A collection of area auto racers were behind the wheels of their cars Friday along Main Street in LaHarpe to escort the funeral procession of LaHarpe’s Ed Stokes, who died July 23. Stokes, owner of…

Tryouts for Lady Lightning, a 14-and-under softball team, are scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Iola’s Riverside Park. The Lady Lightning will play in tournaments and games in Iola and surrounding places. Tournaments in Kansas…

YATES CENTER — Connie Schmidt loves to sew. So much so, that she’s opened 4 Golden Stitches, a new quilt shop on the east side of the square in Yates Center. According to the Elsmore…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers got Kansas City left-hander Danny Duffy in a trade Thursday as the World Series champions boosted their rotation for a playoff push. The Royals sent their longtime…

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Megan Rapinoe converted the deciding penalty in a shootout and the United States advanced to the semifinals of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament 4-2 following a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands…

Phil Chalmers lives in “condition yellow.”  He stays alert and aware of his surroundings, ready to react if something should go wrong.  Most people, he warns, stay in “condition white.” They’re not paying attention. They’re…

TOKYO — Olympic divers look at the pool a little differently than the rest of us. They see angles and molecular attractions and cohesive forces. They recognize the unfortunate circumstances that can make entering the…

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be more dangerous than other versions has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus,…

The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. Cunningham had been widely expected to be the first name called in New York, though Pistons…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and salaries rose at a healthy pace in the three months ended in June as employers competed to find enough workers to fill millions of available jobs.  Pay increased 1% in…