“We woke in a different world today,” said Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday. Indeed, we did. Peace across Europe was shattered when Russia launched a full-scale attack on sovereign Ukraine, the most significant…

BOSTON (AP) — A snowstorm that started in the predawn hours Friday was expected to bring up to a foot of accumulation in some areas of the U.S. Northeast by the time it ends late…

How does the world confront a Russian leader who is acting like Hitler? How should the United Nations deal with Russia, which has a veto in the Security Council but is led by a war…

Opportunities present themselves. Paul Miller has learned that through his experience both as a teacher and a pastor. Last fall, he took advantage of an opportunity to teach wind energy at the Rural Regional Technical…

For Jadyn Kaufman, competing on an FFA team has “helped me put myself out there,” she said. “It’s been a boost to my self-confidence to learn how to speak in front of strangers at the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with explosions and gunfire sounding in the city as  the invasion of a democratic country fueled fears of wider war in Europe and…

Leah Mueller likes to learn. About livestock. Science. Nutrition. Math. So it comes as no surprise that Leah likes FFA. Having just emerged from a swine reproduction and nutrition presentation at Wednesday’s FFA Career Day,…

Bailey LaRue isn’t afraid of a little competition.  In fact, she thrives on it. Bailey, a junior at Marmaton Valley High School and secretary for her school’s FFA chapter, said her favorite part of FFA…

Ethan Prasko, a senior at Crest High School and the reporter for his school’s FFA chapter, remembers practicing for one of his first competitions in parliamentary law. The team wasn’t doing well. The officers were…

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Sophia Heim, 8th grade, was crowned the Allen County Spelling Bee Champion Thursday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Placing second was Liliana Jerome, 5th grade, of Iola.