CONCORDIA — The Iola AA Indians earned a spot in the Kansas American Legion state baseball tournament championship game after a pair of victories over Beloit and Garnett on Friday. The Indians (28-6) scored early…

ODESA, Ukraine — One year ago, just as I arrived in this historic port city, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to stop blockading Ukraine’s grain exports and fueling a famine in Africa and the Middle…

Just as we are feeling we must shield our children’s eyes from unintended exposure to news screens that gush the nonstop, hate-based latest — this just in from quiet, bucolic Cooperstown, New York. The National…

Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, as it moves to fend off new competition coming from Tesla Inc. and General Motors…

Despite their prodigious success at livestock shows, county and state fairs and other competitions, neither Brody nor Kyser Nemecek have stopped to tally up the hardware. Neither has much of an idea of how many…

CHANUTE — Brynleigh Shultz, age 8, entered 4-H this past year with a delighted enthusiasm and a love for animals. When a neighbor offered her a newborn calf to use as a 4-H project, Brynleigh…

It’s been a week of celebration on top of catastrophe in Iola.  Late last Saturday I was never so happy as to hear the drone of our electricity come online in the south end of…

Life is returning to normal one week after the July 14 storm blasted Iola and much of Allen County. Power was restored Wednesday to the remaining individual homes that sustained damage to their electric lines…

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that…

Iola City Council members will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the John Silas Bass North Community Building for their regular meeting. The location has changed from its typical location, the New Community Building at…