TOPEKA — County government is boring. Except when it isn’t. People depend on law enforcement, health departments, trash collections, recordkeeping and other services counties provide — but they only notice when a service fails. And…

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and 10 people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. Public health officials in New Mexico…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries’ top diplomats said after talks…

PAOLA — Iola High School freshman Addilyn Wacker and sophomore Zoie Hesse became the first two female wrestlers in school history to qualify for state Saturday.  Wacker (25-8) qualified after winning the Kansas 4A Regional…

GARNETT — The Iola Mustangs toppled Anderson County 56-54, who before Friday sat third in the Pioneer League standings. The Mustangs have won two in a row.  Down by an 11-point margin in the third…

The Humboldt Lady Cubs already have their team bus half-filled after qualifying multiple wrestlers for the state tournament over the weekend.  Taevyn Baylor, Willow LaCrone, Savannah Koch, Gabriela Vargas-Garcia and Jordan Hencey will compete for…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Colden Cook and Blake Ellis were among the Cub seniors recognized Friday for their four years on the basketball court. The seniors followed that up by giving the home crowd quite…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s girls had something to prove Friday night. After a pair of gut-wrenching losses earlier this season to Cherryvale, the Lady Cubs had another shot at redemption Friday. And it wasn’t looking…

MORAN — Denton Ramsey saved the best for last. On a night in which he had been scoreless up to that point, the Crest High senior drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the…

It’s been less than two weeks since the horrible news arrived. Brandon Hobbs, 51, a 1992 Iola High School graduate, was killed in a plane crash Feb. 6 while aboard an aircraft flying over the…