A company that recycles used tires has been dumping more than 200,000 tires at the Allen County Landfill over the past six months, prompting county leaders to consider changes to the way it handles or…

I was never a Barbie girl, but I definitely understand what it means to live in a Barbie world. Growing up in the ‘80s in a feminist household, I didn’t have a Barbie, but I…

The Teamsters, as always, are delivering the goods, this time in the form of a labor agreement with UPS as a potential strike threatened to shut down deliveries that undergird large parts of the American…

It’s almost time for students to head back to the classroom. Area districts are enrolling this week for the fall semester.  Iola schools will enroll from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9…

A group of local merchants is offering up a free night at the movies Friday, from the comfy confines of Iola’s downtown square. The 1993 baseball classic “The Sandlot” will be shown on a 20-foot…

TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization said state records indicated children comprised two-thirds of the 45,000 people who have lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons since the restart in April of eligibility assessments halted during…

Vaughn and Margaret Rinehart of Humboldt will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 3 The couple were united in marriage at the Humboldt Methodist Church in 1973.   The ceremony was officiated by…