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Jennifer Terrell, 4-H Youth Development leader with the Southwind Extension District, center, accepts a $2,500 donation from Kristi Noonan, left, and Cameron Roth of Vaughn-Roth Land Brokers of Burlington. Roth said the gift is in…

Pastor Steve Traw delivered the Easter message, “He has Risen” from Matthew 28:1-10. Pastor Traw told of the seven stages of Christian growth. The first stage is the resurrection; second, knowing scripture is true; third,…

COLONY — LilianaRose Blaufuss, a senior at Crest High School in Colony, has received a full-ride scholarship to attend Kansas State University next fall. Blaufuss, the daughter of Michael and Jennifer Blaufuss of Westphalia, was…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband got really into running last year as part of a treatment plan for his depression. I fully supported this. But now he spends 15 hours a…

MANHATTAN, Kan. — If you’re planning to plant a tree in your yard this spring, there are some steps you can take to make sure your new landscape has its best chance of success. Kansas…

Nominate your favorite student or teacher for the Exemplary Teacher and Student Award. The contest is sponsored by Kansas Masonic Lodges and Kansas Masonic Foundation. In 2023, more than 200 teachers and students were recognized.…

A Nevada man was arrested in Iola in connection with a suspected sex trafficking incident that began in Illinois. Iola police arrested Martin B. Gillen, age 26 of Mesquite, Nev., at 9:18 a.m. March 17…

Theodore Canoe Smart Theodore Canoe Smart, son of Candace Gatson Smart and Nathan Smart of St. Charles, Mo., was born March 18, 2024, in St. Louis, Mo. He weighed 9 lbs., and was 21.5 inches…

Take a book. Or a nap. There’s no way to escape travel delays heading north next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) expects to start resurfacing projects on U.S. 59 and U.S. 169 business…

Darren McGhee gave the communion meditation Sunday on Passion Sunday about the significance of Jesus riding a donkey.  Every donkey has the dark pattern of a cross on its back — the legendary symbol of…