Dear editor, Thank you for your column in Saturday’s paper about immigration.  I had a very similar discussion with a friend of  more than 30 years. We are no longer speaking, as he feels I…

Welcome to Sunshine Week, an annual opportunity to celebrate the public’s right to know and promote the need for government transparency. Sadly, there’s not much transparency to celebrate these days when it comes to resolving…

(AP) — Ukrainian long-range drones smashed into two oil facilities deep inside Russia on Tuesday, officials said, while an armed incursion claimed by Ukraine-based Russian opponents of the Kremlin unnerved a border region just days…

Change isn’t easy. And Tiffany Koehn has seen a lot of it in the six years she has worked as an administrator for Iola schools. Koehn came to Iola in 2018 to serve as Jefferson…

Marmaton Valley High School inducted nine new members into the National Honor Society during a ceremony Thursday evening.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate is prepared to advance another plan to implement a flat income tax rate, this time with reductions phased in over six years, following last month’s failure in the House to…

HAYS — Several local students are among 1,646 named by Fort Hays State University to the Deans’ Honor Roll for the fall 2023 semester. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit…

TOPEKA — Eleven youths died in the state’s often-scrutinized foster care system during 2023, according to records from the state Department for Children and Families. The department released the records through a Kansas Open Records…

It’s taking place every day, for everyone — aging that is, and it is an opportunity. The community is invited to learn more on Friday, April 26, at the Aging with Attitude Regional Expo. The…

Iola City Council members approved a request Monday evening to assist with water fees in Humanity House’s community garden. Georgia Masterson of the non-profit requested the city provide $1,000 of free water at the garden.…