Iolans Dr. Erik and Maria Unruh and their son Russell, age 4, attend the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt Monday in Washington, D.C. Though they did not meet President Joe Biden or the first…

On a pressure-packed day in which both teams scored a combined 37 runs over the course of their doubleheader, the proceedings came down to a bunt. With one out in the top of the ninth,…

Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Oklahoma Panhandle last weekend, authorities said Friday. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas,…

EUREKA — The action was hot and heavy as athletes from Crest, Humboldt and Yates Center descended upon the Eureka Invitational Thursday. Crest High’s Jerry Rodriguez (long jump), Josie Walter (1600 meters) and Hanna Schmidt…

A diverse audience of 20 turned out Thursday afternoon for the Iola Public Library’s poetry workshop held at Derryberry Breadery with Topeka poet Dennis Etzel Jr. A grant from Humanities Kansas supported this collaborative effort.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the…

On March 22, 2024, Patricia “Tricia” Ann Snow (Cummings) passed away at the age of 52. She was surrounded by family. Patricia was born in Chanute on Aug. 19, 1971, to Lorinda Zornes. She was…

Seats are available for a trolley tour to view about 80 Iola homes “Then and Now.”  The “Fearless Fred” trolley tour will travel around the north part of Iola, with a PowerPoint presentation that shows…

LAWRENCE — FBI director Christopher Wray provided a sobering analysis Thursday of the increasingly “complex and persistent and severe” cybersecurity threat posed by foreign adversaries to national security, the economy and critical infrastructure. In a…

NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, with residents across the Northeast reporting rumbling in a region unaccustomed to it. The U.S. Geological Survey reported…