TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday an infusion of $51 million for approximately 24,000 Medicaid home and community-based service workers across the state. Provider agencies will receive a payment based on the number of…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Penguins…

TOPEKA — Rep. Adam Smith emphasized the tax reform bill negotiated by a half-dozen House and Senate members started as an extravagant wish list that would have drained off more than $500 million in annual…

Local students learned about drug and alcohol in March. The Drug-Free Community grant, a partnership of the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center and Allen County Multi-Agency Team (ACMAT), teamed up with the Allen County Sheriff’s…

It is nearly impossible to top the pitching performances Iola High’s Jarrett Herrmann and Korbin Cloud provided Tuesday. The Mustang hurlers combined to retire 23 of 24 Prairie View batters in their no-hit performances in…

Slowly but surely, Iola High’s softball team is rounding into a team opponents likely won’t want to see as the season progresses. The Mustangs rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth to…

Brent Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wright of rural Iola, a former standout in Iola High School sports, has been offered a contract to play professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs.…

Bradford pear trees are blooming across the city and countryside. Not only do some find the blooms malodorous, the trees are actually invasive, Southwind Extension District’s Horticulture Agent Krista Harding said. The Bradford pear, which…

Justifying his call to try Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, President Joe Biden said on Monday that “what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone sees it.” Nearly everyone in uncensored societies worldwide…

Iola High’s junior varsity golfers teed off on pleasant but breezy weather conditions Tuesday at the Allen County Country Club. Leading the Mustang contingent was Mustang sophomore Titus Jones, who carded a 58 to take…