The Missouri State Highway Patrol asked “Who’s a good boy?” in a tweet  after one of its dogs sniffed out about 220 pounds of marijuana during two Interstate 70 traffic stops. The Columbia Daily Tribune…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Heavy rains lashed parts of the wildfire and drought-stricken Australian east coast on Friday, bringing relief to firefighters still dealing with dozens of blazes in New South Wales. New South Wales…

Hi, Carolyn: I’m a late bloomer weathering my first breakup, and am genuinely curious to know your take on breakup etiquette, not for the dumper, but for the dumpee. What constitutes good dumpee conduct in…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — More than 300,000 homes and businesses were without power Friday from a weather system blamed for five deaths in the South. Forecasters warned the storms could bring 60 mph winds into…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am having a serious, lengthy battle with cellulitis on my lower leg. For nearly three months, nothing any doctor has recommended or prescribed has worked. The inflammation and skin discoloration have…

Shirley Siefkin Apt, age 89, formerly of Iola, passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Wichita.  Shirley was the daughter of George and Dora (Tyner) Siefkin. She was born on June 16, 1930 in…

Donald P. Funston, age 90, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at Cappella of Grand Junction, Colo. He was born Feb. 26, 1929 to Herbert Spencer and Susan Mary (Shapel) Funston in Iola.   He served…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jimmy L. Summers, 36, Chanute, on a warrant related to misdemeanor traffic charges Friday. Iola police officers arrested Daryl W. Beaman, 54, Iola, Thursday on a warrant out…

“I almost literally looked down into my open grave. Friendships, position, fortune, everything that makes life desirable to an ambitious man were about to be swept away by the breath of my mouth, perhaps forever.”…

ACC head softball coach, Nicole Peters, is entering her third season in charge of the Lady Devils, and seventh overall. A season ago, Allen Community College finished with a disappointing 15-31 record and a 7-13…