An empty lot just north of the National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion armory in Iola will soon become a parking lot, now that crews have removed the foundation of the old IGA grocery store, which…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe Health and Wellness will host a Thanksgiving turkey and noodle feed from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at LaHarpe City Hall. Free-will donations will be accepted.

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Nicholas L. Trester, Topeka, driving after being declared a habitual violator, $700, probation ordered. Otherwise disposed: Jonathan N. Hibbs, Chanute, entered diversion agreement for driving while…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A push by top Republicans in Kansas to punish party officials who backed an independent candidate for governor is shining a spotlight on an internal rift that could hinder GOP leaders’…

First-graders enter the library at Iola Elementary School on a mission. It’s a Thursday morning, and they have just 45 minutes. The 80 or so students head straight to one of dozens of Chromebooks, ready…

Just call it a home makeover, Santa edition. With Christmas five short weeks away, Santa will once again set up temporary quarters in Iola to hear requests from area children starting Dec. 3. But as…

Dear editor, The article about Iola Christmas lights had me harummping quite a bit.  It was known last year that the system was failing badly as lights were being pieced together then. But nothing was…

Jennifer Watts entered a media briefing Thursday a few minutes behind schedule. Watts, the chief emergency management officer for Children’s Mercy Hospital, came directly from assisting in the emergency room. There, Children’s Mercy Hospital staff…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and when rioters started storming…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, making a turnaround from…