Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, would be high on the list for any number of booby prizes after comments he made Friday sizzled through several major news outlets and social media platforms.At a town hall meeting…

An Indiana family escaped injury early Sunday morning after striking a mailbox that had been stolen from a local residence and dumped onto U.S. 169 from a nearby overpass.The driver, whose name was not released,…

Fifty-four area children became the luckiest kids in town Saturday during a bike giveaway sponsored by Humanity House. Children who were preregistered were given a bike and a safety helmet.The gifts came with the condition…

A competitive streak pays off handsomely in the field of athletics, where participants are driven to improve on a daily basis.Sydney Wade, who excelled in basketball, volleyball and softball throughout her high school career, used…

Above, Lori Evans and Larry Manes cut the ribbon Saturday during a ceremony for 54 Fitness in Moran. At left, Lori Holman leads a group in dancing the “Electric Slide.” The fitness center will open…

I saw a lizard the other afternoon.With every place wet as the dickens, I’ve taken to walking the old railroad tracks south of Humboldt.If I knew how the tune goes, I’d hum “Walking the Rails.”…

Last week’s torrential rains were a stinky deal for Santa’s Toy Shop. Years of hard work are down the drain when flooding destroyed many of the toys and items used in the toy shop that…

Bonnie Pullian, Iola, is the proud grandma of 6-year-old Adayrean West of Le Roy, the reigning 2017 Princess of America’s Tiny Miss Kansas. “When I grow up I hope to become a wheat scientist and…

Frog and Toad are friends, and as such get into a number of frequently silly, occasionally scary and always heartfelt adventures.The Iola Community Theatre brings Arnold Lobel’s beloved title characters to life through the dynamic…

It took all of about 2½ minutes for a pair of thieves to empty “several thousands of dollars” from a Bank of Gas ATM early Thursday.“They knew what they were doing,” Sheriff Bryan Murphy said…