Can the three newly elected Kansas State Board of Education members move the agenda to the far right?  We’ll soon find out.   While the much-hyped red wave didn’t materialize at the national level, Republicans…

As impressed as the small crowd was Monday of the newest additions to the Allen County Regional Hospital grounds — a relocated gazebo and a nearly mile-long crushed limestone trail — it’s just as important…

Allen County will wait until the last minute to make a decision about Iola’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program. The city wants to make changes to the program, but commissioners aren’t on board.  Their reluctance to sign…

The worst — and best — of this country was reflected in Saturday’s deadly attack on a Colorado Springs nightclub. The bar, Club Q, caters to the city’s LGBTQ community. It allegedly was targeted by…

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltrán, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the…

With the midterm elections over — along with the barrage of mailers, phone calls and TV spots — voters can be excused if they’re not eager to be immersed in the next campaign. Yet there…

The nation’s major shipping companies are in good shape to get shoppers’ packages delivered on time this holiday season.  Carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx are expected to have excess capacity after…

BURLINGTON — A massive $2.5 billion military microchip operation in Coffey County was named the Kansas Semiconductor Manufacturing Consortium, according to the Coffey County Republican. It was formerly known as Silicon Prairie. Coffey County commissioners…

The selection and purchase of a Christmas tree has become an annual tradition for many families who chose a real tree over an artificial substitute. Bringing home a tree is often the kick off of…

The next meeting of the Sunflower Quilters’ Guild will be Monday, Nov. 28, at Humboldt United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth.  The board meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. and the guild meeting…