The size and makeup of the Iola City Council is once again under the microscope. On Monday, Councilwoman Kim Peterson said she’d like to see Iola take a closer at doing away with the city’s…

A newly formed quilting club has been quite productive already. On Wednesday, members of the Piece Makers Quilting Club made their first-ever large-scale donation, 30 hand-made quilts to the Pregnancy and Family Center in Iola.…

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and rigorous scientific evidence, but largely sidestepped questions about…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback. “This was a devastating attack, and it…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat built during the Revolutionary War that had been buried more than…

The Bowlus Fine Arts Center board of trustees declined a proposal to accept ownership of the Flewharty house from the Iola Public Library on Monday evening, halting a potential plan to transform the property into…

Iola Mayor Steve French will reach out to Allen County officials to talk about recycling. There, members of the Allen County Recycling group will present a proposed joint city-county recycling project. The Allen County Recycling…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides, saying they have fought “for so…

TOPEKA — A change in state law allows Kansans to buy and sell fireworks for two weeks before Independence Day, but local ordinances still restrict when they can be set off. The Legislature expanded the…