Middle School Volleyball: Iola Ponies The Iola Pony eighth grade volleyball A-team came away with a sweep Thursday over Anderson County. The B-Team fell in five sets. The A-team won 25-23, 25-16 and 25-18. “This…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brad Keller kept up his recent pitching surge with another strong outing. Keller gave up a home run to the first batter of the game — Cedric Mullins — but…

National Football League: Kansas City Chiefs KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had been searching for help at cornerback and had a surplus of talented offensive lineman, while the Dallas Cowboys were…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Tessa Morris vs. Jesse Morris, divorce Marriage licenses issued: David C. Bowman and Ashley R. Barnes Jeffrey Yocham and Lynda L. Beth MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Tod Davis…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has hired a law firm to examine its handling of allegations of sexual abuse by its priests going back nearly seven decades. Archbishop…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Myrna Wildschuetz played “He Was There All the Time” on piano for the morning prelude Sunday and Rita Sanders played “Amazing Grace” on organ. Maria Burton gave her testimony and sang. Pastor…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is anxious to hear from its dust-silenced Mars rover, Opportunity, as the planet’s red skies clear. Flight controllers have been on the alert for a message from Opportunity ever…

Iola Public Library Iola Public Library programs for September range from a college student after-hours event to a bar cookie sampling. The Intrepid Readers book group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday to discuss “Sing, Unburied,…

When a federal judge decided in July that the Veterans Health Administration was liable for the death of an Iraq veteran who was treated at the VA and later killed himself, it was thought to…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ child welfare agency failed to meet more than half of 30 federal and state performance standards last year, according to a report that used the agency’s data. The Department for…