Iola High School students descended on local businesses this week for “Sticker Shock,” an event to warn about the risks of providing alcohol to minors. Students place stickers and flyers on alcohol packages with information…

Allen Community College made some changes to its Burlingame campus class schedule in order to accommodate high school students. The change is in response to requests from five superintendents from six area schools where high…

In a welcome return to spring, Iola’s Riverside Park was packed to the gills with more than 1,000 young athletes Tuesday. The occasion was the Terry Lower Invitational, drawing students from 15 schools from across…

OVERLAND PARK — Allen Community College’s bats fell silent in their first game Tuesday at Johnson County. Then, once the Red Devils started to click on offense, so did Johnson County. The Cavaliers completed a…

MOUND CITY — After outscoring their first six opponents by a combined 103-6 points, Yates Center High’s softball team faced its toughest test of the season to date Tuesday. The Wildcats traveled to undefeated Jayhawk-Linn…

MINNEAPOLIS — Clayton Kershaw gave a wide-eyed smile to Gavin Lux as he walked off the field. He laughed while fist-bumping teammates in the dugout as he descended the stairs. Then he found catcher Austin…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that would prevent cities and counties from banning, limiting or even taxing plastic bags, straws and food containers. Kelly rejected the measure Monday…

PARIS — French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down. Le…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man wanted in an attack on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people wounded by gunfire was arrested Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.…

One of the core values of the Iola Public Library is to engage with the public.  Lucky for us, April provides us with lots of opportunities to do so. The calendar is chock full of…