BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged Hungarians to back Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in upcoming elections, dubbing the populist leader a defender of “Western civilization” during a visit to…

Iola High School has taken a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, and turned it on its ear, with a few other delightful twists and turns along the way. The high school drama…

Pond owners, farmers and land managers met Tuesday evening at the Southwind District Extension office in Iola for a detailed look at pond management during a Kansas State University Extension Southwind District program. The session,…

HOUSTON (AP) — Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic’s leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to…

A little extra boost for student health is making its way through USD 257. Each of Iola’s three schools recently received $2,000 in grant funding to support physical activity and wellness programs, thanks to the…

You only get one chance to make a first impression, and it often is a lasting one. Kelly Sigg’s message to Allen Community College students Monday — how to dress for success — carried several…

The American Legion Auxiliary’s Edna Donovan would like to see a whole lot more people wearing purple around town. Not for fashion’s sake — far from it. Instead, to help commemorate April as the Month…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die” on Tuesday night if Iran does not meet his deadline to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as diplomatic talks to…

PITTSBURG, Kansas — A chorus of tiny “ewwws” echoes down a hallway at the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas’ John U. Parolo Education center. Donned in safety goggles, disposable gloves and miniature, white lab…