COLONY — The Crest Lady Lancers picked up a pair of wins while opening their season with a sweep of Central Heights and St. Paul. Jumping right into league play in their home opener, the…

MANHATTAN — The Southwind Extension District 4-H members showcased their talent at the 2025 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes, held Aug. 23-24 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Southwind teams placed in the top five of…

Peggy O’Neil (Strunk) Moody, 89, of Colony, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at Heritage Healthcare, Chanute. Peggy was born May 11, 1936, in Moran, to Oris Strunk and Helen (Sloan) Strunk. Peggy grew up…

Karen Marie Beecher, Yates Center, passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in her home at the age of 87. Karen was born Aug. 25, 1938, to Guy and DeMoy Pate in Stillwell, Okla. The family…

Fireworks damage reported Deputies were told Aug. 16 a mortar firework had been tossed from a vehicle into a yard just south of LaHarpe, causing damage. Two suspects were identified. Information was forwarded to the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California, Oregon and Washington are joining forces to insulate vaccine guidance and other public health recommendations from political interference, a direct response to turmoil at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

MORAN — The Marmaton Market, Moran’s grocery store, is closed “until further notice.” Store manager Marilyn Logan declined to comment further Wednesday. The market, which was purchased by the Marmaton Market Cooperative in 2018, has…

INDEPENDENCE — The biggest challenges facing rural communities today — housing, child care, health care, educational opportunities and infrastructure — are echoed across the country. To that end, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural…

The Allen County Commission met briefly Tuesday morning, receiving a series of departmental updates ranging from roadwork progress to emergency management transitions, and approving several community requests. Public Works Director Mitch Garner reported repairs to…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the…