YATES CENTER — The sight was almost too much to comprehend. A wildfire, fueled by winds in excess of 60 mph, was exploding by the second. “It looked like a living hell,” Iolan Kaleb Evans…

In his ongoing efforts to bolster security across Allen County, Sheriff Anthony Maness has outlined several key initiatives aimed at enhancing safety, particularly within the courthouse. His priorities include filling a long-vacant courthouse security position,…

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The system that brought severe weather and…

TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would create a 17-member blue-ribbon commission to study operations and priorities of public higher education institutions, including consolidation of state universities and community colleges…

On Sunday, Pastor Chase Reibel finished up the series from Ezekiel with chapters 40-48, “God’s Glory Returns to the Temple.” God has a perfect plan for us and Jesus is how that plan is accomplished,…

As the flowers bloom and the days grow longer, spring is the perfect time for renewal — not just for your home, but also for your finances. Just as many people embrace spring cleaning to…

The beginning of talks aimed at some sort of end to conflict, we dare not say peace, between Ukraine and Russia is cause of great concern for those of us who have urged the U.S.…

An acquaintance who worked in the first Trump administration offers some insight into the president’s decision-making process. While most people start with fact-finding, analysis and negotiation before acting, Trump turns that process on its head.…

Thanks to the implementation of effective policy, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 24% in 2024. Members of Congress must act to preserve these policies and gains. And…

The Iola High School Mustang tennis team got the spring sports season started on the right foot after sweeping Independence and Parsons in their home opener Thursday. The Mustangs went undefeated while facing larger foes…