HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Typhoon Mawar inched over Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm on Thursday, relentlessly lashing the U.S. Pacific island territory with heavy rain, powerful winds, and a dangerous storm surge and…

Area students honored: President’s Honor Roll  (4.0 GPA) Paulia C. Ard, Moran; Jenni C. Armstrong, Moran; Abigail D. Ballin Capps, Iola; Kaiden M. Barnett, Humboldt; Kamryn E. Boyd, Moran; Caiden E. Cloud, Iola; Morgan R.…

American Legion: Broderick Peters and Sarah Ross. Students were nominated and voted on by staff based on demonstration of courage, leadership, honor, service and scholarship. KSHSAA Citizenship: Zoie Hesse and Kale Pratt Students were selected…

MANHATTAN — National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility researcher Lisa Hensley’s career took her from laboratory to laboratory and country to country to study the alphabet soup of ghastly pathogens such as SARs, mpox, MERs and…

It’s more than semantics for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to say he has “captured” the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine when in fact it has been wiped off the face of the Earth. Nothing remains of…

It’s kind of quiet, as these things go, but Kansas is suddenly in the middle of a state constitutional crisis.  After a grueling legislative session, Gov. Laura Kelly last week signed a school funding bill…

Dear Carolyn: My mother is 78 and requires 24/7 care. I am working full time. My son and daughter-in-law live about two hours away with their two kids. My son is a doctor and my…

The official dedication and ribbon cutting for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan on Thursday is very welcome news. It also makes me feel old since the process to get here has taken…

WINFIELD — Iola’s Brennen Coffield came in 19th place overall, taking a top-20 medal for his performance at the Class 4A state meet in Winfield Monday and Tuesday.  Coffield shot an 83 on day one…

Leaders of a volunteer recycling effort are again seeking help to keep the program going. Janie Works, a volunteer with Allen County Recycling, asked county commissioners to hire staff to help with the recycling program. …