Laylie Bliss Martinez, daughter of Ashley and Mario Martinez of Colony, was born Nov. 8, 2024, in Chanute. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 20.75 inches long. Older siblings are Gemma, Aubrey, Haven,…

Gerald “Jerry” Gene Bingham, 82, of Topeka, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Rossville United Methodist…

On Nov. 16, 1974, scientists fired off a nearly three-minute radio message into space with the express intention of communicating with intelligent extraterrestrial life. Broadcast from what was then the world’s largest radio telescope, in…

With a newly emboldened Republican Party poised to take over the federal government and much of the nation, the question of what kind of party it will be going forward looms large. Will it continue…

Charles “Charlie” Wilford Stokes, age 80, passed away at his home in Humboldt on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Charlie was born on Dec. 7, 1943, in Latham, Kansas, to Bertlum and Lois (Ryan) Stokes. In…

Members of the Prairie Rose 4-H club attended the 4-H Achievement Banquet on Nov. 6. These members received various awards celebrating their accomplishments throughout the previous 4-H year. The club also received a purple seal…

Israel is hoping Donald Trump’s return to the White House will lead to more cooperation in the Middle East, both on diplomacy and climate issues, an Israeli official said. A landmark deal that normalized Israeli…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High has breezed through the first two rounds of the Class 2A playoffs with little trouble. Even last week’s miserable weather did nothing to slow the Cubs’ rushing attack as Humboldt racked…

President-elect Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to include many good people who will reassure the public that it didn’t blunder by betting on a second term. But Mr. Trump might undo it all if he…

On Oct. 25, President Joe Biden officially apologized for the “sin of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents.”  These sacrifices and the federal effort to “kill the…