Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an intolerable horror from the start. It has escalated into a genocide with both targeted and indiscriminate killings of Ukrainian civilians in what amounts to a terror campaign to subdue…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas fiscal forecast issued Wednesday predicted that inflation will boost state tax collections more than previously expected, intensifying the dispute between Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and the Republican-controlled Legislature…

Experiencing failure is not a barrier to success, Dianne Kauth told a group of select Iola High School students Wednesday.  In fact, she said, it’s almost necessary. Kauth, a math teacher at IHS, was the…

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell slightly last week to a level that’s consistent with an exceptionally tight labor market.  Initial unemployment claims decreased by 2,000 to 184,000 in the week ended April 16,…

Hope is powerful. And when you bring hope to an entire community, that’s even more powerful. The Allen Community College Theatre Department brings hope to Iola with “Spitfire Grill,” a musical based on the 1996…

Teen mental health already was deteriorating before the coronavirus pandemic. In the two years since, the isolation, grief and anxiety created by school closures, deaths and loss of family income have led to even steeper…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back in its strong but increasingly difficult battle against the Russian invasion, but he also…

Tammy Jo Stokes Romine Parker, 58, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute.  Tammy was born July 6, 1963, to Charles Wilford and Belva Joyce (Appling) Stokes in Iola. She married…

A magician can pull a rabbit out of a hat or seemingly cut a comely lass in half by using distraction and manipulation.  Russia’s Vladimir Putin has honed such skills to perfection. To divert his…

Most Kansans consider record low unemployment to be fantastic news. For Senate President Ty Masterson, it’s just another opportunity to punish the poor and attack the governor. Here’s what he wrote in a response to…