Kansas legislators are devoting a considerable amount of energy to seeing that transgender youths are banned from participating in school and intramural sports. The danger of such activities? None proven. But that’s not stopping Republican…

Let’s check in with Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, our tour guide for a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend. “There is nothing humane about what we have going on right now at our…

The $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that Congress passed last week did a lot more than provide pandemic aid: It also included the biggest expansion of Obamacare in the program’s history. And here’s what was…

TOPEKA — As tensions boiled over in a heated debate Wednesday night over a proposal to ban transgender girls and women from sports, Sen. Renee Erickson deflected concerns about the mental state of transgender youths.…

TOPEKA — A bill before Kansas legislators Wednesday would extend and revamp a state program providing financial incentives to those moving to rural areas struggling with workforce retention. The Rural Opportunity Zones program provides designated…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation titled “Undeserved Blessings.” We often ask God, “Why me?” when bad things happen. But we should also ask God “Why me?” when good things happen. Why am I blessed…

The Iola Kiwanis Club announcedWednesday it will not host its annual Easter egg hunt this year, due to precautions surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The candy hunt typically is held on the courthouse lawn the…

Hi, Carolyn: My fiance cheated on me about a month into our engagement. We discussed it extensively, he confessed to having unresolved feelings for his cheating partner, and we decided to indefinitely postpone the wedding…

President Joe Biden signaled a willingness Tuesday to overhaul the Senate rule that allows the minority party to block legislation, saying he’d support the return of the “talking filibuster” for senators seeking to stall a…

CHANUTE — Things are humming right along for Allen Community College’s baseball team. Imagine how good they’d be if they had a regular place to practice. The Red Devils resumed play Tuesday in fine fashion,…