Bertha Viola Williams, 95, Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Le Roy, Kansas, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025. She was born Aug. 8, 1929, to August and Goldie (Garver) Volland. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m., Friday,…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly wants the Republican-dominated legislative committee drafting a new state funding formula for K-12 public school districts to work on behalf of all Kansans by resisting pressure to funnel tax dollars…

Benefiting from strong individual and team performances, the Iola Mustangs took third at Thursday’s Pioneer League meet in Wellsville while their female counterparts took seventh. The Mustangs took second in the 800-meter relay, completing the…

The Humboldt Cubs demolished Prairie View, 10-3, in the opening round Thursday of the regional quarterfinals. Top-seeded Humboldt (21-4) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the eighth-seed Prairie View Buffalos and never looked back.…

MOUND CITY — Athletes from Marmaton Valley, Crest, Yates Center and Southern Coffey County high schools racked up plenty of hardware Thursday at the Three Rivers League Meet. Crest’s Hanna Schmidt was a two-time gold…

NEODESHA — It was another banner day Thursday for Humboldt High’s senior sprinters. Trevion Franklin won the gold medal in the boys’ 100-meter dash, while taking second in the 200-meter dash at the Tri-Valley League…

Allen County’s airport is “The Little Engine that Could.” Beginning in the 1920s, the airport was situated on 29 acres on North Cottonwood across from Highland Cemetery and was under Iola’s domain. After World War…

GARNETT — The Iola Mustangs will face the Humboldt Cubs for a chance to play in the regional championship after opening the tournament Thursday with an 8-7 victory over Anderson County. After narrowly sweeping the…

President Trump wants peace in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin keeps tapping the U.S. along. Witness the Russian leader’s embarrassing no-show in Istanbul Thursday. This revealing episode began last week as the leaders of the major…

Two contradictory events this week illustrate the muddled, inconsistent mess that passes for U.S. immigration policy. On Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau personally welcomed almost 60 white South Africans claiming refugee status to…