Jack Ellis has taken his last ride. Friday afternoon, the 79-year-old climbed out of his bright yellow Humboldt school bus and into retirement. Ellis has spent an impressive 48 years behind the wheel, and logged…

On Thursday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson stands in the hospital door, refusing entrance to Missouri’s working poor and middle class. His decision to abandon Medicaid expansion, coming just days after cutting off federal unemployment benefits,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer need to wear masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, effective immediately, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday. The state…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly doesn’t plan early withdraw of Kansas from the $300-a-week federal unemployment benefit to encourage more people to return to work amid complaints by employers of a labor shortage. Republicans in…

LaHarpe Municipal Court Judge Patti Boyd Convicted of speeding: Brian George, Knoxville, Tenn., 32/20 Stephen Kirk, Wichita, 66/55 Ivan Martinez, Wichita, 70/55 Abbey Doyle, Owasso, Okla., 67/55 Evelyn Mosher, Pittsburg, 65/55 Andrew Beck, Moran, 70/55…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer need to wear masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, effective immediately, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday. The state…

Dorothy Frances Saxton, age 94, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Greystone Assisted Living, Iola. Dorothy was born February 11, 1927, in Iola, to Roy Johnson and Beulah Viola (Shelton) Johnson.  Dorothy…

OSAWATOMIE — In a season of highlights, Kaylie Schinstock saved one of her best for last. The Iola High senior smacked a run-scoring double with two outs in the top of the seventh — after…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High head coach Ryan Latta was a bit worried this week. The Mustangs, playing on back-to-back days, had swept Santa Fe Trail Tuesday, but needed to win two more against the Trojans…

PLEASANTON — Crest High’s baseball team put a fitting touch to a dominant regular season, rolling to 15-0 and 19-4 victories over Pleasanton Tuesday. The Lancers (19-1) followed a familiar formula in winning both —…