Area youth enjoyed the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Pedal Fest around the square on Monday as part of a July Fourth celebration. The event also included hot dogs and other snacks, and trolley…

In just two years, Jarrett Herrmann has etched his name among some of the all-time greats to come through the Iola High School baseball program. Now, entering his senior year at IHS, Herrmann has announced…

Did you know that July was blueberry month? I just finished my last session of kids’ cooking classes for the summer, and the whole wheat blueberry muffins were a fan favorite with the youth who…

Junior Bitty Ball League Landmark Bank 9, Iola Insurance Associates 4. Hits for Landmark: Cav Nelson 3 s, d; Hudson Boyt, 2 s; Gavin Granere 3 s; Fisher Frazell, 2 s, d; Jace LaCrone, 3…

HOUSTON (AP) — After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City’s lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros’ biggest comeback win of the season. Alvarez homered with two…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Before being interviewed on Centre Court about his return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Nick Kyrgios traded in his all-white grass-court shoes for a red-and-white pair of basketball sneakers, and swapped out…

HOUSTON (AP) — After falling behind early on, Houston chipped away at Kansas City’s lead before one mighty swing by Yordan Alvarez completed the Astros’ biggest comeback win of the season. Alvarez homered with two…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — In the nearly 14 years she’s been in the U.S., Ming Zhang has completed her law degree, started a family and moved to Kansas. A day before Independence Day, she celebrated…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have said no to Kris Kobach twice over the past four years. But he is nonetheless betting that this can be the year he makes a political comeback. His…

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all…