Tires cut Kim Stout told Iola police officers Wednesday that her vehicles had six tires cut with a knife on four vehicles all in the 300 block of North Cottonwood Street. Damage was valued altogether…

Convicted as follows: Jada R.L. Harris, Chanute, criminal damage to property, $665, probation ordered. Quinton H. Morrison, Colony, interfering with law enforcement, $665, probation ordered. Eric H. Wikel, Chanute, interfering with law enforcement, $665, probation…

TOPEKA — Election legislation meant to shore up public trust and transparency passed out of the Kansas House and Senate Thursday, despite concerns that the bills would have a chilling effect on voters. House and…

Clarence Robinson, proprietor of Hart’s Cafe, received the man-of-the-year service award of the Iola Junior Chamber of Commerce at a “Bosses’ Night” dinner. Robinson’s outstanding service to Little League Baseball in Iola was noted.  *****…

As we end the first year of war in Ukraine, no one can doubt who the big winner is — and who the loser. In this 21st-century version of David and Goliath, Kyiv’s defiance of…

If two bills moving through the Kansas legislature become law, together they could destabilize public schools, prove disastrous for Kansas students and reduce the state general tax fund. As currently written, the bills would shift…

The top three in each school advance to the Allen County Spelling Bee at 1 p.m. Friday at the Creitz Recital Hall in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The fourth-place finishers will serve as alternate…

Humboldt’s Mike Myer was in the midst of photographing an unusual confluence of celestial objects — namely the Moon and Jupiter, as seen above, shortly after dusk Wednesday when a passing jet, with its contrails…

PRAGUE (AP) — A Chinese pangolin has been born in the Prague zoo, the first birth of the critically endangered animal in captivity in Europe, and is doing well after initial troubles, the park said…

Friday’s school day continued as normal at Iola Middle School despite increased security measures after a student made a threatening statement related to a school shooting.  A text message was sent to parents on Thursday…