Matt Rehder likely doesn’t need a crystal ball when it comes to 2026. That’s because when Rehder began as Iola city administrator in 2021, the position came with a to-do list. Develop more housing. Rebuild…

CLARK AND COMANCHE COUNTIES — The Red Hills are prime cattle country. The iron-rich terrain spans two million square miles of mixed-grass and sandsage prairie across Barber, Comanche and Clark counties along the Oklahoma border,…

TOPEKA — Kansas received $221 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen health systems and expand access to care in the state, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday. The Centers for Medicare and…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his…

The search for a new Iola Hormigas manager is underway. The organization and its host league, the Pecos League, posted the position on social media Monday morning as well as that for a new expansion…

Guest speaker Steve Green gave the sermon Sunday, “A New Beginning for God’s People.” In John 3:3-7, Jesus teaches the necessity of being born again by letting God transform us into a new person by…

A pair of Allen County grapplers remained atop the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association ranking while two others fell out due to injuries. Returning state bronze medalist Addilyn Wacker remains the top-ranked 4A wrestler in the…

A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday for plunging temperatures, strong winds and a mix of…

The man accused of placing pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said he targeted both parties because “they were in…

GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt,…