Jerome H. Powell Tuesday told the nation’s policymakers they would need to spend some more money if they had any hope of avoiding a weak recovery and inflicting untold pain on millions of American households.…

We were relieved to see that the president took the advice of doctors when he contracted the COVID-19 virus. In less than 24 hours of testing positive, the president was in the hospital  receiving potent…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators signed off Wednesday on Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s request to extend a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic as the state set another record for COVID-19-related hospitalizations.…

TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law prohibiting people from engaging in electioneering within 250 feet of a polling station, the attorney general said Wednesday. Attorney General Derek…

GREAT BEND, Kansas — Emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus don’t just threaten humans. They’re also a major concern for the livestock industry and the U.S. food supply, with billions, if not trillions, of dollars…

Hope Elaine Holeman, age 94, of Parsons, formerly of Bronson, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at the Labette Health Center in Parsons. Hope was born Nov. 13, 1925, in Iola, the daughter of Olin and…

In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Sen. Caryn Tyson, 12th District, emerged as a leading GOP voice championing efforts to limit the governor’s emergency powers. Though some question the timing as partisan —…

LA CYGNE — A roller-coaster pattern continued Tuesday for Iola High’s volleyball team, as they once again experienced the thrill of victory and tasted bitter defeat. The Fillies dropped a three-set heartbreaker to Santa Fe…

NEODESHA — Humboldt High’s volleyball season is reaching its crescendo at the perfect time. The Lady Cubs picked up two more match wins Tuesday, sweeping past Caney Valley and host Neodesha to stay perfect in…

Mike Bruner wants voters to have choices. And when it comes to the 12th District Kansas Senate race, he says the differences between the candidates couldn’t be more clear.  Bruner, a Democrat from Humboldt, is…