Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday a deal with Republicans to raise the federal debt limit. The world can breathe easy — for just a bit, and then it is back to…

At just 43 years old, William Galloway’s life was changed when he suffered a brain injury when he was hit by a drunk driver, a repeat offender. On Thursday, Galloway was in Iola as part…

Comics have rules. Middle school has rules. Everyone has rules. Flint, the main character in the novel “Squint,” likes to keep a list of rules. He uses them to help him navigate the treacherous territory…

Hello, and salutations.  You may have seen my pieces recently in this fine publication and scratched your head wondering who in the world this new person is. Well, let me help you with that. I’m…

The algorithmic gods in charge of Facebook broke down after the bad news. On Monday, less than 24 hours after whistleblower Frances Haugen made allegations of unsavory practices by the social media behemoth on national…

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Thursday objected to a move by the Justice Department to investigate violent threats made against local school board members and teachers, arguing that the federal agency is “policing the speech…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders treated fans to one of the most jaw-dropping finishes they’ll see at any level Thursday. The Mustangs, trailing host Burlington 20-16 late in the fourth quarter, took the lead…

OSAGE CITY — Humboldt High’s cross country team is peaking at the right time. The Cubs had three medalists on the day, each of whom set either a season’s or personal best time at Thursday’s…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee entrepreneur whose hot tub on wheels is one of downtown Nashville’s best-known party vehicles has been told to stop operating a public swimming pool without a permit, a lawsuit…

PLEASANTON — Runners from Crest, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center excelled, particularly in the younger divisions at Thursday’s Pleasanton Invitational Cross Country Meet. The schools combined to have one varsity runner, Crest freshman Breakin Jones,…