Iola Middle School has announced its fourth-quarter honor rolls for 2024-25. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Maddux Franklin, Eliana HIgginbotham, Liliana Jerome, Piper Jordan, Robert McLaughlin, Aaliyah…

Much to the relief of Cory Boren of Boren Roofing, it appears the windows, not the roof, are the source of ongoing leaks at the Allen County Courthouse. After multiple dousings of the courthouse roof,…

Steve Traw’s sermon Sunday came from John 17:20-26, “The Place called Heaven.” What is life like after death — how do we visualize it? Believers are the ones who follow Christ and to be with…

LAWRENCE — Cecilia Paranjothi, a graduating University of Kansas senior, was named one of two recipients of the Class of 1913 Award. Paranjothi, who majored in chemistry, will work toward an advanced degree at the…

William “Bill” Lee Asher Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully Friday, May 30, 2025, at Moran Manor in Moran. Bill was born in Picher, Okla., to John and Tressie (Caffey) Asher.…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces fired on people as they headed toward an aid distribution site in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 27, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said, in the third such shooting…

WICHITA — Area athletes wrapped up their athletic year on the state’s grandest stage at the KSHSAA Track and Field Championship in Cessna Stadium last weekend. Although some failed to meet their expectations, it served…

The $4 billion Panasonic battery factory in De Soto should have been a first-of-a-kind project for Kansas and the Midwest.  In addition to the estimated 4,000 new jobs coming to town, Panasonic and the state…

Striking a blow for deadly disease and against public health, our dangerous Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by doctors including National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya — handpicked for…

MANHATTAN — The Humboldt Cubs brought home the fourth-place plaque from Friday’s state baseball tournament after falling to the Sabetha Bluejays 2-1 in the consolation game. Senior pitcher Cole Mathes put Humboldt on his shoulders…