The Trump administration’s decision to remove more than 9,000 troops from Germany by September is part of a dispiriting pattern. It serves little strategic purpose and will be virtually impossible to pull off. News of…

A little over two weeks ago, Iola was host to a Black Lives Matter Solidarity rally, joining over 2,000 communities nationwide that have rallied to stand against racism. The marches and protests continue, as the…

These last months have been a stressful and difficult time in the history of our country. I say that with some experience behind me. I’m 101 years old. I was born during the 1918 influenza…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is recommending that communities wait a little bit longer before moving to the next phase of reopening as cornovirus cases increase. The “Phase Out” stage of Kelly’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill today at a fraught moment in…

The shows will go on, but very carefully and with safety in mind. The Bowlus Fine Arts Center plans to move three shows to the fall, after being postponed from this spring because of the…

Starting in 2017, a picture slowly began to emerge from China’s far northwest: compounds surrounded by watchtowers, no trees, high fences, and reports of people being taken away without due process or explanation. Eyewitnesses and…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Farmers have harvested a quarter of the winter wheat crop in Kansas, making about average progress for this time of year, the government reported Monday. The National Agricultural Statistics Service also…

Iola’s 2021 spending plan is slowly coming into focus. City Council members spent the better part of two hours Monday hearing budget proposals from Iola’s various department heads, with a familiar refrain.  Capital expenditures are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday extended a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and added many temporary work visas to the freeze, including…