It was with real dismay that I read about the gutting of AmeriCorps on Thursday. The civil service program was created in 1993 as a domestic version of the Peace Corps. AmeriCorps volunteers serve for…

For a few years, a major hotel chain ran a series of commercials that I thought were both highly amusing and quite brilliant. A group of tourists were in the control room of a nuclear…

Underpaid for years, Kansas legislators finally received a substantial pay increase this year.  Instead of a paltry per diem (per day) allowance, they now receive $43,000 per year and remain eligible for KPERS benefits. Normally,…

After splitting Thursday’s non-conference series with Burlington, the Humboldt Cubs will put their undefeated Tri-Valley League record on the line against Caney Valley Tuesday.  The Cubs returned to the TRL with a full head of…

With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the Humboldt Lady Cubs hope to bounce back from Thursday’s 11-2, 15-0 sweep by Burlington.  The Lady Cubs seemed out-matched while stepping up a class…

GARNETT — The Iola Mustangs hope to build from the momentum generated at Thursday’s Anderson County Invitational. With multiple first-place finishes at their second meet of the season, Iola coach David Daugharthy feels their performances…

Mother-daughter duo Beverly Franklin and Jackie McIntyre are back at it again. Their minds are jumping with floor plans, light fixtures, paint swatches. As their newest project, a single-story duplex unit just south of G&W…

The future messaging of the Democrat Party and following through on calls to action were the main topics at Thursday evening’s meeting of the Allen County Blue Dot Club. Sponsored by the Allen County Democrats,…

TOPEKA — Approval of a last-minute addition to Kansas’ state budget took the gambling and sports betting sphere by surprise, leaving the future of the industry in the state uncertain. The Kansas Legislature Friday passed…

Ralph Garner Bass, born Jan. 17, 1953, in Iola, Kansas, to Wendell Sr. and Phyllis Bass — respected members of the Iola community — passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025. He is survived by…