Allen Community College is honoring veterans with a new display at the dining hall.  Flags representing all six branches of the military are hung across the top of one wall, underneath a large American flag.…

Opal Mae (Brittingham) Beshore, age 93, passed away peacefully in Olathe, Kansas, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Opal was born Oct. 12, 1931 in Rich Hill, Missouri, to Sherman and Bertha (Burk) Brittingham. On Oct. 16,…

COFFEYVILLE — If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, gold may be a close second at Humboldt High School. A team of Lady Cub wrestlers secured four weight class championships Friday at a tournament hosted…

Helen Louise Bolling, 82, of Bronson, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Archie and Neola Clark, Helen was a woman of remarkable creativity and generosity.…

The parameters of a matching grant for emergency medical equipment have changed, noted EMS Director Michael Burnett during Tuesday morning’s Allen County commission meeting. At their Nov. 19 meeting, commissioners had approved pursuing a 50%…

CANEY — Hadlee Allen brought a little holiday magic to the basketball court Monday evening. The Humboldt Middle School seventh-grader drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to stun host Caney Valley, 24-23. The final seconds are something…

MORAN — Yates Center Middle School’s boys emerged victorious over Marmaton Valley Junior High Monday, prevailing 31-28 in the A team contest. Karter Westerman scored 13, while Paxton Petit had five and Caleb Kuhn and…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School got its first real-time test of a new fire alarm system Tuesday morning when a Christmas crafting session got a little smokey. There was no fire and no threat to…

Kris Kobach is pretty happy with himself these days. He just got 147,000 people declared ineligible for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.  The victory is all the sweeter for Kobach because they’re all…

The aerospace industry was relieved last year when the Federal Aviation Administration, the main regulator for all things that fly, finally got an administrator after an 18-month vacancy. The choice, Michael Whitaker, was hailed as…