Downtown Elsmore will be the setting Saturday for the Elsmore Ruritan’s 56th anniversary Rural-Town Day celebration.  The first celebration marked the club’s charter as a community support club in the Elsmore and surrounding areas. Activities…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for…

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is an alarming health crisis across America and an ongoing issue in Kansas. In 2018, suicide was the 9th leading cause of death in the Kansas, and the…

Sericea Lespedeza is labeled as a noxious weed by the state of Kansas. This means landowners are required by law to control the weed. In the Southwind District, landowners and producers continue to fight this…

It must have been an insightful lot who chose the name Humanity House for the non-profit organization, because right now, they’re banking on donations to pull them through.  It’s been since the first of July…

Wayne Faulkner, Woodson County commissioner, was killed Monday afternoon in a car crash, while his wife, Karen, is recuperating at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Faulkner, age 72, was serving his first term as a…

COLONY — It was an uneven matchup when the Crest Lancers and Yates Center Wildcats met on the gridiron on Friday.  Crest’s 50-point lead at halftime prompted the game to end at halftime with a…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s football team didn’t show any mercy when they defeated Oswego at home in their season opener Friday night. The Wildcats (1-0) are primed on competing as one of the top teams…

The Allen women’s soccer team never trailed and made sure to give everything they had in their home opener against Hesston on Saturday, securing an 8-1 victory.  The Lady Red Devils (2-0) scored all eight…

“Hope Is Our Anchor” from Hebrews 6:10-20 was Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday.   “The blessed hope is in the coming of the Messiah and His kingdom to come,” said Traw.   Myrna Wildschuetz played…