March is National Women’s History Month. The 2017 theme honors women who have successfully challenged the traditional role of women in the workplace. Karla Boots,43, Welda, is a local woman who has not only challenged…

HUMBOLDT — It is difficult to imagine a more dominant start to the season than the one Humboldt’s baseball team enjoyed on Tuesday at home against Neodesha.Game one starter Daylon Splane allowed a double to…

BURLINGTON — Last season, the Fillies hit one home run all season and that came in the substate game off the bat of Jadyn Sigg.In the first game of 2017, the Fillies have already tripled…

BURLINGTON — The conditions in Burlington were not exactly conducive to hitting on Tuesday night and that was reflected in the scores as the Mustangs and Wildcats exchanged 3-2 victories in their season-opening doubleheader.“We weren’t…

A measure to expand Medicaid coverage in Kansas will be laid on Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk.The bill, which drew bipartisan support in each house of the Legislature, passed its final test in the Senate on…

Dear Editor,If there is a petition to show support for the Bowlus, then the first seven names on that petition need to be ours—the Bowlus Trustees.  We are afraid that there is a big misunderstanding…

Luella Mae Fuhrman, 77, Moran, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.Luella was the third of four children born to Aloysius and Marie (Yohon) Diebolt. She was…

Skylar Stark holds her 7-week-old daughter, Rachel, at this morning’s Lenten breakfast at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church. In the background is Donna Kaehr. At right, the Griffeth family joins the feast. They are, from left,…

This is part one of a 14- part series following Nina Froggatte’s journey through police training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Hutchinson. The police academy is a 14- week part of Kansas University’s…

An evening of music and visual art will fill the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Saturday.Activities kick off at 6 p.m. with an artist reception for Ann Snyder, a painter from of Mountain View, Ark., and…