Beijing might have seemed like the best option at the time. The International Olympic Committee needed somewhere to stage its 2022 Winter Games after several European capitals withdrew from bidding, scared away by the risk…

PARIS (AP) — A French tourist jailed in Iran since last year has begun a hunger strike to protest against mistreatment in prison, according to his sister and his lawyer. Benjamin Brière, 36, was arrested…

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Monday was set to consider a request from prosecutors to reduce the 110-year prison sentence of a trucker for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban…

“Winning The Game” Corn Marketing Workshop is a powerful and important program that is specifically designed to help farmers develop their marketing strategies.  The workshop will focus on cost of production for price target strategies,…

Twelve months ago, Americans could indulge in optimism. For a bright, shining moment, 2021 promised to be a year of recovery. The first vaccines for COVID-19 were going into health workers’ arms. The economy was…

We hear about the dangers of radon, known as the ‘silent killer’, but what is it really?  Radon is a naturally occurring odorless, colorless, and tasteless radioactive gas created by the decay of uranium in…

Last summer, the Iola school district decided to try a new program they hoped would allow students to stay in school rather than quarantine every time a classmate had COVID-19. That “Test to Stay and…

As a former teacher, I strongly oppose the use of CRT in public school classrooms — but I’m not talking about critical race theory. I’m talking about Crappy Rejection Teaching, the concerted effort of self-serving…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Black youth’s death following a physical struggle with staff at a Kansas juvenile center was a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Monday that contradicts an earlier, preliminary finding…

HUMBOLDT — A cooler breakdown forced Our Market owners to close the Humboldt grocery store and butcher shop Sunday. Owner Scotty Welch said the coolers could not be immediately repaired, prompting him to close the…