Allen County was spared the misery of a storm system that forced several water rescues in Wichita and El Dorado earlier in the day, but Tuesday’s torrential downpours still caused plenty of headaches. Almost 3…

With the ground saturated, and rains expected to return by the end of the week, the Iola Police Department announced its annual Hooked on Fishing, Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) fishing derby has been postponed. Originally…

Members of the Iola Area Chamber gathered May 22 to celebrate Champion Cuts, Iola’s newest pet grooming business located at 101 North Washington, with a ribbon cutting.

As evidenced by the last several years, intense rainfalls are becoming the norm in our neck of the woods.  Tuesday’s rains dumped almost 3 inches in two hours in parts of town.  Such an intense…

Another inconclusive round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on Monday was largely overshadowed by recent events on the ground: Russia’s pulverizing missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and a military training ground,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the…

TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas congressional delegation participated in a moment of silence on the U.S. House floor to honor the memory of a couple slain in May during an apparent antisemitic attack outside…

Children in kindergarten through seventh grade are getting hands-on STEM learning at Allen Community College this week. Fitting with the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) theme, participants are playing with physics and exploring concepts…

Martha Fitzmaurice, 88, Yates Center, died Monday, June 2, 2025, at Oswego Health and Rehab. Martha Wilson was born March 28, 1937, to Harvey and Elsie (Bing) Wilson in Douglas. She was married to Rex…

On Monday, June 2, 2025, Gail Keith Harvey, of rural Le Roy passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 8, 1950, at Osborn Clinic in Colony, Kansas, Gail lived a life marked…