A drop in CBD oil production in Kansas appears to be causing a huge reduction in the number of farmers growing hemp. When the state launched its program to oversee the newly legalized crop in…

MAPLETON — Mapleton will celebrate “Hometown Proud” with its 2023 homecoming celebration this weekend. A street dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday around the city park kicks off the celebration. Sunday begins bright and…

Frances Irene Searce, age 75, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 at St. Francis Via Christi in Wichita. She was born Dec. 19, 1947 in Iola. to Lewis A. Hunt and Vera (Thompson) Hunt. She…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty, an isolationist totalitarian leader named Kim Il Sung, was still building some of the country’s first nuclear facilities when Syd Seiler arrived on the Korean…

FORT SCOTT — Cross country runners from Iola, Marmaton Valley and Crest met at the Fort Scott Invitational Thursday afternoon.  Josie Walter finished highest of all local runners, coming in second in the varsity girls…

LYNDON — The Yates Center cross country team had three runners medal at the Lyndon Cross Country Invitational on Thursday.  Laken Culver earned an eighth-place medal in the seventh grade two-mile race with a time…

The Iola Middle School Mustangs split a couple of home games against Fort Scott on Thursday.  Iola’s eighth grade team squeaked out a 24-22 victory before Fort Scott won the seventh grade contest, 36-14.  The…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Lions walked into roaring Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night, where the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly unbeatable and were trying to open their latest Super Bowl title defense with…

NEW YORK (AP) — Way down and almost out, Aryna Sabalenka just kept reminding herself the match wasn’t over until the final point. Then she momentarily forgot that it hadn’t arrived. Sabalenka refocused after a…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State began last season with a shutout of South Dakota, ran roughshod through Missouri in Week 2, then faced a team from Tulane that the Wildcats were expected to beat…