Nehemiah 6:1-9, 15 was the background scripture for Sunday’s sermon by Steve Traw, “Commitment.” Nehemiah seeks help from God to build a wall to protect and serve his people. Nehemiah was committed to rebuilding the…

After breaking ground in mid-March on a visitors center for Lehigh Portland State Park, crews were eager to hit the ground running. Their goal, to have the visitors center complete by fall, remains viable, but…

Arrests reported Koi Ginder was arrested early Sunday in the 100 block of East Jackson Avenue for suspicion of trespassing. Keli Jennings was arrested Saturday afternoon for suspicion of theft at Casey’s General Store in…

Leon Thomas Bennett, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the age of 99. Born on March 21, 1926, in Collinsville, Okla.,…

The annual Elsmore Days celebration will return this year with the help of a donation from the Allen County Commission. Commissioners approved a $1,500 funding request Tuesday morning for the event, sponsored by the Elsmore…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a…

WASHINGTON — The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. The comments by Trump appeared to be…

Although practice does not officially start until mid-August for middle-schoolers, area athletes got the 2025 football season underway with the Iola Middle School Football Camp. More than 40 gathered at the practice fields outside of…

With a 5-3 victory over the Mule Club of Springfield, the Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 19U wrapped up the weekend’s Mo-Kan Showdown Topeka  tournament on a high note. The Indians opened the tournament…