Month: November 2021

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State’s Felix Anudike-Uzomah nearly matched the Football Bowl Subdivision record with six sacks and forced two fumbles against TCU on Saturday, leading the Wildcats to a 31-12 victory over the…

WAMEGO –– Three area runners competed at the 3A and 4A state cross country meet this weekend. Iola High School’s Kaster Trabuc finished 33rd in the boys’ 4A run. Humboldt High School’s McKenna Jones came…

Hundreds of trick-or-treaters turned out for the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Trunk or Treat” event on the square Sunday evening for Halloween.

Kenny Heinz, who farms west of Carlyle along the Neosho River, is one of the first area farmers to have recognized and done something about pollution problems. Refuse from his hog feeding operation drains into…

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million today, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. Together,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds of people opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates rallied Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse and pushed state lawmakers to quickly counter them, while an international labor union disavowed a local leader’s…

TOPEKA — State Rep. Aaron Coleman was booked into the Johnson County Jail on Sunday on a charge of domestic battery. Johnson County Jail records indicate he was placed into custody without bond and was…

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — President Joe Biden was swinging the focus of his battle for fast, concerted action against global warming from the U.S. Congress to the world today, scolding rival China on climate and…

The Nov. 2 election means lots of new people could begin serving on the Iola city council and local school board.  To see competitive races is a good sign democracy is alive and well and…

CHANUTE — Region VI champions, part two. ACC’s women’s soccer earned their second straight region title, shutting out Pratt, 1-0, on the heels of some stingy defense and a well-placed goal midway through the first…