Tamara Lynne Asher was born July 25, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas. She died May 15, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. She and Richard J. Sevart, Jr. (Ric) were married June 22, 2014 in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

John C. Foreman Jr., 76, of Parsons, passed away at 7:48 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Parsons Presbyterian Manor. He ...

James “Jim” Joseph Dent, 81, of Walnut, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Prairie Mission Retirement Village at St.

Charles W. “Charlie” Smith, Jr., 80, of Parsons, passed away at 4:55 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2026 at his home. He was born ...

Mary Mae Cosby, 86, of rural Parsons, died at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19, 2026 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 25, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home with Reverend ...

TOPEKA – In accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday directed flags be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities from sunup to sundown on Aug. 11 in ...

Shayla Reliford, Jobs for American Graduates (JAG) sponsor at PHS attended a recent Lions Club meeting to tell members about the JAG program at the high school. She brought the president and the ...

The Katy Railroad Golden Spikes played the Emporia Nine in vintage baseball on Saturday afternoon at the Forest Park field. Jeff Schibi (left photo) swings the bat for the Golden Spikes while Emporia ...

ST. PAUL — Suffering three lopsided losses at the Mark Terlip Classic in St. Paul, the Chetopa Green Hornets boys fell to 0-4 on Saturday with a 61-6 loss to Plaza Heights Christian Academy. “It was ...

TOPEKA — The consistent, dramatic decline in Kansas’ wild turkey population prompted the state in 2023 to forbid hunting them in the fall. Simultaneously, an influx of funding and research is ...

Chanute — In southeast Kansas, developers, municipalities, and community leaders are working to build homes through new building techniques and tax credits. This series is covering the ways in which ...

Rhylenn Larsen plays tic-tac-toe at the Radiology table during the Labette Community College Kids Fall Fest. Hannah Emberton | Sun Photo The annual Kids Fall Fest returned to Labette Community College ...