The next Allen County Area Retired School Personnel meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 7, in the Mary Ellen Stadler Conference Room at Allen Community College. The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m.,…

President Trump last week conceded that his border taxes are economically damaging by softening the blow for auto makers. Or as he put it in a Michigan speech, believe it or not: “We gave them…

As a small-government conservative who supports a leaner and more efficient federal bureaucracy, I have cheered President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud and waste in Washington. We’ve been spending ourselves into oblivion…

Since 1935, the Social Security Administration has provided the American people financial protection for millions of citizens, created on the promise that the most vulnerable people in our society should be able to maintain a…

President Trump seems to be moving toward a new realism about Ukraine and Russia, and the mineral deal he signed Wednesday with Kyiv is a welcome step. The deal appears to serve the national interests…

Iola sophomore Zoie Hesse made history Friday night with her seventh-inning home run in the Mustangs’ 23-6 and 5-2 drubbing of Emporia.  Hesse’s hit makes her Iola High School’s record holder for home runs as…

More than 175 elementary school students from across the region converged at Riverside Park for the second annual Iola Youth Track Meet Saturday. Iola Middle School coordinates the event with the City of Iola Recreation…

The Iola Mustangs continue to experience adversity after falling in their fourth consecutive game with Friday’s 4-3, 13-1 sweep by the 5A Emporia Spartans. After coming up a run short of taking the opener into…

Following a year of hardships, the Allen Community College Red Devils wrapped up the regular season on a high note after taking three of four games from the rival Neosho Panthers. After splitting the opening…

Professional baseball is coming to Iola this summer after the Kansas City Hormigas announced plans to play a majority of their games at Allen Community College. ACC Athletic Director Doug Desmarteau announced ACC officials and…