FREDONIA — Humboldt High’s Anna Heisler took fifth, while teammates Teghen Jaro, Mallory Sinclair, Josie Ellis and Sophia Barlow all finished in the top 14 Thursday at the Tri-Valley League Cross Country Championships. The strong…

The U.S. 54 Highway rebuild is back on the table. Having been awarded $4,236,812, the City of Iola received the largest grant in the state this week through the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. The program…

After taking first place at the recent state horticulture contest in Manhattan, the Southwind District Horticulture Senior Team placed third overall during their first ever National Horticulture Contest in Lincoln, Neb. The contest was sponsored…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s B team prevailed in its last volleyball match of the season, defeating visiting Crest in straight sets, 25-12 and 25-17. The Lancers returned the favor in the A team…

They’re still talking about it. Back in 2013, SAFE BASE took 68 kids and an assortment of adults on an awe-inspiring trip to Colorado, offering hiking and whitewater rafting. They knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime…

Pat Lonergan, 81, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at his Gardner home. He was born Lee Patrick Lonergan on May 3, 1943, in Leavenworth, Kan., the son of Michael Roth and Jean Olive (Aaron) Lonergan…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury on Thursday announced sanctions against two Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that the Biden administration said directly helped Russia build long-range attack drones used in the war…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the…

TOPEKA — A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union has asked a state court to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, arguing it violates constitutional rights, is racially biased and fails to deter…

Lisa Wicoff of Allen Community College wants permission to use Riverside Park for a pilot CDL training program. Wicoff, Dean of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry at ACC, addressed Iola City Council members…