn in line. But there’s one group whose members are far more…

Stalnaker Construction was low bidder at $6,900 for the construction of two concession stands and a set of public restrooms at Riverside Park. A concession stand, storage room and public restrooms will be built behind…

In a courtroom in a well-barricaded tower in downtown Minneapolis, a judge this week — and for days to come — is presiding over jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin. Needed are more…

Dear Carolyn: I just told my husband I want a divorce. When he drinks, his personality changes — mostly he’s just annoying, but a few times a year he’s extraordinarily cruel. (Never violent.) The last…

TOPEKA — Rep. Valdenia Winn wasn’t amused Monday when the House erupted in laughter as she expressed her concerns with forcing K-12 educators to provide in-person learning for the remainder of the school year. The…

LAWRENCE — When the Kansas Senate debated and then passed the bill aimed at preventing transgender girls from participating in sports, a focus of the 2.5-hour debate was whether or not this kind of legislation…

Charles Joseph Wille, 82, of Piqua, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, March 18, 2021. He was born Feb. 8, 1939, in Iola, the oldest son of Carl N.…

Helen Louise Goodner, age 75, of Iola, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2021, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born Jan. 29, 1946, in Hartford, Conn., the daughter of Robert and…