Connor McCullough, age 11, of Iola, felt sick for just one day when he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Jan. 22.  He and his sister both had COVID, with very mild symptoms. That’s pretty typical…

Allen Community College got the final Word in another nailbiter Monday evening. The Red Devils’ Freddie Word scored 24 points, none bigger than his short jumper from the lane with 3.2 seconds remaining, the final…

LAHARPE — Add LaHarpe to the growing list of communities that were socked by exorbitant electric costs following last month’s’ bitterly cold weather. City Council members have declared a state of financial emergency, necessary to…

Offensive woes reared their ugly head again Monday for Allen Community College’s women. The Red Devils failed to score a point for the first 8½ minutes of the game, while visiting Independence raced to a…

Mason and Chase Sigg take a quick break during a busy first day of work Monday at their new shop, Sigg Tire and Repair, located at 1304 East St. in Iola.

DETROIT (AP) — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.  Yet for that to happen, they’ll need to sell the idea…

KwiKom Communications of Iola was recently awarded a $331,985 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Broadband Development.  Zachery Peres, president of KwiKom, said in a press release the grant, which KwiKom will…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It began with the resignation of Kansas football coach Les Miles amid allegations of sexual harassment during his time at LSU. It continued days later with the resignation of ahtletic director…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The cash-strapped Kansas City Chiefs made their first big first move to rebuild their offensive line Monday, agreeing with Joe Thuney on a five-year contract to provide a durable plug-and-play…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid strong bipartisan pushback, security officials say they will soon scale back fencing that has circled the U.S. Capitol and cut off the entire area to pedestrian and vehicular traffic since a…