TOPEKA — Jessie Lawson made an appointment for Monday morning as soon as she heard about the Kansas Court of Appeals ruling Friday that allows Kansans to change the gender markers on their licenses. As…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Derrick Miller for suspicion of battery Friday morning in the 100 block of White Boulevard. On Thursday, Jeremy Schultz was arrested in the 600 block of North Cottonwood Street…

Area teams returned to the diamond with a few barnburners Monday night after multiple games had only a few runs separating the winners. Little League Chanute Recreation 2 11, Masonic Lodge 4 Hits by Masonic…

Senate Republicans released a bill that would end tax credits for wind and solar earlier than for other sources, and make only modest changes to most other incentives, dashing hopes of those seeking relief from…

The Iola Hormigas’ late rally fell short in a 13-8 loss to the Blackwell Flycatcher Monday night. Down 9-3 in the fifth inning, the Hormigas rallied to pull within striking distance but could not keep…

Donna Faye (Newman) Miller Wright passed away from natural causes on May 13, 2025, in Kaysville, Utah. She was born Dec. 19, 1939, in Iola, to William Newman and Estella Faye (Coker) Newman. In 1962,…

Ernest “Ernie” Lee Smith, a beloved resident of Chanute, Kansas, passed away peacefully at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center on Friday, June 13, 2025, at the age of 88. Born on Jan. 17, 1937, in…

Iola officials will mark the opening of its new outdoor Fitness Court with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday. The Fitness Court, east of the Prairie Spirit Trail in the 100 block of Scott Street, was built…

Miles down a gravel road marked “X”, singing, laughing and music filled a tallgrass prairie pasture Saturday afternoon as the Symphony in the Flint Hills hosted its “Grande Finale” Saturday, hosting people for an afternoon…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuatewhile…