Cold, windy weather greeted Humboldt High School prom students and community members during the Grand March around the downtown square on Saturday evening. The evening brought students dressed in their finest, with bright pastel and…

If Allen Community College is to expand its footprint in Iola, it will do so to the north. College trustees approved last week the purchase of 34 acres immediately north of the Iola campus from…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vaughn Grissom hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Ozzie Albies homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday for a series sweep. Grissom’s…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Larson never thought he would tame the half-mile, paperclip-shaped track at Martinsville Speedway. And then came Sunday. Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to…

Norman “Wayne” Stine, 64, died at his home on Monday, April 10, 2023, after a tough battle with cancer.  Wayne was born March 31, 1959, in Fort Scott, the son of Grant and Audra Carol…

Burglary stymied Iola police officers were called to a reported burglary in process Wednesday morning in the 900 block of North Sycamore Stret, where they arrested Jason Glukowsky, 35, Iola. Charges of burglary and possession…

Convicted as follows: Joseph L. Briggs, improper registration/expired tag, $195. Paul W. Paredes, Iola, theft of services, $731.25, probation ordered. Diversions: Bridgette R. Ewing, Humboldt, theft, $515. Jimmy L. Summers, Chanute, driving while suspended (third…

SAFE BASE, USD 257’s after-school program, will have its annual Blue Plate Dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola Elementary School.  This year’s theme is “racing.” Race cars from the Humboldt Speedway will…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six people are accused in a federal indictment of conspiring to use a drone to fly contraband such as cell phones and marijuana into the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth. The…