Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Payton Craft, 23, Iola, in the 700 block of North State Street Tuesday for suspicion of possessio of methamphetamine, theft and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers fielded several…

Eric David B’Hymer, age 53, of Iola, passed away May 14, 2024, at Via Christi -St. Francis, Wichita. Eric was born July 19, 1970, in Wichita, to Jack B’Hymer and Barbara (Smith) B’Hymer. He attended…

Penny Lynn Cooper, cherished wife, devoted daughter, loving sister, beloved aunt, and member of the Iola Seventh Day Adventist community, passed away on May 8, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on…

COLONY — Talk about a primetime opening act. Crest High’s Lancers, embarking on their third trip to the Class 2-1A State Baseball Tournament in the past four years, will open with a showdown against the…

Iola High seniors Christopher Holloway and Xander Sellman are ending their high school athletic careers with a flourish. For the past four years, Holloway and Sellman have been mainstays for the IHS golf program. Holloway…

A trio of Allen Community College standouts have been honored for their work on the softball diamond in 2024. Sophomore Brooklyn Goehring and freshman Bailee Campbell both earned All KJCCC Division II first-team honors in…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL provided a sneak-peek at the Chiefs’ schedule before the arrival of the full entrée later Wednesday, and out of the gate, it’s an AFC championship game rematch. And then…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation that allocates $6.6 billion to K-12 public schools, including $75 million in new money for special education, but vetoed language designed to funnel safety grant cash to a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier off the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of…

Virginia Crane isn’t sure what she will do without a classroom when the school year ends Friday. She’s been teaching for 57 years. “I’m near tears every time anybody says retirement,” Crane said.  By the…