HUMBOLDT —  A third-quarter lull did in Humboldt Middle School’s girls in their season-opener Thursday. Visiting Cherryvale put together a 9-3 third-quarter run, enough to withstand Humboldt’s late rally in a 24-19 win. The A…

Allen Community College music students showcased their talents during the ACC Winter Recital Thursday in the Fishpond on the Iola campus. The program featured piano, vocal and instrumental performances from the studios of Treca Jackson,…

FloAnn (Ballinger) Marsh, 88, of Humboldt, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. A visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13, at Wickham Family Funeral Home, 500 N. Forest Ave., Chanute, followed by…

TOPEKA — People in one of Kansas’ southernmost counties noticed in 2014 their local hospital was struggling, so they voted to create a sales tax that would direct funds to keep their health care system…

Miss Chelsea’s Dance Academy will present the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s holiday redemption Saturday with its musical production of “A Christmas Carol.” Tickets for the 7:30 show at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center sell…

Friend in ministry Barbara Lundblad tells of a vacation Bible school experience she had as a child at which the theme was “putting on the whole armor of God.”  That summer a creative leader came…

The Iola Area Chamber of Commerce has a fresh, new face in its office with Sarah Bowser, 21, who took on as assistant director at the end of October, the beginning of the Chamber’s busiest…

Iola City Council members will consider a request Monday to help fund a new economic development project for Iola and Allen County. Thrive Allen County is requesting a one-time, $15,000 increase to the city’s economic…

President Donald Trump has said he won’t rule out anything when it comes to removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet he is missing an important tool from the arsenal: the Voice of America.…

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of…