SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Airline fares have jumped 47% since January and remain higher than they were before the pandemic, which could be leading to a slowdown in the number of seats airlines can…

When the voices of 70 elementary school students flooded the speakers of Busch Stadium in St. Louis last week, I was haunted by the ghosts of my own childhood fears. Four days earlier, 19 children…

Three generations of LaTrisha Vetaw’s family have smoked menthol cigarettes. It might even be four, since Vetaw knows that her great-grandfather smoked but isn’t sure what brand he lit up. It is a family tradition…

CHICAGO (AP) — Much of the Midwest and a swath of the South braced for a potentially dangerous and deadly heat wave on Tuesday, with temperatures that could reach record highs in some places and…

The Lady Lightning, a 10-and-under squad based in Iola, is making some waves in the national softball circuit. The squad, coached by Kristi and Danny Rodriguez, has compiled a 23-6 record in a series of…

JoNita Hunt-Otto, 69, Le Roy, died Friday, June 10, 2022. Visitation is at 5 p.m. Monday, July 18, followed by a celebration of life at 6 and a meal to follow at the Le Roy…

USD 257 board members took a tour of the new Iola Elementary School, still under construction. One highlight included a look at the gym, where the floor is nearly ready to be installed as soon…

Junior Pixie League Sigg Tire and Repair 5, Community National Bank 5. Hits for Community National Bank: Olivia Weber, 2 s; Elizabeth Chriestenson, s; Aubrie Mullins, 2 s; Nevaeh Hill, s, d; Dawn Knavel, 2…

BROOKLINE, Mass. — On the oval in front of the clubhouse at The Country Club, Phil Mickelson took part in a press conference on American soil for the first time since taking time away from…

Tommie C. McNulty, age 71, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Moran Manor Skilled Nursing in Moran.  Tommie was born March 31, 1951, in Lexington, Neb., to Chris and Irma McNulty. He earned his…