The opening of a new Iola Elementary School last year brought a surprising bump in enrollment numbers, so administrators were curious to see if that trend might continue.  It turned out to be a one-time…

Kansas State and Jerome Tang agreed to a new seven-year contract Monday after the men’s basketball coach took a program that had just two returning players and was picked last in the Big 12 to…

City council members agreed Monday to split the costs of extending a sewer line to PrairieLand Partners’ site on the northeast edge of town. The John Deere dealership plans to build a new 64,000-square-foot facility…

CINCINNATI (AP) — After missing most of training camp with a calf injury, Joe Burrow is still working his way back into form. Monday night’s 19-16 win over the Rams, the first by the Cincinnati…

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The Americans have won more majors. The Europeans have won more Ryder Cups. There’s really no connection, except that it might explain why the Americans always seem to be the…

CHANUTE — Funding for upgrades to Chanute’s historic train depot will hinge on an upcoming sales tax referendum. Local voters will decide in the November general election whether to extend a quarter-cent sales tax to…

LABETTE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Parsons Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred over the weekend.   The KBI announced in a press…

NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows. During the 1950s and ‘60s, the long arm of AM radio brought…

Lionel Messi’s status remains unclear for Inter Miami’s U.S. Open Cup final match against Houston on Wednesday night. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was subbed out of a match against Toronto on Sept. 20 in…

Twenty-nine vendors hosted scores of visitors Tuesday Iola’s Dr. John Silas Bass North Community Building for the Senior Health Fair hosted by Thrive Allen County. Among the participants, Paula Drybread, left, and Melanie Smith represent…