Gerry Uphoff discussed food programs in the Middle East, including an urban garden in Gaza, at the Jan. 23 meeting of Iola United Methodist Women. Regina Woodworth will distribute information to women in the church…

The Community Blood Center will host its next blood drive in Iola from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the John Silas Bass North Community Center, 505 N. Buckeye St. For more information, visit savealifenow.org…

Dear Carolyn: My husband recently said he thinks I’m annoying and arrogant. For example, when I meet someone new or we are out with his friends, I try to connect by sharing information on the subject…

Dear Dr. Roach: On my mother’s side of the family, all four sisters out of seven children were diagnosed with cancer and have died from the disease. Their ages at the time they passed ranged between…

A 13-point Allen Community College lead soon evaporated after a flurry of 3-pointers from Neosho in the second quarter. The long-range assault continued after intermission, and the Panthers powered to a 79-74 victory over the…

By evidence of Friday’s vote, Senate Republicans have essentially anointed Donald Trump their king. Though in theory they might acknowledge a president’s request for a foreign power to interfere on his behalf in a U.S.…

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Hardline conservative Kris Kobach tried Saturday to reassure his fellow Kansas Republicans that if they nominate him for the U.S. Senate, they wouldn’t have to worry that he’d lose to a…

Your voices have been heard and the decisions have been made, so it’s time to announce the winners for January’s Allen County Area Athletes of the Month.  Here are the winners: Trent Jones — Iola’s…

Gazing across the expanse of the open-pit mine at Micro-Lite LLC just north of the Woodson-Wilson line, at first all I saw was sand, immeasurable tons of it. I then had to pause as an…

The Kansas City Chiefs are world champions of professional football. That’s a sentence many Kansas Citians thought they’d never see again. But it’s true, and it’s amazing. The Chiefs powered past the San Francisco 49ers…