A conservative state senator wants to skip the preliminaries as long as he is not the one left out. Steve Fitzgerald, R-Leavenworth, urged other Republicans to drop out of the race to succeed Lynn Jenkins,…

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat said today that the mission from the international chemical weapons watchdog cannot access the site of an alleged chemical attack near the Syrian capital without an appropriate U.N.…

Iolans participating in a recent honor flight for U.S. veterans to Washington, D.C. included Gary Hawk, sitting, and from left, Bill Mentzer, Bob Hawk, Don Kubler, Milo Kellerman and Don Gay. The veterans went with…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket,” has died. Ermey’s longtime manager…

Ten-year-old Dierks Kegler, foreground, will travel to Chicago Saturday to compete in the National Hoop Shoot finals after winning local, state and regional competitions in recent months. On Friday, the Iola Elks Lodge hosted a…

HS Track: Yates Center The Yates Center track and field team competed in the Pre-State Challenge at Wichita State. The meet brings together some of the best talents in the state to compete against talent…

High School Baseball: Mustangs 12, Blue Comets 2 When Iola baseball first played Chanute to open the season, the Mustangs outhit the Blue Comets despite losing the game 4-3. Iola then left 12 runs on…

High School Softball: Lady Comets 6, Fillies 3 The Fillies put up possibly their most solid defensive performance of the year on Friday despite losing 6-3 to Chanute. Less than a week away from multiple…

High School Track and Field: Iola Mustangs and Fillies A stiff wind was not enough to keep the Fillies away from success at the Anderson County Invitational track meet on Thursday. The Iola girls finished…

High School Softball: Lady Cats 13, Lady Lancers 2; Lady Cats 17, Lady Lancers 7 Marmaton Valley softball cruised past their guest Crest Thursday evening. The Lady Cats beat the Lady Lancers 13-2 in game…