MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Frequent rivals Sweden and the United States will meet once again at the Women’s World Cup, but this time the stakes are tremendously higher. The two-time defending champion Americans are struggling…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has yet to throw a pass in a game for the New York Jets. He’s already responsible for a long completion. Zach Wilson showed he can move New York’s…

DALLAS (AP) — DeMarcus Ware won a Super Bowl as a Denver Bronco after setting a storied franchise’s sacks record with the Dallas Cowboys. There’s little question the outside linebacker’s Pro Football Hall of Fame…

Olive Lorie Carpenter, 98, of Iola, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Heartland Meadows, Iola.  Olive was born May 2, 1925, in rural Anderson County, to Ira Francis and Pearl (Scott) Francis.  Olive married John…

Lois Ruby, 87, of LaHarpe, died on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Moran Manor.  Funeral services have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Pattie Miklos Boyd Convicted as follows: Phil D. Churning, Gas, driving while suspended (third or subsequent offense), $2,135 Jason W. Curtis, Burlington, theft, $75, probation ordered Tremayne L. Glaze, Iola, battery,…

PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a 3-pointer that splashed through the net, just like so many others. Taurasi became the…

Accident Harold L. Ode Jr., was northbound on State Street July 28, when Iola police officers said he failed to stop at a red light, striking a westbound car driven by Shelby D. Oldridge, who…

The Big Ten has cleared the way for Oregon and Washington to apply for membership and join the conference, four people with familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The people spoke…

Thrive Allen County has received a grant for $2,500 to improve the existing Humboldt community garden.  The grant will help make the garden more accessible to older residents. AARP Kansas awarded Community Challenge grants to…