Month: April 2024

Steve and Linda Troxel, Iola, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 27, 2024. Steve Troxel and Linda Morrison were married on April 27, 1974, at Humboldt United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ron Bumstead…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the…

With help from Kansas Farm Bureau’s campaign to End Hunger, Allen County Farm Bureau is working to address food insecurity issues in Allen county. The county Farm Bureaus of Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn,…

HUMBOLDT — A pair of pitcher’s duels Monday gave fans of Humboldt and Osage City High’s baseball teams a taste of what promises to be a thrilling postseason. Humboldt and Osage City each entered Monday’s…

TOPEKA — As the Kansas Legislature renewed its yearslong assault on transgender children, Sen. Mary Ware told her Senate colleagues Monday she had a “simple” question for them. “What is the acceptable number of youth…

HUMBOLDT — Some dominant pitching from Osage City’s Payton Pitts, a few too many bobbles afield and an unfortunate baserunning error proved costly for Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs Monday. Pitts pitched both ends of the…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Clara Ferguson picked a perfect time to etch her name into the school’s history books. The seventh-grader threw the shot put 36 feet, 8.5 inches to win the event…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High had little trouble on the diamond Monday, extending its winning streak to six games with a pair of lopsided wins over Oswego. Marmaton Valley’s 23-2 and 15-0 victories move the…

BURLINGTON — Iola and Humboldt middle schools were at Burlington Friday, racking up several top finishes at the Burlington Invitational. Among the local highlights were Iola’s Kevon Loving and Reginald Davis, who went 1-2 in…

The City of Wichita has directed local influencers to label social media and digital content that the city has paid for. The move comes after a video from a local influencer about the city’s work…