It’s only rumor that Iola High’s custodial staff was able to turn off the school’s heating system midday through Friday’s game because  Jimmy Dorsey, Wellsville’s junior sharpshooter, was shooting so hot it was sufficient to…

Area church bells will be ringing at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a national recognition of the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19. Residents are encouraged to put lit candles in their windows. Iola…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Cubs were unable to escape from an early hole Friday. The Cubs trailed 21-8 after one period against visiting Cherryvale. And while mounting a furious comeback down the stretch, Humboldt came…

CHETOPA — Don’t blame Coach Travis Hermreck if he has visions of Wally Pipp dancing in his head. As sports historians may recall, Pipp was a first baseman for the New York Yankees who missed…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had lost Patrick Mahomes to a concussion and were in danger of losing the game. Then their defense and Chad Henne — their defense and Chad…

GENEVA —The head of the World Health Organization says it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in rich countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people in poorer countries. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus kicked off…

 I am a Kansas Democrat. That means I am used to putting my time and resources into elections for candidates I support, and then watching as Kansas voters deliver a different outcome. I have been…

Any more pro-Trump protests after last week’s assault on the nation’s Capitol could be both a public safety and a public relations nightmare for Republicans. That’s not just our opinion, but also that of several…

Producers of the Grammy Awards recently announced they were postponing the ceremony — scheduled for later this month — to March 14. “Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our…

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York on Friday upheld convictions against a sports marketer, an aspiring agent and a financial adviser in a college basketball scandal that spoiled the careers…