Folklorist Jim Hoy grew up on a stock ranch near Cassoday, lived all his life in the Flint Hills where he developed a fascination with the folklife of ranching. He heard tales of grasshoppers so…

Dear Carolyn: Can a relationship survive if one partner is banned from talking about work at all? I don’t mean blathering on for hours or every day, I mean when one partner can’t even come…

Colony man faces sentencing COLONY — Joshua Lohff, 34, of Colony faced sentencing Wednesday on a single charge of illegally entering Crest High School in the wee hours of the morning last October, according to…

Members of the Iola Masonic Lodge 38 partnered with the Kansas Masonic Foundation in donating $1,000 to the Iola Community Food Pantry as well as food items as part of their “Operation Christmas.” Lodge members…

Arrests reported Eric Bain was arrested by Iola police officers Sunday evening in the 400 block of Kansas Drive for suspected possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia and failing to maintain vehicle liability insurance. Officers…

Dear Carolyn: I increasingly feel like my life is on hold until my wife and I decide, finally, whether to have a third baby. We always wanted two children; we have two boys who are…

Yates Center man arrested Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Zeno J. Jimenez, 21, Yates Center, Thursday, on an Allen County warrant alleging aggravated sexual battery. Arrests reported Sheriff’s deputies arrested Austin Bradley, 23, of rural…

Humboldt High School 2025 Sweetheart candidates are, front row from left, Aisley Galloway, Chanlynn Wrestler, Karingten Hall and McKenna Jones; back row, Brody Gunderman, Avery Works, Asher Hart and Kyler Isbell. Crowning of the king…

Students from 15 high schools, Allen Community College and Iola Middle School gave their rapt attention to Temple Grandin’s presentation on animal behavior and humane animal treatment at Iola’s Bowlus Fine Arts Center. It was…

Marijuana citation issued Iola police officers cited Amber Tisdale and Audrey Billings for possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia after officers executed a search warrant Jan. 23 in the 900 block of North Buckeye Street. Animal…