WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher for goods before they reach consumers. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price…

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip Wednesday after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a…

WEIR — Johanna Schmid and her husband, Steve Hench, live in an older home in Weir, Kansas. Their lives are busy — they have five kids. Three of those kids are under the age of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the…

Dr. Eric Christopher Wolfe, 43, of Branson, Mo., and a native of Iola, Kan., died Saturday, July 12, 2025. He leaves his wife of 22 years, Casiee Michael Wolfe, and children, Lynna, 17, Evan, 14,…

With deepest reverence, we gather to remember and celebrate the remarkable life of Dr. John Drew Atkin III, M.D. — beloved physician, devoted husband, mentor, neighbor, and friend. On July 14, 2025, at the age…

Irvin B. Schannauer, 75, Iola, died Monday, June 23, 2025. Irvin was born July 31, 1949, to Irvin and Maie Schannauer (Bard). Surviving are his wife Mitzi Beck, Iola; and two sons, Gary Schannauer, May’s…

There are few things most American politicians seem to agree upon, but banning mobile phones in classrooms seems to be one of them. Based on the experiences of some schools that have required students to…

After sending a pair of runners to the state championship meet in 2024, the Iola Mustangs are on a mission to dispatch a few more runners to Rim Rock this November. More than a dozen…

HUMBOLDT — Students in the Humboldt USD 258 school district will continue receiving free breakfast and lunch for the 2025–2026 school year, a program that has already made a significant impact on student nutrition, participation,…