Iola High’s Levi Ashmore announced Tuesday he is stepping down as baseball coach, effective immediately. Ashmore cited the time commitment for his professional career and to his family. Prior to last summer, Ashmore worked at…

TOPEKA — Kansas State University has resolved a student complaint about the presence of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within its student government following pressure from legislative leadership to investigate. The Legislature passed a provision…

A bipartisan bill introduced in Kansas would prohibit students across the state from using cell phones during school hours. The bill would ban phones during “instructional time,” which would be from the start of the…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Elementary School announced its second quarter honor rolls for the 2025-26 school year. All A’s Third grade Khaysen Allen, Mya L. Davis, Lana F. Higginbotham, Ellsie M. Kalousek, Palmer L. Knight, Ryland…

GARNETT — The Environmental Protection Agency has extended its no-cost car treatment in Garnett through Friday, for vehicles affected by the mystery chemical spill on New Year’s Eve. The chemical came from a box truck…

Betty Ann Stevens died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. She was born in Perryville, Ark., on July 18, 1960, to Edmond Grable and Opal (McGhee) Grable. On June 19, 1978, she married Mathie Stevens. He survives,…

You would think Congressional Republicans would take offense from being kept out of the loop of last Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Heck, even the U.S. oil industry had been alerted to the…

Bernard “Bernie” Stine of Yates Center, a beloved educator and honored high school and college athlete, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. He was 88 years old. He was born March 3, 1937 in…

Iola High School students are using a home basketball game Friday as an opportunity to bring attention to mental health and suicide prevention.  The game will feature a “green out” organized by Mustangs for Mental…

Youngsters will be given free rein at the Iola Public Library this month. “Loose in the Library,” an evening of pizza, games and a scavenger hunt, will be capped with a library-wide game of hide-and-seek…