CEDAR CREST — Bess and Betty stamped and snorted Tuesday morning in the guest parking lot of the governor’s mansion, where for 40 minutes they waited patiently and sometimes impatiently in fur-ruffling wind under a…

Mia Cervantes, 6, wishes Santa a Merry Christmas as he greeted families during the Deck the Plaza drive-thru Christmas tree lighting event, in Dallas, on Saturday. The contactless drive-thru event, presented by the City of…

Those looking for a special way to celebrate the Christmas season this year will find a welcome occasion to do so in “Christmas with the Celts,” the Bowlus Fine Arts Center’s first show of the…

Organizers of the 2020 Adopt-A-Child program are bracing for higher numbers of folks in need this holiday season. Parents or guardians may sign up their children at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St.,…

It started as an effort to downsize her toy collection. By the time Tessa Lou Francis finished, she had more than $350 to give away to a local charity. Francis, daughter of Tim and Kelly…

Santa took advantage of Monday’s ideal travel conditions to make one last stop in Iola before embarking on his global gift-giving trek tonight. Here, Santa shares a gaze with 3-week-old Gracelynn  West during his stop…

Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation at Sunday’s Colony Christian Church service. Many times we are ungrateful for what God has given us and want more, he noted. We feel that God owes us. He…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Catalogs, those glossy paper-and-ink offerings of outdoor apparel, kitchenware and fruit baskets, are not yet headed for the recycling bin of history. Until recently, the future appeared grim for the mailbox-stuffers.…

Students enrolled in SAFE BASE, USD 257?s after-school program, gathered for an evening filled with fun, games, food and a visit from Santa Wednesday during a holiday carnival at Jefferson Elementary School. At top,  …

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Getting stopped by police was joyful for residents of one Kansas City suburb. KMBC-TV reports  that Officer Ryanne Stevens was among the elves dolling out $100 bills on Wednesday in Shawnee.…