DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Colt Energy Inc., and Wild River Energy LLC vs. Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc., other civil Jeremy A. Poore vs. Shannon R. Poore, divorce Zach C.…

Darl D. “Bud” McCrate, age 95, of Iola, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, while residing at Greystone Residential Care, Iola.  He was born on Sept. 12, 1924, in Iola, the son of Floyd…

Harvey Leonard Sanders, 70, of Lincoln, Mo., formerly of Iola, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Mo. Harvey was the second of four children born to Robert Calvin and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for a new domestic violence shelter, Hope Unlimited’s director said.  Dorothy Sparks, the agency’s executive director, said Hope Unlimited recently received several grants, both for continued operations and…

An Iola Middle School student has tested positive for COVID-19, giving the district its first test of new protocols designed to limit the spread of illness. The student and any close contacts will not be…

Humboldt High School graduate Nisha Ingle was recently awarded one of only six prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from Kansas State University. The award totals $5,000, and will allow Ingle to travel to Germany…

The recent trash talk that the number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 is greatly exaggerated and that the virus is merely a political ploy, adds insult to injury to the hundreds of thousands…

False theories that the country’s top public health officials drastically decreased the estimate of the coronavirus death toll went viral on social media over the weekend, in part thanks to posts President Donald Trump shared.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expeditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion…

GARNETT — A bogus call to authorities alleging a shooting and hostage situation caused quite a disruption here Wednesday afternoon. The Garnett Police Department provided details of the “swatting” call, which led a team of…