LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman S’Mya Nichols scored 22 points to lead Kansas to a 58-55 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Sunday. Taiyanna Jackson added 11 points and Holly Kersgieter scored 10 for…

LAHARPE — Members of Cub Scout Troop 3055 and Boy Scout Troop 55 of Iola were busy Saturday planting trees at the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility. The trees, donated by Josh Oberley of Modern…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral mass Saturday for a Kansas City-area DJ who was killed when she was shot during a celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. Lisa…

Eveline Leora Shull (Sellegren), 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. She was born July 20, 1941, in Texas to Clyde and Leora Sellegren, the youngest of three daughters, Nadine Moss (Charlie), deceased,…

Brian Laver, age 48, of Iola, died Feb. 21, 2024, in Conway, Arkansas. Brian Eugene Laver, only son born to Pat (Henry) Laver and Gene Laver was born Aug. 3, 1975 at Chanute. Brian attended…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’m a woman in my 40s who was recently diagnosed with ADHD. Cool. Explains a lot. Since receiving my diagnosis, I’ve had a major shift in how I…

A series of workshops will be held for youth over the week of spring break by the Southwind Extension District at no-charge. These workshops will be for all youth who are 7-18 years of age.…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted with boos and whistles at the opening of the Paris Agricultural Fair on Saturday by angry farmers who blame him for not doing enough to support…

When Koch Industries announced a $3.6 billion dollar deal in December to buy OCI’s Iowa Fertilizer Co. in far southeast Iowa, Jason Sporrer said he was shocked. The sales manager for a co-op that provides…

In the event of another pandemic or other public health emergency, our county commissioners are to have sole discretion on how to respond, according to new legislation approved by the Kansas Senate on Thursday.  The…