The daughter of former FBI director James Comey has been ousted from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, according to people familiar with the matter. During her time with the U.S. Attorney’s…

Loren John Korte passed away at his home on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Loren was born in Emporia to John Korte and Margaret (Burenheide) Korte on Nov. 20, 1944. He graduated from Humboldt High School…

The 132nd Allen County Fair, which launches Tuesday and hits high gear next weekend, will offer a little something for everybody, from superheroes and princesses to a wheel of prizes. “The thing is to keep…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president’s top…

July 16 is the 80th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb test. At 5:30 a.m. on that date in 1945, 12 young girls attending a summer camp in Ruidoso, New Mexico, were jolted out…

When the private sector doesn’t provide an important service, the government often steps in. That is why the framers established the U.S. Postal Service; they believed no one else would deliver the mail to the…

The Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 19U baseball team received an automatic bid to the state tournament after multiple opponents bowed out of the previously scheduled zone tournament. Two of four zone teams advance…

The Iola High School Mustangs continue preparing for the upcoming season with this week’s round of minicamps at the Iola Middle School practice fields. As part of this week’s minicamp, players spent most of the…

The Allen County Commission reached a consensus Tuesday to basically eliminate financial support for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) from $167,000 to just a single $1 for the upcoming fiscal year. The decision…

Fifty-two youngsters are hitting the waves this week with Vacation Bible School. The theme for this year’s VBS is “Surf & Shack! Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love.” The number of participants is nearly…