Allen Community College President John Masterson is known for his colorful analogies and his ability to turn a phrase. So it’s not surprising that Masterson, who served in the U.S. Navy Reserves, would compare education…

The final nail in the coffin to federal protection of a woman’s right to abortion was likely delivered Monday night when a draft of a forthcoming decision of the U.S. Supreme Court was leaked to…

Iola High School’s forensics team may be young, but they’ve already accomplished a lot. The team placed first in four forensics meets this year, including the Pioneer League meet. They received 136 medals for the…

LVIV, Ukraine — As battered, sun-starved Ukrainians trickled out from the ruins of the port city of Mariupol, Russian forces Monday pressed new bombing runs in the east and south of the country and U.S.…

Dear editor, I haven’t had time to study the government’s recently instituted disinformation board thoroughly, although it does remind me a bit of a couple of George Orwell standards: big brother is watching and all…

It could have been worse. That’s not the kind of statement that inspires excitement and applause, or rouses one’s fellow Kansans to ecstasies of celebration. It’s still an accurate summary of the 2022 Legislature, which…

If the U.S. Supreme Court follows through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it would immediately split the country into states with abortion access and those that outlaw…

TOPEKA — An effort to allow Kansans access to a tool that tests for the drug fentanyl is heading in the wrong direction after the Kansas senate blocked a provision legalizing it. Senators chose last…

UNIONTOWN — The 2022 track and field season came to an end for several area schools Monday, with Marmaton Valley Junior High, Crest Middle School and Yates Center Middle School competing in the Three Rivers…

LAWRENCE — Iola High golf coach Jeremy Sellman returned to his other passion Saturday in the name of charity. Sellman took part in a Special Olympics Crappie Tournament held at Lawrence’s Clinton Lake, where he…