JoAnn Marie Dickerson passed away at Moran Manor on Monday, June 24, 2024. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 28, Geneva Cemetery. She was born July 16, 1935, in Iola to Clifford…

Reggie Jackson is still hitting them out of the park. Not since the former Yankee slugger clouted three home runs in a World Series game against the Dodgers in 1977 has Jackson done more with…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma virtual school board’s approval of what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The…

Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots,” which ended its Broadway run Sunday, tells the backstory of the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The author of “The Crown” sees the story as the arrogant folly of post-glasnost…

Junior Pixie League J&J Contractors 16, A&W Restaurant 14. Hits for J&J Contractors: Juliana Nelson, 4 s; Maya Conley, 3 s; Charlee Granere, 4 s; Quinn Trammell, 2 s; Palmer Knight, 4 s; Aubrey Buck,…

Iola’s Junior American Legion squad got off to a pair of quick starts Friday. The Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first game of their doubleheader with Olpe, and cruised from there…

The SEK Sluggers, a 10-and-under traveling softball team comprised of area youngsters, took their name literally over the weekend. The Sluggers went 5-0-1 in taking first place at the VIP Series Beach Blast in Independence,…

LAHARPE — Moran teen Brendon Newman ran the LaHarpe Color Run 5K route in about 24 minutes to earn a gold medal Saturday. Chanute runner Denton Ross took second in the run. Leanna Flory of…

The first debate of the 2024 presidential race is an equal opportunity for disaster for both candidates. Thursday’s faceoff between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could be a seismic moment. A wobble…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer retired 15 of the 16 batters he faced over five scoreless innings in his season debut, rookie Wyatt Langford extended his RBI streak to…