The Allen Red Devils will not have to wait long for a second shot at the Coffeyville Ravens after falling to their Jayhawk Conference rival in both games of Thursday’s double header. After an early…

After wrapping up the 2024-2025 season in Overland Park at last weekend’s Region 6 Tournament, the Allen Community College Red Devil basketball teams received postseason recognitions. For the men, Allen sophomore guard Tyler Pinder was…

YATES CENTER —  A wind-fueled wildfire destroyed a Yates Center nursing home Friday as emergency crews from across the state battled for hours to contain the rapidly spreading blaze. All 38 residents of Yates Center…

Last week, I was at Iola’s Elks Lodge as they rushed to prepare 250 bags of food for local children. Their urgency was the knowledge that when school’s out for spring break, children go without…

Kansas public schools are the heart of our communities and towns. Public schools serve 90% of Kansas children.  Our elementary schools set the foundation for our children’s futures and our high schools bring us together…

If the odds are 50/50, it’s not out of line to think, to hope, you’d be on the winning side of things.   And Rachel and Ben Smith did all they could to live as…

If you ask Rick Horn why he became a Shriner more than 20 years ago, he’ll talk about fellowship and getting to help others. Especially when he gets to meet youngsters like Owen Mahan. Horn,…

More than $10 million in federal funding that would have purchased fresh produce from local farmers to be used in Kansas schools and food banks, has been eliminated, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. The U.S.…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Stevens County Health Department have reported a positive case of measles in a resident of Stevens County. It is currently unknown whether this…

Hamas said it was ready to release a living American hostage and four bodies, though it was unclear if the U.S. and Israeli governments sought such a move and whether they would accept it unconditionally.…