Tuition at the six state universities will rise in the fall because the state Legislature didn’t fund them adequately. As the increases were announced, Regent Tim Emert of Independence said he wasn’t surprised. University expenses,…

Bailey Ambrosier, granddaughter of Sid and Alice Williamson of Gas, is ranked sixth in Kansas Class 3A girls’ pole vault. Ambrosier is a freshman at Norton Community High School.Ambrosier has gone over 9 feet, 6…

Learning fundamental volleyball skills or just honing those skills are what the summer camp May 31-June 3 is about for girls in grades 5-8.Iola High head volleyball coach Jodi Grover has set up a volleyball…

Iola Middle School is holding basketball camps, basketball league competition and a football camp this summer. The camps are open to all incoming students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades.Forms for all camps and leagues…

“Serve 2 Win 1” tennis camp for girls begins Monday and runs through next Friday.The camp is for girls in grades 3-8. Camp fee is $20, which includes a T-shirt.The camp runs 10 a.m.-noon each…

Humboldt Speedway has postponed tonight’s races until Sunday afternoon. Gates open at 4 p.m. and races start at 6 p.m.The kids bicycle races are moved to May 27.

Allen County Community College’s track athletes began competing in the 2011 NJCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet today. The national junior college track athletes converged on Hutchinson’s Gowans Stadium for the three-day event.The…

COLONY — Cowboy up.Dylan Sedlak, Crest High sophomore, has definitely done that. He recently qualified for the 2011 Youth  Bull Riders World Finals.The YBR World Finals are Aug. 3-6 in Abilene, Texas. It is his…

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Remember to bring your recyclables to this Saturday’s Hog Fest at the Recreation Community Building in Riverside Park.“Recycle Row” will have receptacles for eye glasses, aluminum cans, flip flops, newspapers, plastic bags, and plastic beverage…