Betty Lee Riley, age 86 of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020, at her home. Betty was born on Dec. 18, 1933, in Westphalia, the daughter of Maurice Nelson and Hazel Fern (Good)…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County told its 2,500 employees in an email Friday that it is looking for people to voluntarily furlough amid the coronavirus pandemic. An email from County Manager Tom Stolz says…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early…

Dear Carolyn: I don’t think my mom even realizes she does it, but she’s always used emotional blackmail to get people to do things. “If you love me you’ll do XYZ.” “People who love their…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly won a ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court Saturday that said she holds sweeping powers to shut down operations in the state, including large church services, in the face…

Even though the spring sports season was canceled, there were still some memorable moments from the 2019-20 high school sports calendar. It is only right that we recap some of the moments that brought fist…

Right now, many youngsters are likely fiddling on their smart tablets or glaring at the TV a little bit more than usual. If Iola resident Brandon Thomas were in a similar predicament during his childhood,…

HARTFORD, Conn. — The third week of September 1918 was indeed an exciting time for Hartford and its sports fans. The Red Sox had wrapped up a championship season, shortened by The Great War, on…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back cornerback Bashaud Breeland on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $4.5 million, helping to alleviate one of the Super Bowl…

Claiming executive overreach, Kansas Republicans overturned Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order Tuesday evening prohibiting churches and funeral homes from hosting gatherings of 10 or more due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Senate President Susan Wagle said…