The outcome of the presidential race will seem almost anti-climactic after the drawn-out process of counting the ballots cast early either by mail or in person. By presstime for today’s paper the outcome was still…

Imagine it is early Wednesday morning, right after Election Day. And imagine you are a Democrat in Kansas. Or if you can’t, try to at least imagine what many might have gone through over the…

When it comes to energy sources, Kansas isn’t the luckiest of states. But it’s pretty lucky. The state has oil, natural gas and wind. It also has crops, such as corn and milo, that can…

Dear editor, During these problematic times of the COVID-19 pandemic it would be difficult to find a more consistent and reliable organization than the Iola Public Library. Despite the challenges facing a public venue, the…

Iola High seniors Becca Sprague and Lauryn Holloway have earned all-league honors for their Pioneer League play. Sprague was named to the All-Pioneer League first team for the second consecutive year. She led the Fillies…

It may be the crummiest Vince DeGrado has ever felt about receiving a coaching award. The Allen Community College cross country and track coach was tapped as the Region VI Coach of the Year at…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade basketball teams continue to thrive on defense in the young 2020 season. For the second time in three days, the Mustang squads disrupted any semblance of an offense from their visitors,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tershawn Wharton doesn’t want to minimize the work the coaching staff at Missouri S&T did with him the past four years, but the massive defensive lineman with the slightly shy…

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will rehire Alex Cora as manager, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press, restoring him to the dugout less than a year after letting…

The sight of players slipping and sliding on the natural grass field in Cleveland last Sunday was comical to some, disturbing to others. After all, it was only the first day of November, yet a…