Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My son just got engaged, and we are all thrilled. He is giving me such a small list, though, that I can only include some first cousins and…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked out of work, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad Tuesday, a day after the government approved a law weakening the…

UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike. The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic”…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a multi-car accident on Tuesday in Tennessee but was uninjured as he traveled in a motorcade to a campaign stop for his 2024 presidential bid. The…

The McKenzie/Drake family reunion was July 22, 2023 at Iola’s Riverside Park.  The Joseph McKenzie family settled west of Iola in 1858 along the Neosho River. Their daughter married James Wallace Drake in 1861, also…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican’s latest aggressive tactic to try to stop…

Once again, the Bowlus Fine Arts Center proved its value Friday night as it played host to Liverpool Legends, a tribute show to The Beatles. More than 500 attended the show that brought many to…

Can dolls change your life? Barbie and Ken changed mine. I wouldn’t be a lawyer if it weren’t for them. When I was 7 years old, Barbie was my first doll that might need a…

Do we need to re-learn how we merge on the freeway?  The Kansas Department of Transportation says yes. But are we open to re-thinking something we have done the same way for years? Since 2016,…

CONCORDIA — The Iola AA Indians were crowned Kansas American Legion state champions for back-to-back times in Concordia Sunday.  The Indians (29-6) soaked in the feeling of another state championship victory in dominance. They were…