Iola High’s junior varsity and C team squads picked up wins Monday against Crest. In the JV affair, the Mustangs took control with a 24-10 third-quarter run to defeat the Lancers, 74-52. The Mustang C…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs built a defense and signed a backup quarterback that were good enough to preserve a win. Now, are they good enough to win on their own?…

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jared Butler hit a 3-pointer on the first shot of the game and No. 2 Baylor jumped out to a big lead. The standout guard kept scoring points — and making…

Dear Carolyn: What is the best way for my family to try to spend zero discretionary money, due to a most likely job layoff, without having to tell everyone in our circle? The last few…

HUMBOLDT — When the pandemic closed the doors of Kate Frick’s business in Tonganoxie, another door opened in Humboldt. Frick recently opened Noon at 812 Bridge St., offering “grab and go” lunches made from regional…

When you’re a historian or a scholar in the humanities more generally, you tend to get excited by rather strange things. Imagine the excitement when I discovered that where I live in Iola was once…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the…

Sharmayne (Sherri) J. Robertson, 72, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at her home in Harveyville. Sherri was born on Nov. 29, 1948, to Clifford and Betty (Klinkel) McCune in DeSmet, S.D. She attended school in DeSmet…

William (Bill) Harry Newman of Iola transitioned to his eternal home on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was 83 years old. Bill was born Dec. 1, 1937, in Iola to…

Patty Spencer, age 68, of Westphalia, passed away on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  Patricia Lou Hiestand was born on Feb. 2, 1952, at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Patty…