In a typical year, China buys 25% to 30% of the U.S. soybean crop, but this is not a typical year. Embroiled in a trade war with the United States, China hasn’t purchased a single…

BURLINGTON — NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest has completed a major regional power project ahead of schedule. The company announced last week the energization of the Wolf Creek–Blackberry 345-kilovolt transmission line, a 92-mile connection running from…

Carl Turner, 61, Iola, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute Carl was born a twin on Sept. 2, 1964, in Iola, Kansas, to Floyd C. and Francis L. Turner.…

PARIS (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move…

Dixie Oletta Rees, 94, formerly of Humboldt, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at Vintage Park Assisted Living, Gardner. Dixie was born Feb. 28, 1931, in Metalton, Ark., to Marion E. Clark and Belle Z. (Grubbs)…

Letha Spillman, 96, of Kincaid, passed away at her home on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Letha Nadine Miller was born on June 19, 1929, in Blue Mound. Letha was born on a farm that was…

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, just as troops prepared to deploy and hours…

The people of Kansas — and indeed, the people of the United States of America — owe a great debt of gratitude today to a hero most have never heard of.  His name is Todd…

Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the same community. But there is at least one exception: local rail trails — quiet,…

Iola Middle School’s football teams were devastatingly efficient on offense, and just plain devastating on defense Thursday. The eighth- and seventh-grade Mustang squads both pitched shutouts, with Iola’s seventh-graders rolling to a 34-0 win over…