WASHINGTON — To the ancient Greeks, hubris was the crime of arrogance — an offense against common decency and an insult to the gods. Their myths included a goddess named Nemesis whose job was to…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School’s volleyball teams had a successful night in Osawatomie Monday. The eighth-grade A team won a five-set thriller over the host Trojans, 25-16, 18-25, 25-21, 15-25, 15-12.  “This was a hard…

Area students may soon start building a house in Iola as part of the Rural Regional Technology Center’s building trades program. The project, which has been a priority since the tech center opened five years…

Yates Center High’s volleyball team went 1-1 on its home court Monday. The Wildcats dropped a three-set decision to Peabody burns, 25-22, 23-25, 25-15, before Yates Center defeating Marais des Cygnes Valley, 25-21, 25-23. Pictured…

Kansans who listened to any part of Friday’s meeting of the State Finance Council first would be amazed, then embarrassed, and finally outraged about the way their government is run. The council convened by telephone…

Allen County saw another 10 positive coronavirus cases this week, increasing the tally to 49 since the first local case was reported in June. The SEK Multi-County Health Departments reported new cases in all of…

There’s a lot that can be said about an opening NFL week that featured a little of everything — except, perhaps, the positive COVID-19 tests that everyone feared most. There was plenty of football, played…

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Two days after a lengthy and contentious meeting with the GOP-led State Finance Council, Gov. Laura Kelly said she expected Republicans to continue using the meetings for political purposes at least…

In the search for life beyond Earth, humans have sent robots to the rocky surface of Mars, deployed spacecraft to investigate the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and aimed their most powerful telescopes toward distant…

FREDONIA — In what may be one of the rarest football scores in recorded history, Humboldt High’s junior varsity squad dropped a 6-4 decision Monday to Fredonia. Humboldt recorded its points on a second-quarter safety,…