Month: January 2024

Marmaton Valley High’s girls found the right mindset in a big way Thursday. After dropping their War on 54 Tournament opener to Cherryvale Tuesday, Marmaton Valley scored the game’s first 23 points against Yates Center.…

FREDONIA — It was a successful night on the hardwood for Humboldt Middle School’s boys Thursday as the Cubs swept past host Fredonia in all three games. The A team took an early lead and…

For the better part of a quarter, Crest High’s Lancers showed again just how potent they can be on the basketball court. Two nights after knocking off highly touted Humboldt in the opening round of…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason. Five straight AFC title games. Three conference championships. Two Super Bowl titles. One…

What was your experience like the last time you visited a natural area in Kansas? Did you hike at a state park? Boat or fish at a reservoir? Paddle the Kaw or the Arkansas River…

Brandon Michael Hamilton, age 27, passed away on Dec. 31, 2023, at his home in Olathe. He was born on May 18, 1996, in Chanute, to Ted W. Hamilton and Belinda (Spencer) Hamilton. A memorial…

The United States has just experienced one of the biggest collapses in consumer inflation in modern history. In June 2022 consumer prices had risen 9.1 percent over the previous year. By December 2023 the rate…

Howard E. Ludlum, age 83, of Lone Elm, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Ottawa. Howard was born on Feb. 26, 1940, in Elsmore. He was the second of six children born to…

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik. Scientists…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said early Thursday. The military continued to strike targets…