CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — What’s a dust devil sound like on Mars? A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead, recording the racket.…

Clyde Toland’s 27-year endeavor to tell about Frederick Funston’s early years is complete. “Yankee Hero: Frederick Funston, Expedicionario in the Cuban Liberation Army,” is the third and final volume of Toland’s “Becoming Frederick Funston” released…

Shirley D. Ludlum, age 91, of Moran, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola.  Shirley was born on July 12, 1931, in Medicine Lodge. She was the sixth of…

Virginia “Ginny” Lorene Latta, age 97, of Iola, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.  Virginia was born in Iola to Raymond…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High football junior wide receiver Sam Hull capped his season in good form after being named November’s Athlete of the Month.  The Cub made sure to go out on a high note…

Last December, on becoming Germany’s first SPD chancellor for 16 years, Olaf Scholz asked aides whether there was a plan B for energy should Russia turn off the gas. The answer, Mr. Scholz wrote in…

COLONY — Crest High senior Trevor Church signed his national letter of intent Monday to play baseball for Fort Scott Community College.  Church primarily mans the mound but also has experience at centerfield and first…

Buying on credit, which slowed during the height of the pandemic, is back in vogue as many Americans struggle to afford what they need, let alone what they want, in this high-inflation era. Credit card…

Dusty Baker’s run to a World Series title win was one of the several memorable sports stories in 2022, on and off the field. One of the most respected people in baseball, the one thing…

The clunky word “tripledemic” is now on many lips. It means we now face a winter with three different respiratory viruses with similar symptoms are spreading rapidly, and stressing hospital capacity. Public health is not…