Upon hearing that George H.W. Bush died, our first thought turned not to his time in the Oval Office but to his daughter Robin. The second child and the elder daughter of George and Barbara…

Until now, there were, by my count, 44 Democrats who have either expressed interest in a 2020 presidential run, traveled to Iowa or New Hampshire, or otherwise managed to get themselves mentioned. But we can…

Forty years ago December 1978 Gary Cleaver, who lives northwest of Iola, trapped a 26-pound male bobcat earlier this week. Cleaver’s cat is one of several which have been trapped in this area this year.…

Led by their lone senior, the Mustangs opened up their season at the KanOkla wrestling tournament at Caney Valley on Saturday. That senior, 170-pound Elijah Luedke, ended the day with a 3-1 record and a…

The Humboldt boys and girls got off to a rough start to open up the 2018-19 season on Friday, both falling to Tri-Valley foe Eureka. The boys lost 80-73 and the girls lost 55-33. Both…

It was tough, it was gritty and it certainly wasn’t pretty but for Marmaton Valley head coach Jason Bauer and his team, it was exactly the type of game they were looking for. The Wildcats…

The Marmaton Valley girls’ youth caught up to them in their season-opening 45-34 loss at Uniontown Friday night. The Wildcats played a strong first half and despite trailing by several scores for the majority, they…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking. Forged over…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to…

The Iola Middle School Ponies fell victim to Burlington at home last Thursday by a score of 48-13. The Ponies scored just two points in three out of four quarters with seven points scored in…