TOPEKA — An effort to allow certain Kansas retailers to sell fireworks year-round fell well short of the needed votes Monday, after some state Senators raised concerns about an amendment that could have lead to…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking to fully phase out its reliance on Russian energy “well before 2030” to ensure the 27-nation bloc no longer faces difficult decisions about hurting their own economies…

Pastor Steve Traw discussed “Serve a Living and True God” Sunday, taken from 1 Thessalonians 1.   The strength and faith of the Thessalonian Church was known throughout the region and served as an example…

Six storm shelters should be installed in five separate parts of the county by the end of this month. A property owner near Carlyle agreed to allow the county to place a shelter there, after…

Allen Community College’s Red Devils learned Tuesday they will face the Lakeland (Ohio) Lakers next Tuesday at the NJCAA Division II National Basketball Tournament in Danville, Ill. Tip-off starts at 6:30 p.m. against the Lakers,…

HUMBOLDT — For the second straight year, Humboldt Speedway’s two signature events to open the upcoming racing season are being combined into a single, jam-packed weekend. Speedway officials announced Sunday the upcoming Battle at the…

Rising property values and the high cost of labor and supplies translated to about a $30,000 increase in the county’s insurance rates for the coming year. Loren Korte with PSI Insurance met with commissioners on…

COLONY — There were no injuries in a house fire in downtown Colony Monday afternoon. Volunteer firefighters from Colony, Garnett, Welda and elsewhere in Anderson County converged and were able to douse the fire in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, but he acknowledged it will bring…

Bonnie Dorene Jordan, 82, of Iola passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Bonnie was born on March 2, 1940, in Texas. Bonnie mostly grew up in…