Month: January 2025

LE ROY — Austin Morray scored 12 to lead Southern Coffey County Middle School’s Lady Titans to a 25-18 win over Marmaton Valley Junior High. The Wildcats trailed 19-11 after three quarters before erupting for…

LE ROY — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s furious comeback came up just short Thursday. The Wildcat boys trailed 20-10 after three quarters, but erupted for 13 in the fourth quarter alone. Truett Blevins hit a…

Author and theologian Howard Thurman once said, “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself.” In 2025, as we grapple with uncertainty and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid remembers quite well the previous time the Texans visited Kansas City for a divisional playoff game. He was still considered among the best coaches to have never won…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Staggered after one of the most destructive natural disasters in Southern California history, thousands of heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered leaders across Los Angeles County are confronting another monumental…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, according to a person familiar with the matter. Inaugural…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game. The Fighting Irish battled their…

FREDONIA — Humboldt Middle School’s Lady Cubs were dominant early, and withstood a furious Fredonia comeback Thursday in a 19-16 win. Humboldt led 11-4 at halftime before Fredonia hit a pair of 3-pointers down the…

A southeast Kansas woman is becoming a household name on social media. Katherine Umbarger has turned her love of homesteading into a lucrative business, selling an estimated 16,000 copies of her self-published cookbook in a…