The Missouri Senate voted against funding Medicaid expansion Wednesday night, after a debate that will not be the final word on whether 275,000 Missourians become eligible for coverage on July 1. By a 14-20 vote,…

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Not only is that a line from the musical “Lucky Stiff,” it’s a good mantra for the Allen Community Theatre Department this year. The students will deliver their…

Housing was the talk of the town in Allen County yesterday. Specifically, how to get more.  In the morning, Atlas Community Studios and McClure Company hosted an online “visioning session” to collect data on housing…

PARSONS — Iola Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders dodged rain drops Wednesday while taking part in the Parsons Invitational Track Meet. There were several highlights for the Mustang athletes. India Barney brought home gold in…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden closed out his first 100 days urging a pandemic-fatigued nation to remain vigilant, but also underscoring how far it has come since he moved into the White House: lockdowns are…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s softball team celebrated Senior Night in style Tuesday. The Lady Cubs wasted little time in dispatching visiting Cherryvale with a pair of 12-2 romps to extend the team’s winning streak to…

HUMBOLDT — A late rally fell short for Humboldt High’s baseball team Tuesday in the first game of their doubleheader against Cherryvale, losing 7-5. The visiting Chargers then made sure to eliminate any sort of…

ST. PAUL — Yates Center High’s softball team wasted little time in improving to 13-1 Tuesday, blasting St. Paul 24-0 and 20-5 to sweep their doubleheader. Morgan Collins led the way in the first game,…

The U.S. government told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible because of the country’s escalating COVID-19 crisis. In a Level 4 travel advisory — the highest issued by the Department of State…

NEODESHA — Humboldt Middle School track and field athletes raked in plenty of hardware Monday at a meet hosted by Neodesha Middle School. Humboldt’s eighth-grade girls took second, while the eighth-grade boys were fourth in…