On Jan. 11, Rikae O.J. Pulley, 29, Iola, was booked into Allen County Jail by the Kansas Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence, transporting an open container, and possession of marijuana.  On…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sure, Andrew Wiggins had a little extra juice for this one. Stephen Curry scored 36 points with seven 3-pointers, Wiggins took it to his old Timberwolves team for 23 points, and…

Dear Carolyn: My husband and I live in a rural area of our state, where our grown children will not plant roots when the time comes, maybe in about five years. I want to move…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their third Super Bowl appearance. Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year. Showing no…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High’s TJ Taylor made it 3-for-3 when it comes to league wrestling championships, and set a school record while he was at it. Taylor,  wrestling in the 126-pound division, captured a Pioneer…

Two newcomers to Allen Community College’s basketball team this season, Freddie Word and Amadou “Shaq” Traore, showed just how special the dynamic duo can be Saturday. Word scored 20 points in the second half, while…

Allen Community College’s women rode some early hot shooting Saturday to take the upper hand against visiting Fort Scott. But the Red Devils’ shooting touch when cold at about the same time Fort Scott took…

Allen Community College’s volleyball team is all too familiar with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Red Devils, like nearly all of the junior college-level athletics, had the start of their season pushed…

This celebratory article marks the 50th entry of Just Prairie. Rural America really used to boom. As evidence, look no further than the Neosho Valley District Fair of 1879, when over 30,000 people (perhaps as…

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top health official, on Sunday likened the U.S. spread of COVID-19 to a “plane in a nosedive” as the new administration vowed…