WICHITA — It’s a busy Friday afternoon at The Monarch bar and restaurant in downtown Wichita, and food server Kelly Bonnell is right at home. As she grabs a customer’s sandwich and fries from the…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Elementary School library’s benefited from a recent gift of $2,000 from the Iola Rotary Club. The funds will support a book vending machine installed in August. Rotary President Sharon Moreland and…

The upcoming Iola Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner promises to be the largest, and mousiest, in its recent history. The April 3 dinner recognizes Chamber members for their work to keep the local economy…

Sen. Roger Marshall, I hope you read this.  I don’t know how else to reach you, since your phone lines have been jammed for months and you fled the last town hall I attended.  I…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vowed to take back wealth “stolen” by other countries, drawing quick retaliation…

A proposed constitutional amendment to change the way Kansas selects Supreme Court justices isn’t on the ballot yet and won’t be for at least a year, but some of the state’s most prominent Republicans are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to…

The 2025 spring sports season gets underway Thursday with the Iola High School tennis team taking the court.  The Mustangs host Independence, Parsons and potentially Neodesha on Thursday for what will be its only home…

With high aspirations and a softball team loaded with returning starters, the Iola High School Mustangs put their talents to the test during Thursday’s jamboree against Pittsburg and Parsons. After peaking at the end of…

Benedict Arnold’s plan to undermine his country’s fight for independence against the British was to weaken its defenses at West Point, N.Y., a major port. Arnold’s deceit was discovered when his British intelligence contact was…