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A group of Midwest egg suppliers are embroiled in litigation over egg prices, with an Iowa company arguing it shouldn’t be forced to disclose its pricing information. A central element of the case is whether…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Canada and India each expelled six diplomats Monday in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating dispute over the June 2023 assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada. A senior Canadian…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to three economists who have studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a quest to explore Jupiter’s tantalizing moon Europa and reveal whether its vast hidden ocean might hold the keys to life. It will…

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military…

Allen Community College added 38 students this fall compared to the previous year, a reversal of fortune after several years of declining enrollment. A total of 1,855 students were enrolled in various programs, including on…

Eight-year-old Hadley Thompson reads a book to her sister, Lilian Kelly, and therapy dog Charley at the Iola Public Library Friday afternoon. The reading event was sponsored by Iola Reads and Prairieland Visiting Animal Association…

The annual Trunk-or-Treat, hosted by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, has a new location this year. Moving to Riverside Park, the event has more to offer than in years past, according to Chamber Executive…

Humboldt High School crowned Colden Cook and Shelby Shaughnessy as the 2024 Homecoming King and Queen Friday, during the Cubs’ 50-0 shellacking of visiting Leon-Bluestem. Humboldt remains undefeated.

Crest High School crowned Karlee Boots and Gunner Ellington, center, as the Fall 2024 Homecoming Queen and King Friday, following the Lancers’ 62-0 victory over Center-Lost Springs.