HUMBOLDT — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran was in town Monday to celebrate Humboldt’s myriad projects that have made the town the envy of many across the country. Moran spoke during a ceremony alongside Humboldt Mayor…

 Turnout was steady throughout the morning at the Dr. John Silas Bass North Community Buiding in Iola Tuesday for the 2022 midterm elections Deb Troxel, who was working her first election, remarked that she had…

Challenge accepted. When April Kroenke accepted the “Welcome Back” business award from the Kansas Commerce Department on Oct. 20, she considered the words of Iola native, Lt. Gov. David Toland. He challenged winners to look…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers…

YATES CENTER — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s girls and boys basketball teams each earned a split Monday at Yates Center. In girls action, the MVJH A team dropped a 20-12 decision. Addisyn Drake scored eight…

A friend helping a friend turned into Leah Stout’s career as an Iola business owner. Stout, owner of EZ Tax Service, LLC, is on the move, to 315 S. State St. She’s moving from her…

Allen County Courthouse has gone green for Veterans Day. The Kansas Association of Counties, along with several Kansas counties, announced county courthouses and other buildings and offices will be illuminated green this week. The effort…

The Southwind Extension District is offering a Master Food Volunteer training in January and February.  The deadline to apply is Dec. 1.  Master food volunteers receive training in nutrition, food, wellness and food safety.  They…

The Office of Farm and Ranch Transition at Kansas State university is partnering with the Southwind Extension District to host the 2022 Farm and Ranch Transition Conference on Dec. 15, at the Neosho Valley Event…

Hayley Derryberry and Paul J. Porter II announce the birth of their daughter, Billie Jean Derryberry-Porter born Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center. She weighed 9 lbs., 5 ounces. Grandparents are…