In the middle of Kansas, Lawrence is known for being an eclectic and open minded town, especially when it comes to smoking. Given this culture, it’s not surprising that during the 2003 school...

A dance between two of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen, always brings about fireworks.  During the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo...

After two days of debating at Garden City on Jan. 17 and 18, the varsity debate team came back home with a 4-speaker state championship, bringing down the previous reigning champions, Washburn Rural, to...

On Monday Dec. 9, after two readings of a new district wide cell phone policy, the USD 497 Board of Education voted 7-0 in favor of the new policy. Effective Jan. 6, the policy will implement a cell phone...

For multi-sport high school athletes, transitioning between two seasons may be demanding; however, some athletes decide to take up the challenge. Junior Ava Corbin, a volleyball, wrestling and track...

NOVEMBER As we put away our Halloween costumes, there’s a hint of melancholy in the air. Some turn to the next holiday to feel that sense of warmth during the darkest and coldest months of the year. For...

This summer, following a teacher petition in June and updated cell-phone policies in surrounding districts, the USD497 school board decided to take a closer look at formalizing both the Free State and...

Free State recently introduced a chapter of National English Honor Society [NEHS] sponsored by English teachers, Kylee Johnston and Sophia Coen. Johnston and Coen worked to create the chapter with the...

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