Republicans lost a House seat they had held for years in upstate New York over Rep. Paul Ryan’s radical proposal to change Medicare from a government program to one managed by private insurance companies. That…

Early Wednesday morning Mrs. Charles Wille started her chores as she does every day on the Wille place 21⁄2 miles south of Piqua. First stop was their barn to fetch  grain to feed a calf.This…

Greg and Audra Miller are Colony natives who live a few miles east of Joplin. Their house was less than half a mile from Sunday’s destructive tornado that killed 126 people and injured 900. The…

BRONSON — Organizers have a number of activities planned for Saturday’s annual Bronson Day celebration.Traditionally held each Memorial Day weekend, this year’s festivities will contain many of the same attractions that have drawn scores of…

A broken rail has been determined as the cause of a Union Pacific train derailment south of Moran Monday that disrupted rail service, closed a 23-mile stretch of nearby U.S. 59 and forced nearby residents…

Iola City Council members will look more closely at which charter ordinances will need to change now that a council, and not city commission, is in place. They met in an adjourned session Thursday. Council…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Speedway has a full weekend of racing lined up for drivers and fans alike.Friday is the Speedway’s regular program of races — pure stock, factory stock, B-Mods and USRA modifieds. It’s also…

Crime rates across the country dropped significantly last year and are at the lowest point in 40 years. Crime experts are baffled. Why, they are asking, are crime rates, including robberies and other thefts, dropping…

Entering “2+2” agreements with community colleges is nothing ground-breaking, said Sue Maes, dean of continuing education for Kansas State University.Such pacts occur on an annual basis, clearing the way for students to earn a degree…

Organizers of Wednesday’s blood drive in Iola had a modest goal of 50 donations.“I couldn’t believe what we saw,” said Leann DeLong, recruitment representative for the Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City.In all, 106…