Amy Karr and Lori Holman are well aware they don’t have all the answers. They don’t expect to. But they know their work as administrators of the Drug-Free Communities support network could provide keys to…

For those who work in education, Thursday’s ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court on school finance did not come as a surprise. Educators know the learning opportunities between poor and rich school districts have become…

The outrageous — as usual — New York Daily Times’s front page Wednesday had a photo-shopped image of Donald Trump as a clown with a happy face. The headline: “Dawn of the Brain Dead. Clown…

  Robert Larry Buscher, 56, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hospital. Larry is the son of the late Robert Buscher and Ruth (Wafford) Buscher Martin, Overland Park. He was…

HUMBOLDT — Standing in a feed lot finally dried from unseasonable mid-winter rain, Craig Sharp allowed if he were to reach his goal of having a “green” operation, “I may have to get a degree…

Though Sam Rife has farmed most all his life, there’s a lot more he likes to talk about, such as playing football and riding the rodeo circuit. Rife and his wife Helen will be recognized…

On a team often led statistically by its underclassmen, such as sophomore Ethan Holloway, it was Iola’s veterans who came up with the biggest plays in Friday’s gutty 47-45 win over Anderson County. “The boys…

The adversity was clear for Iola High’s Fillies as they faced a team that hard already beaten them once this season in Anderson County. They needed all hands on deck to pull of a 39-33…

Allen Community College volleyball standout Mary Hobbs realized a dream on Wednesday afternoon when the sophomore officially signed her letter of intent to continue her career at Ottawa University. “It has always been my dream…

Allen Community College has practiced this situation over and over again. Down by just three points and with the ball, the Red Devils ran an inbound play with four seconds on the clock.  Allen flooded…