Members of the Humboldt High School boys and girls basketball teams received postseason recognition from Tri-Valley League officials earlier this week. Humboldt guard Hayden Kelley made a splash in his first year as a Cub.…

Iola High School’s speech and drama teams continued to rank highly against their competitors in various events in recent weeks. The forensics team took second at the Chanute Invitational March 7, buoyed by first-place finishes…

TOPEKA — A bill requiring criminals convicted of serious felonies to be held in county jails rather than be released on bond while awaiting sentencing advanced Monday in the Kansas House on a preliminary vote.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience”…

Rosa Darlene Jones, 82, of Humboldt, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Neodesha Care and Rehab. Rosa was born March 10, 1944, in Iola, the daughter of Ray Chalkie and Stella Mae (Bennett) Bresee.…

Tana Michelle Lowe, 55, of Iola, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026. She was born in Muskogee, Okla., on March 14, 1970, to Jimmie Jones and Judy Neely. She is survived by her children, Grace Sarchet…

Carol Ann Chrisenberry was born July 26, 1937 to John Edgar Chrisenberry and Sylvia Irene (Kirk) Chrisenberry in Blackwell, Okla. She died Monday, March 2, 2026. Carol graduated from Blackwell High School in 1955 and…

HUMBOLDT — A long-awaited upgrade to Humboldt’s animal shelter is complete, replacing a decades-old facility with a modern space designed to better care for animals and serve the community. Construction on the new building at…

We live in an era of compounding climate disasters. Hurricanes lead to power failures that make heat waves more miserable. Heat waves harden the ground and make flooding worse. The Colorado River might be about…

MANHATTAN — Wind-whipped waves at Tuttle Creek Lake were believed to have caused a fuel barge containing an 1,800-gallon diesel fuel cell to sink Sunday. The barge was on the lake as part of an…