Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders kicked off the season in winning fashion, rolling over visiting Osawatomie 36-6 Thursday. The eighth-grade Mustangs came up short in a defensive struggle, 8-0. “It was a good start for our…

Here’s a chance to both celebrate and solve a mystery. The new Iola VA Clinic at 1408 East St. will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and open house at 10:30 a.m. Friday,…

Benedikt Middleton wants to change how people view community involvement. “I think there is this idea that to be a member of the city council, you have to be of a certain position in the…

GARNETT — The 2024 cross country season opened with a flourish for runners from Iola, Crest and Humboldt high schools. The occasion was the Jerry Howarter Classic, hosted by Anderson County High School at the…

The LaHarpe VFW Post and Auxiliary will not be meeting on Monday, Sept. 9. The meeting has been rescheduled for Sept. 16. Additionally, there will not be a meal included at this particular meeting.

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody following back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their…

JD Vance called mass school shootings a “fact of life” and rejected calls for stricter gun restrictions after a troubled 14-year-old Georgia high school freshman killed four people with an assault weapon that his father…

DENVER — Laboratory mice with cognitive issues including Alzheimer’s disease showed improved memory skills within a couple of weeks of treatment with a new medicine tested at Colorado State University. The combination of drugs targets…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate,…

HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a…