Iola Elementary School fourth grader Elijah Mentzer correctly spelled the word “intertwine” to win the IES spelling bee Friday morning. IES recognized the top four spellers. The first place winner was fourth-grader Elijah Mentzer; fifth…

Gary McIntosh, Fort Scott SAR chapter VP, drove his pickup truck and joined 30+ veterans, DAR and SAR volunteers Thursday afternoon in “retiring” the wreaths on display at the national cemetery. Thousands of wreaths had…

Lorenza “Lorraine” Ysusi, age 88, died at her home in Humboldt. She was born on Nov. 30, 1935, in Emporia, and was raised by her godparents, Jesus and Francisca Mendoza. She married Trine Ysusi on…

Memorial services for Bonnie Elaine Wylie, 74, Meriden, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Crossroads Wesleyan Church, 2030 SE 41st in Topeka. Elaine passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 17,…

More than a dozen bald eagles, juveniles and adults, stopped for lunch on Thursday afternoon at the Neosho River near the spillway at U.S. 54, west of Iola. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks…

Aubrey Jones is fond of a quote she often stresses to her Humboldt High players: “Fortune favors the fierce.” On Thursday, the Lady Cubs and Iola High’s Mustangs illustrated how prophetic that quote can be…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials confirmed Friday. Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander…

Marmaton Valley High’s boys ran into a stampede of Iola High defenders Thursday. The Mustangs took control from the outset, courtesy of some hot early shooting, but mainly with their stifling defense. Iola led 21-4…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas on Thursday passed a broad package of tax cuts promoted as widespread relief that the Democratic governor is likely to veto because she says it favors the…

Humboldt High was able to push aside the sting of disappointment Thursday. Two days prior, the Cubs were looking for answers after a 17-point loss to Crest in the first round of the War on…