TOPEKA — Dr. Lee Norman anticipated the risk of deploying to combat zones with the Kansas National Guard, but the doctor didn’t predict the level of animus directed at public health officials by skeptics of…

PITTSBURG — There wasn’t much drama to be had on the softball diamond Monday for Humboldt High. The Lady Cubs erupted for 11 runs in the first inning and never looked back, taking all of…

Gov. Laura Kelly signed an assortment of legislation Monday dealing with first-time homebuyers, elder abuse, tax preparations, rural opportunity zones, and new crimes for sexual extortion and sexual battery of a spouse. The seven bills,…

LEON — Yates Center High’s softball team opened the Class 2-1A playoffs in fine fashion Monday, steamrolling past Northern Heights, 12-1. The game ended after five innings with Yates Center up by more than 10.…

Nelva “Jean” Frederick, age 92, of Humboldt, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Neosho Regional Medical Center, Chanute. Jean was born Jan. 16, 1929, in Chanute, to Lloyd Myers and Viola (Fegal) Myers. Jean…

Mark Scott Ingels, 65, of Chanute, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Diversicare Health Center. Mark was born on Sept. 30, 1955, in Iola, the son of Nina Ruth (Breiner) and Kenneth Marion Ingels.…

Kansas City Royals pitcher Ervin Santana has enjoyed a long career in professional baseball. He has thrown more than 2,000 innings. He has pitched in both the American League and National League. He has pitched…

The sudden rekindling of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the ensuing horrors, is a shameful reminder of the international community’s almost criminal neglect of the crisis. There have been no substantive peace talks for more than…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Albert Pujols has played at Dodger Stadium regularly for two decades in postseason games, interleague rivalry showdowns and everything in between, the slugger felt like a stranger in a foreign…

When it came to developing a business plan, Humboldt Middle School eighth-graders Matthew McCullough and Tanis Caldwell had a genius idea. And its implementation involved the key ingredients of strategy, skill and planning. Oh, and…