TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would create a 17-member blue-ribbon commission to study operations and priorities of public higher education institutions, including consolidation of state universities and community colleges…

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…

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.…

Scott R. Welch, 44, Moran, was killed Wednesday evening from injuries he suffered in what became a horrific chain reaction wreck east of Moran. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Welch was hauling a large bale…

With the start of construction just days away, Allen Community College is hitting the pause button on what would be a $10 million career and technical education facility. The decision came at the end of Wednesday’s…

Allen Community College is tapping into a pair of activities that have exploded in popularity in recent years —  trapshooting and esports. Trustees approved Monday a request to advertise for a trapshooting coach. The goal…

Three of Iola High School’s standouts in theatrical arts are taking their talents to Allen Community College. Iola seniors Max Andersen, Donovan Nee and Maya Shaughnessy signed letters of intent Wednesday to attend ACC on…

Fundraising is vital to the operation of community nonprofits, says Elaina Stiffler, executive director of Your Community Foundation. Especially now, when the future of federal grants grows more uncertain each day.  While a funding freeze…