MORAN — A trio of students are Wahington, D.C.-bound for their competitive speaking and acting abilities. Marmaton Valley High School students Autum Simpson, Alexis Elam and Carissa Mattox all qualified for National Catholic Forensics League…

Three Iolans will participate in an upcoming Honor Flight sponsored by Southern Coffey County High School, in which veterans are taken on a two-day trip to see various memorials at Washington, D.C. Iolans Larry Crawford,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As I chug up Capitol Hill near the end of my morning run, I pass the same bustle I’ve seen every four years at this time since we first moved to Washington…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolism…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill today at a fraught moment in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators like to float above messy politics in what’s known by some as the dignified “upper chamber,” home of Congress’ cooler heads and lofty rhetoric. But as a court of President Donald…

WASHINGTON — In the span of one hour Tuesday, House Democrats moved to impeach President Donald Trump for abusing his office and simultaneously delivered his biggest legislative win of the year by agreeing to a…

Several area military veterans were part of an Honor Flight contingent that traveled to Washington, D.C., Friday and Saturday, courtesy of an effort spearheaded by Southern Coffey County High School in Le Roy. Iolans David…

Organizers of the Southern Coffey County Veterans Honor Flight program will be in Iola Saturday as part of its ongoing fundraiser for the next trip to Washington, D.C. The Neosho Lodge No. 27, based in…

For years, Wauneta Seibert’s family had no idea what she did during World War II. There was a reason for that. Steeped in secrecy, Seibert was with the Naval intelligence effort during the height of…