PLEASANTON — After running through a 12-game gauntlet against some of the best softball teams in the state, Crest High’s softball team was able to right its ship Tuesday against Pleasanton. The Lady Lancers took…

GALESBURG — Humboldt Middle School has five league track and field champions roaming its halls this spring. The occasion was the 2021 Tri-Valley League meet, hosted by Galesburg on May 4. Humboldt’s winners were Kyler…

MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s track and field team capped a memorable season with several gold medals at the Three Rivers League meet, hosted by Jayhawk-Linn. “We had a great season and a…

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs and surpassed Omar Vizquel for the most major league hits by a Venezuelan player, leading the Detroit Tigers past the slumping Kansas City Royals 4-2 on…

ACC remains clear of COVID-19. No new cases or quarantines have been reported for the past month, said vice president Cynthia Jacobson. She added that vaccinations might be available for students returning in fall, and…

Audrey Coltrane’s 4.0 was born of high personal goals, along with encouragement from parents Jennifer and Aron. As she explained, “it was never something my parents required me to do,” but they taught her to…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are expected to harvest a bountiful winter wheat crop this season, according to a government forecast released Wednesday. The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated that the Kansas wheat crop…

Between schoolwork, practice and holding a job, Dillon Slaven often found himself squeezing everything he could from each day. Burning the candle at both ends? Slaven blasted his with a blowtorch. “I may not miss…

Many people inspired Jessica Tidd. First, her family. Her mother, Julie, was a band director. She passed away when Jessica was 9, but left a lasting legacy by instilling in her children a love of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up spending and…