The Iola High softball team was knocked down by an early offensive surge from Independence’s bats in a home loss Friday night.  The Bulldogs scored three runs in the first inning, two more runs in…

View and purchase additional photos here. COLONY — The Crest High School Class of 2023 was known as “that class,” as senior Trevor Church explained in his graduation speech during Saturday morning’s commencement activities. “I…

Hello, Carolyn: I’ve been married to my partner for over 20 years. We have tween and teenage kids. I feel unhappy a good bit of the time. I feel like I don’t want to be…

View and purchase additional photos here. HUMBOLDT — The Class of 2023 created its own luck by taking advantage of the opportunities that came their way. Humboldt High School’s class speakers Maddox Johnson and Morgan…

Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash A’s to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug…

View and purchase additional photos here. The end of their careers at Allen Community College will bring about choices, ACC graduates were told Saturday. It’s up to them to decide how their lives will unfold.…

More than five years after his son was gunned down in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Richard Berger still asks why. Why Stephen Berger was killed the day after celebrating his 44th…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin had walked out of victory lane after winning a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series duel over Kyle Larson with a last-lap pass at Kansas Speedway on Sunday just in…

Dear editor, We have been following the ambulance issue for Allen County. We understand the commissioners are tasked with the hospital and with funding an ambulance service to provide for Allen countians needs.  We also…