If there is one thing that Americans of all political stripes can agree on, it is that the economy is broken. Donald Trump, who saw trade as a rip-off and his country in decline, came…

Shad Gager, 89, of Table Rock, Neb. was born Nov. 5, 1933. He died April 14, 2023.  While living in Oakley, he oversaw the local 4-H club installation of a concrete tennis / basketball court…

TOPEKA — Iola is officially home to Kansas’s 29th state park. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday morning she signed legislation creating the Lehigh Portland State Park on 360 acres of land at the south edge…

OSAWATOMIE — The Iola High softball team used some hard hitting to split at Osawatomie in a pair of games Tuesday.  Iola went ahead in the first inning of the opener and never relinquished their…

LAHARPE — Paul Miller let his guests in on a little secret Tuesday. The mechanics of those giant windmills that dot the landscape aren’t that much different than those of a tractor. “You’ve got your…

Dear Carolyn: I was contacted via a DNA site by a grown daughter. I had earlier suspicions. I sent her a warm letter welcoming her into my life. I told all my siblings immediately but…

YATES CENTER — The Yates Center Middle School track and field team hosted an invitational on Tuesday.  Local middle schoolers from Crest, Marmaton Valley, Yates Center and Southern Coffey County participated in the meet. Overall,…

FORT SCOTT — Five Iola High golfers matched up in Fort Scott on Monday.  The event was scheduled following Iola’s JV golf meet at Anderson County being postponed.  Iola took home seventh place as a…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I take 25 mg of quetiapine at night as a sleeping aid, and one of the side effects is an increase in blood sugar. I am curious if that will also show…

FREDONIA — The Humboldt High golf team matched up against Burlington Tuesday.  Burlington came out on top in the dual-school meet combining for a score of 404 against Humboldt’s 479. William Kobold had Humboldt’s lowest…