The Crest High School Lady Lancer Track and Field Team took the Uniontown Invitational by nearly 50 points in the opening meet of 2025. While other local teams finished in the middle of the pack…

Lifted by a slew of strong finishes in the relays and a few individual performances the Lancers finished fourth in the field Tuesday, but first among local competitors.  In team action, Crest’s 100-meter relay team…

CHANUTE — The Iola Mustangs hope to rebound from Tuesday’s 6-4, 6-3 sweep at the hands of the Chanute. Despite holding their own throughout both contests Tuesday, one inning seemed to make the difference in…

COLBY — Picking up four wins last week in non-conference action behind a mix of a potent offense and strong pitching, Allen Community College has swept week eight of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference…

I was born and raised in Iola and remember first learning about science at Lincoln Elementary.  I also learned about food and animal sciences through my local 4-H club, but never really thought that I…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required…

The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, prompting people who’ve used the service and sent in DNA samples to be analyzed to wonder what will happen to their genetic data. The company says…

LAHARPE — Sure, there are plenty of issues plaguing LaHarpe, and countless other small communities. Some streets remain in various states of disrepair. The city’s aging infrastructure has been addressed in spots — electric upgrades,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday it was a “mistake” for national security officials to discuss sensitive military plans on a group text chain that also included a journalist —…

It is jaw-dropping that senior Trump administration figures would accidentally leak war plans to a journalist.  But the fundamental issue is that 18 high-ranking individuals were happy discussing extremely sensitive material on a private messaging…