BERLIN (AP) — A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “last warning” to avoid jail after he was found guilty of drug dealing, despite 24 previous convictions. The retired seaman, who…

In May, the Iola Public Library joined the Sunflower eLibrary, a statewide consortium that provides access to thousands of ebooks and digital audiobooks.  This new service was made possible by a gift from the M.…

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, the second largest volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, U.S. Geological Survey officials said. The survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement that a glow…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, targeted an 18-year-old graduate he had a long-running dispute with, police said Wednesday. Shawn Jackson, 18, and…

With lights on and merchandise well organized, the Iola Senior Citizens Inc. Thrift Store will have a soft opening Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to show off its new building at 223 N.…

June Elizabeth Terrill, 78, of Moran, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born June 4, 1944, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Fred Wilson and Alice Elizabeth (Mollhagen) Sager. She graduated from Marmaton…

Beverly Jeanine Hawk, 87, of Iola, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at her home.  She was born May 15, 1936, in El Dorado, to Maynard Morgan and Lena (Day) Morgan.  She married Gary Hawk on…

NEW YORK (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, sending school recesses indoors and prompting people…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is slowing as global demand…

 The flat tax is dead. Long live the flat tax.  That’s the attitude of Kansas Republicans these days.  Having failed in their attempt to upend the state’s tax system in favor of high earners —…