Month: December 2025

As the organization notes on its website, there are many reasons why teens struggle with mental health. But there are zero reasons why we should struggle alone. With that in mind, Allen County high-schoolers will…

Motorists could have used a certain red-nosed reindeer to guide their way as fog shrouded much of Iola and Allen County Tuesday. In Iola, the fog was reported as thick as peanut butter, obscuring vehicles…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernize a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays.A…

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if they’re not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will…

TOPEKA — Kansas has long been recognized — derided even — as a “flyover state,” Gov. Laura Kelly lamented Monday. No longer. As of Monday, with the announcement that the Kansas City Chiefs will soon…

China criticized the U.S. for seizing oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, signaling it stands with Caracas as its confrontation with Washington intensifies. “The U.S. practice of arbitrarily seizing other countries’ vessels grossly violates…

CHETOPA — Now THAT’S a way to end a year on a high note. Marmaton Valley High’s girls, who lacked enough players to field a team last season, had struggled through the first six games…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center Wildcats snapped a two-game losing streak Friday night, blowing out local rival Liberty Home School Alliance Arrows 50-35. Despite heading into the Christmas break with a win, Yates Center…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center Wildcats picked up their first win while simultaneously downing local rival, the Liberty Home School Alliance Arrows, 43-23, Friday. The Arrows put an early scare in the Wildcats, jumping…

CHETOPA — A banged up Marmaton Valley High boys team nevertheless had little to worry about Friday. Even without senior starters Tyler Lord and Todd Stevenson due to injury, 11 of the 14 Wildcats who…