PITTSBURG — A little wind did little to knock Riccardo Barbarossa off his game Thursday. The foreign exchange student in his junior year at Iola High School, blew past his competition Thursday at the Pittsburg…

HESSTON — Early deficits proved too much to overcome for Allen Community College’s softball team Monday. The Red Devils fell behind 7-0 in their opener against Hesston in a 12-4 loss, before seeing themselves staring…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s softball squad continued its winning ways Monday, improving to 7-1 with a  doubleheader sweep of visiting Oswego. The Wildcats rolled to wins of 13-3 and 20-5. Morgan Collins aided…

ARMA — The Lancer express continues to steamroll through its opponents on the baseball diamond. Crest High improved to 8-0 with a doubleheader romp over Northeast-Arma Monday, rolling to wins of 14-3 and 16-2. The…

EUREKA — Humboldt High took a small contingent of track and field athletes to Eureka. The contingent may have been small, but it still brought home several medals. Leading the way was Jada Dangerfield, who…

CHETOPA — Marmaton Valley High’s softball team put up  a pair of scores that could make a football team blush. The Wildcats combined to score 39 runs in a doubleheader sweep of host Chetopa Monday,…

The American Rescue Plan is more than stimulus checks. Indeed, the legislation signed last month by President Joe Biden has implications big and small for our country, and the state of Kansas. The $1.9 trillion…

After venting frustration about state lawmakers and a new law, USD 257 board members voted 6-1 to change their mask mandate from “required” to “recommended.” “It offends me,” said school board President Dan Willis about…

Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated, two months after a vehicular crash left a 5-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury, Jackson County prosecutors announced. On Monday, prosecutors charged…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani can pitch at over 100 mph. He can hit over 100 mph, too. Ohtani had three hits and three RBIs, including a double that left the bat at…