It says something — and not something good — about the times we live in, as people try to stretch Damar Hamlin’s life-threatening football injury to fit their polarizing political agendas.  If you consume any…

Bonnie L. Vincent, 81, Colony, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at Yates Center Health and Rehab.  Bonnie Lea Henegar was born, Oct. 31, 1941, in Westphalia, to Ted and Lula (Centlivre) Henegar. She married Gene…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently called the challenge the city is facing in serving an influx of migrants a crisis created by the Republican governor of Texas. As an academic who studies and teaches refugee…

Iola City Council members will mull over a request for an incentives package to entice a developer to build a series of duplexes at the north edge of town. The request from Gabriel Woodman of…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High senior softball player Emily Ross grew up at the softball fields watching her older sisters play and now carries her own talents to Neosho County Community College.  Ross has been a…

The Iola High boys and girls freshmen hosted Chanute to tip-off a home tournament on Monday night.  The Mustang boys played down to the wire and fended off the Blue Comets in the final minutes…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle boys and girls teams hosted Leon-Bluestem on Monday night.  The Cubs’ A and B teams won 47-37 and 22-14, respectively, while the C team lost, 10-4. The Lady Cubs A…

Area students will finally get their hands on a home remodel project in the next few weeks, after about two years of waiting. Don Settlemyer, instructor for the construction trades class at the Regional Rural…

Gov. Laura Kelly’s inauguration festivities this week include a “Be The Hope” food and supply drive to benefit Hope Unlimited in Iola Saturday. Hope Unlimited is an organization that aids victims of domestic and sexual…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball teams had a rough night in their return to action Monday. The Wildcat boys dropped their A-, B- and C-team matches to visiting Uniontown, while the MV girls…