Gary Dean Riley, 78, of Iola, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 at his son’s home in Lillington, N.C.  He was born in Mont Ida, on Aug. 4, 1945, to Johnnie and Lillie (Horst) Riley.  He…

Adapted from online discussions. Dear Carolyn: My father is upset because my fiancé and I already made plans to spend an upcoming holiday with my fiancé’s family. My father asked why I hadn’t considered spending…

The Medicare annual election period, running from Oct. 15 to December 7, is the time to review and change your Medicare prescription drug plan. Area Senior Health Insurance Counselors for Kansas (SHICK) will be available…

OSWEGO — The Labette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fire beneath a bridge spanning the Neosho River. The fire, discovered Saturday, marked the second time in the past few months logs accumulated beneath the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government…

Meter reader attacked A meter reader for the City of Iola was attacked by a pit bull terrier and was taken to the hospital Wednesday, Iola police officers reported. The victim, whose name was not released,…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Upon spotting a zookeeper laden with a bucket full of fruit-flavored ice pops, black spider monkeys in Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque gracefully swung their way towards him on Friday, chattering…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash as prosecutors…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Paul F. Barras, Iola, driving while suspended (third or subsequent conviction), $655 Hosea J. Berryhill, Kansas City, Mo., disobeying stop/yield sign, $195 Malissa J. Brooks, Iola,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial, after a military medical panel found that the man’s abuse in CIA custody…