Humboldt Lady Cubs coach Brad Piley is eager to see how his team performs while hosting their Thursday jamboree. After graduating starting pitcher Shelby Shaughnessy and catcher Chanlynn Wrestler last spring and losing senior Taevyn…

As a looney right-winger, most of my political views boil down to whether a service is the people’s responsibility or the government’s. Ninety-nine percent of the time I side with the people — the private…

For years, it advanced slowly, almost unnoticed.  It wasn’t advertised at freshman orientations or highlighted in admission brochures. Yet it’s everywhere, in classrooms, resident halls, even in the quad where students gather.     Over…

In last year’s flap over the Wichita City Council’s Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation, I caught flak from both sides.  Left-wingers laid into me for supporting Mayor Lily Wu’s right not to read the proclamation…

Iola High School senior Bethany Miller recently performed with the top high school musicians in Kansas after earning second chair trombone in the state band.  The achievement followed a competitive audition process and culminated in…

A $10,000 grant came at the perfect time for Alanza Kinzle, owner of the Feedlot in Iola. The Feedlot was one of eight businesses in Kansas, and one of 400 across the country, tapped to…

When Iola High School Career and Technical Education Coordinator Dana Daugharthy approached Emprise Bank about help with funding this year’s Reality U, Iola’s branch manager Kristin Wright and Jerry Dreher, a commercial lender for Emprise,…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for…

HUMBOLDT — It was a banner day for mental health awareness Wednesday at Humboldt High School. The school’s Zero Reasons Why chapter hosted “Banner Day” during the the school’s lunch period, where students were invited…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. The bill, which passed…