Iola author Donna Hawk will discuss her novel, “Butterfly Totem,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola Public Library.  This, her eighth book, is a paranormal mystery about identical twins, Aspen and Aurora, who share a…

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Military-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were in upheaval Wednesday following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to throw out…

Anthony Maness appears to have pulled off an upset, defeating Sheriff Bryan Murphy with nearly 55% of the votes in the Republican primary. The tally of today’s votes plus advance votes give Maness the edge,…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s bipartisan auditing committee voted to issue a subpoena to compel the Ford County clerk to cooperate with the state’s security examination of voting-related documentation and equipment used in the 2022…

WASHINGTON (AP) — New research suggests ancestors of the “hobbits” were even smaller.  Two decades ago, researchers discovered fossils of an early human species in an Indonesian cave that stood 3½ feet tall, earning them…

Labette Health expands in Independence INDEPENDENCE  — A new $7.9 million expansion and renovation at Labette Health was celebrated last week, according to the Parsons Sun. Gov. Laura Kelly spoke at its groundbreaking. “The Independence…

Mary Sue Colgin, age 71, of Colony, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at her home. Sue was born June 8, 1953, to Gerald and Myrtle (Thompson) Bickham in Liberal.  She married Kim Colgin June 30,…

Donnie Ray Yancey, age 82, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at his home in Iola. He was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, to Henry and Fayma (Garner) Yancey.  He married Nancy Folk,…

Allen County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to select candidates for the Nov. 5 general election. The sheriff’s race was expected to be resolved as two Republican candidates, Sheriff Bryan Murphy and challenger Anthony…

The fate of three former elementary schools is once again a question mark after a state housing corporation rejected a second request for low-income tax credits to convert the buildings into apartments. BNIM, a Kansas…