I never expected to spend three years in Kansas City, and yet somewhere along the way I became deeply invested in the past, present and future of the Country Club Plaza.  That investment led me…

The Allen Red Devils benefited from strong defense and timely hitting while sweeping Southwestern Community College Spartans 5-1 and 7-3 Saturday. The wins snap the Red Devils’s four-game losing streak ahead of Thursday’s non-conference game…

The Allen Red Devils hope to get back on the right side of the win column after falling to archrival Neosho Community College in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, 20-16 and 14-8. Untimely errors ultimately…

Tri-Valley Developmental Services has announced the purchase of a traveling automated external defibrillator (AED) for its Iola Service Center, aimed at improving safety for participants and staff during off-site outings. Through a partnership with AEDGrant,…

JOPLIN — Iolan Braxton Curry added an armful of awards this month for her advertising and design skills.  Curry, a recent graduate of Pittsburg State University with a degree in graphic communications, received four awards…

There are several issues facing the country, and especially Kansas, Anne Parelkar said Thursday. But addressing hot-button topics like health care, immigration or public education is made infinitely more difficult because  of the vast sums…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Kyle Ries for suspicion of driving while suspended Saturday in the 1700 block of East Street. Chase Ratliff was arrested Thursday evening for suspicion of driving while suspended and…

Janet Lee McBride, 79, of Moran, died Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at St. Luke’s South, Overland Park. Janet was born March 20, 1946, in Iola, to Bernard McAloon and Lilly (Sherwood) McAloon. Janet and Jack…

I was 8 years old when I was asked to leave the fancy private school where my aunt had been a teacher. It was a bit of irony; the daughter and granddaughter of writers couldn’t…

NEW YORK (AP) — Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial…