This year has been a challenging year for crop production, especially corn, with above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall. Some fields will have a very limited yield, but regardless of the reduced yield, we need to…

Colony Christian Church enjoyed a week of rain and cool temperatures at their annual church family campout at Melvern Lake. A great week ended with a potluck, lakeside church service and baptism of Ella Beebe,…

Dear Carolyn: Several years ago, I moved into a homeowners-association community. I love to walk and invited two ladies I met to walk with me each morning. I am at the end of my patience…

30 Years Ago August 1994 Dorothy “Dottie” Noyce, who has taught in Iola’s public schools for about 20 years, has just completed requirements for a doctor of education degree from Kansas State University in Manhattan.…

According to the National Retail Federation, 25% of back to school shoppers started buying their student’s school supplies as early as June this year, and 80% of shoppers are planning for inflation on making all…

Hi, Carolyn: I recently had a huge fight with my girlfriend of three years. Our relationship is a good one; we talk of being married but have not set a wedding date. Recently, she was…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My fiancé and I bought a house late last year, with help from his parents. Though we both make good salaries, he comes from a rich family, and…

I enjoy spending time in my yard and tending to my flower beds like I’m sure many of you do. But the thing I don’t enjoy is insect pests, weeds and occasionally the plant diseases…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship…

Another summer of above-normal summer temperatures in much of the country may be taking its toll on your vegetable gardens. Temperature extremes can interfere with flowering and fruit set, resulting in poor flowering, blossom drop,…