Less than a week removed from competing for a state title, Tri-Valley League officials recognized five Humboldt High School baseball players as members of the All-Tri-Valley League team. Seniors Blake Ellis, Cole Mathes, Kyler Isbell,…

CHANUTE — So long, Royster. The Chanute USD 413 Board of Education recently approved a rebranding process to ensure all of the district’s attendance centers are a part of the “Chanute Blue Comets” family. Along…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Jesse J. Adams, Yates Center, driving while suspended (third or subsequent conviction), $595 Seven Hill, Muskogee, Okla., driving wrong way on one-way street, $195 Diversion agreement…

Although ending the year earlier than anticipated, Tri-Valley League officials recognized three Humboldt Lady Cubs after a strong 2025 campaign. Senior Shelby Shaughnessy, as well as juniors Laney Hull and Skylar Hottenstein each received a…

In the never-ending battle for LGBTQ rights, two things happened Tuesday half a continent apart.  One made me more proud to be a Wichitan. The other made me less proud to be an American.  In…

In 2021, Kansas Tourism launched the Sunflower Summer program, opening the doors to our state’s zoos, museums, nature centers, and historical sites to Kansas families — for free!  Designed to help young Kansans explore and…

Multiple players received a spot on the All-Three Rivers League Baseball Team following successful campaigns last Spring. Marmaton Valley High School senior catcher/pitcher Dominic Smith received a spot on the All-TRL first team after completing…

Despite suffering through tough seasons, Yates Center sophomore Cayten Cummings, as well as Crest junior Kaelin Nilges and Crest senior Delaney Ramsey made the All-Three Rivers League Team.  Ramsey and Nilges gave a bit of…

LEAVENWORTH — A Kansas district court barred CoreCivic Wednesday from reopening its shuttered prison until the company goes through Leavenworth’s development process to receive a special use permit. Judge John Bryant, Leavenworth County District Court,…

President Donald Trump spoke by phone to China’s Xi Jinping Thursday in a bid to ease the trade war he started by slapping massive tariffs on products imported from the world’s biggest manufacturing powerhouse. There…