Jesse Thomas Skidmore, 43, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, from complications due to cardiac sarcoidosis. Jesse was an amazing husband, father, son, grandson, and brother, as well as a dear friend, colleague, and mentor to…

Neil Robert Hartwig, Sr., 97, of Humboldt, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Heritage Health Care in Chanute. Neil was born March 14, 1925, in rural Humboldt, Woodson County, to Charles R. Hartwig and…

PITTSBURG — The Iola High Special Olympics basketball and Unified Sports Cheer teams stacked up at the SEK Regional event at Pittsburg State University on Wednesday. It was the cheerleading team’s first appearance at the…

NEODESHA — Iola High School’s forensics team kicked off the 2023 competitive speech and drama season in grand style Jan. 28 in winning the Neodesha Invitational. Individual results: Original Oration: Hailey Stogsdill, second place. Informative…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A herd of city goats well-known in Portland, Oregon, were temporarily set free Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby…

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant’s time in Brooklyn ended early Thursday when the Nets agreed to trade him to the Phoenix Suns, a person with knowledge of the details said. The Suns will send…

Paul Porter hopes to connect one of Iola’s most historic buildings to a wave of the future. Porter, who owns the old Shannon Building at the intersection of Washington and Jackson avenues, has petitioned the…

President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address was a mixed bag for congressional Republicans. On the one hand, he wasn’t shy about challenging them (nor were they reluctant to push back at him.)…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores and coach Jerry Stackhouse finally experienced the thrill of a big upset inside the Southeastern Conference’s oldest gym. The Commodores had struggled for so long with crowds dwindling…

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Kansas — It’s been almost two months since the Keystone pipeline erupted on a December night and crude oil rained down upon several acres of native prairie and cropland, and coated more than…