The Iola Hormigas snapped their eight-game losing streak over the weekend with a 12-11 win over the Blackwell Flycatchers Saturday, but fell to the Flycatchers 7-4 Sunday at Satchell Paige Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.…

The Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 17U came away from this weekend’s Mo-Kan Showdown Tournament in Topeka winless after going 0-3 in pool play. The Indians kicked off the tournament with a 9-1 loss…

Iola Area Chamber of Commerce staff and supporters feted new member Recycle Bargains, located at 111 ½ W. Madison Ave. The business is the latest venture of Christia Hill, a 1999 graduate of Iola High…

A new transport wheelchair is making it easier for patients to move through Allen County Regional Hospital’s specialty clinic, thanks to a recent purchase by the hospital’s volunteer auxiliary. The chair, funded by a $2,530…

A former Colony man with an extended criminal history faces two counts of second-degree murder after a crash resulted in the death of a Missouri sheriff’s deputy and his wife. Garrett C. Cleaver, 40, Webb…

Harriet Tubman never formally enlisted in the U.S. military. She was a war hero nonetheless. Many Americans know Tubman for her courage and sacrifice as conductor of the Underground Railroad, but fewer recognize her as…

President Trump keeps beseeching Vladimir Putin to end his vicious assault on Ukraine, but the Russian keeps stringing the American along. Could Mr. Trump finally be losing enough patience to try a different strategy? The…

Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the United States for flash flooding. …

Humans have inadvertently filled their towns and cities with outdoor lighting that generates a lot more light pollution than is necessary. This costs communities their starry nighttime views. It also wastes electricity and hurts pollinators…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s sermon Sunday was “United in Christ” from Ephesians 4:3-6. When Christians are united by the bond of peace it strengthens them much like the binding of a book keeps the pages together.…