LA CYGNE — The Iola High School Mustangs head into the Christmas break in high spirits after trampling the Prairie View Buffalos 47-24 Thursday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Iola and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center on Friday quickly added Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts center Congress designated as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, a day after the center’s board of…

HUMBOLDT — A quick start had Humboldt High’s boys in the catbird seat Thursday. The Cubs blitzed visiting Neodesha out of the gates, racing to a 14-5 lead midway the first quarter. But the Bluestreaks…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s girls fell behind early and never could make up the difference Thursday. The Lady Cubs capped the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule with a 50-32 loss to visiting Neodesha. The Bluestreaks…

MORAN — Crest Middle School’s TJ Beckmon scored 17 points, while two others had nine apiece as the Lancers ended the 2025 portion of their schedule with a 39-14 win over Marmaton Valley Junior High. …

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s girls picked up a hard-fought win over rival Crest Middle School Thursday. The Wildcats overcame a scoreless second quarter, thanks to a stingy defense, and pulled in a 19-18…

TOPEKA — President Donald Trump took the first step Thursday to reclassify marijuana, but the move won’t affect Kansans unless the state changes its laws, a law enforcement professional said.  Trump signed an executive order…

The recent summitry between Ukraine, the United States and Europe, kicked off by President Donald Trump’s initial peace proposal, produced something rare in this war: a negotiating track that looks serious enough to matter. After…

Rodney Allen Daniel, 80, brother-in-law of Iolan Vernon Lee, died on Dec. 8, 2025. He is survived by wife Janice Lee Daniel; son Todd (Becca) Daniel of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; and daughter Andrea (John) Carley…

LA CYGNE — The Iola Mustangs put themselves back above the .500 mark in Pioneer League standings after crushing the Prairie View Buffalos 70-31. Iola’s 39-point margin of victory made Coach Luke Bycroft’s delay in…