Mary Alice (Hess) Smith, 82, of Topeka, passed away Monday, June 30, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. She was born July 12, 1942, in rural Burlington, the daughter of Carl and Adaline (Skillman)…

Ward Chapel AME Church — a part of the Iola community almost as long as it has existed — is no more. The church will host its final service with a simple affair July 20…

The Allen Community College Library has expanded its offerings — by hundreds of thousands.  The ACC library was recently welcomed as the 52nd member into the SEKnFind shared catalog by the Southeast Kansas Library System…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July…

What do we stand to gain from a weaker Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center? The answer, of course, is very little. Recent coverage of the nonprofit’s executive compensation structure has drawn warranted scrutiny. It’s a…

It’s hard to imagine us complaining about tourists crowding our favorite haunts. Maybe once the Lehigh Portland State Park gets in full swing, we’ll see longer lines at restaurants and gas stations. Hope so. It’d…

Close friends and Iola American Legion Post 15 19U Indians pitchers Grady Dougherty and Cole Mathis both tallied shutouts during Tuesday’s 14-0, 2-0 sweep of the Fort Scott Freedom. Post 15 catcher Tre Wilson belted…

Tuesday’s Iola Recreation Department league action had a myriad of different results from blowouts to nail-biters and even a rare 9-9 tie as area kids returned to the diamond.   Pigtail Sigg Motors 13, American…

The Iola American Legion Post 15 Indians 17U earned a win in the finale of Tuesday’s doubleheader to start July off on the right foot. After falling 3-2 in the opener of a doubleheader against…

The Iola Hormigas hope to bounce back from a five-game slide on the road Thursday in Blackwell after falling to the Garden City Wind 12-3 Tuesday. The Hormigas’ defense failed to find its footing as…