President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a social media post, Trump described Schwartz as…

MORAN — The Kansas Masonic Foundation has partnered with Marmaton Lodge No. 245 to donate $680 to the Marmaton Valley High School Junior Class. The donation will help support the Marmaton After-Prom Committee. The committee…

The contract for Jeremy McGinnis, head women’s soccer coach at Allen Community College for the past 13 years, will be terminated at the end of the current school year. College trustees approved the termination at…

HUMBOLDT — Cozy’s Grindhouse in downtown Humboldt was filled to capacity Wednesday afternoon as 25 seniors from Humboldt High School were recognized as recipients of the Humboldt Promise scholarship. The Humboldt Promise scholarship is designed…

Allen Community College is poised to update its aging fleet of vehicles. It comes with a hefty price tag, but one that trustees anticipate will save the college in the long run. Trustees approved Tuesday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 10,000 American troops are helping enforce the blockade on Iranian ports, and while no ships have yet been boarded, the U.S. military said Thursday that it is warning Iran-linked ships…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Michael Jensen in the 400 block of North Cottonwood April 4 for suspicion of driving while suspended and expired registration. William Churning was arrested April 3 for suspicion of…

Pamela Jean Hoggatt, 77, of Topeka, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 11, 2026. She was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Iola, the daughter of Edwin and Ruth (Murrow) Hoggatt. She graduated from Iola High School…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who halted construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom clarified on Thursday that the administration can proceed with below-ground construction of a bunker and other “national…

Southern Coffey County High School’s Honor Flight program, which takes local veterans on trips to Washington, D.C., received a boost with a $5,000 check from the Jones Hardy American Post No. 385 of Moran. The…