For Taylor West, the path to becoming Iola Baptist Church’s youth pastor has been a winding one — stretching from small-town Colorado to rural Iowa classrooms, summer camps, and now, southeast Kansas. West, 32, officially…

It’s been a hectic week for Gabe and Myra Gleason. The owners of Wild Bloom Coffee have been closed since Monday as part of their kitchen expansion, a significant step in continuing their vision of…

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Investigators were examining the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, for connections to the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city center, killing at least 19 people, wounding 48 and damaging European Union diplomatic…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United…

YATES CENTER — Dozens of volunteers and Yates Center High School students feverishly worked to bring DeLay Stadium back to her former glory Tuesday. The stadium will host its first high school sponsored event in…

YATES CENTER — Friday night football will be full of tradition for the Yates Center High School Wildcats. The Wildcats will host their triangular jamboree with Sedan and Hartford in DeLay Stadium, abandoned for almost…

Growing up in Stanley, Kansas, I realized the importance of having local heroes. Like most children, professional wrestler Hulk Hogan was my first recognizable sports figure, then came NBA forward Michael Jordan and eventually the…

Allen County Commissioners blended routine procedures with a shift in funding priorities at their meeting Tuesday night.  After approving revenue hearings for rural fire and sewer districts, commissioners unanimously adopted the county’s 2026 budget —…

YATES CENTER — You wouldn’t know it by looking at it, but a small well on the northeast corner of Yates Center’s downtown square plays a part in the town’s history. The hand-dug well proved…