GIRARD, Kan. (AP) — A Crawford County jail inmate has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of another inmate, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Monday. Gavin P. Wood, 25, of Arma was…

Melvin G. Baker, 93, passed away Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, at Arrowood Lane Assisted Living in Humboldt.  Melvin was born May 1, 1928, to Melvin J. and Minnie S. (Binger) Baker in Humboldt. He graduated…

Larry A. Johnson, 65, formerly of Humboldt, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Research Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.  Larry was born Feb. 4, 1956, in Independence to Carl Johnson and Frances (Scott) Johnson. He and…

Marlene Duke Scoville of Iola, age 72, passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa. Survivors are her daughter, Leslie Duke, and her husband, Ryan Redyke, and their son, Rex Duke…

LOS ANGELES — In a year of both extreme heat and extreme drought, California has reported its driest water year in terms of precipitation in a century, and experts fear the coming 12 months could…

It was a beautiful day for a parade Saturday, as the annual Farm-City Days festival brought a large crowd to downtown Iola. The event also featured a carnival, a concert and other activities.

TOPEKA — A new Kansas child care survey highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch the thinning network of providers by exacerbating staff shortages, deepening financial challenges, and amplifying occupational stress and burnout. Child…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by…

WINFIELD — Iola High’s Keira Fawson saw her tennis season come to an end Friday in the first day of the Class 4A State Tournament. Fawson, a sophomore, fell in the opening round in a…

GARNETT — Iola High’s volleyball team traveled to Garnett Saturday for the Anderson County Invitational Tournament. The day didn’t go as the Mustangs would have wanted. Iola went 0-3, failing to make it past the…