DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old man in good health and not obese (my BMI is around 20-21). I like coffee, and drink four or five cups a day. But I like it with a…

Dear Carolyn: My husband does not want to spend alone time with me, leaving me feeling frustrated. We have two very young kids and both work high-pressure, full-time jobs. We both are desperate for more…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After months of planning, Stockton, Calif., is sending debit cards loaded with $500 to a select group of residents starting Friday as part of a closely watched experiment in universal basic income,…

Will Allen County citizens whose children attend USD 257 schools and who live outside Iola city limits see an increase in their property taxes? Or will the increase only be for Iola residents? -Rita Berntsen,…

Pretty sure heavy equipment was buried on the proposed site when it was cleaned up several years ago. How will this affect costs if contamination cleanup is necessary? -Linda Troxel, Iola Submitted 02/15/19

Morgan Dieker experienced culture shock the first time she walked into a chemistry laboratory at the University of Kansas. “The whole lab was indescribable. The equipment was different, things I’d never seen before,” she said. …

FORT SCOTT ? Over the past decade or so, groups within Allen, Bourbon and Crawford counties have labored to get folks outdoors. Since then, all three counties have seen transcendent improvements, particularly for the hiking…

(Editor?s note: This is the second article in a series related to the April 2 USD 257 school bond referendum. To read the first one, click here.)   Jon Miller, a senior at Iola High…

Head coach Becky Carlson and her Iola girls’ basketball team left last Saturday’s loss to Anderson County knowing they would soon get the opportunity for the last word.  Six days and three games later they…

A heroic second half effort just wasn’t enough for the Iola boys Thursday night at home versus Anderson County.  The Mustangs got close to overcoming a second half double-digit deficit but to no avail, as…