We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: I’m 24 and had a really controlling upbringing. My rigid and overprotective parents…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford put the last year’s European Championship loss behind them in England’s 6-2 rout of Iran at the World Cup. Both players missed penalties in the shootout…

After two years of virtual celebrations due to Covid, Thrive Allen County’s 15th annual banquet Friday evening was a welcome change. More than 350 gathered in ACC’s gymnasium to recognize the efforts of their friends…

And the city said, let there be light — Christmas lights, that is. After fearing it may have been too late to add Christmas lights to outline Iola’s downtown buildings this year, Mayor Steve French…

A project five years in the making culminated Saturday with the unveiling of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s newest gems. Prairie Ballet, picturesque sculptures adorning the new Bowlus parking lot, drew plenty of oohs and…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As bullets tore through a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and wounding many more, one patron who had been partying moments before rushed into action, grabbing a…

I’ve always been a late bloomer. Despite growing up in a household where politics was served each night around the dinner table, I didn’t feel pulled to participate until I was in my mid-30s.  At…

CARBONDALE — The Iola Middle wrestling team had 12 wrestlers finish in first place at the Santa Fe Trail Mixer Tournament on Thursday afternoon.  The Mustangs who finished in first place were Ean DeLaTorre, Broderick…

MENTONE, Texas (AP) — A strong earthquake that struck a remote area of the West Texas desert caused damage in San Antonio, hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials said. University Health said Thursday that…