The recent foray into online learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic has taught parents and students something USD 257 administrators have known for awhile: virtual learning has its downside. Citing decreased graduation rates since 2006,…

Dear Dr. Roach: Our excellent insurance allows for a yearly wellness visit at no cost. My regular copay is a very reasonable $10. So, the cost is not the real issue. For the past few…

Iolans whose utilities are subject to be disconnected because of non-payment will have 15 days to get their accounts caught up once a state order prohibiting disconnections expires. City Council members on Monday set the…

Even if Major League Baseball returns this year in an adjusted format and possibly with expanded rosters, there’s still a very real possibility that the minor leagues won’t be able to play anything resembling a…

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has reported its first death in a prison coronavirus outbreak and saw the number of positive cases in six meatpacking plants rise to 378 as the state works to reopen…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth will again come out of retirement to compete for Chip Ganassi Racing as the replacement for fired driver Kyle Larson. Larson lost his job two weeks…

The Department of Defense has been watching, and recording, the skies. The Pentagon released three videos Monday that depict unexplained “unidentified aerial phenomena” which were recorded by pilots between 2004 and 2015. In each of…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The streets are empty of cars in Ann Arbor, but robot traffic is up. Refraction AI’s robot restaurant food delivery service has seen demand increase by four times since the COVID-19…

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has pushed back the possible reopening date of some team practice facilities for at least a week until May 8 at the earliest, saying Monday the extra time was needed…

George H. Mack, 77, longtime Iola banker, died April 13 at Allen County Hospital. He and his wife, Lola, came to Iola in 1941 to work for Allen County Bank. He rose in that organization…