The promise of Fort Scott getting a hospital is on shaky ground after learning that the prospective manager, Noble Health Corp., has recently closed the two hospitals it owns in Missouri. “What has happened there…

John Edward Schinstock passed away at age 74 on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at his home in Yates Center.  John was born on April 18, 1947, the son of Edward and Marion (Mallow) Schinstock in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The government said it…

School board president Dan Willis bounced up and down with the excitement of a child as he showed off the gymnasium at Iola Elementary School. “This is probably the biggest elementary gymnasium in Kansas,” he…

HUMBOLDT — Mixing equal parts perspiration, inspiration and a bit of knowledge has put Drew Counsil in the record books. The Humboldt High senior set state records in two categories last weekend en route to…

The United States will open its return to the World Cup against the winner of a European playoff among Ukraine, Wales and Scotland, then face England and Iran in high-profile rematches of games played during…

CONCORDIA — The road was unusually cruel for Allen Community College Thursday. The Red Devils were on the short end of a pair of walk-off victories — both scoring with two outs — for Cloud…

HUMBOLDT — If there’s such a thing as a mulligan in softball, Humboldt High might have asked for one Thursday. The first six Erie batters of the game inexplicably reached base, courtesy of two singles,…

HUMBOLDT — Patience at the plate paid off handsomely for Humboldt High’s baseball team Thursday. The Cubs took advantage of 14 walks in their opener against Burlington and eight more in the nightcap. Sprinkle in…

HUMBOLDT — A cool day on the track didn’t slow Iola Middle School’s India Barney, who broke a 19-year-old school record Thursday at the Humboldt Invitational. The IMS eighth grader, who also won the 100-meter…