TOPEKA — For two and half years, Davis Hammet has felt gaslighted by the state. Now, he said, a decision made Friday by the Kansas Supreme Court has vindicated his claims that a 2021 voting…

James “Allen” Jones Jr., 69, of Emporia, Kan., passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Allen was born May 8, 1954, in Iola, Kan., the son of James Allen and Loretta (Lee) Jones. Allen was an…

Fourteen brave souls braved a cold and dreary Saturday morning for a 5K Jingle Bell Jog to benefit the Iola High School cross country team.  Runners began at the football stadium in Riverside Park, went…

The share of Americans working beyond retirement age has almost doubled since the late 1980s and the wage gap between them and their younger colleagues is shrinking, according to a Pew Research Center report. Older…

Vernon Glenn Settlemyer, age 90, 0f Neosho Falls, died on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at Iola Medicalodges. He was born April 8, 1933, in rural Neosho Falls to Ivan Settlemyer and Virginia (Dickerson) Settlemyer. He…

CHERRYVALE — Iola High’s junior varsity wrestlers ended 2023 on a high note Saturday. The Mustang youngsters were at a JV tournament in Cherryvale, the final cokmpetition prior to the Christmas break. There, Iolans Ruter…

Both inflation and interest rates will slow in 2024, according to preliminary projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, while some crop prices are expected to fall. The USDA puts out annual reports on economic…

After skyrocketing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and then tempering almost as dramatically a year later, health care spending in the U.S rose just over 4% in 2022, hitting $4.5 trillion, the…

HUMBOLDT — David Taylor is happy, but not satisfied, with Humboldt High’s start to the 2023-24 season. The Cubs capped their pre-Christmas schedule with another win Friday, improving to 6-0 with a 61-45 victory over…

I recently participated in a book study with colleagues over “13 Ways To Kill Your Community” by author Doug Griffiths. Griffiths visits common issues that communities face when they begin to struggle and see population…