Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend told me three months ago that we should take a break. We have been dating for about year and a half. So took a break I did. I just met up…

The end of a draining stretch of basketball — seven games in 11 days — ended with perhaps the season’s most frustrating loss for Iola High’s girls Saturday. While the Fillies played well in short…

Iola Middle School and Humboldt Middle School’s B teams were joined by Pittsburg for a round-robin tournament at IMS Saturday. Iola’s Mustangs had a tough go of it, falling 23-11 to Pittsburg and 24-3 to…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s boys were unable to overcome a tough matchup posed by visiting Erie High Friday. With two towering front-line players, including 6-5 junior Eric Dillinger, Erie outscored Humboldt 15-7 after one quarter…

COLONY — The home court was a friendly one Friday night for Crest High’s basketball teams. The Lancer boys were dominant defensively, rolling to a 55-25 victory over visiting Oswego. And in girls action, the…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s boys came up short of victory Friday, but continued to show the promise of a young team taking steps to success. The Wildcats led 11-7 at halftime before visiting St.…

ARMA — Neither Yates Center High’s boys or girls teams did much scoring early in their respective contests at Northeast High Friday. Their defenses, however, were top notch. The Wildcat boys outscored Northeast 14-6 in…

Carlyle lies in pieces. Since before 1858, its historical traces stretch from at least Cottonwood Creek to along the banks of Deer Creek and beyond. The original cemetery, with its shattered stones belonging to the…

Yes, the turnover bug that has afflicted Iola High’s girls this season reared its ugly head again Friday at inopportune times. But Iola’s 40-33 loss to visiting Chanute gave a rambunctious IHS gymnasium plenty of…

TOPEKA — The Governor’s Council on Tax Reform is advising extreme caution on any tax policies that may diminish revenue until Kansas has restored fiscal damage imposed by the pandemic. Presenting before the council Friday,…