The Israeli defense minister says his country’s troops will stay in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, after Israel unilaterally expanded its frontiers in the war unleashed by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Israel says it…

The Crest Lancers got back on the right track after sweeping Oswego 13-3 and 25-2 Monday.  After being on the wrong end of a sweep to Olpe, the Lancers rebounded with a blowout of the…

Despite fielding only four of five varsity golfers, the Humboldt Cubs took third at Monday’s Erie Invitational.  The Cubs were among six competing teams with a total score of 407 strokes, which was 80 strokes…

The Yates Center Wildcats’ losing streak extended to five games following Monday’s sweep by the Northeast Vikings.  Although the Wildcats had an uptick in hits from their last doubleheader against Central Heights, the result was…

In the Oval Office Monday, Salvadoran strongman Nayib Bukele and wannabe American strongman Donald Trump sat together and, among other things, explained why Maryland father Kilmar Abrego García, sent illegally to Bukele’s CECOT mega-prison at…

Iola has an abundance of folks who go above and beyond, helping make the community a better place to live. Mayor Steve French would like to see some of that benevolence formally recognized. French brought…

WASHINGTON — Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday in an antitrust trial in Washington, defending acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp amid accusations from U.S. regulators that Meta holds an illegal…

Carl Slaugh, a former Iola city administrator and later a city councilman, died last week at the age of 77. The Utah native embarked on a 20-year military service, a stint that put him in…

After a year of delays, the newest cell has been completed at the Allen County Landfill. The landfill now faces another hurdle — wind. County Commissioners Tuesday morning continued discussion from a previous meeting concerning…

Some 10,000 federal health workers lost their jobs earlier this month — among them, a group of regulators who help new medicines get approved. If Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t…