Carol M. Hunsperger passed away April 13, 2024, at Residential Living Center in Garnett. Carol was born Oct. 1, 1938, in Moran, to Wayne and Jean Thompson. She was preceded in death by a sister,…

When Abigail Meiwes thinks back on her childhood, she remembers the books. Rows and rows of books.  “My mom turned a whole wall of our house into a library. And so there was a lot…

John Robert Leedy passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024, in the home. He was born on Feb. 23, 1963, in Iola, to Robert and Naomi Leedy. He was survived by his wife, Tammy Lowe; children,…

(AP) — TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to another company. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday may…

Kalibre Smith’s journey to valedictorian at Iola High School has humble beginnings, rooted in his parents’ desires to see him succeed. One of four kids, Smith is the son of Chrystal Brown and Anthony Smith.…

TOPEKA —About 150,000 people who had some form of interaction with Kansas courts might have had their data breached in the October cyberattack that took the judicial system offline for weeks. The Office of Judicial…

When Iola High School junior Demarco Ross competes in forensics, he’s hungry. Yes, that’s a metaphor, Ross admits. It’s also literal. Food makes him feel tired; he wants to be energized. He needs that empty…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Corporation Commission invited public comment from nearly 650,000 customers of Kansas Gas Service on the request for an overall revenue increase of $93.1 million that would translate into an average increase…

Fairview Chapel is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. The small chapel, located 2 miles east of Mildred on West Virginia Road, has sat largely vacant over the decades. Recently, members of the Methodist churches in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world” during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack…