GREAT BEND — Runs were at a premium Wednesday for Iola’s A Indian Junior American Legion baseball squad. The Indians left four runners in scoring position against the tough pitching of Overbrook, falling 6-2 in…

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Justice Department is using a grand jury in Washington to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to create false electors and pressure former Vice President Mike…

Tust me, I’m from the government. Who would have thought conservatives would rally around that statement, but it appears many are. Conservatives who are urging passage of an amendment to remove the right to an…

Sau Fong “Judy” Wong, 96, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, in Hong Kong. Sau Fong was born on Feb. 28, 1926 in Shanghai, China. She married the late Shu Wan Cheung in 1948, then…

When the national chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity suspended the organization’s University of Kansas chapter indefinitely last week it did just what every Greek letter organization should do with their rule-breaking chapters: Get rid…

I have read articles concerning abortion rights and I am still on the fence about allowing women in Kansas to continue to get abortions.  Would I abort a child of mine, no. However, I can…

Entering an animal in the Allen County Fair requires an extended commitment after first acquiring, and then feeding and working with everything from steers to roosters for months in advance of Fair Week. For siblings…

A debate over whether to start a land bank in Allen County raised more questions than answers, but in the end led to a new path forward. County commissioners met with Jonathon Goering, economic development…

There’s no going back now. Crews started moving into the new Iola Elementary School on Wednesday morning, even as construction continued throughout the building. The plan for an Aug. 16 open house, with the first…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My girlfriend and I have been together for over four years and really love each other. She’s my best friend and the best person I know. But recently…