LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Friday were continuing to battle a wind-whipped wildfire that exploded in Orange County after igniting late Wednesday. The Bond fire began as a “fully engulfed house fire” in the 29000…

Though I still find it incredible that we’re in the midst of a global pandemic,  scientists are not surprised. On Thursday, Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the country…

“Whatever happened to the moderate Republicans of Kansas?” That’s a question I was asked this past week, and it’s not a new one. Similar questions have been asked all across America, as we have seen…

COLONY — The atmosphere was decidedly surreal, but the action on the court was just as intense. A pair of old rivals in Crest and Southern Coffey County high schools opened the 2020-21 basketball season…

COLONY — With only six players on the roster last season, Southern Coffey County High’s struggled to a 1-18 mark. But with those painful lessons came valuable experience, and with a handful of younger players…

HONOLULU (AP) — Navy sailor Mickey Ganitch was getting ready to play in a Pearl Harbor football game as the sun came up on Dec. 7, 1941. Instead, he spent the morning — still wearing…

The United States is approaching a grim milestone, recording nearly as many deaths in a single day from the coronavirus pandemic as the 2,977 people who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.…

COLONY — Southern Coffey County High’s girls opened the 2020-21 season in style Thursday, with a healthy mix of torrid outside shooting, strong inside play, and plenty of defense. The Lady Titans pulled ahead after…

Coffey County’s top health officer, Dr. John Shell, resigned following a decision by the county commission to opt out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate, reported the Coffey County Republican. Shell was also the county’s…

A pair of Alana Mader free throws were the decisive points for Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders Thursday in a 27-26 win over visiting Burlington. After Mader’s charities with 15 seconds left in the game, teammate…