After jumping on top in the opening inning, the Iola A Indians weren’t able to overcome some poor defense later on and only had three hits in a nine inning 13-6 loss to Fort Scott’s…

Ronald Dean Rutledge, age 75, of Iola, passed away June 27, 2023, at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. Ron was born Aug. 12, 1947, along with his identical twin brother, Donald, in Beaver, Oklahoma, to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mailman who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations. In a unanimous decision…

A pair of light towers at the intersection of U.S. 169 and U.S. 54 at the east edge of Iola will soon be replaced. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release Wednesday…

NANTERRE, France (AP) — A police officer in a Paris suburb was handed a preliminary charge of voluntary homicide Thursday after the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old that triggered two nights of riots, as the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Shane’s Illinois farm got a nice soaking on May 8, shortly after he planted his corn crop. Since then, rain has been hard to come by. Plenty of storms have…

TOPEKA — For Kansas, the move toward greener forms of transportation is hardly electrifying.  A scorecard from advocacy group the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranks the state 31st, with a score of 16…

LE ROY — The Southern Coffey County High trapshooting team is enjoying a recent streak of success. Larry Gleue is the team’s head coach. Last year, the team’s varsity squad won the state championship title.…

The last pretense of Vladimir Putin to be, as he imagines, one of his nation’s historic rulers was stripped away on June 24. A band of armed mercenaries swept through his country almost unopposed, covering…

The Iola Seahorses swim team welcomed Humboldt and Independence to Riverside Park Wednesday evening.  There were a number of top finishes for the Seahorses including Griffin Westervelt winning the 200-yard freestyle, the 100-yard freestyle and…