Dear Dr. Roach: Many of my friends assert that the use of essential oils “supports” their immune system and reduces their risk of getting sick. They diffuse them into the air at home, add them…

Dear Carolyn: My husband, “Joe,” and I are embarrassingly lucky: We’re used to working from home and not afraid for our jobs, have no family or dear friends we’re acutely anxious for and are doing…

Iola City Council members will discuss Tuesday the platting process for land on which the new Iola Elementary School will be constructed. The Iola Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse the proposed plat for…

DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Becky Laney vs. James Lewis State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. James A. Pass Jr. Adriene L. Gutierrez vs. Clayton Hegwald Levi M. Seilonen vs. Sarah…

Long before graduation, Taven Tavarez had decided what his post-high school plans would entail. Tavarez, a graduating member of Iola High School’s Class of 2020, joined the Army National Guard last summer, fresh off his…

TOPEKA, Kansas — In a one-day marathon session that wrapped up a legislative year upended by the coronavirus, Kansas lawmakers reined in the governor’s powers to respond to the public health crisis. Democratic Gov. Laura…

Last fall, Rachel Bycroft and her Iola High Fillies cross country teammates saved their best for last. After three straight near-misses in qualifying for the 4A state meet, the IHS girls raced to a third-place…

Despite the gloomy rain and a series of newly-instituted social distancing rules, the Allen County Farmers Market was in full swing Thursday. According to Calvin Parker, the market’s seasonal debut last week “was a little…

With her senior year officially over, Crest senior Elka Billings is left to wonder how her final track season would have fared had the COVID-19 pandemic not swept the world. Billings had finished 15th, 10th,…

Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA: Players believe they’re going to play games again this season. The obvious questions — How? Where? When? — remain unanswered. Testing, part of the new normal of…