Month: October 2025

The Iola Middle School Volleyball Team wrapped up its season Saturday at the Pioneer League Tournament. The Mustangs took a pair of losses to Santa Fe Trail and Prairie View, but Iola coach Aubrey Westhoff…

Crossover Preparatory Academy walked into a buzzsaw last Friday as the Marmaton Valley Wildcats posted a 74-6 victory Friday. After taking their first loss of the season the week before, the Wildcats got back to…

You knew it was coming. As President Trump’s tariffs damage farmers and businesses across the U.S., the victims are besieging the Administration for relief. The long lines at the Commerce and Agriculture departments are the…

Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection…

The news that immigration officials can resume accepting DACA applications marks another turn in a long and exhausting legal battle over the immigration program. After a four-year hiatus, immigrants brought to the U.S. as children…

In a classroom filled with color, creativity, and the hum of imagination, Iola Middle School art teacher Grace Luther helps students see the world a little differently. This fall, the Kansas Art Education Association (KAEA)…

Storybook conditions greeted throngs of festival-goers Saturday at the annual Biblesta celebration. Highlights included a free bean feed, inspiring music throughout the day, and a number of vendors for food and other items, and of…

A community conversation Thursday offers voters a chance to engage with local leadership about an upcoming vote to extend a quarter-cent sales tax that benefits Allen County Regional Hospital. The event begins at 6 p.m.…

HUMBOLDT — Private John W. Poe’s Civil War service was altogether brief, yet no less tragic than those who died in battle. Poe departed his home in Washington Township, Missouri, on Aug. 28, 1862, leaving…

In a world often dominated by hustle and stress, a simple act of kindness might be the most powerful tool we have for improving our lives — and the lives of those around us. K-State…