Richard Powell of Iola passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, of cancer at the age of 62.  Survivors include his wife Sharon Samford Powell; his son Joshua and his wife Mandy; his mother Betty Powell;…

Nine months ago, when followers of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to halt the election of Joe Biden, the insurrection appeared to be the work of an extremist fringe led by right-wing militias and…

HOWARD —  A slow start did in Marmaton Valley High Friday. The Wildcats trailed 38-0 after the first quarter, falling to West Elk, 62-14.  The defeat drops Marmaton Valley to 3-2 on the season and…

Former superintendent Don Bain saw the opening of two science buildings in Iola. Bain taught science when a new facility opened in 1964. Now retired, Bain was on hand Saturday morning to tour the building…

The Orange County coastline has become the latest casualty of the nation’s unhealthy dependence on oil. In one of the biggest California spills in decades, a pipeline connected to an offshoot oil platform off the…

Scores from Tuesday’s Iola Recreation League Flag Football Games. Hammerson Ready Mix 13, G&W Foods 7. Knox Hufferd and Judah Wilson each scored a touchdown for Hammerson, with Jase Emerson adding a one-point conversion. Jonas…

HUMBOLDT — Saturday’s weather conditions weren’t lost on Pastor Robert Favors, of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. “God knew what the weather was going to do before we did,” he told a large Biblesta crowd Saturday.…

LeBron James has always wanted to be the NBA’s GOAT both on the court and off it. In both categories — as a player and as a savvy marketer and steward of his own brand…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is beginning a momentous new term with a return to familiar surroundings, the mahogany and marble courtroom that the justices abandoned more than 18 months ago because of the…

It’s a milestone that by all accounts didn’t have to happen this soon. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday. The last 100,000 deaths occurred during a time when vaccines — which…