Not long before he died, basketball coach turned inspirational speaker Jim Valvano shared a few nuggets of advice. Do something every day that makes you laugh. Do something every day that makes you cry. Do…

Cirque Mechanics 42FT will bring a menagerie of mechanical marvels to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage at 2 p.m. Sunday. The unique show brings a cadre of circus performers within a 42-foot ring full…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.” The same chemical compound was found in…

Paleontologist Evan Jevnikar delights Lincoln Elementary School fourth-graders Friday with an interactive description of dinosaurs. Jevnikar, a University of Kansas graduate now attending North Carolina State University as a master’s student, spoke about the different…

DEERFIELD, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified the victims of a western Kansas fire as a former Kansas State Board of Education member and her husband. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire…

If you woke up to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone. A mysterious wave of missives swept America’s phones overnight, delivering confusing messages from friends, family and the occasional…

It was hard to tell who carried the bigger smiles Thursday. The handful of youngsters getting to try out the new indoor playground equipment at Iola?s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St.,  were squealing…

Although 4-H is an organization geared toward youth, a visit to an annual 4-H banquet is a good reminder that its lessons are for life. Wednesday?s affair for Allen County 4-H clubs began with the…

Nearly 70,000 young people recently attended the National FFA convention in Indianapolis. I could write a book about all of the awesome things that happen at this event and how it changes lives. One of…

A few months after he began work for Monarch in 1959, John Robb found a surprise in the mail, a draft notice telling him when and where to report for induction to the U.S. Army.…