The Iola Middle School eighth grade basketball team remains undefeated while joining their classmates in a sweep of the Anderson County Bulldogs Tuesday. The eighth-graders won 39-26, the seventh-graders won 39-15 and the junior varsity…

Easy money is a boon for borrowers, but eventually the bill comes due with interest. See luxury retailer Saks Global, which is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy after splurging on debt. Saks has been…

MORAN — Cold starts to both halves spelled trouble for Marmaton Valley High’s boys Tuesday. Visiting Jayhawk-Linn took an eight-point lead in the first quarter. And while the Wildcats stayed in shouting distance through the…

The Labette County High Grizzlies escaped Iola with a 55-52 win after rallying past the Mustangs in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s non-league contest. The Mustangs seemed in control, leading 40-37 at the beginning of…

Allen Community College’s board of trustees welcomed back Becky Nilges, Jenny Spillman and Jessica Thompson at their first meeting of the new year Tuesday evening. All three were reelected to their positions in November. In…

Casey McDonald Dye was sentenced to 206 months, or just over 17 years, in prison for the 2022 murder of Ryan Holcomb Tuesday in Allen County District Court. Chief District Judge Daniel Creitz was the…

Iola High School freshmen received a lesson in career readiness and community involvement Wednesday morning during a presentation by Barbara Button, executive director of Humanity House. Button outlined a series of sessions designed to introduce…

Planning and Zoning Administrator Terry Call provided commissioners Tuesday morning with an update on a proposed meteorological study that could support a future wind farm project in Allen County. Call said the company, River Cat…

As Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly starts the final session of her second term as governor, she’s hailing a deal to attract the Kansas City Chiefs and asking people to reject the growing divides and…