NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Goldman finally got to be a bat girl for the New York Yankees — 60 years after she was turned down because of her gender. At 70, Goldman worked at…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not hear a case of a transgender student in Virginia who was barred from using the boys’ bathroom, a decision that affirms lower-court rulings…

The saying “time flies” did not apply to the folks who attended the 2021 LaHarpe High School alumni meeting June 26. The consensus was it had been a long time since they had visited with…

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting State Director for Rural Development Kansas Dan Fischer last week announced that USDA is investing $3.51 million to equip, rebuild, and modernize essential services in rural areas of…

The Allen County Regional Hospital Auxiliary volunteers have announced the continuation of a scholarship program for area students. To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be accepted for admission in a health- related…

MANHATTAN — Several area students were among nearly 3,130 who completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2021.  They include: From Humboldt: Kira Mcreynolds, Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management,…

The rescheduled 100th Leroy Olds Ladd reunion will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Camp Hunter, 1st and Ohio Streets, in Humboldt. For 99 years, the Ladd reunion had been continually held, until COVID-19 canceled…

LAWRENCE — Noah Johnson, Humboldt, was among 153 students inducted to the University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society recently in a joint ceremony for 2020 and 2021. Johnson was…

WASHINGTON — At times, Congress can seem hopelessly divided. But there is one issue uniting members from both parties and chambers. Just days before the Fourth of July, Americans of all political stripes are coming…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Farmers Market of the Ozarks was packed Saturday with shoppers browsing through stalls of coffee beans, pottery, fresh vegetables, soy candles and birdhouses. At one end of the market, staff from…