The Iola High School girls basketball team picked up a pair of wins during their first preseason scrimmage Monday night. With a 9-7 win over St. Paul and a 17-6 win over Erie, Iola coach…

Thanksgiving is a great time to be a college basketball fan with all the holiday tournaments and marquee matchups. The feast of high-level hoops doesn’t end there. This week will feature another trove of must-see…

The Kansas City Royals will head to the Winter Meetings in Orlando with a few objectives remaining on their offseason list. The Royals are expected to pursue an outfield bat — likely to play in…

Organizers of the 2025 Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade canceled the event Tuesday because of a horse virus outbreak affecting multiple states. The event, scheduled for Dec. 6, has been a Lawrence tradition for more than…

E.S. Robb of Iola died Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 92 years old. The oldest child of Eugene Samuel Robb and Esther Mabel (Sutterby) Robb, he was…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries into U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea, with a focus on an alleged follow-on attack that…

Iola’s annual Downtown Christmas Block Party returns this Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m., offering an evening of shopping, activities, treats and holiday spirit.  Kelly Sigg, executive director of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce,…

A Chanute woman was killed Monday in a two-vehicle accident south of Humboldt. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Jerri L. Francis, 58, Chanute, died when the pickup she was driving crossed over the center line…

Construction of Crest High School’s new auxiliary gymnasium is nearing completion, with officials hopeful the facility will be ready for use by the time students return to classes in January. The gymnasium is part of…

Crest High School Family and Consumer Science students teamed up Tuesday to decorate Christmas trees to greet visitors for the holiday season. The students had two such trees to trim before the end of their…