TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday vetoed a measure tucked into a spending bill that would have allowed Kansas legislators to reconsider a decision not to join the state pension system…

While the high school kids are at prom, everyone else can play. Squarefest is a first-time music and food event on the square this Saturday, offered to all ages during the Iola High School prom. …

CHANUTE — Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor has requested the state investigate Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston for suspected “criminal activity,’” the Chanute Tribune reported. Taylor did not spell out specifics, telling the newspaper only…

Todd Jay Brandon, 52, Humboldt passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. Todd was born on Oct. 28, 1969, in Chanute, the son of Spencer and Janice (Fisher)…

How many monuments are in Washington, D.C.? Gary Hoffmeier’s trivia question typically elicits a number of responses. 10? 20? 50? “Nope,” he replies. “There’s only one. The rest are memorials.” Indeed, the iconic Washington Monument…

Craig Abbott is at his wit’s end. Trespassers have repeatedly snuck onto his property containing a small pond he keeps well stocked in order to ensure plenty of action for the annual Hooked On Fishing,…

BANGKOK (AP) — With its ground troops forced to pull back in Ukraine and regroup, and its Black Sea flagship sunk, Russia’s military failings are mounting. No country is paying closer attention than China to…

Iola High’s softball team wasn’t about to let a little adversity get in its way Tuesday. The Mustangs had endured a lengthy rain delay, only to see visiting Osawatomie immediately take the upper hand when…

It only seems like Mother Nature has decided to make her presence known whenever Iola High’s baseball team takes the field. “We’re kind of unlucky that way,” Mustang head coach Ryan Latta said. “It seems…

SEK Impact, Iola’s youth baseball program, will host the third annual Impact SeKan Slam Saturday at Riverside Park. The tournament features teams in two age divisions. The 9-and-Under group will feature six teams. Eight 10-and-Under…