Thanksgiving brings families together and gives us wonderful memories. Turkey is on the menu in most homes that celebrate the holiday. But the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621 likely…

Allen County Commissioners have tentatively agreed to sign off on letters of support for two area broadband companies. Representatives from Cox Communications and Pinnacle Broadband spoke with the commission Tuesday morning about a promising federal…

Iola’s middle and high school Career and Technical Education programs keep growing, with community-wide efforts to include businesses and organizations. Dana Daugharthy, CTE coordinator for USD 257, gave board members an update on the program…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as…

For the select few, the 2024 Kansas high school football season culminates with Championship Weekend, with all nine classes deciding their respective titlists starting Friday evening and running through Saturday. But for the rest, the…

TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is awarding clemency at a higher rate than her predecessors, most recently pardoning two men convicted of drug crimes who “show strong signs of rehabilitation” and have already served…

Literature classes worldwide study Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), a great innovator of the short story.  He wrote closely observed and deeply empathic slices-of-life with a great sense of humor — but the Russian-Lit-class version of Dr.…

David E. Shryock, age 72, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. David was born June 9, 1952, in Kansas City, Mo., to Howard A. and Barbara A. Schreiber Shryock. He graduated from…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dajuan Harris scored 14 points and top-ranked Kansas withstood the ejection of star center Hunter Dickinson to beat No. 11 Duke 75-72 in the Vegas Showdown on Tuesday night. Dickinson, who entered the…

Things to watch during the final weekend of the regular-season in the Big 12 Conference, with Arizona State, BYU, Colorado and Iowa State tied for first place and both spots in the Dec. 7 Big 12 championship…