GIRARD — A two-vehicle head-on collision in Crawford County claimed the life of an Arizona woman and left another with serious injuries. The Pittsburg morning Sun said Judith E. Keener of Kayenta, Ariz., died after…

MOUND CITY — The Mound City Historical Park is getting an upgrade. The Linn County News reported that the community’s historical society was revived last summer, with efforts being done to restore all of the…

HUMBOLDT — School board member Sandy Whitaker said she’s received more calls about a plan for a four-day school week than ever in her 20 years on the Humboldt board.  Most calls were concerned parents…

Max and Candice Grundy have lived in Iola for two years.   And already, they take great pride in what they call “our town.”  California transplants, the Grundys are known for their recent purchase of…

The Cofachique chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered for their March meeting Saturday at Humboldt United Methodist Church.  Deborah Jackson presented a program on colonial cuisine and brought samples of some of…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event with highwire tricks, soaring trapeze artists and bicycles leaping on trampolines.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival President Xi Jinping of China, who is in Moscow to…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic likely drove…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study. The COVID-19 pandemic likely drove…

The competition on the softball fields will be stiff this spring when area schools take the field.  Iola, Humboldt, Crest, Yates Center and Marmaton Valley will all field softball teams this spring. Humboldt and Yates…