The egg hunts are back, if you can find them. Area groups will bring back several Easter egg hunts this year after taking a couple of years off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the…

WASHINGTON — Restaurants and other businesses that have survived more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions could see an infusion of federal dollars in the coming months, as long as U.S. lawmakers reach final agreement…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden now says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” “Yes, I called it…

Several dozen job seekers braved Wednesday’s wintry weather — in the middle of April — to attend a job fair at the Recreation Community Building in Riverside Park. Representatives from 24 area businesses and industries…

TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert looked back Wednesday on her first week as a district court judge 30 years ago and her interaction with a man already well known to courthouse…

Michael Henry Worley, age 61, of Iola, entered eternal life Saturday, April 9, 2022. Mike was born Aug. 9, 1960, in Emporia, to Fred D. Worley and Inez M. (Bailey) Worley.  Mike graduated in 1978…

Allen County’s airport could become a hub for wildfire fighting. An aerial firefighting crew based in Hutchinson wants to use the local airport as a place to refill their water tanks if there is a…

More than 1,000 band and choir students descended on Iola Wednesday for the KSHSAA State Large Ensemble Music Festival. Students from 21 schools gave a total of 33 performances. Band students competed at Iola High…

Iola Middle School’s Noah Schowengerdt crosses the finish line Tuesday to win the eighth-grade boys 800-meter run during the Terry Lower Invitational. Tuesday’s track meet featured more than 1,000 athletes from 15 schools, including Iola,…

GARNETT — A pair of late rallies weren’t enough for Iola High’s softball team Tuesday. The Mustangs, playing without starting pitcher Reece Murry, turned to freshman Elza Clift and senior Maci Miller for their first…