The Iola and Humboldt High School varsity volleyball teams opened up their season at the Wellsville Preseason Invitational this past weekend.  Iola  The Mustangs had a shaky start to the season and won only one…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nearly a half million people crowded into camps after losing their homes in widespread flooding and the climate minister warned Monday that Pakistan is on the “front line” of the world’s climate…

TOPEKA — Emily Vincent strategically planned the births of her three children around her accumulation of sick leave while working for a former employer who didn’t provide parental leave. Vincent, who now works for Johnson…

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the…

Seekers-Not-Slackers welcomed Crest Students back to school on Aug. 17. From left, Zander Dickerson, McKenna Powell, Lizzie Ellington, Blaine King.

Prairie Rose 4-H Club members and guests, along with the Piqua 4-H Club members, attend the regular monthly meeting and club exchange meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club on Aug. 21 with the Piqua…

Rainfall across the Southwind District has been spotty at best for several weeks now. The US Drought Monitor was recently updated on Aug. 25.  It now has most of the area in a D2 intensity…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained…

For the last 25 years, the cost of a college degree increasingly has become too expensive for many Americans. The blame lies primarily on state governments that have consistently cut funding to public higher education,…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called a special session of the state legislature, asking it to consider permanent income tax cuts that would cost the state about $700 million a year, or more.  The session…