Klaira Gayle Hayes, 17, was recently crowned Senior Miss Dance America at Revolution Dance Competition in Wichita. Klaira has danced competitively since the age of 2 at her mother’s dance studio, Spotlight Dance Academy, in…

Phyllis Ann Perez, 77, of Humboldt, died May 12, 2026, in Olathe. She was born on March 2, 1949, in Chanute, to Jesse Mendoza and Rebecca Mendoza (Ysusi). On Aug. 9, 1969, she married Lupe…

Robert Andrew Dunlap died May 6, 2026 at his home. He was born April 23, 1939, to Robert F. Dunlap and Hazel Marie (Andrews) Dunlap at St. John’s Hospital in Iola. He and Yvonne Christy…

This year brims with opportunities for Democrats.  The president’s party typically loses seats in the midterms, and President Trump’s approval ratings are an abysmal 36%.  Kansas Democrats are fired up because popular Johnson County pastor…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building rose Friday to 24, including three teenagers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he led the mourning for one…

My son Rakan was 5 years old when I first said the word “cancer” to a doctor. They looked at me the way doctors sometimes look at mothers, as if I were afraid of my…

To the Editor, The news this week on the national debt and inflation was not good.  Our country’s debt has climbed to $31.27 trillion — an increase of $1.35 trillion over the last six months;…

In the 1977 movie “Fun With Dick and Jane,” as laid-off aerospace executive Dick Harper (played by actor George Segal) learns to live life as a day laborer, he’s approached by an immigration officer demanding:…

Robert Andrew Dunlap died May 6, 2026 at his home. He was born April 23, 1939, to Robert F. Dunlap and Hazel Marie (Andrews) Dunlap at St. John’s Hospital in Iola. He and Yvonne Christy…

Iola High School students, faculty and staff spent much of Thursday morning outdoors, celebrating the last day of the school year. The rowdy group of teenagers participated in games, races and relays — including a…