The Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 is hosting a Junior Elks Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Recreation Community Building at Riverside Park. A $5 admission fee grants open access to…

Pittsburg housing projects get boost PITTSBURG — Two housing projects in Pittsburg will benefit from a federal grant and state tax credits, according to The Morning Sun. The Smithsonian Apartments project at 9th and Broadway…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how unidentified flying objects are perceived. The space…

Roland Jerome “Jerry” Rowe, 95, of Iola, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at Heritage Health Center, Chanute. Jerry was born at home on Jan. 18, 1928, in Bazine. He was the oldest of four…

Allen’s Lady Red Devils couldn’t keep up when they hosted No. 1 Johnson County in some NJCAA Division II volleyball action Wednesday.  The Lady Red Devils (3-6) came out with the lead in the opening…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Bourbon and Neosho counties competed Sunday at the Kansas State Fair Photography Judging Contest in Hutchinson.    Jackson Han, Neosho County, placed 33rd and Austin Maycumber, Bourbon County, placed…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado in New England could be a prelude to something more dangerous lurking offshore — Hurricane Lee. Maine…

UNIONTOWN — Marmaton Valley High found itself on the short end of a pair of heartbreakers Tuesday. The Wildcats went 1-2, defeating Altoona-Midway in straight sets, 25-23 and 25-19, but falling in a three-set thriller…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This week the United States’ biggest newspaper chain posted to its site two unusual job listings: a Taylor Swift reporter and a Beyoncé reporter. Gannett, which owns more than 200 daily…

Southern Coffey County football head coach Brian Rand believes his team has taken a giant leap forward from last season when the Titans finished 1-8.  The Titans (1-1) earned their first win of the season…