The Walnut Valley Festival is on the ropes and it’s up to us to save it.  I talked this week to Bart Redford, executive director of the Walnut Valley Association, and here’s how he puts…

When I immigrated to the U.S. from Moscow in the mid-1990s, the first thing I learned was that people in the Soviet diaspora didn’t care where you came from. The fact that I’d spent half…

Legislation to approve Lehigh Portland State Park is still in the works, said Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett. Gardner introduced the measure to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 16. The 16-member committee…

MANHATTAN — Area students named to Kansas State University’s fall 2022 honor roll for maintaining at least a 3.75  grade point average are: From Iola — Kasen Fudge, Levi Meiwes and Cole Regehr;   Humboldt…

PITTSBURG — As of Wednesday afternoon, Pittsburg has a new fast-charging station that has literally put the city on the map for electric vehicle drivers. Pittsburg unveiled a new fast-charging station, located at Pittsburg’s Colonial…

TOPEKA — Election legislation meant to shore up public trust and transparency passed out of the Kansas House and Senate on Thursday, despite concerns that the bills would have a chilling effect on voters. House…

A cleaning project led to a cross-generational connection for Iola FFA students, and created special memories for junior Abigail Meiwes. While cleaning a storage area in the school’s Ag building, students discovered numerous awards earned…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate voted Thursday to prohibit use of telemedicine services to prescribe medications for inducing abortions and to forbid watering down the mandate during any disaster emergency declared by the state’s governor.…

HUMBOLDT — Having lived on a farm all his life, Gavin Jaro is well aware the best laid plans can be upended by Mother Nature. To wit, the Humboldt High School senior and his fellow…

COLONY — Kamryn Luedke, a senior at Crest High School and FFA Chapter president, has learned a lot through FFA. But what sticks with her the most was learning about Temple Grandin, an animal science…