Flags mark the spot where a church or a school or a clubhouse has been temporarily remade as a voting site. Standing in line, waiting to get in, you feel a sense of purpose and…

Gene Wayne Ruckman, age 63, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at the Life Care Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Jan. 13, 1961 in Iola, Kan., to Earl George and Margaret Ann…

A crowd of around 40 joined Crown Realty on Monday afternoon for a ribbon cutting inaugurating the new Iola office at 102 E. Jackson. The building, home to the old Iola Laundry, was built in…

FORT DODGE, Iowa — Allen Community College saw plenty of down-to-the-wire action in a loaded tournament bracket over the weekend. The Red Devils went 2-2 at the Iowa Central Tournament, dropping a 3-1 match to…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School’s girls kept up their winning ways Monday, winning two of three basketball contests at Osawatomie. The eighth-graders rolled to a 40-17 victory, with Haidyn Desmarteau’s 17 points leading the way.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Honored with Major League Baseball’s highest honor for character, community involvement and philanthropy, Salvador Perez wanted fellow major leaguers to know contributing even a little time to charitable work can go…

LAS VEGAS — Inevitable as the Chiefs’ 27-20 victory over the Raiders on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium might have seemed by the end, it also hinged on a crucial inflection point — and on freshly…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs acquired pass rusher Josh Uche from the New England Patriots for a 2026 sixth-round pick on Monday, giving one of the NFL’s best defenses an upgrade…

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Ay, Caramba! Bart and Homer Simpson, meet “Monday Night Football.” The Dec. 9 Monday night game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will also air from Atoms Stadium in Springfield…

College basketball has undergone a massive upheaval in a short time. The transfer portal has created what amounts to free agency, with players switching teams like wardrobe changes at a Broadway show and forcing coaches…