Iola High School band and orchestra students competed at the KSHSAA Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Contest on Saturday, April 1.  Students who earned a 1 Rating will compete at the State Solo and Small…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High School’s journalism program won the Class 2A State Sweepstakes Championship for the 25th time. They’ve won consistently for 11 years. Results follow: 1st Place  Ashlyn Bartlett — Feature Writing  Brooklyn Ellis…

Jenna Curry and Chloe Sell may be teenagers, but they already have a lifelong nemesis: dandelions. “Dumb dandelions. Those are awful,” Chloe lamented. “We mowed at the Bank of Gas Friday night, then we drove…

Several Marmaton Valley High School forensics students rated highly in their respective competitive speaking or acting disciplines at Burlington Feb. 10. Allison Heim brought home a pair of gold medals, winning the impromptu speaking and…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Students in certain grades at Kansas public and private schools will be required to have two new vaccinations this year. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday that students…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is upholding a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime, a closely watched case because of its potential implications for people…

Kansas voters who threw far-right Republicans out of office in 2016 and elected Laura Kelly as governor in 2018 should be pleased that state finance is on the mend after facing bankruptcy three short years…

A week filled with stormy, rainy weather has planners of state sporting events ready to make adjustments in their schedules, if necessary. As of this morning, today’s Class 2-1A State Baseball Tournament, including Humboldt High,…

The Humboldt Cubs will four-seed next week when they travel to Great Bend to compete in the 2-1A State Baseball Championship on Thursday and Friday.  The KSHAA released the brackets for all five state tournaments…

PRATT ? The Iola High School Class of 2019 crossed the stage and got their diplomas Saturday afternoon and while the vast majority got to throw up their caps in celebration once it was all…