WASHINGTON — Survivors of two horrific mass shootings in New York and Texas will appear before the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday to relate their experiences with gun violence. The witnesses will…

National attention has turned, once again, to the gun debate following the horrific events at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last month.  One day prior to the school shooting that killed 19 children and…

Pastor Steve Traw’s message Sunday was “Awaiting His Return,” taken from II Thessalonians, 3. Paul admonishes the Thessalonians to “not be weary in well doing” but to stay on course as they await Christ’s return.…

Youth Sunday was celebrated May 29 at Colony Christian Church. Owen Bahnsen gave our communion meditation about “Having Patient Endurance.” Romans 5:3 says, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for…

EMPORIA — Emporia State University congratulates more than 750 undergraduates named to the university honor roll for spring 2022. Students from this area include: From Bronson: Dawn Bradford From Colony: Austin Crabtree, Benjamin Prasko From…

Buffalo Rep. Chris Jacobs, in Congress for just two years, had one week of being a real leader and a man worthy of the title, The Honorable. Eight days ago, in the wake of the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs announced Friday that he will not run for another term in Congress amid backlash over his support for new gun control measures. Jacobs told reporters he has…

The weather had largely washed away the start of the Iola Recreation Department summer ball season, with games Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last week called off, and only a few T-Ball and Bitty Ball League…

MANHATTAN — Iola High School FFA student Carley Dreher placed third in the Kansas FFA Prepared Public Speaking Leadership Development Event (LDE) at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3, on the Kansas State University…

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Three members of the Iola High School FFA were recognized for having some of the best Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs in the state at the 94th Kansas FFA Convention, June 1-3.…