There’s still plenty of time to plan, but USD 257 school board members and administrators will have a big decision to make over the next few months: When to open the new elementary school for…

An option to purchase the Lehigh cement plant and all of the property owned by the company surrounding it was granted to Iola Industries, Inc., Wednesday. Yesterday the board of directors voted unanimously to exercise…

With the EMS contract between Iola and Allen County set to expire at the end of the year, the sides will soon head back to the bargaining table. Iola City Council members announced Monday they…

Last week, the Kansas City Chiefs announced a naming rights deal with Government Employees Health Association, a Lee’s Summit-based benefits company for federal employees. And fan reaction was swift both for and against the lucrative…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga was at its free-flowing best on offense and shut down Saint Mary’s on the defensive end. Another dominating performance, another trip to the West Coast Conference Tournament title game. Win…

HUMBOLDT — School District 258 has money to burn. The district recently received $366,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the federal CAREs Act. Now the challenge is to…

Currently proposed legislation for at-risk public school students is an ill-considered mistake. At this writing, part of a bill moving through the Kansas House, if passed in its present form, would set poor precedents for…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle has been injured in this year’s race and flown to Anchorage in stable condition, a race official said. There were few details about Zirkle’s injuries or the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt launched his campaign for governor on Tuesday after weeks of heightened visibility for the three-term Republican amid the GOP-controlled Legislature’s debates over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s…