The nation must act — and act quickly — to get back to a new sense of normalcy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran. Moran held a video conference Monday with…

Hometown girl Kendra Taiclet was excited to chase her dream of becoming a chiropractor, but now that she’s finished her doctorate, she’s eagerly come home to Iola. Taiclet earned her degree at Cleveland University in…

This is not the article I would have predicted to write a few months ago, and certainly not my usual educational column.  However, like many others, COVID-19 has me feeling off-balance as I navigate my…

WASHINGTON — For a moment this spring, Congress rose to meet the challenge of a national emergency and passed four economic rescue bills in less than two months. Somehow, it seemed, the coronavirus had revived…

The statewide stay-at-home order has been lifted, but life and work are far from “back to normal” for most of us amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Social distancing, cleaning and disinfecting, wearing face masks in public,…

The regular monthly meeting of the City Slickers 4-H Club was called to order on April 5 by Zoom by president Carly Dreher.  Leah and Thatcher Mueller led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance…

The Prairie Rose 4-H Club’s May 3 meeting  was called to order by President Zoi Yoho via Zoom. Sophia Heim, song leader, led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge. The…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the “Murder Hornet” with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it…

Last Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced her three-phase plan for getting Kansas back on its feet from the COVID-19 pandemic. Her plan has major implications for how soon the Iola Recreation Department will be able…

MIAMI (AP) — Measuring Don Shula by wins and losses, no NFL coach had a better year. Or career. He looked the part, thanks to a jutting jaw and glare that would intimidate 150-pound sports…