Summer break comes to an end this week for several area school districts, including Iola’s USD 257, where classes resume Wednesday and Thursday. Teachers at Iola Elementary School kept busy Tuesday preparing their rooms. Classes…

TOPEKA — The next personalized license plate will feature the Flint Hills design after more than 30,000 Kansans voted among five potential designs. Kansas Department of Revenue spokesman Zach Denny said the design was the…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My entire view of my family has changed. One of my siblings did a DNA test and found out that our father produced two children with a woman…

HUMBOLDT — Blame it on prosperity. Though Humboldt’s mill levy will remain the same, the tax rate will increase slightly. That’s because property values in much of southeast Kansas have increased, based on comparable sales,…

My daughter, Becca Schmill, would have turned 23 this year. Becca was a beautiful, caring person whose smile lit up every room. She had hopes and dreams of her own, but before she was able…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the…

One of the seminal sports memories of my childhood was watching Greg Louganis dive in the 1988 Olympics.  I was in awe when he hit his head on the springboard, got stitches at the side…

A breakdown of teams in the preseason AP Top 25 college football poll released Monday: No. 1 Georgia 2023 finish: 13-1, No. 4 final ranking. Coach: Kirby Smart, ninth season. Key games: vs. No. 14…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown did not need surgery for the shoulder injury he suffered in the team’s preseason opener in Jacksonville. Brown…

Elon Musk’s much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches on Monday, with people unable to join the audio conversation on X’s Spaces platform. Eighteen minutes into a conversation that was…