Lorella M. Jackson, age 100, passed away at Country Place Senior Living in Chanute on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.  Lorella was born May 27, 1922, in Mildred, to Hubert and Leona (Stephens) Brown. She attended…

BALTIMORE — In the stuffy fourth-floor attic of a historic Baltimore academic building, amid discarded furniture and dusty filing cabinets, Larry Pitrof discovered treasure. The trove isn’t worth millions. But it’s a fascinating relic and…

WIMBLEDON, England — The emerald grass courts were  glistening with dew Monday morning as Rufus the hawk made a big circle, then — like a fighter jet descending on an aircraft carrier — swooped down…

Brittney Griner’s guilty plea Thursday has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day…

 The 41st Annual Laver Family Reunion was Sunday, July 3, at The Central Park Pavilion in Chanute. Gary Ludlum said grace before 87 family members enjoyed an old fashioned basket luncheon.    Donna (Laver) Krokstom…

Bruce Symes gave the communion meditation this week about freedom. When we learn to trust God and the spirit dwells within us, we are free. Free from fear, anxiety, addictions, doubt and limitations. Pastor Chase…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A…

WASHINGTON — The polarization of American politics, a trend that began long before Donald Trump ran for president, isn’t running out of steam. If anything, it’s accelerating. Last month it got a boost from a…

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent…

Ain’t nothin’ like a county fair. And while it’s still a few weeks until the actual Allen County Fair, the Iola Community Theatre is fixin’ to offer a great warm-up.  “County Fair: A Country Hits…