As a child, Chad Hines first thought of Memorial Day as a time where he and his family would go to the lake, usually get rained on, and come home exhilarated, but muddy. That perspective…

In an effort to increase its outreach, the Iola Public library has eliminated overdue fines for all books, movies and audiobooks, according to Sharon Moreland, library director. “Overdue fines can keep a family away from…

For decades, the biggest threat kids faced growing up came from the automobiles they happily hopped into every day for a trip to school, the store or soccer practice. Now, it’s gunfire. As the country…

Commission Chairman Jerry Daniels believes he has some unfinished business, as the county is juggling an extra $2.4 million worth of projects courtesy of the federal government. Daniels has filed for re-election to keep his…

WICHITA — Jaedon Granere’s introduction to high school track ended on a high note Saturday. The Marmaton Valley High freshman capped his year with a third-place finish in the boys 200-meter dash, running into the…

GREAT BEND — All the weeks, the months, the years of hitting and fielding drills, long road trips, steadily getting better, were leading to this. Crest High’s Lancers, who had been steamrolling their opponents all…

PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff left Roland Garros 12 months ago crestfallen, knowing she let a big lead slip away in her major quarterfinal debut. She vowed to remember that and learn from it. Consider…

Donald Lester Badders, 85, passed into his eternal life May 28, 2022, at Parkview Heights in Garnett.  He was born Dec. 9, 1936, near Lone Elm, the son of Lester and Blanche Ilene (Howarter) Badders,…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City veteran Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm, the most significant in a flurry of roster moves by the Royals before opening…

Danny Caine never expected to turn his bookstore into a partial shipping warehouse. He was just trying to keep his small business afloat. It wasn’t even the first pandemic pivot he tried. “The hardest thing…