This time last year, Lynda Fort got cabin fever. As a way to pass the time, she started driving along the Santa Fe Trail, beginning in Marion County and ending up in Rice County. It…

WASHIINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. He was 84. In 1989 Powell became the first Black chairman of the…

YATES CENTER — Another week brought another mind-boggling scoreboard explosion in Kansas eight-man football. Friday’s fireworks featured Yates Center High senior quarterback Carter Burton, erupting for 302 yards rushing and five touchdowns in an 88-52…

The next meeting of the Sunflower Quilter’s Guild will be Monday, Oct. 25, at the Humboldt United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth. The board meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. and the guild…

NEODESHA — Humboldt High is winding up the 2021 season on a high note. The Lady Cub volleyball team went 5-1 Saturday to take second place at the Neodesha Invitational. Humboldt lost only two sets…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious congressional negotiations ahead of both domestic deadlines and a chance to showcase his administration’s accomplishments…

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half touchdown drives to compensate for a pair of interceptions, leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 31-13 comeback victory at Washington…

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Farmers and Deere & Co. suppliers are worried about what the strike at the tractor maker’s factories will mean for their livelihoods. More than 10,000 Deere employees went on strike last…

About 10,000 Americans a day turn 60 (that’s roughly the same number of Americans born each day), and each of us passing that mark will live, on average, an additional 23 years and seven months.…

In Wisconsin, families are suing two school districts for dropping their mask mandates, claiming it resulted in their children’s coronavirus infections. In Illinois, a lawsuit alleges a meat processing employee brought the virus home from…