DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation Friday for American and British strikes against them, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel’s…

Eli Woody, candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, will be in Iola at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the John Silas Bass North Community Building, 505 No. Buckeye, as a guest of the Allen…

Randy Gene Smith, 70, of Chanute, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at his home in Chanute. He was born on Aug. 6, 1953, in Iola, to Clark Smith and Katherine (Lowry) Smith.  He…

The monthly meeting of the Prairie Rose 4-H Club was called to order by acting president, Kooper Welch. The Cloverbuds led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge.  Roll call was:…

Iola Middle School Principal’s Honor Roll / 4.0 GPA Sixth grade: Corbin Coffield, Cade Curry, Leanna Flory, Brynna Jelinek, Mariah Mathis, Eryx Means, Kobear Smith Seventh grade: Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Adelynn Droessler,…

The Federal Aviation Administration will begin auditing Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled manufacturer after a panel blew off a jetliner in midflight last week, the last in a string of mishaps…

Around the world a storm is building on the oceans after decades of calm. In the Red Sea Houthi militias have launched dozens of attacks on ships with drones and missiles, cutting container activity in…

“We’re losing people in Kansas,” said Mary Kay Heard. “In Allen County, for sure.” Attributing this to high property taxes, Mary Kay and her husband David were acknowledged during Gov. Laura Kelly’s State of the…

A party is in the works for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.  This fall will mark the 60th anniversary for the performing arts center. A gala is planned for Sept. 14, promising an event that…

Kathleen Ellen Fultz, loving mother of Linda, Gary, Sue, and Dick, passed into the Lord’s hands at Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at the age of 101. Kathleen…