Mary (Shebanek) Dunnigan was born Jan. 15, 1931, and entered into heaven on Sunday, March 23, 2025. She was a resident of Fairfield, Calif., and a longtime member of Holy Spirit Church. She was raised…

The Allen Community College Red Devils extended their win streak to six games after sweeping the Hesston Larks in Thursday’s doubleheader, 17-9 and 16-9.  While a nine-run fourth inning made the difference in the opener,…

Despite being on the wrong end of a 21-5, 14-6 sweep in Thursday’s doubleheader against Uniontown, the Yates Center Wildcats had a few highlights to hang their hats on.  “The first game, we needed to…

With 90 runs in their first four games, the Crest High School Lancers are off to a hot start after sweeping the Pleasanton Bluejays 17-1 and 17-7 Thursday.  Four games into a six-game road trip,…

The Allen Red Devils remain winless in the Jayhawk Conference season with a pair of losses to the Hutchinson Purple Dragons 11-1 and 20-6 on the road Thursday. Despite a calamitous start, the Red Devils…

Although handily defeated by the Uniontown Eagles 23-6 and 16-3, no one on the Yates Center High School Wildcats plans to hit the panic button yet.  With only 12 runs in their last four games,…

With the aid of a supermajority in both houses of the Kansas Legislature, Republican lawmakers are a step closer to achieving their dream of politicizing the Kansas Supreme Court. That’s what will happen if voters…

Not so long ago, helping refugees get settled was largely uncontroversial.  Since World War II, the United States has distinguished between immigrants, who choose to leave their country, and refugees, who are forced to.  In…

Dear editor, While attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lehigh Portland Visitor Center at Lehigh State Park last week, I was flooded with memories of this beautiful place.  When I first moved to Iola…

Five arrested after warrant executed Iola police officers executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon in the 200 block of North Third Street. During the warrant, officers discovered what they described as illegal narcotics and drug…