In the half-dozen years since the Supreme Court in 2018 effectively allowed legal sports betting in all states, 38 of them and D.C. have to some extent authorized wagering — often with the express purpose…

Kansas policymakers are abuzz about the recent defeat of a sports stadium tax in Jackson County, Mo.  Unfortunately, they’re saying all the wrong things. To paraphrase James Carville, “it’s affordable housing, stupid.” If the tax…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes. These two gigantic black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big…

Riverside Park will be bustling this weekend as Iola Rotary Club hosts its Annual Smokin’ Hot Cars and BBQ event. This year is the first time the organization has split away from the Allen County…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the CFPB is funded does not violate…

WICHITA —Iola High’s 4-2 setback to Bluestem Wednesday in the Class 3A playoffs left the softball team’s head coach disappointed with the loss, but yearning for next year to come in a hurry. “I’ve been…

Iola Elementary School’s outgoing fifth-grade class celebrated the end of the 2023-24 school year with the traditional ringing of the school bell Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to roll back guidance from the Treasury Department regarding how state and local governments can spend funding approved by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 46-49…

Brian Parker died Friday, May 10, 2024. He was born on Aug. 24, 1972, in Iola. to Pam and Larry Parker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jaime Parker. Survivors include his father…

At the invitation of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, LilianaRose Blaufuss of Colony, Payton Scharff of Moran, and Abigail Meiwes of Iola, were selected to attend the 41st Annual Governor’s Scholars Awards Program on May 5,…