MANHATTAN — Kansas residents unloaded frustrations with the GOP-led redistricting process on Monday as lawmakers launched a 14-stop, five-day blitz of town halls to gather public input into how political boundaries should be redrawn. Republicans…

Noah Gordon gave the Communion Meditation referencing “The Seasons of Life” by Jim Rohn.  The different seasons can reflect our Christian walk. Our dark times heartbreak can be seen in our season of winter. During…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is seeing COVID-19 vaccinations rise while the more contagious delta variant is increasing new cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The state averaged 1,080 new COVID-19 cases a day for the seven…

Michael William McCullough, age 63, passed away Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at his residence in Neosho Falls. Mike was born Aug. 7, 1957, in Columbus, to William E. McCullough and Joyce M. (Heslop) McCullough. Cremation…

Mary Louise Foster, age 79, of Iola, passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born April 23, 1942, in Springfield, Mo., to Jay Overman and Mary (Burris) Overman.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. That deadline could be pushed up…

AMMAN, Jordan – On the verge Monday of seizing its sixth and seventh provincial capitals in less than a week, the Taliban has stunned observers with its lightning takeover of large swaths of Afghanistan in…

Area residents will have an opportunity to discuss education with Kansas officials next week. Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson and Deputy Commissioner Brad Neuenswander will meet with local educators, parents and others from…

Teachers should be required to get COVID-19 vaccines, the head of the American Federation of Teachers said Sunday. The union currently favors vaccinations on a voluntary basis, but its president Randi Weingarten said her views…

“America, probably because it is the most civilized place in the world, is the most dangerous.” Such was the observation by adventurer/film-maker Martin Johnson during his final interview, not long before perishing in a tragic…