FRONTENAC — Iola High School’s forensics team continued to rack up more gold Saturday. The competitive speaking and acting troupe nabbed five first-place medals on the way to rolling to the team sweepstakes title at…

Retired E-7 Richard (Dick) Eugene Byers, age 71, formerly of Iola, passed away on March 20, 2025, at the Fort Sill Veteran’s Center in Lawton, Okla. He was born Nov. 28, 1953, to Bert Thomas…

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices came just days after President Donald…