TOPEKA — Iola native Dr. Teresa L. Clounch was recently recognized by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Foundation, an international organization for student affairs professionalsClounch was named as one of the 2024…

WASHINGTON — Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to expedite a decision on former President Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity in the 2020 election interference case.Smith…

We are no strangers to human suffering — to conflict, to natural disasters, to some of the world’s largest and gravest catastrophes. We were there when fighting erupted in Khartoum, Sudan. As bombs rained down…

COLONY — Kaitlyn Cummings had a hunch a couple of years ago her Crest High cross country team would be pretty good. “They were doing really well when they were in eighth grade,” Cummings said. …

TRENTON, Mo. — Allen Community College’s Randy Crosby continued his torrid play to start the 2023-24 season. Alas, his season-high 34 points  — the second straight game he’s hit a high-water mark for the Red…

MORAN — A strong closing kick paved the way to victory for Marmaton Valley Junior High Monday. Ethan Lawson scored six of his 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats pulled away to…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School came up short on the scoreboard Monday, but remains headed in the right direction, head coach Jeremy Weilert said. The Cubs fell, 45-37, to visiting Caney Valley. “Although we did…

HUMBOLDT — In an effort to attract more employees, Humboldt council members agreed to give an across-the-board 83-cent per hour raise for 2024. The increase raises the city’s overall payroll by about 4%, said Cole…

In the spirit of creativity and inspiration, Iola Middle School hosted its third annual Passions Day on Friday, Dec. 8. With 26 presenters spanning realms from card magic to nursing, baking to martial arts, and…

If at first you don’t succeed, go bigger. A development company hoping to convert Iola’s three former elementary schools into apartments is expanding plans for its first phase of construction.  The goal is to make…