The last week of the high school football regular season is upon us, and with that comes the playoffs. Multiple area schools have chances at the postseason, with plenty on the line this Friday night.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemployment claims…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing Thursday what lessons to draw from the almost two-decade-long military mission in Afghanistan, including whether the world’s biggest security organization should even undertake major operations outside Europe…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Rosario homered twice in his second four-hit game of the series and six pitchers combined on a four-hitter, giving the Atlanta Braves a 9-2 victory Wednesday night over the Los…

Jim Gilpin is back home after an extended tour in the Air Force in New Hampshire, the last two years as first lieutenant. Gilpin now is a vice president at Iola State Bank, and his…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said today as it…

WASHINGTON — The White House reiterated Tuesday its guidance to Americans not to visit Haiti, noting that a State Department warning against travel to the Caribbean nation is at its highest level as U.S. law…

The Seaman USD 345 School Board needs to do what’s right, not what’s popular. Fred Seaman, who the school district is named for, was a known leader of the Ku Klux Klan. As a result,…

Queen Eileen Rinehart, 96, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, in Humboldt.  She was born Oct. 14, 1925, to Otto Alfred and Cora Mae (Stroup) Powers in El Dorado. On Nov. 19, 1942, she married Thomas…