Iola Elementary School held its annual Spelling Bee Friday, Jan. 30. From left, fourth-grader Hadley Thompson spelled her way to first place; Ellis Ashmore and Addison Chandlee, both third-graders, were first and second runners-up and…

PLAINS — Southwest Kansas might take a big step toward water conservation in ways previously thought to be impossible. Groundwater Management District 3, headquartered in Garden City, is looking for feedback from local farmers on…

TOPEKA — Panasonic’s Kansas battery plant will ramp up to 50% of its production capacity in the next few months, a company executive said Monday. Kristen Walters, Panasonic Energy vice president of human resources, said…

Riley Randy Sedore is proud to announce the birth of her baby brother, Blake Alan Sedore. Blake was born at noon on Oct. 27, 2025, and Riley turned 4 on Nov. 8. Blake weighed 8…

Frank Joseph Carroll, age 4, and Miles Jordan Carroll, age 2, are proud to announce the birth of their baby brother, Bennett Wayne “Benny” Carroll. Benny was born at 11:31 a.m., Nov. 17, 2025, in…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s long-awaited moonshot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket. It’s the same problem that delayed the Space Launch…

Trinidad Richard “Trine” Ysusi, 91, of Humboldt died Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. He was born Jan. 11, 1935, in Marquez, Texas, the son of Heriberto Ysusi and Catalina (Gutierrez)…

Kathryn Paulette Curry, age 80, La Cygne, Kansas, passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.  She was born Feb. 27, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Rudolph George and Dorothy Trecel Burrous Obermeier.  She…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a debate in Congress over…