With at least 15 students expressing interest in the sport, Iola High School is starting up a fishing club this month. Organizers Jeremy Sellman and Tre Howard were set to have their first formal meeting…

The Allen Red Devils got a headstart on the 2026 soccer season by signing a pair of players Coach Jeremy McGinnis hopes will make an immediate impact. With 10 of their 23 players set to…

As a mom with kids in Kansas schools, I see the future of our state every day. I see it every time we talk about college applications, first jobs, and what kind of future my…

Running track takes athletic qualities, then renders them to the most optimized conditions to determine the winner.  It’s pure. The lanes are staggered so no runner has an advantage based on his or her lane…

Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan doesn’t merely want his main political rival locked up. He wants to bury the key in the sands of time — for more than two millennia. Witness the charges…

The U.S. Mint made the last penny on Wednesday, ending the years-long farce of the government producing coins that cost more to make than they are worth. Well, not exactly. The Mint will continue pressing…

An average 15-pound turkey could cost around $30 this Thanksgiving, according to an analysis from Purdue University. That’s a 75% price increase since October 2024 — a reversal from the relatively low prices of previous…

Pastor Steve Traw continued his sermons Sunday from Nehemiah with Chapter 6, “Rebuilding a Nation: Work at a Higher Level.” It took 52 days to complete the wall around Jerusalem. It is important to remember…

LAWRENCE — Government, university and community leaders commemorated the opening Wednesday of a state-of-the-art convention center at the University of Kansas, which is equipped with amenities meant to draw thousands of annual visitors and generate…

While aging is inevitable, it doesn’t have to be painful. That was the message at Tuesday’s Lunch and Learn at the Iola Public Library where health care providers urged women over 50 to challenge the…