The cost of Iola’s economic development efforts will be explored at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Council members will speak with Shilo Eggers, president of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, and Bill Maness, interim…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Mallory Cortez understands her dream of becoming an OB-GYN won’t come cheap. But the 22-year-old Wichita State University freshman wasn’t prepared for all the fees, book charges and other expenses that…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democrats are attacking a Republican tax relief bill approved Thursday by the state Senate as a give-away to large corporations and managed to peel away a couple of GOP votes…

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested six people after what authorities said Friday was the largest single seizure of methamphetamine in the United States and the biggest drug haul bound for Australia. U.S. Customs and…

When Iola lineman Nic Zimmerman waded into his first practice for the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at South Grand Prairie High School in a suburb of Dallas, something dawned on him.  The Mustang senior looked out…

If you know the name Hedy Lamarr, you probably know her only as an actress.  So how is it she is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame?  Her most important invention was a 1942…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday was on “Seeking — Finding,” taken from Psalm 84.  Myrna Wildschuetz played “Peace in the Midst of the Storm” for the prelude and “Further Along” for the…

Due to ongoing cold and icy conditions, all area schools canceled school on Friday which also led to the cancelation of all sports and events that evening. Below is a list of the postponements and…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The home of Tom and Dr. Christine Sanders in the Jupiter Hills subdivision north of Hutchinson was an excellent example for firefighters and forestry experts. The home was used to point…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Les Miles spent the final night ahead of national signing day ensconced in a conference room inside the Kansas football facility, working his cell phone to piece together the last pieces…