Ivan L. Goins, 87, Colony, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at his home.  Ivan was born in Welda, on Feb. 15, 1936, the 11th of 13 children to George and Sadie (Barber) Goins. He married…

Gary Gene Wagner, 63, passed away at his  home Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, in Iola. Gary was born Sept. 25, 1959, to John and Eva Lavon (Burton) Wagner in Iola. Gary attended school in the…

Gloria H. Ericson Augustin Crowley, 86, of Frontenac passed away  Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Medicalodge of Frontenac after suffering a choking incident. Gloria was born June 23, 1936 in Assaria, the daughter of…

Wendell Allen Vest Sr., 66, of LaHarpe passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Wendell was born on March 26, 1956, in Iola, the son of George Vest and Karl Ann Mapes.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military might decide to pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser to Ukraine’s president said Wednesday as Russia pursued a bloody, months-long offensive to capture…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Three Kansas City police officers were shot and wounded while executing a search warrant, prompting a standoff at a home early Wednesday, authorities said. The tactical response team officers had…

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in central Greece overnight, killing at least 36 people and…

EMP Shield’s announcement last week of its plans to build a computer microchip plant in nearby Coffey County could draw hundreds of young families to Southeast Kansas. The Burlington manufacturer’s plans are for a $1.9…