Iola High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator Dana Daugharthy has found a unique avenue to address the absence of a business curriculum at the school.  The school offers only one option — an…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.Speaking at Spelman College in Atlanta,…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Wichita after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues,” and the local firefighters…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own…

Seats are being filled quickly for a special Christmas lights trolley tour.Three free tours are being offered on Saturday, Dec. 16. The trolley will pick up children from preschool through fifth grade (and their parents)…

The start of the 2023-24 basketball season brings a slew of preseason tournament games for area high schools. Iola High’s Mustangs will hit the road to Richmond starting Monday for the Ike Cearfoss Basketball Tournament.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in…

Members of the Santa Fe Trail Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse were in Iola on Thursday to escort a group of teenage girls who were victims of sexual assault by a suspect who was…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls worked through some early jitters Thursday, and in so doing, dispatched Hartford High with ease. The Wildcats limited Hartford to three points in the first half and cruised to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday.COVID-19, though, continues to cause the most…