GIRARD — Iola High School came into Friday night’s game at Girard a week removed from almost upsetting Prairie View.  This game, however, did not go the same way as Iola saw itself in a…

WELLSVILLE — Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it sure can help on the football field. Wellsville High’s Nash Money, a lightning-quick junior running back, made life tough for Humboldt High’s defense…

Just breathe. April Jackson remembers the time her son took a yoga class as part of an after-school program. She noticed a difference in the way he reacted to a problem. Instead of getting angry…

Humboldt’s school district is growing. That’s a bit different from other area districts, which have seen a decline in enrollment. It’s also a bit surprising in a county where the population has dropped 6.3% over…

Incarcerating young Kansans is more costly and inhumane than providing community services, education and mentoring to keep them out of the juvenile justice system, according to a new report by a nonprofit pushing the state…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Republican secretary of state did not violate the state’s open records law by ordering the removal of an election database function that generates a statewide report showing which provisional…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost on Friday became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon’s 11 so-called combatant commands, the multi-service organizations that spearhead U.S. military operations around…

WASHINGTON — For most of her adult life, Amy Bielawski has gone without health insurance. Her small Atlanta-area business, which provides entertainment for parties and events, didn’t bring in enough revenue to afford coverage. So…

Iola High’s Cross Country team put on quite a show Thursday, even with both the top boy and girl Mustang runners having issues along the way. Iola’s boys captured three of the top four places,…