Area youngsters took their turns in the mutton busting event Friday evening at the Allen County Fair. Once the mutton busting was complete, Allen County native Dakota Slocum was among those who tried their hand…

A week of fun, food, and festivities begins Tuesday as Allen County’s 131st Annual Fair gets underway.  The fair is a culmination of work that begins months prior. “We start soliciting money and sponsors for…

Rodeo success was all in the family for Karlee Boots and her cousins, Kodi and Kamdon Barnett. The three were named All-Around Champions for their respective age divisions as part of the Top Hand Youth…

HUMBOLDT — While his football teammates would often rest up on Saturdays after their bruising Friday night tilts, Dakota Slocum took the opposite approach. He’d be riding a bucking bronco. “It wasn’t too bad,” Slocum…

Crest High senior Trevor Kennington will join the Kansas State University rodeo team in the fall. He recently signed scholarship papers to join the Wildcat rodeo squad. Kennington was joined by his parents, Sarah and…

Eight-year-old Kamdon Barnett completed a successful run through the Eastern Kansas Timed Event Circuit through the 2020 season, taking the high point championship in the 7-9 year-old division. Barnett placed first overall in breakaway and…

The weather was cool but the action was hot at the Lyle Dreher Roughriders Arena at Iola’s Riverside Park Saturday for the second annual Bull Bash. Among the participants were, clockwise from top, Iolan Nick…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The American Royal will not hold this year’s World Series of Barbecue because it could not find a way to make the event safe during the coronavirus pandemic, the organization…

  Abby Rinehart checks a rabbit?s ears during the rabbit showmanship competition at the fair Saturday.   Jillian Keller is doused with a jug of water during the Barnyard Olympics competition.   From left, Prairie…