WICHITA — A smaller, yet no less electric, atmosphere is in store for area track and field athletes as they head to the state meet at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium. In a departure from…

YATES CENTER — An Independence man with a lengthy criminal history that includes multiple shootings and police chases was arrested Thursday after a frenzied search by air and foot.  Benjamin Whitaker, age 20, is in…

YATES CENTER — Both Yates Center High and Crest High’s squads continued tournament play Thursday. The Wildcat girls fell to Cherryvale, 51-40, but still drew praise from head coach Abbie Collins. “We may have lost,…

Kansas State University provides you with research-based information through many avenues.  Locally, your contact is the Southwind Extension District in Erie, Fort Scott, Yates Center and Iola. Hundreds of publications and fact sheets, written by…

MOUND CITY — Yates Center High’s boys turned it on down the stretch to pull in a 44-38 victory over Jayhawk-Linn Friday. The Wildcats trailed 26-23 after three quarters, but ended the game on a…

YATES CENTER — Visiting Cherryvale High outscored the Yates Center High girls 23-8 in the first quarter Thursday and never looked back in a 63-28 victory. “We have to work harder on defense to compete…

OSWEGO — Yates Center High’s volleyball team dropped matches to host Oswego and Erie Thursday. Oswego pulled out a pair of hard-earned sets, 25-20 and 26-24. Yates Center then fell to Erie, 25-16 and 25-15.…

From the moment she arrived in Yates Center, Michelle De Le Isla — mayor of Topeka and now running for Congress — was asking questions, trying to get a sense of the place and the…

YATES CENTER —Do you know how that playground equipment at the park down the street was purchased? Or the new sign leading visitors to a local landmark? In any community, chances are that someone, or…

I was standing by the river in Neosho Falls, watching dragonflies and listening to the murky water spill over the dam in a continuous rush. It’s a sound from the source of Neosho Falls’ life,…