As soon as the final gun sounded in Friday’s 49-30 loss at Prairie View, Iola High’s Mustangs began shaping their game plan for the immediate rematch. The Mustangs (4-4) are the 13th seed in the…

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese helped bring women’s basketball to new heights over the past two years. While there may be a ratings dip from last season’s record high, there are plenty of talented players like Paige Bueckers,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title. New York had moved closer to…

School board members threw bananas and turtle shells at each other Monday night in an enthusiastic, if not skilled, game of Mario Kart at Iola Middle School. They learned a hands-on lesson about IMS’s new…

I am a bit conservative.  • I am pro-life. I love that Donald Trump and his Federalist Society judicial nominees overthrew Roe v. Wade, a lawless example of judicial overreach. • I am skeptical of…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them…

TOPEKA — An adviser for Republican congressional candidate Derek Schmidt says the “fake newspaper” Democratic rival Nancy Boyda mailed to 160,000 households is “illegal” and “dishonest.” Schmidt, a three-term Kansas attorney general and former state…

When voting this week and on Election Day next Tuesday, voters are reminded to leave their promotional candidate attire at home. According to County Clerk Shannon Patterson, any item of clothing that alludes to a…

Local food truck vendors will likely get a break on their annual license fees while those from other areas will pay the full fee, Iola council members said at their meeting Monday night.  A special…

Pastor Chase Riebel preached from Romans 1:16. The sermon was “Not Ashamed of the Gospel.” In 1 Corinthians 1:18 we are warned that the Gospel message may seem foolish but it has the power to…