Following a terrific effort by all involved at Regionals in Wellington which resulted in a first place finish as a team earlier this week, Independence High School boys’ golf qualified for the KSHSAA Class 4A State Tournament in McPherson next week. This marks the fourth straight year that all six players will make the trip to the big stage and the Reporter caught up with the Bulldogs at one of their final practices at the Independence Country Club for thoughts on the two-day tourney.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team has a new scholarship player lined up to play for the Wildcats next season. Chimobi Ikegwuruka, a 6-foot-6 forward from Ellsworth Community College in Iowa, has committed to KState head coach Jerome Tang.

Independence High School boys’ basketball Head Coach Brad Smith recently announced the schedule for the upcoming summer camps. First up is the 7th- 12th camp, open for any student- athletes entering seventh grade up to the incoming seniors from the Class of 2025.

(TNS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin pledged to intensify cooperation against U.S. “containment” of their countries, as they warned of growing nuclear tensions between rival powers.

- BATTERY May 16- IPD Officers responded to the 600 Block of West Maple Street for a report of a disturbance. After an investigation, Johnny Bowers, 44 of Independence, was arrested for domestic battery.

OPEN ARMS DINER The Open Arms Diner will open Tuesday, May 21 at 5:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Independence.

■ Gov. Laura Kelly uses lineitem veto to eliminate earmark for ZeroEyes firearm detection software Gov.

A session-long standoff between Gov. Laura Kelly and state legislators over changes in tax policy reached its inevitable climax Thursday when the governor vetoed a bipartisan tax plan as promised.