MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s high school and junior high schools have announced their honor rolls for the second nine weeks of the 2021-22 school year. Dean’s List (4.0 GPA) 12th Grade — Alyson Ard, Jenni…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School students have been named to the second-quarter honor roll for 2021-22. All A’s Grade 3 — Ryan Cress, Bethany Croisant, Grace Cunningham, Hunter Hurt, Kenady Lucke, Mason Mueller, Taitum Ryan,…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has suspended two fraternities for five years following an investigation that accused the clubs of fostering a culture of hazing. KU Vice Provost for Student Affairs Tammara…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Vaccinated, masked and ready-to-revel New Orleans residents will usher in Carnival season today with a rolling party on the city’s historic streetcar line, an annual march honoring Joan of Arc in…

Evergy will build a 10-megawatt solar farm near its coal-fired power plant in northeast Kansas City, the company announced on Wednesday.  The electric utility serves 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. Half of the…

Pickleball is growing in popularity across America, and here in Iola. A mix of different sports, pickleball has a dedicated following in Iola. So what exactly is Pickleball? Lyle Kern, one of the more seasoned…

A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better figure out how much and how fast seas will rise because of global…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Defending champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night when he tested positive for COVID-19. The pairs event begins Thursday at what amounts…

There are many ways to describe what happened in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. It was an insurrection, a riot, an attempt to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate presidential election. It was…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL, not surprisingly in the midst of a rise in COVID-19 cases, has looked into other potential sites for next month’s Super Bowl.  That’s not unusual because the league does…