The Missouri General Assembly starts its 2026 session this week with one overriding mission: to fix the budget mess it made last year.  And it’s a big mess, folks.  Legislators last year passed a giant…

FORT SCOTT — The Bourbon County Arts Council (BCAC) has announced its call for entries for the 34th Annual Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit. The annual exhibit will be held at the Danny and Willa…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Corey Rinehart Saturday for suspicion of battery and criminal deprivation of property in the 10 block of North Third Street. Lisa Enloe was arrested Friday for suspicion of driving…

Patricia Ann “Patti” O’Brien, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at Medicalodges in Iola. Patti was born Oct. 21, 1939, in Emporia, to Delia Pearl Krueger and Fredrick Christon Krueger. On Feb. 7, 1958, she was…

Robert Henry Hess, 87, of Lawrence died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Bob was born April 29, 1938 in Iola, the son of James George and Genevieve (Ellis) Hess. He  graduated from…

Bonnie Fay La Galle, age 90, went to be with her Lord on Dec. 27, 2025, at Heritage Nursing Home in Chanute, Kansas. Bonnie was born Sept. 12, 1935, to Clarence Roller and Stella (Blair)…

Undersheriff Nate Jackson outlined a new community engagement effort for commissioners Tuesday morning designed to connect veterans with services and mental health support. Jackson told Allen County Commissioners the initiative grew out of monthly collaborative…

GARNETT — Anderson County commissioners have established new regulations governing the placement of solar farms. The regulations were approved after a two-year moratorium on all industrial solar projects, the Anderson County Review reported. Under the…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran’s ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the…

Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom? Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at…