Month: November 2025

The holiday season is full of warmth, generosity, and celebration, but it also brings a lot of pressure to spend.  Between sales, gift exchanges and festive outings, it’s easy to swipe the card without thinking. …

TOPEKA — The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency would roll out a relief plan for the country’s agriculture sector in December, offering potential good news in a year of uncertainty…

The Iola High School Mustangs hit the court as hosts  of the Dec. 1  jamboree. They’ll start the season with a clean slate as well as a new coach. Emily Sigg is taking over as…

The Allen Red Devils men’s basketball team announced it will postpone Saturday’s game against Northern Oklahoma Enid after a slew of injuries left the team with only six available players. The announcement comes on the…

The news of a data center coming to Iola is garnering backlash, the most specious being that its electric demands will raise utility rates for the rest of us. That’s not the case. Vine Energy…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball teams had their hands full with visiting Yates Center Middle School Thursday. Yates Center swept all four contests, defeating Marmaton Valley’s boys 40-15 in the A team game…

EUREKA — Multiple Iola Middle School wrestlers ended their seasons with medals around their necks while competing at the Eureka Middle School Invitational Thursday. As a team, the Mustangs finished seventh overall. Kaiden Jones and…

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to work in Chicago last month when she drove onto a street where an immigration enforcement action was in progress.  As she attempted to drive around the chaos, an…

Imagine the UFC today, that’s what professional wrestling was through the 1970s and ’80s. ESPN showed highlights from matches. It seems comical today, but especially in the South, many people thought it was real. As…

TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas joined five dozen colleagues requesting a House vote on legislation extending federal tax credits set to expire at the end of December that were implemented to moderate…