In late September, the Kansas Legislature’s Special Elections Committee gathered to study election topics such as voting machine integrity, mail ballots, drop boxes and more. The special committee was presented as an educational opportunity for…

Just to be clear, the Lewiston, Maine, police arrived at the scene within 90 seconds of receiving a call for help. At 6:56 p.m. Wednesday, the initial 911 call was placed from Just-In-Time Recreation. At…

There’s a huge disconnect between the government that Kansans want and the government Kansans get.  That probably doesn’t sound all that intuitive. After all, Kansans vote for the mostly Republican, mostly conservative governance they get.…

We’ve all seen the Medicare ads that will make you wonder if you are missing out on important benefits.  This is not necessarily the case, and there is no need to ponder this concern alone.…

After about 40 years of hunting in his home state, for the first time John Heaston killed a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease just last year. As head of the Nebraska Sportsmen’s…

The holidays are right around the corner. Many families, mine included, have holiday traditions centered on foods that they only get to enjoy a few times each year.  These traditions are important and should be…

Find additional photos of Saturday’s meet here. WAMEGO — It was quiet after the Crest girls raced. It was also bitterly cold. A gray sky threatened rain, with temperatures hovering just above freezing at the…

 Lawn mower stolen Rena Craft reported the theft of a lawn mower Sunday from the 200 block of South Tennessee Street. Fishing tackle taken Joseph Coulter told Iola police officers Sunday evening somebody stole fishing…

HUDSON, Colo. (AP) — Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colorado on a clear day. He could tell the snow was abundant last winter,…

PARSONS — Try with all their might, Iola High’s Mustangs couldn’t bash in the proverbial door Friday at Parsons. Iola put forth a number of second-half challenges in their Class 3A playoff tilt, but the…