HUMBOLDT — It’s not easy to ask for donations for a project most people will never see.  Hope Unlimited continues to raise money to build a new emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The…

The Iola Recreation Department is hosting a Breakfast with Santa session from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park. Youngsters can visit with St. Nick and receive a small…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents captured much of Aleppo, the…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday to stay in office until the end of his term, due in 2027, and announced that he will name a new prime minister within days following…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become…

TOPEKA — Kansas Republicans are poised to turn the campaign trail promise of property tax relief into reality with expanded supermajorities in the Legislature and potentially unprecedented control over the state’s budget process.  However, state…

O come, all ye faithful, and listen to the sounds of Christmas.  The annual Christmas Vespers concert returns at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 302 E. Madison Ave. Community churches have offered Vespers…

Dr. Lyvier Leffler says her heart is with rural communities. She grew up on a farm in southeast Iowa and was the only Hispanic student in her high school. She was also the first person…

LAHARPE — A Christmas light display 20 years in the making may be ending soon. Susan Knavel, who with her husband Don have turned their home into a lighted holiday showpiece each Christmas, has been…

LAWRENCE — Dee Miller has to make an “awful” decision. The Lawrence resident’s disabled husband of 57 years needs more intensive care than an in-home service is able to provide. But profit-driven assisted living facilities…