Flood insurance rates could drop for some Allen County residents, with newly drawn maps removing 85 properties from the floodplain. Eight will be added. Local residents can attend an open house from 2 to 6:30…

Susan Lynn, editor and publisher of The Iola Register, and Bob Johnson, longtime reporter, were inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Topeka on Friday. Contemplating the honor, Johnson said,…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team racked up wins aplenty this season, 31 to be precise, while advancing to the Class 3A Substate Semifinals. Their prowess led Tri-Valley League coaches to honor a quartet of…

TOPEKA — The three Kansas Republicans in the U.S. House voted Thursday night for a $14.3 billion military aid package for Israel that was combined with a plan to rescind an equivalent amount appropriated to…

Justin Brown, a father of a 2-year-old who lives with his wife in the St. Louis, Missouri area, has $20,000 in student loan debt. Before the pause on loan payments at the start of the…

GENEVA — Alongside the blistering Israeli military campaign in Gaza, the U.N. human rights office warned Friday that the situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is “alarming and urgent” because of “multi-layered human…

TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel on Friday that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian…

An article on Moran City Council candidate Darcy Burton incorrectly listed her son’s name. Darcy and Brandon Burton are the parents of Waylon. We regret the error.

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Breann A. Banton, Westphalia, theft, $315, probation  Levi D. Goddard, Iola, no driver’s license, $195 Amber D. Goodner, Iola, dog running at large,…

Theft On Oct. 31, Frank Hannum of Iola reported a chrome bicycle had been stolen from the 600 block of North Chestnut Street. Accident On Oct. 30, a vehicle driven by Patrick Cash and owned…