Lois Alene Madl, age 74, of Savonburg, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola. She was born June 13, 1949, in Rich Hill, Mo., to Wayne and Lois (Wadsworth) Harriger. Alene…

Terry Lee Drybread, age 77, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Terry was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Garnett, to Tommy and Ima Gene (Christenson) Drybread. He attended school…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory,…

Iola FFA recently had three district proficiency winners with their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE). Jaydon Morrison won in the area of poultry production; Kyser Nemecek in swine entrepreneurship; and Hallie Sutherland in diversified crop production…

Second and third grade students at Iola Elementary School had the chance to participate in the Caldecott Challenge of reading 20 or more award-winning picture books. Eighty-two students were rewarded with an ice cream party…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump — double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas! Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors said.…

HUMBOLDT — A second straight Tri-Valley League championship translated into a number of postseason accolades for Humboldt High’s Cubs. Humboldt had four players earn TRL recognition, including first-team performers Sam Hull and Colden Cook, while…

PARSONS — Allen Community College’s bats erupted with hits and runs aplenty as the Red Devils wrapped up a four-game series against Labette Community College. After scoring a combined five runs in splitting the first…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — When Michael Wacha got “the call” in 2013 to make his major-league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals, he was rather randomly assigned jersey No. 52. At the time, he considered the…

Just when you think Kim Mulkey can’t go any lower, the LSU coach manages to defy expectations. After an ugly brawl broke out in the closing minutes of the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game, Mulkey’s…