Convicted as follows: Cindy M. Anthony, Iola, theft, $361.30, probation ordered Jason L. Harris, Cherryvale, speeding 31/20, $161 John E. Huskey, Humboldt, improper driving on a sidewalk, improper turning, $295 Christian M. Lindsey, Iola, disorderly…

Arrests reported A traffic accident suspected related to drunken driving Nov. 4 resulted in the arrests of four suspects, Michelle Compton, Iola, Tyler Lowe and Brayden Smith, both of Bolivar, Mo., and Peyton Barker of…

Dawne Burchett and Megan Hageman of Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center’s marketing team gave Iola Kiwanis Club members an overview of the services offered at its meeting Tuesday.  The center provides a wealth of mental…

Veda Jane Gillham, 93, Moran, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at her home. Veda was born April 7, 1929, in Portland, Ore., to Orville C. Nail and Henrietta (Harold) Nail.  Veda and Loral F. (Ben)…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets on Friday to demand higher salaries to compensate for surging inflation that has hit the European Union’s poorest member. The demonstration was organized by…

The value of small businesses to a community will be highlighted on Saturday, Nov. 26. Known as Small Business Saturday, the day is akin to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed…

Well of course Kansans decided to elect Laura Kelly to another term as their governor. Yes, it was close — did anybody expect otherwise? — but while this is famously a Republican state, it’s not…

I recently took my 11-year-old minivan in for an oil change and asked the mechanic to please turn off all the idiot lights on the dashboard because the reddish glare was becoming quite annoying. Imagine…

When my youngest son was only a few months old he became ill with what I thought at the time was just a cold that was affecting his breathing. Absent an official pediatric diagnosis, I…