No one feels the pulse of downtown Iola like Kelly Sigg.  How the retailers are faring. What sales and promotions they’re trying. What people want.  “It’s in my blood,” the 64-year-old said Wednesday.   So,…

Some years you win it all at the county fair. And other times, nothing goes right. The Springer family is experiencing the unfortunate end of that equation at this year’s fair, after losing several of…

Dear editor, I’m not 84 and “don’t get around much anymore” — as the old song says. I take advantage of Thrive’s transportation service on a regular basis. Most recently we went through downtown Iola. …

The 4-H Swine Show took place Thursday evening at the Allen County Fair. Judge Conner Vernon gave some pointers to the youngsters presenting their pigs in the showmanship competition.

With the Democratic presidential nomination all but delivered for Kamala Harris, speculation has turned to who would best compliment her as the vice-presidential nominee. There are certainly several interesting possibilities but there is one who,…

Friday’s Allen County Fair activities included the bucket calf show and the dairy cow show with judge Nathaniel McGee. Among the winners, Kason Botts won the purple ribbon in both Dairy Cattle Showmanship, age 10-13,…

Crews with Marquez Welding & Construction out of Independence are replacing the concrete pad and sidewalk surrounding the Veterans Wall on the courthouse square. The pad had sunk about 2 inches over the ensuing years.…

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the opening ceremony. He was one of the…

A new law regulating contract for deed home sales is now in effect in Kansas. Contracts for deed allow a homebuyer to make monthly payments directly to a seller instead of to a bank, with…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court issued an opinion Friday that determined the Finney County Commission had authority to delegate decisions about land-use permits to a zoning appeals board as long the local actions didn’t…