BEIJING (AP) — Employers across much of China were ordered Monday to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain as the country struggled…

Grasshoppers seemed to have started feeding in my landscape a few weeks ago. Their main target has been my Mexican sunflower blooms. I’m not sure what makes them so tasty to the grasshoppers.  Believe it…

We commend Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. His recent choice to appear in a new ad for Bud Light could not have been an easy decision. Or maybe it was. Per NFL rules,…

Thursday, after the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down affirmative action in higher education admissions in a case against Harvard University, President Joe Biden took aim at the old boys network of giving a boost to…

Surveys of pediatricians show that a great majority believe educating families about safe firearm storage is a natural extension of health care, yet less than half actually do it. Why not? Because it takes extra…

In what can fairly be described as the concert event of this generation, throngs of Taylor Swift fans flocked to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday and Saturday for the music superstar’s “Eras” Tour.…

It’s county fair time and this means that 4-H’ers have the opportunity to showcase all of their hard work learned on projects throughout the 4-H year. For many, this time of year is a highlight…

What could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has presented itself for 11-year-old Milo Franklin. The Iola youth is raising funds to travel to Europe with the Sporting Kaw Valley Elite team next spring.  Franklin has been…

Vehicles collide Cody D. Craft was southbound on Chestnut Street Thursday morning, when he pulled out in front of a westbound vehicle driven by Kelly J. Kaufman, Iola police officers reported. Neither driver was injured,…

Richard Francis Weilert, 82, Humboldt, died  at his residence on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Richard was born March 26, 1941, in Dodge City, to Dr. John J. Weilert and Anna Mae (Robinson) Weilert-Works.  Richard graduated…