Work has begun to replace a major section of water line through downtown Iola. Crews have begun on South Washington Avenue, near the intersection of Acers Street, in removing the existing 8-inch water lines. In…

TOKYO (AP) — Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman have won the women’s beach volleyball gold medal. The U.S. pair beat Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia 21-15, 21-16 for the championship…

HEFLIN, Ala. — Peyton Thetford straddles two Americas. Inside the intensive care unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, the 27-year-old nurse has witnessed a dramatic uptick in new COVID-19 patients struggling to…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases…

Allen County is one step closer to improved communications. During a special county commission meeting Thursday, Harry Lee from LaHarpe Communications shared his plan to pursue a grant that would enable the installation of multiple…

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire raging in Northern California exploded in size overnight, becoming the third-largest wildfire in state history amid high temperatures and strong winds. Better weather conditions were expected to aid the…

TOKYO — It typically serves as a crowning achievement, a final opportunity to increase and celebrate an Olympic gold-medal haul. Not this year. Not for this U.S. men’s track team. As the Tokyo Games move…

Family Safety Night returned to downtown Iola Thursday evening, courtesy of the Allen County Multi-Agency Coalition Team (ACMAT) and various organizations and businesses. The groups offered prizes, games, activities and free gifts along with information…

MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi’s time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league’s financial regulations made it impossible to sign…

United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases. Company…