The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families…

Charlene Helen Lasater Tripp, age 85, died on Monday, June 19, 2023, at LaVerna Senior Living in Savannah, Mo. She was born on June 18, 1938, to Kenneth and Helen Lasater, in Chanute. She married…

PARSONS — A school building that has been shuttered since 1999 will be demolished. Parson USD 503 members voted, 5-2, Tuesday to have the old Washington School torn down. The building had been used as…

Summer is here and the library’s Summer Learning Program is in full swing.  On Monday at 2 p.m., teens are invited to make a “Galaxy in a bottle” with Lesa Cole. All supplies are provided. …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fire chiefs whose departments were the first on scene of February’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio agree that firefighters need more training about hazardous chemicals, but that it would…

MANHATTAN — Allen County will be the first stop for Kansas State University officials this fall for what is the second year of community visits across Kansas. The initiative focuses on the communities of Kansas. …

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’ve had no motivation to exercise for two years. It’s a major mental block with consequences. Any suggestions for accessing some will to change? I’ve been in therapy.…

A proposed bank merger will bring about the end of an era. The Bank of Commerce, based in Chanute, has applied with the State Bank Commissioner’s Office to merge with Piqua State Bank, which has…

Halie Luken, left, reacts to a prompt from fellow improv actor Rhiannon Jordan, who insists she clean her hands by spitting on them, at a weekly improv night gathering on Wednesday. Iola Community Theatre will…

As Iola City Council members continue to hammer out the city’s spending plan for 2024, much remains to be decided. Budget talks began in earnest at the Council’s June 12 meeting and will continue Monday.…