ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers debated Friday whether to recommend this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations even as people in many states report frustration getting them. The Food and Drug Administration recently put…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows: Timothy P. Berry, Iola, cruelty to animals Levi D. Boan, Iola, disorderly conduct, $195 Jess A. Bolling, Iola, burning without permit, disorderly conduct, $370 Acormola A.A.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida federal judge on Friday tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that…

STILLWATER, Okla. — Allen Community College’s Livestock Judging Team traveled to Oklahoma Sept. 11 for a full day of practice at Pfeiffer Angus Farm in Mulhall and the Oklahoma State University Purebred Beef Center in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports. The court order allows transgender…

Please join us in honoring Ronnie and Debbie Ellis as they celebrate 50 years of love, laughter and commitment. From the day they said “I do” in 1975, their journey has been filled with  family,…

Cara L. Cleaver, 75, of Iola, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born on May 13, 1950, in Iola, the daughter of Robert and Virginia (Kaufman)…

Roy “Butch” Leon Holland, age 76, of Marion, Ohio, passed away Sept. 11, 2025, surrounded by family. Roy was born Oct. 12, 1948, in Iola, Kansas, son of Roy and Lola “Johnson” Holland. Roy graduated…

CARBONDALE — The Iola Mustangs hope to make the most of Homecoming this Friday as they look to pick up their first win following a 49-6 loss to the Santa Fe Chargers. Iola was behind…