Long before baseball legend Walter Johnson was ever known as the Big Train, he had a moniker more geared to his southeast Kansas roots: The Humboldt Thunderbolt. The Humboldt native grew up to become one…

A county employee was injured in an accident at the rock quarry near the landfill on Tuesday morning. The employee was unloading rock on an unlevel area, and the truck tipped over when he raised…

With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the early Republican race as…

The Iola school district boosted pay for bus drivers in hopes of overcoming a shortage of drivers. The Marmaton Valley and Humboldt districts aren’t currently facing a driver shortage, but Marmaton Valley also boosted bus…

PITTSBURG — The Iola A Indians couldn’t recover from early deficits and were swept in Pittsburg Wednesday night.  Iola (6-4) fell behind early in both games when Pittsburg Post 64 scored three runs in the…

The Iola Seahorses are in the thick of a busy season. Iola’s swim team is led by fourth-year head coach Marcia Davis and assistant coach Carter Hutton.  Veteran swimmers Bethany Miller and Laney Oswald who…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals slugger Vinnie Pasquantino has a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will undergo season-ending surgery, taking one of the best hitters out of the Kansas City lineup as…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uncertainty off the course. Uncertainty on it. The U.S. Open was set to tee off into uncharted territory Thursday, with the golf world perplexed by the recent shakeup-makeup between Saudi golf…

When Calvin Ridley was suspended for betting on NFL games in 2022, it was largely dismissed as an isolated incident among the four biggest North American professional leagues in the era of legalized sports gambling.…

Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church will once again distribute commodities from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday in the church’s east parking lot at 301 E. Madison Ave. First-time recipients are asked to bring photo identification.