(Editor’s note: Fractions of a second or a slight misstep during the Olympics can alter the career, the legacy or the earning potential of athletes. Several athletes, including Michael Phelps, Edwin Moses and Simone Manuel…

American cows are just built different. That’s one of the lessons Iolans Kyser Nemecek and Carly Dreher learned during an international livestock tour from June 19 to July 3. The Southwind Extension District 4-H Livestock…

Over 40 youngsters were spotted singing and dancing in the sanctuary after a week of fun at Iola’s First Presbyterian and Wesley United Methodist churches for Vacation Bible School.

NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets…

Charles Glen Snavely, age 73, died in Moran on July 16, 2024. He was born in Iola on July 25, 1950, to Merle and Jeanette (Stranghoner) Snavely. Charles was preceded in death by both parents;…

James Edward Steinbrook, age 63, of Grandview, Missouri, died May 12, 2024, at his residence. He was born March 3, 1961, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Henry L. Steinbrook and Frances E. (Wilson) Taylor. He…

DENVER — A snapshot is not a relationship. Former San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary raged about tight end Vernon Davis in 2008 in one of the most memorable NFL postgame press conferences ever. “Cannot…

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Walking to the Scanlon Hall dormitory at Missouri Western as Chiefs rookies and quarterbacks reported to training camp on Tuesday, I paused to take a picture of coach Andy Reid’s parking…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oakland Athletics executive Sandy Dean told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Thursday that the club does not expect to spend the entire $380 million in public money allocated to build…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth…