Derrick Shannon, a highway maintenance superintendent in Humboldt, is celebrating 20 years working for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Thirteen KDOT employees are celebrating anniversaries in August, for 10, 20 or 30 years of service.

Padyne Durand of Humboldt, cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing. Nathan Cunningham of Iola, cum laude with a  bachelor of science in business administration. Brogan Falls of Le Roy, cum laude with…

Descendants of Hugh and Jessie Burnett Murrow gathered on Sunday, July 17, for a covered dish dinner at Riverside Park.  Four generations attended the family reuinion. They were: From Iola: Mary Ellen Stanley; Ken and…

TOPEKA — Operations at the Lansing Correctional Facility were expected Wednesday to return to normal following lockdown of inmates and deployment of a tactical team and officers from other prisons to quell a melee in…

TOPEKA — The first public poll for the Kansas constitutional amendment on abortion shows a close race and exposes other ideological divides over reproductive rights. Kansans will decide in the Aug. 2 election whether to…

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to…

Riverside Park once looked nothing like it does today. Not even close.  Longtime Iolan Donna Houser and Riverside Park aficionado gave this newcomer an overview of the park’s history and its significance.  In fact, the…

As blistering temperatures continue, the Allen County Fair is making a few changes to protect both people and animals. The fair board is canceling the Dry Land Turtle Race and the Best Dressed Pet contest.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Dayton Moore took over as general manager of the Kansas City Royals in 2006, one of the pillars of his approach was to change a failing culture (210 losses the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and eighth innings of Tuesday night’s…