TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, wants to get to the bottom of recent reports of fraud by veterans claiming benefits. “We have an obligation to the men and women who have injuries or…

LAWRENCE — The Lawrence public school district switched digital surveillance software vendors for the new school year while facing litigation that accuses school officials of unconstitutional spying on students, including high school journalists. The district…

For generations, breast cancer was something most women thought about after 40 — a conversation to have “someday.” But today, “someday” is coming sooner than anyone expected. More and more women in their 30s and…

If Doug Kerr has a pet peeve, it’s hearing people complain, but never offer to help. There are those who want to do little more than argue, perhaps make snide comments or two on social…

Iola’s downtown will get an extra festive feel for Halloween, with decorations donated by friends of the late Steve and Cecelia Orcutt on display. Steve Orcutt died Oct. 19; Cecelia died in May. Both were…

USD 257 Food Service Director Staci Talkington is launching a Thanksgiving food drive. As Talkington considered the uncertainty of SNAP funding — due to the extended government shutdown, benefits are set to lapse this Saturday…

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids…

Three years ago, Myra Gleason and her husband Gabe moved to Iola from California to open Wild Bloom Coffee. From the start, several things about Iola stood out. “Everyone drops everything to help you,” Gleason…

Nich Lohman understood just how much Iola residents cared about their town by how hard several worked to recruit him here. At the time, Lohman was working as a pharmacist in Lenexa where one of…

A countywide job fair designed to connect employers with job-seekers in response to recent layoffs at Iola’s Gates Corporation is Thursday, Nov. 13.  Camille Lavon, Thrive Allen County’s Director of Economic Development, discussed the fair’s…