COLONY — Crest Elementary School students were recognized as “character champs” for the 2022-23 school year. Several students were recognized for being compassionate, enthusiastic, respectful and ambitious.

BEIJING (AP) — China’ is prepared to “resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence,” its military said Tuesday, as the U.S. reportedly prepares to accelerate the sale of defensive weapons and other military assistance to…

BERLIN (AP) — A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds. The men ages 24 to 29 received prison…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor vetoed state funding on Monday for a project long advocated by a Democratic lawmaker who broke ranks to override the governor’s vetoes and give Republicans crucial support for…

Renée Grace Cooper Matheson was born May 19, 1939, to Genevieve Cooper in Los Angeles, Calif. She died Thursday, May 11, 2023. Renée married Donald Horton, and later divorced. She married Barney Matheson on May…

Bill L. Morris, born in Iola on Dec. 25, 1939, to John and Vivian Morris, died on April 7, 2023, at his home in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Bill is survived by the love of his…

Iolan Barbara Ellen Smith, 84, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at St. Luke’s North Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.  B. Ellen was born Oct. 25, 1938, in Hugo, N.C., to Howard Holt and Martha (Turnage) Holt. …

There oughta be a law that restricts legislators  to voting on single issues instead of the current  mash-up method. It’s bad policy that leads to worse lawmaking. The recent Senate Bill 8 is a textbook…

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington lawmakers are considering a major new drug policy in a special session that begins Tuesday, a day after reaching a compromise that Democratic and Republican leaders say strikes a balance between…

CHANUTE — Chanute city commissioners are debating what to do about  a quarter-cent sales tax set to expire next year. At their May 8 meeting, commissioners discussed their options if they want to extend the…