CHICAGO (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.’s grand slam — and fourth hit of the game — capped Kansas City’s six-run, eighth inning rally and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Monday night.…

Rebecca Shears, who was a dear mother, grandmother, sister, friend and much more, made her way home to the Lord on July 19, 2024. A celebration of life will be held at noon Aug. 17,…

Paul Wesley Nance, age 83, of Iola, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Medicalodges of Iola. Paul was born Nov. 13, 1940, in Thayer, Kansas, to Daniel W. Nance and Lucille (Haas) Nance. Paul…

Virginia P. Dutton, age 96, formerly of Colony, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Parkview Heights in Garnett. She was born to Jacob Benjamin George and Bessie (Kimler) George on Dec. 19, 1927,…

HUMBOLDT — This week’s blistering heat wave can be capped off Saturday with one of the coolest, most refreshing events in Southeast Kansas: Water Wars.  It’s an opportunity to get blasted from all sides by…

Sometimes I ask myself, “What would Jesus say?” Not the fabled “What would Jesus do?” (WWJD) of a distant era, but rather what would He say? Any comforting words He might have for us after…

When an autocrat declares victory despite evidence to the contrary, you are in make-believe territory. On Sunday night, after six long hours waiting for the election authorities to deliver results, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was…

Donald Trump wowed the crowds Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference by promising to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet.” But he has some work to do to iron out the contradiction in…

CONCORDIA — Iola added to its storied baseball legacy Monday when the Post 15 Indians defeated Hiawatha 10-3 to secure the team’s third consecutive American Legion AA state title. It was anything but easy. After…

Area youngsters took their turns in the mutton busting event Friday evening at the Allen County Fair. Once the mutton busting was complete, Allen County native Dakota Slocum was among those who tried their hand…