Dear editor, On Nov. 5, the residents of Humboldt will be given an opportunity to vote on a half-cent sales tax. The money raised from this will be used to improve the streets. Every resident…

Two justices of the Kansas Supreme Court recently announced their retirements, and well-established constitutional procedures are now underway to fill those vacancies. In a desperate, preemptive strike anti-abortion activists interjected themselves into the selection process…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Rita Sanders opened a special music program Oct. 26 by introduced the Christian Strings, a nine-member group comprised of ladies from three churches and four communities. The group performed a number of…

It’s cold. Even if the daytime temperatures warm back up, from now until springtime, nights are going to be frigid. There’s no denying it. It’s wonderful to be able to go home from a warm…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization said Friday that China can impose tariffs on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the American government’s failure to abide by anti-dumping rules with regard…

DEAR DR. ROACH: Any suggestions for hemorrhoids? — D.K. ANSWER: Hemorrhoids are normal veins located in the lower rectum. They are only a problem when they get dilated. Internal hemorrhoidal veins have no pain fibers…

The stage for Kansas City’s upset of Minnesota in the fourth edition of the Super Bowl was essentially set the year before, when the brash New York Jets toppled the Baltimore Colts and showed how…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The scenes that took place last Saturday in two football stadiums separated by a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 70 were quite similar: The clock ticking to zero, the players streaming off…

Allen Community College swept the awards for Allen County Area Athlete of the Month, as both Jordan Mase and Laia Jaca were selected as winners. Both athletes have excelled in the red and black this…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Matheny walked through the doors of Kauffman Stadium a year ago to take a job as a special adviser with the Kansas City Royals, an out-of-the-spotlight position that allowed…