Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers with the planes in their fleets said they would temporarily…

(TNS) — Americans may still have to wear masks in 2022, the country’s leading infectious disease expert said Sunday, though he said life could resume a semblance of normalcy by the fall or winter. “It…

WICHITA, Kan. — Area students were among more than 3,500 announced by Wichita State University on the dean’s honor roll for fall 2020.  To be included on the dean’s honor roll, a student must be…

Kim L. Baker, 67, of Parsons, passed away at 2:29 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Kim was born on June 30, 1952, to Dr.…

Herb Shepard, age 83, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.  Herb was born June 22, 1937, to Hollie Clifford and Ruth Zeldo (Gilbert) Henry. He served for…

CHETOPA — Offensive struggles plagued Marmaton Valley High’s girls Friday in a 38-24 loss at Chetopa. The Wildcats scored only two points in the second quarter and three in the third, enough for Chetopa to…

Kansas Moms Demand Action held their first advocacy day in Topeka in 2016. There were just more than 10 people there. I was one of them. On Oct. 13, 2009, my life was forever changed…

My parents were married for 46 years. Right up until my dad died 10 years ago, he lived by a simple maxim: On all matters, big and small, my mother was right. When she embarked…

Momentum can be a fickle beast, as Iola High’s Mustangs learned the hard way Thursday in a 62-51 loss to visiting Chanute. Chanute had the hot hand early, racing to a 13-3 lead en route…

RICHMOND — Iola High’s girls were downright stingy on defense, forcing turnovers, hampering shots and otherwise keeping host Central Heights out of sorts for most of the night Thursday. Problem was, the Fillies’ offense couldn’t…