The memory of a local animal lover is now providing support to a cause that was close to his heart. The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) has received its first grant from the Raymond…

LAHARPE — The home of Jerry and Joyce Adair was gutted by a fire Friday evening, which resulted in the hospitalization of a volunteer firefighter for smoke inhalation. The Adairs were not home when the…

Bagworms are a yearly pest in our area and can cause considerable damage. Most homeowners typically don’t get too concerned about bagworm control until they see large bags present on plants. By then it is…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, has…

Soybean planting is well underway in Kansas with 43% planted, based on the USDA-NASS Crop Progress and Condition Report from May 19. However, heavy rainfall has occurred in many locations across the eastern half of…

A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication for the first time reached as far as Siberia in a heavy blow to the…

HAYS — Fort Hays State University recognized approximately 1,691 graduates during its Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Area graduates included the following: Humboldt Elysia Kunkler,…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon “No Longer Outsiders” was from Ephesians 2:11-22. Christ united the Jews and Gentiles. All believers represent the kingdom and contribute to the body of Christ. You can be a child of…

Doris “Rosalee” Heslop Nelson, 86, of El Dorado, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Parker, Colorado. Doris Rosalee Clark was born April 30, 1939, in Gas, Kansas, to Harley and Charlene…

Brenda L. Williams, 68, Garnett, Kansas, died Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Olathe Medical Cente. Brenda was born Dec. 14, 1956, to George Martz and bonus mom Emma (Sharp) Martz in Kansas City, Kan. She…