TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Child welfare advocates in Kansas are pushing for an independent agency to monitor the state’s troubled foster care system. The nonprofit advocacy group Kansas Appleseed, with support from some lawmakers, wants…

Joan Mulkey Lewis, age 94, formerly of Mildred, died on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.     Graveside funeral service will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at the Fairview Cemetery, Mildred. Visitation…

Mary Ann Worthington Klenklen, age 86, Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully at Springfield Mercy Hospital on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.  She was born June 21, 1934, to Fred and Alice Sager in Frederick. When she…

Iola’s 54 Drive-in Theater will debut Sept. 28 to the public with the film “Two Guys From Texas,” a musical in Technicolor. The theater is owned by John Krupp, Dr. Gerald G. Pees and Jack…

President Donald Trump earlier this year called on the IRS to review the tax-exempt status of universities and colleges. The president doesn’t like the political beliefs of many college teachers, so he thinks the universities…

Forty-six years ago, at the 1974 Kansas State Fair U.S. Senate debate, Bob Dole altered the path of politics for both state and nation. Down in the polls to Democratic Rep. Bill Roy, Dole had…

Ask any local health professional, manufacturer, or school administrator, and they’ll tell you that the No. 1 reason for missed appointments or attendance is due to a lack of transportation. In Allen County, 19% of…

HUMBOLDT — For the better part of two quarters, a highly anticipated showdown between unbeaten Humboldt and Eureka High proved up to the advance billing. The Cubs scarcely flinched when Eureka threatened to score early…

COLONY — Make it four in a row for Crest High’s Lancers. Crest crushed visiting St. Paul, 60-8, Friday, keeping Crest’s record spotless at 4-0. A wide cast of characters led the way, with devastating…

“There were times I thought my brain would explode,” said Sharri Fuller, reflecting on 40 years of business as owner of the Toronto Lumber Company. “When anybody looks back at their life … it’s probably…