Santa Claus paid a visit to Iola High School Thursday evening to partake in some revelry with the IHS cheerleaders between the Mustangs’ girls and boys varsity basketball games with Prairie View. Santa even did…

Just call them “The Sassy Sisters on South Street.” Three widowed sisters settled into a remodeled church at 503 South St. a little over a year ago. They’ve spent the ensuing months adapting the building…

NEODESHA — Humboldt High’s boys were downright impressive with  their press defense Thursday. Again. The Cubs also were selfless on offense and moved the ball around with precision passes to cutters driving to the hoop.…

COLONY — Crest Middle School’s Thaddeus Beckmon scored 16 points, while Kroy Walter scored 14 in the Lancers’ 40-12 romp over visiting Marmaton Valley Thursday. Bentley Hammond chipped in with eight, while Andrew Donavan and…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s Lady Cubs are getting accustomed to high drama on the hardwood. For the second game in a row, Humboldt saw a tie score go down to the waning seconds. On…

TOPEKA — Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas congressional delegation took a partisan approach to voting Thursday on the failed U.S. House bill that would have averted a federal government shutdown. That package endorsed by…

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters say the workers, who authorized…

Immigration to the United States in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The 1% growth rate…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the…

Highly successful seasons on the gridiron led to an additional round of postseason accolades for several area standouts. Three athletes in particular — Humboldt High’s Kyler Isbell and Blake Ellis and Marmaton Valley High’s Brayden…