The Iola High powerlifting team competed in the Class 3A state championship over the weekend.  The boys finished in eighth place out of 19 teams while the girls secured a sixth place finish out of…

Mary Virginia Reaves said “a lot of prayer” helped her make it through 100 years. Family and friends gathered at the Humboldt Senior Center on Saturday afternoon to help Reaves celebrate her 100th birthday. Her…

HUMBOLDT — Driving a cement truck is usually serious business. Drivers from across Kansas and Missouri came together at Monarch Cement Company on Saturday to test their skills, engage in a little bit of friendly…

Natalie Bell was thinking about a career in art after college when a welding class and a delivery of four pizzas changed her career trajectory. “I was taking a delivery out to a construction site…

The Allen Community College baseball team took one game of a four-game series against Cowley County Saturday.  The Red Devils (14-13; 6-6) walked it off in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader on a wild…

The Pioneer League basketball honors for this past winter were announced over the weekend.  Iola High junior Landon Weide took All-Pioneer League Second Team for his play on the court.  “Landon was the most important…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court is considering whether the state can restrict how doctors end second-trimester pregnancies or impose extra health and safety rules for abortion providers after a decisive statewide vote last…

Everyone’s heard of UConn. All these other guys? They’ll need name tags at the Final Four. When they travel to Houston next week to play for the national title, Florida Atlantic, San Diego State and…

Making TikTok videos for fun evolved into a serious moneymaking venture for Nebraska track athlete Jess Gardner, who is among the many social media stars in college sports. A comical video of her teaching a…

Over the past several weeks, I have offered a program called Gray for a Day to several Family and Consumer Science high school classes across the Southwind District.  The main goal of this program is…