The Iola Fillies came in first and the Mustangs were second at Thursday’s cross country meet at Central Heights. Both junior varsity teams placed first and four middle school boys medaled in their races. Thirteen…

DENVER — Forget the rules that guide most NFL quarterbacks. They don’t apply to Patrick Mahomes. Don’t throw across your body? He’s done it — and gained nearly 30 yards on a third-and-long conversion. Only…

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino gets a wild-card do-over. After getting just one out for the New York Yankees against Minnesota last year, Severino starts this year’s winner-take-all matchup against the Oakland Athletics on…

CHICAGO (AP) — Tony Wolters waited and waited as the NL wild-card game went deep into Tuesday night. He stretched a couple of times and tried to figure out when he might get a chance…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fittingly, Liam Hendriks wore his cap backward. A reliever is going to start a team’s postseason opener. A pitcher with no wins in the regular season. A pitcher cut from the…

Dear Dr. Roach: Sadly, I have been plagued by anxiety for most of my life. I always thought that when I died, that would be the end of my problem. Now I worry about being…

FORT SCOTT — A tradition of health care is coming to an end in Fort Scott. Mercy Hospital announced Monday it is closing, effective the end of the year. The hospital has served Fort Scott…

MORAN — Moran City Council members aren’t yet ready to decide from whom the city will purchase its electricity. The Council heard proposals from Westar and the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, both promising lower rates…

A passing monarch butterfly rests briefly on a wilting Kansas sunflower south of LaHarpe Monday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Iola High School homecoming king and queen will be crowned at 6:15 p.m. Friday before the Mustangs face the Burlington Wildcats at home. Candidates are, front row from left, Mia Aronson, Madisyn Holloway, Emily Weide,…