Derek Joel “Fro” Holland, was born July 3, 1984, and died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at 2:40 a.m., at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Derek was born in Iola to Melinda Holland and…

When I told my mother I was going to my first Buddhist service that Sunday, she stopped what she was doing and slammed the kitchen counter with her hand. “On Easter?” she said while turning…

On Jan. 14, 2021, I stood in a small chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, while the federal government carried out an execution. Relegated to a spot 6 feet away from the…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s budget committee chairs pushed back Wednesday against the notion of implementing a road usage fee to create a more sustainable state funding for transportation system upgrades. The Kansas Department of…

TOPEKA — A Dutch food manufacturer, known for Country Crock and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, is set to open a new manufacturing facility in southwest Kansas. Flora Food Group is expected to invest…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High football coach Logan Wyrick has been tapped to help coach the East Squad in the 2025 Shrine Bowl in June. The coaching staffs were announced in a press release Thursday by…

It didn’t take Iola High’s Zoie Hesse long to get the attention of wrestling coaches across the state. Hesse, a sophomore, opened her 2024-25 season in fine fashion last week at a competition Santa Fe…

TOPEKA — The Kansas delegation to the U.S. House came together to support passage of legislation saving the state an estimated $41 million by recalibrating interest on water storage contracts at Milford and Perry lakes.…

Allen Community College’s men put a bow on their non-conference schedule Wednesday with a drama-free victory. The Red Devils put five players in double figures, while limiting Ottawa University’s junior varsity squad  to 28% shooting…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hired Nevada offensive coordinator Matt Lubick to help direct the Jayhawks’ offense Tuesday, the latest in a series of moves that have reshaped coach Lance Leipold’s staff after a disappointing…