We observed something different this past month as the Frito-Lay Corp. and workers agreed on a contract at the Topeka facility. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union Local 218 were out on…

The U.S. Border Patrol’s record of rampant misconduct by agents — and its frequent indifference to this misconduct — is difficult to exaggerate. In 2014, a Politico investigation laid out the case that the Border…

In a July 13 speech, President Biden had some strong words for Republican efforts to make it harder to vote. He called the laws currently sweeping statehouses a “21st-century Jim Crow assault,” “the most un-American…

Three Oklahomans were arrested Thursday near Humboldt and charged with harvesting mussels from the Neosho River without a permit. They were caught with a 14-foot john boat filled with mussel shells. Sheriff Ron Moore said…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban captured a strategic provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken in a weeklong sweep across Afghanistan just weeks before the end of the American…

ERIE, Kan. (AP) — One person died in a crash in Neosho County, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.  The patrol said the crash happened Monday afternoon, when a car traveling east on a county road…

CHANUTE — A “Community of Immunity” event at Neosho County Community College resulted in more than 200 vaccinations on Friday. Activities included live music, a corn hole tournament, and free food.  Those who received vaccines…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday, “Encountering Grief,” was taken from Psalm 121. Quoting from C.S. Lewis’s “The Promise of Pain,” Traw said “grief is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” The loss of a…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will host a community cookout from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the pocket park on the east side of Iola’s downtown square. The event is free and…

The University of Kansas recognized recent graduates at a May 23 ceremony. From Iola are: Suni Haberland, doctor of education in curriculum and instruction; Morgan Hensley, master of social work; Riley Murry, bachelor of science…