(AP) — The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The final rule also trims sodium…

Kendall Leland Adams died Saturday, April 20, 2024, on the farm where he was raised near Kincaid. He was born on March 16, 1955, to Arliss and Bonnie Goodall Adams in Garnett. He married Alice…

Donald Joseph Scheibmeir, age 94, Piqua, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, at Yates Center Health & Rehab, Yates Center. Don was born Sept. 26, 1929, in Piqua, Kansas, to John A. Scheibmeir and Edith…

There isn’t really any sort of secret sauce to Iola High’s suddenly white-hot softball team. “If our pitchers throw strikes, they’re really hard to hit,” Mustang head coach Chris Weide said. “And if we play…

Levi Ashmore has long contended his Iola High baseball squad is capable of being “feisty and scrappy” at the plate, making life miserable for opposing pitchers. You can add “powerful” to the list of adjectives.…

CHERRYVALE — Humboldt High wrapped up its third straight Tri-Valley League championship Tuesday, completing an undefeated romp through the 2024 league schedule, with a sweep of host Cherryvale, 7-1 and 6-3. The Cubs did so…

CHERRYVALE — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs rebounded after a tough start Tuesday. Humboldt saw host Cherryvale pull away down the stretch of their doubleheader opener, scoring eight runs over the final three innings to win,…

CHEROKEE — Crest High’s baseball teams put forth a couple of scores that would make a football team blush Tuesday. Crest erupted for 26 runs in a 26-8 romp over Southeast to start their doubleheader,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals’ bullpen…

The dog is humankind’s greatest invention. The wheel, the lightbulb, concrete — all amazing. Top of the line. But nothing in human creation has been as essential and adaptable as the countless descendants of the…