HUMBOLDT — Talk about ending with a bang. Humboldt Middle School’s Cubs received touchdowns from five players Thursday, with a 43-0 thrashing of Bluestem in their final game of the 2025 season. Mason Gunderman scored…

NEODESHA — The Humboldt Lady Cub harriers wrapped up the regular season with a second-place finish at Thursday’s Tri-Valley League cross country meet in Neodesha.  Freshman Aspen Wimsett, senior Tori Melendez, junior Jo Ellison and…

President Trump, close our national parks. You heard me right. Ever since the government shutdown began Oct. 1, the parks are being trampled, trashed and turned into macabre theme parks. My husband and I recently…

TOPEKA — Kansas’ lone Democratic congresswoman is preparing legal strategies to fight Republican redistricting efforts in court, should the need arise. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, whose 3rd District seat is the target of a proposed…

Stephen Eugene Powelson, age 71, of Moran, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. He was born July 30, 1954, in Garnett, to John S. and Marilyn L. (Sheern) Powelson. He graduated from Garnett High School…

America is in week three of a government shutdown, and the ability of hundreds of thousands of Kansas families to afford health care is on the line. Debate about whether to fund enhanced health care…

When students returned to Iola schools this fall, the familiar rhythm of footsteps and chatter filled the halls, though not quite at the volume expected.  Empty desks peeked from behind rows of chairs, and lockers…

Infinity Signs workers Kevin Jame Chris Pijanowski and Drew Carrigan were hard at work this week to remove the marquee off the old Iola Theater building. Plans are in the works to replace the marquee…

Margaret “Maggie” Jane (Young) Chapman, 83, passed away on Oct. 5, 2025, at Carriage House Assisted Living, Denton, Texas, where she resided for over 25 years. She was born in Council Grove, Kansas, and raised…

LAHARPE — With six candidates seeking three seats, the LaHarpe City Council race is one of the most hotly contested races for the upcoming Nov. 4 general election. LaHarpe PRIDE is hosting a candidate forum…