TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly says she hopes that extra state funding for the Kansas higher education system will lead to lower tuition for students and their families. Kelly on Friday touted the…

Carlyle Presbyterian Church Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday was “Godliness in an Era of Evil,” taken from 1 Timothy 4.    Myrna Wildschuetz played “His Hand in Mine” for the prelude and Rita Sanders played…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A government report forecasts a bountiful Kansas winter wheat harvest. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that this year’s wheat crop is expected to be up 17 percent from a…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Landmark National Bank vs. Karl D. Allen, other civil Sharon A. Edmundson vs. Eric Edmundson, protection from abuse Sandra E. Ingram vs. James K. Ingram, protection from…

I called my mother at mid-afternoon on July 29. The question was always same, as was the answer. “How’d you feel (a certain number of) years ago?” “Great! I’d just had a wonderful baby boy.”…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Ginger J. Nelson, 44, rural Iola, for suspicion of domestic battery and criminal damage to property Wednesday. Deputies also are requesting a disorderly conduct charge be filed. Iola…

Dorothy McGhee hosted Wednesday’s Dirt Diggers Garden Club meeting. She and her daughter-in-law, Linda McGhee, hosted an anniversary luncheon. Four members attended. McGhee and Evelyn Lay will pick Iola’s Yard of the Month for May.…

COLONY — The annual Colony-Crest Alumni Banquet is Saturday, May 25 at the Colony Community Room. Registration begins at 5 p.m., with dinner starting at 6:30. Advance tickets sell for $18; tickets at the door…

HUMBOLDT — Head coach Mark Percy was forced into a mental balancing act  Thursday after the Iola High baseball team split with Wellsville to close out the regular season.  On one hand, Iola’s 5-3 victory…

HUMBOLDT — The regular season came to an end for Iola softball Thursday after getting swept by Wellsville at the Humboldt Sports Complex.  The Fillies fell to 6-11 after dropping 2-1 and 8-3 decisions to…