Month: April 2024

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature rebounded from dizzying defeat of a tax bill endorsed by Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican leadership by voting early Saturday for a three-year, $1.57 billion alternative that negotiators promised would…

Leo Lyle Ramsey, age 79, of Colony, Kansas, passed away on Friday, April 5,2024, in Garnett. Leo was born on March 23, 1945, in Uniontown, to Lyle and Anna May (Rogers) Ramsey. He was married…

ERIE — Talk about getting into the swing of things quickly. Buoyed by four golfers in the top 10, Humboldt High’s junior varsity golf team took home first place Wednesday at the Erie Invitational, a…

Iola Elementary School students enjoyed a sunny but windy day for its annual spring carnival on Saturday. Students played games and won prizes, enjoyed train rides, met the Easter bunny and visited food truck vendors.

Humboldt and Crest high school students celebrated prom on Saturday. Despite a threat of severe storms, the rain held off until after the Grand March. Humboldt’s prom theme was “Meet Me at Midnight” while Crest…

A fashion show organized by the Iola Senior Citizens Inc., to benefit its thrift store building had to compete against a lot of other activities on Saturday, so turnout was light with about a dozen…

Sunny skies across Allen County allowed students and others to enjoy a near-total solar eclipse, while millions of spectators across the U.S., Mexico and Canada watched as the moon passed in front of the sun…

HUMBOLDT — For years, Iola High and Humboldt High’s softball coaches had been hoping to see their teams square off more frequently, but with league and regional schedules getting higher priority, those opportunities have been…

CARBONDALE — Friday’s doubleheader at Santa Fe Trail — which returned nearly its entire starting lineup from last season’s third-place team in the state — gives Iola High head coach Levi Ashmore a good barometer…

PAOLA — Iola High’s track team used Thursday’s competition at the Paola Invitational as a measuring stick of sorts, head coach David Daugharthy explained. “Every year this is one of our more competitive meets,” he…