It is late August, and I’m standing in the beautiful Place de la Concorde in Paris trying to plug an Ethernet cable into my camera. The sun is bright, and I can feel the excitement…

Iola veteran Bill Shirley remembers something Sen. Jerry Moran once said to him about what it would take to bring a Veterans Administration clinic to Iola: “It’s the Kansas way. We take our time.” Indeed,…

At the close of his 1980 debate against President Jimmy Carter, Republican nominee Ronald Reagan asked the immortal question that still frames presidential election economic debates: “Are you better off than you were four years…

FORT SCOTT — One would imagine that winning your first-ever cross country race in dominating fashion would lead to a sense of satisfaction. Not so for Iola High sophomore Keegan Hill. “Today really wasn’t my…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court. The Court of Appeals for the…

FORT SCOTT — Crest High’s Josie Walter, Peyton Schmidt and Aubrey Allen turned the Fort Scott Invitational into the Lady Lancer showcase Thursday. Walter dominated the field, winning the 5-kilometer race by nearly a minute…

GIRARD — Humboldt High’s cross country team hit the ground running Thursday at the Girard Invitational. Against last year’s meet, several of the Cub harriers improved their times as well as set personal records. “We…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s football and volleyball teams had a tough go of it on the road Thursday. The Wildcat football team took a 52-0 loss to host Uniontown. “Uniontown was by far…

The Allen County Farmers Market offered a chance to paint pumpkins at Thursday’s event. Humboldt’s Calvin Parker provided the pumpkins.

ST. PAUL — Marmaton Valley High came up just short in its quest for its first volleyball victory of the season. The Wildcats took Northeast-Arma to three sets Thursday. After dropping the first set, 25-16,…