LEBO — What, the Lakers weren’t available? Marmaton Valley High’s boys tipped off a brutal closing stretch of the 2025-26 regular season with a pair of tough games. Thursday’s matchup at Lebo — the state’s…

The Humboldt Middle School Cubs season came to an end with a 42-22 loss to Caney Valley in the second round of the Tri-Valley Middle School Basketball Tournament. Despite facing an uphill battle against a…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Cubs’ losing streak extended to three games after threatening to knock off the 4A Parsons Vikings early but fizzling in the second half of Thursday’s 73-60 loss. Carrying a 36-34 lead…

Congratulations to a group of anonymous American citizens (federal grand jurors) who live in Washington, D.C. for rejecting U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s reckless and dangerous effort to target six Democratic members of Congress for criminal…

Jean Kuczka, 61, had coached hundreds of students over the years and was looking forward to retirement. Alexzandria Bell, 15, was looking forward to traveling to Los Angeles to celebrate her sweet 16th birthday. Kuczka…

A field survey team will work along U.S. 169, just south of the U.S. 54 junction outside Iola. The workers plan to begin a field survey to gather information for proposed pavement rehabilitation, the Kansas…

USD 257 eighth-graders and sophomores stepped into adulthood Friday during the RealityU event held in the Iola High School gym. Sponsored by Emprise Bank, the 75-minute program transformed the gym into a real-world budgeting experience.…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate approved tougher regulations on vapes Wednesday in an effort to crack down on unlicensed products and eliminate advertisements geared toward children. Major tobacco companies were behind the bill, which would…

The Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SEKAAA) has implemented changes to its 60+ Dine program in response to increasing demand for services and rising operational costs. In Allen County, 60+ Dine meals are served…

After weather-related delays slowed work in recent weeks, crews have been back at it, refurbishing the brick surface of a building at 224 N. Washington Ave. The work began at the start of the year,…